two new cats, a few questions.?

He is asserting his dominance. They have to establish their own territories within the house and garden. They will settle down, but it may take some time. Don't reprimand him, or separate them, unless he injures her. If her attacks her when she is sitting with you, tell him off, or make a noise to him to let him know that YOU are dominant over him.

Make sure that the food bowls are at either side of the room - he will probably eat from her plate AND his own. Leave them to it, just so long as she is getting enough to eat. Male cats are a lot bigger than females, so he will need a bit more food than she does, anyway.

Stroke one cat, the the other, then the 1st cat again. This will transfer your scent to each cat, as well as one cat's scent to another.

Make sure that the female cat has a quiet place to retreat to, of her own. One of my 2 female cats (had them both 8 yrs, but they are not related) retreats to my wardrobe, for a bit of peace and quiet. It is the only place where the other female doesn't bother to go.

The male is trying to dominate the female. He might be trying to drive her away so that he can establish his territory and start looking for females that are not from his family.

Do the following: Make sure that they are both spayed and neutered, or else they will mate.

Move their food and water bowls to where they cannot see each other while they eat; this way, the boy won't be jealous and the girl can relax. Give each cat its own litter box, ideally in separate locations.

Get the cats the climbing structure called a cat tree, so that each cat has a chance to get away from the other one. Cats like to be up high. It makes them feel safe. Both of your cats could benefit from the cat tree, or any other way to climb and feel safe. If you don't get the cat tree, at least get them scratching posts, so that they have places to mark with their scent and stretch their claws and muscles.

Play with each cat every day, especially since they are kittens. There are toys that are supposed to look like birds or mice on a string. Cats especially love these toys because they feel like they are hunting.

If he gets too pushy, she might fight him back. Then he will think twice about starting an argument.

i have 3 cats. Momma cat and her two sons. There are also dominance issues, between the Mama and her children.

things i can recommend:

-play with the cats together,

-don't favor one cat over the other,

-make sure they always have enough food so there are no issues that one is not getting enough or is jealous of the other's food. and feed them more regularly, like 4 times a day. once they get used to the fact that food is not something to fight over, things should calm down at feeding times. My cat really didn't like being fed only 2 times a day and would attack the other cats and try to eat everybody's food at once. And he would always eat so much he would throw up a few minutes later.. Now that I feed them frequently throughout the day they know they don't have to stuff themselves with food and fight over it.

- put your cats bowls about a yard away from each other.

hi

dominance is normal in all animals but he should really not be attacking her i would ask the rescue for some advice your ask your vet really

as for the feeding times move the females bowl away from his or in another room or try putting her food down first but i would really seek advice from a vet x

Hi..I think its quite normal..I have 2 cats.a male and a female.they aren't however siblings.the female is the elder one.she does the exact same thing your 'big brother' does.lol

She growls when I put down food she really loves.like chicken for example.she just refuses to let him eat..the funny thing is,they really like each other.they groom one another and stuff like that..so I think its normal.dnt worry!hope I helped!!

Are they fixed? If not, that's your answer.