Are two cats just as easy as one?

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I know that may seem like a silly question but there's 2 kittens ( brothers ) in my local pet shop & I'm tempted to buy them both. I only want one really but I don't want to separate them as they look so happy together.
Any advice welcome.

If you're working and therefore out for a number of hours each day, you'd probably be better getting slightly older kittens.

£150 is nuts!! Rescues will ask for between £60-80 each, perhaps slightly less if you have two together.

If they're about 5/6 months or older, the they'll be spayed/neutered by the rescue as well as vaccinated, wormed and de-flead. Much better financially than buying from a pet shop.

We are on our second pair of sibling cats, and I'd say that it's not much different to having one cat in terms of effort, although obviously it doubles the costs of vaccinations, food etc. Our first pair we adopted at 12, these two were just 2. It's nice to see them all curled up together :)

Previously we had two cats most of the time, but they weren't related or close in age. Sometimes they could be quite nasty to each other, whereas the pairs do seem to have affection. Although with our current pair that might just be because one of them is a bit of a tart! He's always rubbing up against and then flopping in front of the dog hoping for a good lick!

Rescues are always keen on people who will take a pair as they always have far too many cats (our rescue had over 300 cats when we picked up our current almost eight years ago)

Rescues will ask for between £60-80 each, perhaps slightly less if you have two together.

and rescues have normally been vaccinated, neutered, wormed, de flead and checked by a vet prior to release so you know you are getting a healthy kitten.

I second what a PP said about getting slightly older cats as their personalities will already have formed, but I can see the lure of kittens as just a couple of months ago I was desperately broody for kittens, then I went to Battersea and they didn't have any kittens in at that point which were ready to go, but instead introduced us to a three year old cat who was considered confident enough to be rehomed with my dog.

And she chose my DS. I came home without her because I'd had my heart set on kittens and posted a thread about the virtues of older cats vs kittens. And the next day we went back and got her.

I think it's fair to say that while she does love me, she is definitely ds' cat. But her personality is already there, we know she has the confidence to face the dogs, mine and incoming ones from friends. I dog-sat a friend's GSD cross a couple of weeks after she came here and she showed him who rules our house. .

Looking back I'm glad we got her as opposed to kittens, and I also think about how everyone wants kittens, and how the older cats get overlooked.

Short answer YES. We have 2 boys that we acquired as rescues at seperate times and they get on great. It's easy-peasy most of the time and a delight to have 2 pets to love.

Only issue is food, one can't eat dry the other can't eat wet so we have to seperate their bowls.

Apart from that, go for it - excited for you and can't wait to see pics!

We adopted sister rescue cats at a year old (our first cats) and agree that it's double the cost but very little more effort having two. I'm really glad we skipped the kitten stage, it has been very easy integrating them into the household and damage/mischief has been fairly minimal. Although I would love to have seen a picture of them as kittens.

I have an Oriental I bought and a little tabby DP rescued after she was dumped. They are both under a year old and adore each other. Little girl ( she's tiny for her age) is fearless and has taught her new brother everything a proper cat should know😃 ( he's rather rubbish at everything apart from looking handsome, he excels at that ). Love the funny little pair to bits!

Two kittens definitely easier than one, I'd say. But yy to rescues and £150 being insane. We just adopted a 10 month old cat from rescue (we specifically wanted a young adult, they definitely had kittens) and they asked for a £30 donation for a spayed, chipped, wormed & flea treated cat - crazy when you think spaying costs maybe twice that. (We did give them more!!!)