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sup /an/

I'm gonna be buying a house soon and was thinking of getting a cat to keep me company (single guy). I'm concerned how a kitten would handle things while I'm at work. Seems a little selfish to get something to keep me company then leave it alone for 8 hours a day.

So what do you guys think, should I pass on a kitten since it would have to be alone for extended periods, would two kittens solve the problem by keeping themselves company? Older cat(s) a consideration?

HALP /an/, I don't want to make a bad decision!
>> Anonymous
2 young cats. 2 kittens need supervision - of course, if you kittenproof your house and make sure to littertrain them well, it should be ok.
>> Anonymous
Two cats, not kittens. There's often pairs of cats at shelters that have a hard time getting adopted because few people want to get two at once. Maybe you should give that a try.
>> Anonymous
buy a cat to watch after the kittens
>> Anonymous
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cats can pretty much take care of themselfs. As far as there conserned they let you live in there house and when your home its only cause your getting to visit. adopting a cat sounds like a great idea.

but like the others have said kittens need more attention at first.
>> Anonymous
Kittens are destructive maniacs. You really need to be around to scold them for scratching the couch, climbing the curtains, etc. So, get a cat, or two.
>> Anonymous
Bumping because I'm in OP's position.

Is>>208598right ? I'd definitely like a kitten, but I'm working all day. So is the combination cat + kitten fine ?
>> Anonymous
>>209439
Only if the cat is armed with a taser to hit the kitten if he does something wrong.
"DON'T TAZE ME BRO!"
>> Anonymous
Consider adopting an older cat. They're already trained and they don't need the constant attention that kittens do. Kittens need supervision; cats do fine by themselves.
>> Anonymous
I got my cat when he was very young and he handled being alone all day while I was at work just fine. I made sure to leave toys out and put his cat tree in front of a open window so we could stare out. In my case it was a single bedroom apt back then for a house you might want to restrict his access to but a few rooms at first so it is not so overwhelmed
>> Anonymous
>>209439

I understand the desire for a kitten, and I can hardly hold it against you. But. If you haven't got the time to dedicate to raising/socialising a kitten (ie. not being at work 8 hours a day) then you really shouldn't have one. Otherwise you risk raising an antisocial cat which is used to and doesn't particularly mind the fact you don't exist most of the time.
>> Anonymous
>>209635

Cats are like that anyway.
>> Anonymous
Why not just take in a female human? More maintenance and attention, but they can use things like your computer for a toy, and they're generally very loving. It depends if you find it worth the investment- and they live REALLY long- even been known to outlive their owners.
>> Anonymous
>>209829

Some cats are inherently dicks, some cats are raised to be dicks. I'm advising the OP to avoid the latter.
>> Anonymous
>>209832
For one, they are not loving.

Two, they cost 1000x more than any cat.

If you want a loving pet that will out-live you get a Parrot, not a woman.

Come to think of it, a Parrot isn't any different. Both are noisy animals that never shut the fuck up.
>> menchi !IgWlr3a0sk
kittens need to be fed several times per day, which makes leving them alone for that long ill advised. Consider adopting a grown, adult cat instead perhaps?
Shelters are full of them, and they are much harder to find homes for than dogs and puppies, so many are destroyed due to lack of space, or time limits for adoptions being as short as 3 days per animal in some places.