http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: Two kittens or One? en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:39 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-424924 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:30:23 +0000 Tigerlilly 424924@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.catster.com/family/860240" rel="nofollow">http://www.catster.com/family/860240</a></p> <p>KC, here they are, IKT did get 2 awesome babies. Two is indeed better than one. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-424921 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:23:17 +0000 KITTEN CUDDLER 424921@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Two littermates are the best so they don't get lonely. Plus it's amusing to watch them play.(soooooo cute) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419404 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:06:15 +0000 iliketea 419404@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Ohh i think I lineked it to caster.com :) yay my kitties haev a page! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419182 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:49:43 +0000 iliketea 419182@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thanks for all the support and advice everyone! I am so glad i stumbled onto this community! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419151 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:07:20 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 419151@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome to TDK, Brookie. Please start a new thread to introduce yourself so more TDKers can welcome you to the site. We are a fun-loving bunch of people around the world who love cats. We share information about cats, funny stories about cats and everything else under the sun. Be sure to check out the Morning Cafe and Night Shift threads each day. You will get to know us soon and I look forward to getting to know you better.</p> <p>Please post a photo of your kittens when you have a chance! :) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419128 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:25:06 +0000 brookie707 419128@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi I'm new..... I just got two kittens and I am so happy with them!!!! I told the people at the shelter that we were interested in getting two kittens and they recomended two brothers that were best buddies. Whenever they would take one out of the cage the other would cry till he came back. I have two boys (humans;)) and they are are so happy to each have their own kitten. Now that we have them at home I know we made the right decision. The first night was so sweet; while exploring the house if they fot to far away from eachother they would meow till they found eachother. We have had them for one week and one day. It is so funny to whatch them with their diff personalities. Jumper likes to sleep up high but definitly is the follower of the two while Spirit likes to sleep low but the sweetest thing of all is when they cuddle and bathe eachother<br /> OMG! that is soooo cute! Getting to the point definatly if you can afford it. Also I read alot of advice about kittens who cry at night... most said to get a 2nd cat for company... SO YES YES YES:) I have no regrets at all </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419120 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:03:33 +0000 spanky_mouse 419120@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Two, get both you will not be sorry !!<br /> I am fostering four and they need each other. What I mean by that is they learn kitty social skills from other kitties. For example one of my kittens learned he would climb the stairs and then called to the others and they all learned together. Another good reason is so they are not alone during they day when you are at work, they will entertain themselves. Not only that but watching two kittens play together is more laughs then I could ever express. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419102 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:07:05 +0000 sheflly 419102@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Yeah!!! ILT is getting both of them!!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-419090 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:38:41 +0000 kittymom 419090@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome to TDK, ILT!! TWO!!! I adopted Mac and Grommie together as babies from the shelter, too; they are the best of friends, and still play together. You can go to Catster dot com and set up free catster pages for your new babies when you get them home. Alot of us here have done the same and we've linked our catster pages to our TDK avatars. Click on my avatar (Mac as a baby) and it will link you to his and Grommet's catster pages. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418951 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:33:23 +0000 mollycat71 418951@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>TWO!!!!!!!! My girls are littermates and best of friends! They are so much fun too! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418950 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:32:17 +0000 CheetahBoysmommy 418950@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>It sounds as though you are able to visit them now before you bring them home. The more you can visit, the easier it will be for them to adjust to their new home. </p> <p>Ask if you can take a towel or blanket to the rescue shelter for them to sleep on. Make sure whatever you take has spent at least one night in bed with you. That way it will smell like you and like your home. Then when they sleep on it at the shelter, your scent will become familiar to them. Also, the scent of the shelter will then come home to your house with them. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418946 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:16:58 +0000 iliketea 418946@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Ah ...such a cute story PIKA..thats kind of how it happened with Zoe too. Charlie picked my bf ..and Zoe just hung out around me... and they were playing so well together it broke our hearts to take them apart! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418931 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:50:08 +0000 Pika 418931@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>when i went 10 years ago to pick out my kitten, i picked a lovely female who i named Pixie. Two weeks later i went to get Pixie and she was all curled up with her brother. The owner said - Lord only knows what i am gonna do with him when she goes - they are inseperable - I picked up Pixie and cradled her in my arms - Her brother mewed his heart out and ran up my body into my arms - needless to say Pixie and her Brother - Trixie have been the ROCKS in my life - TWO CATS ALL THE WAY!!! he he.xxx </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418915 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:36:55 +0000 GreatDane 418915@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome to TDK, Iliketea! I would recommend getting both of them, too. And I think they'll keep eachother busy playing together and tire eachother out. If you just adopted Charlie, he may get bored and get himself into trouble trying to entertain himself.</p> <p>As for bringing them home, start them out in just one room that you have ready for them. Make sure you have a litterbox, food and water bowls, a bed and toys for them. Try to kitten proof the room as much as possible - hide electrical wires and anything they may get into that can harm them. As they get used to you and their new surroundings, you can gradually introduce them to the rest of the house. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418907 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:29:05 +0000 iliketea 418907@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>AH ok.</p> <p>Any tips about bringing the two of them home and helping them adjust to their new environment? I am picking them up in a week or two since they are both still so young right now. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418893 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:14:57 +0000 3 kits staff 418893@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi ILT and Welcome!<br /> I had gotten Chucky and he was/is wild I wanted another kitty to keep him company and it needed to be tough to deal with him, I went to visit my Aunt and her cat had, had 4 kittens there was this little black kitten who was as agressive as Chucky, I told my Aunt I would take her... Well My cousin found homes for 2 of the kittens... The morning I was going home My Black Kitten and her last sibling curled up on a chair and fell asleep together... I wound up with both of them. It was the best thing I ever did. Chucky has calmed down and the girl(Both were female) love him. So get the two it's worth it!<br /> Click on my picture and you can meet all of my Babies!<br /> Welcome<br /> Peace<br /> Dorie </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418883 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:02:27 +0000 Sheba's Mom in Phoenix, AZ 10/8 418883@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Yes, I find one alone can be destructive if he's bored. Two will keep each other happy. Good for you and the kits! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418828 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:03:19 +0000 iliketea 418828@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Oh thanks everyone! I think I'll take both of them...but do you find they get into more trouble with the two of them? </p> <p>I hear it is acutally easier to adopt two kittens then having 1 because they keep each other occupied during the day and acutally get into less mishief because they are not so bored? Or do you find it is around the same as one kitten?</p> <p>I named my kitten Charlie Phantom (Phantom is the name he has from the shelter) and Zoey Sky (original Saucy from the shelter).</p> <p>I'll keep u posted about how it goes! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418797 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:29:39 +0000 SammyandOliversmama 418797@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I say 2, too, ILT. Bless you for taking this one and I hope you do take his sis. My two aren't siblings, but they are great with each other. Welcome to TDK, ILoveTea, I love tea too! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418789 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:19:42 +0000 gini 418789@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I'd say two kittens as well. The kitties will have a friend to play with and love and grow up with. However, the choice is ultimately yours! Good luck! I think it is wonderful you are adopting :) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418784 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:16:10 +0000 CheetahBoysmommy 418784@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>If you work away from home, two kittens is a good idea. There are a few cats who are very happy being the 'only child' but most of them like company. Two kittens can be a little extra work to start with, but the rewards are huge. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418716 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:51:41 +0000 CSBM 418716@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>and 2 kitties are 3 times the fun !!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418690 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:18:15 +0000 sheflly 418690@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I vote for 2 as well!! is really not much more work than one, if you feed one you can easily feed 2, same thing with the kitty litter. And like everyone said they will keep each other company when no one is home. And they won't get into much trouble trying to find something to do.<br /> Hey if you can, why not get a third one hehe...... :) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418573 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:29:47 +0000 ailuromaniac 418573@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Definitely two. But remember, being of the opposite sex, it is more than doubly important they be fixed. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418481 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:04:15 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 418481@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi ILT, welcome to TDK! Yes, if you can afford it, two is definitely better than one, especially if you're out a lot, they'll keep eah other company. Plus there's nothing like watching the antics of two kittens playing together to bring a smile to your face! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418479 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:20:58 +0000 AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew 418479@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome to TDK and yes two is better. Like Tigerlilly and Kitten Whisperer said two is better, they keep each other company and can wrestle, play, and comfort each other better than anyone else. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418462 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:03:34 +0000 Tigerlilly 418462@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>If you can , two would be better. They keep each other company when their humans are not around. Thanks you for considering adopting rescue kitties. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418445 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:54:56 +0000 iliketea 418445@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>The male kitten's name is Charlie Phantom and I am thinking of naming the female as Zoe Sky.</p> <p>Would love to post photos! I am new to this site so I am still trying to figure out how! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418442 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:48:57 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 418442@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Getting both is a wonderful idea if you can afford the cost of taking care of two. My first two cats were littermates. I think it helps with their transition into a brand new home. They have each other to play with.</p> <p>How old is your kitten? What is his name? We would love to see photos! Please click on my avatar to see my kits--Digit, Furl and Boots. :) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/19238#post-418440 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:41:39 +0000 iliketea 418440@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I just recently adopted a kitten from a rescue shelter. He was orphaned when his mommy got killed by a cougar. He has a best friend/litter mate that is a female.</p> <p>This is my first time owning my own kitten. Should I get both? I mean I have cat sitted and also had roomates with cats and have always loved cats.</p> <p>But I am intimidated by the thought of TWO kittens! </p>