Our kitty Remi is about 5-6 months old. We love him so much and he's brought us so much joy! We have been soaking up the last 4 months of watching him grow and have gotten so close to him! We have briefly mentioned getting another cat but did not actually act on it until seeing this beautiful girl pictured below. She is three years old. I'm not sure what breed of cat she is... maybe a mix? Her description just says Domestic Medium Hair Mix. Let me know if you happen to think of what breed she could be. But anyway we have been seeing her at our local Petco for about a month or so now and slowly falling more for her each time we see her. She actually got adopted once already and was recently brought back because the household had 2 big dogs that she did not get along with. We dont have any dogs, just our kitten Remi. I've read that it's better to introduce a younger cat to an older one vs. introducing two of the same ages but I'm sure it depends on personality as well. You'll have to let me know your experiences with introducing new cats. I'm just not sure if it would be too soon for Remi but he is layed back and a little shy. I'm thinking with time he would adjust fairly well. We've been told she is also shy but gets along with other cats. Even though it may seem a little soon I also read that the younger a cat is that the easier it is for them to adjust to another since he hasn't been in the house on his own for years. I was wondering how it feels going from one cat to two? Did anyone notice changes? I was wondering about feeding. I was thinking of getting them their own bowls but my partner said we wouldn't have too. I wouldn't want them to fight over food though. We leave the food out during the day because most cats have the ability to self-regulate and Remi does a good job of this. It will be interesting with her though because when we have visited her she looks to be slightly over weight so we might not be able to do the same with her. I also know we would want to get another litter box. Lastly, I am a little confused about something one of the workers told me. She told me that she was once a feral cat, her prevoius owners became homeless and gave her up so I'm not sure if she was a ferral cat prior to her last owners or after. If she was a ferral cat after then it would seem her owners didn't give her up but rather let her go but this is confusing for me to understand. I'm going to try to find out more information about her but I may never know the full story. But anyway her one ear is a slightly clipped. I knew what this meant and the worker said she was potentially going to be a feral cat. This confused me even more because whenever I've interacted with her she's cuddly and playful and the worker also plays with her and said she is super nice and enjoys all the people that come in. This does not make sense because my understanding of feral cats is that they usually avoid contact with humans. I just would want to make sure that there is not something that I dont know before adopting her. If anyone thinks they have any insight it would be appreciated. (also in the pictures below, it appears her ear is not clipped but it is currently clipped in person, confusing once again because I don't know how recently it was clipped).
~ Any opionons, suggestions or personal expirences would be appreciated, thanks for reading!
~ Any opionons, suggestions or personal expirences would be appreciated, thanks for reading!
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) . The one thing that I did not want to happen is for her to meet our kitten Remi but as we were opening the door he ran in and went by her briefly and she just let out a small hiss. I'm hoping that she doesn't have a harder time adjusting since she met him before she was ready. I have researched how to introduce cats successfully and slowly so I don't know if them having met prematurely will make it harder but we plan to let her be alone in the guest room without contact with Remi until she has adjusted to us, her current room, and shows all of the typical signs of being comfortable. We have her own litter box in the room, food and water dishes, a cat bed, and some toys. My partner had high hopes of everything going smoothly and quickly and he initially just wanted to let her have freedom to the whole house and Remi but I am a more involved as far as research goes so I knew that we should try our best to help her adjust appropriately and that this would be a likely possible as far as her taking longer to adjust and hiding. It can take days, weeks, or sometimes even months for a new cat to adjust, especially an adult adoptive cat. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any advice or stories of your own! We are so excited that our new girl is here but we are willing to be patient and let her come to us! 
