Should I discipline my kitten for attacking her older "sister?"?

try to let them socialize, and when you can tell he's being annoying to her..seperate them. depending on how much older she is than him, it could really be causing her some trauma...

it would be like you running and jumping and biting on your mom/grandma.....see what i'm saying?

You can't "discipline" a cat. you can train it to respond to word commands or sounds, but not discipline. If you attempt to discipline the cat by hitting it, you only scare the cat and teach it to fear you.

You can train a cat to respond to the word "NO".

You do this by watching it when it does something you disapprove of and redirecting it and say "NO" while doing this. If you want it to stop jumping on the counters, say "NO" and taking it off the counters. Do this enough and it learns "NO". This is more redirection than discipline.

But hitting an animal is not the way to train them. This teaches then to fear. I hope these are not the results you are seeking.

As for the kitten playing too much with the older cat.

The older cat will have to learn to either 'tell' the kitten to leave him alone. or find a place the kitten cannot reach.

This a the older cats problems. Not yours.

No discipline is needed ~ if big sister cat wants some discipline administered, she will do it with a few smart paw 'slaps' and little bro will learn a valuable lesson!

Seriously, cats are not really like people when it comes to socialising. They will do it at their own pace.

A good thing for humans to do is make sure there are plenty of pats to go around, and that neither one is sneaking more food.

Another source of tension is sharing a litter box. Watch if they 'ambush' each other at the litter box, as it can lead to problems.

It's great to have separate litter boxes if you can.

In the meanwhile, pats, cuddles and treats when they behave are the best way :-)

Good luck :-)

Unfortunately for your older cat, animals should be left to their own devices when understanding where each animal in the household stands/fits. Unless the animals are at risk for injury by each other, the owner should try not to interfere. The cats with eventually figure out how to deal with each other, even if it takes a few swipes.

Same thing with my cats, about 8 and 2 years old, and it IS hysterical, lol

I think you should do something befor it gets to out of control and if it gets that way, you maybe in some trouble.

Why not try counseling?

yessss. otherwise she will do it again.