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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2003Does sex of companion cats matter?
We have a 3 year old female (fixed) cat and are planning to bring home a new kitten companion. Does it matter, in terms of how they will get along, if they are the same sex or not? Cory >"Cory" <fake@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bkfjt7$1damb$1@ID-70014.news.uni-berlin.de... > We have a 3 year old female (fixed) cat and are planning to bring home a new > kitten companion. Does it matter, in terms of how they will get along, if > they are the same sex or not? > > Cory The best match is usually a cat of the opposite sex and younger or older than the resident cat. A male kitten would be a good bet. Some people who do cat rescue have told me that the worst combination is two female cats. As with most things, your mileage may vary. A female kitten could work, but I'd try to get an arrangement where I could take it home "on approval", if possible. Some cats want to be the only cat in the household and will reject any other cat. Bill There is nothing wrong with having two female cats in a household. I have two females and despite the occasional skirmishes they seem to get along reasonably well. The worst combinations are not same sex cats but felines who prefer to be the only cat.  SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com cat. A male kitten would be a good bet. > Some people who do cat rescue have told me that the worst combination is two > female cats. No one said there was anything *wrong* with it. But that they are *more likely* to have problems. > There is nothing wrong with having two female cats in a household. I have > two females and despite the occasional skirmishes they seem to get along > reasonably well. The worst combinations are not same sex cats but felines > who prefer to be the only cat. Not IMO. The gender aspect of whether or not any certain cats will get along seems to be a crap shoot. The personalities of the cats involved being much more important - except one can't usually predict what that will be! Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > We have a 3 year old female (fixed) cat and are planning to bring home a new > kitten companion. Does it matter, in terms of how they will get along, if > they are the same sex or not? > > Cory I do rescue work and the Queen of my house, Minoo, accepts the boy kittens and adults faster than the female, even when everyone is altered. As a rule my boys think anyone new must have come to play. The other girls take longer to accept anyone. SignatureJoe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger > We have a 3 year old female (fixed) cat and are planning to bring home a new > kitten companion. Does it matter, in terms of how they will get along, if > they are the same sex or not? > > Cory >We have a 3 year old female >(fixed) cat and are planning to >bring home a new kitten >companion. Does it matter, >in >terms of how they will get along, if >they are the same sex or not? There's mixed opinions on this one...and exceptions to each opinon! I think it's best to have an opposite sex combo (I always have)...if you are adopting from a shelter, the rep there might be helpful (but, not always) in suggesting a cat who might do well with another cat - as opposed to a cat who needs to be the only one in the house. I think you might be surprised the number of cats that actually prefer to be the only cat. While it is good to have another cat for them to play with some just don't get along with other cats no matter what you do. I myself have two females and have really no major difficulties with them. As a matter of fact they share the same litterbox, and even share food and water dishes as well. Sure there are the occasional spats but that is normal. So, the whole they have to be the opposite sex thing is not really correct. It depends on the cat not the sex them. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > There's mixed opinions on this one...and exceptions to each opinon! I think > it's best to have an opposite sex combo (I always have)...if you are adopting > from a shelter, the rep there might be helpful (but, not always) in suggesting > a cat who might do well with another cat - as opposed to a cat who needs to be > the only one in the house. |
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