Evie
Savannah Super Cat
Hi, I have been letting my kitten meet my other two cats over the past few days. She is so keen to be friends that she almost knocks them off their paws as she greets them! Moses and Morris do their best to tolerate this but her play is very full on - chasing, leaping on them and playbiting! My oldest boy just hisses and growls and she does seem to have a bit of respect for him. Although she will keep coming back for more - Morris is an outdoor cat so will end up waiting to be let out once he has had enough. I let him go as I hope eventually they will settle. My other cat, Moses, is just over a year old and I had hoped he would get on with my kitten and enjoy the play. He is doing his best and will start playing or chasing her back. But he gets no chance to catch his breath and tries to hide from her. I feel so sorry for him as she will just bite at his paws or tail whatever is sticking out from under the sofa! And she can still get to him. I have a few places on top of cupboards that I have made into cat beds but she can reach them all. I know its just a game to her but I have to separate them in the end as they get breathless! I put her back in the quarantine room or I put Moses out in the enclosure. Kitoko is happy to go into her room she seems to have worked out that's when its time to sleep. I am also increasing the amount of time she spends out of her room and she gets lots of time, when the boys are out, to explore the house. Its still too exciting for her to sleep anywhere other than her room though. Do you think she will settle down a bit with the boys or at least respect them when they hiss and growl at her? I am happy to just build up the time she spends with them until they all naturally accept each other. I know its a trait in the SV to be lively I just hoped the boys would cope better than they are. Does it sound like I'm doing the right thing? No more accidents - since the pee on my foster daughter's bed! And she is getting better at being handled - well stroked at least - and only when she isn't concentrating fully! But its progress! She seems to be connecting even better with me and will often run and greet me if I have been out for a couple of hours even climbing against my leg! This is all fine as long as I don't reach down to pet her as she will scoot off! She is the most lovely little thing and I love being around her I just want them all to share the house together. Its been five weeks and she still sleeps with me in the quarantine room. She is out a lot during the day so maybe I've just answered my own question - be patient?