4 yo cat and kitten introduction
For some context, our resident cat is male, 4 yo and the new kitten is female, 9 weeks old. We got her 4 days ago and so far she has her own safe room where she sleeps and during the day when I’m not working I’ll shut the other cat out of the office and let her roam around and have time to cuddle/play.
This morning I was playing with her in the living room (haven’t done this yet), and my resident cat came downstairs. They looked at each other for awhile with no hissing. I was sitting on the couch with her and resident cat was on the floor looking at us.
I decided to try out an introduction because the site swapping (they’ve seen each other multiple times already) was going so well. I put her on the floor and they came close to each other, touched noses and then both hissed at each other.
Should I start from the beginning again or was this interaction normal? I know it’s only been four days but I’m so impatient and hearing her cry and meow from her safe room breaks my heart.