thinking of getting a cat?
I'm thinking of getting a cat. I might go to my local shelter but in your opinion, what breed of cat would be perfect natured with children and affectionate?
Go to your local PetCo. They have cat adoption on every saturday. Please do it.
What age are the children? Younger children need to be taught to respect pets. Any cat, no matter how mild-tempered, will catch hissy if their tail is pulled, they are sat on, etc. That being said, any cat can be polite natured and friendly. All my kitties over the years I have adopted from shelters or pounds, and most be simple domestic shorthair cats, mixed breed. They all have done fine with my kids.
Hoooowever, lol...ultimate year I adopted a Maine Coon kitty from a local animal control. I have never, and I do mean never, owned a cat next to such personality. She is outgoing, friendly, talks to you when you talk to her, follows you around, desires to know what you're doing, wants to help you do whatever it is you're doing, contained by fact believes you could not possibly do it as well without her, is the one and only cat in our family not afraid of my dog, comes when you call her, and greets us and our guests at the door. She's curious, have no dignity whatsoever, and is willing to look like a fool whether she's interested in finding out something. She's a really great kitty and has become quite an entertaining associate of our family.
My other two cats, one is older and very dignified, my moment is shy. Each cat is different, and you really can't tell what they are going to become, but there are some hints. If a cat is mistreated or sick, they will become skittish and shy. If a cat is handled okay, they will be loving. Not all cats like to be picked up or petted, so just spawn sure you watch them carefully when you're at the pound, and see how resourcefully they take to you and the kids before you adopt.
Do they try desperately to get out of your arms when you hold them?
Do they look at you when you pet them?
Do they curl up surrounded by your arms and relax?
Do they do the same when your children hold or pet them?
Do they paw at you (not with claws, more like patting) when contained by the cage? Meaning, do they seem interested, outgoing, active?
Good luck, and I hope you find the impeccable fit for your family! You can try PetFinders, too, which is where I found my Maine Coon, a couple of towns over in their animal control center.
go to the shelter and pet the cats and just pick the friendliest! All cats are different it wouldnt matter wat breed they be!
Good, pls run to your shelter. It'd be hard to find a purebred there but that'd be unnecessary anyway. Just spend some time next to whichever you like and see how their personality seems here.
Answers: yep, go to your shelter...there are some really cool cats within. Spend a bit of time with him to get a feeling for one that like you/you like...but I found that you really dont know what he's going to be like until you get him domestic. I found within about 1/2 an hour of getting my cat home from the SPCA, that he have the nicest nature and is just the sweetest cat.
I'd agree with the poster above, perhaps an older cat would be better for children...but also not too old that they may become cranky with a couple of kids trying to play beside them.
Pedigree cats are all well and good...but theres beyond doubt nothing wrong with your plain old moggy, any!
grey tigerd, try to get a crazy girl cat. she will be crazy as a kitten than calm down when she turns into a woman
I have had 6 cats that are all rescued and adjectives of them being taken from the wild at a young age own been great so i think Siamese are the only ones that bother me since they cry so much " mow"
Silver tabby/orange tabby, persian, ragdoll, bengal.
old ones
plain antediluvian cat see which one is affectionate
moral for you! cats in nature are very affectionate, as long as you dont play rough near them!persian cats are very very affectionate and good next to children but they're lazy..hehehe..
any cat would do,as long as you really fancy what you get you know!!
good luck!
