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4:45pm May 31, 2014
mostlycatsmostly: lancecorporaljaeger -. Hey, I was wondering if you or others could offer some advice. I know this sounds like a sticky situation, and it kind of is. My family of four has six cats and a dog.  See,we have two sets of cats. A set of three siblings, who are all 14, and another set of three siblings, who are 5.  We used to have another cat, my brother’s, but he got out and never came back. Of course my brother wanted to get a new kitten.  So he would get one from a friend of his.  Well he brought that kitten home today, and some problems have immediately arisen.  First of all my brother has no idea how to introduce cats to each other, so he showed the kitten to some of our other cats, who hissed.  Of course this kitten is already terrified and this just made it worse. I was also expecting the kitten to be bigger.  This kitten is only 8 weeks old and is extremely tiny.  We are going to have to keep it away from other other cats (especially the old aggressive male) for months.  This kitten (male) is also terrified and skittish and my brother has no patience.  I have looked up some articles about how to deal with introducing cats but he’s not listening and keeps picking the kitten up and taking him out of his little safe room. So I was wondering if anyone had any advice.  We have to get this kitten adjusted to a household with four people, six cats, and a dog.  The 14 year old male (named Rascal) is particularly grouchy. [mostlycatsmostly] - Don’t blame the cats. Your brother is disrupting the situation and needs to listen to you. You can’t just plop a kitten down in front of established cats. You have the right idea. A safe room is the answer and small supervised introductions each day with the others. As long as it going well, increase the interaction time everyday.  It can take time but it is in the best interest of the kitten and the future chemistry in the house. Thoughts anyone?

mostlycatsmostly:

lancecorporaljaeger -.

Hey, I was wondering if you or others could offer some advice. I know this sounds like a sticky situation, and it kind of is.

My family of four has six cats and a dog.  See,we have two sets of cats. A set of three siblings, who are all 14, and another set of three siblings, who are 5.  We used to have another cat, my brother’s, but he got out and never came back.

Of course my brother wanted to get a new kitten.  So he would get one from a friend of his.  Well he brought that kitten home today, and some problems have immediately arisen.  First of all my brother has no idea how to introduce cats to each other, so he showed the kitten to some of our other cats, who hissed.  Of course this kitten is already terrified and this just made it worse.

I was also expecting the kitten to be bigger.  This kitten is only 8 weeks old and is extremely tiny.  We are going to have to keep it away from other other cats (especially the old aggressive male) for months.  This kitten (male) is also terrified and skittish and my brother has no patience.  I have looked up some articles about how to deal with introducing cats but he’s not listening and keeps picking the kitten up and taking him out of his little safe room.

So I was wondering if anyone had any advice.  We have to get this kitten adjusted to a household with four people, six cats, and a dog.  The 14 year old male (named Rascal) is particularly grouchy.

[mostlycatsmostly] - Don’t blame the cats. Your brother is disrupting the situation and needs to listen to you. You can’t just plop a kitten down in front of established cats. You have the right idea. A safe room is the answer and small supervised introductions each day with the others. As long as it going well, increase the interaction time everyday.  It can take time but it is in the best interest of the kitten and the future chemistry in the house.

Thoughts anyone?

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  6. lordsantaenglish answered: KICK YOUR BROTHER’S ASS FOR BEING AN ASSHOLE, AND GOOGLE HOW TO INTRODUCE A NEW CAT TO SUCH A SITUATION.
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  8. kittenskaboodles answered: I agree, and also little babby kittens get overwhelmed by so much house! So it’s good to have a “safe room” for baby to go back to.
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  10. gvitch answered: “my brother wanted to get a new kitten”>“my brother has no idea how to introduce cats to each other”>“my brother has no patience” ?!??!?!?!?
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  12. strayadria said: The ASPCA has great guidelines for introduction on their website!
  13. resdreamer answered: we kept them in a room which had glass doors on both sides so the cats could look at each other, then gradually increase actual time togethe
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  15. domynoe answered: You can also put kitten in a carrier and let the cats get used to him being around while keeping said kitten safe.
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  17. rubylis said: How old is your brother? If he has no patience and isn’t willing to do what’s best for the kitten and all of the cats, then maybe you should find a better home for it.
  18. nyoomkitty answered: Tell him he HAS to listen to you. He’s being cruel by terrifying the animal and if he can’t do right, he needs to rehome the kitten.
  19. bibliotecaire said: Let the brother out and hope HE doesn’t come back.
  20. nion-vox answered: Get a spray bottle and spray your brother each time he takes the cat out. They need time to adjust or that kitten will become agressive
  21. infamouswhitepaws answered: Another way is to get a baby gate and set it up in the doorway, so the cats can see the kitten, so they can be safe while they see eachother