Rescue cats

spike7451

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

You've not met mine either!:D Wee cat says "hello" and that's about it BUT big cat .... he "chatters" away all the time too!



Yup, totally agree Most rescues will have cats who've come in together and are looking to rehome them as a pair.

And .... yes, you will just know when you've found the "one" (or ones)

Yup,the are a few pairs of cats at the ASSISI that would need to be rehomed together & the are also cats that have bonded during their stay so it makes sense to rehome them together.

When you go to look at the cats,try & get ones that are a couple years old,especially as you are both working & the are also plenty of black & white cats in shelters as well.

Good luck on becoming cat slaves...:D

SailorSam

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Lol, you've not met my cat! He is a total chatterbox:rotfl:

HE ?
If it's a chatterbox i would have expected it to be a SHE. They're not like people then.

Fridaycat

My two Bengal cats are THE most vocal cats ever! Spot will tell you when the cat litter isn't clean enough for him (i.e. there's one tiny wee in there ), him and Lula both let you know when they're hungry, want to play, want to go outside, want to come inside, want to show you something they've done, such as jump up on the garage roof, etc.

My Robbie cat chirrups in his sleep and says hello to all humans and felines that he comes across.

My Friday talks to me, but not my husband, we have our own special language.

My Harry cat is pretty much the quietest one of the bunch...

Cats not talking?... I think not :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Fridaycat

In answer to the OP... I agree it would be better to adopt an older pair and it's likely they will choose you rather than the other way around. But it is worth considering (a) black or black & white cats as rescue centres struggle to rehome these for some reason or (b) it may be worth considering a disabled cat (but not one that is too reliant on humans, being as you work FT) as these too are generally very affectionate and are usually overlooked.

My very first two cats - Misty and Charlie - were both from Cats Protection, I got them at the same time, though they were not a pair in the shelter. They soon bonded easily enough as they were both brought home at the same time so neither had established the house as their territory.

tinksy

I am the proud owner (slave) of two rescue beasties

We didn't want kittens as we were out working long hours and we also wanted a pair as I didn't want them to be lonely. We picked ours as we didn't want a particularly old pair and ones that had a fairly good temperament. We got two 18 month old boys who were proving hard to home as they were at that gangly stage and one was black and white!

I thought I would miss not having kittens but these two are fab, one stripped our washing airer of socks yesterday and scattered them around the house.............I thought they would settle down by 4!!!

Air_Cooled_75

We've just rehomed two rescue cats, not from the same place but we got them within a day of each other, they've bonded well and sleep in the LO's buggy together. They are lovely, affectionate and chatty and have coped really well with a bonkers cocker spaniel and toddler I personally think that cats are very adaptable, they will have you under their paws, catering to their every whim before you know it

LittleMissAspie

Of course cats talk, I have little meow conversations with my cat all the time. She has a language that depends on tone of meow.

When we get home from work she runs downstairs saying MEOOOOW, which means "where have you been all day, come here and give me a hug, hurry, now now now".

Or if she wants something, she'll give a delicate polite meow to say "dear kind owner, please may you open the door for me?".

Or sometimes she says a low "ooooowww" which means "I'm about to chuck up a hairball on to the carpet, you'd better get the cloths and bleach ready".

And if you walk up to her and give her a little scratch on the head she chirrups to say "oh hey! I like that!"

I chose her by looking on the rescue centre's website where they had a bit of info on the cats' personalities and I thought she sounded like us, plus she was really pretty. That was before we could have a cat so I thought she'd be gone by the time we moved house, but she was still there. We went into the cages of a couple of cats to meet them and decided we liked our cat best, even though she was very shy. She settled in really well, she is still scared of strangers but very affectionate with us.

gunsandbanjos

SailorSam wrote: »

HE ?
If it's a chatterbox i would have expected it to be a SHE. They're not like people then.

Definitely a he, my girl is pretty quiet - I've had her about 6/8 months and she has miaowed about 3 times since I got her.

spike7451

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

Of course cats talk, I have little meow conversations with my cat all the time. She has a language that depends on tone of meow.

When we get home from work she runs downstairs saying MEOOOOW, which means "where have you been all day, come here and give me a hug, hurry, now now now".

Or if she wants something, she'll give a delicate polite meow to say "dear kind owner, please may you open the door for me?".

Or sometimes she says a low "ooooowww" which means "I'm about to chuck up a hairball on to the carpet, you'd better get the cloths and bleach ready".

And if you walk up to her and give her a little scratch on the head she chirrups to say "oh hey! I like that!"

I chose her by looking on the rescue centre's website where they had a bit of info on the cats' personalities and I thought she sounded like us, plus she was really pretty. That was before we could have a cat so I thought she'd be gone by the time we moved house, but she was still there. We went into the cages of a couple of cats to meet them and decided we liked our cat best, even though she was very shy. She settled in really well, she is still scared of strangers but very affectionate with us.

Just like my Daisy!:D:rotfl:

The ASSISI have a couple of outside pens where the potential cat slave can go & be vetted by the cat to see if they bond & get on together.That way they can all see what the cats like instead of looking at each other thru the bars of a cage.

katiefinger

All three of the cats I've had as an adult have chosen me and my Blokey. We had no choice over any of them for they all decided they were coming home with us as soon as they saw us.

Some cats are happy on their own; some aren't. Some like to stay in all day; some go bonkers and need to go out to get rid of pent up energy, and if you don't let them out they shred your letters and chew through your wires ... grrr! But they are SO forgiveable.

You'll just know when you meet your cat/s.