My Older Cat Is Hissing At My New Kitten.

New kitten hissing at older cat?

It will take time for the two of them to get to know eachother, the hissing thing is a normal reaction.They need time,that's all. I introduced a new adult male cat to my existing two last year. Everyone hissed at eachother for a week, but then the new cat made friends with my old cat rather quickly and hissing/growling stopped between those two. The other existing cat and my new one still don't see eye to eye with eachother but they slowly are less annoyed with eachother..they just hiss once in awhile now or if the new one feels feisty he might growl, but its just for show.

Cats have a pecking order and need time to work out who's "top cat", I try and pet both hissing cats at the same time, to show them that they are equally cared about..that they are all "top cat" :) We as humans are the "leader" of the pack, so maybe our showing acceptance of the new kitty helps.Give them both equal attention, since they can get jealous of eachother and that can cause a little tension between them.

When will my 2 older cats stop hissing @ new kitten?

Your two cats have settled on a pecking order, and one is the alpha cat. And many cats really don't like change. And now, you have brought in a stranger, a tiny kitten. They are letting the kitten know its place in the pecking order. They don't know the kitten is not a threat to their pecking order.

Hopefully, the kitten really is older then six weeks, as that is much too soon to be separated from its mother. Its training was incomplete.

You need to intervene if they start to get rough with the kitten. Hissing is common and to be expected.

Sometimes the resident cats become jealous and feel abandoned, especially if you start to pay lots of attention to the new kitten. So give lots of love and attention all around.

And your two year old is still very much a kitten, and kittens play rough, very rough. So since your tiny kitten will be quickly growing, they may start to wrestle. Just be aware of this happening.

My cat keeps hissing at my new kitten?

Hey ,

Your Tabby cat is just trying to be king of the house and showing the small kitten she/he has to respect her! Also, try letting your Tabby cat smell your new kitten try letting her smell the kittens rear end that works for dogs and puppies it means "hello" i'm not sure if it works for kittens! When the kitten is brought in the same room where your tabby cat is give the tabby cat a treat that way when ever the kitten comes your cat will think and know it is a great time because she gets a treat.(cats and dogs get along better than cats and cats...

ehow advice on bringing a new cat home where there is already one- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmnaysJbrK0&feature=relmfu

My cat is hissing at her kittens.. help :/?

Charlize,

Your cat is not being nasty to her kittens, actually. They are getting older and this is the way that their mother is teaching them to be independent. Some cats will permit their kittens to nurse forever, and some cats have just had it with their offspring, and they are giving them the message that it is time for them to move on.
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She also may still be somewhat protective of them at the same time, so perhaps this is why she is hissing at people also, if the kittens are in the room. It sounds to me that she may be slightly ambivolent about her waning maternal role.

I am not sure if neutering/spaying will solve the situation, because they may continue to want to be "mothered", but as the kittens finally "get it" that their mother is finished with her maternal role, they should calm down and work out their hierarchy.

Of course watch them carefully, especially around your young child, but they should settle down. If not, then do let your friend "adopt" her.

But she is not really being "mean", she is actually telling them the "facts of life."

You could also try using a Feliway difuser in the room where she is being more aggressive to the kittens. This spray or difuser is available at quality petstores, or at http://www.petfooddirect.com/

It is a pheromone dispenser which mimics the scent of feline facial glands, and generally can be calming for cats.

Good luck with all of them, and I do hope you can keep her.

Troublesniffer
Owned by cats for over 40 years
Freelance writer for http:/www.petside.com

Old cat growling at new kitten?

Your Answer:
Yes the older cat is showing the kitten who is the boss. You are right to watch when they are together. And do so for the next couple of weeks. You kitten will most likely get swatted a couple of times but that should be fine. You older cat shouldn't attack the kitten but growling and swatting at it is natural. And she will out grow it or the kitten will learn to walk around and away from the cat. But while the kitten is healing keep a close eye on them. They may take weeks or months to become friends or at least to stand being in the same room together. Never yell at the older cat for doing what come natural. When the kitten is around pick up and pet and make over the older one. Make her the special one.

R P Cat
Maine Coons

My new kitten keeps hissing at my dog?

Smart cat. Follow the cats instinct and get rid of the dog. : ) Do not put their food bowls together, if by some chance your dog is food aggressive it would only take one bite to kill your kitten. I had a dog that was completely harmless and it was not til three months later that it showed aggression toward another animal, no one else, while feeding only. Cats typically take longer to warm up to dogs than do easy going dogs do to cats. I have had older cats that are set in their ways eventually be indifferent to a dogs presence. A kitten should not take as long. Let them be and eventually the kitten will come to realize the dog is not a threat. Make sure to have something like a cat tree with a house near the top that the kitten can go and knows the dog will not reach her. The kitten should have a place til she gets comfortable to know she is safe.