tinyjo | 2 cats mad?

So, first, I would just like to say that I have the nicest landlord in the whole world! On the understanding that I'm planning to live in Union St for a while, he has agreed to me putting a cat flap into the back door! He rocks. I also have a dither. Someone at Alex's work is looking for a home for another little pussy cat. The details are

A new home is required for Jake the black cat.

Jake is a small male cat who due to change in circumstances needs a new home.

Jake is a very timid cat but very loving and affectionate once he gets to know you! Because of his timid nature he would be happy in a home with no young children.

Jake is fully vaccinated, micro chipped and neutered.

On the one hand, it might be nice for Cassie to have a little friend to play with while I'm out and about. Or on the other, she might resent having to share her domain and her hugs with an interloper. Also, 2 black cats could lead to me getting confused as to which is which. With the cat flap they'd both be able to go roaming and avoid each other if they wanted. So I'm going to take advantage of this, and get you to help me decide.

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I'm not saying you should discount the idea of two cats in the long term - but I don't think Jake is the right second cat. Though cats are notoriously unpredictable, and just because one cat behaves in one way doesn't mean that another will, but they can be very territorial.

ladymoonray's two got very shirty when the neighbours' cat, Timone, took to popping in from time to time. They've gradually come to be more accepting of him, and it might well be that Cassie would at first resent, but eventually accept, a new cat. But the description of Jake as "a timid cat" leads me to suspect that he wouldn't react well to any initial hostility on Cassie's part, and there's a risk that he'd disappear off into the garden and never come back. I think Jake is a cat for a one-cat household.

I agree. It would be nice to give Jake a home, but cats being cats they are very territorial, and introducing a new one might cause one or other (or both) to go missing.

Pepper was originally offered to my parent's but they weren't keen because of already having Bramble - which is why I've got him...

We had two cats from the same home. Different mothers, potentially same father for what difference that might make. We got one at first, and thought that one of her "sisters" might make good company.

This was a bad idea. They got on all right for a while, but as of the last time I saw them, they would not stay in the room with one another, and apparently had fought.

One of these cats is very timid. Jake is timid. Our cat eventually ran away. I hope and suspect she merely moved house.

2 cats mad?

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Mere anecdotal evidence, if that's worth anything