Yesterday we bought home our new kitten Leo, 11 weeks, we already have a gorgeous boy, Lennox, 8 months.

I put Leo in his own room for a while until he got settled, and then slowly bought in Lennox to meet him.

After reading other threads I was expecting hissing and aggressive behaviour from Lennox, being the older cat, so Id given him lots of attention beforehand. But to my surprise it was the other way around. Lennox was curious but nothing else, Leo hissed, growled, arched his back whenever Lennox looked at him or came near.

This morning we tried again, this time I held Leo and petted him, he didnt unable to arch his back but still growled and hissed.

Im sure they will become friends eventually but just wondered if anyone had experienced this and had any advice to speed the process ! Also I dont want Lennox to be scared of the new cat, which is a funny thought as hes at least 3 times the size but he did seem to back off a few times.

Thanks everyone !

Hi, yes thanks for that, I dont want Leo to be scared of Lennox forever ! We'll take it slow and fingers crossed.