1. A cat may hiss to indicate that he’s reached his threshold while being handled. This is completely normal and as long as it is just hissing and swatting, do your best to not interfere. Let your current cat smell the towel. Here is my story ,I had found a kitten in my yard and I have another cat my other cat is a 1 year old male and he acted very aggresive to the new cat and I waited about two weeks and they were still hissing and running away from eachother even one time my older cat ran at the new cat but I grabbed him just in time. If you have an unneutered male, do not leave him alone with a small kitten under no circumstances. Get your current cat used to the smell of the new cat by rubbing a towel or washcloth gently over the new cat. Your kitty views your home as part of her territory, one that she must defend from any strangers coming into it. Okay, so I brought a new kitten home and FIRST THING, my older cat flipped out. This behavior shouldn’t be punished or discouraged. This type of aggression is often associated with male cats who haven’t been neutered. After noting their change in behavior, I took a risk and moved the sleeping kitten next to the sleeping cat since my older cat is usually the most amenable/compromised when sleepy. My older cat was growling and hissing, but after he calmed down a bit and appeared to be more curious, I gave them some space.
This might help reassure the older cat. The warning hiss. Not only does hissing convey aggression, a warning to "stay away," but it also establishes social order between cats. Feliway imitates natural cat pheromones and helps a new cat … That’s why it’s important to introduce the two in a controlled, supervised manner over … Inter-cat aggression. Do the same for the new cat. Your older cat may have a period of time when it tries to establish a hierarchy with the new kitten.
Two cats who haven’t been properly introduced yet may hiss at one another as a way to say “stay away from me!”
When a cat hisses at a new cat or kitten, she is expressing a form of territorial aggression. These are normal … “Hissing is not necessarily an indication that your cat is aggressive, but it is a sign that your cat may attack if he continues to be provoked.” If you notice your cat hissing when you or your family members attempt to handle him, he likely feels threatened in some way. Introduce smell first.
i just think my older cat is being jealous , and considers the new kitten as an intruder , there must be some advices and tips to ease down the aggression and the tension between them ! Siouxsie: While your new cat is in his room, you can start exchanging scents. A mother cat may hiss to defend her kittens from intruders. Your new cat does not want to be stressed by the smells of other cats while s/he is first adapting to his or her new surroundings. she's been doing it a lot , the whole time .... and poor little kitten seems very annoyed and keeps hissing back and then just hides or runs away ! I got the kitten all settled and everything, but now my older cat hates me. I brought a new kitten home today, its very cute and tiny, i think that it might be younger that what the pet store said it was, because the little teeth in front of its mouth have just started breaking through the skin. Feliway saves the day.
My kitten is very well natured and isn't hissing or scared at all she is happy and purring. Hissing and growling at the new kitten is your cat’s way of establishing his dominance and letting the kitten know who’s the boss around your house. Rub each cat with a sock to get their scent on it, and bring the scent of the new cat in for the other cats to investigate. Thomas: With the little cat, bring him one sock at a time so he doesn’t feel so overwhelmed by the scent of two cats at once in his space. My Cat Is Hissing at Me Because of New Kitten Your cat will often act like they are upset at you too when you bring a new cat into the home. Think on the bright side, hissing is actually better than outright violence or growling, because it means that your cat might learn to enjoy the company of the new kitten. It’s more likely that your cat is upset because of the new cat … Don’t be alarmed by hissing or growling. If your new cat is an adult, you can use a store-bought product called Feliway. Your older cat may hiss and swat at the kitten when the newcomer does something unfavorable. Don’t take this personally, in my experience it’s really not the case. I'm guessing this is to be expected so I tried to push my cat out of the room so I could get the kitten back to her new "safe room" and give the older cat the rest of the house.
new kitten with older cat by: Anonymous Thank you all for the good advice, I feel a lot better, this is my second attempt with a new kitten introduced to the house hold.