Senior car, can it accept a new kitten?

[lillypad]

I have a 14 year old Male Cat. He grew up with a Male maltesse dog and they get along well and even fight sometimes but nothing serious. When he was 10 a new Puppy was introduced, a female siberian husky. Getting them to accept each other was tough but it turned out okay. They just live together but don't interact, she annoys him. They all 3 currently live inside my house and I love it. I got the opportunity to adopt a new female kitten, but I'm scared to bring her home and cause stress to my cat, because dogs are usually fine.
Do you think my cat will be able to accept or just coexist with this new kitten?

 

[red top rescue]

I would advise against getting this kitten unless you plan to get TWO kittens, which you probably don't since you already have two dogs and a cat.  A new kitten will want feline company and they will pester the existing cat, wanting to play or even just hang out.  This annoys the existing cat and you don't want to stress your old cat.  Imagine a grandparent bugged by a kid all day long!  In addition, the kitten is tiny and you will have to watch the dogs for awhile.  It's different than a cat, smaller, more tempting to chase and pounce, and kittens easily get into trouble, getting caught in reclining chairs, falling over a stair case cause they can walk right through the bannisters, getting stepped on and tripped over. They are often best confined to a single safe room when no one is supervising them. Just keeping one young kitten in a room alone would be very sad.

If you were to get this kitten AND a playmate for it, you could set up a single room for them to share and keep them in there except when you ere home to supervise the dogs and the other cat.  My advice would be to find a friend who really has time and room for this kitten and visit if\t frequently at the friend's house!

 

[sparkymema]

I think if you could find an older girl from a shelter it would work out best. Just make sure she is spayed and has a history of living/getting along with pets. Just spend a week before hand looking at different ways to introduce them. I don't really think there is a best way of introducing two cats regardless of age, there is a smart planned approach that you can find online, but they all can work out amazingly well, or you can have several sleepless nights and stress because your boy and girl aren't getting along. Just don't use the let the new cat out of the cage and let them work it out, because 50% of the time they won't. Just fallow a smart gradual guide. Just regardless introduce some new cat items into your house when you do the introduction, not used, it needs to have no scent of a previous cat.

An older cat might live a shorter lifespan in your home, but they still make amazingly loyal and grateful companions. Kittens are only small for about 6-7 months, after that you can't really notice them growing anymore.