HELP ME WITH MY CATS SANITY AND MY SANITATION

[danielledenlinger89]

ok i REALLY need some advice. I had a kitten in my home first then took in a frieds two cats. It seems now my kitten and the older female cat i took in are fighting ALL the time for domanance. They hiss, growl and even peck at each other at sight. The baby is curious and tries to be payful but Mama kitty isnt falling for it. I have seen mama kitty attempt grounds and do a stomach roll over to baby but baby didnt understand or was just standing her ground. The baby has been the one to sleep in my bed and now they all fight over who will be in bed because they all CANT be there together. And the times i referee them all to stay the baby is ALWAYS on edge or ends up removing herself to the floor next to bed. Now I believe the baby is pooping on the counter and trying to relocate their food bowls. Everyday the clean up is so stressful. What should I do? I refuse to get rid of any because I LOVE ALL OF THEM EQUAL!

[maaskant]

when i brought in mama kitty with her babies i put up a baby gate to try to keep them separated from my other kitty bella.  it didnt work lol mama kitty just jumped over the fence which was fine because bella was the one instigating thing but then within 24 hours bella learned how to climb over the fence lol

[Piparskeggr]

One of the things Anita and I do to introduce a new kitty into the house is keep her (we've only had girls) in a spare room with the door closed for a few days.

Kitties smell each other under the door.

Then we open the door, but monitor contact.

With Miss Teia (do a search in this forum and read her story in full), we used a baby gate in the doorway, as all our current kitties are jump challenged.

[maaskant]

how long have you had the new cats?  did you slowly introduce the new cats to your kitten or did you just bring them in expecting them to get along?  what you need to do is try to keep them separated and slowly introduce the  kitten to the new cats.  eventually they will start to get along but right now they dont know eachother.  i would do it one cat at a time.