Posted: 12/16/2009 9:55:29 PM EDT
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As most of you know I lost my beloved cat of 12 years on Friday. It was really really hard. I talked to the Vet and she said to help us all (especially my daughter) get through the grieving process––I should get another kitty.
So off I go to the Humane Society. I got two kittens––one I got Friday and the other I picked up today. Both kittens (about 3 months old) and both female. Is it pretty common for them to hiss and growl and shit at each other? Good Lord. I mean they are not fighting or anything––-but one kitty walks sideways and the other crouches really low. Is this going to be a long night for me??? Dear Jesus––-what was I thinking? 
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they will acclimate to each other. cats are stodgy. We had our first cat for a year and a half, then got our second one. Boy, was he pissed.... a month later they were old pals. It's not unusual to find them spooning on my bed.  Ok good so there is hope? *lol*... Like I said I got one Friday and the other today... |
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My two cats are litter mates (both female) This way I prevented most of what the OP is experiencing. Every now and again they have a spat over which is top cat. Don't force them together. Pretty much stay out of it. It's between THEM and they will work it out according to cat law. |
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Definitely normal; I got my first one 2 years ago in August and the second one a month later. Both female around the same age (within a month apart). it took about two to three weeks of growling and avoiding each other before they could be in the same room. Now they just beat up on each other for fun, but are generally inseperable |
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As most of you know I lost my beloved cat of 12 years on Friday. It was really really hard. I talked to the Vet and she said to help us all (especially my daughter) get through the grieving process––I should get another kitty. So off I go to the Humane Society. I got two kittens––one I got Friday and the other I picked up today. Both kittens (about 3 months old) and both female. Is it pretty common for them to hiss and growl and shit at each other? Good Lord. I mean they are not fighting or anything––-but one kitty walks sideways and the other crouches really low. Is this going to be a long night for me??? Dear Jesus––-what was I thinking? night, week, month, year... Cats are cats. They'll work it out, or they'll annoy you to death. If you think you have an input on this, you are sorely mistaken. (on the plus side, they're both young, and neither really has a claim to the territory (and yes, you are territory). Try a new male kitten, and an mid age female established cat. 6 months later, and she still hates him, and he still wants to play. All the time.  )
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As most of you know I lost my beloved cat of 12 years on Friday. It was really really hard. I talked to the Vet and she said to help us all (especially my daughter) get through the grieving process––I should get another kitty. So off I go to the Humane Society. I got two kittens––one I got Friday and the other I picked up today. Both kittens (about 3 months old) and both female. Is it pretty common for them to hiss and growl and shit at each other? Good Lord. I mean they are not fighting or anything––-but one kitty walks sideways and the other crouches really low. Is this going to be a long night for me??? Dear Jesus––-what was I thinking? night, week, month, year... Cats are cats. They'll work it out, or they'll annoy you to death. If you think you have an input on this, you are sorely mistaken. (on the plus side, they're both young, and neither really has a claim to the territory (and yes, you are territory). Try a new male kitten, and an mid age female established cat. 6 months later, and she still hates him, and he still wants to play. All the time. )
lmao!!! To make things even more interesting––the hubby is getting a dog... Calgon..... |
| Completely normal. I've had a cat for years and me and the gf just got another about 2 months ago. They hated each other for 3 or 4 days then got to be ok around each other. Within 2 weeks they were playing all the damn time. The kitten ran a few pounds off the older cat lol. |
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As most of you know I lost my beloved cat of 12 years on Friday. It was really really hard. I talked to the Vet and she said to help us all (especially my daughter) get through the grieving process––I should get another kitty. So off I go to the Humane Society. I got two kittens––one I got Friday and the other I picked up today. Both kittens (about 3 months old) and both female. Is it pretty common for them to hiss and growl and shit at each other? Good Lord. I mean they are not fighting or anything––-but one kitty walks sideways and the other crouches really low. Is this going to be a long night for me??? Dear Jesus––-what was I thinking? 
It's a dominance thing. It'll pass, m'lady. |
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Yep. The gray one here (Cheddar) didn't want ANYTHING to do with the black one (Wesley) when we first got him. Wes was just a little bitty guy too, and would try to play with Cheddar, and Cheddar would hiss and just beat the hell out of him, but Wes would come right back!
They still play fight at times and Wes still annoys Cheddar, but we think they make the best 'brothers' ever. 
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Very normal.
I have noticed that with all kittens I've raised, they seem to get at this stage where they discover, "scary cat" and will practice it at each other. Two of my cats I raised are littermates and I want to say at about three or four months, they would come up to each other and arch their backs and hiss and growl constantly. They would also do it to the older cats in the house, to us and inanimate objects.  It's just the way they are.
It will also help the cats establish who is going to be the dominant one in the house. |
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The smart cat is in the middle. "While these two idiots fight, I'll just slip in and nom..." |
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Very normal. I have noticed that with all kittens I've raised, they seem to get at this stage where they discover, "scary cat" and will practice it at each other. Two of my cats I raised are littermates and I want to say at about three or four months, they would come up to each other and arch their backs and hiss and growl constantly. They would also do it to the older cats in the house, to us and inanimate objects. It's just the way they are.
It will also help the cats establish who is going to be the dominant one in the house. They are chasing each other all over the house. What ever happened to cats sleep 16 hours a day? |
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Cats are natural predators. The "sleeping all the time" bit is just what happens when they're cooped up in a house with nothing to hunt. They're bored.
And don't be afraid to throw them around a little, or lock one in a closet or something for a while. They'll never understand "no" unless something unpleasant accompanies it. |
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Whoa....you had to put up with a cat...for 12 years nonetheless..... Then you replace said cat with 2 more cats? Did you not learn your lesson the first 12 years? Nah, just kidding. I like cats. Grilled mostly.....but pan fried is ok too  My Kitty (that was her name) was so awesome and quiet––-that I just assumed (I have made a total ass out of myself) that the next one I got would be the same––or close... These two little kitties are demonic...*lol*...They are tearing my house apart... But I decided to come into my bedroom and just let them work it out..
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Quoted: Quoted: Very normal. I have noticed that with all kittens I've raised, they seem to get at this stage where they discover, "scary cat" and will practice it at each other. Two of my cats I raised are littermates and I want to say at about three or four months, they would come up to each other and arch their backs and hiss and growl constantly. They would also do it to the older cats in the house, to us and inanimate objects. It's just the way they are.It will also help the cats establish who is going to be the dominant one in the house. They are chasing each other all over the house. What ever happened to cats sleep 16 hours a day? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/03/AR2009120304927.html Who has time for catnaps? Cameras capture Fluffy's day. Associated Press Friday, December 4, 2009 LOS ANGELES –– What do cats do when their owners are away? There was one way to find out –– "cat cams." Fifty house cats were given collar cameras that took a photo every 15 minutes. The results put a digital dent in some human theories about catnapping. Based on the photos, about 22 percent of the cats' time was spent looking out of windows, 12 percent was used to interact with other family pets and 8 percent was spent climbing on chairs or kitty condos. Just 6 percent of their hours were spent sleeping. "What surprised me was how active the cats were. I believed my three cats were sleeping during the day," said Jill Villarreal, an animal behavior scientist who collected the data for Nestle Purina PetCare's Friskies brand of cat food. The 777 photos studied by Villarreal showed the cats looking at a television, computer, DVDs or other media 6 percent of the time and hiding under tables 6 percent of the time. Coming in at 5 percent was playing with toys; eating or looking at food finished at 4 percent. Will the cats get movie cameras next? "We are in the think tank now," Villarreal said.  |
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As most of you know I lost my beloved cat of 12 years on Friday. It was really really hard. I talked to the Vet and she said to help us all (especially my daughter) get through the grieving process––I should get another kitty. So off I go to the Humane Society. I got two kittens––one I got Friday and the other I picked up today. Both kittens (about 3 months old) and both female. Is it pretty common for them to hiss and growl and shit at each other? Good Lord. I mean they are not fighting or anything––-but one kitty walks sideways and the other crouches really low. Is this going to be a long night for me??? Dear Jesus––-what was I thinking? Give them both a bath so they both smell the same. Might speed things along. |
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They are chasing each other all over the house. What ever happened to cats sleep 16 hours a day? No one owned by a cat believes this. No cat believes this. Only dumb ass scientists, with more grants than brains, thinks a cat in a cage that lays still (and not sleeping) is a good representation of cats in real life. Said dumb ass scientists deserve to have their intestines played with like balls of twine by bored cats. |
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When my wife's cat died she got a new kitten from a rescue place...after a couple weeks we adopted that kitten's sister and they got along great. They're about 6.5 months old and the only time they've hissed at each other was the other day when my wife thought it would be cute to put them in little raindeer costumes (when one had antlers on the other freaked, the one with the antlers didn't know what was going on...)
Anyways, I'm sure they will get used to one another. ETA: If they are not declawed and you are thinking about giving them a bath, you might want to clip the claws first... |