Kittens and toddlers?

[PlinkyTheFairyWitch]

I've had cats since I was 10. My most recent lovely boy (pictured) sadly passed away after a stroke in January aged 14. He was never particularly happy after DS arrived 2 years ago, though, he was a grumpy old man and didn't like sharing the attention!

We've got to the point now where we're really missing feline company and are considering getting two new kitteh additions to the family. But I have no experience of kittens + toddlers. Is it a good idea?

We are off on holiday in late September, though, so it would be after that. Open to rescue kittens or private sale. Only shorthair mogs, though, not into fancy or expensive breeds. I work from home so am here all day. Both sets of neighbours would be available for cat-sitting should we be away in the future. We have a garden, live on a quiet cul-de-sac and could put in a cat flap if necessary. Vet is just round the corner.

DS is pretty good at following orders, he knows to not be overly friendly to cats on the street, asks me before stroking them, is quite gentle and will leave them alone if they're not into humans/him. He does love them though! So WWYD?

Stunning! Thanks for that update. Enjoy your gorgeous additions.

Athaliah - read the full thread :)

This is daft girlcat's favourite chill-out spot. She loves showers, the little weirdo!

And re the toddler thing - mostly girlcat stays out of toddler's way (using the cat tree we bought, very suprising!), boycat is incredibly tolerant of toddler and just gives him a bit of a non-clawy pat in the face when he's had enough or just moves away. I'm so glad we didn't go for kittens!

I do wonder what happened to them, though. They are so scavengey, I wonder if they were underfed. They got into the compost earlier and were eating onion peelings of all things! They have pouches twice a day and biscuits all day, each have their own bowls - should we be doing something else?

Very possible or were they strays? They can be scavengey. Some of the cats I meet at CP seem to inhale their food! You can put their food down, feed the next cat, look back and it's gone. Greedy buggers.

Not strays - abandoned in a carrier next to some bins, that's all we know, unfortunately. Already snipped, so someone had been looking after them at some point. Boycat is a bit skinny but quite heavy set, girlcat seems fine weight-wise.

It's literally the case that we can't put any food down and look away because one of the little sods darlings will ninje in and nick it!

They are a beautiful pair. Enjoy!

What a lovely ending! Your new cats are absolutely gorgeous.

They are beautiful. Really glad you found the right cats for your family and the cats found their right family. Lovely to get a get a good news item so thank you for updating us.