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Hi everyone! Great to find this forum, looks super useful and I'm sure I will find it helpful for years to come.
I have a 6-year-old Persian Chinchilla male cat (Jasper). 3 months ago, we lost my lovely tabby cat Charlie to kidney disease. She was 10. So for 3 months it's just been Jasper and me. It's been too quiet! So I'm looking to bring in a new kitten. Jasper is very quiet and withdrawn. He's not into me, or people in general, but he took interest in Charlie and use to follow her around. I'm hoping a kitten may give him some life and interest (after a proper long introduction process). My question is, can I bring in 2 kittens or will that be too much for Jasper? Is a male or female kitten best? I'm getting conflicting advice. Charlie was the confident one (female) and was the boss, but Jasper often puffed himself up big to intimidate her. Generally, they learned to live along side each other, and he was often following wanting to lie near her and be close to her - relaxing. I would be up for 2 kittens but do not want to overwhelm him.
Many thanks!
I have a 6-year-old Persian Chinchilla male cat (Jasper). 3 months ago, we lost my lovely tabby cat Charlie to kidney disease. She was 10. So for 3 months it's just been Jasper and me. It's been too quiet! So I'm looking to bring in a new kitten. Jasper is very quiet and withdrawn. He's not into me, or people in general, but he took interest in Charlie and use to follow her around. I'm hoping a kitten may give him some life and interest (after a proper long introduction process). My question is, can I bring in 2 kittens or will that be too much for Jasper? Is a male or female kitten best? I'm getting conflicting advice. Charlie was the confident one (female) and was the boss, but Jasper often puffed himself up big to intimidate her. Generally, they learned to live along side each other, and he was often following wanting to lie near her and be close to her - relaxing. I would be up for 2 kittens but do not want to overwhelm him.
Many thanks!