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Cat Adoption - Suggestions?
We just got the go-ahead from our apartment strata council to get a second cat! Our cat is a feisty 4 year old spayed female and could reeeeally use a cat friend to entertain her when we are out during the days. I also love cats and would really like to have a second one! We are looking at getting either a kitten or a young male.
My question for you guys is where can I go to adopt a cat? I know if the SPCA and I've seen some other shelters around. Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with these places? As any cat I'm bringing into our home could also make my current cat sick or miserable, I want to be really sure before I choose one.
I've noticed that I can also pick up a kitten pretty easy from the newspaper... is this a really bad idea? My current cat was from a pet store, and we will never do that again. She was sick for some time and still acts a bit funny!
Thoughts, feelings?
PS: If you're going to say I should get a dog instead, I wish I could! They are banned from our building, though.
Oh and this is Tak, my current cat:
My question for you guys is where can I go to adopt a cat? I know if the SPCA and I've seen some other shelters around. Has anyone had any good or bad experiences with these places? As any cat I'm bringing into our home could also make my current cat sick or miserable, I want to be really sure before I choose one.
I've noticed that I can also pick up a kitten pretty easy from the newspaper... is this a really bad idea? My current cat was from a pet store, and we will never do that again. She was sick for some time and still acts a bit funny!
Thoughts, feelings?
PS: If you're going to say I should get a dog instead, I wish I could! They are banned from our building, though.
Oh and this is Tak, my current cat:
Comments
What kind/colour are you going to get?
I would like one with short hair, though, since Tak has long fluffy hair that is in EVERYTHING! My favourite cat as a child was a Japanese Bobtail, so a Manx would be great to get. I like black cats too.... but they are hard to photograph!
Tempting to trap a new one! My friends had a little kitten living outside their house for a while and it was so sweet... It would be funny to catch one of my neighbour's cats! My building has a stupid rule: only 5 cats in the building. Yeah, brilliant whoever thought that up.
I want to see a few more before we choose, but it's a neat organization!
He has a slightly foggy eye due to an infection when he was really little, but he's otherwise absolutely wonderful! Very cuddly and purrs like crazy. And completely happy to ride quietly on my lap on the drive home, even though he's only 12 weeks old!
He'll live in the bathroom for the first week or so, so our cat can get used to his smell and hopefully won't want to kick his ass when we let him out. :wink:
We named him Pixel. :teeth:
Here's a video of Simon (my boyfriend) playing with him.