I have a nearly 4 year old neutered female cat. I have been thinking about adopting another cat, but I fear they won’t get along. Current cat is not really social, rarely likes being touched, instead requires attention: playtime, being near (but far enough), etc.

What are your experiences with second cats? Are there age / gender combinations which are the safest?

Edit: thanks for all the replies! Forgot to mention that she is an indoor cat.

  • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 days ago

    I can’t imagine owning only 1 cat. They would get so bored! My 3 boys love playing and snoozing together. They keep each other mentally stimulated.

    Cat tax:

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      3·
      2 days ago

      Are they siblings? I’ve had cats my entire life and it seems that they only ever get along well if they’ve grown up with each other. Adding a new cat hasn’t typically worked out great.

      • spookex@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 hours ago

        Opposite experience for me, we went from 1 to 3 cats by adding the new cat every 6ish years.

        Didn’t really do anything special, just brought the new cat home and that’s it. Maybe has to do with all of them being from the same breed (Oriental shorthair) and the specifics of the breed itself

      • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Not siblings, but they are related through the same breeder. Casper is 4 years old, Mocha is only 9 months. I’ve had Cornish Rex since about 2001, with new additions as previous ones passed away. We never really had any problems after the first 2-3 week introduction period.