How many cats is too many cats?

Answer 1

5

Answer 2

You have to remember that cats are territorial creatures. They show it by "spraying" which makes for an unpleasant house. Also a "spraying" cat usually means an upset cat. Lots of times cats tend to get very agitated and nervous when there are lots of other cats around them. In my opinion I would say a good 2 or 3 cats would be fine. Remember to have a litter box for each cat. Other wise you will have a problem. Cats as a general rule will not go in a litter box that is over run from other cats. Another thing to remember that cats will take control of your house. They will scratch, urinate, and lots of other catty things until it is unsafe for humans. I have seen so many people ruin their houses because they take in several cats. Its better not to do that. If you have a concern for stray cats the animal shelter can point you in the right direction.

Answer 3

I had 3 cats at once and looking back that was one too many for me.

If they are indoor cats and you want to have the place smelling nice most of the time then 1-2 cats is plenty.

If they have access to a cat run then more is fine but if they are outside cats any cat is too many in my opinion. I hate feral (stray) cats especially if they aren't desexed.

so it's a personal choice but keep in mind cats don't only move around on your property. They tend to roam a lot to other peoples yards too. So neighbours won't want you owning too many cats.

Answer 4

I personally have 2 cats and have been wanting a 3rd one but keep struggling to do. I would say 2 to 3 is the max one family should get. More than 3 would be too many.

Answer 5

Aside from local laws about how many pets one is allowed to have, how many is too many will be determined by how much money, space, and energy one has to care for the cats. Personally, I have feel this smallish two bedroom house has just about enough room for two cats - there is room for them to spend time together or separate for alone time. If we finished the basement, there would be more room, and maybe it would feel comfortable for three cats. But my current budget does not have room to buy more cat food, and I would be hard-pressed to scrape together more money for shots and veterinary care for a third cat. And I barely have time to brush and clip claws for both cats regularly. Not to mention, I have no desire to spend another extra minute cleaning out yet another litterbox. So for me, the answer is three cats would be too many.

Of course, there are plenty of people who have more room, more money, and either more energy to clean up after them or enough money to pay someone to clean up, and their answer will be different.

I'd say, if after cleaning all the litterboxes, the home in question still smells bad, there are probably too many cats in it.

Answer 6

As a child I had 12 once - on a 5 acre plot of land 20 miles away from the city limits. We loved them to death and were wonderful pets. This was not too many cats - they kept the rodent population at bay.

As an adult - a woman was moving to another city and took her cats with her (our city passed an ordinance - no more than 4 pets to a residence) - and gave her house to a disabled friend of mine to live in for free. She had 15-20 cats in a 2 bedroom house.

We had to rip out the carpet and throw it away. We had to alternate soaking the urine soaked wooden floors in straight bleach and vinegar to destroy the pungent odor. It took weeks!

We washed walls and ceilings and poured liquid deoderizer everywhere.

She refused to have them fixed, or to get their shots. Many were sickly or ferrile when she moved.

She had too many cats.

Too many is when you are unable to care for them well enough to keep your home from smelling like an eternal litterbox.

If you can't keep one from doing that - then one is too much.

Peace.

Answer 7

to many cats is when you have to spend over 40 dollars on cat food in a week or when you got more then 20 cats in your house.

Answer 8

There are laws about how many animals you can keep inside your home (usually 4 animals is the maximum allowed in one home). I'm sure some people have more than 4 animals but as long as they can afford to take care of all of them and have enough room for the animals I don't see anything wrong with having a few more.

Answer 9

It really depends on how much space you have for them, and if you can take GOOD care of them.

That includes having them fixed, getting them their shots and check-ups, and making sure they actually have clean litter as well as enough food.

There was one guy I used to know who had at least 20 cats in his house, and another 20 to 30 under it. And frankly, the place stank. Needless to say, that was way too many.

Answer 10

I would say, as a general rule, one cat for every 500 square feet of the home. Just my opinion.