Introducing your new kitty to your existing pet(s) should be a very deliberate introduction over a period of
several weeks or a month as opposed to just kind of tossing them together. Since your resident cat may not
be quite so pleased about the addition to your family as you are and most likely your new kitty will be scared
by the unwelcoming resident kitten/cat(s).
At first, separate your new kitty from your other kitten/cat(s). Providing a room for your new kitten with several
clean cozy beds, water bowl, food, new unused litterbox with litter (same type she/he was raised with) and
hopefully also a bed from your kitties original home with the scents of home during this scary transition
time. Try to keep noises and visits from friends and family to a minimum during the first few days when your
new kitten arrives. After the kitty’s well health check from your vet, rotate toys and beds between your new
kitten and existing cat(s). As you rotate the beds, place lots of treats on the beds where each cat's scent
would be.
When you bring your new kitten and existing cat(s) together it's very important that you supervise and only
bring them together for moments at a time - and distract with freeze dried chicken or other treat that each
kitty/cat likes. You may need someone else to help in giving your cat(s) or kitty the same treat. Hopefully, the
cats learn this good treat occurs when the other cat is around. Gradually, over a period of at least a week -
add the time they're together from about 20 seconds (at first) to maybe a few minutes. Always try to leave
the putting together sessions, which can occur as many times a day as you have the time for on a good
note. As you build the time they're together, aside from food, play with your new kitty using a fishing pole
type toy, or feathers or fabric or other type of toy. Your new kitty needs to chase and play and you don’t want
him/her playing or chasing your existing cat(s) before they are ready, if both cats or all cats want to
participate as a team, all the better.
Hopefully this gives you a basic idea in introducing a new kitty/cat to an existing resident cat(s).
several weeks or a month as opposed to just kind of tossing them together. Since your resident cat may not
be quite so pleased about the addition to your family as you are and most likely your new kitty will be scared
by the unwelcoming resident kitten/cat(s).
At first, separate your new kitty from your other kitten/cat(s). Providing a room for your new kitten with several
clean cozy beds, water bowl, food, new unused litterbox with litter (same type she/he was raised with) and
hopefully also a bed from your kitties original home with the scents of home during this scary transition
time. Try to keep noises and visits from friends and family to a minimum during the first few days when your
new kitten arrives. After the kitty’s well health check from your vet, rotate toys and beds between your new
kitten and existing cat(s). As you rotate the beds, place lots of treats on the beds where each cat's scent
would be.
When you bring your new kitten and existing cat(s) together it's very important that you supervise and only
bring them together for moments at a time - and distract with freeze dried chicken or other treat that each
kitty/cat likes. You may need someone else to help in giving your cat(s) or kitty the same treat. Hopefully, the
cats learn this good treat occurs when the other cat is around. Gradually, over a period of at least a week -
add the time they're together from about 20 seconds (at first) to maybe a few minutes. Always try to leave
the putting together sessions, which can occur as many times a day as you have the time for on a good
note. As you build the time they're together, aside from food, play with your new kitty using a fishing pole
type toy, or feathers or fabric or other type of toy. Your new kitty needs to chase and play and you don’t want
him/her playing or chasing your existing cat(s) before they are ready, if both cats or all cats want to
participate as a team, all the better.
Hopefully this gives you a basic idea in introducing a new kitty/cat to an existing resident cat(s).
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