Hello feline lovers,
I have a conundrum and hope you knowledgable lot can help. I'm 28 weeks pregnant with first child and DP and I have decided we'd really like to get a cat (or maybe 2). He is a former dog owner, I'm a former cat owner and DSS who's nearly 11 loves animals. We also have two hamsters.
We went to local RSPCA at the weekend and fell in love with a four-month old kitten. We figured it was a sensible age (ie not too young), and this particular one was quite shy, but looked interested in us and frankly, we think it would fit in well.
There are two slight snags in this. The first is that we both work full time, which apparently means they don't like a kitten under 6 months to be rehomed to any house where there isn't someone around for more than two hours at a time. The second is that, obviously, there's a baby on the way.
We thought it would be a good idea to get the cat introduced to the house and settled in before baby arrives, and they can then both grow up together.
The 4-month old in question came in with a brother, and we're thinking about applying for both of them, to keep each other company (and I can nip back from work some lunchtimes until I go on mat leave).
So... are we bonkers to be thinking about this now? Would it be better to wait til I'm on mat leave or well after baby comes? And would the RSPCA consider taking two cats to keep each other company as an alternative to having someone in the house with them all the time?
All help appreciated!
TIA
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BraveLilBear · 30/04/2013 15:38
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