To get a kitten or not

[bekindtome]

I'm unsure of Whether a kitten/cat would be a good fit for our family. I'm home a lot of the time but it won't be long until I will got back to work. I have a 3 dc 11,6,14m. Would a cat be happy indoors my neighbours have an indoor cat.
What do most people do when they go on holiday. I've looked in to the cost of them and I'm sure I can afford it, obvious things I can think of is food, insurance, immunisations. What have I missed.

Hope this makes sense I'm dyslexic so please bear with me

I wouldn't get a kitten and shut it in. I wouldn't have a kitten round very young children. Biting and scratching is normal kitten behaviour!
Adult rescue that has to be kept in?

How long will you be out at work? Kittens need a lot of attention so you might be better off with a slightly older cat, maybe about 2 year +. You'll be spoilt for choice at any shelter.

We have 2 cats so they are good to keep each other company. When we go away for a couple of days I ask a family member to come a couple of times a day to feed them. If we go away for any longer they go to a cattery.

Yabu to consider a cat. .
2 cats is the essential. .
Our neighbours feed our cats while we are away.
They are outdoor cats as personally I don't agree with not allowing them outside if they want to go. .
Pet ownership = nicer dc imo!!

Oh and it totally depends on the cat as to whether they will be happy inside. My two would hate it.
This is where getting an older cat has its benefits as the shelter will have a good idea of whether the cat would be happy kept indoors

Will definitely look in to a shelter. I will have another year off as my ds has some problems.

I would go for it - and I'd get two. Why do you need housecats? They are generally happier outdoors. You'll have to really watch the kitten(s) with your youngest - maybe two young adults? Why not take the DC to your nearest big rescue and see what they say? Life with cats is definitely better than life without - they are good for children too!!

Rather than I kitten, I think you'd be very much better with 1/2 friendly, affectionate adult cats. I have just adopted my third rescue cat and all 3 (so far) have come to us trouble free, capable of using the litter tray and being left, and also capable of jumping out of the way of little children. They are much more 'bomb proof' and a good shelter will know all about their cats and be able to match you to the right one (s).
Why do they need to be indoor kitties?

Doesn't have to be indoors cat. Will look into rescue centres after I get back off my holiday at end of Aug. Not fair to get one and then leave it for a week.

I have a rescue cat that specifically needs to be an only cat. She's a people cat, loves humans and doesn't like sharing the attention apparently. Not all cats like living with other cats, even related ones. I got my cat aged 2.5 from a rescue centre and she is the sweetest little thing. When I was growing up we had a succession of cats that we got as kittens and IME it's really difficult to predict whether a kitten will end up being soft and sweet natured, friendly but lively or a scratchy, hissy nightmare cat. I'll always get adult rescues in future.

My cat is also perfectly happy indoors. We intended to get a cat flap and cat-proof fencing for the garden but she's not interested in the outdoors so we never bothered. She goes to the end of the patio, munches a bit of grass and then runs back inside scared.