It seems like a silly question, but should they be from the some litter
We have our beloved cat, Chester for over 18 years, and as his time nears, we want to open our home to two kittens, after he passes.
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The advice we received from breeders when adopting our cats a year ago was to either get two males or one male and one female. Their reason was that, at least with our particular breed (Tonkinese), the females are very pushy and like to be the "queen" of the house--two "queens" can't very well rule the same place. The (neutered) males tend to be much more laid back and can tolerate a pushy female. Personalities of course differ from cat to cat, but this is supposed to be a good general rule.
We ended up getting a male kitten, and then got him a female playmate from a different litter about six months later (he is quite the social create and got too lonely by himself during the day). They complement each other really well...some days our little princess just melts our hearts with how cute she is prancing around and demanding our attention, and other days we are so thankful to have our boy cat who is a klutz, loves to play, can't wait to meet new people who come to our house, and likes to lounge around with us.
is they are neutered it doesnt matter
It doesn't matter. They can't mate anyways. I think they will be friends despite the gender.
It won't matter much if they are neutered what the sex is, you might check their personality to see if they get along well. It might help if they're both from the same litter. Some cats are just thankful to have a playmate, and others seem to want all of the attention. So it will simply depend on the personality of the individual cats, rather than whether they're male or female.
It's preferred to get kittens from the same litter (gender won't matter, if they're altered), but many people will ''mix %26 match", by getting kittens from different litters, and that works out just fine, as well.
Since they are fixed, are kittens, and you are going to bring them to your home at the same time, it doesn't matter what combo you use. I have both and i mwould recommend one of each so you can experience the difference.
Please don't feed dry foods. Canned foods w/o gravu is what is best for your cat's health throughout their lives.
Congratulations!
I have one of each a neutered Male tabby and a spayed black and white short hair. They get along great. They were raised together as kittens and now they are both nine years old. Panda was my mother-in-laws cat and we took her in when my in-laws went into a retirement home.
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