Hunter Panda Cat Hissing at Willow, the new Kitten

[Shannyy67]

i need help.

mother cat and her two 6 month old boys and i moved to a different place and then she started to hiss and scratched the boys.

so now shes in the washrm cuz she thinks thats her rm now. i put all her stuff in there and the boys r out here.

i dont know what to so. she wont stop hissing at them.

how can i stop this?

[rockerch1ck]

@Shannyy67 If you have just moved then the cats are getting to know & marking their territory. You need at least 2-3 litter boxes (one dedicated for the adult cat). This will give her a sense of "personal space". In the wild, cats must cover their feces with dirt to hide the scent in order to protect themselves. Over time & as they have been domesticated, cats have retained that instinct: covering scents for protection.

[rockerch1ck]

@rShannyy67 If she is hostile to her own kitties, it could be several other reasons aside from just being "territorial". For example, at 6 months those cats are too playful, energetic & maybe TOO MUCH for your adult cat. Also, she maybe sensing another cat's scent in the new house. You can try and spray around with a Pet Odor Spray. Don't worry. They will get along again. She will just need time.

[SuperFarinelli]

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[huntawunta]

@SuperFarinelli My favorite part :) Thanks for stopping by!

[SuperFarinelli]

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[JonHasbro]

by petting him and talking to him in a nice manner only encourages his reaction to the new cat. youre encouraging hunta's bad behaviour by praising him while hes hissing at the other cat, you should yell no and direct him out of the room, once youve left the room and bad atmosphere then you can calm him down and pet to show him everything is ok.

[huntawunta]

@JonHasbro thanks for caring & for the advise. As you can see this video was taken a year ago. Hunter & Willow ended up becoming buddies after just a couple of weeks. Hunter was really more afraid of her - he never would've hurt her & she was absolutely friendly. It was funny to film all the hissing but my intention was integrate & get them used to each other. If Willow had been feral or hostile, I would've done a different approach. Once they got along, the other RESCUES warmed up to Willow.

[mbofny]

Poor baby

[hunhun23]

They are both such sweet kitties! Do you still have Willow? I lost my kitty, Echo, after having her for 10 years to cancer earlier this year. I adopted another kitty named Naja and introduced her to the other 3 kitties Carissa, Pumpkin, and Poki. They hissed at each other for several weeks but they now get along with each other.

[huntawunta]

@hunhun23 Yes they are both amazing cats. We fostered Willow for about 4 months. During which time, she gradually became good buddies with Hunter. They played & wrestled & cleaned each other. We did find a family a couple of months ago who adopted Willow where she is THE princess :) Nice to know your 4 kitties got along after the hissing period! Having multiple cats can be really challenging (marking territory & stuff) anyway thanks for stopping by and have fun with the furballs!