hey all.
As some of you will already know mark and i have geebers our 1yr old female tabby, she is placid, loves cuddles off me and playing with mark, sleeps on my head EVERY night without fail, has never so much as scratched me and is one of the best natured cats i have come across. Now today I picked up our new kitten from cats protection. She is 12-15 wk old, tiny weeny and extremely nervous, she has never been away from her brother until today. On the way home she sat in the carrier looking petrified and hardly moved. As soon as I got her home I opened to carrier and she didnt come out, after about 15 mins I took her out and geebers just stared at her and hissed and miaowed at me. By this time kitty has scampered behind Marks playstation and wont come out. She has let me stroke her a few times but the last time i went to stroke her she hissed at me. Geebers keeps wandering in and out of the house, sleeping upstairs and generally not being too much of a pain but hissing very now and again. What do i do? keep them seperate or not worry too much? The kitty wont even let me get near her so she can get comfortable with me never mind with geebers.....help :( Thankyou Amy xx

You have to let them get used to each other, so unless one is causing harm to the other then leave them to it and just watch them. Your new kitty is likely to be very nervous and upset as they all are when they go to a new home. Just make sure there is nothing for kitty to get hurt on when he/she hides. Your new kitty will settle down, both cats will learn who is boss and they should be ok. Good luck with the new arrival :)

Hi Dilly

I would leave the kitten alone as much as you can, for her to find her own feet. She will be a confident thing in no time and racing around your house, you will wonder what you worried about in the first place :hihi:

As long as she is healthy then this behaviour is perfectly normal and your older cat is just reminding the little one who is boss by hissing now and then. This however could all change when your kitten finds her feet and they will sort themselves out as kittena has advised.

If you try to much to pet her then she will back away even more, she will decide when she is ready to venture around.

Good luck I am sure things will be fine.

Hiya, i'd say thats pretty normal behaviour judging by my own experiences of introducing new kittens into the brood! I've got 8 cats at the mo and id say that its always the females in my case that act 'aggressively' towards new kittens, the males dont seem that bothered....maybe its a 'competition for the male totty' thing :hihi: who knows!! Anyhow, id just leave them to get on with it aslong as the older cat isnt doing any serious damage....a few paw slaps by the oldies seem to be the way of teaching cat pecking order and rules :hihi: funny little things aent they! I hope u enjoy ur bundle of fluff x x

Hi I got my new kitten a week ago today from kittenta, she is still nervous and hiding from us, I think you just have to leave them to it, let your kitten explore in her own time (prob when you are asleep) as long as shes eating and drinking in the short term. My little Hattie is only just sneeking out from under the sofa and spying on me, shes so funny.

Give it time- dont push them toe be friends- remembre your newbie is a timid little kitten who has got to get used to lots of new smells, mew places and new people/ animals. Show her where the litter tray and food are, where her bed is and let her explore- suggest she stays in one room for a few days until feels more confident to explore further afield.
Reassure you other cat so it does not feel as if its nose has been pushed out of joint - lots of fuss and treats but dont force it- in the short term, older cat may feel threatened. Make sure all doors and windows are blocked up- you dont want newbie escaping (although that might be a problem if your existing cat goes outside - last thing you want to do is lock your cat out!). Let your kitten come to you- if you dangle string and toys often enough she'll want to play anyway. Good luck

kitty seems to be settling in a bit now, she also sleeps on my head now, gebers still hasnt taken to her that well, kitty wants to play all the time and geebers belts her one which then turns in to pandemonium lol!x