Wondering if anyone might have any advice...
I have a 7 year old female cat, whom we all adore, and after a lot of thinking we decided we would like to get another cat. As she has never lived with another cat (though she is very affable with next-door's cat), we thought the best chance of them getting on would probably be if we got a male kitten.
A month ago, we duly made an appointment at a rescue centre where they had several litters, but were told when we got there that they had all gone. They said, however, that one mother cat who had just come over with her 5 month old kittens from Romania had turned out to be pregnant again and that we could have first refusal of one of the unborn kittens. We met the mother (who was very friendly) and made a fuss of her and the 5-month-old kittens - they were the most outgoing and affectionate kittens I've ever seen. Based on this, we were happy to wait for one of the unborn kittens, which would probably come to us in February.
However, I've just had a phone call to say that the home for one of the now 6-month-old kittens has fallen through and would we like her? She's ready to go on Sunday. I'm not sure what to do: we obviously haven't done any preparation for getting a kitten as we weren't expecting it but I could probably sort this out on Saturday. I'm just wondering whether my cat is less likely to get on long-term with another female, or whether the sex doesn't make too much difference as they are both neutered (which is what the rescue centre said, but they would say that, wouldn't they!). Have to let them know tomorrow. Would be grateful for any thoughts!