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    Ive been searching and searching for a kitten for my daughter for Christmas.

    I told her to tell me the THREE things she wants. They were a kitten, a book, and a dance CD.

    I thought the kitten was going to be a pain in the butt but I found someone with 16 week old kitties and she said shell hold a female and meet me in sacramento on Christmas Eve so I can pick her up! Im sooo excited. My daughters going to be so happy.

    My only problem now is Nikki - she turned one in October and Im not sure how shell react to another cat. Im getting another female kitten. Any ideas? Should I keep them away from eachother or what?! For how long?

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    ohh! how sweet!

    Make sure you post pics

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    When I get a new kitty I bring them in the house in a carrier set it down and let old kitties come up and smell the carrier and the new kitty. They get to smell each other this way before I open the door on the carrier and let the new kitty come out at its own pace. There will probably be hissing and posturing, but having new kitty in the carrier seems to help.

    Then they can get acquainted from there.

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    ^^ Good idea.

    And should they have seperate litterboxes? And seperate food dishes? Our older cat is on Indoor Cat formula but the baby will need kitten formula. How do I keep them out of eachothers food?!

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    With kittens I get them a small litterbox next to the cat's larger one. They are in the same area but not right next to each other. When kitten outgrows his little one I take it away and they use the same one.

    If you have a carrier, you could feed the kitten in there to keep them out of each others food and also monitor his intake.

    This is what I do when I bring a new baby into my house. I heart kitties!!!!

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    I would have seperate dishes for them right now since their dietary needs are very different from one another. They should be able to share a litterbox without a problem though.

    Zxcire is right on about the carrier and letting them get acquainted with each other's scents. They may be a little pissy at first and hiss at one another, but i'm sure it'll be fine with time.

    Make sure the 1st kitty knows she's still loved. They'll be playing together in no time!

    Your daughter is going to be thrilled!!
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    Oh, yeah, Sarah is right. I have my kitten sleep in a carrier and let the old cats have free reign of the house at night. That way they can have a time-out from crazy kitten playing and sleep on the bed or whatever without being bothered.

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    ^^ Yea, the older kitty is my baby. She sleeps with B and I and loves us. Shes not a fan of my daughter tho so shell get all the attention she needs from us while baby will be spoiled by my daughter.

    Im so excited. Nikki was a Christmas present to me last year and were getting another XMas kitty. Yay! I <3 kitties soooo much!

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    I always thought it was best to keep the new cat locked in a separate room (that's what the breeder told my family when we got a kitten when I was 14) for a few days with it's own litter box & food. That way the other animals in the house can smell it under the door & get used to it.

    That's such a great present!!! (I got a kitten for Christmas when I was 5. It was the best present ever.)

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    Think Im going to keep her in the carrier for a little while... see how Nikki does. If needed I can make the spare room her room for a little while...

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    she will get used to her. there may be some domination at first, but after a few days/a week the nikki will resign herself to the fact that there's a new baby and will deal.
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    well, your older cat is only a year you said. that shouldnt be too bad. i got olivia when jasper was almost a year and they are absolutely fine and i just kinda put them together and waited to see what happens.

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    I have an idea.... You should tell your other kitty that you got it a kitten, therefor it has a pet/sibling. AND if your kitty knows the new kitty is a gift for it, then it will know that its not being replaced and will not be angry. you should sit down and have this conversation with your kitteh... .... yeeeaaah....




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    ^ lol, i told jasper he was getting a sister!

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    did that help his reaction?




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    lol jasper was a strange cat before he got his sissy! pretty sure he was pissed at me for a while though

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    but now he has a cuddle buddy when you are not there.




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    Quote Originally Posted by pookie View Post
    I have an idea.... You should tell your other kitty that you got it a kitten, therefor it has a pet/sibling. AND if your kitty knows the new kitty is a gift for it, then it will know that its not being replaced and will not be angry. you should sit down and have this conversation with your kitteh... .... yeeeaaah....


    Maybe tonite while were laying in bed getting ready to go to sleep!?

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    sorry that im drinking beer and weird, but ive been looking for a kitty forever.. for my daughter and shit..

    ahhh christmas isnt it so full of peace and love.. hahhah

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    sorry but i kind of read about a kitty really fast.. and than scrolled down totally too fast. and didnt even really bother reading all of the screen things? sorry .. ahhhaa

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    Theres dozens of kittens on Craigslist. Thats where I found this one. I actually got responses to 3 ads but chose this one because she was ready to take the kitties to the pound...

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    I kept my old cat and new cat on two different floors for a day and then introduced them. Weeks later they were humping...... I kept their food seperate but they shared the litter box.
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    Aww, you get the cool mommy award fof this gift! Yay kittahs!



    We'll be waiting...

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