My Younger Daughter Texted A Minute Ago To Say Her Friends Cat Has Had Kittens..

Hi Sweets Yes you would be giving a home to a kitty or would you be encouraging them to allow this Mommy cat to have another litter? I think if I accepted a kitten I would ask what their plans are about fixing the unexpected kittens problem. My neighbor 3 houses down has about 20+ cats that just keep having kittens. I asked her if she might be considering getting them spayed or neutered and she said " Oh no I never have a proble getting homes" True we neighbors find homes for the poor things but we are all tiring of this game! I feel sorry for these poor Mama cats! Honey, I don't mean to offend or hurt your feelings and hope I haven't..I just wondered if you and other kind people that open your door to new kitties are helping that circle of bringing more kittens into the world when the pounds are killing the leftovers? xoxoxoxoxoxo

Whats another mouth to feed and another four paws running amuck? Yea ellie let her have a kittycat! I love them when they are so tiny they cuddle up around your neck and suck your earlobe.lol I had a lovely cat a few years ago but it got killed on the main road, she just liked to cross over to the fields. That put me off of having cats ever since. Go for it?

Yes all the cat shots and things. Unless you really really want the added expense I would hold firm. She won't be happy at first but they get over it.

i dont think u need to train a kitten. i have never trained my cats to use the litter box. they seem to know how to use it on their own. i just pour the litter inside the box and show it to them so that they know where it is, and they just step inside and do their thing...they even know to cover their poop up on their own. i remember 30 years ago, i went to an aunt's house, and her daughters were morons and not toilet trained until junior high. but they adopted a cat, and the cat used to go straight to the bathroom sink and go to the bathroom because they didnt put a litter box for it. i guess their cat was an outdoor cat. my aunt was shocked that the cat knew how to use the bathroom better than her moron daughters. we used to joke around that the cat was smarter...

I had to tell my kid NO recently. :-( With any new cats, I usually keep them in the bathroom with a litterbox until they've definitely used it, then I will move them to one of the other rooms with a litter box, until they've used it, and once I see that they've repeatedly used the litterbox over and over again, then I give them full reign of the house. It's generally NOT too difficult. Unless of course you have the issue like what I mentioned in another one of my responses, where I had a kitty with a bladder problem. :-(

you write that time was spent at RSPCA .. hmmm I would think you know all about the over population of animals .. might be a cool idea to tell the daughter that there was no need for this cat to have kittens and what might be best for her and her friend .. instead of spending money on a new kitten .. shots worming etc neutering or spaying .. you might donate the money to this silly friend whose cat had kittens and have the mom cat fixed .. what a thrill that would be to the mom cat . no more kittens .. it might teach the two young teens a thing or two about responsibility towards animals and their care .. love those animals .. care for them .. teach the kids .. do you know how many cats those kittens are going to make in their lifetime if they are not fixed .. yikes .. too too many cats and dogs in america ... far too many ..

Hello ellie, I have not tried saying No to anyone who will ask me to take care the pets..LOL, But, maybe if I have plenty already, I will learn to say that since I also don't want to be unfair to the pets like compromising their food or needs for accepting more and more!LOL!

Well we have one cat and for us that is enough at the moment. We have had the pleas for more pets quite often but have always refused! I think it is a case of whether or not you have the time and patience to look after all the pets you have. So what was your answer? Did you give in? I bet you did! lol xxxx

Well...I think that it would be great for your daughter to have her own cat. When I was about 14 my family had 6 cats and 4 dogs. But these animals weren't really "mine"..they were my moms. So I didn't really hold any responsibilty from them. But I found a stray cat that wasvery sick, starving (EXTREMELY thin) and her hair was very choppy. I kept the cat, nursed her back to health and now she a beautiful, healthy pure white persian. My parents let me keep her, and she became my first ver own pet. I've learned responsibilty from getting my own pet, and I think your daughter could too. Does your family see your current animals as just yours, like our situation? Or does everyone help with their responsibilities. I think if you want your daughter to become more responsible you should let her have her own cat. But I kind of think that maybe a cat from a shelter would be better. Because, I'm just guessing, that her friends mom is going to be finding homes for all the kittens or keeping them, right? They aren't in danger of going to the pound are they? Maybe in the long run it would be more fulfilling for your daughter if you took her to your local animal shelter and let her save a kitten or cat there. Just a personal suggestion! :)

I'm the one, who is always asking to have another kitten. I have 3 of my own, my mother has one and a dog. Now the neighborhood cat is coming over so that I can feed her. Which I do. poor thing she is so skinny. I already said when my cats die I don't want to have anymore pets. It hurt too much to lose one of them. When it comes to the cat litter, once you put the kitten inside the box, he/she will go back when they need to. It's very easy to train a cat on how to use the litter box. If my daugter came and asked me if we can get a kitten, I know I would have to say yes. It think it be easier to get a baby than an older cat. Did you find your older cats? How did they react to the others?

thank you for the best responds. Hope your kitties are doing good.

Sure I've most certainly given into those kinds of requests. Not always for a kitten, but for just about everything under the sun. I am sure that my daughter will want to adopt another kitten if the outdoor mama cat has any more babies that she brings to our house. Sometimes she will have her babies on our door step and hide them under the bushes in the front yard by the house where they won't get rained on. And, they come out and peer at us standing at the front door. They're adorable!

My kids wanted a pet desperately so I finally gave in and went to the humane shelter and we ended up bringig home two kittens they are sisters. It is not hard to train them to use the litter box usually one time after putting them in it they get it. The thing my kitties do that annoys me is they chase each other in the middle of the night and keep you awake.

in comparison in training difficulties.. id take a kitten over a puppy anyday. ive had scads of kittens and cats in my life and ive never had to train a single one of them in anything.. ever. soon as id put the litter pan down.. id take te kitten and put tem in it one time so they knew whgere it was.. never had to do it again and didnt have any "accidents". the only time it became a problem is if the person in charge of keeping it clean.. didnt. and theyd find someplace else to go that was. and id have to curb their behavior a little bit and make sure it was kept clean all the time, and the behavior stopped within a week or so. the getting of pets has always been ultimately up to me as im the one who mainly tends to them, so there hasnt ever been any whining or plzzzzzzzzzzzz can iiiiiii???!?! incidents as of yet. atm we have three cats and a dog.. there was a request of a bird, and ive been thinking about it.. but she never gives me a begging fest with anything.

Yes, I have given in to those pleas and we now have a pure black cat that I absolutely can't stand. This cat bites,scratches, climbs on everything_ stove,sink,table,etc. I really would like to find someone to take it but my daughter would have a fit as she loves the stupid thing. She can't do much with him because he won't let you touch him. I guess I am stuck with the cat,so I don't think that I would do anything with taking another cat in unless you really want it.

Doll I forgot to mention that the white cat is my own Athenia that was rescued under a shed just prior to a shotgun blast. She clawed the living Hel! out of me but is sweet now. I didn't notice until I came back to be sure I had not hurt you in any way. Love to you and yours always

Wow. It's cool that the cat had kittens, but if you don't want to get a kitten then tell your daughter that you just don't want to take on the responsibility of a kitten right now. Explain to her that it's a lot of work and you have enough on your plate as it is.

No pets for us, I have a monkey (8 year old boy) and a pig (5 year old girl), the zoo is complete.

i really appreciate your love for the animal and i also very like cat.

Well Ellie, your last sentence I can answer. No I can't say no. :P My son used to rescue cats and bring them home. When he got married he picked a wife who was allergic to cats. Now, fast forward a few years to now. I currently have eight, yep I really did say eight, cats. As well as two chihuahuas and a german shepherd. We have enough fur floating around on a daily basis to build cat number nine. I never intended to get this far. I thought five was bad enough. But, kittens kept showing up on my doorstep and here in my city shelters are full. So you either feed them or they are picked up and put down. So really, if you only have two.............lol go for it.