I recently brought a new kitten into my home with my 6 year old male cat. My 6 year old cat has been introduced to 5 other cats in his lifetime accepting them all, except one who just attacked him constantly and he kept his distance. I moved into a new place and he's alone for the first time and I decided to get him a friend.
I brought the carrier with the new kitten in and put it on the floor and let my adult cat smell it. He hissed a little but seemed curious. I then took the kitten into the bathroom and let her get used to there for about an hour. I live in a bachelor with a really small bathroom so I didn't want to keep her in for too long. My adult cat has lots of shelves and high spots to climb where the kitten can't reach.
My adult cat hisses and growls at her when she came anywhere in sight at first but has calmed down a bit, he watches her like a hawk from above and is very very curious. On day two He will let her get closer together but still will hiss if she gets too close or catches him off guard. This morning (day 2 and a half, brought her home sunday night) she put her nose up to his and that is the closest he's let her get but then he hissed at her. Just hissing and growling, no attacking or swatting. She is not even phased by this in the slightest and just lets out a little meow when he hisses. I managed to play with both of them together with one toy but the kitten grabbed onto the adult cats tail and then the adult swiped at her, but just once.
They are keeping a distance but both are curious. Considering my adult has had a very friendly relationship with all the other cats he's been introduced to and the kitten is not aggressive do you think I am on the right path to them getting along? It's only been two days and they seem to be making good ground. I don't keep them separated but there are tons of spots for them to hide if need be, I'm not worried about him hurting her. Both have fallen asleep out in the open.
Any advice, do they seem to be on the right track? I know separation is generally the rule but my space is pretty small and my adult cat was not introduced like that to the other 5 cats in the past and got along with all but one.
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