New Kitty

This is my first post and I hope this is the right place. So I just adopted a 3 year old female less than a week ago. All night she sits in the window and cries.I called the humane society I adopted her from to ask if she was an outdoor cat in her first home. Well, they told me she was bonded to another cat at the shelter. When I adopted her I was told she was not bonded as I would not have splitter two bonded cats on purpose. I don't financially have the means to adopt another cat and I really do not want to bring her back. I'm not sure what I should do and if she could potentially get over whatever she is feeling as a result of the separation with the proper care and love. Thanks for any advice!

I wouldn't worry about the expenses of owning two cats as to having one.

We waste allot of food.  More litter is needed. I use pellets it keeps the costs

down, less work (no tracking) In the long run your kitty will be much happier to have

a playmate seeing as she's not used to being alone. It offers her comfort. joy, stimulation

love   Some cats can manage fine if they're permitted to roam neighborhood making

cat friends. 

Two cats can take care of themselves when left alone for long hours....to be honest

you may end up considering getting another cat anyways to keep her company right now you

have the opportunity by the sounds of it to collect her buddy.

Seventhheaven said:

I wouldn't worry about the expenses of owning two cats as to having one.



We waste allot of food.  More litter is needed. I use pellets it keeps the costs



down, less work (no tracking) In the long run your kitty will be much happier to have



a playmate seeing as she's not used to being alone. It offers her comfort. joy, stimulation



love

  Some cats can manage fine if they're permitted to roam neighborhood making



cat friends. 



Two cats can take care of themselves when left alone for long hours....to be honest



you may end up considering getting another cat anyways to keep her company right now you



have the opportunity by the sounds of it to collect her buddy.

Click to expand...

Agreed. 2 are no more work than one and it would be nice to keep a bonded pair together.

I as well agree with them 2 above. I have 4 cats and its also not too expensive. Its just litter! The food last a long time, could go a long way! Just make sure to keep them as indoor cats so nothing bad happens to them! There are cruel people in the world and we wouldn't want anything happening to our precious little kitties. Plus having them as indoors means less flees and less illness. good luck! I hope you go and get your new cats bff! And if you can please post photos here of your cat(s). I'm sure everyone would like to see them. Welcome to TCS.

lesulm16 said:

This is my first post and I hope this is the right place. So I just adopted a 3 year old female less than a week ago. All night she sits in the window and cries.I called the humane society I adopted her from to ask if she was an outdoor cat in her first home. Well, they told me she was bonded to another cat at the shelter. When I adopted her I was told she was not bonded as I would not have splitter two bonded cats on purpose. I don't financially have the means to adopt another cat and I really do not want to bring her back. I'm not sure what I should do and if she could potentially get over whatever she is feeling as a result of the separation with the proper care and love. Thanks for any advice!

Click to expand...

The advice from people about costs works ONLY until the vet bills come. I think the OP is looking at the total potential costs and has decided she can only afford one cat.

I don't know if your girl will do well as a single kitty. Bonding at the shelter is such a powerful thing.

I wonder if the shelter would allow you to keep kitty #2 as a permanent "foster"? My idea here is that you would potentially take care of routine costs but maybe they could "insure" you for any catastrophic medical issues. I don't know if they would be willing or able to do this, or if you can manage the costs of routine vet care for two kitties.

The benefit to the rescue is that two kitties have a home...but, just a suggestion to consider

Thanks for the understanding and help. I'm a graduate student so I'm on a tight budget. I have a savings that would allow for a serious medical issue for one animal but there is no way I could realistically have two cats (I love cats and would adopt all of them if I could). She seems to be doing okay most of the time. She is currently laying in my lap purring. She has a vet appt today and I'm hoping he can give me some insight into what would be best for her.

I really don't agree with two being a lot more expensive than one. Any trips to the vet should be done together anyway to keep the scents the same on your cats, and bringing them in together means only one office visit charge. At my vet anyway, I bring in 4 all at once with one charge. Serious medical issues very rarely come up, almost never with indoor kept cats, and why would they happen to two at once? Cats are notoriously picky with their food, so food wouldn't be wasted with two, my cats share a can in the mornings, two to a can, it works out well. They really don't care for refrigerated food.They have a built in friend to keep them occupied and to keep them from being lonely when we are gone, what more could you ask? There have been a lot of studies done now that suggest cats only need to be vaccinated every three years now instead of yearly, that would help in the cost too., you may want to Google it. Good luck!

foxden said:

The advice from people about costs works ONLY until the vet bills come. I think the OP is looking at the total potential costs and has decided she can only afford one cat.


I don't know if your girl will do well as a single kitty. Bonding at the shelter is such a powerful thing.


I wonder if the shelter would allow you to keep kitty #2 as a permanent "foster"? My idea here is that you would potentially take care of routine costs but maybe they could "insure" you for any catastrophic medical issues. I don't know if they would be willing or able to do this, or if you can manage the costs of routine vet care for two kitties.


The benefit to the rescue is that two kitties have a home...but, just a suggestion to consider

Click to expand...

This is a good idea. You can buffer catastrophic illness.  Seriously, 2 cats that love each other are a joy to have.


I feel for the one left behind.

lesulm16

How are you and your kitty doing today?
You've had her about a week, correct?
Just checking in

She said doing much better. The crying has really decreased and mainly happens in the morning around 5:30-6. She seems pretty comfortable and plays now which she didn't do last week.