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We lost one of our young cats in January and his sister has been beside herself since, constantly shouting and wandering and generally lonely. So we finally made the decision yesterday to get a kitten to keep her company.

So far, she absolutely hates him. She won't share a room with him for more than a minute and hisses and growls whenever he gets within three feet of her (which he tries often since he's so curious). We've given him his own room for now so she can still have free run of the house when he's sleeping.

I've never had this situation before; is it something that's likely to improve? We're both pretty attached to the little guy already and would hate to have to rehome him, but at the end of the day she comes first and she seems very unhappy so far.

Separate them right this second! The new kitty needs sequestered for at least a couple weeks, possibly months. Google how to introduce cats to each other. You cannot just put them together, it’s not only bad for their emotional well-being but could be very dangerous.

https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/blog/the-dos-and-donts-of-introducing-cats/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYT7yIOdqQ

There are ways to slowly introduce cats to each other so they get used to each other.

Agree with the commenter above. You have to introduce cats very slowly.

We had the same situation where one of our cats died young, and our other cat, who had bonded with him in the wild, did the wandering and yowling for him. We waited a few months and then got a new cat for company. We kept our new cat in a separate room with the door closed, and fed both of them only at the door where they could smell each other. We fed them treats there, too. Our first cat hissed a lot at first, but eventually we worked up to feeding them with the door cracked, with the door open, and then our new cat was free to wander the house. We also liberally used calming sprays.

We definitely rushed into this. Thank you both for your advice. I'm normally way better at researching stuff but I think we were just in such a hurry to try and fix things as it's been a horrendous period and weren't thinking too well. They're now both happily snoozing in separate rooms and will remain so for a good while.

I’m so sorry you lost one of your kitties! Hoping for you all that the new kitty can settle in and join your family xx

Thank you. I feel awful that we weren't better prepared for this so I'm beating myself up a bit. The kitten seems really happy so far, have made his room a nice comfy space where he'll stay until our older girl is ready. It's a huge change for her and I feel like a dick for rushing it now. We've got all the time so we'll take it slow.

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