Thread: How to integrate a second kitten

Oops... I hadn't read your earlier post about the flooding. You have my sympathy... glad to hear things are a bit better now.

As for the integration problem... I am familiar with the hissing and growling. In our household it only lasted a couple of days. Tatja hissed at Monty for two days before deciding he wasn't such a bad sort after all. And both of them hissed and growled at little Minnie for a bit, but that grew less and less. In a matter of days they had totally accepted her and everything went back to normal.
Minnie did hide under the bed at first, but I left her food and water in the kitchen so she had to come out and eat with the others, which she did.
Her breeder told us not to interfere in case of 'hostilities'... she said the cats have to work it out among themselves. So we went about the normal daily routine, no special protection for the newcomer, no keeping them apart, etc. We just let them stew in their own fat, so to speak.
I'm sorry I can't give you any better advice than this... but of course it's only been a very short while since Wicca arrived. It might take a couple of days for them to get used to the new situation.
Good luck and hugs for both girls!