I didn't mention this in my last post, so I thought that I'd post again...
It was REALLY nice for me to be able to confine my two monsters in a single room while I wasn't home. I used the bathroom when they were ~5-7 weeks and then moved them into the guest room. I was able to take out all electronics and put away cords, breakables, etc. from the room so that I knew they were "safe" in there while I was away. It also gave me time to kittenproof the rest of the house.
While they were staying in their room, I'd let them come into the rest of the house while I was at home. After about 4 weeks of that they "graduated" to being left out full time.
As to "ginger cats", I've known two recently...my brother had a female red tabby that was/is very people friendly, outgoing, affectionate, and hyper. The other "ginger" I know is one of my two kittens. He is very active (by my standards at least), and only affectionate ocassionaly although he loves to play. So yes, I think it goes more by the cat verses the color/sex.
I have heard that males are more accepting of new cats, which you might want to take into account if you're planning on getting another cat anytime in the near future. That was true with my three males (kittens and an adult) when my sister-in-law's cat (female) came into the house...they ignored her while she hissed and threw a fit. It took her about 1 month longer to "accept" them than the reverse.
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It was REALLY nice for me to be able to confine my two monsters in a single room while I wasn't home. I used the bathroom when they were ~5-7 weeks and then moved them into the guest room. I was able to take out all electronics and put away cords, breakables, etc. from the room so that I knew they were "safe" in there while I was away. It also gave me time to kittenproof the rest of the house.
While they were staying in their room, I'd let them come into the rest of the house while I was at home. After about 4 weeks of that they "graduated" to being left out full time.
As to "ginger cats", I've known two recently...my brother had a female red tabby that was/is very people friendly, outgoing, affectionate, and hyper. The other "ginger" I know is one of my two kittens. He is very active (by my standards at least), and only affectionate ocassionaly although he loves to play. So yes, I think it goes more by the cat verses the color/sex.
I have heard that males are more accepting of new cats, which you might want to take into account if you're planning on getting another cat anytime in the near future. That was true with my three males (kittens and an adult) when my sister-in-law's cat (female) came into the house...they ignored her while she hissed and threw a fit. It took her about 1 month longer to "accept" them than the reverse.
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