Hi everyone

[Niels]

I think 2 is always a better idea then 1 cat.

Doesn't mean you need to get them at the same time, you can get 1 to bound with you before you get the other.
Doesn't need to be 2 savannah, other cat will do.
Cats are easily bored alone, someone to play with means alot for them.

And i also lived alone from age 19 and had a lot of cats.
I never had any problems taking care of them.

 

[Niels]

I used to do voulenteer work in a cat pound.
The pound didn't allow people to adopt 1 kitten.
You need to have/adopt a second cat or they simply didn't give it to you.

I also see it with my old cat figaro (16 now)
When he was young he lived a few years with no other cats.
Now from beeing so long only cat he isn't very social with other cats.
I see my other cats having fun and playing with eachoter and he has to miss that.
His life is good, but it would be better if he was a social cat.

Look at it as children, would you like your child to grow up without contact with other kids ?
The kid would lack social skills in life just as the cat.

 

[John Popp]

also u think this is a good idea ?

"Also, just saying- two kittens might be better if you are busy with school/life. It doesn't take any longer to feed them, but they have each other to play with. Of course, you do double your vet bills and your food and toy bills."​

My take is it is always have kittens separated by a year in acquisition. This lets them become attached to you first as opposed to each other. Their attachment will certainly come after a few grumbles, but they will always have you as their primary.

It's definitely tempting to have litter mates as they can put on an awesome show growing up together, just that it's much better for them to have their primary bonds with their caretakers.

 

[Trish Allearz]

My take is it is always have kittens separated by a year in acquisition. This lets them become attached to you first as opposed to each other. Their attachment will certainly come after a few grumbles, but they will always have you as their primary.

It's definitely tempting to have litter mates as they can put on an awesome show growing up together, just that it's much better for them to have their primary bonds with their caretakers.

Not necessarily true- I've sent home siblings and I've sent home a threesome (ROFLMAO) before and the owners were diligent about bonding with their babies. The threesome was an F2 and 2 F6s and they were best buds, but they bonded very well with the family.

Depends upon the kittens/cat, depends upon the family.

As far as my 'two is better then one' theory- it doesn't just apply to Savannahs! I have recommended people look into adopting a pound kitten for their SV as a buddy Whatever works, works!

 

[John Popp]

Hey Trish, different cats are certainly going to react differently and it's just been my experience. The pair of kittens we had that were brought home together clearly had my wife and I as second and third on their priority list. Brought home a year apart, and we had a leg up on their playmates. The dynamics are definitely different as well as their socialization being different in absence of littermate.

 

[Trish Allearz]

Hey Trish, different cats are certainly going to react differently and it's just been my experience. The pair of kittens we had that were brought home together clearly had my wife and I as second and third on their priority list. Brought home a year apart, and we had a leg up on their playmates. The dynamics are definitely different as well as their socialization being different in absence of littermate.

I really think it depends upon babies- but it's definitely EASIER to bond with one baby at a time I totally agree on that point

 

[Musaib]

i think ill def consider a second kitten just not right away maybe after some time like john said

 

[Trish Allearz]

i think ill def consider a second kitten just not right away maybe after some time like john said

And even a pound kitty would work great as a companion- as long as the energy level was up there NOT to say two Savannahs aren't stellar- LOL- but sometimes, it's easier to get a SV and a pound kitty

 

[John Popp]

With the issues I've needed to contend with, with our boy Chongo, I couldn't even imagine having to contend with another kitten at the same time. Now that he's healed and fully recovered, the older cats our pleading with me to get another kitten to scrub off some of his energy.

I also agree with Niels, I wouldn't want a cat to be without another cat outside of 3 years. It's way more difficult for them to make the adjustment and the chances are a lot higher of them never getting along. Certainly depends on the cats, but with age it becomes harder and harder for a new entry to become a playmate as opposed to an adversary.

 

[Sunny]

+1 for playmate

My SV was for my other cats (Anubis in particular) as much as me. 'Nubs' needed a playmate he could actually wrestle with and match his activity level. Oh boy, did that ever work out well!

They bonded within days. After bringing Isis back from the office today, she pounced on him, he flopped over and proceeded to wrestle with her from the floor. He's 2x her size and weight, btw. She bit his neck and leaned into him hard, smothering his head and shoulders for about 10 seconds not moving. His face was peaking out and he had this happy, eyes half shut contented look on his face before pushing her off and play nipping at her arm.

Personality is so key and as humans we can't replicate that same bond. Anubis is 5 next month and Isis just turned 7 months.