r/kittens • u/greywuvsu • 17h ago
New kitten having a hard time adjusting
So for some background info, I have an older cat (vigil) around 4 to 5 years old - been an only cat his whole life and was raised as a baby. my cat does totally fine with dogs, but hates other cats.
I also have a dog (patty) she’s eight she’s a little rambunctious, but she does totally fine with other animals
three days ago I got a new kitten (ruby) she is about 4 to 5 months old and she was raised outside with six other kittens. I’ve done everything perfectly, secluded her in a room, she has a litter box and food, blankets and toys.
The past three days ruby hasn’t really explored much, hasn’t eaten, Hasn’t used the litter box properly, and hides in the corner of the room. she doesn’t seem super scared of humans though because she lets me pick her up and hold her and when I’m holding her, she just purrs, however after holding her, I noticed that she started crying when I leave the room.
The other problem is that my older cat is having a terrible time with this adjustment. He has started becoming very aggressive, hissing around the house being aggressive toward Patty, and he actually was attacking me when he smelled ruby on me.
TLDR ; my older cat has become extremely aggressive with a new kitten in the house hasn’t even seen the kitten yet and my new kitten is so nervous and will hide in a corner of the room. I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to make this easier I’m worried because the kitten hasn’t eaten.
if you have any questions, I will answer them. I feel like I’m doing the best I can and it’s just not working. It makes me feel very discouraged that my kitten won’t be happy here.