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My girlfriend and I found a kitten on the side of the road and the loving part of us has become attached rather quickly. He is maybe 6-7 weeks old and very tiny. You can tell he needs to put on weight but otherwise he seems generally healthy, alert and playful! He has a loving, cuddly and affectionate personality and warmed up to us within minutes of being in our home. I am experienced with young kittens and have a great vet so I know I have the resources in place to care for him. The problem for me might be time.
He is very young and I already have 4 fully grown, young adult cats in the household. They are all males and would potentially get along great. I have all the resources he would need including cat water fountains, toys, food, cat trees and space to play and run around. Since he is so young and so little and because we want to make sure he feels comfortable in his environment whether temporary or permanent, we have isolated him on our decent sized bedroom with his own litter box, toys, water dish and food. He slept with us all through the night and was curled up on my shoulder sleeping for most of it! He also purrs like a little motor boat constantly. He is already starting to follow me around and beg for attention when I walk away from him even though we have had him for 8 hours!
He is ADORABLE. Like a dream kitten. The last thing we want to do is take him to the humane society where he will likely be isolated with less social interaction and stuck in a smaller kennel/cage. We are unsure if we can handle 5 cats but we are ready to try if we have to. We are very loving individuals and have learned a lot about cats over the years. How do we ensure we are making the right decision? And are there resources out there to find a home for him if we need to? Are there resources out there to make keeping him obtainable? We want to weigh all of our options. He is such a sweet kitten the last thing I want to do is expose him to unnecessary stress.
He is very young and I already have 4 fully grown, young adult cats in the household. They are all males and would potentially get along great. I have all the resources he would need including cat water fountains, toys, food, cat trees and space to play and run around. Since he is so young and so little and because we want to make sure he feels comfortable in his environment whether temporary or permanent, we have isolated him on our decent sized bedroom with his own litter box, toys, water dish and food. He slept with us all through the night and was curled up on my shoulder sleeping for most of it! He also purrs like a little motor boat constantly. He is already starting to follow me around and beg for attention when I walk away from him even though we have had him for 8 hours!
He is ADORABLE. Like a dream kitten. The last thing we want to do is take him to the humane society where he will likely be isolated with less social interaction and stuck in a smaller kennel/cage. We are unsure if we can handle 5 cats but we are ready to try if we have to. We are very loving individuals and have learned a lot about cats over the years. How do we ensure we are making the right decision? And are there resources out there to find a home for him if we need to? Are there resources out there to make keeping him obtainable? We want to weigh all of our options. He is such a sweet kitten the last thing I want to do is expose him to unnecessary stress.
