Anyone got any advice on introducing an nervous older cat to a naughty kitten? We adopted a 3 year old ex-breeding queen over the weekend. She doesn't have a new name yet, so we'll call her Jane for now
Raffy is our 6 month old neutered boy, who we've had for 3 months.
As soon as Raffy saw her he started hissing and trying to get at her. We've kept them apart for now, but we're trying the wiping each one down and transferring scent trick, but Raffy hisses when he's wiped. He doesn't seem to mind that we smell of Jane though.
Jane is very friendly, and just started eating again after two days with us. However, she is very nervous and spent most of her first day scrunched into a bookshelf facing the corner. She's getting confident in her own room, but when I took her downstairs, she was terrified, and hid under the cocktail cabinet in between making sure Raffy wasn't around.
I would like any advice on how to proceed. Our doors have little grills at the bottom, so I'm thinking of letting Raffy roam free. I'm pretty sure he'll gravitate towards the door of Jane's room for a good sniff and a hiss. I know it's natural, but I'm worried that it'll increase Jane's anxiety and set us back a bit more. I'm fairly sure if I put them in the same room Raffy would be aggressive, and Jane would run away and be traumatised for days.