When the trauma of the trip and vaccinations has subsided I'm going to get Fay a buddy cat.
She's a very gentle and easily intimidated 3 year old female. My vet said to get a male and she'll keep him in line but what age should I get?
I was originally thinking of rescuing a full grow cat. One other people whouldn' be likely to take but most are massive compared to my little 9 1/2 pounder and the itty bitty kittens at PetSmart rescue are sooo cute.
Would a kitten be a good choice? Would it bring out her maternal instincts or would an older cat be more likely to be a buddy. She wouldn't kill someone else's kitten would she?
What's that scratching at the back of my chair? Someone is demanding attention.
I read somewhere that older cats do better with kittens because they are seen as less of a threat to them/their territory, etc.
I also think a male would be best. We got our male first, then added the female only a few weeks later and it's amazing how much more dominant the female is already. I can't imagine how reactions would be with a female who is used to 'owning the place' having a new female come in who also wants to take on that role. Males don't care as much, I guess.
Looking forward to seeing your new addition
I read that a kitten is less likely to try to challenge the resident cat I'm just hoping Her Highness will be accepting of a kitten. She's the center of attention here.
Her former owner said she loved her litter mate but didn't get along well with they cat they had before they picked up Fay and her littermate Abigail. I don't know who disliked who though. The only time I saw Fay with another cat was when she was outdoors, evicted by her former owner, and they were getting along great. I assumed the other cat was a female because it was named "Peg" but that may just have been because it was missing part of a rear leg.
I'm sort of looking for an excuse for a kitten. I never would have gotten one before I got Fay because I wouldn't want to leave a kitten alone all day while I'm at work but if she has Fay to hang out with and teach her the cat ropes I think I could get a kitten.
I don't think I can catnap her littermate Abigail.
Hmmm, about that catnapping.............*thinking hard how to do it*
Ok, so catnapping won't work - I kind of agree - get a younger male kitten. I just think intros will go quicker and better, although I truthfully have NO experience to pull from, just sounds logical.
Our resident cats were 4 and 5 yrs when we got (rescued) BoBo at 5 weeks. He's worked in perfectly and learned VERY quickly about the others.....
Good luck!
I would also advise to take a younger male but try to go for a quiet one. Ebony is an adorable kitten and I love him to pieces but he is definitely challenging the other two. I knew he was quite active and anything but shy (that's why I wanted him), but I must say I didn't expect him to want to rule the house. Cyrano is resisting a little and strangely my rather dominant Diwan lets him get away with it most of the time. Ebony has understood that a cuddle and a lick can get him far with his ragdoll brother
I agree with the others about getting a kitten. I have a friend with 2 cats that are around 2 years old now and have gotten two kittens because someone was going to just put them out so they took them in and their older cats are doing pretty well with the kittens. Good luck with Fay's new friend. She sure deserves to be happy and to have a buddy. Dorothy
I would say that it is easier to introduce a kitten as if you introduce an adult cat, especially a rescue who you don't have much history for, then you don't know what hang-ups the new cat may be coming in with. If you can get a kitten from a breeder then a good breeder should be able to take Fay's personality and temperament into consideration and recommend the best kitten to suit both you and Fay. If however the kitten is a rescue then at least it should be able to adapt more quickly and easily. Good luck whatever you choose, I hope you, Fay and Fay's new playmate will all be very happy very soon.
Elicia Wrote:I would also advise to take a younger male but try to go for a quiet one. Ebony is an adorable kitten and I love him to pieces but he is definitely challenging the other two. I knew he was quite active and anything but shy (that's why I wanted him), but I must say I didn't expect him to want to rule the house. Cyrano is resisting a little and strangely my rather dominant Diwan lets him get away with it most of the time. Ebony has understood that a cuddle and a lick can get him far with his ragdoll brother
I was about to adopt a 3 month old named "Cassanova" from the SPCA last week but I was rejected as an adopter because I didn't know when and where Fay had her last rabies vaccine. I haven't been able to get that from the former owner so she's going in next week for vaccines from her Vet.
Maybe that was for the best because Cassanova is a 3 month old 3.5 pound spayed male who was put up for adoption for being "too active". But hey. 3.5 pounds how much trouble could he have caused
at 3.5 pounds. He was a sweetie nuzzeling up to my hand in his cage, purring than climbing on my shoulder when they "counselor" openned the cage. He's since been adopted.
It looks like you've enabled my desire to adopt a kitten. It would be good to adopt a full sized cat, they have some sweet dehomed adults but I'll go with what's likely to make for the easiest introductions.
Here's another bad cell ph pic of Fay. I tried to get her cute littel raccon face in but as soon as I move toward her she always walked over to me. The lighting was bad because I had to go from a distance but at least you know she's a real kitty. I wish I had my camera last night when she was supervising my cleaning of her litter boxes out on the pool deck. The blue eyes are increadible in real sunlight and her fur looks so soft and fluffy in that light.
We're going to have to send you to photography school or something -- so we can really get some good pics of that girl! She has a following on here, and yet we still haven't had a REAL GOOD look at the girl!