I'd like to adopt another... but don't know if I can....
I went into Petco last night to get cat litter for His Majesty Don Juan, and made the mistake of going to the back of the store where they keep adoptable cats. I made the aquaintance of Casey, a two-year-old female brown tabby. She meowed and put her paw up on the glass, and I sat on the floor and talked to her.
I've thought about getting a playmate for Don Juan, but I don't know how I can do it. I'm in a small one-bedroom/one bath apartment. The bathroom has a space just large enough for DJ's cat box, but I don't know where I can put another box. It also means I don't have a place where I can segregate a new cat and gradually introduce two cats to each other.
Then, there's the $ factor. I'm hoping to be called back for a temp assignment at a CPA office, but if that doesn't happen I'll be back to looking for work.
But I'd like another cat, if only so Don Juan won't be so dependent on me for company.
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What do you think? Can I introduce another adult cat to Don Juan (he's 5 1/5)? Should I think about a kitten instead? Or should I forget it?
Liz
Re: I'd like to adopt another... but don't know if I can....
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Originally posted by Don Juan's mom
It also means I don't have a place where I can segregate a new cat and gradually introduce two cats to each other.
Since DJ's cat box is in the bathroom . . . how would you feel about keeping the new cat in your bedroom with a small temporary box for a few days?
That's how we separated Brodie. We kept him & a small litter pan in our bedroom . . . then we put a child gate in the door between the bedroom & hallway and let the 2 cats meet through the gate . . . eventually we took the gate down. There was a lot of hissing & smacking, but that only lasted a week or two! ;)
Re: Re: I'd like to adopt another... but don't know if I can....
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Originally posted by christa
Since DJ's cat box is in the bathroom . . . how would you feel about keeping the new cat in your bedroom with a small temporary box for a few days?
No problem at all, except that the bathroom opens off the bedroom.
I'm getting lots of ideas.... I could possibly get a kennel to put in the bedroom. My closet would be large enough for a kitty box, with a little clearing-out. :rolleyes:
Liz
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Originally posted by Don Juan's mom
No problem at all, except that the bathroom opens off the bedroom.
No door inbetween?
If there is a door, you could put DJ's litter box in your room, the new cat could be closed up in the bathroom with a litter pan . . . just until they're getting along.
Would that work?