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Will my 2 other cats ever acccept my new kitten2007-11-25 12:33:16

We put the kittens in a large wire catbasket where the big ones could hear them and see them every time we brought the babies out to feed. The big cats could smell them also and get used to them.

Now, after 4 weeks the older cats think the kittens are their babies and have adopted them. Felix is teaching Pudding how to play and hunt - usually my curtains - and Lucy is cleaning and grooming Pudding and Tilly. If the kittens get too boisterous, Lucy dispenses the discipline merely by laying a paw on them, but so far, there have not been any fighting as the kittens accept them as their parents.

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In a couple of months, once the kitten gets a little older, yes. Until then you need to monitor them.

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you will be suprised - on the death of my 23 year old the remaining two cats (aged 20 and 8) were presented with a kitten

at first they hissed a little and the 20 year old boxed the new kits

ears but withing a few months they became a proper little family

unit. The 'old boy' then shocked us by bringing home a small mouse that he laid at the paws of the youngest - yes it was horrid to watch BUT it is a cats life. The old boy died last year

that kitten was then 2 years old he mourned the old boys passing

we produced another new kitten to join the 'family' and guess what .. history repeated itself! Amazing but true

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i had 2 cats n then got a kitten. the first 2 wer a bit weary of it at first n didnt like being near it. but after a few days they became really protective of her n didnt even like me going near her! lol

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Keep them separated at first. If you have a room with a slatted door, that works great. Keep the new one in there for a few days and let them hiss and sniff eachother through the door. It's a safer way to let them get used to eachothers scents. Good luck!

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It takes time but yes eventually, be prepared for a lot of hissing in the meantime