siamese kittens

red_devil

Would love feedback on having a siamese. Do they make good pets. Do they go outside and do they have a special diet.

CaptainAmerica

I have three male Siamese, one seal point and two apricot tabby's. they have such a lovely,caring nature, not a vicious bone in their bodies.

They are all house cats and more than happy to be. They do have supervised wanders in to the back garden but no inclination to go out.

The seal point is a proper lap cat, although the apricots have their moments. Can be quite vocal when they want to be, I can have a good 5/10 min conversation with Nobbie (Seal).

Siamese are not the best at being on their own so I'd suggest getting two at least as they like to have company.

I have had moggies before which were lovely but having Siamese is a whole different story......one which I wouldn't have any other way.


No special diets for mine, just Whiskas or Felix and biscuits. although they're not keen on the cheaper end of the market - Mine have standards!! lol

red_devil

They sound lovely. What does supervised visits to the garden entail. What do you do if you go on holiday.

catkins

I have had 2 Siamese cats over the years and 1 black oriental. They were all lovely cats and very loving but very very demanding. They are also extremely vocal especially if they don't get their own way which can, occasionally, get a bit annoying

Frugalista

I have two Siamese half-brothers (old style apple headed type). They are as different as chalk and cheese.

One is a very quiet home body who barely makes a sound (except at feeding time) and hates to be picked up. He doesn't like to be handled particularly and will move away if you try to stroke him. We have to virtually force him outside to get some fresh air in the summer and even then he just hangs around waiting to dart back in.

The other is typical Siamese - naughty, noisy, recklessly curious, and demanding of our attention. He is into everything, loves being kissed and cuddled and also has long, noisy conversations with me. He loves to be outside and we have great difficulty getting him to come in even when it's really cold and icy. He does hate the rain though and that usually brings him home. We have taken to feeding them just after dark so we know he will be home for his dinner, then we can keep him in for the night.

We live in a small cottage in the middle of no-where so our cats are lucky to be free to wander during the day with no danger from traffic, etc.

We used to feed them a breed specific diet but, after a drop in income, switched to bog-standard cat food which they are doing fine on. The lazy brother is now on a urinary diet - the vet says that he needs to get more exercise! Fat chance of that!! Other Siamese owners will understand the withering contempt in his expression when we try to get him to play - he thinks it is totally beneath him :rotfl:.

We have owned and dearly loved our moggies in the past, but the Siamese are a law unto themselves and I would not hesitate to get another one in the future.

A word of warning - make sure you do your research and find a reputable breeder. Good luck

lostinrates

My family had Siamese and now DH and I have two.

One is now a home body, but didn't used to be.....infact had tantrums where she broke things if she wasn't let out. .

The other is a fearsome hunter and roams miles.
They are both extremely affectionate, vocal and somewhat demanding. Mine are both very, very active, as were the Siamese my family had, bar one. We tried the breed specific diet for a while too, and one of ours has a grain allergy so after some thought and consideration decided to swap back to raw. We now do a mixture between wet food only and raw diet. Apart from the grain allergy and a few minor misadventures they have been pretty hardy.
Wouldn't be without them for the world.

red_devil

Did they have special posh names.