When I came back home late yesterday-evening, a lady was standing in front of my door, holding the cutest little kitten, about 3 months old. She told me this cat had been hanging in the street for three days, meowing her heart out.

So I took her in my apartment and started to make posters 'Cat found...' and hang them up in the shops in the neighbourhood. No one knows where this kitten comes from, it seems like no one is missing him...

The problem is my apartment is too tiny and my cat Lilith is very They have been fighting all night. This morning I put him outside but three hours later he was still there. So he's back now and he's just lovely, a curious and sweet grey tiger-cat with very tiny stripes, a slim body and a hamster's face.

But my cat is still They've been fighting over everything. I couldn't barely sleep. Now they're both sleeping, first time they are both quiet in 15 hours.

What to do? One more day I will be too much in love.

MarieLouise said:

Get rid of your old cat.. its had years of comfort and happiness, kick it to the curb and give the lil kitty some love instead..

REDFEATHERS said:

or cook your old cat and make cat-soup!!!!!

abierman said:

I hate cats!


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REDFEATHERS said:

WHAT?
Bust this cutie out??

Your older cat might take a while to get used to the kitten (and stop being jealous !) ..maybe give it another few days .

MarieLouise said:

Now take a pic of the cutie baby kitty.. I am sure it will be cuter ..

Nikki23 said:

.. then kick it out!

REDFEATHERS said:

I don't have a camera. Maybe it's cuter 'cause it's smaller, but Lilith is the beauty-queen. A very good friend just came over who wanted a cat.

But he said 'naaah, I want a female cat with long hair, like Lilith'.

Discrimination.

I hate the racist tension in my house between the long-haired and short-haired race.

MarieLouise said:

Get rid of the long haired one.. lilith..

She will create more hair mess, giving you more housework and make your guests sneeze.. the new one is a better bet .. (and it will last longer)

Maybe one of your pupils wants a cute kitten?

I would like a second cat, but the rest of the family doesn't want it.

REDFEATHERS said:

ROFLMFAO!!!

Get that mangy little shit outta my noodles!!!

REDFEATHERS said:

The difference in age isn't that big, Lilith is one year and a half.

And the long hair is a bit shorter. She ripped my Prince-poster and that was her punishment.

when we got my boy kitty my older female was Furious , she hated him until the day she died. They worked it out though, she set down the rules and he followed them.

She will get over it eventually, although she may start to pee in places showing her displeasure, reminder her that you are really the boss. Just remember to give her love and attention on the same level as before. She is the queen of the house so he will just have to fit in. He will be fine.

MarieLouise said:

sounds like he's gonna be bigger than her so you want her to establish dominance now while he's small so he won't kick her ass later

butterfli25 said:

But my apartment is too tiny for two cats. So I need another option. My father says he wants to take a little one, but because he goes on a holiday and is celebrating hs 60th birthday (with lots of people) it has to wait two weeks. But I'm afraid my cat will run away.

butterfli25 said:

That's the thing, in a very innocent way he's annoying the hell out of her. I gave them food, and he took it, she stood in the corner watching. When I gave them two plates, in different corners, he started walking back forth transporting the food from her plate to his. He's really at ease, he's sleeping now, she's watching.

MarieLouise said:

He's establishing dominance!!

that's not innocent, he's a confident dominant male kitty. They will have to work it out just make sure no one gets the shorter end of the stick--food hording etc..you may have to feed them separately and buy another litter box. My female kitty would pee in his food ( she was a real bitch, but she was my baby ) and growl at him when he tried to eat hers. If he used her litter box she'd pee on his pillow, so I had to put her things in a totally different area and leave his more accessible so he could get to them.

butterfli25 said:

See, this is funny to read, but sad to watch. I really don't want to go through this. The queen can stay the queen. But I can't just put him out on the street. It's freezing.

You could probably find plenty of articles on Google on how to introduce a new pet to an old one. Your old cat will get used to the new cat, if you (re)introduce the new one slowly.

Don't get rid of either one of them; it would be cruel to give up your old cat now, and if you think you really can't take care of both of them, try harder to find the new kitty a home. If you can't, there are probably many no-kill adoption agencies in your community that will take the kitty in and find it a new home for you.

Here's one article: http://www.wistv.com/Glob...p?S=478071

You've got a kind heart MarieLouise.

I think you either have to give it another couple of days to see whether the kitties will calm down or take the kitten to an animal shelter where it may have a chance of finding a new family, like scandalouslife said.

REDFEATHERS said:

I take it you don't have pets

and yeah most people do prefer long haired cats ,that is bad ..my kitten is a short haired.

Reincarnate said:

Thanks for your kind remark! I especially have a very weak spot for cats.

The animal-shelter... another problem. One has closed down and the other one said they would probably have to kill him 'cause there are too many cats.

Nikki23 said:

I just am not keen on cats.. they dont like me.. they scratch me, make me sneeze and cough and my skin itch.. I am a doggie person

MarieLouise said:

Yeah, but does he get along with your pussy...?


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thescandalouslife said:

she will be fine, they will work it out between them. Just make sure you give her love and attention at the same level as before so the transition will be a little easier.

MartyMcFly said:

Sweetie, that's my cat. She's a she, a very beautiful, proud she. No sexual jokes pleeez, I'm devastated.

MarieLouise said:

They will be fine sweetie give em a few days, ours were the same

MarieLouise said:

There you go. Problem solved. Just stick it out for two weeks, it can't be that bad.

mdiver said:

Everyone keeps ignoring (myself included) I really don't have the space to keep two cats. I live in an appartment in a city. They can go out, but still...

And now they're fighting on my computer...