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My cat is hissing and sad after bringing home new kittens. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 6 years and 10 months old

Hi. We have had a cat for about a year now (6 years of age) always been alone. Today we brought home 2 new kittens 2months old, and he has been hissing for hours, he isn’t eating nor drinking water and even hisses at us. He is now refusing to sleep on the bed as he has been doing the past year. I am hopeful that things will work out but I can’t bare to see my cat this sad. What can I do? Thank you! Mari.

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on November 23rd, 2019

Introducing cats can take time. Here is a link: https://www.petcoach.co/article/bringing-home-a-new-cat-or-kitten/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/should-you-get-another-cat/ Make sure to keep the cats separated any time you are not supervising them to decrease the potential for injury. Please feel free to post any additional questions.

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