Kittens

Frozo said:
Thanks :)

I've been looking on the RSPCA website and there is a lot of kittens on there but my mum wants to get one privately :S
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Frozo said:
It will be an indoor Cat :P As we live on a busy main road
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The RSPCA wont let you buy one from them unless they are allowed to check the house.

They will refuse to sell one to you if you're within 25 metres of a busy road. They did with us despite us being a good couple of streets away from the main road.

Also, i wish you luck with bringing up a "house cat"

We didnt let our kitten out till she was old enough, at the point she felt she was old enough she was running up and down the stairs all night jumping off anything she could find and playing with everything. She was hyperactive trying to burn off all her unused energy. She was constantly waking us up knocking things over in the middle of the night etc..

Young kittens don't like being house cats. It would be cruel to keep them cooped up.
 
We're not getting one from the RSPCA any more, And I'm looking for one that is local whereas the RSPCA wasn't.

I know what you are saying about keeping a Cat indoors but plenty of people have already said their Cat / Kitten lives fine indoors, I'd rather keep it inside and keep it active than have it get run over on the main road, I know it will learn not to go on the main road (or I hope it would) but I still don't want to risk it
 
You can do it if you want but you'll have to live with the guilt.

Cats are usually more active at night and thats when they are at their most energetic. You can force them to live indoors if you want ( we did with our kitten till she was old enough) but you'll feel guilty doing it when they are young as they want to go outside so much.
 
We had a flat cat before, lived in the flat its whole life...its world world was that flat. She was fine!
 
Maybe ours was just overly energetic then.

ours drove us mad swinging from the rooftops metaphorically speaking till we let her out.

Now she does as she pleases. This winter she's spent most of it indoors, but in the summer she's out all night hunting and bring us back "gifts".
 
I think every Kitten / Cat is different and I hope the one that we get eventually will be fine living inside, maybe when it's older we might let it out but we would like it to stay indoors
 
MrLOL said:
You can do it if you want but you'll have to live with the guilt.

Cats are usually more active at night and thats when they are at their most energetic. You can force them to live indoors if you want ( we did with our kitten till she was old enough) but you'll feel guilty doing it when they are young as they want to go outside so much.
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As i said previously. Our three are 7 months old and are fine as indoor cats. Have been since they got here at 9 weeks.

If i listened to you, let my cats out and then one had an accident i'd feel bloody awful. You have to do what you are comfortable with. If you are happy with letting the cat out great for you, but thousands have indoor cats that live long happy lives.

As i said earlier, as long as the cat appears happy, healthy, playful and loving whether it lives indoors outdoors or in a whale it doesn't matter.
 
MrLOL said:
You can do it if you want but you'll have to live with the guilt.

Cats are usually more active at night and thats when they are at their most energetic. You can force them to live indoors if you want ( we did with our kitten till she was old enough) but you'll feel guilty doing it when they are young as they want to go outside so much.
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Guilt :confused: I feel no guilt whatsoever, if anything I sleep better at night in the knowledge that my cats wont get abused, stolen, set on fire, raped, run over, stuffed in a wheelie bin etc. I do live in a large town house though with two sets of stairs, house cats in a flat I would say was mean.
 
Sorry to go off track Frozo, sure it will be back on track when you cat a kitty and some pics up :)

To all the people who say they wouldn't let there cats out into the big bad world: Do you have kids? Are you ever planning of letting them out the house? Just because you are scared is that a reason that everyone should never leave there fortified houses?

Im sure most outdoor cats have territory of a few square miles, I just don't see how you can think they are getting adequate exercise/socialization in a house/flat?
 
TheCrow said:
Sorry to go off track Frozo, sure it will be back on track when you cat a kitty and some pics up :)

To all the people who say they wouldn't let there cats out into the big bad world: Do you have kids? Are you ever planning of letting them out the house? Just because you are scared is that a reason that everyone should never leave there fortified houses?

Im sure most outdoor cats have territory of a few square miles, I just don't see how you can think they are getting adequate exercise/socialization in a house/flat?
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No I don't have children and never intend on having children, as it would be selfish of me to bring another life into such a cruel ****ed up over populated world! Also my cats have plenty of exercise and socialize with one another and have a better quality of life than most other cats in my opinion. As said I live in a large town house where their is plenty of room for them to bounce about in.
 
TheCrow said:
To all the people who say they wouldn't let there cats out into the big bad world: Do you have kids? Are you ever planning of letting them out the house? Just because you are scared is that a reason that everyone should never leave there fortified houses?

Im sure most outdoor cats have territory of a few square miles, I just don't see how you can think they are getting adequate exercise/socialization in a house/flat?
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I don't have kids but i wouldn't let them out in the street at 3 years old which is the mental age of an adult cat.

Children learn to look around before going across the road, children don't claw each others eyes out. Children continue to develop, can communicate with you and you can directly communicate with them to teach them how to protect themselves more. Cats have instinct and anything they learn themselves. That instinct that tells them to chase anything that moves is the same one that doesn't understand cars being heavy. Thats why three people i know have had cats get run over in the last 12 month alone. Not only does the cat suffer but so does the owner and their bank account. All over £1000 vet bills and none of them took insurance. Because the animal is part of the family its difficult to not pay the money.

We have three cats, they do everything together. They are loving, caring, happy, and healthy. Thats all that matters. They also happen to be indoor cats.

As i've now said twice already, you have to do what you are comfortable with. If you didn't want to let your child ride their bike in the street but someone persuaded you to let them and then they got hit by a car you'd feel awful for not trusting your own instincts. It is NO different for pets.

Are you comfortable letting them out? If so good on you. If not, I don't blame you.
 
Very true, And it's why my Kitten will be staying indoors.

Good news! My brother will be taking me to the animal shelter just outside of town on Wednesday :D Will be a rush from college but hopefully worth it :)
 
Ginger and White Male
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G&W's are awesome. Our current cat is one and he's the feline equivalent of a 6'4" rugby forward, lost a bit of weight now but still clocks in around 12lb. We didn't get him as a kitten (CPL reckoned he was about two and a half) but twelve this year and still very fit, active and quite intelligent/manipulative.

You won't regret it!
 
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