Introducing a New Kitten to Your Older Cat

By

dh8

Sorry about the loss of your cats. Your cat may get used to the kitten in time and they may be good friends. They may also only learn to co-exist and that has to be ok too.

It's far more important to try pairing animals that have similar personalities and relative ages than to use old thinking that babies will get along with older animals. That's like having a 2 year old to be the 24/7 companion for your grandfather. It's fun for a few minutes but most of the day they want some peace and quiet.

So, you read somewhere that introducing a new kitten into your home could be great for your existing cat, for companionship.

I have a 13 year old, lovely cat who we love dearly. I would like to adopt a kitten and was wondering how to go about introducing the kitten. I'm trying to avoid our cat getting spiteful and jealous. Also, Kallie is a female, should we get a male kitten?

I adopted the cutest kitten, however my 13 year old female cat is not a happy camper. It has been almost a month and she is still hissing at the kitten.

I may have asked this question, I'm not sure. I know that cats have a hard time accepting kittens. But my cat has to deal with two identical kittens. All the cats are female. I've had males and they've been no problem. Is there an easier way around this?