Thread: introducing a kitten

Hello, I'm doing that just now. Is not an easy job in my case. Baloo who is a male MC 6 months y.o. kitten doesn't like a lot fact that, after 45 days that he is at home, I'm trying now to introduce him his sister BlueBelle. Maybe he forget at all that BlueBelle is one of his sisters and that he has spent days playing with her before he came here. When I introduced BluBelle to him he started to smell her and after some minutes started to play doing stupid things. But this behavior stopped soon and he began to bite BluBelle in an aggressive way so I've constrained to stop him by force (nothing of so brutal just keep him away from her using my hands). He is bigger than BluBelle so is not easy for her reply to the attacks. Now after 1,5 days things are better and seem that Baloo is less aggressive but sometimes, I don't know if they play or not, again his approach is too brutal and BlueBelle shout. I'm trying to cuddle Baloo more than BlueBelle with the goal to avoid that he begin to be jealous. Hope that this phase will finish soon and that they will became friends. My goal, when I thought to take BlueBelle, was to recreate a fellowship between brother and sister... (Sorry for bad english, hope you will understand!)

You will need to take things slowly Becky and introduce them gradually and supervised. When I have brought home new kittens in the past, I take their basket into a room without cats but used regularly by them - often the kitchen - with a clean litter tray and some food. Let the kitten have a good sniff around and take the basket into the room where the older cats are, so they can sniff the newcomer. Once the kitten is reasonably settled, I will allow one or two of the other cats into the room, or allow the kitten into another room where a cat may be. Let them get close but watch all the time for any sign of aggression. I generally let the newcomer sleep with me for the first few nights, by which time he or she smells more like the pack and the others have seen the kitten a few times.

Food is a big help. Feeding your cats together, making sure they all have their own bowl, or sharing treats, helps them to feel more secure in each other's company. Gentle play, where the kitten has a chance to interact with the other cats is also helpful, providing it is done fairly and sensibly. Hopefully after 4-5 days the new kitten will be accepted and while it may be ignored at first, friendships will be formed over time. Make sure your current cat still has some special attention and playtime so he or she doesn't feel left out, and a few new toys that don't belong to anyone can also help.

Good luck with your new arrival.

The first hour he got in our house

we would control his behaviour towards the other animals, we would control aso.....


And suddenly he jumps on the food of the dog almost in his mouth
Nothing happened: just let them discover the natural hierarchy .

I am a "let them get on with it" person too although make sure I am around in case,although not in the same room,the only time I tried "pussyfooting" around was when the two babes came home together & with four others already in the house thought we would try the seperate room approach & slowly introduce them,that lasted all of a couple of hours,each party was aware of the other & would sit outside the door so what the heck back to our usual approach let them altogether & get on with it,fine,as Deovolens says they have to find the natural hierarchy & with that particular introduction it became very clear within the first few weeks that one of them as young as he was would become the team leader & by 11 months of age he was.......

I have introduced 3 month old kittens to my boys and girls by simply letting the kitten out of the cage. Well first I show the litterbox but after that I just place the kitten in the room and let them find each other.
Most adults do not even react to the newcomer, they smell it and they go their own way. Most of the time it is the young one that hisses or growls.
The longest introduction I have ever had was 3 days.
I do not pay too much attention just let them be. I do take off from work so that the little one can be supervised but mostly there is no need for it other than enjoying a new kitten.

Thank you all for your advice wanted to get some tips on what to do and you have helped with that,will also ask breeder if they have any extra helpful tips i have attached pictures of our boy Bungo and also our new arrival Deedee
Thanks

Bless her only 2 weeks old so still blind her eyes are all googaly haha and Bungo is getting a big lad he is 2 now

She's darling! Now the wait...

Just over a week before Deedee arrives now the wait has been painful!

We are thinking about the logistics of bringing her home now and we have decided to isolate her from Bungo in our bedroom for the first night or so to give her a chance to settle. The problem being Bungo has a bed in our room at the moment and he often sleeps there at night, and is free to roam in and out of our room all day.

I am worried that if we suddenly lock him out just when Deedee arrives this will upset him and he will associate this with the new arrival and become jealous . So I am thinking that we should start to lock him out of our room now for the next week so that he becomes used to the idea of not having access.

Having not had to introduce 2 new cats before this is new to me, so i'd like to see if you think we are going about this the right way?

Thanks