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Hello all! I lost my beloved cat of 20 years last November, leaving us with a four-year-old male named Simba. After a few weeks we tried to introduce an approximately nine month old female and it did NOT go well. Simba is skittish to begin with and the female was a bit of a spitfire. Despite my best efforts we had to give her back to her foster (she did go on to a forever home.) It's been about 6 months and Simba has returned to his old self. He definitely needed a recovery period! We'd like to try again, this time with a young, non-threatening-to-Simba kitten and we were hoping for a male due to the higher likelihood of two males getting along. My friend who fosters had one available for us that she thought was male but it turns out she's a female! I'm not too concerned about gender making a difference in them being able to get along initially since she's such a young kitten. But Is it possible that when she gets older, their established hierarchy could change? Could we have behavioral issues once she reaches maturity or would the relationship they form while she's young stick? Thanks all!!
It definitely sounds like Simba needed a recovery period after the passing of your 20 year long beloved cat. My sincere and deepest regrets.
TCS has several different Articles with excellent advice and helpful tips about introducing cats:
