a question about cats and kittens

[Lucy]

Hi everyone, I am new at this so please bear with me, if I make any mistakes.
We adopted a two year old male cat from our local animal shelter, we've only had him three months. The kids at my son's school gave my son, two weeks ago a nine week old kitten, also a male, we think!
The older cat named KC has more or less adopted the kitten as his own, and has turned into being a "mom" to the kitten. KC? grooms him, plays really well with him, they sleep together, eat out of the same bowl, sometimes KC will share his food with the kitten, they share the same dirt box etc. etc. Anywhere KC goes in our house, the kitten follows and vise versa. Is this unusual??? Does anyone know what will happen as the kitten grows and gets bigger?

 

[Locutus of Board]

They are bonded.

Things should remain fine as the kitten grows.

 

[StageLeft]

As the kitten gets older and tries to compete for living space one of them will probably end up dead as they fight to the death to claim the territory!!!!

No, the other person is right these cats will be great forever I'd bet. We bought a kitten and about a year later bought another one and after a few days of growling and being stupid they are now best of friends.

 

[Azraele]

It's hard to say, but I would guess that they will be friends for life. Each cat has a different personality, though, so somewhere along the line one may decide he doesn't want anything to do with the other. My guess is, though, that that would most likely happen if both males are not neutered, since they'd be spraying and competing for territory.

So far, though, it looks like they'll get along great. Enjoy them

 

[GL]

I'm not sure if its unusual but it sounds pretty rare. I've had several cats over the years and the newcomer (who is usually young) was never highly regarded by the older established cat.

Keep them eating out of the same bowl though. I've heard this is a good thing if you want cats to get along.

-GL

 

[GasX]

Sounds like they get along well and you shouldn't have any problems. If the younger one wants to play and the older one doesn't, then you can have problems, but they won't go much further than the big one smacking the little one when he gets pissed off. Your older cat isn't THAT much older. I had a kitten and a 12 year old cat and it was a problem. Old cats just want to sleep and kittens just want to pounce. Pouncing = Ass Kicking. Kind of funny to watch actually.

 

[Parn]

You are lucky =) Not all cats get along so well. The kitten usually has no problem getting used to the new stuff (new house, new people, new cats, new dogs, etc), but older ones are more likely to have problems. If your two year old cat is being so nice to the kitten, I would be happy

As for the kitten following KC around the house, it might be because the kitten is looking at KC as his "mom", but that's not going to be anything detrimental for either of them I think that's really cute.

There are instances when looking at other cats as "mom" is bad tho. I've worked with lots of kittens (at work), and some of them, when they get weaned, start to suckle on a littermate's belly, making the "suckled" go bald around that area. Nothing bad for health reasons, but doesn't look nice

 

[Spamela]

sounds like a gay older cat trying to recruit a younger one to me. seriously, though, you'd better ensure that all cats are neutered & declawed or you're going to have fights & urine everywhere.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Just be sure they're both neutered. They will play and probably fight a bit, but it sounds like they're going to be best buddies.

 

[Azraele]

<<&amp; declawed or >>

Good heavens no, don't declaw them! It's a cruel and dangerous procedure where they amputate to the cat's first joint in the paw. Very painful, and outlawed as cruel in some places. Look at your hands and imagine them cut off at the first joint.

Do make sure they're neutered, though, or you will have urine everywhere when they spray. If you have them neutered, they should not spray.

If you really feel the need to control their claws, you should look into scratch pads/posts or claw caps.

 

[urameatball]

cast another vote for gay cats...

hehe...

 

[Eug]

<< Good heavens no, don't declaw them! It's a cruel and dangerous procedure where they amputate to the cat's first joint in the paw. Very painful, and outlawed as cruel in some places.

Do make sure they're neutered, though, or you will hve urine everywhere when they spray. If you have them neutered, they should not spray. >>



Hmmm... declawing a cat is cruel but cutting off his testicles isn't.

 

[amdforlife]

ewwwww...you have gay cats. hehe, j/k. but seriously, i really hate cats. they make me sick. the only thing &quot;unusual&quot; is u have 2 of them. my advice is to trade them both in for a decent dog, like a beagle.