blueyedprincess0406 asked:
7 week old male kitten and 6 year old male cat.. I just got a 7 week old kitten and my older cat doesnt like it. He hisses and swats at the kitten and goes in the other room and wont come out for the day. I bring them together 3-4 times a day but it seems like my older cat wants nothing to do with the kitten…Also…my kitten wont stop meowing!!! He meows when u walk away, when ur in the same room or when he is eating, going to the bathroom or just laying there…what can I do to get him to stop?? I’ve tried a spray bottle with water and that only makes the kitten run and hide and meow more…I havent gotten much sleep cuz he meows all the time!!!! GRRRR!!!!!!
Give your cat time!
Cats think they are kings of their jungle. You bring another cat into his territory, and there’s gonna be kitty hell to pay!
Don’t worry, they will adjust in time. But it’s not a bad idea to separate the two for a couple days to get the little fur balls adjusted.
Your older cat is simply trying to assert its dominance over the kitten and establish itself as the alpha male. This is normal behavior.
put him in a seperate room, with his litter, food and all that and just leave him in there until he is comfortable. go in and hang out with him, even if he’s meowing, or hiding.. talk to him,.you’ll be letting him know you’re not a threat. Ticking clocks seem to soothe them a bit, so maybe that’ll work for him.
don’t introduce your other cat until your kitty is comfortable with his room, then leave the door open (with you supervising) and just let him come out gradually. .. plus you can swap the kitties in the rooms for 30 minutes or so, that way they can get used to the scent.. the meowing will stop.. he’s just scared right now.. and your other one will come around..
i just went through this the past week, and they were playing tonight. just takes time and patience!! (just put the kitty back in the room when you’re not home until they’re comfortable with one another)
I wouldn’t spray your kitty with water.. he will learn to HATE it and think he’s doing something bad.. right now he’s not doing anything bad at all.. he’s scared, away from his mom, and smells a ‘big mean cat’ .. of course he’s going to communicate!, plus he’s only 7 weeks.
and when you go to bathe him.. he’ll be really afraid of water, and your neighbours might think you’re murdering him, lol.. i did it with my first cat, and i’ll never use water again as punishment!!!
Try to keep the cats apart for awhile if you can. Pet the cats seperately and let them get used to each others odors gradually. Also try to keep their food bowls seperate so neither thinks the other is getting special treatment.
For the meowing, wait until a day where you know you’re going to be home all day, and get that water bottle back out. Don’t spray the kitten when she meows, spray her when she trys to NAP during the day. If you spend a day making sure she isn’t getting any rest, I promise you she’ll sleep like a log that night, and so will you
That cat also liked to try to jump in shower while it was going, so that day of spraying didn’t seem to affect it’s love or hate of water at all. Most cats naturally don’t like water, whether you spray them or not.
Cats don’t like change and they don’t like surprises. The older kitty is not happy with the kitten and sees it as an unwelcomed guest.
You may have an acclimation period of 30 days before they start to co-exist.
Your 7 week old kitten is missing his Mom that is why he is meowing he wants to go home. Using a spray bottle on kitty only adds to the dilemma…STOP THE SPRAY BOTTLE NOW and be prepared to comfort this poor creature and make him feel welcomed instead of scared.
Make him a box with some soft material and stroke and pet him until he feels loved and wanted.
If you need sleep then keep him out of your bedroom.
As a professional breeder NONE of my kittens leave here until they are at least 13 weeks old.
i have an 10 year old male and a 2 year old female. i just recently got a 9 month old male. the older cats don’t like him, but they are slowly getting used to him. in fact, the 2 year old is letting him hang around her some. it’s natural for the older cats to push the kitten around a little. they are expressing their dominance and making sure that the kitten understands that it is their territory. after a while, the older cat should back down a bit and just coexist with the kitten.
actually, my kitten is quite a talker as well. he meows mostly when he wants attention. if your kitten likes to be pet and cuddled like mine, i would let him curl up with you at night. my kitten becomes much calmer when he’s with me, and he only meows if he wants me to pet him more. (at night anyway. during the day, he meows about just about anything.) make sure that your kitten is healthy and comfortable. if all of his needs are met, he really has no reason to meow. of course, that doesn’t mean that he won’t meow anyway. if your kitten’s needs are met and he continues to meow, i would let him wear himself down. he’s probably looking for attention, and running to his side every single time he meows will only encourage it. if you ignore him, he’ll eventually see that meowing is getting him nowhere, and he should settle down.
i had the same problem and now they are best friends. all you need to do is keep them is separate rooms let them out for a couple of minutes then send them back to their room until they get used to each other.
I have 5 cats of my own, all of whom were introduced to each other at different ages and range in age from 13yrs-1yr. You must be patient, it takes time…but the two will tolerate one another eventually. As far as your kitten’s vocal behavior, DO NOT SPRAY IT WITH A WATER BOTTLE! This may be your action if it has bad behavior, not normal behavior such as crying! If a human baby cries, you comfort it. If you spray/yell at it, the crying will only intensify. Spraying the kitten will only cause the kitten to be more afraid and the crying will increase, not to mention it will be afraid of you and others. Realize it is a baby animal, in a new environment, surrounded by the unfamiliar…it is scared! SHOW SOME COMPASSION!!!