I’d say no. You may be imposing a life of domination on the second cat getting more problems than you bargained for.
Or upsetting a good life for your present cat who prefers solitude and human companionship over some rambunctious kid kat.
Or maybe like my friends cats–one came in while the other went out–never the twain shall meet. Only one cat was in the house at any one time.
And then after your present cat eventually meets it’s end–are you getting another cat to keep the second company?
Unfortunately a lot of problems manifest over food and litter box issues–think about if you want to deal with that.
@Dustyfeathers --“The meds helped a lot but I wish I’d known this might happen.”
Were the meds for you or the cats? 
Before bringing in the 2nd kitty, watch some of Jackson Galaxy’s videos. He is a true cat whisperer.
@gouf78 Ha! wish I’d gotten some for me. Might have helped a lot of things, let me tell you. :))
Well…my avatar now shows our second cat. He is actually DDs but she can’t have him right now where she lives. He came to live here when our first kitty was about 13 years old. Frankly, we didn’t want a second cat.
Kitty one crossed the rainbow bridge almost a year ago.
This kitty is very happy being an only kitty. He rests during the day, and is happy to see us in the evenings. We are not getting him a kitty friend.
Toby entered our household as a kitten and our two old female cats didn’t like him - at all. In Toby’s defense he wouldn’t leave them alone because he wanted to play and they were his only option. One grew to tolerate him and the other spent the rest of her life in hiding. Cue to five years later, Toby’s now age six and lonely since the two cats he somewhat tormented are deceased. We got TWO kittens - which in my opinion is the way to go. The kittens are BFFs and Toby wanted in on the fun. One and all chase each other and sleep on the bed, if not together, then close. The kittens are female and were two months old when we got them, which played a part in the getting along scenario. Introduction to Toby was slow as they were so tiny and then because they were neutered etc. Not rushing helped - Toby desperately wanted to meet whoever was on the other side of the door and vice versa. The kittens played together and ignored Toby at the beginning. If he hissed they just looked up and continued ever onward with their fun and games. They didn’t need him and he sensed it.
Nice avatar, thumper!
It is so interesting that some cats bond and enjoy their fellow cat company, while others never adjust. Why do you think this is the case? What type of cat adjusts easily and enjoys their new companion? Something tells me that my guy would enjoy the company - he’s so very self confident, social, and energetic that I get the sense that he would like a friend. I just don’t know.
@gouf78 I remember the litter box issues at my parent’s house, and that’s really a deal breaker for me. My current guy has fantastic habits - he actually has his own bathroom in the basement, and sometimes even uses the toilet, although he doesn’t flush, lol. I would hate to disrupt a perfect situation. @ECmotherx2 I love Jackson Galaxy - I just saw the show where he drove 100 kittens overnight for adoption in Colorado. Maybe that’s what gave me the bug about adopting another cat.
That little fellow in the pic is really a wood carver. You can come and visit, and see our bathroom door and trim…all “carved out” because he wanted to see who was on the other side of the door.
Nope…no more pets here.
But he is cute…and entertaining…and makes a great only cat.
I have two cats, but I’ve heard that cat’s actually tend to be solitary animals and don’t really “need” another to be happy.
We got our female kitten when our male was 5. We thought we’d have to keep them apart for quite awhile, but I think after just a couple days they were fine. Once we got the second cat, the first cat actually became much more friendly. I claim it’s because the kitten was so darned cute he had to be nicer to get any attention, but that may or may not be true
It may have helped that we were all home for several days (Anyone remember Christmas/“snowmagedden” in the mid-Atlantic about 9 years ago?)
My tortie is definitely not a solitary animal. She always curls up with either her brother or the big white kitty and keeps following them around. She also likes to be carried around like a baby and greets any strangers that walk in the door!
What a sweetie! And so great for all the cats. I would love to see my guy curled up with a new little sister or brother.
I changed my picture to our 2 cats. They are sisters from the same litter and we took them at the same time at about 8 weeks old.
I don’t think either one of them would accept another cat, they do sometimes beat each other up. Neither one is dominant but they both like to think they are. :-j
The darker one is more laid back and the one with whiter feet is more anal and antsy. They are 5 years old and very set in their ways. Sometimes their ways differ and bump up against each other and hissing with flying hair occurs. Then they make up and love on each other, just like human sisters.
I think we all have some very cute kitties!
I have three cats, a female age 8, a male age 5 and another male age 2. They get along decently well now, but have had their ups and downs. Female did very well when we got the first boy. He was a kitten we found injured by the side of the road. She was patient and they ended up friendly enough to sleep curled up together. I kept them separate at first, in part because the kitten was injured.
The second boy cat also came to us as an injured kitten found on the road. For some reason, he was a harder cat to integrate. Girl cat was older and not as interested in playing. She liked him okay when he was small, less well as he grew up. The two boys fought for about a year, then turned a corner and decided they loved each other. Now they sleep together and groom each other and girl cat is the odd one out. (Okay, not completely. The three of them have reached an understanding and get along okay.)
I think it is hard to know how the cats will get along and how long their reaching a state of equilibrium will take. Is you house big? Will it be easy to keep the cats separated?
Since there are so many experienced cat lovers in one place here, I’m going to horn in with a question: if I get a kitten, will it automatically grow up to be friends with my dog, or at least accepting? How about a young cat, or cats, say a year old at most? How old is too old to adapt well?
@Gourmetmom, maybe ask your local shelter if you can foster a kitten. The if they get along well, adopt your foster.
@Consilation - both cats that came to our house as kittens when Charlie was still with us did very well with him. So in my experience, if the dog is friendly and does not treat cats as game that needs to be hunted, kittens with no previous bad experiences with a dog will get with the dog well.
@Consolation: Our SPCA often knows which young (not kittens) or older cats get along with dogs. Often they come to the SPCA from a family that has had a dog or maybe they were fostered with a dog. Checking out a slightly older cat - 1 year plus - might be a good way to go, for you and your dog and the cat, of course. One of our neighbors, with dog, adopted a two-year old cat from the SPCA that came with the note that she got along with dogs and children. The cat Missy really does - she’s five years old now and Miss Popular in the household. The dog follows her around the house and the grandkids zoom Missy’s way the minute they get to the house.
My puppy loves my cats, but doesn’t know how to play with them. They tend to stay in the rooms the dog can’t go or up on the counters. My daughter brought her kitten home and the kitten didn’t mind the puppy - who is 85 lbs btw. The dog sniffed and licked that cat and I can’t believe the cat sat still for it. The dog does not want to harm the cats, but they’re not into her barking at them and her enthusiastic chasing.