How many cats do you want?

I would love to have a 3rd cat, but because Rosie reacted the way she did with Sophie as a kitten, it's taken a good year for her to get back to her normal self, with me that is, such as head butts, coming on my lap etc.. and even my vet said it wasn't a good idea to get another cat because Rosie could become stressed so i won't put her through that again.

I know it sounds hard to believe when you see them curling up together in the pictures, but Rosies personality changed with me, but my little girl is coming back on her mums lap for naps again

I picked 6 because that's what I have right now. It seems to me that I don't really plan on getting cats, they plan on getting ME!!! That's how it's worked for ... well forever I guess.



If I were walking along & found a stray, I'd take it in. So, I don't really 'want' to have any more cats, but if they want me... then fine.

I voted 5 - I currently have 4, but I always want to leave the option open if a kitty needs me.

I have one currently, but I would like another because even though my BF is here all day with her I think she needs a little friend to play with. I know she is happy now but I think she would like it even more if we got her a buddy. Limit in our city is 4 Adult cats but our apartment is too small for that many. One more would be pushing it, so I'd like to move first and then get another!!!

Right now I have two but I live in an apartment and plan on getting a small dog here in the next couple of weeks so I'm all filled up with my pet limit. But When I buy a house in a couple of years, I plan on getting two more. So I guess a total of four.

I currently have 8 indoors, and honestly, with the size of my home, that's too many...but I'm NOT putting anyone out! I just have to scrooch up the litter boxes and feeding dishes more than I used to, and keep them scrupulously clean! In this house, probably 6 is a good limit.

I'm happy with my six but you can bet if hubby said "lets get another cat" I would

Right now we have 4 - we have doubled our numbers since last October. Then we had our two indoor/outdoor girls.

The Adelaide adopted us and our opportunity to team up with Lily arose about the same time.

There will be no indoor/outdoor additions for us - although it's not beyond possibility that we will take an indoor pal for Lily at some point.

I chose 1, because I really had planned on only keeping one female cat and being a foster Mom. But after Gar and Fest were exposed to FIV, and the whole family being upset at losing the kitten we planned to keep to FIV, we ended up keeping them both.

It was a situation of the boys of the family wanting Garfield, the girls wanting Festus. And we went from feeling overrun with kittens to feeling we might end up with none from our litter.

I am happy we kept both. Garfield is really the better foster cat, he loves everyone he meets. Festus hisses at first, and takes time to warm up to new cats.

I only counted house cats. We currently have 7 inside due to a foster litter. For outside cats, with 4 acres, I can really take as many as can make a stable colony. I adopted 4 ferals, and 2 adopted me. However one feral girl is missing for 10 days, and I fear she may be dead. All prayers for Peaches-and-Cream are appreciated!

HOW ARE YOU?

Sierra is such an angel!

She si going to be the main character in Thursday's "Catnap" story in the Paws & Reflect thread.

Originally Posted by dawnofsierra

Sierra is an only child and likes it this way!

She would absolutely not tolerate a new addition!

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Once we move to a bigger house with more land, I'd like to get a couple more cats (girls) and a Papillon. But right now, the boys keep me on my toes.

I have three but one lives with my parents. I think four would be my perfect limit. Even if I had the time and money to give to more than four cats, the chances of cats not using the litter boxes increases with each added cat (according to a vet). I also don't think more than four cats would get as much quality time either. Plus, if I don't stop at four, what's to stop me at eight? ten? fifteen?, etc. Before you know it, I would become a hoarder.

Nope, finances or not, four is where I would draw the line. Plus, my Lovebirds need SOME attention too

Originally Posted by Juniper

I was away from the boards for awhile and noticed when I came back that lots of people I remembered from before had added to their kitty families, which has me curious - how many cats do you want (at one given time, I mean, not over your entire lifetime)? Realistically, I mean, not like if you were a billionaire and could afford to take care of as many as you wanted, etc. - but given your circumstances, how many? How did you decide on how many is right for you/what things factored into your decision?

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I voted MORE THAN 10 as if I could I would have a houseful of cats! I just love them so much!

My 3 are actually enough for me BUT I may be adopting the Church cat in a month or so as someone has frightened her so much she is very afriad! IF she tests negative to FELV/FIV and Vet thinks she is healthy I am going to give her a home with me. I would also love to adopt the poor Mommy kitty who so desperately needs a home but I just do not have the money!

I put ten cause ideally that is what I would like.. but reallity right now Kandie is almost 17 ( june 30 ) and has kidney issues .. Zoey is 15-16 months and growing still ... then I have Gigi my yourkie and three soon to be four small fish tanks .. I would like one more for Zoey but that would be the limit for now

1 for me. If Joey ever needs a playmate we can go over to Rena's house.

I have my 2 boys Lukie & Rufus & would like to have a kitten for them to help raise. I usually have fosters in the house but want a permenant addition but I am waiting for that special kitten.

I think the most I would want to end up with is two. Roxy needs someone to keep him occupied. Right now though I don't really have a permanent house and I would like to wait until I set in some roots before taking on that responsibility.

We just had 1 for so long, I don't know what it would be like to have more! If (when?) I get another cat I would like to be able to have 2 so that they have company.

I liked having one cat, but now I really prefer 2 cats. I never knew how much cats enjoy having another cat buddy around until I read it here on TCS and then adopted another critter. I cannot imaging owning more than 2 cats. Even if I could afford more than 2 cats, I don't know how I would ever be able to focus that much attention on each cat...like 6 or 10 of them.