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My pregnant cat is scared of the new kitten. How to introduce them?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 11.023 lbs

I take a street male cat of 3 mnths old to my home and i want to make frndship of this kitten with my lovely ,,lovely is also pregnant but lovely is very scared of him she will reside in other room

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on November 29th, 2017

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! It will take time for Lovely to get used to a new friend. Since Lovely is pregnant I would isolate the new kitten in a room by itself for health reasons and to allow Lovely to get used to him through a door. That way if the new kitten breaks with any illness he will not get Lovely sick. If the new kitten doesn't get sick in 2 weeks, open the door but use a baby gate and let the 3 cats hiss and sniff each other through the gate. Or you can out the new kitten in a carrier several times per day and let them see each other that way. After 1-2 weeks of that, let the new kitten out. The Feliway diffuser can help (http://pet-supplies.drsfostersmith.com/search?w=feliway%20for%20cats). I recommend not allowing the new cat near Lovely around the time her kittens are due, during labor or after they are born. I hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck!

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    Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

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    Published on December 1st, 2017

    My best advice for you in this situation is to be patient. You will not be able to force these kittens to like each other. I would recommend keeping them separated until you have the stray cat evaluated by your veterinarian because he may be harboring diseases that could affect your moma cat and her kittens. Once he has a clean bill of health, you can start by leaving them in the room together (always supervised) so they can become used to each other. I would avoid having any food, toys or treats where they are so they don’t feel like they need to fight over such things. I would also recommend having multiple litter boxes around the house because this will help decrease stress for both cats. You may also want to invest in some DAP diffusers and/or Feliaway which are pheromones that can help ease your cat’s anxiety. Good luck! I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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