I know this question has been asked many times before, but I wanted to ask for my case.
I have one 8 month old neutered male maine coon cat named Count. The reason I want a second cat is because I get the feeling that Count gets bored often, runs around like a lunatic and out of boredom he play bites me as well. It should reduce the destruction in the apartment as well since every movable object is his toy atm. Plus, he never leaves me alone when eating food, constantly trying to eat my food, even though he has food in the other room. I figured a distraction could be helpful with this.
My concern with him in this case is he is a bit clingy and jealous. He constantly paws my phone out of jealousy, and I'm not sure if he will accept another cat. Plus, even if he does, I want them to share food bowl and toilets as well since I am limited in space, and I'm not sure if he will let the new cat use them. That being said, Count really enjoyed playing with Leo, and they were fine sharing these. They never fought and I never saw Count get aggressive at him or anything or anyone ever. (He even lets guests pet him) But they were introduced when they were 3 months old, so I'm not sure if it will be the same.
In either case I want a second cat eventually because, in the future, loss of my only cat would be devastating to me, a second cat should help with that feeling, so it may be wise to introduce them while Count is still young.
Another thing to consider is that I will have to reduce the amount of wet food I feed per cat, because I can't afford the same amount of wet food for both of them, but this probably isn't a big deal. They will still get plenty of wet food.
What do you think? Should I adopt a new kitten?
I have one 8 month old neutered male maine coon cat named Count. The reason I want a second cat is because I get the feeling that Count gets bored often, runs around like a lunatic and out of boredom he play bites me as well. It should reduce the destruction in the apartment as well since every movable object is his toy atm. Plus, he never leaves me alone when eating food, constantly trying to eat my food, even though he has food in the other room. I figured a distraction could be helpful with this.
My concern with him in this case is he is a bit clingy and jealous. He constantly paws my phone out of jealousy, and I'm not sure if he will accept another cat. Plus, even if he does, I want them to share food bowl and toilets as well since I am limited in space, and I'm not sure if he will let the new cat use them. That being said, Count really enjoyed playing with Leo, and they were fine sharing these. They never fought and I never saw Count get aggressive at him or anything or anyone ever. (He even lets guests pet him) But they were introduced when they were 3 months old, so I'm not sure if it will be the same.
In either case I want a second cat eventually because, in the future, loss of my only cat would be devastating to me, a second cat should help with that feeling, so it may be wise to introduce them while Count is still young.
Another thing to consider is that I will have to reduce the amount of wet food I feed per cat, because I can't afford the same amount of wet food for both of them, but this probably isn't a big deal. They will still get plenty of wet food.
What do you think? Should I adopt a new kitten?