Expert: Becky - 1/6/2009

Question
Hi, I have 4 siamese kittens...i have the mother and am keeping 2 of her kittens. I have a couple of people interested in the other two (kittens are 8wks old). Their concern is if the kitten/cat will get lonely. The people interested in the kittens are single people that are at work all day and they only want one kitten/cat. They are Siamese and I think that Siamese get more attached to people than other types of cats....I don't know what to tell these people. Will the cat get lonely if its the only cat and their human is gone all day long?

Answer
Hi Dianne!

I personally think it's always best to have two! But I know there are many people that have only one cat or dog and they do fine. I would advise anyone that adopts one of your kittens though, that when they get home their kitten will be very vocal, as Siamese are anyway, and to be ready to give them lots of attention. The kitten will more than likely sleep most of the day, but when their owner gets home it will be play time!  I think as long as the new owners are aware of this that everything will be fine.  I would provide a nice scratching tree and plenty of toys for him/her to play with when I wasn't there also.

God Bless,
Becky