Introducing spayed female cat to my unneutered male

[bskillings]

So I have been looking for a cheap place to neuter my male 6 month old kitten but he isn't neutered yet and I am getting a female cat who is the same age given to me today. However she is spayed. I know that I don't have to worry about her getting pregnant but will my male cat try to mate with her and hurt her? Does anyone have any advice on how to introduce them to each other. I don't want my male cat to get mad and spray and I don't want him to hurt her.

[Love4himies]

Your male is still a kitten, yes mature enough to make kitties, but since the female is spayed and won't be going into heat I wouldn't worry too much about him hurting her. I do, though, highly recommend you get him neutered ASAP to avoid a permanent habit of spraying.

[14+kitties]

My favourite site for introducing kitties. There is tons of useful info here.

http://www.squidoo.com/multi-cat-management

[bskillings]

Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately I got the other cat before I read that page. I did put the new cat in the bathroom with water and a litter box when I brought her home. I tried to introduce them using treets and lots of praise in soft tones to both cats. However they ended up fighting a bit which is normal. They hissed and growled alot and swatted at each other. When things got too intense I used toys to distract them. I put the new kitty in the bathroom overnight because I was afriad that they would hurt each other. Today they seem a bit better. They're chasing each other and sniffing each other. There has been some growling and hissing coming from the female today though because the male has decided to try and mate with her. She's fixed though and won't let him. If you have any aditional advice on how to make things better between them let me know!

[Love4himies]

How long ago was she spayed? If it has been recently, she may still have some hormones, which is what your male may be smelling.

It is very normal for the new kitties to be hissing. Can you give her some time to explore the house on her own with your male locked up for a bit?

Feeding them treats at a closed door may help. They will associate each other smells with eating treats.

[14+kitties]

It is not going to hurt for you to separate them now and start over with the intros. As for the trying to mate - your boy needs to get fixed. That's the only thing that is going to stop him.