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Hi all,
I am new here. I had 2 Siamese cats, 8 years old. I just had to put 1 cat to sleep Monday night. They were brothers from the same litter. I am still pretty upset over it all. I just was curious as to what others thought on getting 2 kittens to add to the addition of an 8 year old neutered male.
Mika, my remaining cat, is pretty timid and shy, was totally the submissive of the 2 I had. I want him to have a "friend", and am looking at getting 2 cats from a vet in the area. She will be getting them on Sat, so I am not sure of their sex yet. She will spay/neuter etc before I get them a week later. I have done all the research on keeping the new and old cats seperated for a week or so, and let them get use to their smell.
Here are my questions. Should I wait a certain period from when 1 cat died, till I get the new ones? Will my existing cat freak out if it is too soon. Does it matter the sex of the new kittens if they are spayed and neutered? I am thinking of getting the 2 litter mates so they can burn their energy off on each other instead of bugging Mika to play as much. Should I just go with 1 kitten instead? I do have more questions, but let me start there for now.
Thanks Cathy
I am new here. I had 2 Siamese cats, 8 years old. I just had to put 1 cat to sleep Monday night. They were brothers from the same litter. I am still pretty upset over it all. I just was curious as to what others thought on getting 2 kittens to add to the addition of an 8 year old neutered male.
Mika, my remaining cat, is pretty timid and shy, was totally the submissive of the 2 I had. I want him to have a "friend", and am looking at getting 2 cats from a vet in the area. She will be getting them on Sat, so I am not sure of their sex yet. She will spay/neuter etc before I get them a week later. I have done all the research on keeping the new and old cats seperated for a week or so, and let them get use to their smell.
Here are my questions. Should I wait a certain period from when 1 cat died, till I get the new ones? Will my existing cat freak out if it is too soon. Does it matter the sex of the new kittens if they are spayed and neutered? I am thinking of getting the 2 litter mates so they can burn their energy off on each other instead of bugging Mika to play as much. Should I just go with 1 kitten instead? I do have more questions, but let me start there for now.
Thanks Cathy