Eolsurion
Rob
My current family:
Dog - Weimaraner, 13 yrs old, bad arthritis not very mobile, not sure that she going to be round more than a year or two (her comfort and life styile will determine)
Domestic Cat - 13 yr old male - mr lump mainly sleeps most of the day
Domestic Cat - 5 yr old femail - ms anti social (has not warmed up to Zeus yet), pretty active cat
Sv Cat - 11 wks old F2B maile - Zeus - mr high octane
My Daughter - at home half the days (between college and work), moving out next year
My Son - at school all day long
My situation - I have an opportunity to introduce a F3 Female as companion for Zeus. I don't want my family to grow too big, but with my daughter leaving moving out next year, I don't want Zeus to become bored. I don't know if my older dog and cat will ever be up to keeping up with Zeus' energy. I hope that Zeus and my younger domestic become good friends enough to play, but idk.
I've heard issues with spay females being very territorial, especially with other females in the house. The way she acts with Zeus, i wouldn't be suprised if she is a fine example of a territorial cat.
My questions:
1. Should I be concerned about bringing another soon to be spay female in my house, with my female domestic? I want to make things better (keep a high enery cat from getting bored and thus going to the dark side and destroying things)
2. Zeus has been home about 3 weeks and by the time the new kitten will come home (if she does) he will have been home about 2 and half months. I would assume his bond with my family and I should be strong enough to allow me to quarantine a new kitten and bond her with out impacting relationship with him.
3. By bringing in another sv, am I just doubling the trouble, or am I making things better by providign a companion to Zeus.
4. I would be getting a great deal on sv kitten (not to mention she is cute as hell) and I wouldn't want to pass up, would it be better to get a companion for Zeus sooner rather than later. Or should I wait to see how things work out before adding another pet to the mix?
Thank you all for your thoughts and sharing any past experiences that may help answer my questions.
Dog - Weimaraner, 13 yrs old, bad arthritis not very mobile, not sure that she going to be round more than a year or two (her comfort and life styile will determine)
Domestic Cat - 13 yr old male - mr lump mainly sleeps most of the day
Domestic Cat - 5 yr old femail - ms anti social (has not warmed up to Zeus yet), pretty active cat
Sv Cat - 11 wks old F2B maile - Zeus - mr high octane
My Daughter - at home half the days (between college and work), moving out next year
My Son - at school all day long
My situation - I have an opportunity to introduce a F3 Female as companion for Zeus. I don't want my family to grow too big, but with my daughter leaving moving out next year, I don't want Zeus to become bored. I don't know if my older dog and cat will ever be up to keeping up with Zeus' energy. I hope that Zeus and my younger domestic become good friends enough to play, but idk.
I've heard issues with spay females being very territorial, especially with other females in the house. The way she acts with Zeus, i wouldn't be suprised if she is a fine example of a territorial cat.
My questions:
1. Should I be concerned about bringing another soon to be spay female in my house, with my female domestic? I want to make things better (keep a high enery cat from getting bored and thus going to the dark side and destroying things)
2. Zeus has been home about 3 weeks and by the time the new kitten will come home (if she does) he will have been home about 2 and half months. I would assume his bond with my family and I should be strong enough to allow me to quarantine a new kitten and bond her with out impacting relationship with him.
3. By bringing in another sv, am I just doubling the trouble, or am I making things better by providign a companion to Zeus.
4. I would be getting a great deal on sv kitten (not to mention she is cute as hell) and I wouldn't want to pass up, would it be better to get a companion for Zeus sooner rather than later. Or should I wait to see how things work out before adding another pet to the mix?
Thank you all for your thoughts and sharing any past experiences that may help answer my questions.