Kitty Cats

[Philagoofy]

Did you bring a second cat into your home in hopes that the first cat would be less lonely, have a playmate, when the family is out at work/school, etc?

How did it work out? Do they get along? Do they play together?

 

[WDWAurora]

We did. They told us at the shelter it was best to do it within a year. It took some time, but they play together all the time now. If one's upstairs and the other down, one will go look for the other and "bring" them where they want them. They wrestle, but it's play-fighting. No claws are out or anything.

 

[rabx5]

How old is your cat?

If you introduce a kitten, it will easier for the #1 cat. Introducing an adult cat to another adult cat could be tough.

I had 2 adult cats when we introduced a kitten into our home (ds saved her from cruel kids hurting her). The cats were PO'd for a few days-did the normal hissing and so on, but within a week, they were all buds.

I think all pets should have their own pet so they arent lonely during the day

Jodi

 

[daisy2]

We had a 3 year old cat and we got a kitten for him because we knew Mickey would be very mad and he was he hissed and smacked at Tinkerbell. But it was good we did get him a friend because when we are gone on long trips at least they have each other.

Here are my two cats together:

 

[browneyes106]

How old is your cat?

If you introduce a kitten, it will easier for the #1 cat. Introducing an adult cat to another adult cat could be tough.

I had 2 adult cats when we introduced a kitten into our home (ds saved her from cruel kids hurting her). The cats were PO'd for a few days-did the normal hissing and so on, but within a week, they were all buds.

I think all pets should have their own pet so they arent lonely during the day

Jodi

I agree it depends on the age of the cats and kittens. Adult cats can be very territorial. Kittens sometime get along with each other easily. How did your son rescue the kitten exactly?

 

[Micca]

I believe you can find tips on how to integrate a new cat with an existing one. It has something to do with keeping one cat isolated from the other one and providing only limited exposure which increases over a few days.

Someone here probably knows, or Google can be your friend

I wish I'd known the process some years ago when we brought added a kitten to the one adult cat we already had. Those two never really did get along and there would be an occasional fight

 

[HelenePA]

Mine are sisters.. I did catsit for a week and I'll NEVER bring another cat in my house again.. I wont go into details but I got a tag out of it..

 

[Philagoofy]

The cat we have now wandered into our garage last Feb & took up residence. After a while, he came into the house and we decided to keep him. The vet said he was between 1 & 2 years old. So now he'd be close to either 2 or 3.

The cat we are thinking of adopting is about 8-9 months old, also from the streets. Actually looks just like ours, all black, just smaller, thinner. Ours is not a loving cat, he used to attack me everyday but now he'll go a few days.

We were told to keep the new cat in a room by herself for 2 weeks. The 3rd week we can let her out when we are there to see how they get along. I'm hoping that they can play together. Sometimes our Stewie sits by the door looking at the cat outside who comes by every so often. He meows when the other cat leaves & I feel so bad for him. I try to play with him but it's just not the same as playing with a dog.

 

[flying_babyb]

yep we did. its worked out well... TOO WELL. they play all the time but I cant take one anywere alone. I take them BOTH to the vet, BOTH to grandmas, they must know where the other one is AT ALL TIMES. they panic if they cant find each other. There so cute. we call them the little lovers. we were told to put them in a room that was no ones turf and let them get used to each other. Just dont put them in the bathtub together. we tried that and now the two are petrified of each other (not living together anymore). We never seprated our cats introducing them. I just kept the new cat close in site. It worked well for us. As i type this both my cats are sleeping snuggled together and on me. lol

 

[amyy]

We put two cats together but it was because we moved in together. 3 years and it has been a nightmare. My cat just want to attack the other one. They can't even be in the same room-ever. One lives in the comupter room and we had to stack 3 baby gates to keep mine out. We now hear her before she makes it over the top. Nights are the worst.

 

[lvanleer]

Well we have a 3 yr old cat and brought in 4 kittens this past year....didn't keep them separate from each other....the kittens play with each other and the 3 yr old tolerates the youngsters....will let them sleep near her and will sometime swat at them in a playful way....and follows them around like she's protecting them....they all eat and drink together.

 

[flying_babyb]

It depends on the cats. I take mine home to my moms house (two adult cats, 10 and 13) and my two (adults 3 and 4) do ok, the first night its Hisss and growling but after that their fine (except for piddles who thinks she should tinkle on my cats). I wish you luck.

 

[Tigger2252]

Strays always seem to find their way to my house, so I have always had multiple cats. I have four right now, the latest addition was about a year ago. I have never had a problem introducing a new cat to the family. When the new addition comes into the family the other cats generally hiss and act rotten for a few days, but eventually everyone learns their place in the family and things settle down. They all have their own personalities and like anyone else they have favorites For instance, Sebastian likes all the other cats, but is especially close to Jasmine. Haley on the other hand doesn't like Jasmine for some reason so they don't hang together. They don't fight, but Haley will hiss at Jasmine if she jumps on the bed when she is laying with me. Abby is the youngest, and is pretty shy and jumpy. She gets along fine with the other cats but is best friends with my youngest dog, a small Yorkie. Those two play all the time and Abby will pin Jade to the floor and wash her hair. Good luck to you! Just remember to have patience and give them time to sort each other out.

 

[chager]

We have done btoh adults and kittens. Neither was easier. They each had their own unique issues. Summer 2007 we brought in a 9 yr old male cat to our pack that was at the time 13 and 2. (both female) A few weeks after Bagheera came we also ended up with a 2 week old kitten, Kiki. Only Baggy accepted Kiki. Lucy and Sissy wanted nothing to do with her nor she with them. Since Kiki required round the clock feeding she also spent time with my mom. She now lives there fulltime and is extremely happy with Sissy's brother Buddy. When we initailly found Sissy and Buddy when they were 4 weeks old (another orphan) and Lucy took to her without a problem. So I think it just depends on the cats in the end. We did find it easiest to keep Baggy in a crate to allow him to get used to the smells of the house and the others to get used to him. He had been an only cat all his life and then things changed very suddenly for him. Life as he knew it was over, strangers in a really loud flashing things swooped in and took his person and then new persons came in and took him to a new home. Even with all the trauma he adjusted very well.

good luck and be patient.

 

[KimmyDisneyNerd]

I adopted a 2nd cat most def for my first cat to have the company. The older one was about 2 and the 2nd was very very young. Meeko, our older cat hated Aurora when she was little. We had to keep them separate until Aurora was old enough to fight back. They are now (two years later) the best of friends. We since adopted two Siamese from the same litter and the big two had NO issues at all with them from the beginning.
It makes me feel better when I go on vacation to know they have each other.

 

[DarthKTrava]

A friend of mine just got a young kitty for his established cat. Right now they're ignoring each other and staking out spots at opposite ends of the trailer.

 

[Philagoofy]

We just bought our second one home a few hours ago. She's in a room by herself, as was suggested by the rescue worker. But Belle & Stewie have been curious about each other, playing footsies under the door. I'm hoping everything works out and they play alot together once they are formally introduced or shortly thereafter.

 

[TheZue]

When we got our first cat way back in 1996 we did that. She always seemed anxious and was ripping out her fur...I assumed she was lonely and got her a 'friend' named Bean when she was around six months old. She HATED him and after 12 years with her I now know she's just neurotic and a touch crazy. Bean unfortunately went missing when he was 2 but we've now got two more cats and Shadow hates them too but they love each other