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New kitten, unhappy cat

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MilaMaceyRome · 21/10/2019 16:04

Hi, not really sure what else to do and first time writing on one of these!
Just some context, I have a 9 year old female cat (Macey) and have had a 13 week old kitten (Rome) for 5 weeks now.
I moved into my first house 3 months ago with my partner, taking my family cat with me. I was pregnant at the time, and now have a 14 week old baby girl called Mila.
My cat Macey was seriously unhappy with the baby and the move, and (stupidly) I thought getting her a little kitten friend would cheer her up and change her back to her kitten like ways. I was wrong, very wrong.
Like I say, it’s been 5 weeks and things have gone from bad to worse. To the point where 9 year old cat (Macey) has started hissing at me and my partner, started biting me, swiping and clawing at me. And this morning she hissed at my baby for the first time and tried to hit her. Basically, I need some advice. Where do I go from here? I’ve been to the vets and they suggested feliway, I’ve been using that for a month and it has made no difference. Do I rehome kitten? (Don’t want to do that) or do I take Macey back to my family home to my Dad where she came from? (Would rather not do that either!) I just want everybody to get along!

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MilaMaceyRome · 31/10/2019 13:12

Just an update (for anyone who cares!)
Last night I feel we had some progress (attached a photo). Both played happily with a laser pen I bought and then laid down next to each other for a good 5-10 minutes with no hissing!
Although today the hissing and what not is still happening, not directed at anyone other than the kitten though. So, progress?

New kitten, unhappy cat
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MilaMaceyRome · 31/10/2019 13:13

🐱

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EachandEveryone · 31/10/2019 14:11

Aw that’s really good news.

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