We've had Jasper for 7 years (when he adopted us as a young cat). He's a loner though and will bite/scratch the kids if they bother him (and by bother I don't mean pull tails, just try and stroke him).
So I Managed to persuade dh we decided to get another cat for the kids to grow up with.
We adopted Comfort (named by them not us!) last week from RSPCA and she's settling in well. She's less than a year anda scrap of a thing but confident and really friendly. She's only met Jasper a couple of times as we're keeping her upstairs so Jasper can still use the cat flap. They've hissed and bristled a bit but not tried to fight and have recovered fine.
At the same time as getting Comfort, dh fell in love with Sophie whjo we brough home this weekend. She's living in a different room upstairs and we're alternating her and comfort having run of upstairs (It's a military operation!!).
She's met the other 2 at different times and we've had the same hissing and noises, no fighting. She, however, seems a lot more bothered by the encounters and goes and hides for ages afterwards. When she first came home she was so affectionate and loving, but despite being a huge fluffy thing she seems a lot more timid.
Is this level of upset normal and do you think they'll all get used to and tolerate each other (I'm not expecting frinedships). We have a good sized garden and fields behind the house and enough space for them each to have their own bit of the house.
I just don't want to think that we're being unfair to them.
Any views would be appreciated , thanks