On July 29 2009 22:56 Fen wrote:
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

Good advice

patochaos

Argentina160 Posts

July 30 2009 20:46 GMT

#62

My tip is to only adopt a kitten if you have a lot of time to spend with him. It doesn't have to be you the one who stays with him, but a human that gives him warmth and affection.

Why? If a cat grows by himself, or with little human contact, then when he grows up he will be a loner, and avoid humans.

If you are unnable to have someone take care of the kitten, then adopt a grown cat that has been taken care of by a family or something like that. He'll probably take a few weeks to get used to the new house and its members, but then he'll be all friendly and purring (??) against your lap

No_eL

Chile1438 Posts

July 30 2009 20:58 GMT

#63

Dont buy a cat!!!! its a crime!! are tons of orphan cats that need a home!! the cats are not like dogs, they dont have so many differences between races, the better choice its a cute, nice street cat survivor!!!!

here some pics of my two loveones:

exalted

United States3612 Posts

July 30 2009 21:06 GMT

#64

want to also voice my support for getting a cat from a shelter

i have a beautiful beautiful siamese that my mom picked up from a shelter, and he gets along marvelously with my persian

The Storyteller

Singapore2486 Posts

August 01 2009 03:06 GMT

#65

On July 29 2009 05:11 Husika wrote:

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well little bit of both.. i was gonna take of ears and tail and 2 hind legs and cook those. And put a wheeley on the spot where his hind legs were amputated.

Hahahaha!

Can't help you with cat breeds, but where I stay, the shelters have lots more choice than the pet shops, so you might be better off just going to a shelter and matching it up with a photo.

I also need to add a mandatory brag about my cat. It's so smart, it can do what my wife can't.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=54448

Clasic

Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts

August 01 2009 03:12 GMT

#66

What my cat looks like =D

Well, less pointy ears.

I generally find cats like this to be calmer btw, the Garfield type cats are actually pretty active :S

Ghost151

United States290 Posts

August 01 2009 03:17 GMT

#67

it's a shorthair (I guess an American short-hair, from what others are saying...im not an expert on cat breeds) but the pattern on the coat is a mackerel tabby, which is just a coloration/coat pattern that a lot of breeds can have.

I used to have a calico tortoiseshell, she was a very pretty cat. Tabby only looks good if they are silver tabbies IMO.

mmp

United States2130 Posts

August 01 2009 03:23 GMT

#68

SNIP THE NADS 2 CUNTROLL PEST POPULATION

Sorry, that was inappropriate. Please don't ban me, I like it here! AIYEE!!!

Haemonculus

United States6980 Posts

August 01 2009 03:53 GMT

#69

Maine coons I think they're called? Absolutely adorable, but also soulless killing machines that bring home an endless supply of small creatures.

alffla

Hong Kong20321 Posts

August 01 2009 03:59 GMT

#70

omg i want a caT >__<

KO_SharpMind

Canada277 Posts

August 01 2009 04:18 GMT

#71

God, this thread makes me wanna get a pet now

balrog

United States101 Posts

August 01 2009 04:18 GMT

#72

i miss my cat

mmgoose

769 Posts

August 01 2009 07:16 GMT

#73

mmm

dumplings!

Pyrrhuloxia

United States6700 Posts

August 01 2009 07:19 GMT

#74

MAINE COONS ARE IMBA - GET YOURS TODAY

JFKWT

Singapore1442 Posts

August 01 2009 08:13 GMT

#75

On August 01 2009 12:53 Haemonculus wrote:

Maine coons I think they're called? Absolutely adorable, but also soulless killing machines that bring home an endless supply of small creatures.

LOL free after dinner snacks

KwarK

United States43817 Posts

August 01 2009 08:23 GMT

#76

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

I agree that you should get pets from animal shelters but I'm surprised your animal shelters put down healthy animals. One of our charities (RSPCA) did that, the word got out and they were overtaken by others promising they never would. Other charities, such as the Dogs Trust (whose slogan is 'we never destroy a healthy dog' ), ended up taking all the donations.
Charities still obey the laws of the market and over here at least it's not cost effective to put down healthy animals.

Failsafe

United States1298 Posts

August 01 2009 08:27 GMT

#77

get a cat from the humane society and it owes you a wookie life debt

LordofToast

United Kingdom250 Posts

August 01 2009 08:40 GMT

#78

In reference to the OP the cat in the picture is a british shorthair like mine. We got him from the RSPCA animal centre. Best thing to do really. He is a little monster

KinosJourney2

Sweden1811 Posts

August 01 2009 09:21 GMT

#79

Any cat that are cute and works for LOLcat pictures would be a good choice.

besiger

Croatia2452 Posts

August 01 2009 09:42 GMT

#80

Cats don't end up in a shelter because they are messed up, they end up there because stupid people get a pet they don't really wanna have, or some giant morons don't want to get someone to take care of them while they are on vacation so they just put their pets out on the streets.
So like people have said, go get a cat from a shelter please !

also be careful not to get one of these :
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