Cat owners

spike7451

dizziblonde wrote: »

The number of times I've seen a black and white cat in the street and thought "oh crap Suki's got out" (indoor only because of her disability), until I've counted the legs and realized it was next door's moggy! Mind you, the other week you could have walked down our street and every other house had a black and white cat sat in the bay window surveying the road - they're taking over.

Suki was estimated at about 2 when I got her, vet dates her slightly older than that, at the time I was working and didn't want a kitten and not to be at home to make sure litter training etc was done. Now looking for a second mog and considering a kitten as she'd be more accepting toward one I think - plus they make me mushy inside and since I can't have a human baby...

:T For Black n Whites!!

I was thinking,this threads title is quite wrong as we humans do not own cat's,they own us!:eek:
Maybe it should be 'Cat Slaves'....

Petal_3

My first two cats were both from cat rescue at the same time - both kittens.

My 14 yr old MC X was owned by my OH since a kitten. 2 x NFC's and 1 x PB were both kittens at 3 months old. Most recent addition is a 2/3 yr old MC X (guesstimate) that we got from a rescue as he was a stray. I did enquire about rehoming an 11 yr old recently but it was thought that I had too many cats for him.

If I didn't have the younger cats, who are still very playful and very big, I would LOVE to just keep re-homing older cats. They do get overlooked and it would be such a lovely thing to do.

I'm still considering adopting another, older cat, but have just been offered first refusal on a NFC week old kitten and have seen a pic - obviously this is now tugging on the heart strings!!!!

So - in a nutshell - adopt an older cat I think - more rewarding in lots of ways.

~x~

betti911

Our two girls (sisters) are housecats, between 6-9 years old. We both work full time and rehomed them from a SSPCA shelter. We had no problems rehoming them, no housecheck and took them away the day we met them (we were told we had to!). I was so surprised as my sister adoped an older cat in England and was subject to a proper detailed housecheck.

I'd recommend an older cat. Both girls are fully housetrained, they don't scratch and sleep most of the day. They really deserved a second chance and I hope they are happy with us

cyberbob

Our 2 Moggies one we got from a shelter when she was 2 ish. The other Moggy we found abandoned and we nursed her back to health. The other four cats 3 are ragdolls one we got from the breeder as a Ktten. The other two are ex breeding queens one we got when she was 6 and the other one was 2 years old. Lastly our Norwegian forest cat we got as a kitten from her breeder.

As for the best age to get a cat it really depends. Older rescue cats can have their issues but can be very rewarding though, Kittens are wonderful though and can be so rewarding to watch them develop.

It's really a personal choice depending on your situation. If though you are interested in a Pedigree older cat there are a lot of breed specific rescure organisations.

FedUpWithDebt

I think I would always look for an older rescue cat. I live in a flat and work full time but still managed to adopt two older brothers (obviously indoor cats) from the CPL. I am so glad I got my boys - they are now 14 and slowing down but very content and happy (or so they tell me!)

bouncydog1

We took on an older cat from the shelter which was underweight and too small to be spayed. On the strict understanding that it had to stay in for 2 weeks we took it home to build it up. 2 weeks later we took it to be spayed - and it was pregnant (and it definately had been confined to barracks)! Obviously pregnant when handed in to shelter but too early to tell.

Outcome - we kept all 3 kittens - one black and white like mum and 2 long haired black girls! All spayed and neutered a.s.a.p. Now 8 mos and we wouldn't be without any of them - so have gone from none to 4!

misshighlander

Got 2 older cats. just under 3 years ago now & were 10 years old at the time. Got them from SSPCA & were there for 4 months before I took them home. People just kept walking past them.
One female - white with 5 black splotches on one side. And a ginger tom cat. Sadly, the female cat, was put to sleep earlier on in the year due to medical conditions.

tizerbelle

Jekyll Cat - found abandoned at about 6-7 weeks old. Now 11 years.

Piggy Cat - adopted when Jekyll was about 1, she was estimated to be about 5. Black and white and had been in rescue for 6 months.

Dippy Cat - adopted 18 months after Piggy from same rescue. He was estimated as under 2 years old. Tiger and white and had been in rescue 18 months - basically by adopting Piggy, they had the space to take him in.

When I adopted Piggy and Dippy, I knew I wanted another cat but I didn't care about colour / looks / temperament or anything like that. I pretty much walked in and said "I'd like to adopt your longest staying resident." The staff at the resuce went wild with excitement that their hopeless cases were getting a chance at last. And I haven't regretted making the decision that way in the 10 years since.

Bunnie1982

We adopted Timmy from the RSPCA, we had fallen in love with him and didn't care how old he was. The vet put his age down as being aged 2 to 3.
We've recently taken in Rosie who is less than a year old, abandoned by previous owners.

January20

pixie76 wrote: »

At what age were your cats when you them? Did you buy them from a kitten or take on an older cat?Just curious!

It has been a few years since I last had a cat and really miss having one. Have been considering getting a cat for about a year now but not sure whether to rehome an older one or get a kitten.

I used to have 2 cats. The first one was bought for me by my then partner when he was 8 weeks old and was bought from a pet shop :eek:. That was 20 years ago and we didn't know any better. Anyway, I lost him last Wednesday when he was pts because of multiple health problems.

My other cat I got from a cat and dog shelter branch when she was 4 months old. She was adopted when my other cat was about 3 months old. Sadly, I lost her 5 years ago.

I miss my cat terribly, but then it's not even a week since he died so quite normal, but at the moment I'm not planning to adopt another one, although my dd is nagging me constantly as she has never known life without a cat.

If my dd get the better of me (teenagers have special nagging powers haven't they?) I'll try and adopt a cat from the "difficult to find a home for" range ie an older cat and possibly a black cat.