Kitten Or Cat

sweetmimi · 23-06-2006, 10:55 PM

Would go for a couple of older cats as kittens can be very naughty if left alone all day and a couple of older cats would appreciate a nice home and would keep each other company as well while you are at work

dandysmom · 24-06-2006, 03:21 AM

Agree completely with all the above advice!! Kittns are darling, but they DO need attention to be properly socialized & not to tear the house up...two youngish adults should be great!Let us know what you decide...

Snoof · 24-06-2006, 12:33 PM

I'd like to add to this... Last night one of my cats (Sweep) was lying on the other sofa making himself comfortable while Matt and I watched TV. We're not sure of his age, but he's a grown cat.

We both went and scratched him behind the head (his favourite spot) and he stretched and curled and purred and stretched his paws and used them to touch the scratching arm gently.

No kitten could've made me go "awwwwwww" more fondly than I did at his full-grown antics. Not only is Sweep (as all cats, but specifically mine

) a cutiepie in his own right, the emotional reward from having a grown cat settle into your household and find it a worthy home is amazingly big.

dandysmom · 24-06-2006, 09:13 PM

Beautiful anecdote, Snoof...very touching & so true!

JemBob · 24-06-2006, 09:22 PM

awww snoof that is touching and very ture! like with oscar and rocky its lovely to have an older cat so soothling as well just to lie there and hear them purr

dinahsmum · 25-06-2006, 10:32 AM

That's very well put Snoof and well worth morrisonp taking note. Kittens are fun but they are a lot of work and worry and a young adult could be just the thing for a working household. And there are so many in rescue through no fault of their own.

Snoof · 25-06-2006, 01:37 PM

Thanks guys

I'm as kitten-mad as the next person, but I think sometimes people overlook the possibility of a (young) adult being the best cat that could happen to them right now.

That and, if you get more later on, your existing adult cat(s) may be able to help socialise and train any new ones.

morrisonp · 26-06-2006, 08:16 AM

Thanks for all the advice, I knew getting an older cat would be the better option for my lifestyle, just wanted to run it past everyone just to be sure.

Most of the advice is to get 2 cats, I was only looking at getting 1 cat, not sure why. Would getting 2 cats be more sensible and if so why. When I went to the rescue centre there was 2 cats brother and sister which were lovely both just under a year old and kids kids loved them only they wanted them to go together and I said no because I only want 1 cat.

Booktigger · 26-06-2006, 11:33 AM

If you get two cats that are used to each other, they will keep each other company when you are at work.

dinahsmum · 26-06-2006, 11:35 AM

But I don't think we should obsess about 2. One cat can be perfectly happy by itself. Either one that likes the indoor life if you don't want it to be outside when you're out, or an independent, outdoor type, who will hunt and sleep outside as it wishes if you have a cat-flap for it.

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