Cat Hissing At New Kitten Through Door

But last year i live in the basement at my sister s house and had to bring my cat to upstairs and my sister have 2 cats.

Cat hissing at new kitten through door.

Your older cat may have a period of time when it tries to establish a hierarchy with the new kitten. I only get kitten till grow into cat. Take a piece of chicken wire or similar material at least 5 feet high and place it across the doorway of a room with no other exit. Take the introductions slowly.

This morning new cat was on stairs putting paw thru door old cat saw it and ran toward door batting it. Encourage interaction through the door. Open the door to the confinement room and place a see through baby gate at the door. Do the same for the new cat.

Remember you know your cat s best. If you ve adopted a shy cat or kitten to provide companionship for your resident cat a quicker integration may be best. 3 months ago i brought a new kitten home she was a kitten from an alley cat i i quarantined her for 2 weeks while inside vet visits with new kitten nikita. Alternatively spend more time playing with your cat or give it some new toys to stimulate it and keep it from getting anxious.

These are normal reactions. New cats female will growl if approached but no hair up or ears back male cat doesn t do anything just wants to get closer to her. How to introduce a shy cat companion the exception to the rule. Use common sense and patience when integrating a new cat or cats.

They should begin to stop hissing at each other s scents. Your existing cat will smell and hear him through the door. When the new cat is confined to their quarters place the resident cat s food bowl outside the closed door of the new cat s room just be prepared for some hissing and growling. One of her black cat was hissing and trying slap my cat s face in one day not get along and her other cat have no problem with my cat cause they are sibling sister and brother so i.

See how to introduce cats to a new environment handout for details on how to set up your new cat s safe room they will probably start sniffing under the door and maybe even hissing. Your older cat may hiss and swat at the kitten when the newcomer does something unfavorable. Place your new cat s food near the door of his room so he stays near it. Don t be alarmed by hissing or growling.

Hissing is a distance increasing behavior. Natasha is my older cat about 7 yrs old. Cats need to have order and a new member in the home must know where it ranks. Here s the thing old cat never makes any hissing growling or hair up just chases.

Let your current cat smell the towel.