I currently have a 13 year old male cat that has been an only cat for the entire 13 years we have had him...I would love to get a kitten also. How do you think my 13 year old would get along with a kitten? My current cat is very spoiled and sleeps with his head on my pillow every night.
2007-07-11 11:29:45 · 13 answers · asked by Me & You 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
I had two male cats that (at the time) were probably 12 and 15. I brought home two new kittens and they welcomed them and became very friendly. I think inroducing a kitten is much better than introducing an adult cat, the kitten isn't intimidating to the adult cat and seems to seek out play and attention. However, if your cat doesn't welcome him at first, you have to give it time, and sometimes, lots of it. I have also brought in a couple of adult cats, and they still have to keep their distance from each other, but it is less and less all the time and it has been over a year. So, be patient, it should work out fine.....just be sure to give your adult cat even more attention and keep the litter cleaned....that's my advice.
2007-07-11 13:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by helpanimals 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were to get a kitten now, you would have to make sure that you can still give the older one the usual attention that he would normally get. My cat Misty was 10 years when we got Tigger. Misty was none too happy and scratched my dad when he tried to give her attention. I think that once your male gets into his head that this little ball of fur is here to stay, he'll at first ignore it, then get used to it. His attitude will also depend it if you get a girl or boy. He'll be a little territorial regarding the bed, especially when the kitten tries to sleep with you. On the other hand, with a much older cat, the kitten will learn from him and some say that a kitten will be house trained a lot faster by the "Kitten see, kitten do".
2007-07-11 11:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never know, but in all my years of experience with cats, a new kitten is generally accepted and becomes a best friend to the old timers. Even if they have been the only cat. Sometimes it takes a little more time, but they should be fine. Just give the same attention and more to your #1 cat.
2007-07-11 11:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should get along fine. Introduce them slowly at first. We have an older cat and we got kittens a few years ago. We put the kittens in our downstairs bathroom and shut the door. Then, our older cat could go sniff them under the door when she wanted to. We kept them downstairs for a week or two, then brought them upstairs. There was a little hissing, but then they got along fine and have been since.
2007-07-11 11:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say. Older male cats are often more tolerant of kittens than older females but if he is used to being an only cat it might take him some time to get used to a new cat in the house. You will need to keep them separated at first and introduce them gradually and under supervision.
2007-07-11 11:34:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy - I had a similiar situation with my 11 year old male (and he was neutered) cat. I thought a new kitten would be nice and I brought one in the house. I listened to everyone tell me about doing it gradually (I did) and to be patient (I was). And to get a female kitten (I did). My older cat would not come out from the closet hardly EVER - he gave me dirty looks and would NOT let me pet him and he NEVER slept with me like before. He was not mean to the kitten - he just ignored the kitten and stared at me like I was Satan. After 2 months, I couldn't take it anymore, and gave the little kitten to my daughter and the INSTANT the baby kitten was gone from my house, my older cat came right out and acted like everything was just fine and like there had NEVER been another feline in the house. I never tried getting another kitten again.
2007-07-11 11:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by lelhoni 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked my vet this same question when one of my 14 year old cats died and I didn't want the other to be lonely. He said go for it, either he'll fall in love with the kitten or ignore it. Granted, mine wasn't raised as an only cat, but I bet the same logic applies.
2007-07-11 11:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by Ronnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the cat and how they're introduced. My older male turned out to LOVE kittens and tolerated everything. First thing Dax did was fling herself at him and wrap herself around his neck like a feather boa and start kicking and biting while he pretended she wasn't there! He acted like an honorary uncle, letting her eat first, joined in with play, etc.
Usually if you get one of the other gender, things work out ok. The only problem we had was that the new one wanted ALL the toys and we had to put some of his favorites into a drawer so she didn't get them all.
2007-07-11 13:56:23 · answer #8 · answered by hudsongray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
although your kitten is accustomed to being spoiled and alone and will probably throw a royal fit, she will get used to the little one eventually. All cats are jelous at first but by nature the kitten usually knows to show inferiority, allowing the older cat to feel dominant and they will eventually warm up to eachother.
2007-07-11 12:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by Donotanswer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the nature of the cat. If the cat lives around other cats then it will probably OK, but if it hasn't been around other cats then don't get a kitten
2007-07-11 11:46:02 · answer #10 · answered by BreannaRocks:-P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋