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Hello all! I have been a cat owner, as well as other small furries, forever. My husband and I lost our 13 year old rescue mackerel tabby to liver cancer in May. We adopted an eight month old neutered male in June from our local RSPCA as we missed a moggy face so much. He’s a cheeky, confident and outgoing lad and he brings us lots of happiness! He was a constant biter and chewer, and very clingy with me, so I thought he might benefit from having a buddy to play with, so nearly two weeks ago, we adopted another neutered male who is nine months old. I think they’re getting on reasonably well; they play fight lots, which is adorable, but sometimes this does descend into proper fighting, and it’s usually at night. There’s no constant aggression between them, they will share a litter tray (even though there’s no need), they share toys, will eat together happily. The problem seems to be that the new younger cat doesn’t appear to know his own strength. He’s much bigger and stronger than our existing mog, and I think he plays too rough. Our older cat hisses and ends up yowling, and sometimes it results in some fur flying. I’m having to separate them at night time because I was constantly up and down with a spray bottle and not getting any sleep. Even when they get on at night time, their play fights are absolutely chaotic and they’re crashing and banging into everything, and this is just as noisy as the real fights! I’ve got two stinky pet remedy plug ins and a feliway (currently waiting for the second feliway to be delivered). I think that ultimately they’ll be ok, as they good times far outweigh the bad. Our new mog is lovely and playful, and makes such lovely chirruping meows to our older boy and is obviously so keen to be besties. Any advice? I am conscious that it’s not even been two weeks yet though, and it could take months for them to be fully BFF’s. I just feel bad for our few mog being kept downstairs at night in the kitchen and conservatory as it’s colder, while our other little man is upstairs with us. He’s slept in bed with us since the day we got him and I think he’d be really distressed if he couldn’t get to us. Plus I think we’re babying him a bit because he’s so teeny (about 2.6kg) and it looks like he’s the one being picked on a bit. Am I doing the right thing? Although I’d say I’m an experienced owner, my previous cats were either adopted together, or always lived alone.
Best of luck with less fur flying. Glad you joined the forum.
