To get another cat even though DH says No?

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We have a delightful soppy very friendly cat which we got from a rescue centre 7 years. This was DH's idea.he's no bother at all and the 3Dcs adore him.
Recently, DD went through this long phase of being desperate for a dog. I did consider this but decided that it wouldn't be fair as we're all out all day. as a compromise, I said that we could get another cat. DH said No and his explanation was that our cat would kill the new one (?)
Me and the Dcs recently went to an open day at the same rescue centre, they took our details and we had a look at the kitties with lots of cooing and ahhing from Dcs. The centre were quite happy for us to get another cat and gave us some tips about how to introduce them to each other but saw no problem with it.
When i told DH this, he got really angry and said "I've said no and that's that" and has made it clear that the subject is now closed. i just think he's being completely unreasonable, especially as it was his idea to get our cat!
DH can be controlling at times but this is more about him being stubborn and just refusing to back doen. I'm seriously tempted to just go ahead and get one anyway as the Dcs are desperate and i don't see why his view should override the other 4 members of the family.

YABVU.

I only have rescue animals.

You are VERY much being unreasonable, worse than that you are undermining your husband and disregarding his wishes.

If he didn't want another one, why the hell would you go to an open day and then leave your details?

I'd be fucking livid if my husband have my wishes such little consideration and then played games of emotional blackmail with the kids as a tool to get me to change my mind.

You owe him a huge apology and lots of grovel long to try to make amends.

I think everyone needs to be on board with getting new pets. It is a big commitment, expensive, especially if they get poorly. Its always a big decision and sometimes in marriage you do get deadlocks like this, its just how it is. There isnt a compromise position.

We are a multi-cat household. I love all of my cats, but at the moment due to a couple of them being very old and needing special diets and quirky behaviours and the younger one being a bully to them and wanting their special food its driving us absolutely bonkers at the moment. If one of us had been against getting any of them I think they would have hated them at present.

I would be really annoyed if my DH took our children to look at pets when our last conversation on the matter had not ended in an agreement to get one. YABVU. Him seeing himself as head of household and not needing to explain himself is bad, but it doesn't make you reasonable.

As many above have already pointed out multi cat households can work but when it doesn't work it's awful. I have two who dislike each other and live on seperate floors of the house. They are 12 and 7. The old boy used to beat the girl up when they crossed paths. He is now poorly( kidney failure) and quite frail, I find myself checking to see if he is actually still breathing. If he sees her he gets so stressed he vomits.
She takes everything out on our dogs. I envy those with happy cat families. Please consider the cat you have and how introducing a newcomer could upset him ( girl cat was one of our farm cats, boy was house cat. Girl cat moved herself in house and refused to budge.)

We have a rescue cat (now 10) and the kids and I have always wanted a dog too. DH is quite adamant about not wanting a dog, and whilst I would really really like one, I can fully understand his reasoning. As a compromise we settled on a second cat, and I found a Siamese kitten (always wanted a Siamese as they are real characters). BUT, there was no way I would have done that without DH being OK about it, and I had a good idea our existing cat (then aged 6) would accept a kitten.

You need to tell the DCs that it's not the right time to get another cat, and discuss it properly with DH - he might have all sorts of concerns that he just hasn't expressed. And even if he does come round to the idea, don't rush out and get another cat or kitten, give him time to get used to the idea and accept that he has the right the change his mind and veto.

YABVU, it would affect your other cat until settled which can take months and would mean costs of another animal to feed, vet bills, worming etc.

You sound spoilt and used to getting your own way. Presumably if DH went against your wishes you'd be posting how he had disrespected you.

I went to the open day because I wanted to hear it from them that they are perfectly happy to rehome cats to homes with other cats so I could feed that back to DH as that was the only reason he gave for not getting another one.

You could have achieved exactly the same thing with a phone call that wouldn't have involved you manipulating your children into taking your side, or disappointing them when your DH still disagreed.

Yabu completely unreasonable and awful that you dragged your kids into it.
Multi cat households don't always work! I have 3 abd they don't get on! The one has to be shut in the living room at night so he cant attack the other.

Yabvu

Is this another thread where the OP is told she is BU so she doesn't come back?

No, I'm back. OK I hear what you're saying and I am prepared to admit when I'm wrong. It's just that I know DH and I really think he's just doing this to be bloody minded, not because he would be bothered by getting another cat. Like I said, we used to have 4 cats and he loved them. Also, I absolutely didn't tell the DCs that we were getting a cat when we went to the open day, they knew their dad had said no. DD wanted to go just to have a look. I think she might have thought she could persuade him but I never dragged them into it. So Dave the cat will remain a singleton. Maybe a hamster?

The cat may well kill the hamster it is my cats dream to be left alone in the bedroom with the hamster, not sure what he would do with it if he got it out of the cage.

To be honest i have cats because i wanted them, my ex said no, i ignored him and got the cats, but i knew he wold love them and he did.

teenage I think our cat is too soppy to kill anything. The only thing he's ever "caught" is a bread roll which he proudly deposited at my feet.

I have always had two cats at once.Your dh is being a bit daft.If you do get him to change his mind go for a kitten and introduce it gradually. My 15 year old male Tonkinese adopts kittens if he can.Two neughbours have acquired new kittens recently and both times our lad goes and wowls on thir doorstep till kitten is allowed to play.When they get older you see our H trotting down the road with a kitten behind him.He teaches them to use our catflap, shares his food. His father, a stud cat, used to try to suckle baby kittens so maybe it is genetic.

I am a certified mad cat lady but I would not get another cat unless my DH was on board. You wbu taking the children to the rescue centre and raising their expectations. I would have been angry too at being undermined and pressured.