Do cats become friendlier?

suki1964

Rotfl @ dirty protest :rotfl::rotfl:

Arthur is very good around the grandkids. Emma (3) can practically drag him around the house and not a whimper from him. I pick him up and he's away like a rocket :rotfl:

She's tormenting the life out of him right now and he's staying put. Not once has he scrabbed her, my arm was shredded for months :rotfl:

We are so tempted to get another kitten. The rescue centre has a litter of 14 week olds plus a lovely 5 month old male tabby. I think I will go and meet them tomorrow .....

KateBob

suki1964 wrote: »

We are so tempted to get another kitten. The rescue centre has a litter of 14 week olds plus a lovely 5 month old male tabby. I think I will go and meet them tomorrow .....

Ooooo don't tempt me, it may lead to a divorce or death in our house.

Unfortunately hubby is allergic to animals and asthmatic (we got Cheddar as he was a feral stray kitten that needed a home urgently).
Hubby has since suffered a bout of pneumonia which has left him with a permanent lung condition. Consultant stated the cat didn't cause the problem but may exacerbate it and recommended we got rid of the cat. Hubby wouldn't hear of it, soft git.

no1catman

I wonder - with Arthur do have any problem with 'white fur'? My calico cat, has similar white furred shoulder and underside - fur gets everywhere!!

Slinky

I love Cheddar as a name for a cat, well done for coming up with that one.

Isn't Arthur a handsome fellow!

suki1964

I don't worry about cat hair too much, my own falls out more then he casts :eek:

Tbh he's pretty good at only lying on his blanket when on the sofa and the one blanket when in the hot press ( as above)

We do comb him at least weekly using a fine tooth comb. He's pretty good about being groomed as that's dreamies time

I've also got a Miele cat and dog which is fantastic for hair ( mine included) and we have sticky rollers for clothes if we have picked up any hairs

Oh here's Jessica rabbit

Pollycat

Kate/Bob wrote: »

Ooooo don't tempt me, it may lead to a divorce or death in our house.

Unfortunately hubby is allergic to animals and asthmatic (we got Cheddar as he was a feral stray kitten that needed a home urgently).
Hubby has since suffered a bout of pneumonia which has left him with a permanent lung condition. Consultant stated the cat didn't cause the problem but may exacerbate it and recommended we got rid of the cat. Hubby wouldn't hear of it, soft git.

I thought you were going to end this with ' so I got rid of hubby'.

Suki, lett us know how you go on with the potential new additions to the household.

KateBob

Pollycat wrote: »

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I thought you were going to end this with ' so I got rid of hubby'.

Suki, lett us know how you go on with the potential new additions to the household.

That may have had some bearing on the hubby's choice

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I'd say male cats reach their full size/potential/bulk at around two and a half to three years old.

He's gonna be a solid lump of cat.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

SensibleSarah wrote: »

Jackson Galaxy is the guy you're thinking of and some of his methods are very dubious. Can't take anyone seriously either who refuses to call people cat owners and insists on calling them cat guardians!

The way he harrasses cats until they lash out for the benefit of the shot showing his scratches is ridiculous. There's a cameraman, sound man and just as likely more strangers in the flat/the same room as where the cat is already hiding, and then he lumbers in and goes and bothers animals which already have massive issues? And he doesn't like cats being allowed out of the house?

Ugh. Not that I'd be daft enough to want a TV 'expert' as I'm perfectly capable of teaching my animals to behave properly in the first place (I don't have biting and scratching pets - except for the psychotic hamster, but that wasn't mine to begin with, we only had it because the Idiot Cat brought it into the kitchen in the first place), but if somebody went stressing out my animals like that, just for a 'look how brave I am' shot, I'd go for them.