How can I get my new cat to stop attacking my older cats?
There are a couple of situations that match your description.If you just introduced the cat, they might be figuring out who is boss. If the fighting is minor, no one is getting hurt or upset, and it lasts under a week, it’s OK. I mean a week after you stop interfering. It shouldn’t take long to establish dominance.If the fighting is upsetting your cats, injuring cats, or continues, you need to change it.Margaret Bicknell’s answer is spot-on. You must keep them apart. In each area, try to make your cats as comfortable as you can. Obviously you need to provide water and litter boxes. You also want comfortable beds and hiding places. Put a towel or blanket where each cat sleeps, because you’re going to do a neat trick in a day or two.Here’s the trick: swap the towels or blankets. Then each cat is sleeping near the other cats’ scent and content pheromones. They tend to be comfortable and content when sleeping, so this is a big advantage.As Margaret said, also feed them near the door separating the cats. They will smell and hear each other at a very positive time. This only works if you have them on a feeding schedule as opposed to free feeding. If you do free feed, try buying a little bit of wet food so that you can do this.Since there have been problems, give them at least three days of these techniques before trying again. After that time, pick a time when the cats are in a good mood and you have time to supervise. Open the door and let them be together. Watch for signs of aggression and be ready to back up and separate them again.You can get more information here: Introducing a New Cat
My Male cat doesn't like anyone but me....?
Approximately twenty years ago on a cold, rainy March night, I couldn't sleep. I went into the living room to read. I heard a persistent sound in the backyard, so I went out there to look around. In one corner of the yard I found a tiny (less than four weeks old) kitten. I took her in an raised her, having to start with the basics like teaching her how to eat solid food! (You put food on the floor and pounce on it like a mother cat would do.) She and I became very close, since she was my baby. She tolerated my wife and daughter, but would never let them do more than touch her lightly. If she was around, she would always interpose her body between them and me if they approached me physically. (When my wife and I needed some time alone, we had to trick her to leave the bedroom and shut the door.) She was definitely Daddy's Girl. My vet told me that in the cat's eyes, I was her mother, since in a cat's life, the only creature that gives a cat warmth, nourishment and affection is the cat's mother. So, my guess is that you are your cat's mother as well. In my experience, cats, if they bond with a human (some don't) it will normally be with just one.
My 6-year-old female cat smacks my new male kitten on the head every time he gets near her. Will this likely change once he's neutered?
OP has clarified that she is bopping the kitten on the head when he is minding his own business, and chasing him to hide under furniture. Ai am editing my answer with that new info in mindCats have a unique behavioral pattern when they think the territory is overcrowded. A group will declare one cat an underdog and harrass it. I had this happen once when I tried to being a third cat into a small apartment, The other two underwent a campaign to scare him under the sink all the time so they did not have to share the space. When you talk about attacks of minimal violence, that are scaring the kitten into hiding, that's a lot what it sounds like. Your female does not want to share.Try expanding the territory, Cat shelves in particular can double perceived amount of territory in an apartment. Provide some that the kitten can't climb (spaced far apart) But also some easy ones that he can, cause he needs a safe escape route too, that isn't under furniture, Do what Jackson Galaxy suggests in creating a "cat superhighway" where a cat can traverse to room without coming down to the floor.If indeed this situation is triggering the "territory isn't big enough for two" instinct, that *may* help.New cat shelves will also be new territory, that no one owns, so that may help.Kitten needs to have enough confidence that he does not run and hide under furniture. Honestly, the best thing you can do for that is watch episodes of My Cat from Hell, as they deal with this problem often. When you've got shelves or cat tree that the kitten can get to, close off the spaces under furniture so he can't crawl in there.
If I adopt a kitten, will my 10 year old cat feel worried about being replaced?
My husband and I have actually done this and, as others have said, there are territorial issues that the two cats will straighten out. You can help by introducing them to each other slowly. Keep the kitten in a room by itself for the first week. Feed the kitten separately and keep its litter box in the quarantine room. You will need at least two boxes so there is no fighting over that essential territory. During the kitten's first week at home put towels and blankets on the floor for it to lay on. Once the kitten has slept or laid on it, place the towel or blanket near your other cat’s bowl. Your original cat will get used to the kitten's smell. After two days, let the cats see each other through a screen or baby gate. Give them food when they see each other and praise your older cat if there is no hissing or howling. After 4 to 5 days bring their feeding dishes close to each other but don't remove the screen or baby gate. Seeing each other at mealtimes helps both cats think positively about each other. Finally, lavish lots to attention on the older cat, letting him or her know how loved he or she is. Put in the work and all should be fine.
My Persian cat is used to dogs only, been hissing at my new kitten.?
Hi guys, If you know about cat temperaments, please let me know what to do. My female Persian cat (she is a little over a year old now) is used to dogs only, I can bring any dog to my apartment and she will be fine, she plays with them and everything. I have two dogs, she grew up with them, even as a kitten she never really hissed at them. For some reason she does not like the male Persian kitten I got, she is making all sorts of weird noises, hissing at him. She is furious. I am giving her extra attention to keep any jealousy from happening but it is not working. It has been 2 days and I am afraid to leave them alone, the kitten is only 3 months old. I've never seen her this mad before. Do cats know their own kind? At first I thought it was jealousy but it can't be because I bring my friends' dogs here sometimes and she is very playful with them. So I decided to buy a male Persian kitten as her companion
How can I make my 3-year-old cat forgive me for getting another kitten?
wow, i havent seen a adjustment take this long before... She sees herself as the alpha in the home. You overstepped your boundaries by bringing another animal in the home (in her view) She may have smelled the cat on you before she even saw the other cat and now sees you as the bad guy. She is playing with the kitten because she is making sure it realizes that she is still the alpha animal and the kitten is learning its place... you may not be however. The way you might mend your relationship with your older cat sooner is not play with the kitten for a while, keep the kitten sent off of you... Then make more of a fuss over the older cat... more treats more play time... let her walk all over you... actually i mean that... if she stands on your chest you are in a submissive position and she will feel she is in charge again... once she has establish the hireachy with the other cat then you may be able to interact with both cats the same... Animal are jealous just like people. even more so... Her upset nature will fade over time... quicker if you do what i suggest. good luck
My older kitten is pouncing on my new kitten how do I make him stop?
This is pretty typical of cats. The older kitten has been alone for a while now, and now this small younger little guy comes in, NEW PLAYMATE! The older cat is just excited. I know you said he kisses at the younger guy but soon they will get settled. There's no way to get the older cat to stop pouncing. Cats are natural predators and hunters. Heres what you CAN do though: Buy cat toys! A laser pointer (NEVER POINT IN EYES IR FACE OF CAT OR ANYONE) or some stringy toy, anything they can chase or pounce on. If you interact with them both, you tire them out. And even better, you take the bigger cats mind off pouncing in the little kitten, to pouncing on the toy. And as the little guy plays, he's getting older and stronger! Now, listen, kittens are kittens, and cats are hunters, so the cats are going to want to play with each other. They will play fight, which includes running round the house jumping on each other, biting and scratching and squealing. Don't get too nervous. Though the little one may seem small and helpless he isn't, and he's more than capable of playing along, even though he doesn't stand much of a chance yet. Let them play, but supervise them. If one is squealing or squeaking, seperate the two then let them continue. If there is limping, bleeding, or anything like that, seperate them in different rooms for a bit. NO punishments. Both cats are still young and learning. Cats don't understand punishment, it only makes them fear you. They won't understand when you squirt them with water so don't do it. If they grow up in fear, they won't be much fun and your friendship with them will grow stale, so be careful. In time, the little guy will grow, and knock the fur off his big brother! Be patient, and have fun! Kittens are a joy! Good luck!