I have a very lazy queen who is loveable on her own terms, usually around 9pm at night she will come for a stroke or if I am not at work and in through the day she may wake up (and that is a big MAY) and want a stroke.
I am looking to get a kitten but DH says that it will cause to much upset for our older cat - and I was wondering if anyone else has been in this situation and what is the best to get a Tom to go with our queen or another queen.
How old is your 'Older Cat'? She may feel very left out or too old to be putting up with a hyperactive kitten.
From my experience our cat was 3 when we got our 2nd kitten, she hated him with a passion for quite some time. She tolerates him now but as they are 17 & nearly 20 so they can't be bothered to do any other.
Our cat was 11 when we got our kitten last year, his nose was out of joint more becuase he loves his people time and fuss and didn'tlike the idea that he would have to share his two people with another cat!
A year later and they get on ok, they have had too as we sometimes leave them on there own for a weekend if visiting the in laws As our kitten has grown up it the amount of time's she pounces on him to play with him has calmed down.
We started with Cassie who was a rescue and seven years old. When she was 12 Socks a 7 week old kitten came along. She was very put out but gradually she came round and accepted him. Then two years ago Jack the Jack Russell arrived at 7 weeks old. She took him in her stride.
Its been just over a week now that I had to take her to the vets and have her put to sleep. She is much missed.
Socks and her became good friends even with the age difference and after a week he has still not realised he doesn't need to leave half the cushion for her and can spread out. He and Jack are not best of friends but it could take time. Mainly because Jack wants to play and Socks wants peace and quiet.
Over the years my parents had several cats, and that included older cats which accepted kittens.
They may not have become friends but accepted each other.
The incumbents were around 10, when I was offered a kitten, which for some reason went to my parents = a couple of weeks later I needed to get a kitten who was being badly mistreated away from the area and my parents took it in.
My cat was 11 when 'he' arrived! She never got used to him, hated him for the next 8 years. Poor kitten (now 11) still has behavioural problems caused by his rejection as a kitten!
Thank you very much for all your replies but we have decided to leave it - she was a rescue kitten/cat and had been badly treated. Someone had kicked her they think and her pelvis had been broken so she has never been into jumping fences, she struggles to jump up on the settee and if she wants to see you while where still in bed (ususally if it is past 7am and she wants fed) she like a mountain climber trying to scale the bed.
We had another cat when we got her and they did eventually get on but they were only young cats (he died about 6 years ago) I don't think she would take to kindly to a kitten.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Old cats and Kittens do they mix
