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Hi everyone! So, I have a ~4 months old kitten (male) and I'd like to adopt a little friend for him after summer. I haven't yet decided, because first I have to consider if I can afford another cat and other practical stuff, but I'm trying to understand what my options are since I read that a cat is happier with a feline companion and, well, making my kitten happy is my goal.
Thing is: because of how my appartment is made, I cannot do slow introduction. It's literally impossible, there is a single mini-bathroom and the doors that separate the rooms (1 kitchen, 1 bedroom, 1 living room, all connected) are a joke that couldn't keep out a 6 weeks old kitten. I could probably somehow manage to keep the two separated for 24hours, but this wouldn't be a simple task and not something I could keep doing for a longer time without making everyone's life hell.
So, questions:
Do I have to give up on the idea of adopting another cat?
Are kitten better than older cats for a sudden, fast introduction? Fletcher would be at least 6 months old when we'll think about adopting another cat.
Fletcher is a male, would introducing a female go smoother or would another male be better? (Both cats would be neutered/spayed)
Did you have any experience with sudden introduction, and was it always a disaster?
With the given context, would it be better for Fletcher to be a single cat?
It's something that concerns me but I have no way to do slow introduction nor to adopt earlier another kitten, and I would love to hear advices from you guys.
Thing is: because of how my appartment is made, I cannot do slow introduction. It's literally impossible, there is a single mini-bathroom and the doors that separate the rooms (1 kitchen, 1 bedroom, 1 living room, all connected) are a joke that couldn't keep out a 6 weeks old kitten. I could probably somehow manage to keep the two separated for 24hours, but this wouldn't be a simple task and not something I could keep doing for a longer time without making everyone's life hell.
So, questions:
Do I have to give up on the idea of adopting another cat?
Are kitten better than older cats for a sudden, fast introduction? Fletcher would be at least 6 months old when we'll think about adopting another cat.
Fletcher is a male, would introducing a female go smoother or would another male be better? (Both cats would be neutered/spayed)
Did you have any experience with sudden introduction, and was it always a disaster?
With the given context, would it be better for Fletcher to be a single cat?
It's something that concerns me but I have no way to do slow introduction nor to adopt earlier another kitten, and I would love to hear advices from you guys.