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I want this cat - I would like to own one of these types of pet cats
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Just showed these to the missus and she went "OH MY GOD WE NEED TO GET ONE OF THESE!", i feel my credit score tanking as we speak.
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@Cats These are the kind of cats you would create if you were a mad scientist, I'm sure of it.
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Imagine selectively breeding cats to make them look ugly. Sure, this breed is not as bad as manlet cats, but still...
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I love Maine Coons. We had a boy who was part MC, and he was huge. Very laid-back as well, good with kids. And he loved getting skritches and treats.
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Ragdolls are sort of like Maine Coons but smaller.
(I think my favorite kind of cats are black cats.)
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Thanks to inbreeding for physical traits and not health, many purebred cats will be rehomed because of astronomical vet bills!
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One reason I like "normal" black cats: mixed breed so good balance of traits.
Also easy to adopt since they're adopted less, because of that "bad luck" BS?
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Devon rexs are such sweeties, a neighbor had one years ago and she would come up to all the apartment doors and cry for a pat or invite herself in for a nap sweetest little thing you'd ever met.
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Devon Rex Cats are odd in a really good way. Nice cats.
Also, Maine Coon Cats are gentle giants, and Norwegian Forest Cats are very similar in both their large size and affectionate temperament.
I had a Norwegian Forest Cat named Fuzzy. She died last year at the ripe old age of 20. Lived a long happy life. She was a beauty.
Also, Maine Coon Cats are gentle giants, and Norwegian Forest Cats are very similar in both their large size and affectionate temperament.
I had a Norwegian Forest Cat named Fuzzy. She died last year at the ripe old age of 20. Lived a long happy life. She was a beauty.
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My favorite thread, I could talk about cats all day.
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A friend had a maine coon growing up. Dumbest, dopiest mop of a cat. Absolutely want to get one eventually.
For some inexplicable reason my family growing up always wound up with Japanese bobtails. The theory was that someone was trying to breed them and then dropping off all the breed-imperfect ones at the animal shelter (kinked tail, etc). I think we've had four in 40 years, my parents still have one to this day.
For some inexplicable reason my family growing up always wound up with Japanese bobtails. The theory was that someone was trying to breed them and then dropping off all the breed-imperfect ones at the animal shelter (kinked tail, etc). I think we've had four in 40 years, my parents still have one to this day.
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Hi, I volunteer at my local animal shelter for the cats and will semi-hijack this thread to talk on adopting cats for those who may be convinced to get one from this thread. Hey, you never know.
Many cats are in need of adoption at shelters! Thankfully, I assure you from personal experience nearly all cats at my particular shelter find homes sooner or later. I try to hype them up to make it sooner. I will speak to this thread as if YOU - you talented, successful, handsome/pretty devil, you....*sexy wink* - have come into my building and found me, ready to ask some questions.
SO, YOU WANT TO ADOPT A CAT:
-Do you have space for the cat? Cats are like us. They need space and stimulation and get bored easily. If you do not have either because you live in a dark, dank (not the good kind) basement or a shitty rooftop apartment, do not adopt one and let it be miserable even if you both (obviously, I hasten to add) love one another. This includes considering if your cat would be a pure indoor cat, or if like many, it enjoys fresh air and going outside - if you're insistent on it becoming pure indoors at least construct a big fat cat balcony for it with all sorts of greenery in it. Until you can give it any space it needs, however, come visit and play with them! We assure you you are ALWAYS welcome to do so!
-Can you handle young and/or attention-seeking cats or do you need a laid back one, which older ones usually are? Obviously, many want a kitten or young cat for the playfulness and many years of happiness ahead of them. GOOD. But also many do not realize that they can be very full of energy and you may be out at work, out with friends, or tired from the first two! An older cat could be perfect for you! Oh, don't worry. I've known cats with two decades under their belt who still go gaga for a good ole' piece of string or get toked out on catnip. But they're a lot more laid-back, chill, and happy to just get some scritches or treats and curl up by you and call it Quality Time.
-Will you adoptee be a solo or a social cat? Many cats I have seen off have "bonded" with another and would indescribably be worse off if one or both went to separate homes, much as splitting up families in history was considered, lightly put, A Dick Move. Yet just as many I've seen just don't jell well with other cats, much less dogs. Yet still others are truly loving souls and will love you, your spouse, your kids, your dogs, and its own little pet beetle it took into the house to show you. Check with staff or a volunteer for information on the exact cat you're thinking of taking home with you!
-Can you handle expenses both routine and specific? Obviously you'll need food, litter (if your cat will be entirely indoors and not using nature as its toilet), toys and fun stuff (they deserve it more than you).... but some cats may have special needs. Medicine, certain food, whatever. Check if your chosen feline has anything special to look out for, and if you can afford it. Perhaps its fur is easily matted shaving is the easier and healthier option for both of you - or it may need a special medicine. And so forth and so forth.
-Cats with issues, older ones, etc. will usually be FREE! Kittens and young adult cats go by fast in my shelter, and for them, we charge fees in order to afford supplies for EVERYONE in it. But older or injured cats - say one that lost an ear or eye - are free in order to encourage them to find loving homes, and also come with their own starter supplies to get you guys ready to live life together. So if adoption fees could be an issue, I would recommend the older or injured ones - they're cats as much as kittens are and need the love. And I know you've got plenty to give.
-Check your own local shelter for more, specific details and information! I am speaking specifically from my position as a volunteer and not paid staff at my specific shelter. We do have communications with many across the USA and shift cats around from shelter to shelter to up their chances of being adopted, but many of them may have their own specific adoption fees, conditions, cats to give, etc. etc. I encourage you to visit your local one and get the relevant information you need.
In short, please adopt a cat into your family, if you can, and give a soul that needs love some.
The world can always use more of that.
Many cats are in need of adoption at shelters! Thankfully, I assure you from personal experience nearly all cats at my particular shelter find homes sooner or later. I try to hype them up to make it sooner. I will speak to this thread as if YOU - you talented, successful, handsome/pretty devil, you....*sexy wink* - have come into my building and found me, ready to ask some questions.
SO, YOU WANT TO ADOPT A CAT:
-Do you have space for the cat? Cats are like us. They need space and stimulation and get bored easily. If you do not have either because you live in a dark, dank (not the good kind) basement or a shitty rooftop apartment, do not adopt one and let it be miserable even if you both (obviously, I hasten to add) love one another. This includes considering if your cat would be a pure indoor cat, or if like many, it enjoys fresh air and going outside - if you're insistent on it becoming pure indoors at least construct a big fat cat balcony for it with all sorts of greenery in it. Until you can give it any space it needs, however, come visit and play with them! We assure you you are ALWAYS welcome to do so!
-Can you handle young and/or attention-seeking cats or do you need a laid back one, which older ones usually are? Obviously, many want a kitten or young cat for the playfulness and many years of happiness ahead of them. GOOD. But also many do not realize that they can be very full of energy and you may be out at work, out with friends, or tired from the first two! An older cat could be perfect for you! Oh, don't worry. I've known cats with two decades under their belt who still go gaga for a good ole' piece of string or get toked out on catnip. But they're a lot more laid-back, chill, and happy to just get some scritches or treats and curl up by you and call it Quality Time.
-Will you adoptee be a solo or a social cat? Many cats I have seen off have "bonded" with another and would indescribably be worse off if one or both went to separate homes, much as splitting up families in history was considered, lightly put, A Dick Move. Yet just as many I've seen just don't jell well with other cats, much less dogs. Yet still others are truly loving souls and will love you, your spouse, your kids, your dogs, and its own little pet beetle it took into the house to show you. Check with staff or a volunteer for information on the exact cat you're thinking of taking home with you!
-Can you handle expenses both routine and specific? Obviously you'll need food, litter (if your cat will be entirely indoors and not using nature as its toilet), toys and fun stuff (they deserve it more than you).... but some cats may have special needs. Medicine, certain food, whatever. Check if your chosen feline has anything special to look out for, and if you can afford it. Perhaps its fur is easily matted shaving is the easier and healthier option for both of you - or it may need a special medicine. And so forth and so forth.
-Cats with issues, older ones, etc. will usually be FREE! Kittens and young adult cats go by fast in my shelter, and for them, we charge fees in order to afford supplies for EVERYONE in it. But older or injured cats - say one that lost an ear or eye - are free in order to encourage them to find loving homes, and also come with their own starter supplies to get you guys ready to live life together. So if adoption fees could be an issue, I would recommend the older or injured ones - they're cats as much as kittens are and need the love. And I know you've got plenty to give.
-Check your own local shelter for more, specific details and information! I am speaking specifically from my position as a volunteer and not paid staff at my specific shelter. We do have communications with many across the USA and shift cats around from shelter to shelter to up their chances of being adopted, but many of them may have their own specific adoption fees, conditions, cats to give, etc. etc. I encourage you to visit your local one and get the relevant information you need.
In short, please adopt a cat into your family, if you can, and give a soul that needs love some.
The world can always use more of that.
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Thankyou for volunteering time at the animal shelters Helping to care for the kittycats of the world 
side note: one of my favorite things to do with my cat is to cradle her between my two arms so that my hands are up by her head, and I can then pet her ears back so that she resembles an Alien.
Diagram of the cat:
side note: one of my favorite things to do with my cat is to cradle her between my two arms so that my hands are up by her head, and I can then pet her ears back so that she resembles an Alien.
Diagram of the cat:
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I adopted two 10 year old Tabbies last year. The previous owner was elderly and couldn't take care of them anymore. They've been together since they were kittens, so they get along well. Couldn't ask for nicer cats.
And, my favorite chair is now theirs.
And, my favorite chair is now theirs.
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I prefer Tonkinese cats. I knew one that was the most beautiful cat I've ever seen, but it got horrifying cancer.
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