Thinking of getting another cat.

Hi, I am new to this forum and would like to say that the place is looking good

Ok, I have a cat that is about 3 yrs old and is used to just being around us humans....I've had him since he was a kitten and he's been fixed. I feel sry for him because I can't always give him the attention that he would like. For example if im in class or at the gym and he is by himself alone in the house, or when I am sleeping(he seems to want a lot of attention at bedtime). I was thinking of getting another cat to keep him company, but I don't know if that is really what he wants....I can't read his mind so I dont know if he will become depressed or happier. And I don't know if they will get along

If I got another cat it would be a kitten...and I don't want my cat to feel like the new cat is the new center of attention,
Can anyone give me some advice ??

Hi Sus, welcome to the forum. I can't really give advice, cause I'm new here too, but you've definitely come to the right place for advice - these guys are great!
I also recently got a kitten companion for my older female cat, still waiting to see if they're going to be big pals.

Patches is 3 years old and we just got our kitten Alley on
Halloween - at first patches diden't like her but that diden't
last long before they were playing and snuggling together

Nef is somewhere in the area of about 6 years old and Domino is 8 weeks. As I said in my other post "Psycho Kitty" they were actually playing this morning. But Nef's still seems mad at me - ignore, ignore - and she seems to have stopped hisssing at Dom at least.

I'd say get a young kitten of the opposite sex. Zoey and Saki hissed a bit at first but within a week they were best friends As long as you do the introduction process correctly, you shouldnt have any problems.

Do a search here on introducing your cat to a new cat and you'll get lots of suggestions!

Oh yeah and by the way, is there anyone from montreal that has kittens up for adoption??

Why dont you check your local shelters? Or petfinder.com?

It is the best thing you can do for your cat !! I had one and felt guilty all the time whenever he was alone, then I got Charlie and they became best buddies. Best thing I ever did.

Nature Pet Store on St Jean's on the West Island is a very good pet store. I got Charlie there and never a problem with him. I also know people who got their cats or dogs there, and they have a good reputation!

I think that getting a second cat is a wonderful idea. If you decide to do this, please, please, please introduce them carefully, so that they will be likely to get along. Please click here to read about how to do a successful introduction of a new cat to a resident cat.

I am considering it too. Maybe after I get Reggae spayed. I don't know if I'll get a cat or a kitten or if my lil apt can even accomodate 2 cats.

Hi I am from montreal and you can contact the Animal Rescue network, they are a no kill shelter and have many young kittens and cats for adoption, which includes spaying/neutoring and first vaccines. Call them and they will contact you...
check out their site!

http://www.animalrescuenetwork.org/


oh, and just make sure to give as much attention to your first cat if you get a kitten, and your first cat will not feel that loss of attention...

having another cat I think would be great for your first cat, they really do keep eachother company! and they end up getting along, it is so much fun to see them interact!

Ok update on my above post....

Well I live in an apartment and when I went into the garage to go to my car I saw a cat run across and hide under a car, I ran upstairs to get my carrying cage and some temptations. Then I placed a trail of temptations that led into the cage and he came out and I gently picked him up by the skin on the top of his neck and put him in the cage. He started crying almost immediately, and I brought him upstairs into my place and left him in the cage. The cat was a little older than a baby maybe about a foot in length if it was walking. Then my cat came over and smelled the cage and started growling and hissing, my cat wouldn't let me touch him he was in this "mode". The other cat got so scared that it pissed himself in the cage and I brought the cage in my room where my cat followed me. My cat was really pissed off that I brought this cat home, it was a nice looking cat, very clean and looked like it had previous owners. It was very skinny tho. Then the cat in the cage started getting mad and flipped out in the cage, so I brought him to the spca because I couldn't find anyone that would want him. I also talked to my superintendent and she said she's never seen it before. But I am so glad that I did not buy a cat, because now I know that my cat just wants to be the king of the house.

um yikes. Well, you cant base it on this experience only. There WILL be hissing and growling the first day.. up to even the first week! You need to follow the introduction process exactly for it to work out. And personally I would get a young KITTEN of the opposite sex. Are you sure that cat didnt have a home? How sad.

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um yikes. Well, you cant base it on this experience only. There WILL be hissing and growling the first day.. up to even the first week! You need to follow the introduction process exactly for it to work out. And personally I would get a young KITTEN of the opposite sex. Are you sure that cat didnt have a home? How sad.

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Well i am very sure that it had a home by the way he looked but was very scared and was probably running on the roads trying to hide from cars and people. I felt really bad for him, im sure he had a good home...and now he's at the spca , and if nobody adopts him or the owners dont report him lost and get him they will put him to sleep

Why would you take him to the spca?? Why not just let him back loose where you found him.

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Why would you take him to the spca?? Why not just let him back loose where you found him.

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Becasue it was an indoor garage and could of gotten run over and he was super skinny and dehydrated. He would of died that night or the next day.

Hmmm, you should have kept that kitten. There will almost always be some hissing and growling when you bring a new cat into the home. Your older cat is just letting the new one know who is boss. They will eventually settle down. When you do get a new cat, you should keep it locked in another room for a few days. They will check each other out through the space under the door and get to smell each other's scent. After a while, your older cat will accept the new one. Is there any way you can get that kitten back?

For sure it takes time for 2 cats to become friends. I found a cat on the highway after my 2 cats were 4 years old. After being at the vet for 8 days, he came home with me. Boy,,,, was there ever hissing and growling !!! I kept them separate for a couple of weeks or so, and then things were fine. Also, the new cat has to adjust to your house and your cat.

I would never have taken the third one to the SPCA. Why don't you go back there and get him, and try it out again with your cat.

It really does take patience, but it is worth saving that cat !!!!!

I would have never taken the cat to the SPCA! it could have been somebody's pet, you should have put flyers up and waited a couple a days to see if anyone lost their kitty, it could have been an indoor only kitty, a lot of people keep kitties without telling their super.
also for future info, as others have already said, this was not the way to properly introduce the cats. What cat doesn't cry when put in the carrier? especially an unfamiliar one with another cat's scent, and by an unfamilar person too! You really needed to give it more time! The new cat should have also, in my opinion, been checked by a vet before meeting your other kitty, a new kitty need time to adjust to you and your home and accept another cat, expecitng this to happen in what sounds like a few minutes is unrealistic!!!

If I were you I would go to the SPCA and get him back and try it properly! Please save this cat, you took him from the garage, and the cat deserves a fair chance if it isn't already too late! If you need help we will guide you along the way!

I agree 100% with what Cookie said !

Please go to the SPCA and try to save him