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I had three cats, and the eldest got cancer a few months ago and passed away. So then we had two cats, and there was such a gaping hole in our house that we got a new kitten.

I expected there to be fighting but this is insane.

The cat that was previously the youngest cat is so upset that there's a kitten in the house he is actually trying to kill her. I know what rough play looks like. Rough play doesn't involve pinning down someone and trying to dig your teeth into her throat as hard as you can and not let her go until she screams.

Getting rid of either one is not an option. But I need to do something. Anything. Please. Does anyone have any advice?
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~Kittypair~

Do not allow this cat to come into contact with your kitten for at least a month. They need to be separated. Then you can put the kitten in a carrier for a bit each day and let the other cat sniff around it - then reverse the proceedure.

Good luck!
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

Hi, why don´t you first try without the drugs, it's better keep them "natural", and if it doesn't work, why don't you try with the bach flowers?
Saludos.
Gaby

From your post, I see that the vicious cat is a male. Is he neutered? Unneutered male cats can and will kill kittens to bring the mother into heat again. They might even kill them, period, but I don't know for sure. If he's not neutered, I'd take him in and get him fixed. What are the sexes of your other two cats?

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

Yes, the aggressive cat is male and neutered. The other two cats are both female. The older female, well, she tends to just stay out of everyone's way. The male cat was the 'baby' of the family until one of our cats died, and having two cats in the house felt lonely so... we got a kitten. She's too young to be neutered. It seems more like a jealousy/territory thing... it's starting to calm down, but it still flares up every few days. I'm not *as* worried leaving them alone now, but I'd still greatly appreciate any tips to calm things down more.

Thanks!
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~Kittypair~

sounds like that is his territory and his females.esp if he is maturing around 2-3 years old. i can tell you my experience with our cats. we had 4 cats in the house then decided to adopt 2 kittens. this was 3 years ago. they were litter mates. after they turned 2 they started to dislike each other. it got worse when jaffa became sick and had to go to 2 different vets. one a e-vet then our regular vet. once we got her back home jazz, her litter mate..(all our cats are females) would not except her back into the house hold. she would SCREAM at the very sight of her. we think it was becasue she smelled different being at 2 different vets.
one thing i've always heard is to take a towel an rub it on both cats. we did this with all the cats though so they would all smell alike. also rubbed the same towel on places where they slept.it helped a little but jazz still wouldn't accept her back. its taken at least 6 months for everyone to get back in to their 'place' in the pack.
i would still keep the kitten seperate. we had to keep jazz and jaffa seperated for a while. we would let one out while the other was in a room with door closed. they could smell under the door but not hurt each other.
they seem pretty good now. they will be 4 years old in march. jazzy still screams sometimes at the sight of her but they there are times where she an jaffa are sleeping on top of each other. go figure.