Hello All,
So I am going to meet a kitten tonight that may or may not become a new member of our household. I have read all the articles on here about how to do the introductions- but do any of you have advice on what age kitten to get?
Skye is 10 years old and he just lost his companion Nathan on Saturday. He seems to be coping well. Nathan was always the alpha male of the house and took the lead on everything. Skye has always been a loner and a bit skittish. I've had roomates in the past who also had cats and both Nathan and Skye accepted those cats and made them their friends. But then again that was 7 years ago. Nathan and Skye have been the only cats in the house for the last 7 years. Now it is just Skye and he hasn't been an only cat since the day he was born. It's funny, he is actually doing some of the things that Nathan used to help me with like making the bed. Skye would never help because there was too much movement involved. He is a loving kitty, but on his terms. If you approach him too fast he runs or he will come over to be pet and if you reach out too fast he will walk just out of your reach and wait till you move slower.
Does anyone have advice on the age of kitten I should get? The one I am going to meet tonight is 15 weeks. I am worried that will be too old and that Skye would feel threatened unless it was a teeny kitten. Any thoughts or experiences that you could share?
So I am going to meet a kitten tonight that may or may not become a new member of our household. I have read all the articles on here about how to do the introductions- but do any of you have advice on what age kitten to get?
Skye is 10 years old and he just lost his companion Nathan on Saturday. He seems to be coping well. Nathan was always the alpha male of the house and took the lead on everything. Skye has always been a loner and a bit skittish. I've had roomates in the past who also had cats and both Nathan and Skye accepted those cats and made them their friends. But then again that was 7 years ago. Nathan and Skye have been the only cats in the house for the last 7 years. Now it is just Skye and he hasn't been an only cat since the day he was born. It's funny, he is actually doing some of the things that Nathan used to help me with like making the bed. Skye would never help because there was too much movement involved. He is a loving kitty, but on his terms. If you approach him too fast he runs or he will come over to be pet and if you reach out too fast he will walk just out of your reach and wait till you move slower.
Does anyone have advice on the age of kitten I should get? The one I am going to meet tonight is 15 weeks. I am worried that will be too old and that Skye would feel threatened unless it was a teeny kitten. Any thoughts or experiences that you could share?