>>Our Bailey is now hissing and growling at anyone who has held the kitty infront of him and if you go near him with the kitty he gets louder and then swats at you even when you put the kitty in her room and go downstairs to see bailey he will sniff your hand and growl and somtimes swat at you. he also hopped over to someone holding the kitty while sitting in a chair horizontally... so it seems discouraging... and the new kitty is growing soon she will look a bit bigger than when we first brought her home at 12 weeks which was on October 28th... any suggestions? or keep doing the same things?





It sounds like Bailey is really anxious about this. He is showing some re-directed aggression which is not really good. You might want to discuss some anti-anxiety meds with the vet at this point. These are often helpful and when the cat "learns" to be unafraid, they can be tapered off and discontinued.



In the meantime, I would recommend going back to ground zero on the introduction. Isolate the kitten totally and don't let Bailey see it or see you handling it. I know it has been a long time, but keep trying. Good luck to you!
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