Tips on adopting a cat to live with an older cat
After saying goodbye to our beloved Branco some weeks ago, we're looking for a companion to his brother, Preto. But we're not really sure how to proceed.
A bit of history: Branco and Preto (both males) have been adopted together, 11 years ago, when they were very small kittens. They've been together every day, 24h a day, 7 days a week. We even took them both together to the vet to avoid hissing when we would come back. Branco left us a few weeks ago (our little warrior fought stomach lymphoma for almost 3 years!!). Now Preto is lost. They used to sleep together, play together, eat together. We've noticed Preto is needier now, he wants constant physical contact and attention, he now meows when there's no one on the couch for him to sit on our laps!
He's a fat cat, not very active (he has his bursts of activity from time to time playing with some toys) but in general, he's a very lazy cat. Branco was the complete opposite: always running and jumping and playing! (gosh, I miss him!)
Should we try to adopt a kitten or an older cat? A male or a female? A quiet cat or a more active one? We're really lost, and we want him to not feel this alone anymore, but we want to try to do it in the less stressful way possible.
What tips would you give us when adopting a new cat to live with an older, lazy cat?
A bit of history: Branco and Preto (both males) have been adopted together, 11 years ago, when they were very small kittens. They've been together every day, 24h a day, 7 days a week. We even took them both together to the vet to avoid hissing when we would come back. Branco left us a few weeks ago (our little warrior fought stomach lymphoma for almost 3 years!!). Now Preto is lost. They used to sleep together, play together, eat together. We've noticed Preto is needier now, he wants constant physical contact and attention, he now meows when there's no one on the couch for him to sit on our laps!
He's a fat cat, not very active (he has his bursts of activity from time to time playing with some toys) but in general, he's a very lazy cat. Branco was the complete opposite: always running and jumping and playing! (gosh, I miss him!)
Should we try to adopt a kitten or an older cat? A male or a female? A quiet cat or a more active one? We're really lost, and we want him to not feel this alone anymore, but we want to try to do it in the less stressful way possible.
What tips would you give us when adopting a new cat to live with an older, lazy cat?
