To get 2 kittens?

DCat brings me presents. Dead rats.

Never unreasonable to get kitty cats

WTF, I've had loads of cats and they've never wrecked my house! Neither have any of my outdoor cats kept bringing me 'presents'. Definitely get his brother, they will play with each other and keep each other occupied. Mine calm each other down when they go to the vets together, they keep each other company when we are out.

Also, what business is it of your mum's? You're an adult and can do what you want in your own house, just like she can do what she wants in hers.

Obviously they’re only free to bring in dead prey if you have a cat flap. We’ve found ours perfectly capable of letting us know when they want to come in or go out, so we can monitor what they attempt to bring in as gifts.

I’m fairly sure being one of two helps each kitten with socialisation, and with learning how to defend themselves from other cats. Our two are ‘adults’ now, and while they each do their own thing half the time, during the other half they’re to be found relaxing within a few feet of each other in the same patch of the garden.

As for house destruction - probably less than a toddler. No cat has ever destroyed a video player by posting keys or coins through its front …

I have two brothers and they are very closely bonded. If the cats already know each other and have only just become separated then I would get the brother asap.
It's nothing to do with your mum of course. Cats are mainly responsible for scratching things like carpets but they might not if you get a suitable scratching post - we have a very tall one. Kittens might climb up curtains etc. Mine have made minimal damage, but it has always been worth it for the joy they bring.

One kitten here. Other than chewing through the fibre broad band cable the distruction hasn't been too bad.

Definitely get two kittens. You'll never need a TV again.

I regret getting two they are a nightmare and yes they have trashed my house, they are very badly behaved which has been a shock as my last cat was so well behaved!

I wish I had gotten a sister for dcat when she was young - definitely get a second one xx

Yabu for not uploading a photo!

Edit. Just seen him 😍😍

Unless you always run to your Mum for money when you need to replace furniture it's nothing to do with her! Your house, your stuff.

I do agree that 2 are better than 1, will save you and the kids being 'play' attacked and pounced on. They will still wreck your furniture but hey ho. Sofas and curtains aren't that deadly to replace once kitten/s are about 2 year old and less destructive.

We got 2 kittens, brother & sister and they played together loads at first then they became independent. Sadly the boy died quite young but my resident cat accepted them both after a couple of weeks (though they pretty much ignore each other now). They have destroyed my blinds bit that's about it. I hate to put a dampner on it but if it's an outdoor cat they are pure psychopathic hunters who will bring in half dead animals as presents for you to deal with, so I'd never get another kitten. But as they get older & calm down a bit they're (usually) very sweet & lovely company

I have two cats, they are sisters. I got them from a rescue that likes to rehome them in pairs.

They were supposedly bonded, they seemed to like each other when they were kittens. But as they grew older they started to hate each other. They barely tolerate each other now. Both would be much happier as the single cat in a household. They are 5 years old.

I think the rescues like to rehome 'bonded' pairs so they can get rid of cats twice as fast.

Get the other kitten. I have two brothers who play together and love each other to bits. People don't realise how social cats really are.

You might want to reflect on why your mum thinks she can dictate to you? The falling out with you comment sounds like you are the child of a narcissist.

The other reason to get the sibling is that kittens learn from play flighting with each other, they learn biting etc hurts, so they are less likely to be aggressive with you. Lots of rescues rehome kittens in pairs, as paired kittens tend to have less behaviour issues when they grow up. And yes they may not cuddle up together as they get older, but they are still company for each other. My boys don’t cuddle anymore, but they still call for each other, play together and keep each other entertained.

You should get two, definitely

I’m on my third set of sibling kittens, and they’ve all been inseparable as kittens and still got on well as adults, so yes, go back and get his brother.

Two kittens are at least four the times the fun, no more destructive than one kitten and keep each other company.

They are likely to climb curtains and might scratch carpet and the odd item of furniture, but they really aren’t very destructive pets.

And it is your home, so your decision, not your mother’s.

Definitely get both. They will settle better and have each other to play with. I got two kittens last year and can’t imagine just having one of them - they’re such a loving little twosome. Kittens need A LOT of playing and attention if you’ve just got one.

That might be your personal experience but it’s not everyone’s. My two (not related but both kittens when they arrived) were inseparable as kittens and are just as close now at 5 years. They’re cuddled up now washing each other. Undomesticated cats live in colonies, they’re not solitary.

Go get his brother immediately!! He’ll be happier and the potential for destruction will be reduced because they’ll keep each other amused. Also you’ll have TWO KITTENS, which is twice as good as one kitten

In response to the poster above with the damaged carpets. I may just be lucky but when ours start to scratch a part of the carpet I put a scratch post on the spot for a few days. They used to do the bottom stair - so I moved the scratch post there. Then they seem to use the post instead.
Then we move it back to its usual close by spot and they are over the obsession with that spot.

Mine wrecked my brand new curtains in the kitchen by climbing up them and getting kitten claw holes in them......then you learn which curtains to tie up and which to leave.....oh yes one cat wrecked a net curtain when hunting a fly.

Then they just run around like loons. There are a few paw marks on a bookcase on of them sleeps on.

Get a few scratch posts and they will scratch those rather than furnishings. Get a nice tall cat tree too. You will forgive them all the scratches because they are so cute!!!

Minor damage not wrecking the house destruction. If anything a bored cat will do more damage!! (I made that up I have no idea if it's true!)

Sounds great in theory of you have thought of all the practical side, care if you go away, vet bills, food other costs where they will toilet, they may get along now but always? Do you have the time and energy for it all? If you do greaf

We got a brother and sister pair. Tbh they both have caused £££ in damage to every carpet and some pieces of furniture. Despite using sprays, having scratch boards/cat tree, entertainment etc. They just damage things when they scratch and we can’t always stop it. It’s lessened as they got older but not stopped. They have free access to the outside so it’s not being trapped/bored, it’s just cat behaviour that’s quite pronounced in my kitties.
I don’t regret getting them though. 2 is nice for the children and extra cute, and they are less likely to get lonely if we go away. They like each other but very different in personalities and routines/preferences so they aren’t alike.

Get the brother. I only got one kitten, and she's now a few years old, but I should have got two.

She's not a cuddly cat, but she spends a lot of time right next to me.