Hi everyone,
After my 16yo senior cat passed away last year, my now 5yo cat (Sushi) became the only one in the house. I want to adopt again to give Sushi a companion, one similar in age in the hopes that they'll bond better (similar life stage and energy level and all that). Back when my senior cat was still around, they co-existed peacefully but were never lovely-dovey with each other.
I was going to adopt just 1, and am still looking at my local shelters, when I came across a bonded pair that I'm interested in. My questions are:
1. If I adopt the pair, given that they are already bonded, will Sushi still be left out? Or is it possible for the three of them to all bond well equally?
2. I've never had more than 2 cats. How much more work is it to have 3? I live in a one-bedroom apartment and have two litterboxes.
3. For the bonded pair, one has 1 disabled hindleg while the other has both hindlegs disabled, but the shelter says they both can and do use the litterbox properly. At this time I don't have more info, but I'm guessing that means that the disability is just in the legs not the spines or butt muscles? (Sorry I know very little about the medical side of things.)
Thanks in advance for the tips!
After my 16yo senior cat passed away last year, my now 5yo cat (Sushi) became the only one in the house. I want to adopt again to give Sushi a companion, one similar in age in the hopes that they'll bond better (similar life stage and energy level and all that). Back when my senior cat was still around, they co-existed peacefully but were never lovely-dovey with each other.
I was going to adopt just 1, and am still looking at my local shelters, when I came across a bonded pair that I'm interested in. My questions are:
1. If I adopt the pair, given that they are already bonded, will Sushi still be left out? Or is it possible for the three of them to all bond well equally?
2. I've never had more than 2 cats. How much more work is it to have 3? I live in a one-bedroom apartment and have two litterboxes.
3. For the bonded pair, one has 1 disabled hindleg while the other has both hindlegs disabled, but the shelter says they both can and do use the litterbox properly. At this time I don't have more info, but I'm guessing that means that the disability is just in the legs not the spines or butt muscles? (Sorry I know very little about the medical side of things.)
Thanks in advance for the tips!
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