Hi everyone
My fiance and I have a 5 month old kitten that we've had for 2 months now. We both work full time during the week and can be out of the house for up to 10 hours a day. So far he seems fine and hasn't shown any signs of stress/boredom, but I sometimes I wonder if he gets bored when he's alone and wonder if he might appreciate having a friend...
We only adopted one kitten as we are saving for our wedding, honeymoon, and house deposit. We give him lots of attention when we are home, rotate his toys, leave a radio going and leave treats around the house for him to find when we aren't there. We also let him outside for a little bit each evening, just to get some new smells and burn off some energy. I get the feeling he sleeps most of the day and otherwise watches birds/people out the window.
I know that with pets that are alone a lot that 2 is usually always better than 1, but as money is tight right now we can't really afford the vet bills and extra costs for 2 cats (we've also had some unexpected medical bills to cover recently). Once the wedding is paid for then we should have extra funds. He seems like quite a chill guy that adjusts well to different situations. We're getting married in October, by then the kitten will be a year old, do you think it would be too late to introduce a second cat at that age? Would they still play together? Or would he be too used to being an only cat?
I guess it's hard to tell as each cat is different, but has anyone else started with just one cat and adopted another later down the line? How did it go and how did each cat cope?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
My fiance and I have a 5 month old kitten that we've had for 2 months now. We both work full time during the week and can be out of the house for up to 10 hours a day. So far he seems fine and hasn't shown any signs of stress/boredom, but I sometimes I wonder if he gets bored when he's alone and wonder if he might appreciate having a friend...
We only adopted one kitten as we are saving for our wedding, honeymoon, and house deposit. We give him lots of attention when we are home, rotate his toys, leave a radio going and leave treats around the house for him to find when we aren't there. We also let him outside for a little bit each evening, just to get some new smells and burn off some energy. I get the feeling he sleeps most of the day and otherwise watches birds/people out the window.
I know that with pets that are alone a lot that 2 is usually always better than 1, but as money is tight right now we can't really afford the vet bills and extra costs for 2 cats (we've also had some unexpected medical bills to cover recently). Once the wedding is paid for then we should have extra funds. He seems like quite a chill guy that adjusts well to different situations. We're getting married in October, by then the kitten will be a year old, do you think it would be too late to introduce a second cat at that age? Would they still play together? Or would he be too used to being an only cat?
I guess it's hard to tell as each cat is different, but has anyone else started with just one cat and adopted another later down the line? How did it go and how did each cat cope?
Any advice would be much appreciated!