Am i Crazy for wanting another ?

[kcieciara]

We have 2 kittens, 10 weeks. Both very very very calm, settled in and love eachother. There’s an opportunity to get another little boy the same breed as our first little kitten. We have enough space, food toys etc. I’m not back to work until middle of septmeber so time to look after it, DH not keen but also not against it… am I crazy ?

Nope!

Get him!!

I have 3, youngest is a boy
Others are mother and daughter

3 cats is the optimum number

I also have 3 cats and they’re lovely. We warned though, a calm kitten at ten weeks doesn’t mean a calm kitten at 16 weeks and so on.

Two of mine are now around 4.5 months and are absolutely mental.

We have 3! 9yo, 3yo and 3.5mths old.

Just be wary that the third one may take a while to settle with the others. Our 3yo still hates the kitten.

If you want more than 1 kitten it's best to get them when kittens together. I'd go for it. I've got 2 lovely cats but they are 4 so I don't think it's fair to them to introduce a third particularly because Maggie my little girl cat is a bit timid. I just know if I introduced another cat she would go down the pecking order. My boy cat Magic rules the roost.

Do eet! Get the third kitten. Your world won't change but the kitten's world will, for the better.

Looks like you've been talked into getting your 3rd cat there OP !

Thanks everybody @70isaLimitNotaTarget @Darthwazette @Florissante @Kittekats i think I have been convinced 😂 tips to bring DH round!!???

Three kittens won't be cheap.

3 x insurance
3 x spay/neuter surgeries
3 x vaccinations
3 x flea/worm treatments

And as they get older, food and medication only gets costlier as they need more of it. We have three (aged 8, 3 and 12 weeks) but I wouldn't ever get three at the same time as all the expenses come at once, if that makes sense.

Also if they're different sexes, can you keep them apart before they're neutered? They can get pregnant from three months.

A pair and a spare... In the most tactful way we had a pair and lost 1. Was catastrophoc to the survivor.. If we had had that spare......
Which we ended up getting anyway. Would have saved a load of heartache...
Logic to me anyway!

Personally I think 3 the same age is tricky as they will all get expensive and have potential health issues at the same time. I’d get another pair in a few year’s time instead.

@kcieciara - suggestions: tell your husband that between you you have four hands and only three cats still means one spare hand for holding a cup of tea, remote control etc. Three is 50% more entertaining than two. If you ever get mice, you have a 50% more rodent control. Three means that that there is always a cat available to entertain a non-sleeping cat. Three makes for a great sleepy cat pile.

If you ever get mice, you have a 50% more rodent control

My cats bring mice,butterflies and worms into the house
They are bloody useless at rodent/pest control.
Another sharp little mouth bringing things in..............

<switches off the CPL adoption page>

I actually wouldn't get a third. I've got 4 cats and it's probably 2 too many if I'm brutally honest!! If they ever develop bad habits like urinating inside or scratching furniture it's a nightmare and their yearly jabs cost us upwards of £300 a year. We also insure them all and they all insist on a particular brand of pouch cat food (literally won't eat any other) so it ends up being £60 in cat food too. I also wouldn't assume that they will all get on just because they are from the same litter. My lot have a delicate equilibrium now but at various points they have hated each other which causes a lot of stress for everyone.

I've fostered kittens in the past so I do understand the appeal and the "sod it it's just one more" attitude but they aren't kittens forever.

their yearly jabs cost us upwards of £300 a year

Where do you live that it costs that much to vaccinate cats? It only costs me £37 for a full check-up appointment including annual boosters

Three is a good number. We've had three kittens before and it was great. If one wanted quiet time the other two could play or tussle together.

Three cats is probably my optimal number, I currently have seven and it's working out ok.

Wow really?! I think ours are about £80 a year!!

Don’t do it. Kittens are cheap, cats are cheap, elderly cats cost a FORTUNE in medicine to keep healthy once they have thyroid disease kidney disease heart disease etc etc. All fixable with the right meds. And insurance costs like £30 / month per cat by that age.

Unless you plan to euthanise as soon as they get poorly, I wouldn’t recommend funding three cats.

I have three kittens all coming up to one year old. They are no trouble, but I've always had multiple cats, so know what to expect.. They play well amongst themselves, l have a cat flap they come and go, and they all crash out for a long afternoon nap everyday. They are neutered, spayed, up to date with vaccines and insured. I also have an older male cat who is very good with them, he has a very laid back, gentle nature.
They all have their own space. The cost of their food is insignificant to the pleasure and company they bring. I have a huge weeping tree in my garden and from a very early age they use that area for toilet, l also have other areas with litter trays filled with compost etc to encourage them to go in my garden and they do use them. If you do it from the moment you let them out it just becomes a habit for them.

Two of my kittens are siblings, l had a previous pair but one kitten sadly died, that's how l ended up with three, because the surviving kitten was lost on his own.

Wow really?! I think ours are about £80 a year!!

Yep - maybe we're just lucky it costs the same to get the dog vaccinated too!