Leaving a house cat for 12 hours?

[Ruskie]

I live alone in a first floor flat and I’m considering adopting/rehoming a cat from a charity. I work long 12 hour shifts so the cat would be alone for long periods but also be days where I’m here all the time to balance.

Am I being selfish getting a cat when I’m not going to be here for long periods or is it better than a cat living in an adoption centre?

[Butter Face]

It probably won’t even notice.

We have 2 cats, one house and one outdoor. The outdoor cat we only see when she wants feeding, and the indoor one we see when she wakes up. I think she sleeps 23.5 hours a day.

[Patch1875]

Get 2.

[anonymous-user]

Patch1875 said:

Get 2.

Yes, this. Double the good deed, they keep each other company, and you don’t worry.

[anonymous-user]

cats sleep for 18 hours a day. so 12 hours is nothing. just make sure they have toys and stuff to play with as well as a window to watch out of .

Edited by The Spruce goose on Thursday 7th December 22:09

[paintman]

You might find this worth a read:
www.cats.org.uk/canterbury/adopt-a-cat/indoor-cats

[CountZero23]

Greg66 said:

Patch1875 said:

Get 2.

Yes, this. Double the good deed, they keep each other company, and you don’t worry.

Thirded.

I've got two Siamese sisters so they are fine on their own, more than happy to leave them with a fresh litter tray and some food if I go away for a weekend.

I've had cats in the past who'd go to bits if you left them for a day.

Take your time and find the right cats, girls tend to get on better with each other than boys / mixed.

Will these be house cats?