My cat doesn’t stop chasing and bothering my kitten
So I have a 1 year old cat, he’s a very leave-me-alone kind of cat and only gives affection every now and then. In July we adopted a female kitten and unfortunately she was sick when we adopted her, so we had her quarantined for almost a month. We finally made the introduction with our older cat and the first few days he did fine, no hissing just some swatting, but he would ALWAYS chase her. So we would just put her back in our room.
Lately, he starts chasing her and trying to hurt her she has screamed/cried twice. So we just keep her in our room with some baby gates and my other cats just stays out here because I don’t want her getting hurt. I don’t know how to stop this situation; I have thought about just taking her back, but her story is just so sad and she got very attached to me and I really don’t want to. She is the sweetest little cat, but it’s also frustrating to just have her in the room and just seeing how my older cat just doesn’t leave her alone. Please, if anyone has any tips, I would appreciate them.
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Sometimes cats just don't get along. It is a sad fact of life. By the sounds of it, your cat sees the kitten as an intruder who needs to be driven off.
What you can do is to try to associate the kitten with good things, like snacks and others. You should also consider putting blankets that your kitten sleeps on around your older cat, so they can get used to the scent. Keep the baby cage between two cats, so they can see each others without risking the kitten. If your cat just smells the kitten, give her snacks. If he swats her, don't give snacks.
Have them supervised wandering, with older cat watching as kitten wanders around, then let older cat wander in the same area but with kitten removed.
Have two separate areas for the two, where either one can retreat. Different bowls and such. Make your cat understand that his territory is not being threathened.
In general, you want to try to have your cat associate the kitten with good things, snacks, pets, whatever he likes. However, since he is a male he might not be welcoming to strangers. Female cats are more likely to welcome new cats in their homes as opposed to male cats. You want him to get used to the idea that there is now another cat in the house.
Also be prepared that this process can take months to years. So if you want to keep your kitten, get ready for a long haul.
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