Will an adult female siamese get along with my domestic male cat?

I have a adult domestic male cat who is two and half years old. He is a laid back cat but not lazy. It's just that he is very independent and not overly affectionate. No lap cuddles, he rather sit on a chair byself, no hopping on bed and often when you pick him up he gives you this "Oh do I have to look". But he does rub himself on you at the clothes line and greets you outside. Really he is a nice cat not aggresive we just want more love. I researched cats for about 8mths and in the end purchased a female burmese kitten from a highly respected breeder which we havn't got yet as too young.

I want to keep this little one inside as have lost other cats as car victims or disappearing. My domestic male is an outside and indoor cat. I thought maybe it would be a good idea to give the kitten an indoor companion as sometimes we are out all day and my male cat might not want to come in.

The breeder has a 4 year old siamese ex-breeding queen for sale which has beautiful loving nature and well socialised that says would be perfect companion with the kitten. She is healthy, desexed, vaccinated ect. She still likes to mother other cats kittens. She also has 2 male blue point kittens. What do you think? Do you think introducing an adut female or male kitten siamese into home or just have burmese kitten and leave her on own when out? I'm just worried about my domestic male. Oh, I have 2 loving dogs who are good with cats. Thank you.

My Answer:

This is always a bit of a gamble. Would it be possible to have the 4-year-old Siamese for a trial period? I am assuming your male house cat has been castrated? Usually orientals like Siamese and Burmese love each other's company and also love cuddling up together. You could be unlucky but I would expect the kitten and the older Siamese should get on. When it comes to your indoor/outdoor cat he might either ignore them, like them or take a dislike to them. Certainly to start with confrontations would be normal. Try and introduce them slowly so he realizes that new cats are in his home. Make sure he has access to high places so he can watch but be safe from ambushes! When you feed him make a big fuss of him. There's no guarantee with cats, ever, but there's a good enough chance to make it worth a try. Please do come back and share the outcome!

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Will an adult female siamese get along with my domestic male cat?

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Cat introductions
by: Sue

Well I have had cats of various types for many years and I once read an article that it will take a week, per year, of the eldest cat plus one. So if your cat is four then it will probably take five weeks before they are fairly okay with each other. One female and one male is the best combo, so as long as you don't seem to be favouring one over the other and the introduction is not too rapid, then you may well have a happy pair of cats after a while.

Good luck.

Sue

Our Siamese does not like our new cat
by: Heidi

I have a seven year old neutered male siamese. Just over a month ago he was in a fight with a grey tom cat (about 2 years old). The intact male was clearly a stray but very friendly to us. we brought him to the vet and they searched for owners but after a week he was still outside our house and trying to come into the house. We decided to adopt him. We had him neutered and now four weeks later is a very gentle quiet cat. Unfortunately our Siamese just doesnt like him. He stares at him and then pounces. constantly tries to chase him and often bites him on the rump. The grey cat just lies down, shows his tummy and makes a cooing sound. but our siamese only seems to get worse. they have slept in the sitting room with us but only after a lot of staring. We have recently tried the water discipline, splashing a bit of water on the siamese when he chases, but I feel uncomfortable with this I don't want to upset him. on the other hand the grey cat is so good tempered and clearly allowing our siamese to be dominant I don't know what to do?

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