Cat and kitten fighting!!!!

[blackfluffycat]

I wrote a post but it disappeared 😡😡

Kitten 5 months. Had him since November.

Cat 4 years.

Kitten won't leave cat alone. Jumps on her. Chases her. Messes with her tail.

Kitten can go out in around 3 weeks. Will he burn off energy?

Poor cat runs into my bedroom and I find myself shutting her in.

I have to separate them all day especially at night.

If it's not the kids fighting it's the cats.

What will happen if they fight when they are away from the house?

If cats mature at 3 or 4 years will this happen until then?

I knew they would have to get used to eachother but it honestly didn't cross my mind that he would terrorise her this long.

My cat is big and heavy. She can look after herself and really hurt the kitten if she wanted too.

Any advice please?

This doesn't sound like fighting - it sounds like the kitten wants to play and the cat just isn't interested.

Do you play with the kitten a lot and get his energy out elsewhere?

If it's not noisy, then Its play fighting rather than real
Fighting. Has he had his baubles snipped yet?

No they do make noise. Especially the cat. She's making noises I've never heard. She can sound like a dog.

He's booked in next week for 2nd vaccine then week after for the chop.

He cannot wait to go outside. He's desperate poor thing.

Lots of distracting play with people for the kitten. These are great:

https://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=2359&productt_id=423

Kittens needs tonnes of play and stimulation - how much is he getting on a daily basis?

He's always playing. Maybe it's not enough?

We have lots of dangly things and the balls that you charge. The pop up mouse etc. He just seems to be a little s**t lol

He should calm down once he's neutered but they need so much more play than you think - that's why they recommend getting two.

I wanted 2 but couldn't afford to neuter / vaccinate two. We got original cat as a single so I didn't think.

No, not a little shit, but a kitten that is bored shitless and frustrated.

How to play with your cat to actually use up their energy:

www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=10

Once he's been neutered he'll calm down. I'd ring the vet and ask if they can do him sooner. My male cat used to terrorise his sister but after neutered it was much nicer. No longer terrorised her.

Providing toys isn't the same as actual interactive playing. You need to actively engage the kitten in play to protect your existing cat. It will almost certainly improve when kitten goes out, but you probably need to be more pro-active.

I think there's a difference between a solo kitten with no other pets in the home, and a solo kitten with adult cats that aren't really interested in being used as a climbing frame, lol.

You absolutely haven't done anything wrong by getting a solo kitten but they do require a lot more interaction from you - you need to work him and play with him everyday so that he's too tired to terrorise your older girl. It's great that he plays on his own but you need to be providing a lot of play too.

Sorry to tell you that our cats relationship never improved.

So was all the advice to actively play with your kitten not what you wanted to hear, @blackfluffycat?

Late to the thread but I got a kitten when my older girl was 13.

Kitten wanted to play and chase OGs tail, lots of hissing and batting, growlsy miaows and bit of fur flying here and there.

Kittens 3 now and they rub along in relative harmony. They'll never be best of friends but have stopped kicking shit out of each other and work together whenever another cat strolls into their territory (the back garden) .

Give them time and it'll calm down.

Also, as mentioned up thread, distract kitten with playtime to divert his attention from your older cat.