I agree that everything sounds like it's going just as it should with your introductions. Don't hesitate to give your calico some private time without the new guy around if she seems stressed or particularly ticked-off. Either put her or the kitten up in a room with a litterbox and water for an hour or two if needed.



And you usually can't keep cats out of each other's dishes...especially a mischeivious kitten! They need to eat separately. My adult cats eat in the kitchen out of individual dishes. My new kitten eats in a large crate I have in my bedroom that I originally used as a way to introduce him to the others. It's working really well for feeding though, because he's still young enough that if he wants food, I simply open the closed crate door and let him in to snack whenever he acts interested. It keeps the dogs and other cat people from Hoover-ing up the kitten food and keeps him out of their dishes at dinner times.

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