Will a tom kitten get along with my female cat?

[minniemoo]

Hi, we have a 2-year old female cat who has been the boss of our house since she was a kitten. I have just paid a deposit on a boy kitten who we are due to get in mid-March. My sister has said that it is okay if you have a adult male and then bring a female kitten into the house however if it is the other way around, as in our case, then we may not be able to keep the boy kitten as our adult female won't accept him. Does anyone know about these things and is she right? Thanks guys.

[The Stifler]

they will get on fine i have a mate who has one cat two female cats and he just got a tom kitten and they all get on fine

conor
=)

[minniemoo]

Great thanks for that I was starting to panic.

[wildwood]

It very much depends on the temperament of the cat(s). I am afraid that generally your sister is right, although they can be taught to tolerate another cat. You need to keep a good eye on how the kitten is received though. There is bound to be a bit of biffo in the initial stages but hopefully it will settle down quickly.

Officially, lions are the only cats that live in groups but research has shown that in situations such as farms of cat rescue places where there are always more cats, certain females will make an alliance and turn into a sort of clique, looking after each other and protecting each other kittens from the others - actually, exactly as lionesses do.

Behaviourism in the domestic cat has somewhat changed from its wild form and some cats will even take a mouse or rat as a friend. It is quite possible that the kitten will wake some maternal instinct in your cat and it will start licking it and make those soft growling noises nursing queens make.

Hope things work out.

[minniemoo]

Thank you wildwood.