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| 1566.1 | Same sex | FSHQOA::RWAXMAN | A Cat Makes a Purrfect Friend | Tue Jul 19 1988 15:34 | 20 |
| Well, I have always found that two cats of the same sex often get
along better, especially when spayed or neutered. Of my mom's four,
TJ and Fluffy, both males, love each other, but beat up on Taffy
and Tabitha, the two females. Taffy and Tabitha like each other
but hate TJ and Fluff! All of her cats are fixed.
My two are both neutered males and get along fine. I am currently
fostering a female who just had babies and she HATES my boys (Nikki
wouldn't mind getting a close-up of her though :-)!
However, my sister has a male and a female (littermates) who absolutely
adore each other. Maybe it just depends on the cats.
Hope this helps.
BTW - what sex are the cats that Dinky brings in for tea?? Perhaps
that will give you a clue.
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| 1566.2 | | CHEFS::GOUGH | | Tue Jul 19 1988 15:48 | 7 |
| I would have said that she'd prefer a boyfriend - from experience
with my own cats. But I think it probably depends on the cats.
Whatever you get, don't expect her to love it for the first couple
of weeks! But I'm sure that getting here a friend is the best thing
to do.
Helen.
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| 1566.3 | Two of a kind maybe don't go... | IPG::KCAMPBELL | Strawberries 'n' cream weather | Tue Jul 19 1988 17:01 | 10 |
| Speaking from experience with my parents' cats, Yoni and Purdy I'd
say you might be better off with a boy. These two are both females
and absolutely hate each other, although they've lived together about
seven years.
The funny thing is they both get along fine with a stray Tom cat,
Albert, who visits my parents' house every day...
Karen
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| 1566.4 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Tue Jul 19 1988 17:44 | 3 |
| Do be prepared for a uproar for a few weeks, unless you're lucky,
but hang in there, it is worth it when they finally cuddle up together.
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| 1566.5 | Personality, not sex | WITNES::MACONE | | Tue Jul 19 1988 18:39 | 6 |
| I would be more worried about personality than gender. You want
to make sure that the new cat will have a complementary personality
to your Dinky's. You don't want the exact same personalities, yet
you don't want exact opposites.
Good luck.
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| 1566.6 | Two works well! | SWAT::COCHRANE | Been there,done that,what's next? | Tue Jul 19 1988 18:55 | 17 |
| My two Siamese are both females, one neutered, one not (yet, just
old enough now). They get along fine with each other, but have different
personalities. There's also quite an age difference. Niniane is
+/- 8 months, and Charm is 7 years. Charm is talkative, plump,
and loves attention. Niniane is active, nosy, and hates to be held
(Mommmmm, if you hang onto me I'll *miss* something. *That* age.).
Give them 2-4 weeks at least to get used to each other. I gave mine
separate food and litter boxes to avoid territorial fights, and
picked Charm up on a Friday to give them two days with me around.
After that, they both stayed in the same basement together while
I was at work. They rough and tumble and run about together, and
Niniane seems much happier and more independent with another kitty
around to bother!
We enjoy having twice the fun!!!!
Mary-Michael, Niniane and Charm
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| 1566.7 | doesn't matter | SHAPES::TAYLORS | Sharon | Wed Jul 20 1988 08:32 | 11 |
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Sandy
As I said before I don't think it matters what sex you get. I have
the two boys as you know and used to have Dillans sister and all
three got along just fine. I think Dinky will be more pleased with
a play mate than what sex it is...she'll probably try to mother
it either way.
Sharon
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| 1566.8 | Thanks Everyone | UBOHUB::HOOD_S | | Wed Jul 20 1988 08:49 | 8 |
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Thanks to everyone for their replies. I will let you
all know 'who' I get in the end and introduce him/her
to you!!
SANDY.
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