Hi everyone,
This is my first post on this forum, but I have a question that is really important to me. I have a 14 year old cat. Her name is Trouble. We have no idea what breed she is, but we're pretty sure she has some calico in her. When we got her she was supposed to be my older brother's cat, but he was a bit mean to her when she was a kitten, and I wasn't mean to her, so she picked me as her "human". So, she's my cat. Before I got married and pregnant, she slept in my room with me, on my bed, right beside me. She still naps with me sometimes, but I think she has learned that my husband does not like her in our room, let alone our bed, so these naps are few and far between. She is a very finicky cat. As I said, she's 14, and has had me all to herself for her whole life, at least until my husband moved in. She doesn't like very many people. She hates children, hisses at them or runs away. Most people can't pet her. She only likes to be pet on her head and even though I tell people that, they continue to try to pet her on her back. She's territorial. She was perfectly fine with the dog we had when we got her, but since then that dog has passed and we not have a new dog, whom she has dominated. She is the Animal of the House. Despite all this, I love my Trouble dearly and will be completely heartbroken when she leaves us.
Now onto the point for this post. My husband just called and said that a co-worker of his has kittens that can go to new homes this weekend. I think he wants one. I love cats and have thought before about getting a second cat, but have always thought better of it because of Trouble's demeanor. But I'm seriously considering this. I think a new kitten would be a welcome addition to our little family (growing family). I'm 4 months pregnant now, and I think my husband is nervous about how Trouble will react to a baby in the house that will definitely take a whole lot of my attention. Maybe he thinks that introducing her to a new kitten will make the baby adjustment easier, I'm not sure. But she's 14, she's not going to be around much longer, and I want to always have a cat. So getting a kitten now, will make things easier then, even though I know that is not a reason to get a new kitten, it's just a tiny factor in the whole picture. I've always had a lot of animals in my house growing up and right now we're actually down to only 4 and some fish. I know my husband can handle and will enjoy the added responsibilities of a new kitten, considering I can't change litter or anything like that since I'm pregnant.
Anyways, I just really wanted to know other cat lovers opinions and hopefully some experiences about this. Anything on topic would be really appreciated.
TinyFaithie
This is my first post on this forum, but I have a question that is really important to me. I have a 14 year old cat. Her name is Trouble. We have no idea what breed she is, but we're pretty sure she has some calico in her. When we got her she was supposed to be my older brother's cat, but he was a bit mean to her when she was a kitten, and I wasn't mean to her, so she picked me as her "human". So, she's my cat. Before I got married and pregnant, she slept in my room with me, on my bed, right beside me. She still naps with me sometimes, but I think she has learned that my husband does not like her in our room, let alone our bed, so these naps are few and far between. She is a very finicky cat. As I said, she's 14, and has had me all to herself for her whole life, at least until my husband moved in. She doesn't like very many people. She hates children, hisses at them or runs away. Most people can't pet her. She only likes to be pet on her head and even though I tell people that, they continue to try to pet her on her back. She's territorial. She was perfectly fine with the dog we had when we got her, but since then that dog has passed and we not have a new dog, whom she has dominated. She is the Animal of the House. Despite all this, I love my Trouble dearly and will be completely heartbroken when she leaves us.
Now onto the point for this post. My husband just called and said that a co-worker of his has kittens that can go to new homes this weekend. I think he wants one. I love cats and have thought before about getting a second cat, but have always thought better of it because of Trouble's demeanor. But I'm seriously considering this. I think a new kitten would be a welcome addition to our little family (growing family). I'm 4 months pregnant now, and I think my husband is nervous about how Trouble will react to a baby in the house that will definitely take a whole lot of my attention. Maybe he thinks that introducing her to a new kitten will make the baby adjustment easier, I'm not sure. But she's 14, she's not going to be around much longer, and I want to always have a cat. So getting a kitten now, will make things easier then, even though I know that is not a reason to get a new kitten, it's just a tiny factor in the whole picture. I've always had a lot of animals in my house growing up and right now we're actually down to only 4 and some fish. I know my husband can handle and will enjoy the added responsibilities of a new kitten, considering I can't change litter or anything like that since I'm pregnant.
Anyways, I just really wanted to know other cat lovers opinions and hopefully some experiences about this. Anything on topic would be really appreciated.
TinyFaithie
