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Kitty will bond to whomever it sees in the "mommy" role. It's also not fair to a kitten to keep it in limbo while your daughter is at work or at school so that she and only she can play mommy. You'll end up with a totally neurotic beast. She might be able to "pull it off" with two kittens and keep them in her room when she's not at home, but still, it's not fair to kitties. BTW, most "pet behaviorists" I've read suggest that cats will be healthier if they're kept in "pairs" - as in, if you have two elder cats, introducing two kittens is better than introducing one or even three kittens. I don't know if it's bunk or not, but I do know that it's easier to keep two cats than one.
Now, if she works in a shop where they'll allow a "shop cat", she can tote the kitten around with her to bond - which wouldn't be a bad idea; leash train the kitten and you can take her anywhere. One of my rentmates was able to do that with her orange tabby (take him to work and school with her), and that cat was one of the coolest "trained" kitties I've ever met.
If she still wants a critter for herself, get her a rattie (or two - to keep each other company when she's not there) - from what I see with ours, they tend to "bond" to the household as a family unit, not just to a human "mommy". And if they're part of the house, most housecats won't see them as prey after a while.
Haele
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