Cat Swatting At New Kitten

What i was talking about and i assume the op is as well is when the resident cat tries to kill the new cat.

Cat swatting at new kitten.

This is not the same as the resident cat teaching a kitten rules proper behavior. If your cat swats his paw at you immediately putting a stop to his behavior is essential to prevent a bad habit from developing. Your cat will often act like they are upset at you too when you bring a new cat into the home. Major changes are made in the cat s family or environment for example moving or someone moving in stray or roaming cats in the neighborhood enter a cat s territory.

Okay it is normal for most resident cats to except a new cat kitten with some hissing growling and swatting. This is especially true when a new kitten is introduced. You can t throw cats together and expect them to fall in love. New kitten with older cat.

Determine what s triggering your cat to swat at you so you can prevent his undesired behavior in the future. At first i tried to separate them after each time it got rough but then 3 days had passed and i was starting to think it wasn t going to work. Resist the urge to rush. How to introduce a shy cat companion the exception to the rule.

Remember you know your cat s best. A new cat is introduced into the family and household. If you could post a video of them that might help. If you ve adopted a shy cat or kitten to provide companionship for your resident cat a quicker integration may be best.

Aggression in cats can have various causes. Your older cat may hiss and swat at the kitten when the newcomer does something unfavorable. Hissing is a form of cat communication and swatting could be just playing. Here s how we kept our first cat happy after adopting a new kitten.

My cat is hissing at me because of new kitten. This is completely normal and as long as it is just hissing and swatting do your best to not interfere. It s hard to know for sure since we re not there. I rang the get and they.

Your older cat may have a period of time when it tries to establish a hierarchy with the new kitten. Use common sense and patience when integrating a new cat or cats. Rough play is common and natural among kittens and young cats less than two years of age. Don t take this personally in my experience it s really not the case.

Your cat might hiss at the new kitty to let him know that she is the dominant cat in the house. Your existing cat will want to establish herself as the older cat to be respected by the new little one.