Oct 16 2007
Multi Cat Households
How many cats is too many? I guess you might answer that its one more than you have in your house, or maybe you say that you can’t have too many. But what might your cats answer? We can’t say for sure but here are some tips for a harmonious feline household.
- Avoid extremes: ie cats that are very nervous or very bossy
- Avoid friendly unaltered male strays. They are not good at sharing with other cats.
- Don’t have too many Burmese, sweet kittens though they are they do tend to be very territorial adults.
- Choose litter mates if possible
- Choose cats that have a history of being sociable with other cats.
- Provide places in your home, such as cupboards and closets, where each cat can be alone. Cats like a little solitude.
- Don’t keep adding to a stable group.
- Have enough cat scratching posts
- If the cats must stay indoors provide enough litter boxes.
- Leave enough food out for them to nibble on during the day.
- Have enough warm places for the cats to sleep in.
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We have six cats ranging from five years old to just over one year, four girls and two boys. Just two of the girls are litter mates and are almost identical twins. We have added to a stable group four times and not had any problems. None of the cats go outdoors as we live in a first floor cottage flat with external security doors, but our next door neighbor lets them play on our joint landing space for which I built a removable boor at the top of the stairs.
We have 3 kitties and they all get along most of the time. You have a great list of info here. My favorite tips are having a place each can go when they need alone time, and the scrathing posts - very important for everyone’s happiness.