A question ab0ut my two cats

Question
Hi again Ali,

Thank you so much for your advice on my kitten Dewey with the sniffles. I have great news; Dewey is doing much better! He hardly ever sneezes, and his sniffles went away! :)

I had another question about my adult cat Malia. She is a 5 year old ragdoll, very timid, and very sweet. But, she is still unsure/ hissing and growling at Dewey. He just turned 11 weeks and I have had him for 5 weeks. I kept them isolated for about 2 weeks(except for a little scent swapping). But Malia wants to know where he is, and she likes to be in the same room with him. She loves watching him from about 5 feet distance. But when he get about 4 feet close, she starts to growl. But whatI have noticed resently is that when she growls at him, her ears are never back, and she is "swishing" her tail. And sometimes when he is in one of his really playful moods, he will chase her around the house, and sometimes she gets really annoyed and she will hiss at him, but sometimes she won't even growl at all. So I was just wondering if you thought with time then she might come around and stop hissing at him? Is there anything I can do so that she will be more open to him?

Thank you,
Maria

Answer
Maria,

Introductions take time, it sounds like what you're seeing is normal behaviour so just tough it out and be patient... Just remember that Malia has to teach Dewey the rules of the house because it was after all her house long before it was his! So long as nobody is getting hurt in this situation it's best to step back and allow the cats to figure out where they fit within the household hierarchy now... If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me again - I'm more than happy to help in any way that I can.

Kind regards,

Ali