#second cat

[buttered-ghost-toast]

Ok forget every other post I've made today. This is important.

My girl cat has this one weird fucking eyebrow whisker situation going on. Like its just the one. I cant stop staring and I think she thinks I'm judging her and tbh I totally am.

...this used to be an art blog. Fml.

[patchworkpastel]

Should i get another cat?

I'm not sure where to ask, and I'm still gonna take my can to the vet, just in case but here me out.

My cat is 2 years old, when I got her she came from a household with lots of animals, and where I was living at the time, my roommate had 2 cats.

They all played together, running around, playing with toy, the got along really well.

But now, I've moved and while the new housemate also has a cat, and they get along fine, he's not an active playing cat.

They played together in the beginning, but it's been about 2 months and he doesnt want to play, at least not as often as she does.

He's also an outdoor cat, where my cat is not, so there are long stretches of time where my cat is the only one in the house.

I've noticed that for the last few weeks, my cat has been clinging to me more and more, whereas she used to be content just being in the same room with me, now she wants to be on my lap,

she waits by the door when I get home, is more vocal, gets bored with her toys (she has lots, and I've tried getting her new and different toys, but she still gets bored of them)

my roommate says she cries by the door when I go to work, and she tries to follow the other cat outside when he's let out, when she used to have no interest in the outside world.

I think shes lonely and needs a permanent companion.

Thoughts?

[ilovetoslytherwin]

I can not believe pinterest did me like that

[pawprika-blog]

Introducing a Second Cat into the Home

Introducing a Second Cat into the Home

  When you decide to add a new cat to your home, it’s normally more exciting for you and your family than it is for the cat you already own. That’s because most cats are solitary by nature. However, most will also come to accept or eventually tolerate any additional pets introduced into their home. Keep in mind that cats are very territorial, which is why you should always be careful when you…

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[thesilverpaws]

Your photo of Sambucca as a kitten with Blake prompts me to ask if Blake was used to other cats at the time. I'd love to get a kitten, but my adult cat is very "unfond" of other adult cats. I don't know if a kitten would be accepted.

Haha. So, just to clarify. On that picture Blake was still a kitten himself. I know, I know. He doesn’t look like it, but they were both very young, so it was easy for them to adapt to each other. Blake lived with his family and other cats at his breeder’s place before he came to live with us and about 2 weeks later Sambucca moved in as well, so he was barely ever alone.

In general the chance that an older cat will get along with a new cat is higher with a kitten or young cat, cause also in the animal kingdom the baby-bonus works! But depending on the age or personality of your cat maybe an adult cat might be a better match. I don’t know how you tested your cat’s compatibility with other adult cats, but if they only met for a couple of hours or less than 1 to 2 weeks being “unfond” is quite normal behaviour. 

I wrote a little something a while back on introducing a new cat to your household, maybe it proves useful to you. :)