So, you read somewhere that introducing a new kitten in your home can be great for your cat into force for the company. And you remember how much fun your cat has a kitten when he was nine, and I want to relive those days.
In general, it is thought that cats thrive best in the company of another cat, especially cats confined indoors. But before rushing to chat local shelter or breeder, here are some tips to make bringing home a new kitten
less stress.
Choose a time when your house is not too busy and you have time to spend with your existing cat and new cat, avoid holidays, for example, or at other times, friends and family is likely to visit.
Before bringing home your new kitten, please contact your veterinarian and check vaccinated, kittens have weak immune systems and are likely to take something to the kennel or breeding. Consider adopting a cat of the opposite sex to your existing cat, this will avoid same sex rivalry and associated problems. For various reasons, all cats should be sterilized.
If possible arrange to bath your new cat in the house of a friend before bringing it home, it neutralizes the smell Kitty 's, and in some ways to avoid disturbing your cat.
A short period of isolation is necessary to introduce a new kitten. The ideal would be to have a separate room for the new kitten, your pet is small new window with the needs of his litter, food and water cup. Some cats hide under the furniture for a few days, the more adventurous will be eager to discover their new home almost immediately. Do not try to force Kitty to leave the room, you know, when ready.
Allow your new kitten to explore the house while the cat is in another room. Make adjustments slowly, little by little, is a good idea to let your existing cat sniff your new kitten to the subject a couple of times before they actually meet. Make the initial periods of contact short. Gradually increase the time spent together as you get used to each other. It is not unusual to have disputes these first few meetings, so as not to leave them alone until they occur. If a fight breaks out, distract the combatants and were in separate rooms as soon as possible, not to punish or cat.
The process of introducing a new kitten to an adult cat can often be relatively free of stress and should not be full of problems. The key is to make the slow introduction, and perhaps the best advice of all is to give your old cat just for the attention and affection that gives the newcomer.
Before you know it, you have two cats that live in each others company.
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