New kitten - too soon?

[purdypuma]

Hi,

This is my first post on here but I'm just wanting to gather thoughts.

I had to have my 17 year old cat Bella pts last fri due to a very sudden possible stroke /neurological issue. She was the last of my 3 cats & had been an only cat for her final 2 years which she loved. She came to me at 4.5 mths, rehomed through a local charity who rehome feral kittens.

Up until yesterday I was adamant that I would not consider a pair of kittens until after Christmas & then approach the charity I adopted her from to pursue adoption.

However, yesterday I have been asked if I would like to rehome an 11 wk old kitten. A friends daughter has moved back home & is not taking care of her kitten (brought with her when she moved back home)leaving the care to her mum. Mum already has several cats & 2 dogs & has asked if I would like to have the kitten.

The kitten is the same colour as Bella & has flea & worm treatments already. I will be at home until the new year as I lost my job late November. I hope to be back in work January. The plan I now have is to adopt a kitten companion from the rescue organisation.

Am I completely barmy? Logic tells me to wait but in reality I live by myself & miss having the company & something to look after. I would only need to buy kitten food.

Any constructive feedback would be appreciated.

So pleased this worked out for you. Milly is beautiful.

Hi,

Crimbo was lovely with Milly. She spent Chridtmas day & part of boxing day with myself & the parents, even staying overnight. My dad loved having her there & between them they managed to demolish her new fishing rod toy!😂 He even carried her out into "his" garden for a guided tour! She was initially shut in the conservatory whilst we tucked into Christmas dinner but made such a racket that she was allowed back in to tuck into a small bit of prawn mousse & 2 half chipolata sausages. She developed quite the little friendship with "grandad" but mother not overly keen as shes frightened of kittens. Overall thoroughly spoilt.

Today shes in the doghouse a bit. Shes finally brought my 6 ft tree down. Not one to do things by halves shes smashed my glass ornament brought back from a Gernan Christmas market by the parents & damaged my tv aerial cable in the process! I now have no tv channels! But I wouldn't be without her now despite my forgetting what little sods kittens are!

Excuse the typos...home you all get the gist

Aww, she is lovely. It sounds like she has found a wonderful home. I always think the right cat will come to you at the right time if you are a cat lover. There's nothing like a kitten for wrecking your house, though! They leave puppies standing!