Spec me a kitten/cat
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The vast majority of cats aren't any particular breed, they're just cats. When I was a kid you got a cat by knowing someone who's cat had just had kittens and you did them a favour by taking one off their hands. The modern obsession with paying silly money for specific breeds is no different to any other designer label and achieves nothing more than lining the pockets of breeders.
I'm Asthmatic and have allergies with animal hear this alone was why I got two Bengals, otherwise I would have got a pair of moggies from the cat shelter.
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The female ones do tend to overclock better. Your mileage may vary if you get one from a shelter, as you usually can't ascertain the stepping before you buy, but (jokes aside) you'll be doing a good deed as the poor cat would've probably had to be put down if you didn't take it off their hands.
Slightly OT, but I never got why animal shelters take in cats personally. I can understand why stray dogs need to be kept off the streets as they can be a menace - they tend to form packs and sometimes go feral and vicious, so it makes sense to put them in a pound. Stray cats, otoh, are hardly dangerous. They're not a menace, they're not an eyesore, they don't muck up the neighbourhood - at least, no more than domesticated cats do!
Most cats never go entirely domesticated, they still want to wander the neighbourhood occasionally, they might get into your bins if they're not closed properly, visit the neighbours' houses, kill the odd bird or rat. It's a rare cat that never has the slightest urge to leave the house -and probably a rather unhappy one from my experience! My family have owned cats for the last 25 years and I've had all sorts - couch potatoes who treat the outdoors as a strange and dangerous world, and others who were practically feral, would disappear for days at a time and would give you the most hate-filled, threatening gaze if you tried to keep them indoors. Therefore, the argument that stray cats mess up neighbourhoods is completely fatuous, as they don't do anything domesticated cats don't also do!
Taking in stray cats and putting them in cages seems like a waste of resources. Putting them down after a period of time is particularly cruel and pointless, as those cats would have a perfectly good time as strays, woiuldn't bother anyone and might even help with the rat problem most cities have!
Slightly OT, but I never got why animal shelters take in cats personally. I can understand why stray dogs need to be kept off the streets as they can be a menace - they tend to form packs and sometimes go feral and vicious, so it makes sense to put them in a pound. Stray cats, otoh, are hardly dangerous. They're not a menace, they're not an eyesore, they don't muck up the neighbourhood - at least, no more than domesticated cats do!
Most cats never go entirely domesticated, they still want to wander the neighbourhood occasionally, they might get into your bins if they're not closed properly, visit the neighbours' houses, kill the odd bird or rat. It's a rare cat that never has the slightest urge to leave the house -and probably a rather unhappy one from my experience! My family have owned cats for the last 25 years and I've had all sorts - couch potatoes who treat the outdoors as a strange and dangerous world, and others who were practically feral, would disappear for days at a time and would give you the most hate-filled, threatening gaze if you tried to keep them indoors. Therefore, the argument that stray cats mess up neighbourhoods is completely fatuous, as they don't do anything domesticated cats don't also do!
Taking in stray cats and putting them in cages seems like a waste of resources. Putting them down after a period of time is particularly cruel and pointless, as those cats would have a perfectly good time as strays, woiuldn't bother anyone and might even help with the rat problem most cities have!
i dont think the cpl places go searching the street for strays... infact how would they even determine whats a stray and what isnt ?
they take in cats that people cant look after anymore or that have been abused. they try to give them a good or better home. dont think the cpl put them down either unless there is health issues
many cats brought up in a house and always kept fed would struggle living wild anyway imo
they take in cats that people cant look after anymore or that have been abused. they try to give them a good or better home. dont think the cpl put them down either unless there is health issues
many cats brought up in a house and always kept fed would struggle living wild anyway imo
He spoke to a shelter, they said they will call him to arrange a visit.
They did say if it will be home alone for 3 hours or more at a time he should have 2, he works 8 hours a day but I don't think he is keen to get 2.
Would a kitty be ok home alone for 8 hours or so at a time?
They did say if it will be home alone for 3 hours or more at a time he should have 2, he works 8 hours a day but I don't think he is keen to get 2.
Would a kitty be ok home alone for 8 hours or so at a time?
If it's an indoor cat then I'd say no, it will be bored out of it's mind. They don't just give you this advice for a laugh you know, listen to the advice you've been given by the shelter, they know what they are talking about.
Bengals.