I have a 6 year old approx Persian cat who at the moment is the only cat in the house.
The lady who I got him from a few years ago has taken in for re-homing another Persian about the same age I would like to have a second cat but do not really know if it would be wise,would they get on etc as the one I have has always been the only cat and is the king of the castle so to speak.
Has anyone done this and has it been successfull etc.

Thanks.

There really is no way of knowing for sure whether the introduction of another cat will be successful, and no real way of defining success anyway.

Especially with breeds like persians (who tend towards not being particularly passionate even if they do dislike other animals and who are much less likely to attack other cats than many other breeds) simply not really disliking the other cat may be enough if there's space for the two cats to coexist without argument.

If you're going to try it then you're going to have to spend weeks gently introducing them and to be prepared for them to grumble and hiss at each other for quite some time even after that, but that doesn't mean that it's something that you automatically should shy away from doing.

If asked to quantify the odds I'd say it's about 50/50 on success and failure, and unfortunately if you try it and fail then it isn't likely that it will fail within a week or two. Even if they get on they're likely to still be working out the pecking order and ground rules for at least a couple of weeks- and that can sound like fighting anyway.

You're probably better off than most to predict whether it will work out- how much of a possessive and jealous boy is your current cat?

If he's generally a laid back and easy going lad then there's every chance that a quiet, non-dominant neutered tom or spayed girl would fit in just fine (after the teething troubles that you'll get whether it's going to work out or not).

If he's dominant and tries to see off cats in the garden or whatever then I'd say that would be a reason not to try it.

I wish you luck in making your decision and seeing it through, resulting in happy cats in your home.

i have a 2 cats and when we got our second cat it took a few weeks of interducing them to each other at first our older cat merlin hated rosie our youngest there was hissin spitting growling but after a while it calmed down we gave them time outs and areas to go but now its sort of ok a year on. There is still hissin and growlin but i think they know the pecking order merlin is boss rosie is second rosie knows what she can and cant do. Its just a gamble but it may work ok as we found hope it goes ok for u