The kitten is here. When I brought her home yesterday, I took her into the bedroom & opened the carrier door. She came right out & ran right to DJ. She hopped around the bed a little & did some sniffing, but then she was totally comfortable with us.
After a little while, we brought "the others" in one at a time.
First was the dog, who wants to be kitty's best friend. Well, she had never seen a dog before yesterday, so she growled & hissed & swatted...& then my pittbull ran away crying.
The boy was very cautious. He sat back & watched. When the baby wasn't looking, he tried to sneak in for a sniff. He got the growling/hissing treatment too, & he too turned & walked away.
Then we brought the girl in. They seemed ok. They were giving each other the stink-eye, but they were keeping their distance. But then, that all went to hell. Suddenly the girl started to hiss & growl & back out of the room.
We've been able to get the kitten out of hiding a few times. She likes the company of people, & loves to play with her toys. But when she does run into our other girl, it's more hissing & growling. She's not cornering the kitten or anything, but I think the noise she's making intimidates the little one.
All in all, I think the baby will be fine. They all just need a few more days to get adjusted.
Wish me luck!
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Good luck with your little furbaby!
ReplyDeleteAww...poor things! Try rubbing a towel all over each of them (one towel for each) and then rub the towel of the opposite cat on the other (if that makes sense)-try to put their smells on each other! I haven't tried this, but I have read that it can work. And if nothing else, you'll have a couple of staticy cats to stick balloons to ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa! I've never heard of that. I'll have to give it a try. And besides, staticy cats aren't the worse thing...
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