How do I choose between a kitten and an adult cat?
You're deciding whether to get a kitten and have that wonderful, frisky fur being bouncing all around your house or to get an older cat. You have to ask yourself, what is your lifestyle really all about, you have to do a little self-assessment. Are you a type of person that has the time and energy and willingness to handle a kitten, that crazy first year of a cat's life where they're zooming at night, where they're nipping at your toes, where everything is a toy, including your fingers. The benefit of a kitten though, kittens make you laugh, kittens have lots of energy, you can start from day one developing a wonderful bond with that cat and you can help shape that cat's personality. On the other hand, if you're a calmer person or really don't have the patience to deal with a kitten's antics, then maybe an older cat is for you, and the advantage of an older cat is that you're able to be able to know that older cat's personality right from the start if you get it from a shelter or a foster home or a rescue group, so you already know what that older cat's all about. Secondly though, you also need to know what that older cat's health is like too. Older cats will probably require more medical attention. So those are some of the factors to consider if you're thinking kitten or cat.
