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Hi all -
I have a 9 year old Maine Coon mix named Shadow I adopted from my Grandmother when she had to move out of her home. I am in the process of finding a buddy for him, but as I've never had more than one cat at a time I'm looking for advice.
There are all sorts of opinions on genders, ages, etc and how they should mix, and I'm unsure if it really matters or if it's more about individual personalities mixing.
When living with my Grandmother, Shadow was an indoor/outdoor cat and he had two friends who came on to my Gram's yard to play with him. One - a big white male cat - would sit on my Gram's back porch and wait for Shadow to be let outside. They would play all day, and could frequently be seen lounging in the sun together during the day. Unfortunately, this cat eventually stopped showing up every day and Shadow became a little depressed and less interested in going outside. He is now an indoor only cat with me, for context.
I am considering adopting another younger male, but I've read they can be aggressive and territorial with each other? In everyone's experience, is this the case, or is it moreso independent on individual personality? I don't know how he gets along with female cats so feel a male might be a safer bet but I'm not sure! Thanks in advance.
I have a 9 year old Maine Coon mix named Shadow I adopted from my Grandmother when she had to move out of her home. I am in the process of finding a buddy for him, but as I've never had more than one cat at a time I'm looking for advice.
There are all sorts of opinions on genders, ages, etc and how they should mix, and I'm unsure if it really matters or if it's more about individual personalities mixing.
When living with my Grandmother, Shadow was an indoor/outdoor cat and he had two friends who came on to my Gram's yard to play with him. One - a big white male cat - would sit on my Gram's back porch and wait for Shadow to be let outside. They would play all day, and could frequently be seen lounging in the sun together during the day. Unfortunately, this cat eventually stopped showing up every day and Shadow became a little depressed and less interested in going outside. He is now an indoor only cat with me, for context.
I am considering adopting another younger male, but I've read they can be aggressive and territorial with each other? In everyone's experience, is this the case, or is it moreso independent on individual personality? I don't know how he gets along with female cats so feel a male might be a safer bet but I'm not sure! Thanks in advance.