I have had some real troubles with kittens and am switching breeders. My first kitten passed at 16 weeks (FIP) thought I was just very unlucky, took the replacement kitten offered and still have that guy at almost 18 months old. I decided to pick up a playmate for him and brought home a beautiful silver boy mid December. Was going great,my cat took him in and they were best friends after 3 days. He suddenly fell ill and passed at around 18-19 weeks old, no definitive cause, but it was believed either some sort of anuerysm, blood clot or dry FIP. i am basically terrified to bring home a young kitten now and my breeder has agreed to refund my money. I am no w looking at a couple options, the top one being a 8.5-9 month old Seal Lynx point who is already neutered and looks like a very sturdy 9 pounds. He is from a different breeder, she was thinking of keeping him to breed, but decided against it and he's available. I am gong to check him out soon. Does anyone think that poses a big issue with trying to introduce a second neutered male who is about 9 months younger than my boy, but close to the same size? Both are used to being around other cats, so it won't be like they were always alone and having a second cat sprung on them for the first time. I also inquired about a couple beuatiful breeders who the lady said she would have spayed if purchased as a pet. They had a baby and are either dramatically calling back or completely shutting their cattery. I guess my main question is, would it be easier to introduce a younger neutered male or a same age to older female or just depend on each individual personality??
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