Male or female? (I just asked about indoor vs outdoor?)?

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so for an indoor cat, which is better? also which would get along better with my currently 8 year old female cat?

I had a male cat a few years ago that we kept indoors until he was at least a year old, but he peed and pooped EVERYWHERE in our house. we could not get him to stop, so we ended up taking him back to the spca :[ they said he had been in a previous home with the same problem, but they had let him outdoors. PLEASE don't lecture me about I shouldnt have done that, we shoulve trained him, etc etc. my grandmom who has Alzheimers lives with us and my dad has cancer, we can't be dealing with trying to train a cat like that.

so again, male or female? for indoors, and to get along with my 8 year old female.

thank you!

Answer 1

ALL of my girl cats fight, lol. (And I've got 9 males and 5 females so I know a bit about cats!) So I recommend male - and get him at a young age so that he knows your other cat will be alpha-female. Since they are already neutered - ask what age they got fixed. If it's later than six months he may have already developed territorial issues and may urinate in the house to show this. But that's still no guarantee he won't have a problem, sorry.

I think it was a good idea you gave up the other cat - you weren't able to care for him appropriately and it's good you could recognize that. Hope this one turns out better!

Answer 2

I found that female cats are a lot cleaner than males. I understand you had to take the cat back. Sometimes male cats can be hard to train. Try to get a kitten instead of a full grown cat. They are easier to train and should get along with your older cat in time. All spca's do that.  

Answer 3

Male, indoor.  Just make sure you nuter him right away!!

Answer 4

We have both:

Males:

*are generally friendlier, need more attention, come and play with you, go to the bathroom if not neutered, enjoy company of other cats

Females:

*quieter, spend more time alone, don't like aggresive male cats, should be spayed to reduce stress, require less attention (but still need care)

hope I helped!  You might want to opt for a female, seeing as you already have one.  An 8-year-old cat might not adjust easily to a new kitten, though, so make sure you introduce them SLOWLY.  It will take some time, but it'll work out.  : )