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[quote=Anonymous]Four of us (DD 9 y/o, DS 6 y/o, mom, dad) and while we would love to get a cat, I worry that we are not home enough. Typically we all leave at 8 am for school or work. Both kids are in sports, scouts, and language classes, so most weekdays we are home at 7; sometimes home at 5:30. Weekends are filled with the same, as well as the inevitable birthday parties, visiting family, etc. We had a cat pre-kids, but then we did not have after-work or weekend activities the way we do now. We are considering getting an older cat - thinking that way the cat would need less attention - but it still seems unfair to leave a pet home for that amount of time each day. And I worry that an older cat may need special care, like medication (our last much loved cat had a long illness) that would make us need to be home more often. We know the kids are not allergic and we have cat sat before. I looked into fostering, but am afraid I would be unwilling to allow someone else to adopt a cat once we bring the cat into our home. Thoughts?[/quote]

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