Female and Male cat living together. What do you think?

Question

Yesterday i wanted to adopt a male kitten and the volunteer convinced me to adopt a female when i told her I have a 4 year old male cat at home. I said my cat is veryy calm and friendly and he lived all his life with my male dog whorecentlyt passed away from old age. She said males and females get a long much better. I've never heard that before? Is it true? I will go back to the adoption center tomorrow for a final decision and pick up a new family member. She or he will be my new baby at age10 weeks.

Answer 1

I'm going to assume that the adoption center is going to have the female fixed? The male might get a little too friendly with the female even if it's young. Next comes the issue of bringing a new cat in the house. Most times there is a breaking in period and there might be some hissing and fighting going on for a brief period of time which is totally normal and should stop after a week or two so don't give up and think that they won't become friends.  

Answer 2

Actually, my females are more aggressive than my males.  My males all get along with each other very well.  The females have their picks and don't like each other either. It depends somewhat on the cats but in my experience, females have more "issues" than males do. One thing you must do with males OR females is properly introduce them. You need to set up a room for the new cat to stay in a for a few days and make the introductions slow and easy. Expect some hissing at first. It usually takes about 2 weeks for things to calm down. Thanks for saving a life and I hope your kitties do well together. Please have both spayed/neutered.

Answer 3

Sometimes cats of the same s*x can end up having territory issues - we call them the "pee wars".  While many cats of the same s*x can live together quite happily, it's safer to have two of the opposite s*x.  rescue and shelters will often recommend opposite s*x pairing for the second cat for this reason.

Answer 4

read this link on introducing new cats

http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Introducing...

if your male is fixed, the gender of the new kitty wont be as important.. I would have suggested a kitty closer in age to yours

kittens need kitten food

adults need adult food

cats need access to food ALL DAY

so how are you going to manage this?

I would say pick a 6-10 month old female kitten instead of a 10 week old one, and ONLY if your make is neutered...

Answer 5

If you have a spayed or neutered cat it should make no difference.  Female cats pose no threat to an male that is not neutered.