Would it be stupid for us to get another cat?
Background info: My husband and I live in a one bedroom apartment with 2 cats already. Our apartment isn't small, but it isn't huge either. In a year or so we are planing on moving out of here and buying a house. Our financial situation isn't bad right now. We could definitely handle vet bills and the cost of buying more litter/food. Our cats are sisters so they've always only known one another and they are one year and three months old. Nova has to adjust to new cats for some time before she will accept them. It's only seeming to get worse as she gets older. Maybe it's seeing these poor homeless cats around town, but I'm really wanting to adopt another from the shelter. My reasoning is that we want to get another cat anyway eventually, and I'd like to do it before my girls are so set in their ways that they won't accept another cat. Another reason I'd like to get another one right now is that my cats have become quite lazy since they have reached adulthood and I think a kitten would help them regain some of their playfulness. Luna tries to get Nova to play with her all the time, but Nova just won't have it. They'll have their occasional dashing through the apt. after each other but it's never long lived. Also, I'd love another cat. I'd really like to adopt a shelter kitty and give it a life-long home.
So here is what I was thinking. We could adopt a male kitten. From what I understand they tend to stay 'kitten-like' longer, as far as playfulness goes. Also, and maybe it's untrue, but don't females have an easier time accepting males that other females?
So what do ya'll think. Good or bad idea?
Background info: My husband and I live in a one bedroom apartment with 2 cats already. Our apartment isn't small, but it isn't huge either. In a year or so we are planing on moving out of here and buying a house. Our financial situation isn't bad right now. We could definitely handle vet bills and the cost of buying more litter/food. Our cats are sisters so they've always only known one another and they are one year and three months old. Nova has to adjust to new cats for some time before she will accept them. It's only seeming to get worse as she gets older. Maybe it's seeing these poor homeless cats around town, but I'm really wanting to adopt another from the shelter. My reasoning is that we want to get another cat anyway eventually, and I'd like to do it before my girls are so set in their ways that they won't accept another cat. Another reason I'd like to get another one right now is that my cats have become quite lazy since they have reached adulthood and I think a kitten would help them regain some of their playfulness. Luna tries to get Nova to play with her all the time, but Nova just won't have it. They'll have their occasional dashing through the apt. after each other but it's never long lived. Also, I'd love another cat. I'd really like to adopt a shelter kitty and give it a life-long home.
So here is what I was thinking. We could adopt a male kitten. From what I understand they tend to stay 'kitten-like' longer, as far as playfulness goes. Also, and maybe it's untrue, but don't females have an easier time accepting males that other females?
So what do ya'll think. Good or bad idea?