When my hoomin friend's cat and my BFF Billie, passed on after a long life,
I helped look for a new pair of kittens for my bud.
In Belgium you cannot get kittens before 4 months after socializing in another family, stupid law so connections with farms are key if you want kittens ater younger age, which is better for bonding and socializing in your own family.
Farm kitties are also of good genes, tough as farm life is hard, they are typically not as pampered as house cats.. food ok, but mostly farmers expect cats to hunt vermin on the farm..
My other bud from Pondfarm where I got my Shrapnel from, had kittens, but this year was a bad run , and no survivers (mother cat getting old). He asked around other farms, and so managed to get my bud 2 kittens via other bud.
Long story short
These here 2 farm cats landed well, Charlie and Pebble.. my 2 new BFF's...
Charlie is the happy go lucky playfull dude, Pebble the black mini panther is a bit quieter.. both are beautiful an great fun..
Really happy for my bud and for the kitties.
Its important that my buds have cats or dogs, I generally dislike houses without pets, I visit the pets really, no pets, I just feel uncomfortable in another house.. I wasn't socialized properly at young age myself
