Adopting a second kitten

HereticPrincess

Hey all

Just wondering if I can get any info on this.

I am looking to adopt a second kitten, I was going to do this a few months ago but decided to wait until I moved (which I have) to a bigger apartment.

I already have a 1yr old female, who was neutered a few weeks ago.
She was around a tomcat a few weeks ago for an hour & was very agitated, I've read up on how to introduce new kittens & everything.

Would it be better to adopt another female or a male?

Call me Socket

Get a male. There are exceptions but it's common for 2 females to never get along....the best you could hope for is that they tolerate each other.
I have 1 male and 6 females....all the girls get along great with Simba, but Sparrow and Blaze hate each other, Giles spits and hisses if Carrie gets too near, Noodles is terrified of Sparrow, Alaska always keeps her distance from the other 5.
Like I said, there are exceptions (mother & daughter, or sibling girls, or girls adopted at the same time and around the same age) but generally getting a second female would be a 'wait and see and hope for the best' situation!

PinkTulips

i agree, they tend to see other females as a bit of a threat wheras they'll co exist happily enough with a male by simply blanking him as if he doesn't exist

HereticPrincess

Oh okay, that makes sense

Are male cats any different from female? I've only ever had females..
I was told they spray / pee to mark territory
I'm not sure if that's true at all, if girls are easier to litter train.

Thank you for the advice so far though

Call me Socket

PinkTulips wrote: »

i agree, they tend to see other females as a bit of a threat wheras they'll co exist happily enough with a male by simply blanking him as if he doesn't exist

Much like humans eh?!:D

HP, a male marks his territory by spraying when he's warding off potential toms taking over his 'pride'. Get him neutered at 6 months and it'll prevent a lot of problems.

PinkTulips

Call me Socket wrote: »

Much like humans eh?!:D

hey, it works for me

HP, whereabouts are you? i have 2 kittens needing homes, one male and one female, if you were close enough i'd be happy for you to try them out with you girl and see what she thinks?

HereticPrincess

I'm in Meath, just moved there. I'll be looking in the next 2-3 weeks.
Hoping to get a tabby as Ella is all black :rolleyes:

I think I'll take your advice & get a boy:D

PinkTulips

there are a few tabby males on the board at the minute (or if you fancy a b&w male that's what i have )

the pink lady

Drogheda Animal Rescue always have loads of cats and kittens needing loving homes, see www.dar.ie They are open Saturdays for rehoming.

HereticPrincess

Oh I shall check there, thank you
I think a boy is the way to go,

She's a fussy lil madam sometimes, so she'll hopefully be fine with him :rolleyes: