I recently got a new 8 week old kitten as a companion for my cat who is 7 months old, but they haven't got off to a good start as they were not introduced correctly. We allowed them to see each other on the first day because the older cat is usually quite friendly and sociable with people and we thought they would get along straight away but unfortunately that wasn't the case. The older cat swats and bites the kitten quite aggressively, sometimes around the neck/stomach area and the kitten cries out. It seems like it's more than just play fighting.
At the moment they are separated in different rooms but the older cat cries to see the kitten and whenever we let them see each other they end up fighting. It has only been 4 days and we are trying to take it slow but it's difficult as the kitten wants to leave the room and the older cat wants to see the kitten.
We also tried using the feliway pheromone spray but it didn't seem to have any effect. The first time we used it it made our older cat even more crazy.
The older cat hasn't been spayed yet so I'm not sure if that could be a reason she is being aggresive.
Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to help them?
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