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I'm having a horrible time trying to decide this - maybe someone can help!
I have two cats - Pinky and Greggie. Pinky is 6 1/2 years old and Greggie is 7-8 years old. I recently fostered a group of five kittens and their unsocialized mother. I took the kittens to the shelter a couple of days ago because they'll be seen by more potential adopters there. Mom cat is in my kitchen and will get spayed soon. She'll be a barn cat on a really nice farm.
I've fostered two litters of kittens before, and really bonded with the kittens and was always sad to see them go but happy they were adopted into forever homes. This time is different. I've become very attached to one of the kittens in the litter and really, really want to keep him. He has an amazing personality and when I go to visit him at the shelter, he runs to me purring and then sits by the door as soon as I leave. I miss him terribly!
So, I really want to adopt this kitten. The cons are:
I rent an apartment. While my landlords would let me have a third cat, I'd have an incredibly hard time finding a new apartment if I had to move because most places don't even let you have pets. I'd never give up any of my cats - but it would just be really stressful and hard to find a place.
My mother has two cats (7 and 10 years old), and various health problems. While I don't anticipate this happening anytime soon, if she couldn't care for the cats or if she had to move or anything like that, I'd have to take them.
A couple of my friends say that because of the above issues, it just isn't practical to adopt this kitten. I know it's not the most practical thing, but I also don't want to live my life by "what if" scenarios. I want to do what is best for the kitten, and part of me says that because we're so bonded, a life together would be that. But part of me thinks that I should let him be adopted by another family.
Any advice?
I have two cats - Pinky and Greggie. Pinky is 6 1/2 years old and Greggie is 7-8 years old. I recently fostered a group of five kittens and their unsocialized mother. I took the kittens to the shelter a couple of days ago because they'll be seen by more potential adopters there. Mom cat is in my kitchen and will get spayed soon. She'll be a barn cat on a really nice farm.
I've fostered two litters of kittens before, and really bonded with the kittens and was always sad to see them go but happy they were adopted into forever homes. This time is different. I've become very attached to one of the kittens in the litter and really, really want to keep him. He has an amazing personality and when I go to visit him at the shelter, he runs to me purring and then sits by the door as soon as I leave. I miss him terribly!
So, I really want to adopt this kitten. The cons are:
I rent an apartment. While my landlords would let me have a third cat, I'd have an incredibly hard time finding a new apartment if I had to move because most places don't even let you have pets. I'd never give up any of my cats - but it would just be really stressful and hard to find a place.
My mother has two cats (7 and 10 years old), and various health problems. While I don't anticipate this happening anytime soon, if she couldn't care for the cats or if she had to move or anything like that, I'd have to take them.
A couple of my friends say that because of the above issues, it just isn't practical to adopt this kitten. I know it's not the most practical thing, but I also don't want to live my life by "what if" scenarios. I want to do what is best for the kitten, and part of me says that because we're so bonded, a life together would be that. But part of me thinks that I should let him be adopted by another family.
Any advice?