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My husband and I are looking to adopt a companion for our 7-year-old rescue Smudge. She’s pretty chilled out and unfazed by new (human) guests in the house, and she has settled in really well in the 5 months since we adopted her. She’s very comfy in her new forever home, but recently has seemed a bit bored and as we would love another cat, we’ve started to look around for a friend for her.
My initial criteria were male around a similar age; Smudge is far from inactive but she’s also not the most playful or affectionate (although I don’t know if this is boredom or her personality!) There is one beautiful candidate at a nearby shelter who is also 7 - he’s a ragdoll cross so really striking with his bright blue eyes, not super active but can go with another cat.
As we were looking around the shelter we also came across a pair of heartbreakers - 2 ragdoll girls, both 12 years old who came in together - who really stole our hearts. I do think we could handle bringing home a closely bonded pair but would this make it harder for Smudge?
The shelter feel both of these options can live with another pet but I really want to make the best choice for Smudge. I’ve done lots of reading and it does seem to be case-by-case so I know we’ll never know until we choose, but I’d like to make the transition as easy as possible for Smudge and also would love to hear which option you guys feel you’d go for! It’s so hard to decide as each have their pros and cons
My husband and I are looking to adopt a companion for our 7-year-old rescue Smudge. She’s pretty chilled out and unfazed by new (human) guests in the house, and she has settled in really well in the 5 months since we adopted her. She’s very comfy in her new forever home, but recently has seemed a bit bored and as we would love another cat, we’ve started to look around for a friend for her.
My initial criteria were male around a similar age; Smudge is far from inactive but she’s also not the most playful or affectionate (although I don’t know if this is boredom or her personality!) There is one beautiful candidate at a nearby shelter who is also 7 - he’s a ragdoll cross so really striking with his bright blue eyes, not super active but can go with another cat.
As we were looking around the shelter we also came across a pair of heartbreakers - 2 ragdoll girls, both 12 years old who came in together - who really stole our hearts. I do think we could handle bringing home a closely bonded pair but would this make it harder for Smudge?
The shelter feel both of these options can live with another pet but I really want to make the best choice for Smudge. I’ve done lots of reading and it does seem to be case-by-case so I know we’ll never know until we choose, but I’d like to make the transition as easy as possible for Smudge and also would love to hear which option you guys feel you’d go for! It’s so hard to decide as each have their pros and cons