I've had many cats throughout my life. My experience has always been that the boys are the most (consistently) cuddly. And, for what it's worth, out of all the male cats we've had, only one has been a sprayer.
Our alpha female, Princess, has never and will never be cuddly. She tolerates our other cats, but not too well. However, our alpha male Rocky cuddles with everything - human or animal. He even cleans our kittens and is not threatened by anything ever. My kittens, Max and Vladimir, are both snuggly as all get out, although Vladimir is more so than Max. He'll follow you around and meow at you until you pick him up. Pretty much every male tuxedo I've come in contact with is that way.
The only reason I'd be hesitant about this decision (if I were you) is because Zoey sounds a lot like Princess in terms of attitude and behavior. Princess isn't really bitchy (for lack of a better word) but she likes to do her own thing and has a lot of independence. She also loves the window perch and spends most of her day lying on it doing nothing. Zoey may never forgive you for bringing another cat home *OR* she might be happy to have more space. I'm not sure if Princess acts the way she does because she doesn't like other cats or if that's just her personality. She does get along better with males than females though - she's scared of other females and whenever we've taken them in from time to time, she would hide on top of an armoir. She was so scared that we had to feed her up there and put the female cats in another room so that she could come down and use the litter box.
I would definitely *not* get another female, in this case. But I think a male kitty that's been around other cats would be a good idea, if you do decide to go ahead with your decision..
Good luck.. any cat would be very lucky to have you as an owner. The love you have for Zoey is felt by all of us and I think that's why your neighbor says you have a way with her cats.
Our alpha female, Princess, has never and will never be cuddly. She tolerates our other cats, but not too well. However, our alpha male Rocky cuddles with everything - human or animal. He even cleans our kittens and is not threatened by anything ever. My kittens, Max and Vladimir, are both snuggly as all get out, although Vladimir is more so than Max. He'll follow you around and meow at you until you pick him up. Pretty much every male tuxedo I've come in contact with is that way.
The only reason I'd be hesitant about this decision (if I were you) is because Zoey sounds a lot like Princess in terms of attitude and behavior. Princess isn't really bitchy (for lack of a better word) but she likes to do her own thing and has a lot of independence. She also loves the window perch and spends most of her day lying on it doing nothing. Zoey may never forgive you for bringing another cat home *OR* she might be happy to have more space. I'm not sure if Princess acts the way she does because she doesn't like other cats or if that's just her personality. She does get along better with males than females though - she's scared of other females and whenever we've taken them in from time to time, she would hide on top of an armoir. She was so scared that we had to feed her up there and put the female cats in another room so that she could come down and use the litter box.
I would definitely *not* get another female, in this case. But I think a male kitty that's been around other cats would be a good idea, if you do decide to go ahead with your decision..
Good luck.. any cat would be very lucky to have you as an owner. The love you have for Zoey is felt by all of us and I think that's why your neighbor says you have a way with her cats.
