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Thanks jcat, you're right. Here is her response:
I think that if Chloe has trouble getting along with others and is unaccustomed to others, the last thing she needs is a super-playful little kitten jumping on her all the time. I think that a better match would be a cat who would be happy to play with her, or happy not to. Also, if Chloe is mean to the little kitten, the little kitten will have no one to play with, and will also grow up unsocialized to other cats, while having a pretty miserable "childhood".
So, in my view, a cat that is not used to playing with other cats should not be subjected to a little kitten that is incessantly playful (and annoying).
I can readily picture her with a friendly adult cat. The adult cat will deal with it whether Chloe wants to be friends or not.
I don't know what to do!
The thing is, the foster mom said she only had trouble with the other cats because the aggression level in the house was kind of high at the time due to another cat. I don't know that Chloe would necessarily have trouble with all cats. Chloe's still pretty playful herself since she's 6 months old. But Nancy has more experience than I do. It's tough when you get two different answers from people that know better than you do.
Oy!
I think that if Chloe has trouble getting along with others and is unaccustomed to others, the last thing she needs is a super-playful little kitten jumping on her all the time. I think that a better match would be a cat who would be happy to play with her, or happy not to. Also, if Chloe is mean to the little kitten, the little kitten will have no one to play with, and will also grow up unsocialized to other cats, while having a pretty miserable "childhood".
So, in my view, a cat that is not used to playing with other cats should not be subjected to a little kitten that is incessantly playful (and annoying).
I can readily picture her with a friendly adult cat. The adult cat will deal with it whether Chloe wants to be friends or not.
I don't know what to do!
Oy!