Thread: To get our part-MC a companion...?

hi John - welcome to the forum!
well about introducing cats to each other, I'm a ferm believer that there is no right and wrong -
MCs are supposed to be really social animals - this being said, mine absolutely hates everything and everyone new introduced to the household - my father in law came to stay with us for one whole month, 30 days, and only after 28 days did she stop hissing at him on sight.
BUT she's an exception, and hopefully you haven't got one of those.
The trick, I am told, is 1) there doesn't seem to be any other trick - people have suggested gradual intro, exchanging blankets for scent and things like that - others are adept of "thow them together and see what happens" - from what I have observed on the forum, both techniques seem to work the same.
2) give it time... it is very likely that they will not say hello welcome to my home, it will take time and hissing and spitting - but so far on this forum the longest that it seems to have taken was about a week I believe.
3) don't stress - I didn't know that - I stressed a LOT when I had to leave for the first time her at the cattery for 3 weeks - now I think I have the result, a social-phobic cat.