- 1). Prepare a room in your home for the new kitten to spend time in, suggests petpublishing.com. This area should include food bowls, a litter pan and toys. Do not use your existing cat's favorite room, as this may create additional stress and can cause your current cat to feel like it is being taken out of the picture.
- 2). Keep the kitten in the room for 10 to 14 days. Doing so will ensure the kitten doesn't have any contagious upper respiratory illnesses and will give the felines ample time to sniff and listen to each other under the door.
- 3). Clip both cats' nails, pick up the food bowl and litter box, and place the kitten in a carrier. Allow the existing cat to enter the kitten's room and view and sniff out its surroundings. Expect hissing and growling to take place during this interaction. Perform these types of meetings a few times before allowing the felines to make contact in order to gradually prepare them both for an open meeting.
- 4). Allow the current cat to enter the room while the kitten is out of the carrier. There may be some hissing and growling, but the older cat will likely just watch the kitten intently. Play with your older cat using a feather or peacock toy to relax it, suggests absolutelycats.com. The kitten may want to play as well, which is fine, as long as the older cat tolerates this.
- 5). Supervise all interaction between the cats until they have spent time together peacefully for a few days. You can gradually retreat; however, separate them before leaving your home until you are absolutely sure they are safe when left alone. This could take a few weeks or a few months depending upon the cats.
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