Could we adopt a kitten?

[LadyGAgain]

Three years ago we adopted a beautiful rescue moggie. She was 2 years old. The rescue centre said that she had been a house cat who wanted to explore so owners gave her up. She's been happy and settled, loving, kind and gentle with the tweens. Not a lap cat but loves strokes and one of our children in particular.
When we adopted her they said she could live with the kids and a dog (we don't have one and she avoids MIL's) but not other cats.
Given she is top cat and settled here, would the arrival of a rescue kitten be a huge no no? I wasn't sure whether cats adapt or whether she would hate this and we wouldn't do anything to harm her physically or otherwise. Any advice?
TIA.

I have debated this in the past. My rescue ‘kitten’ is now five. She ventures into the garden for short periods of time but is very much a settled house cat. She isn’t a lap cat but is sitting beside me now and sleeps in my pillow!

she is very scared of other cats - hisses and screams if she sees them out the window and comes running g back into the house of one approaches her. For this reason I won’t get another cat.

Yes they might get on, but I know too many people who have cats that fight and can’t get on. I don’t want to make my cats home life stressful - and to be honest my current cat is very well behaved - limited furniture damage and never any accidents around the house. Too big a risk to introduce another.

If she seems happy as an only cat, I don't think I would take the chance of going against the advice you've already had.

Maybe you could try to foster one with the understanding that you may adopt it if everything goes well but it would go to a different home if it didn't work out?

My local cat rescue is often asking for volunteers to foster cats so that they're in a home environment rather than cages, so you'd be doing a good thing either way if you think your children would cope with giving the kitten back if your cat didn't like it. I don't know what the requirements are for fostering kittens, though - it may be that you wouldn't be eligible anyway!

Thank you both - valuable things for us to look into and think about.
Rescue moggie is definitely happy outdoors and is an adept killer! Always bringing in presents. Hasn't fought with other cats in the neighbourhood but equally isn't curling up with any either!