cat ladies

so we were going to get lucy a puppy for her bday but after thinking long and hard about it we just dont have the time for one

so we are getting her a kitten

now what i want to know is, how are you cats with young kids? and any tips would be fab

i have had cats before but never in my own house or with my own baby lol

xxx

have u got a cat already? i have 6 cats and when i got my last 2 kittens my others werent impressed lol
but when i had my first cat and i got my second i was really worried as my older cat hissed and got proper cross at the kitten but it doesnt last long.
I have one cat that doesnt bat an eyelid just looks at the kittens in disgust
so depends on ur cat in a way, they will soon be best friends x

i have no pets at the moment - we used to have cats when i was teenager (not that ago hehe)


what will i need?

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right my apologies debs just read what i wrote lol

have changed it now

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oh u said how r ur cats with kittens thought that meant u had one lol

u will need.......(and what i get but u might not need lmao)

cat litter
litter tray
kitten food
kitten milk
bowls
toys
cat bed
flea drops
cat scratching post
xx

kirsty wrote:right my apologies debs just read what i wrote lol

have changed it now

xx

pmsl now i understand

my kids have been fine with them, u have to be careful as they can be abit rough with them and some will scratch(mine never have though)
Jess carries the kittens around and they let her, the more the kids handle them the better x

cool thanks for this
we wil pretty much be telling lucy what she can and cant do from the start so as they both know their boundries

omg i have 2 kids now haha

lol its great having kids and pets as it teaches them alot, u can ask me anything if u need to , where u gonna get kitten from then x

we have seen some adverts on gum tree but thought i would try the shelters first

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6 yrs ago i got my Jerry from rspca and my god what a long drawn out process! and expensive, u think they would make it easier wouldnt u x

ok so might give that a miss then

i know most people who sell there kittens they are already litter trained which would be a huge bonus for us

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does she have a dollys cot? our cat used to sleep in my dolly cot when i was little. as long as the cat and lucy are brought up together they will grow together and be very close

thats what we want katie

im not really planning on anymore kids and we thought a pet would be the perfect companion for her

xx

yes most the kittens will come litter trained, i got my last 2 from a farm so they werent trained, so i did it but it took like 2 secs as cats r very clean and catch on quick lol x

Personally I find kittens hard work but that could be because I've just got the one and she is a handful. She is as bad if not worse than having a puppy right now especially towards me. Dont get me wrong she is lovely and pretty good with the kids but boy do I wish I had an older cat right now. I've just got back in from being out all day and she has gone through the motions of attacking me and then being OVERLY affectionate to me and stopping me from doing what I want and attacking me again lol... Still gotta love her lol. I wonder if its better to have 2 cats/kittens rather than just 1 as then when your out they can entertain each other. also they mess up your leather sofas if you have them esp as kittens as they hang on with their claws and pull themselves up. Oh and they need fleeing and worming every 4wks. Despite using spot on from ASDA and a flea spray Smudge still has fleas I can easily pull off a good 2-3 every day or so when she lets me and I treated her for them nearly 2wks ago and keep spraying her.