Originally Posted by BWillie:
Speaking of cats. I lost my little guy four months ago and in a few months will be ready for a new friend. What is the best cat breed out there? I just like them to be friendly, affectionate, playful, willing to sleep by you. I don't know that I would be ready for a Bengal or something that would trash my house if I left it alone for a day and forgot to play with him/her for 30 min a day. Dont care how they are with children or how they interact with other visitors.
Just go to a shelter. Within 30 seconds you'll know which ones will be affectionate by how eager they are to see a visitor. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1020:
Just go to a shelter. Within 30 seconds you'll know which ones will be affectionate by how eager they are to see a visitor.
I might do that but I kinda want to get a purebred one. Adopt two kittens at same time so it will have a friend when Im away. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I might do that but I kinda want to get a purebred one. Adopt two kittens at same time so it will have a friend when Im away.
Really want to put the equivalent of a house down payment on a couple of kittens? [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Speaking of cats. I lost my little guy four months ago and in a few months will be ready for a new friend. What is the best cat breed out there? I just like them to be friendly, affectionate, playful, willing to sleep by you. I don't know that I would be ready for a Bengal or something that would trash my house if I left it alone for a day and forgot to play with him/her for 30 min a day. Dont care how they are with children or how they interact with other visitors.
For what you're looking for I don't think breed matters. My advice would be when you're ready start visiting animal shelters and spend time with them. You'll know pretty quickly if a cat is willing to accept you. If you're looking for a kitten you can also monitor the shelters for mom's with litters that will be up for adoption. That's what I've done. They'll each have a different personality and you'll know quickly if one is playful and affectionate. [Reply]
In 1986 for Christmas, I gave my first real love a Siamese Seal Point kitten as a surprise. It was full of personality and she named him Saki.
He lived a whopping 15 years and she told me it was one of the greatest gifts she ever received.
I tricked her into thinking we were looking at a house to buy and when we came to the living room, under the tree was 6 brand new kittens and she got to pick the one out she wanted. We had to wait two weeks for there first big set of shots and she cried all the way home as she was so happy. I got so much sex for that gift.
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I might do that but I kinda want to get a purebred one. Adopt two kittens at same time so it will have a friend when Im away.
I've seen all breeds at shelters at times. The two breeds I've owned are orange Tabby and a Himalayan. I'd compare the Tabby to a terrier, active and friendly, and can say you'd never been in a room by yourself very long living with a Himalayan. I'd take either again. I've heard some cats of certain breeds prefer to be the one and only in the house, not sure how true that is. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mlyonsd:
For what you're looking for I don't think breed matters. My advice would be when you're ready start visiting animal shelters and spend time with them. You'll know pretty quickly if a cat is willing to accept you. If you're looking for a kitten you can also monitor the shelters for mom's with litters that will be up for adoption. That's what I've done. They'll each have a different personality and you'll know quickly if one is playful and affectionate.
Good idea thank you Ill try that first. Kind of want a more active one and then a more sleepy/snuggly one. [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
In 1986 for Christmas, I gave my first real love a Siamese Seal Point kitten as a surprise. It was full of personality and she named him Saki.
He lived a whopping 15 years and she told me it was one of the greatest gifts she ever received.
I tricked her into thinking we were looking at a house to buy and when we came to the living room, under the tree was 6 brand new kittens and she got to pick the one out she wanted. We had to wait two weeks for there first big set of shots and she cried all the way home as she was so happy. I got so much sex for that gift.
Really liked that little bugger.
So you gave her a pussy just so you can get some pussy. That's irony lol
Originally Posted by Frazod:
If a non-shitty chihuahua exists, I've never encountered it. Nippy, bad tempered, hyper and with constant, piercing barks. I'd sooner have a rattlesnake as a pet. My idiot BIL and his wife have two of them. The only good thing I can say about either is that one of them doesn't suck quite as much as the other.
But as you say, to each their own. I wouldn't give a crap about these two, except that they bring them to the FIL's house for Christmas, and that really sucks.
I had a non-shitty chihuahua. People would freak out about how non-shitty she was. 4 pounds of cuteness and hardly ever barked. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
If you want the weird experience of a cat/dog hybrid, get a Maine Coone.
I had a cat who was either a Maine Coon or a Norwegian Forest Cat. Most likely, he was a Maine Coon, but he was a dead ringer for the pictures that I've seen of Forest Cats.
He was awesome. He was powerfully built and also very affectionate toward both us and our other (tabby) cat. If we were outside and someone walked by on the sidewalk, he would run down to say hello to them. He feared nothing and loved everything. His hobby was climbing ladders. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I had a cat who was either a Maine Coon or a Norwegian Forest Cat. Most likely, he was a Maine Coon, but he was a dead ringer for the pictures that I've seen of Forest Cats.
He was awesome. He was powerfully built and also very affectionate toward both us and our other (tabby) cat. If we were outside and someone walked by on the sidewalk, he would run down to say hello to them. He feared nothing and loved everything. His hobby was climbing ladders.
Have you ever thought about rescuing an Ermine? [Reply]