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> Why, then, do we consider domestic cats to be loners? ... Although it’s not impossible for two unrelated cats to develop a friendly relationship, a better app
by Tiktaalik 3y ago
> Why, then, do we consider domestic cats to be loners? ... Although it’s not impossible for two unrelated cats to develop a friendly relationship, a better approach is to bring littermates into a home together.
This article sort of undersells this in framing it as a recommendation, but at this point there is so much consensus that cats are indeed very social creatures, that many cat rescue operations have a policy of trying as hard as possible to only adopt kittens out in pairs or with their mother.
- ilyt 3y agoYeah especially if they will be alone for part of the day. Probably reduces causes of cats destroying things just out of sheer boredom of being alone
- hinkley 3y agoThe one I’m familiar with didn’t seem to factor in if you had other cats. The problem with pairs is that if one cat ages out, lots of places have rules about only two cats. So you either can’t get a kitten, you have to buy a pure bred, or you get two identical kittens, and hope one is shy and the landlord just thinks they’re seeing the same cat twice.