My husband and I recently lost our baby Hunter and decided to adopt a pair of kittens. When we went to the shelter, only one kitten appealed to us and was available, so we took her home. Her name is Lizzy (after Elizabeth Bennet), she is 2 months old and 2.2 lbs, all black with a white spot on the chest. She is not yet spayed because she was considered too small but will be as soon as she gets a little bigger.
While we were there, my husband fell in love with another cat (to be named Mr. Darcy). He is an absolute sweetheart! He is 2 years old and all gray. He was a stray though and was picked up from the street (yesterday). That is part of what my husband likes about him - he is very muscular and energetic!
The problem is that Mr. Darcy is not neutered. If we adopt him, the shelter will neuter him before we take him home.
But we are incredibly concerned that he will spray, because he was not neutered until he was an adult, and because there will be a (very young) female cat in the house. We didn't get to introduce them specifically but he was great with a couple of other kittens we considered. We probably would not be able to spay her for at least a week or two after he came home. Also, our former cat passed away recently and some of his scent might still be around - he had some episodes of incontinence in his last few days with us. We cleaned as best as we could, but still....
If he sprays, that would be a huge problem for us. We have a very good relationship with our landlord, who is not a big fan of pets (he allowed an exception for us since we are relatives of former long term tenants) and we don't want to screw it up. We also don't want to have to take Mr. Darcy back to the shelter because we are already in love with him and it is a kill shelter...
What do you guys think? Is this a recipe for disaster? Should we bring Mr. Darcy home? He is available for adoption on Monday so we have the weekend to think about it...
(Photo of Lizzy!)
While we were there, my husband fell in love with another cat (to be named Mr. Darcy). He is an absolute sweetheart! He is 2 years old and all gray. He was a stray though and was picked up from the street (yesterday). That is part of what my husband likes about him - he is very muscular and energetic!
The problem is that Mr. Darcy is not neutered. If we adopt him, the shelter will neuter him before we take him home.
But we are incredibly concerned that he will spray, because he was not neutered until he was an adult, and because there will be a (very young) female cat in the house. We didn't get to introduce them specifically but he was great with a couple of other kittens we considered. We probably would not be able to spay her for at least a week or two after he came home. Also, our former cat passed away recently and some of his scent might still be around - he had some episodes of incontinence in his last few days with us. We cleaned as best as we could, but still....
If he sprays, that would be a huge problem for us. We have a very good relationship with our landlord, who is not a big fan of pets (he allowed an exception for us since we are relatives of former long term tenants) and we don't want to screw it up. We also don't want to have to take Mr. Darcy back to the shelter because we are already in love with him and it is a kill shelter...
What do you guys think? Is this a recipe for disaster? Should we bring Mr. Darcy home? He is available for adoption on Monday so we have the weekend to think about it...
(Photo of Lizzy!)