Hiya,
We have been offered a 12-week old kitten (we can choose either a male or female) from a friend, whose cat has recently had a litter. The situation is that our existing cat Millie, (who is about 18-month old, fully neutered, electronically tagged etc) spends most of her weekdays alone indoors (from about 8am-6pm), but has access to the outside world of an evening and at night. She often active late at night and early morning, then sleeps when we are at work.
Basically, what I wanted to know is....
a) Is it a good idea to get another kitten as a friend for Millie, would it be best to get a male or female and in your experience, how do you think Millie would handle a new cat? Would it be better just to leave it completely and stick with the one we have? Will Millie adopt it or see it as a threat?
b) If we do get another kitten, what is the earliest time frame that we should allow, before letting the new kitten outside?
Any advice on this would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Iain
We have been offered a 12-week old kitten (we can choose either a male or female) from a friend, whose cat has recently had a litter. The situation is that our existing cat Millie, (who is about 18-month old, fully neutered, electronically tagged etc) spends most of her weekdays alone indoors (from about 8am-6pm), but has access to the outside world of an evening and at night. She often active late at night and early morning, then sleeps when we are at work.
Basically, what I wanted to know is....
a) Is it a good idea to get another kitten as a friend for Millie, would it be best to get a male or female and in your experience, how do you think Millie would handle a new cat? Would it be better just to leave it completely and stick with the one we have? Will Millie adopt it or see it as a threat?
b) If we do get another kitten, what is the earliest time frame that we should allow, before letting the new kitten outside?
Any advice on this would be appreciated.
Many thanks
Iain
