how to convince my parents to let me get a kitten?

let them know you will be completely responsible, but i do think you have a lot of animals. and I can see where your parents are coming from, do you have brothers or sisters? your parents have children to take care of and then all these animals that they probably have to help with. because who takes care of the animals when you're out with friends or stay over at a friend's house? even my mother in law watches our birds and our dog when my husband and i go out of town.

but if you really think you can handle the kitten with minimal help from your parents go ahead and try to convince them. it might also help if you and everyone else who owns the other pets takes on more responsibility for them as well so your parents feel less burdened with all the animals in the house.

Nala would probably not like the new kitten being around the house at all. However I would keep working on your parents and helping them with the animals who aren't yours take the dogs for walks and feed and bathe them. Show that you can handle a kitten and would play with him often and keep him out of trouble. Also empty the litter box more than often and keep the litter really clean, you are going to have to empty the litter box twice as much with two cats. Good luck just stay persistant and don't whine talk to them like an adult.

I love animals as well, I have 3 cats, 4 dogs, 1 lizard and a snake. I found this Great Dane puppy online (my favorite breed of all!!!) And I didn't even ask him dad because no matter how much I would love to rescue him I can't so it's pointless to ask. Your cat is getting old and she will probably pass some day soon, so just wait. I'm sure that one of the animals passes on they will let you have another one. But, stick to a rescue kitten! There are too many animals out there being killed because people are buying from breeders and all that. Good luck!

you already have a fair number of animals. your parents have been very nice to let you have so many. respect them and their house and be happy with what you have. when you move out and get a place of your own, you can consider adopting more animals. just because you CAN take care of another critter doesn't mean you should go out and get another one. your time is already divided among your other pets. you may be doing a disservice to them by getting another pet to distract you. also, the kitten's not going to go away when school starts up again. you may have the time now, but you won't in a couple of months. be happy with what you have and give the kitten a chance to go to a home where he'll get a little more one on one attention.

He is a cutie pie.

I have to say, I rather agree with your parents, you already have a lot of pets in your household. The animals you have now have divied up the 'territory' of your house and family already, adding a new pet is not just something more for you to take care of (which I agree, it sounds like you could handle) it also has to adjust to it's place in your household and everyone else in the household (including other pets) has to adjust to it.

I live alone and all my animals (currently two dogs and two cats) are very well cared for, but I have to think long and hard before bringing home additional animals because it affects all my animals - they have to adjust thier territories, work out new relationships and if it changes the dominance hierarchy, be ready for fights to be top dog or cat.

I hope that whatever happens things work out well for you.

It seems that you have already had plenty of experience with animals, so I do believe you would be a good candidate for adopting a kitten. Now as for your parents, maybe they think that you should be focusing your time on other things, besides animals.

Perhaps you could try making a deal with them, as in, say, an exchange for chores; You do extra chores for them over a period of time, and that will convince them that you are determined enough to take in another pet. Express how you feel about animals, and that another one would be like a grand new addition to the family.

Good luck!

Awwww that cat is very cute. It looks like he's been adopted already though...I hope it was you who got him. Anyway, I would say just remind your parents of how well you've done thus far with the other pets in the house and how responsible you've been in terms of taking care of them. Point out to them that you have everything planned out...in terms of financial care, food, water, etc.

I would just tell them this one line, "Look, we may have a lot of pets, but if I've taken care of all of them, what's one more? Besides, kittens are so cute, and you know you'll grow attached in the matter of a week!" Then once they let you get one, everyday remind them how cute it is, make sure you get them to hold it and play with it, then they'll be hooked! That's what I did with my parents...and I'm working on getting a Syberian Huskey! They're adorable, and living in MI, I can train him to mush me to class!

Let them know that you are responsible enough to care for a kitten. Tell them everything you said in the question. It shows responsiblity because they didnt have to tell you all of those points you brought up.

Also let them know why you want one. The cat you have is old and doesn't socialize. And that you can't really cuddle with hampsters.

Hon, I can understand how a kitten would be just great to have, but I would like to point out that you already own a small zoo. I think Mom and Dad are right on this subject.