Adding a second cat creates higher peaks (double mischief), but also lower valleys (they sometimes tire each other out while playing then collapse in a nap together)
But then if the second cat has different energy than the first cat you end up like us with one playful cat and one who just wants to eat and sleep, and the one who wants to play just pisses off the sleepy one all day while the humans are at work. There really is no winning sometimes lol.
We got lucky in that our Cat 1, upon meeting Cat 2, decided "This is My Kitten, I shall teach him The Ways" and has basically molded Cat 2 into the spitting image (behaviorally) of Cat 1
This leads to much comedy as Cat 1 is a 25lb Maine Coon, and Cat 2 is an 8lb American Shorthair
Stg I was going to play The Dating Game with fosters until I found the right match for Penelope...Picked out a rambunctious kitten, while my partner fell for her very mild mannered runt sibling, & it turned out the mild mannered baby was just the right buffer for the two more rambunctious kitties.
Perhaps if we cave for a third we could try this foster method! Playful kitten was not planned. He was only 3mo old and we visited a friend whose outdoor cat had a litter. I fell in love and THE END. How do you keep yourself from getting too attached even when it’s not the right fit?
It's very hard to not get attached. I didn't actually do the Dating Game thing, we got lucky with the kittens, but I was going to steel my heart to do what was best for Penelope & the foster.
Agree. I think about adopting a friend for Lilly. Then I look at my poor plants and step on a springy toy or some cat litter bits barefooted, and I don't consider it further. 😻
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We got lucky in that our Cat 1, upon meeting Cat 2, decided "This is My Kitten, I shall teach him The Ways" and has basically molded Cat 2 into the spitting image (behaviorally) of Cat 1
This leads to much comedy as Cat 1 is a 25lb Maine Coon, and Cat 2 is an 8lb American Shorthair
Big Cat will lie on his back to "fight" small cat, who just jumps on him and over him and around him and like...it's pure comedic gold
I have three when my partner is at work, and it's too much entirely.
I often wonder how I survived 😕
My sister wound up with a BS in Wildlife Conservation and is an exceptional trainer of big cats.
I am a dog person.
Unfair trade if you ask me.