Thread: Help! Which to choose Cat or Kitten!

Have you any idea how your two other cats would react to another cat? If you have any doubts I would go for the kitten. They are much more likely to accept a kitten. A lot of animals - even the boys have mothering instincts towards a baby animal which is why they seem to accept them. One of the Maine Coon breeders I approached when I was looking offered me a kitten and a full grown cat that she was look for a home for. I told her I wasn't sure about my dogs taking to an adult cat as easily as they would a kitten so I declined. Although it's nice that people are willing to take on and give homes to older animals - if your not 100% sure it will work out it's kinder to say no - otherwise if things don't work out the poor cat has to get re-homed yet again which must be very unsettling for it.