Comments on: Cat-Sitting Sprocket

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:46:44 +0000

Blasphemy! One can never OD on felines!

But yeah, cat’s have as many personalities as people. One can never tell which ones will get along, and how.

By: xibee

xibee — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:34:54 +0000

After battling ubiquitous fur and peeing wars amongst my sister’s 7 cats and two dogs, and after the fur and clambering and clawing of my mothers’ 5 cats, I can truthfully say I am OD’d on felines.

However, I know you need to bring over and try out kitties together when deciding on a cohabitant cat. Some bond very closely and some just get territorial. Each one is different, and inexplicable.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:45:19 +0000

That’s a good point…the animal shelters here are pretty good about trying to match people up with the right pets. It’s funny cause I just thought about fostering the other day, but I think it’d just be too much of a commitment for me at the moment. It would be awesome to get tons of new kitten pictures though!

By: Sophia

Sophia — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:12:43 +0000

You should ask, they might do it for cats too because I know that the adoption process here is SO hard and such a pain that people end up getting pets elsewhere. They really want to make sure that you’ll be a permanent owner. Have you ever thought about fostering? I couldn’t do it, I wouldn’t be able to let go.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:34:45 +0000

@Sophia — I was thinking about a kitten too. And a male to balance out Dolly being a female. She may still feel threatened though; I don’t think it’s so much of an intimidation and size issue as it is an attention issue (the jealousy, as you mention). That sleepover idea is amazing, but it must be for dogs mainly. Cats can get along, but it’s not often that it’s right away, since a gradual introduction is the most important part.

@Pearl — You need a somewhat omni-directional microphone to capture a purr, which isn’t always easy to find. I can’t believe your cats got worse together as time went on. In my experience, it’s the complete opposite, and they’re hissing, growling, and sticking their backs up in the beginning. It would be interesting to see a social structure such as that in a household.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:26:35 +0000

Love that purr engine! I tried to record mine, my cat’s that is, but my camera couldn’t pick it up. Our cats got along famously, codependantly, at first but they had a falling out and staked out the house into territories eventually. We thought ours would be lonely being the only cat but she loves having sole queen rule.

By: Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:09:52 +0000

If you want a second cat, having a kitten usually is the best way. Also, the SPCA here lets you kind of have a sleepover with a potential pet you want to adopt so that you can get an idea of how they’d get along. Bringing in a second pet is hard, you have to deal with the jealousy