Get a kitten, and then spend tonnes of time with it.

For 2 reasons

1 - You'll miss having a kitten when you cat grows up
2 - You'll form a supertight bond with ure cat that will last a lifetime

Sosha

United States749 Posts

July 29 2009 13:57 GMT

#42

I think the kind you're going for is the "american short-hair" or "domestic short-hair", I think they're also called "tabbys"..
I normally refer to them as "tiger-striped cats" being as that they have stripes in similar fasion as a tiger, although not the classic orange w/ black stripes etc..

That's always been my favorite kind for some reason.. but there are definately a ton of different varieties (through massive amounts of different breeds reproducing etc)
There are lots of different cats that still look cute and grow up to be nice looking cats, thats not a standard breed - a friend of mine has 2, 1 thats like a short-hair but w/ weird patterns, like a cow - and another thats semi-short-hair but still kinda fluffy..

I think the best bet is to get them from a pound or animal shelter. After all, u would be saving it's life. I adopted a cat from one of those. It's heartbreaking seeing how many of them are locked up. They definately know that there's a possibility for them being saved when u're looking at them - and they plead for ur attention!

gL w/ ur selection.
Cats FTW

Energies

Australia3225 Posts

July 29 2009 14:08 GMT

#43

I didn't realise people actually went in pursuit of cats, only cats I have ever had have been ones we have fed once and 5 years later they were still there.

ragnasaur

United States804 Posts

July 29 2009 19:45 GMT

#44

FakeSteve[TPR]

Valhalla18444 Posts

July 29 2009 19:50 GMT

#45

the cat in the OP is an orange tabby, a female. looks like its only 6-8 months old

please please PLEASE go to an animal shelter and get a pet there, pets at pet shops are guaranteed survival and pets at shelters only have a certain amount of time before they're put down. cats don't fuckin' deserve that fate, please for the love of god just go to a shelter and pick one out

Chef

10810 Posts

July 29 2009 19:53 GMT

#46

On July 29 2009 21:43 Starparty wrote:

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And yours look psycotic

The way he runs around can only be described as insane. I like 'em crazy.

MeriaDoKk

Chile1726 Posts

July 29 2009 19:58 GMT

#47

I found my cat under my car, It was raining and i just couldn't leave him there

hixhix

1158 Posts

July 29 2009 20:06 GMT

#48

On July 30 2009 04:45 ragnasaur wrote:

This and many similar cats look like they have down syndrome but some kids find them cute, lol.

Terranist

United States2496 Posts

July 29 2009 20:12 GMT

#49

get one from the shelter. then you dont have to worry about kittens pissing all over your bed and furniture. trust me on this..

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

July 29 2009 20:14 GMT

#50

On July 29 2009 22:55 skronch wrote:

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yes, they are all vaccinated, but i think its pretty absurd to claim that none of them have psychological problems. they ended up in a shelter for a reason

No, I volunteered at a local shelter during college and it's not how it works out.

Basically they have an animal behaviorist look at the extreme cases, like the really messed up ones like really violent, really terrified, and/or really protective, and are usually put into training programs.

Most of the animals put into shelters are not that messed up, they might be incompatible with some families because they aren't good with other pets, little children, or whatever, but you know that ahead of time, like there's an adoption counselor that works out everything for you to make sure that the pet doesn't end up back into their shelter or worse. Most of the sheltered animals (at least where I worked) have spent time in a home environment with one of the shelter's employees and have been observed.

The main reason the animals act all messed up (you can tell after working with them after a while) is because they lack consistency in their lives; I am sure we would act all fucked up too (if not more so) if we don't have some kind of basic routine down.

TheFoReveRwaR

United States10657 Posts

July 29 2009 20:23 GMT

#51

On July 30 2009 04:50 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
the cat in the OP is an orange tabby, a female. looks like its only 6-8 months old

please please PLEASE go to an animal shelter and get a pet there, pets at pet shops are guaranteed survival and pets at shelters only have a certain amount of time before they're put down. cats don't fuckin' deserve that fate, please for the love of god just go to a shelter and pick one out

Fakesteve: Cat protector and hero of the world. *salute*

Qatol

United States3165 Posts

July 29 2009 20:39 GMT

#52

Another option is getting a cat from an adoption agency. Generally, these cats aren't in danger of dying asap, but these groups also can't accept new cats until they get others out of the system. (I volunteer with an adoption agency and we have to turn down so many cats because we just don't have enough space for them. Most of those we turn down probably wind up at the pound.) They are also less likely to get sick (in general) right after you adopt them.

G3CKO

Canada1430 Posts

July 29 2009 21:59 GMT

#53

On July 29 2009 22:55 skronch wrote:

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yes, they are all vaccinated, but i think its pretty absurd to claim that none of them have psychological problems. they ended up in a shelter for a reason

They euthanize the crazy ones

KaRnaGe[cF]

United States355 Posts

July 29 2009 22:08 GMT

#54

I have a cat named lucky i have had since i was 13. I'm 25 now and it's fat and happy chillin on the porch. I guess he is 12. He is pretty cool. He's grey and white. And fat.

p.s. get one from a shelter

wo0py

Netherlands922 Posts

July 29 2009 22:10 GMT

#55

Isnt this more a question for 4chan? xd

SonuvBob

Aiur21550 Posts

July 29 2009 22:15 GMT

#56

QFT.

zizou21

United States3683 Posts

July 29 2009 22:15 GMT

#57

I would go with a keyboard cat

citi.zen

2509 Posts

July 29 2009 22:20 GMT

#58

It is easy to get a tabby kitten through a shelter - they are the most common cat breed in North America. When I got mine they had an entire litter of them, all yellow. I couldn't choose from them, so I just played with them & one of them sort of chose me...

Also keep in mind that if both of you work, it may be easier to get a pair, so they have some company and entertainment while you are away. Makes them happier and its less likely you will come back one day to a devastated house with everything scratched up, knocked down and maybe peed on.