Fishyfanatic
Aquarium Advice Addict
As most of you probably already know, I have a 18 month old cat, Nemo. He's like my child. Anyways. Next month we are moving and can get another cat. When we adopted Nemo he was a kitten at 6 weeks old, but he had upper respiratory problems then shoulder problems before we could take him home from the Humane Society. By the time we got him home, he was 17 weeks old. So we missed the whole kitten stage. If you have seen a pic of Nemo, he hasn't been the size of a kitten since 10 weeks. He's huge.
My question: Nemo is a very loving cat with other animals. He will lay with James' dog and lick her nose when we take him to his parents house. I'm not sure what to expect with introducing a new kitten. Ideaily we'd like to add the new cat when we move, but I don't know how tramatic that would be for Nemo, moving to a new home and adjusting to a new cat at the same time. But then I thought, maybe it will be easier that way because then they will both have to adjust together. With Nemo being 18 lbs and introducing a small kitten, I'm afraid of what could happen. Then again, Nemo could think that the kitten is stepping on his turf and cause problems.
Nemo's de-clawed in the front (landlord's rules for cats) and is missing a bottom fang and 2 small top teeth. Apparently it's genetic (long story, but like this isn't long enough already). The new cat will have to be de-clawed because of landlord rules but I want to wait a while before doing that (hopefully the landlord won't notice). Nemo is neutered and we plan to get another male and have him neutered.
Does anyone see any issues with introducing another male? What do you think would be the best time to introduce another cat? Should we be looking for another big cat or would it be ok to get a kitten?
I've never mixed cats like this before. I always had 1 mother who always got pregnant and then had like 8 kittens. From the get-go I wanted to get 2 kittens but the landlord only allowed 1 per apt. Now the new landlord said we could have as many as we wanted, as long as we don't hord them. I think 2 is enough.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
My question: Nemo is a very loving cat with other animals. He will lay with James' dog and lick her nose when we take him to his parents house. I'm not sure what to expect with introducing a new kitten. Ideaily we'd like to add the new cat when we move, but I don't know how tramatic that would be for Nemo, moving to a new home and adjusting to a new cat at the same time. But then I thought, maybe it will be easier that way because then they will both have to adjust together. With Nemo being 18 lbs and introducing a small kitten, I'm afraid of what could happen. Then again, Nemo could think that the kitten is stepping on his turf and cause problems.
Nemo's de-clawed in the front (landlord's rules for cats) and is missing a bottom fang and 2 small top teeth. Apparently it's genetic (long story, but like this isn't long enough already). The new cat will have to be de-clawed because of landlord rules but I want to wait a while before doing that (hopefully the landlord won't notice). Nemo is neutered and we plan to get another male and have him neutered.
Does anyone see any issues with introducing another male? What do you think would be the best time to introduce another cat? Should we be looking for another big cat or would it be ok to get a kitten?
I've never mixed cats like this before. I always had 1 mother who always got pregnant and then had like 8 kittens. From the get-go I wanted to get 2 kittens but the landlord only allowed 1 per apt. Now the new landlord said we could have as many as we wanted, as long as we don't hord them. I think 2 is enough.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.