Too Many Cats!! BB & the Kittens BB is uncomfortable around kittens. Because of her deafness, I make sure to protect her from being startled by little kittens who don’t understand boundaries. In the beginning, I completely separate the kittens from BB. I let her see them through barriers, but I don’t allow the kittens to get near her at all. We do a lot of counter-conditioning until BB builds a positive association with the new group. Just because she gets used to one group of kittens doesn’t me