Hello. I came to wise people on The Litter Tray nine years ago when we rescued our lovely black cat. Having been very nervous, she grew into the most wonderful part of our family. She was never a lap cat and was very independent, while being incredibly affectionate and loving at the same time. We had her PTS six weeks ago (and our 15-year-old rescue dog three weeks later). I was very upset, the house feels very empty and I want to adopt another cat. My first instinct was to find an older (not a kitten) black cat as they are the least likely to be adopted. But one of the rescue charities we contacted has a nine-month-old tabby and her tortoiseshell kitten who need a home at the beginning of December. My heart is saying yes, but my head is full of questions. We haven't had a kitten before (and mum is still very young herself). Will they still be friendly when the kitten is older (we'd have her spayed ASAP and mum has been done already)? Will the carpets and curtains take a huge battering? We are going on holiday for ten days at the end of Jan (when kitten will be four months). The charity think the kitten will be fine as she will be with her mother, we will have a sitter for three or four of the nights and people popping in twice a day for food and cuddles. I'm not quite convinced and do tend to over-think, but it's a big decision and I'd welcome any thoughts for or against.