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New Cat vs. Old Cat
Hi everyone!
My first post to this board...I mostly hang out over at the Getting Pregnant board. I figured I would maximize my chances at great answers by posting here too!
My husband decided to get a new kitten this weekend. She's 9 weeks old. It was a spur of the moment decision on his part so we weren't exactly prepared in how to introduce the new and old cat. When we brought the new kitten home to our old cat, who is 9 years old, the first meeting was horrible. Keep in mind that the 9 year old has been living in our house much longer than we have (we moved in this past December and the former owner could not take her cat to her apartment so we said we would take care of it).
The 9 year old hissed at the cat repeatedly and then ran away and hid under one of our beds upstairs. We both tried to go up and coax her out but she hissed at my husband and then when I went up she let me pet her but would not come out. A few hours later, I went up and found her laying on the floor so I picked her up and took her down to the basement where her food is. She's been hiding down there ever since.
I feel so bad that the first interaction went badly and I am wondering if the 9 year old will get over the fact that there is a new cat in the house or if she is going to continue to hide. I know it will take time for her to get used to it but I love her so much that I don't want her to have to hide down there forever when she used to (and still does) rule this house.
Any tips or advice? Is there anything we can do to help them interact better or just wait and let things work themselves out? What is best for nighttime too? Should we keep one cat away from the other? Usually the 9 year old comes up and sleeps upstairs with us but she does normally roam around the house freely. She is a hunter though and we are afraid that she will try to hurt the new kitten at night if they are left alone in the house while we are sleeping.
Thanks in advance!
TTC #1 since July 2012
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Re: New Cat vs. Old Cat
TTC #1 since July 2012
Cycles 1-9: BFN
Cycle 10: Surprise BFP on 10/17/2013!
EDD: June 25, 2014
Baby Girl born via induction June 26, 2014
My TTC Journey Blog
Let us know how it goes!