My family found a stray cat a couple of years ago, near Halloween, so it seemed fitting to name him Halloween. Of course, he was already neutered, so we started calling HIM Holly... Thinking it was a female... Anyways, he lives mostly indoors, although he goes outdoors sometimes when it's not so hot. Next month will be my thirteenth birthday, and since my dog favors my mom and older sister, and Holly favors my little sister, I really wanted a kitten from my horseback riding instructor's litter. I fell in love with them. Unfortunately, the kitten I REALLY fell in love with is a male. I nicknamed him Hi5er, because when you touch his paw he gives you a "high five." Holly has never been around other cats since we've had him. I think he could definitely get used to a new kitten, but what about a male? Please don't answer "Sorry, I don't know" or anything of the sort, because this is Yahoo ANSWERS, made for people who have questions and know answers. Thanks so much!
2007-07-12 11:31:46 · 12 answers · asked by Lex♥Rex 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes, sorry, I forgot to add, the kittens are almost seven weeks old. Thanks for all the answers, everyone! Keep them coming in!
2007-07-12 13:09:21 · update #1
Yes you can easily get another male. As they are (or should be) both neutered, they will not be driven by their testoterone therefore two males can happily live together. At present, I have 5 males living happily together inside my house.
Of course, Holly wont be at all happy when the "intruder" first arrives, but things would settle down :-)
2007-07-12 11:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will take Holly a while to get used to a new kitten if he has been on his own for a while. But shouldn't matter male/female.
I have a 9 year old male cat who had been on his own his whole life, and had a little 1 year old cat adopt us. He wasn't happy about it for a good six months, but now they are best of friends and tag team on any other intruders that come into their yard.
As long as you make a point of fussing over Holly, and doing things like feeding him first, you should be ok. Make sure you give them their own space/bed, and introduce them slowly, don't leave them alone together until you sure Holly is ok with the whole thing. There will be fights at first as Holly tells new kitten who is boss.
2007-07-12 19:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Cass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... I haven't had a lot of cat's in my life just around the stable and the male cat's always instinctively ended up killing all of the male kittens because they didn't want any competition. I don't know if it would be different or not with neutered cats but I have heard stories of that happening in peoples houses. I really think it depends on the cat. Hope I helped! Good luck!
2007-07-12 18:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by horsegirl_12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can get a male kitten. I have an older neutered male cat and this winter my husband found a kitten in our barn whose mother had died. He brought him in the house and we've had him in ever since with our old male. The old cat loves the kitten, and is always cleaning him. They do play rough sometimes, but that's what cats do. So don't stress if they do. We recently had the young cat neutered too so all's well in our house.
If you want this kitten, I would say go ahead, and enjoy. To encourage the kitten to like you most, take it to bed with you at night so it sees you as it's cuddle mate, and feed it treats and food so it know's you're the "mama". Good luck with your new baby kitten.
2007-07-12 19:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by toomeymimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With any kitten you get you should expect there to be a few fights the first few weeks. The sex shouldn't really matter as long as you get a young kitten (which it sounds like you are doing). Older cats tend to accept young kittens more readily than an adult cat.
2007-07-12 18:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by Vic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always had male cats and they never had a problem accepting a new male kitten. Just make sure they're both feleuk/fiv tested to make sure you don't expose a potentially sick cat to a healthy one. I would also want to make sure Hi5er was properly dewormed, checked for earmites and started on his vaccine series, as cats are good about sharing viruses and parasites!
2007-07-12 18:39:56 · answer #6 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sex of the kitten usually doesn't matter but since he hasn't been around other cats it may take him awhile to get used to another cat in the house. Keep them separated and supervise all meetings until they get used to each other.
2007-07-12 18:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes of course....just be prepared to break up a few spats until , 1) they get to know each other and or 2) u gest the new kitten fixed too! then theyll both be in the same boat and accept each other.....especially if theyre indoor cats...trust me ...im in the exact same boat and dealt with it first hand!
2007-07-12 18:40:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
although fixed cats can still spray to mark territories. holly might feel threatened or jealous by the new addition, make sure he has his own space and introduce them in small spurts of time. when they start to feel more comfortable increase the amount of time they are together. also i would suggest seperate cat boxes in the beginning
2007-07-12 18:37:03 · answer #9 · answered by colormehappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expect to play referee if their play fights get out of hand but other than that and the battle of the litter tray it shouldn;t be a problem. I had two cats who were brothers and they were a handful but they managed a territorial compromise.
2007-07-12 18:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋