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My 3-year old black domestic shorthair cat named Boaz is a very dominant, self-serving control freak currently. I have a thought that if he had in his life another cat that would sort of cause him to "meet his match" it might knock down his ego a few notches and make him more willing to respect the other cats in our house. Our 2 young ones his age he has no respect for regardless of how many times they reprimand him for playing too rough or imposing on them, so now the youngest female, Posie, hates him, and Asher, the other male, is competitive with him.
My Dad's senior cat Pretty Kitty used to be just the solution to put Boaz in his place. She scared the living daylights out of him when he was a kitten! However, when my Dad took Pretty Kitty to live at our guest house away from the other cats, I think Boaz forgot the lessons she had taught him.
Now Pretty Kitty is older, weaker, and currently sick, so it's better that she stay away from our other cats at this point, unfortunately.
I can't adopt another cat soon, but if an opportunity opens up (such as after Pretty Kitty dies), I thought it might be a good idea to look for another cat to include in the house that's not quite like our other 2 young ones, particularly a senior cat or a cat that's a retired mama.
Is my idea a good one? Do you think it would do more harm than good to add any other cats, regardless of the type, to our house?
Do you think a male or female senior cat in decently good health would be just what's needed to bring Boaz's ego down a bit and make him mind his manners around the other cats his age? Do you think a cat that's a former mama cat would be a good solution for putting him in his place?
Thanks for your input!
My 3-year old black domestic shorthair cat named Boaz is a very dominant, self-serving control freak currently. I have a thought that if he had in his life another cat that would sort of cause him to "meet his match" it might knock down his ego a few notches and make him more willing to respect the other cats in our house. Our 2 young ones his age he has no respect for regardless of how many times they reprimand him for playing too rough or imposing on them, so now the youngest female, Posie, hates him, and Asher, the other male, is competitive with him.
My Dad's senior cat Pretty Kitty used to be just the solution to put Boaz in his place. She scared the living daylights out of him when he was a kitten! However, when my Dad took Pretty Kitty to live at our guest house away from the other cats, I think Boaz forgot the lessons she had taught him.
Now Pretty Kitty is older, weaker, and currently sick, so it's better that she stay away from our other cats at this point, unfortunately.
I can't adopt another cat soon, but if an opportunity opens up (such as after Pretty Kitty dies), I thought it might be a good idea to look for another cat to include in the house that's not quite like our other 2 young ones, particularly a senior cat or a cat that's a retired mama.
Is my idea a good one? Do you think it would do more harm than good to add any other cats, regardless of the type, to our house?
Do you think a male or female senior cat in decently good health would be just what's needed to bring Boaz's ego down a bit and make him mind his manners around the other cats his age? Do you think a cat that's a former mama cat would be a good solution for putting him in his place?
Thanks for your input!