Can any of you share success stories of two spayed female cats becoming companions?

Sure, just give it plenty of time and space. I’ve never had any trouble adding females to my household.

The important question is what will Marwyn have to say about all of this? He is the alpha dog, isn’t he?

@syz

Thanks for the positives, I just keep reading that two females are, often, harder to adjust.

@gailcalled
Haha, yes, Marwyn is top ‘dog’, but, the cats scatter when he lowers his neck and walks towards them, they know what it’s like to be goosed. ;-)

I hae 2 females who ‘get along’ without fighting but no love as yet. They are both just about a year old. I have great hopes for lots of tolerance when they are inside because of 5 months of frigid outside.

Just don’t rush the process of introducing the cat to your household. A lot of people think if you just throw two cats together they’ll work it out. That’s not really true.

Look up some info on the Internet about how to introduce cats.

@tinyfaery

Yes, I have done the intros before. Am preparing my spare room for the new kitty, they won’t even lay eyes on each other for at least the first few days. Also the new kitty will only be a day out of her spay surgery so she will need lots of peace and quiet.

I have read that often two females have more issues than the opposite sex combo. I am hoping that a 6 month old kitten will give my two year old the advantage and she will feel less threatened. She adjusted very easily to my male that passed away in June.

Keeping my fingers crossed. I just need the positive vibes on this daring adventure I am undertaking. lol

Sure @Coloma…I thought you already knew this about me ;)

We took in a female last autumn. She now gets along with both our female & our male. She’s going to be 2yrs old soon…so she’s finally calming down a bit and becoming a good nap partner to the other cats.

My girl cats all tolerate each other, but have never really bonded. Good luck!

I have a lot of cats, and only two are males. They all get along save for one wacky one.
Two of my female cats are spayed, not related, and hated each other for the first month or so that they lived together (one came in a year after the other) but now they act like sisters, always playing and sleeping next to each other. You probably don’t have anything to worry about.
They might not get along right away, but given time they’ll probably at the very least adjust and tolerate one another.

Oh good, thanks everyone! O know it’ll be touchy the first month or so, but I really hope they will become pals. I’ll update as things unfold! :-D

I have two spayed females, that I got at different times. They fussed with each other for about three days, and have been great friends ever since. Now that my older one is dying, I worry about how the younger kitty will handle it when she’s alone. :(

When I had my first apartment, I got my first cat, a spayed female about 6 months old. About two months later, I got a second spayed female, who was about the same age as the first (they were both 8 months-ish when they came together). They got along wonderfully most of the time. They’d play-fight now and then, but nothing that wouldn’t be expected from any siblings :)

Once we added a (neutered) male into the mix, however, it created a kind of love triangle, methinks. My girls didn’t get along anymore :(

I think your kitties will be fine. Even if they don’t snuggle together, they should at least be civil.

@augustlan

Awww, so sorry. :-(

I just got the update from the shelter, the kitty came through her spay surgery and all her health tests are clear. I bring her home tomorrow afternoon at one!

@Coloma: Lovely news. Now, do we get to help name her? Milo is already doing research.

@gailcalled

Yes! Any name contributions are welcome! Girly names with a ring to them or flowers maybe. ;-)

Description, please. Coloration, disposition, temperament, lineage, family money, etc.

@gailcalled
Haha, well, homeless teenage street wench, family unknown.
She is rather unique in her coloring. A Calico Tabby, sweet and shy, but is all over you after she warms up.
Tabby body with orange swirls in her undercoat and calico face that is orange and tabby, with little white mittens and a white chest. The shelter was calling her “Jewel’..meh.

I was thinking of ‘Tango’, but, that’s all that has come to me so far.

I’m partial to Mila, myself.

LOL…Mia and Mila, say THAT 10 times really fast!

Add Marwyn and then see who’s laughing.

What about Tansy? It’s an aromatic wildflower around here.

I di seem to have a lot of “M” names over here. ;-)

I have named the new kitty ‘Ruby’, it seems fitting. ;-)

Well, day 5 of cat integration, a few small victories in the last 24 hours now.
I bought the Feliway pheromones and the cats seem calmer the last day.
The spray which is more immediate and a diffuser which can take a week to take effect.

Happy cat hormones wafting around. lol
This morning I let the new one out of her room and went back to bed with Mia. The new cat hopped on my bed and lay down at the foot while Mia hid under the covers looking annoyed. haha

I have also been taking the new cat outside with me for a few minutes to look around 1 or 2 X daily.

This morning they were exploring the yard together, and, at one point Mia trotted towards the new cat with her tail up looking curious, the new cat didn’t return the potential greeting but, it was a minor breakthrough.

Cat integration is so trying. We shall see.

‘Ruby’ is very smart and feels she is more than ready to claim the whole zone as her own. haha

Well..I spoke too soon. lol

After the slightly encourasging moment, a knock down drag out cat fight under my bed. Not good, not good at all.
I dunno…alpha queen vs. the meek princess, not good.

Ruby is in her room for the rest of the day and she may need to find new digs yet.

Way too soon. You are now worse off than day 1. Start all over again. And pm me if you want more advice.

The #1 mistake people make is introducing too soon.

^100% agree with @tinyfaery. I don’t introduce a new animal for a looooong time. My male cat was kept in isolation for 3–4weeks. Any hint of skirmish and we sent him back to a room for a few hours.

Our female was introduced slowly after more than one month in isolation. We allowed her to be out only to build success…that was maybe less than one hour per day for the first week.

Gradual introduction without a hint of territorial claiming is the key to feline acceptance.

My females were in the window together today.

Exactly. My new kitten was here 3 weeks before the other cats even saw her, then the smell exchange, then introduction to other rooms, etc. All cats can live together peacefully given the proper conditions.

I know it can take some time, but, it is also possible that some cats are just not destined to be a good fit.

Every situation is different.

I knew going in that the female/female combo is often trickier and riskier for issues.

We shall see, back to square one, but, I can’t allow Mia to be banished from her own kingdom if the new cat proves to be too aggressive.
She may need to be the only cat if she is extremely alpha.
We shall see. One day at a time.

My cats aren’t friendly but they are civil. The first cat made such an interesting sound when she discovered the new one on my lap (I had just brought her home). We had cats galore for years with one grand dame the whole time, who dared other cats and/or dogs to try to be her friend. She had such a readable little face when some new one would want to be her friend. ‘No, I said no’ was her motto. But she loved me- such a great lap cat. She was a licker and would try to clean the hairspray from my hair. I woke up with some interesting do’s. how would one spell that, dos, doos, does, look wrong