More than one cat?

If you have more than one cat, how well do they get along?

My cats love each other, but in the past I have had cats who hate each other.

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I have 2 cats, but I adopted them together at 9 weeks old. They are super attached to each other and were a double adoption (shelter wouldn't separate them). I think they were littermates, but no one knows for sure.

I had two adult cats at one point in time that HATED each other. The best they ever got along was "agreeing" to stay in separate rooms and hissing at each other when they passed by. They were introduced when they were both adults (one several years younger than the other, though)... No matter what we tried, they just never got along. I've known other cats who were introduced as adults who eventually got along much better, though. I guess it just depends on the cats.

I think it's easier to introduce kittens to each other than it is adult cats. After that, I think it's easier when one of the cats is a kitten. Sometimes it just takes a LOT of time and patience.

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I have 2

I thought Pokey was going to eat Maggie when I brought her home

but it was love as first sight

they fight- but they love each other

I will find them sleeping together

however- they both hated the foster cat we had- I think she was a threat to Maggie - siince Maggie liked being the one and only girl

first meeting


she is looking to find milk from HIM


she finds what she is looking for- kind of

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Cute!

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thanks- I wish she was still that small

I miss having a little fur ball in the house

she was so tiny

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It really depends on the cat--our cat is pretty laid back, and when my mom brought her cat to live with us, the two of them got along really well almost from the beginning.

On the other hand, we tried to adopt a stray cat that we found, and unfortunately she's a little territorial, so that's not working out so well.

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They tolerate each other.

Figaro was 11 when we brought home Jeter. Jeter would run around and try to play with Figaro and Figaro would play sometimes. Most of the time they would roll around and fight.

After a while it got better and every once in a while I catch them laying near each other so I know they enjoy the company.

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i have 3 they are sisters and they get along but they have their moments where it sounds like elephants are running threw my house and beating each other up lol but its all fun

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They have mellowed with age....but the younger one still beats up the older one.

But whats funny... the older one (now)used to beat up my older cat (that has since pass away.

I guess it the circle of life.

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I have two cats and now a dog and they all get along... The cats and the dog are still getting used to eachother since we just got the dog last week.. the two cats "like" eachother, but sometimes they have their moments where they fight.

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mine are brother and sister and are literally inseparable. They love eachother so so much.

My sisters' and mom all have two as well. Their's are not best friends like mine and took some time to get along. Now, they tolerate eachother, sometimes fight.

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I used to have 2 cats - I got a kitten when my older cat was 11. There was a "getting to know you" period. I think they grew to tolerate each other, but never slept together or anything.