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.

Someone asked:

my older cat is about 1 year and 2 months and my new kitten is 2 months.
Today is the 3rd day of having an new kitten.
I had already put the kitten in the carrier twice and let the older cat check him out.(he hissed and growled, but the kitten didn't she just meowed. So cute!)
The kitten is staying in an separte room right now, which is the bathroom.
What else should I do? Should I just let the kitten and cat meet or wait a few more days? I'm scared that the older cat will mabye scratch or attack the kitten...
Also I already got the kitten checked out, its healthy!!

Keep the new kitten separated from the cat for a couple more days. Then establish short introduction sessions to get the two kitties acquainted. Let the kitten out for about 10 minutes....if things go well that's great! If your cat acts agressively, then you know he's not ready yet.

Jen-Jen asked:

We recieved a kitten 12 weeks ago from my mother (she walked in through her dog door). Luna is now approx 24 weeks old. Thursday an approximately 12 week old kitten walked through OUR doggie door. The kitten is skittish, and though not afraid of Luna per se (Luna sniffs, hisses, jumps back, rolls on her tummy etc around the kitten) but the kitten hides under my bed most of the time--she'll come if I bring food to her and call her, but she doesn't really come out. Am I introducing them correctly? The kitten really isn't afraid of Luna and has pawed back at her when Luna gets hissy. I've never done this before, help! Kitten hides and I have to pull her out to eat (though the food is always out)...help!
I have put up signs for the kitten's owners, but I figure if no one comes to claim her we will probably keep her. Our cat Luna is such a snot! She's bigger than the other one! I just want to make sure kitten gets enough to eat....

This article will help you! Remember to give your cats some time to get adjusted to one another!

AnnURRAdila® asked:

Just recently i found an adult mother cat with 2 kittens in my backyard. And i saw that one of the kittens suffer dehydration. So i took one of them in, and am trying to nurture it at the moment. (Pardon for my bad english) Are there any suggestions for me to help the kitten. E.g give me a step-to-step way to help nurture the kitty back to its healthy state. Ive covered it with warmth and have given it some water using a syringe.Ive tried to see a vet but she doesnt seem to be able to solve problem... she just kept saying the kitty will have no hope/or something like that...

I think the age of the kitten are about 2 weeks old or maybe younger. I think the problem was that the mother hasnt had any food and her milk was only sufficient for the other kitten so the dehydrated kitten was left out.

Make sure you take the kitten to the vet for a check up. If she's really sick, your vet might give you some medications. Your vet might also give you good advice to keep your new baby healthy,.Most importantly, your vet can give your new kitten shots to keep her immune to life threatening disesases

Faylina M asked:

I got this new kitten a few weeks ago, we took him to the vet because he was sneezing all the time, vet said he had a small kitten cold and we had him on antibiotics and it seemed to go away. For a couple of days he was running around playing with our other aniaml (a full grown 3 year old cat).Now my kitten is very depressed looking, doesn't want to move, eat, drink, or go to the bathroom, he has urinated once but thats it. In the past my cat had a problem with hair balls (my other one) so i gave me kitten a teaspoon of veg oil to see if maybe he had a hairball but to no avail he STILL won't go to the potty.

The other problem is my 3 yr old cat is now sneezing a good bit, like my kitten was when she was sick. Other then that shes fine, playful and otherwise normal.

How long should I wait before I take my kitten to the vet, should i do it immediately? Hes also from a animal rescue if thats helpful.

Should I worry about the minor sneezing of my other cat?

Please help!!!
More info:

My kitten two days ago vomited a few times but we figured its because he gorged himself on food (which he WAS doing)

My kitten was neg for feline luk when in the animal shelter and my other day is vaccinated but was at one point around cats who were FL positive.

Should there be concern for this that they both might have FL?

My kitten was also gaining weight until the day he vomited and now seems hes back down to where he was two weeks ago when I got him.

Hes about 15 weeks old.
I decided to call my Vet while I was waiting for responses. I am taking my kitten to the Vet today. My cat doesn't need to go to the vet but will take her in if she doesn't get over the sneezing.

It sounds like your cat has some health issues. Your best is to take your kitty to a vet for a full check up.

stephie asked:

My parents won't let me have a kitten because of my cat that would probably get in a fight with her all the time. Ever since I was little I have always wanted a kitten so a couple of weeks ago my next door neighbors were going to get a kitten because of the free kittens being sold throughout the neighbor hood. So then I fell in love with one of the kittens being sold, so my neighbors seeing this bought one for me, without my parents knowing of it. So now we have the kittens, but one of my neighbors says its not my kitten anymore since I can't pay for the shots and flea bath that it needs. So should I let my neighbor take my kitten away or what should I do?!

How old are you? Unfortunately, you should have gotten your parent's permission to get a new kitten. It takes a lot of responsibilty to care for a little kitten. Kittens need medical attention, shots, and spaying/neutering.Fess up to your parents, maybe the will help you pay for your kittens medical needs.

Dave R asked:

Hi, all first of all great site I been looking around and saw this one just the best nice one.Ok i have a problem i first of all buy a 12weeks old kitten from a local petshop. and i got a local cat from my local ASPCA he is 7 year old (he is neutered) and the kitten (IS NOT) is a 12 week old female but not to sure,on the sex has yet.

The problem is that the kitten had the run of the house until we got the old cat, then things where not working out the kitten is making the old cat fear the kitten and he keeps running away and the kitten is always hissing and trying to go for him.

any help pleases
has i was thinking of taking the kitten back to a rescue centre. give the older cat more time to relax.

Try separating the cats for a few days. They will eventually adjust to each other.

renee asked:

I have the milk replacer for one of my kittens they were born today !!! but how much should i mix there only new born its mammalac milk replacer for kittens im afraid one of the kittens doesnt know how to massage the nipple there for cant get much milk so i though i would give it some mammalac to fatten it up holpfull it will work but how should i use it how much should i mix into a bottle the kitten is very tiny probly weighs very light !! i have a small bottle with the nipple thingy will the kitten fatten up if i give it mammallac every day ? the kitten has some of its mothers milk but cant get much and the other kittens push him aside !!

Apple21 asked:

First time cat owner...I just adopted a two-month old kitten from the shelter. He is a beautiful kitty with a very affectionate personality. The problem is that he doesn't seem very interested in the kitten food. I started him off on the Purina One kitten formula, but after the first two days he didn't really eat any more of it for three more days. I got nervous, so I purchased some Iams kitten formula (thinking he just didn't like the Purina). He nibbled at it this morning, but didn't eat too much. I am hoping he eats more during the day and this evening. He is drinking, playing and seems healthy enough. Oh, and he smells food from my kitchen and is kind of begging for that. (haven't given any table food to him) Since he was a stray I am wondering if he is still unaccustomed to cat food (he was only in the shelter for a week). Is it normal for kittens to pick at their food? Or to get a taste of scraps (from being a stray) and only want that? Anything else I can do?

jumpthattb asked:

My neighbor's niece works at a toll booth on the toll way and last night a trucker threw a box in her booth while she was working and inside was a kitten. So they brought the kitten to me because I have a cat that is nursing kittens of her own. My cat's kittens are on the older side tho (About 6 weeks)and are not nursing as much anymore. This little kitten doesn't even has its eyes open yet. My mom cat has taken to the new born kitten but the kitten I notice doesn't know how to suckle that well. So I gave the kitten new born kitten formula because we do not know the last time the kitten ate.
My cat has been stimulating the new kitten to go potty and all... but mom cat doesn't seem to know what to do with the kitten.
So my question is... Do I let my mom cat just do her thing and not worry? The mom cat takes the kitten out of her box with the water bottle that I use to keep her warm and walks around with the kitten in her mouth and leaves her in the middle of the floor.
So I am scared the kitten will get cold and die. And I need to get some sleep...
Should I just bring the kitten in my room with me and forget about the mom cat taking care of her or like I said ... Should I let my cat just do her thing?

When the kitten cries the mom cat goes right to it so I am not sure she is rejecting it. She is cleaning it. I have been feeding it and the info I got about feeding the kitten is to bottle feed it every 4 - 6 hours.
The kitten is very strong and she is doing wonderful this morning. I just left her in the box and mom cat was cleaning her when I woke up to check on her. I feed her again and then handed her over to mom cat for cleaning and stimulation for going potty.
I will call my vet this morning and take the kitten in for a check up, just to make sure...