Two Kittens Are Better Than One 
Posted by TheCatZine on 30 May, 2008
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Kittens need a massive amount of care, which, of course, is compensated by the extreme satisfaction of watching them grow and develop. Sometimes, it is better to adopt two kittens, whether this is your first cat or an addition to a cat family. 
Below, I listed 10 reasons why “two kittens are better than one”:
- You’re saving two lives instead of one.
- One kitten can become lonely.
- kitten need friends to play and grow together. - One kitten can just make an older cat mad.
- kitten will always want to play with an older cat, sometimes older cat do not want to be disturb, so your one kitten will make your older cat day miserable. - Two kittens will “self-train.” - Kittens learn by copying. If one kitten is quick to learn appropriate litter box use, the other will be likely to copy. They also help each other with grooming; wash up after meals soon becomes a ritual with two kittens.
- They help each other burn off energy.
- Fewer behavior problems with two kittens. - Much like their human counterparts, kittens sometimes misbehave because “negative attention is better than no attention.”
- Curiosity overcomes “food finickyness.”- One kitten will become the leader, and another one will follow. When you serve a new food, one will come first and try, and another one will come later. They need each other.
- They act as pillows for one another. - 2 or more kittens will always sleep with other, and make one another as a pillow. Imagine it you only have 1 lonely cat, he will be really sad.
- Having two kittens is insanely fun.
- They will each have a friend for life. - Two kittens who grow up together will almost always be lifelong friends. Although they will sometimes have their little squabbles, you will more often see them engaging in mutual grooming, playing together, and sleeping with their best pal.
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10 Comments on “Two Kittens Are Better Than One”
i wish my apt complex allowed kittens
nice list, thanks for sharing.
My son and I adopted 4 at once ,rescued a litter.the owner was going to destroy them (not very humanly either) I never regretted for 1 day this dicission. of course the new hubby wishes their was less but he has learned to get along well with them. the kitties were here first.
love and light
A year back we adopted to kittens who got along famously, but about 2 weeks ago the older kitten had to be put down due to some pretty daunting medical troubles, now the younger guy is all alone. He is about 1 year old, should we get a new cat for him? Or is it better to let him live alone now?
@sir jorge of culver > hopefully they allowed kittens soon
@shari > 4 kittens are cool, the more the better
but the most important thing is, you RESCUE them 
I’ve rescue 3 sibling kittens about 10 days old in rainy day, found them in a box infront a shop. I hate people doing this, there are a lot of proper way to let go kittens/cats - like by doing advertise for adoption. 
@josh > first of all, sorry to hear about the older kitten
Adult cat has no problem to be alone, but you need more time to make them happy, cat can get bored and stress easily. As for kitten, it is better to get them accompany - they learn from each other. You can get friend for your 1 year old cat, but just make sure he/she is a good cat, cats a territory type of animal, male cats can get into fight among each other. But there’s also a good cat that don’t bother, especially the one that has be neuter/spay during young age. Well its very hard to predict cats behavior. 
When I moved out of my parents’ house and got cats of my own I got two from the same litter for all of these reasons. There were moments when they were sweet little sisters grooming each other and sleeping together, but these were few and far between. “5. They help each other burn off energy.” Too much so. They fed off each others energy and destroyed my small apartment nightly. I would only recommend multiple kittens if, when they are old enough, can go outside.
@EmbracingRed, about cat destroyed your small apartment is normal
that’s what cat will do. my cats like to bang the door when playing, which is so annoying at first, but i get used to it now 
You forgot reason 12
12. Two kittens are twice the food.
I’ve always taken in two kittens at a time, for all the reasons you’ve listed. Well not always, I’ve done it with a puppy and a kitten a couple of times, that works too.