Cat Hissing At New Kitten Through Door

How to introduce a shy cat companion the exception to the rule.

Cat hissing at new kitten through door.

Your older cat may hiss and swat at the kitten when the newcomer does something unfavorable. 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. Encourage interaction through the door. If you ve adopted a shy cat or kitten to provide companionship for your resident cat a quicker integration may be best.

Confine your new kitty for a few days allowing the cats to smell each other under the door and on towels you rub on them. Do the same for the new cat. To get your cat to stop hissing try giving it some space and time to relax and calm down since cats sometimes hiss because they are stressed or nervous. Here s the thing old cat never makes any hissing growling or hair up just chases.

This morning new cat was on stairs putting paw thru door old cat saw it and ran toward door batting it. 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. Remember you know your cat s best. Open the door to the confinement room and place a see through baby gate at the door.

Place your new cat s food near the door of his room so he stays near it. Your older cat may have a period of time when it tries to establish a hierarchy with the new kitten. Cats need to have order and a new member in the home must know where it ranks. 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.

Hissing is a distance increasing behavior. Alternatively spend more time playing with your cat or give it some new toys to stimulate it and keep it from getting anxious. Your existing cat will smell and hear him through the door. Don t be alarmed by hissing or growling.

Use common sense and patience when integrating a new cat or cats. Take the introductions slowly. These are normal reactions. Natasha is my older cat about 7 yrs old.

They should begin to stop hissing at each other s scents. 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. 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. It s normal for cats to hiss at something new or something they don t understand.

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.