A month or so ago my brother and his wife decided to get 2 cats for their young boys (4yo and 5.5yo). After visiting the local shelter and answering several newspaper ads, the boys finally decided on a ~2 mo old male (Lucky) and a ~1 yr old female (Tabby).
A few days later, one of her coworkers stopped by with another ~2 mo old male (Snowflake) since she knew they had been looking for cats. She had driven a few hours to get the kitten from one of her relatives so my brother couldn't refuse the kitten and they ended up with 3 cats.
From the get go the 2 kittens played together while Tabby pretty much did everything she could to ignore them. Because of this, they had considered giving me Tabby since I was also looking for another cat.
However, after the first 7-10 days, Tabby warmed up to the kittens and has now officially adopted them as her own! Not only does she groom them daily, but she even lets Lucky try to nurse from time to time (which doesn't accomplish much, obviously). However, she still gets annoyed with their constant playing and will occasionally "disappear" for a bit.
A few days later, one of her coworkers stopped by with another ~2 mo old male (Snowflake) since she knew they had been looking for cats. She had driven a few hours to get the kitten from one of her relatives so my brother couldn't refuse the kitten and they ended up with 3 cats.
From the get go the 2 kittens played together while Tabby pretty much did everything she could to ignore them. Because of this, they had considered giving me Tabby since I was also looking for another cat.
However, after the first 7-10 days, Tabby warmed up to the kittens and has now officially adopted them as her own! Not only does she groom them daily, but she even lets Lucky try to nurse from time to time (which doesn't accomplish much, obviously). However, she still gets annoyed with their constant playing and will occasionally "disappear" for a bit.
