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should i get a kitten2007-11-25 12:25:51

If you do decide to go for a kitten then its the tough decision of what variety to go for!

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you cud get your self a house cat some are designed just for that. even a normal kitten dont have to have grass a lot only have stone

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The person who said 'get a good fence' has obviously never had a cat! There isn't a fence going that will keep a cat in (or out). Cat's are probably popping in and out of the Gaza strip at will.

Only tightwads would worry about your cat crossing their gardens. Get one, they are great companions. Or better yet - get two! They enjoy each others company and two are no more work than one, really.

Oh, and our garden is all paved over also, but our 3 cats don't mind - they do cross the neighbors gardens though, never had any complaints about it.

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Don't get one kitten on it's own, get two (from the same litter) so they can keep each other company while your out all day. Get them from the local animal sanctuary, rather than from a breeder. The Sanctuary will have given them a full check up and neutered/spayed them already.

Take a few of the paving stones in the back garden up, and replace it with bark (to supress the weeds, and give the kittens something to dig in and sharpen their claws).

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I saw once a set up for cats to go through a "doggy door" which led to a tube leading into a covered kennel. The cats can come and go as they please but they can't leave the house or kennel. I thought this was an ingenious way to let your cats be the king or queen of their own domain. The tubing was corrugated plastic and it was laying on patio blocks and the door was installed in a wall instead of the houses back door. They used a flat of dirt with grass growing in it for a place for the cat to get grass they eat to help puke up hair balls and the kennel was set up with weather proof cat stands and it was covered with heat/light reflecting tarp. If I had cats now I would do this in a heart beat!! I also would get litter mates and both female. You can keep the litter pan outside this way too.