ATTENTION CAT OWNERS: What to do with cat and new cat with kittens? Help needed!?

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We have a new cat with kittens whom we just recently took today. The problem is, we already have a female cat who has lived with us for a year. This Cat, our one that's lived with us is also a mother and we just gave away her kittens about a week ago so it hasn't been long since she hasn't had her kittens. (Not to mention she still carries milk)

My thought to first get them used to each other, was to have Sia (our old cat) smell the new kittens while the mother was in my room. She took to this nicley, and seemed to accept them while even licking one. Seeing this, I thought scent would not be a big issue. So I opened my door and as soon as Sia (My old cat) spotted the new mother cat, she raced to attack and I had to seperate them very quickly.

Right now I have the new mother and her kittens in my room, while Sia is not in my room. They do not get along, as it seems. The new mother also seems intimidated, hiding under my bed. I am worried that Sia now thinks they are her kittens, and feels as if it is her duty to protect them from this strange "new comer."

I realize this may not have been the smartest idea to start off with, but please anything helps! I would love nothing more than to know what to do in this situation. Thank you.

-Dee

Answer 1

Oh dear. It sounds like you're in quite a bad fix- believe it or not, I've been there- or someplace very like it!



First things first: Do not let the cat who is Not the mother near the kittens again. This could create even worse problems for you- especially if the kittens are rejected by their real mom (who is still equipped to feed them) and Sia isn't able to/ decides they aren't hers, after all. Believe it or not, mother cats do this sometimes. Sia is still in mother mode- her body is still producing the milk, so she's still mentally a mother. The kittens are confusing her.



Unfortunately, there's just no way to actually get both Moms to accept eachother- not right now, anyway. Not until the kittens are gone. No more kittens, the motherly instincts quiet down, and the two kitties will perhaps be able to meet again without a full out war.



That's been my experience, anyway..



I'm sorry if this doesn't help, but I really hope you keep the kitties separate for the rest of the kittens stay..



Best of luck!!! Hope everything turns out well!

Answer 2

She's attacking because it's another adult in a closed environment. Separate the two cats. You can break the kittens up into two different batches if you want, but I'd actually just keep the kittens with the original mother. Make sure the new cat is behind a closed door, away from the other cat, to give her safety.

Answer 3

i individually wish your little woman gets extra acceptable quickly. My mom breeds and shows Rag Dolls interior the united kingdom - they are surely attractive. as quickly as I have been given my cats here in Germany I bumped off all homestead vegetation as I wasn't useful which may be poisonous. I went to an extremely vast backyard centre and asked for suggestion on which vegetation i ought to effectively exhibit. They have been truthfully no help in any respect. particularly unusual as many vegetation might additionally be poisonous for infants. So now I basically have man made vegetation interior the rooms the place the cats bypass. i bought particularly life like ones and the plus factor is i do no longer ought to you ought to water them!! as quickly as returned i'm hoping your little woman gets nicely quickly.

Answer 4

You need to have them bond together gve them time when the are n the same room with each other keep an eye on them.