Hi there! My partner and I adopted a beautiful little boy named Spencer about 3 weeks ago. He’s 6.5 months old, energetic but super affectionate and cuddly. He has zero issues with new places or people it seems, and he’s a very easy going little guy. He bonded with us almost immediately and I think it’s safe to say he likes us as much as we love him.
We noticed that he seems a little lonely and in need of a friend, so we decided to go ahead and adopt a second little guy today. His name is Irwin, he’s a quiet but curious and very social little dude who LOVES cuddling. He’s about 4.5 months old, so just a little younger than Spencer.
They’re both from the same adoption agency, both came in with a litter and both of them had lived with cats for a while before we adopted them.
We brought him home and immediately put him in his own room, and Spencer in another. Irwin was eager to explore right away so we let him out to explore a bit, then we introduced the two of them.
I’m really worried we did it too fast and stressed them out. They sniffed each other out, followed each other around and then Spencer started wrestling with Irwin and hasn’t let up since. He’s bigger and more athletic and kind of a bully it seems.
We assumed they were just playing and it hasn’t been vicious so far, but there have been yelps and hisses. Spencer seems like he wants to play rough but I don’t know if Irwin is on the same level. He also seems upset that Irwin is on his furniture and using his old litter box - he won’t come up to his old favourite spots, unless it’s to take a swipe at Irwin and then run away.
My TL;DR - was it too soon to introduce them? How do we make sure Spencer doesn’t feel jealous or threatened by Irwin and beat him up? We’ve read a bunch about bringing a new kitten home but it’s another thing to watch them and see them fight, lol.
Thanks for reading this long ass post!
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