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Old 19-08-2008, 12:20 PM
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Introducing kittens to kittens

Is this possible and how easy is it?

I'm asking on behalf of my mother in law who adopted two kittens at the same time as us (different breeds).

Unfortunetly she lost the boy kitten last week and the girl is said to be pining alot. Sue (MIL) has been onto another breeder who has two boy kittens of a similar age and she would really like to adopt them to come and live with her female kitten.

I said i'd try and find out some advice on this and whether it could work - any advice is appreciated

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Kittens to kittens is a doddle compared to cat to cat or cat to kitten lol xx

Kitten's are pretty resiliant and take to new things alot quicker xx

I've introduced a fair few kittens to kittens now and only had a few minor problems xx

it can take a few days so be prepared for a bit of growling still but things like playing with them together and finding positive things for them to do will help them bond xx
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Agree that given their of similar age it should be quite smoothGood luck and let us know how they go
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Re: Introducing kittens to kittens

Guys thanks so much for replying! Sue isnt too good on a computer so i've been trawling the internet all day!

She has reserved these two boys but cannot pick them up for another two weeks - bearing in mind Angelica is going to be on her own for this amount of time do you think this will cause a problem when she comes to introduce the two boys??

Angelica is 16 weeks at the moment and the boys will be around 10 weeks (i think!)

Any ideas or thoughts? xx
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Guys thanks so much for replying! Sue isnt too good on a computer so i've been trawling the internet all day!

She has reserved these two boys but cannot pick them up for another two weeks - bearing in mind Angelica is going to be on her own for this amount of time do you think this will cause a problem when she comes to introduce the two boys??

Angelica is 16 weeks at the moment and the boys will be around 10 weeks (i think!)

Any ideas or thoughts? xx
What kind of personality is Angelica? i.e. is she boisterous, fiesty?? or is she calm and cuddly?? xx
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What kind of personality is Angelica? i.e. is she boisterous, fiesty?? or is she calm and cuddly?? xx
I dont think that matters - Oscar is a month older than Fifi and is the most placid, calm and cuddley kitten I knew. When we first bought FiFi home he really didn't like her - I think that he accepts her now but only because she gives as good as she gets! The first week was really worrying and I almost gave up hope of them getting along!!! They do no thankfully.

Oscar also stopped talking to me for about three days!!! Would turn his nose up at me all the time!!! Would sleep on the beanbag rather than my lap, that kind of thing! Thankfully everything is back to normal!!!

I usually spend my evening snuggled on the sofa with Fifi as a foot muff and Oscar making sure I keep my chest warm!!!!
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I dont think that matters - Oscar is a month older than Fifi and is the most placid, calm and cuddley kitten I knew. When we first bought FiFi home he really didn't like her - I think that he accepts her now but only because she gives as good as she gets! The first week was really worrying and I almost gave up hope of them getting along!!! They do no thankfully.

Oscar also stopped talking to me for about three days!!! Would turn his nose up at me all the time!!! Would sleep on the beanbag rather than my lap, that kind of thing! Thankfully everything is back to normal!!!

I usually spend my evening snuggled on the sofa with Fifi as a foot muff and Oscar making sure I keep my chest warm!!!!
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I dont think that matters - Oscar is a month older than Fifi and is the most placid, calm and cuddley kitten I knew. When we first bought FiFi home he really didn't like her - I think that he accepts her now but only because she gives as good as she gets! The first week was really worrying and I almost gave up hope of them getting along!!! They do no thankfully.

Oscar also stopped talking to me for about three days!!! Would turn his nose up at me all the time!!! Would sleep on the beanbag rather than my lap, that kind of thing! Thankfully everything is back to normal!!!

I usually spend my evening snuggled on the sofa with Fifi as a foot muff and Oscar making sure I keep my chest warm!!!!
it doesn't always matter no, but it can play a big part in how things will progress so it's always nice to have all the information when giving people any advice xx
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Oscar, the ginger, is 4 months. And Fifi, the grey, is 3 months!
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Guys thanks so much for replying! Sue isnt too good on a computer so i've been trawling the internet all day!

She has reserved these two boys but cannot pick them up for another two weeks - bearing in mind Angelica is going to be on her own for this amount of time do you think this will cause a problem when she comes to introduce the two boys??

Angelica is 16 weeks at the moment and the boys will be around 10 weeks (i think!)

Any ideas or thoughts? xx
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