How Do You Introduce A New Cat To The Family?
Slowly, and make sure that your cat is comfortable with its new playmate. so keep an eye on them, remember, the cat is much bigger and stronger and if the kitten is being to annoying your cat might hit it upside the head.
• Keep the cats in different rooms for the first week. This will give the new cat time to explore without any threatening behavior and it will give both cats the chance to sniff out each other’s presence and begin to familiarize themselves with one another. • Let them in the same room for short periods of time (with human supervision). Don’t leave them to their own devices; you may need to act as referee. • Let the cats smell each other, and look at each other. If they start to hiss, put them back into separate rooms. • Every day, let the cats be with each other for a bit longer. Stay with them and let them explore one another bit by bit. • Introduce a shared love. Bring in treats! Lay the treats on the floor in the same room. Make sure there are adequate treats for both cats and make two separate piles. The cats will begin to learn that you intend on feeding them both the same good food in the same amounts and that there is no need to feel competitive over food. • Share toys and play
