So I will be visiting the breeder tomorrow to see her snow bengal kittens that are 7,5 weeks old now and Iam still undecided if I will choose one or two kittens to go home with me in 6 weeks time. I have lived with cats all my life exept for the last 3 years and I'm really exited to share my home again. I would love to hear all your experiences, thoughts or any other input as I am familiar with cats in general but never had a bengal before. I did read up a lot about the breed though and am choosing bengal because of their character.
Here are my thoughts. I might be wrong about some things or maybe overlook others. If so, please let me know.
The pros of getting two
1. Obviously, two kittens can be playmates and one kitten by itself will miss out on that.
2. This is my chance to get two littermates as opposed to another kitten from a different litter later. I will not get this chance again.
3. Two kittens will keep each other company and they will not get bored as easily. I work four days a week and the idea of one kitten sitting at home alone during that time makes me sad.
4. I am in mainland Europe and some of the breeders here say a bengal definitely needs a playmate and you shouldn't have just one. I want to do what's best for the cat and don't want him to be unhappy.
The cons
1. Two cats will be MORE of everything. Vet visits, food, litterboxes, toys etc.
2. Two cats can mean territorial disputes. This is something you can't know if they are still small, it could happen years from now.
3. I would love to teach my kitten simple things like sitting before getting food, target training, walking on a leash etc. This might be much harder to do when his brother is jumping around in the background demanding attention.
4. It is a lot harder to travel with two cats as opposed to one. Same goes for taking them for a walk.
5. Two cats will bond with each other. The real special bond you can have with one cat might not be the same when there are two.
Any thoughts on the above will be very welcome. I really want to make the right decision, and most of all I want my future cat(s) to be happy