Hey all,
I’d love some advice here. So my cat/kitten Safira is 9 months, and she’s been with me for 5. A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I found an abandoned newborn, less than 2 weeks old. We’ve been bottle-feeding him and Stuart is doing just fine, now beginning to run around the house and explore. Safira has known about his existence in the house, and would be curious when we would be walking with him from the bedroom to bathroom, feeding him etc. We just got the OK from the vet to have them start to interact. I’ve set Stuart, who’s now probably about a month old, on the floor and he kinda runs around, and Safira will sniff him, and they kinda check out eachother. Originally I thought things were fine, because she never hissed or growled or anything. She just kind of watches him.
I’m getting a little concerned now. Safira batts at him, with her claws kind of extended. Other times she looks like she’s going to pounce on him, and I think I heard a low growl out of her one time. I know kitten behavior is to rough-house, but I don’t know if she is playing or being mean. She’s so much bigger than Stuart, and I’m afraid she may hurt him, intentionally or by accident.
I know she feels a little jealous, but I make sure I play with her every day, give her treats and of course lots of love.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get them to get along? Or is this all normal behavior? Safira is so sweet and loving with me, I would hate to go about this wrong and have her personality change.