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Hey all, as you can see from my post history, I adopted two adult female cats a few months ago. One of them, Fig, is FIV+ and 7 years old. She so far hasn't shown outward medical issues either at the shelter, or since she's been with us. She has a healthy appetite and weight (in fact, she could...

Hi again all, So I last posted before the weekend. In the days since, I am still very confused by what appears to be mild progress and then huge backslides. Over the weekend, things started out okay. In some respects they continue to be okay-- Almost every day now, both will come sleep in the...

Ugh. New developments yesterday after I posted my follow up. So again, I thought we were doing well. Later in the afternoon, both gals were back up the on bed. Even though they had just had an intense slap fight a few hours before, they were chilled out, loafing on the bed, WITHIN A FOOT of each...

Hello good cat people. Thank you all for responding. The past few days have been a mixed bag. At first I thought we were turning a corner-- There were two days in a row where both gals were sitting on the bed together calmly, within two feet of each other, and snoozing happily! No fights those...

Hi again all! I have been posting a bunch since adopting two cats recently—I’m an experienced cat owner, but have never owned two at the same time. We’ve had our two new cats Fig (7F) and Mieves (9F) for 3 weeks now. They’re not bonded, we just met them at the same shelter and couldn’t make a...

Hi all! Thanks so much to you all for your thoughts and quotes + links to source information. This is helpful to have. As mentioned, yes, the concern is that she's already immunocompromised with FIV. Normally I would agree that with a gentle cat who is otherwise healthy, maybe the antibiotic...

Hi cat people, I posted a while ago about my planned cat adoption. Initially I needed advice for getting 2 cats from two different shelters, but long story short, we ended up getting 2 cats from the same shelter. Both are adult females, 7 and 9. Cat A was a former pet surrendered, Cat B was...

Hey all, big thanks for the detailed personal experiences. My next step this past day was to reach out separately to the women who run each organization (I've been in semi-regular contact with both). Previous emails had just been about each cat individually, but both shelters know we've been...

No holds have been put on them, but I don't think they're at any risk of snatched up from under us. Both organizations are very small local operations that don't have a big social media presence, and even then, Cat 1 has been there for a solid 7 years (!!) and Cat 2 with fosters for a year and a...

I genuinely appreciate the "Debbie Downer" perspectives just as much as the optimistic ones, so thanks for replying! I'm curious about this point here-- could you elaborate? I get that the dynamic a cat has with its shelter-mates may be different when they're one-on-one with a new, unknown...

Hello all, Apologies if this is the wrong place, but I've had trouble finding advice on this issue specifically. Whenever I look up forum threads on multi-cat adoption, they have to do with kittens and/or bonded pairs. Here's my dilemma: My SO and I are finally ready to adopt a cat after 2+...

Thanks for replying-- I too am a little worried how he might fare as an only cat, another thing to ask about when I go check out that shelter...

Thanks for responding! All good questions-- I had definitely planned to make a list of questions before I started visiting shelters, so I'll add these in! I haven't visited this particular shelter yet, but tried to do as much research on them as I could. It appears most of their cats hang out...

Hi fellow cat people! I’ve been a long-time lurker, just now looking for some specific advice in case anyone else has found themselves in this situation. Sorry if this gets long! This past Feb., my beloved 17 (almost 18) y.o. Junior died. He'd been my family pet since he was a kitten. In his...