Cat and kitten - how do you think this is going?

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Our kitten arrived on Friday. Our old lady (14) is (I think) doing very well. She bats at him a bit but hissing was never massive and has reduced . He seems to have clicked that pouncing on her tail is not welcome. He is fascinated by her but also seems to read her quite well. He sometimes crouches right down or even lies on his side which I think is him agreeing she's the boss. She will willingly go in to the same room as him. She watches him carefully but she will also look elsewhere and walk away slowly. Attached is a photo from earlier. He was on the floor just out of shot arsing around with a toy. Does she look ok to you? The other is her watching him play in the hall. I feel anxious about it although I know it just takes time. Would be grateful for views.
We are feeding them separately and she gets plenty of fuss from us which she's happy accept.

Any views?.

This is her this morning. They both love boxes. First time I've seen Mia lie down with him around but she curled up in the box with him arsing around outside it. She had to shift to biff him as he was foolishly stalking her in the box. He backed off and went to eat more breakfast, she retained possession and then moved to a high vantage point to watch the garden and then laid down.
They have two boxes btw so don't need to compete although the new small one seems popular!

Looks good to me OP, they're sharing space which is fab this early on, I think they'll be fine

Wow yes they’re doing amazingly!
Our grumpy old boy took almost 3 years to stop hissing and growling and I think the only reason is because he’s too sore from arthritis now.
I think your two will be absolutely fine.

Yes looking good and as kitten calms down I think she will be even more accepting too. Looks like he knows who's boss and she's showing him but not in an overly aggressive way so that's good too 😊

I think she's acting perfectly towards him. At 14 she isn't going to want to play with him as much as another kitten would, so she's gently but firmly teaching him what's what. This is how mother cats teach their own kittens, firmly but not roughly.

Took FWK's older female & 2 male kittens months and months before they fully settled down, so yours seem to be way ahead of the curve compared to his!

They're doing great.

Really well. It was weeks and weeks before my two would be in the same room

Thanks all. That's a relief! I thought we'd were doing ok but she's not as relaxed as usual - but then neither am I as we focus on not letting him out, not shutting him in the dishwasher, not sitting on him etc

I think it looks like it's going very well considering cats as a rule hate sharing their territory with another cat! Don't let kitten pester too much. My old rescue cat had kittens and was a fantastic mother. until they were weaned then she hissed and spat at her daughter and son (who I kept) until the day she died. No blood love there whatsoever 😂🐾

That's looking positively maternal to me -- a watchful eye from a safe vantage point.

Thanks yes we are giving her space and only having them in contact when somebody is around to referee if needed. She can get outside of course which is still her domain. She's just gone out there as he's been playing with his toys and she was clearly bored of it. He's now calling for her I think.