which works better?????

[niki71uk]

any thoughts on which works better,introducing a male cat to an already static(i know thats not the right word)female cat

or introducing a female to a male cat ?

[dandysmom]

I've had very limited experience with this, Niki. I successfully introduced a female kitten to an adult male, and a male kitten to two adult females. Both went very well. I have never introduced adults of opposite sex; introducing an adult female to another adult female did NOT go well at all. Never became friends, just tolerated one another.

[Elaine]

I dont have much experience in this either but my personal experiences have been....
male to male, no problems. young female to old male, no problem. male to female, problems.

[niki71uk]

just wondered as if i were to do it again.cass is now 16 mnths and STILL likes to jump on toby,thought it mighta stopped by now,guess not !!!!!!!

i dont think toby got much lessons from his mum,he isnt very paternal,hopefull if i do do it again,cass wont of picked up on his behaviour,and will be ok with a male cat.

then again mibbee not,toby is 15,he could live another 5 yrs,by then cass will be about 6,im not saying it was a bad moving getting her,i did wot i thought was best at the time,but still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dandysmom]

Most male cats aren't especially paternal at all; not their job! But you do hear of the occasional male who is a very caring father .....

At Toby's age, I imagine he's probably not too playful.

[niki71uk]

i guess its like a 2 yr old trying to playing with a 95 yr old

[Elaine]

Originally Posted by niki71uk

i guess its like a 2 yr old trying to playing with a 95 yr old

Yep, pretty much . But what doesnt work for one may well work for you, so if you are thinking of getting another....

[niki71uk]

not for a few yrs yet elaine,think 2 cats an a dog is enough for now lol.mibbee in a few yrs time,who knows how long toby has,toby was 14 when i got cass and he was 11 when i got the dog