Ok I'm getting a kitten. I'm so excited but also kind of nervous. Here is the story.

My boyfriend has a stepbrother who is in his 20's. His stepbrother used to have an apartment but moved back in with his parents. He had 3 cats when he moved in with parents, Toby, Moo-moo, and Moo-moo's mother. His father said he can only keep Toby. Toby died shortly after that of a urinary blockage. Moo-moo and mommy just live outside now. I personally never seen Mommy as she is shy I guess. Moo-moo is the best cat ever. Mommy just gave birth to a new litter I guess. His father said if boyfriend's stepbrother can find homes for all the cats, he can keep Moo-moo. I'm taking one of the kittens.

I know it isn't my place, but the whole situation doesn't sit well with me. Letting Moo-moo and Mommy live outside and not letting them in the house, letting Mommy have 2 litters of kittens. I don't like it at all.

On the other hand I can provide a loving home for one of the kittens, and I've been wanting a kitty once I got my apartment. I know how to take care of a cat, I took care of one when I lived with my parents.

My roomate has a cat now, how would I go about intoducing them? I don't want them to fight. That's the only part I'm not sure of.

Personally, I would say you should agree to take a kitten iff they agree to spay the mother, not otherwise.

As for introducing the kitten to your cat, keep them seperated for a few weeks (the kitten in a bedroom perhaps) so that their only contact is underneath the door.

If you're taking a feral kitten, have it tested for FIV and feline leukemia and everything before you introduce it to any of your other cats. It'll have to be in isolation until you get the results back anyway

If you're taking a feral kitten, have it tested for FIV and feline leukemia and everything before you introduce it to any of your other cats. It'll have to be in isolation until you get the results back anyway

It's not feral. Mommy lived with my boyfriend's stepbrother before he moved in with his parents. Now she lives in the backyard, but she is not a feral cat. I think keeping the cats away from each other until my new kitten sees the vet would be a good idea though, just in case. My current cat actually belongs to my roommate.

They are trying to get rid of Mommy and all of her kittens except Moo-moo, so they won't worry about any other kittens after that. :| I just don't like the whole situation. Moo-moo will be spayed after the other cats find homes.

I know its not as fun, but you might consider taking the mother since they're trying to "get rid of her" it'll be much easier to home kittens than to home an adult cat.

I know its not as fun, but you might consider taking the mother since they're trying to "get rid of her" it'll be much easier to home kittens than to home an adult cat.

I wasn't offered the mother, but now that you mention it, since they are trying to get rid of her anyway, I can ask if I can have the mother. I would actually want an adult more than a kitten.