Advice for adopting a kitten with a cat already in the home

I know this is a foster thread, but I feel like you guys give the best advice so I'm posting this here.

I'll be adopting a kitten at the end of August. I have a female spayed cat who's 8 years old. I want to choose the best kitten for her and I'm thinking it will be easier for her to adapt/not feel intimidated if I get one that's very young/small. Do you think it would be better to get a male or female kitten? Or do you think the gender won't affect her?

I will have about a week and a half after adopting the kitten to be at home 24/7 and not have to leave for any obligations.

Also, I would like tips for a proper introduction. I live in a spacious 1 bedroom apartment.

I will also be buying a separate feeder and litter box for the kitten. Is it safe to put the litter boxes next to each other?

My cat also has a large climbing cat tower. Can they share it or should I buy another one?

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u/SparklingSloths — 12 hours ago

Please tell me calculus isn't as bad as I think it will be (finance major)

Hello finance people, I will be graduating with an associates degree in general business in the Spring. I am transferring to finish a bachelor's in finance. Calculus is not required to graduate with my associates, but I just learned today that basically most business programs require it as a prerequisite.

I took pre-calc 1 this semester and somehow got a B. It was so hard even with a good professor, attending and participating in every single class, and doing all the homework.

I will have to take precalc 2 this upcoming semester and then calculus my last semester. Is it really that had? Or will I be fine? I'm not per-say bad at math, but I had never seen pre-calc before until I took this class.

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u/SparklingSloths — 4 days ago

Fostering a 25 pound cat

This is my family's current foster. She's 8 years old and was taken in at 25 pounds. She has loat 5 pounds so far. They had to put her in a dog carrier and wheel her to the car on a cart.

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She is a very hands on case. My mother does 9 loads of laundry for her a week because she cannot clean herself and gets skid marks on everything. She has a UTI and regularly needs pain meds and she has to be bathed daily since she can't clean herself.

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Regardless, she is so sweet and will be adaptable when she reaches 15 pounds.

u/SparklingSloths — 18 days ago

Wisdom teeth removal as an adult? 3 fully erupted.

Hello, I never got my wisdom teeth out because I have very severe anxiety/panic at the dentist and am extremely scared to get it done. Well in my 20s they started growing in and didnt cause me problems so I kept them. I am now 29. Well now they have shifted my bottom teeth and my jaw clicks when I chew. I know that at least 1 or 2 of them are impacted.

I want to get them removed soon. 3 are fully erupted. Will they be able to put me to sleep for the surgery? What is recovery like for this since 3 are fully erupted vs before they erupt?

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u/SparklingSloths — 19 days ago

Made an iCarly Penny Tee

I made my favorite iCarly Penny Tee. My character kinda looks like Spencer with it on.

u/SparklingSloths — 22 days ago
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Helping with bags

Hello drivers,

I never expect or ask a driver to help me with my bags if I have some, but if they do, I always add extra to their tip!

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u/SparklingSloths — 24 days ago

Products for dry scalp/dandruff?

Hello, my boyfriend has locs and he has a lot of build up/dandruff on his scalp and on the skin under his locs.

What products can I use on his scalp? This weekend i am going to get the dried skin off his scalp and do a thorough scalp treatment/wash and then detox his locs.

My main concern is his scalp and getting off the dry skin/flakes. It is falling off the scalp on its own and some is attached.

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u/SparklingSloths — 26 days ago

When is it okay to separate the baby from the mom?

Hello all,

My downstairs neighbor's cat had kittens and she is keeping them in the basement and not taking care of them. I've stepped up and been taking care of them. 2 of them passed before I could intervene. Im worried about the wellbeing of the last kitten even though it is doing well from what I can tell. I cannot take the mom into my apartment because I have a cat who hates that cat and also I dont have the space to bring in a mom and a kitten. I am concerned for the kitten being down there and want to know how soon I can separate it? I do plan to keep caring for the mom after I separate the kitten. Yes I have tried to contact my downstairs neighbor. She has been ignoring me knocking at her door but put a note at my door this morning thanking me for helping. This is a really sad situation but my main concern now is survival of both mom and baby. Here is the surviving baby. I am guessing it is a week old.

u/SparklingSloths — 1 month ago

Need opinions/advice

Hello all, so last night when I was doing laundry I discovered my downstairs neighbor has her cat and newborn kittens in the shared storage area. It's dark and cold and I'm worried for the kittens. I thought there were only 2. I didn't want to disturb them because they're so newborn. Well this morning I went to check and there's actually 3 but 1 is dead. So it's been dead for at least 24 hours, meaning she isn't checking on them. I'm very worried and I am convincing my bf to ask if we can take them in. The problem is I have a cat already. I don't see her having an issue with newborn kittens but she hates the mom cat. It used to come to our door a lot. I don't want to separate the kittens from mom but I don't think my cat would be able to handle the mom being in my apartment. My mother has fostered newborn bottle babies. I am not working so I have the time and resources to take care of the kittens. This is only if the girl allows us to take them. Do you think it would be safe if I only took the kittens? The mama is so sweet and I love that cat but my cat would not respond well. Thoughts? Here are the babies. How old do they look?

u/SparklingSloths — 1 month ago

Placeholder sign I made for this empty lot

Nothing spectacular but I'm proud of the small detail 😭 I hate empty space and I figured I'd leave the plot open for when I make another mii. (no that's not a real phone number).

u/SparklingSloths — 1 month ago

Need inspo for an outdoor mall/shopping center! Drop your pics and suggestions!

Hey guys. I have all my buildings in an area to the back left corner of my island but it looks too uniform/square. Any suggestions to make it like a cute shopping center/outdoor mall moment. Drop your pics and suggestions plz!

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u/SparklingSloths — 1 month ago

So my theory is that Tavi and Fania were closer than they let on. I thoroughly believe they were doing stuff together and had a little fling. I suspected they had something going on during Africa and now Tavi is giving scourned lover. I think their beef now is because that fell out and then DJ Arie started talking to Fania. I suspected this before the reunion and then DJ Arie and Fania's responses when asked about their relationship cleared up THAT part for me at least. I did love that Tavi respected that DJ Arie is the DJ and didn't want to fight her. Thoughts?

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u/SparklingSloths — 2 months ago