Comments on: When Cat and Kitten Fight http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-cat-and-kitten-fight/5442 grow in understanding Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:47:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Latest understanding your cat news – I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Updates, Both Good And Bad – Houston … http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-cat-and-kitten-fight/5442/comment-page-1#comment-4747 Latest understanding your cat news – I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Updates, Both Good And Bad – Houston … Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:23:00 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=5442#comment-4747 [...] When the New Kitten doesn’t get along with the Old Cat – Way of … [...] [...] When the New Kitten doesn’t get along with the Old Cat – Way of … [...]

]]> By: WereBear http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-cat-and-kitten-fight/5442/comment-page-1#comment-4353 WereBear Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:43 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=5442#comment-4353 Thanks for sharing what sounds like a lovely arrangement. Matching cats is an art, and it sounds like you have the talent. Thanks for sharing what sounds like a lovely arrangement. Matching cats is an art, and it sounds like you have the talent.

]]> By: Oldcat http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-cat-and-kitten-fight/5442/comment-page-1#comment-4352 Oldcat Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:03 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=5442#comment-4352 This is nice advice, but it can be taken too far. For reasons of size and ability to maintain a pet I have always have staggered ages by a few years and it usually works out. An added benefit is that the senior cat remains respected by the younger even when strength and size are on the younger cats side. When my younger 11 year old cat died, my 16 year old cat and I both wanted to fill the void. When I went to Petsmart, the people there refused to give me any cat unless I took two because of the age difference. Its been over ten years and I am still angry about it. I found another place, and it worked out well. That cat is now the elder statesman, and has had his own kitten. He's a Gamma, a little nervous but still not picked on by his younger partner. The young cat waits to eat the wet food until the older finishes, and the older only eats half every day. (This tradition started with those first two cats 20 years ago). The perfect can be the enemy of the good. This is nice advice, but it can be taken too far. For reasons of size and ability to maintain a pet I have always have staggered ages by a few years and it usually works out. An added benefit is that the senior cat remains respected by the younger even when strength and size are on the younger cats side.

When my younger 11 year old cat died, my 16 year old cat and I both wanted to fill the void. When I went to Petsmart, the people there refused to give me any cat unless I took two because of the age difference. Its been over ten years and I am still angry about it.

I found another place, and it worked out well. That cat is now the elder statesman, and has had his own kitten. He’s a Gamma, a little nervous but still not picked on by his younger partner. The young cat waits to eat the wet food until the older finishes, and the older only eats half every day. (This tradition started with those first two cats 20 years ago).

The perfect can be the enemy of the good.

]]> By: Marg Elmendorf http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-cat-and-kitten-fight/5442/comment-page-1#comment-4351 Marg Elmendorf Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:16 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=5442#comment-4351 Oh that is so true to have more than one kitten. They just love to play together. And I do lock up the four I have right now in the extra room and give the older ones a chance at some attention and peace. And give me some peace also. My older cats are very patient with the kittens. But it does teach the kittens to get along with other cats which is really important. Oh that is so true to have more than one kitten. They just love to play together. And I do lock up the four I have right now in the extra room and give the older ones a chance at some attention and peace. And give me some peace also. My older cats are very patient with the kittens. But it does teach the kittens to get along with other cats which is really important.

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