Show us your kitty cats

Here is our new addition as of tonight:

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Rossi~ said:
Thne i would have to keep the poor bugger inside all the time. Also, it's 'No Cats/Dogs' here.
Will be selling and buying a house next year and once we're in and secured the garden we're getting a puppy and a kitten. Whether the woman likes it or not :p
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I did have a check and I think it's perfectly fine to have an indoors cat, I checked because I'm tempted to get a cat.
 
It's fine to have indoor cats, so long as you do have some space to let them run around. I also think it helps if you have 2, so that they have company if outside isn't an option. Our 2 are fine indoors, Charlie sometimes goes out to sunbathe in the garden for a bit if we keep an eye on him, but we've tried to see if Arthur wants to do the same and the mere thought of that makes him look a bit like this '0_0' and then he runs away!
 
Cute kitten!

Ours are indoor cats, they probably get that from the older two who we got from a rescue home and who had never been outside. They are really happy cats so its fine to have indoor ones as long as you keep their entertainment in mind.
 
Also got a new kitty tonight :D no pics yet, and not sure on the sex lol, but oh my days gorgeous! the markings, the big eyes, awww :D
Came from a very quiet house so its very wary at the moment, left it alone for the night with some food and a drink
 
just had me flat mate shouting up the stairs that my cat Heidi is sat under the table outside eating a bird :(
im not going to look.. just told him to keep the door closed! :p
 
If you already have a cat, and want to introduce another, how do you know how (or if) they will get on? Is there a way of introducing them that is good for them to get on well?

I was thinking about getting a companion for Florence but I'm worried that she'll get the hump or something. It is already her house after all! :p
 
wolvers said:
If you already have a cat, and want to introduce another, how do you know how (or if) they will get on? Is there a way of introducing them that is good for them to get on well?

I was thinking about getting a companion for Florence but I'm worried that she'll get the hump or something. It is already her house after all! :p
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you need to read up on that , it can take a week or 2 and you have to do it very gradually
 
wolvers said:
If you already have a cat, and want to introduce another, how do you know how (or if) they will get on? Is there a way of introducing them that is good for them to get on well?

I was thinking about getting a companion for Florence but I'm worried that she'll get the hump or something. It is already her house after all! :p
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From what I've read you should keep the kitten/other cat in a separate room with it's own bowls, litter tray etc. Then, after a few days when the new kitten/cat is settled, let both cats sniff each other through the underneath of the door, and even feed the cats next to each other but separated by the door. Also letting each cat sniff bed clothing of the other cat is also advised, to give each cat a chance to get used to the new smell and the presence of another cat. Introductions via windows is yet another way, to let one another see who their new house mate is.

In the past though with my parents old cats we never really did this, we sort of let the new cat in and kept watch over it. Things never start out friendly and some hissing or claw swiping may happen, but most of the time new cats will bond given time.

On the other hand it doesn't always work out, and my sister has two cats (male and female) who tolerate each other but they also still fight if they get in each others way. :eek:

I think it's easier to introduce a small kitten to a larger cat, as the cat doesn't see the kitten as such a threat. Two adult cats integrating will be a bit harder to achieve.
 
We introduced both kittens (at different times) to a household with older cats and it was pretty smooth, the trick is to make sure the existing cat has all their own space..we didn't isolate the kittens we just kept a careful eye on them and did it when we were on holiday so we weren't leaving them for a work day to all get into it together.

I think the sex of the cats can make a difference, introducing toms (even neutered) to other toms can be more problematic from what friends say.

We had more problems introducing the female kitten to one of our adult female cats and they never really got on though it was more avoidance than fighting. The other three, all introduced at different times really got on and always shared a basket (though now there are just two of them).

The one thing I would say is separate the food bowls a good distance away to avoid the newcomer and existing cat seeing food as a bit of a conflict zone, even the two we had who didn't get on so well improved relations when we moved the food bowls to different sides of the kitchen.

If we had one older cat I wouldn't take another established adult as I think its a bit unfair on the existing one, but a younger cat should settle in ok.
 
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