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In reply to the discussion: What is your cat or dog's favorite video/TV show? [View all]csziggy
(34,131 posts)Once, as many as eight or nine. Some were barn cats, some house cats, and some went where ever they wanted.
Over the last 25 years, we've mostly had two cats at a time as house cats, with one cat as a barn cat. Unfortunately, the last several house cats never got along. the one we just lost was so aggressive, when we adopted him as a four ounce kitten, he beat up and intimidated my husband's 20 pound cat. The two never got along, though eventually they would stay in the same room together - some times!
So after my husband's cat passed, we decided to wait until this one was gone and get two at the same time, hopefully ones that already get along. I don't think at our ages we will adopt kittens. For one thing, we wouldn't be able to keep up with them.
But over the next few months we will be adding onto the house so we're waiting until the work is finished. Then we have to sort through all the stuff that is currently in storage, most of which came out of my mother's house. Then and only then, will we be ready to bring new pets into the house.
This is the first time in 45 years we have been without pets. It is odd, and I don't like it at all.