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If you are wondering what is the right cat for you, this is the place to be. In this introductory forum we talk about topics such as breed vs. mix, size, age, grooming, breeders, shelters, rescues as well as requirements for exercise, space and care. No question is too silly here. This particular forum is for getting and giving helpful, nice advice. It is definitely not a forum for criticizing someone else's opinion, knowledge or advice. This forum is all about purring and learning.
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 | | Purred: Thu Sep 11, '08 8:38am PST | |  | |  | | SORRY SEUY,
I DIDN'T MEAN FROM A SHELTER I WAS THINKIN MORE OF THE OVER THE INTERNET, FROM A FREIND FROM A PET SHOP KINDA THING.
MOM SAYS THAT NO MATTER WERE YOU GET A CAT FROM IF YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT HOME ON THE PROMISE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOREVER THEN YOU'VE ADOPTED IT.
I WISH IT WERE CHEEPER HERE TO ADOPT AN ADULT CAT BUT... WELL I WON'T GO THERE LETS JUST SAY OUR SPCA HAS SOME ISSUES. |  |  | |  |
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Big Red Herbie Katz
Joie de vivre
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| | Purred: Thu Sep 11, '08 7:50pm PST | | | | | | Actually, I first learned of the word "moggie" only around a year ago. I'm American, and moggie (or moggy) is more typically used in Britlish countries. In my opinion, moggie is even better than "domestic short/medium/long hair" to describe a plain old cat. The origin of the term seems to be obscure, but may be related to the woman's name Margaret (nickname "Maggy"), which was considered a kind of generic name. You can look it up on the Internet for more details, but I think it is a great addition to our vocabulary!
 This message has been brought to you by Big Red Herbie Katz, who is a total moggie, and by far the most loving cat I have ever had! Go moggies!!!
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Winnie ( I- miss you)
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| | Purred: Thu Sep 11, '08 11:18pm PST | | | | | | I am all for adopting cats from shelters you can defiently find purebreds in them. We see a lot of persians and siamese kitties around here. My dad found a purebred Manx years ago. That is the only type of cat my dad really likes. When i was a kid i didn't know there were cat breeders ,we either got cats from a shelter or my aunts house, Apperantly she had an invisable sign at her house that read "pregnant cats welcome" because they all showed up at her house and gave birth in her closet . I honesty have not adopted a cat from a shelter in about 13 years most of my cats here lately i have gotten through work(vets office) or they show up on my door. I have that invisable sign now although i think mine reads "Sucker". We found 6 kittens under our lawn mower 2 weeks ago. | | | | |
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☆Zoril- la☆
When in- Doubt...PURR!
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| | Purred: Sun Sep 21, '08 10:13pm PST | | | | | | We've always gotten rescue pets. Lucy was from a high kill pound for about $50 which included spay and first shots. I was FREE from freecycle, but mom had to pay for spay an shots. Adobe was $80 from a no-kill shelter which included nuter and shots.
Our purebread Dalmation was $50 from a rescue also. | | | | |
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Tiger
Don't leave,- Mommy and Daddy!- Stay!
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| | Purred: Thu Jan 1, '09 8:27am PST | | | | | | I know my cats are not pure bred, but I wonder what kind of ancestry they have. I would never claim they are pure bred anything, but I would like opinions and information from people more informed than me to try and figure out where they came from.
Tiger was a rescue, she came out of the woods and adopted me. She was quite pricey, b/c I didn't know our shelter was no kill, and I wanted her to be with me (and she obviously wanted to be with me), so I didn't dare take her to the shelter. I had her tested for everything, vaccinated, examined, and spayed. I think I spent about $600 for all her initial care. I had to make sure she was healthy . . .
Kali came from the shelter and it only cost $80 to adopt her. They don't allow kitties to be adopted until they are spayed or neutered. I didn't think to have her microchipped at the shelter, but it's much cheaper that way. Our shelter will do all the pricey things for very little money. I think other shelters are that way.
Our shelter also has a neuter scooter that goes around and does very inexpensive spaying and neutering. Even though I paid the vet oodles of money to do laser surgery on Tiger, the vets at the shelter get so much practice that they are the MASTERS. Kali's incision was much tinier and healed much faster.
If I could have gotten an older cat to be Tiger's buddy, I would have. Older cats are cheaper to adopt, they've made it through their surgery safely, they get adopted less, and you know what you're getting with them. Tiger is a real beast, however, and I knew she wouldn't put up with a cat that was anywhere near her size.
I think it's preferable to adopt older cats and in our area, which has a huge military presence, a lot of cats that are very well socialized and simply sweeties are given up, b/c the parents are posted somewhere where they can't take the cat or are sent on deployments.
Our shelter allows families to take pets home for a few weeks and see if the pet works with their family. I think that's a great solution b/c the family can make sure that they have the right pet and that their home fits the pet. I think it prevents a lot of returns and helps more pets find forever homes.
Also, I agree with others not to knock PetSmart. If you buy a cat at PetSmart, you are buying a cat from a local shelter. They do NOT sell cats that are not rescue cats. They partner with local shelters to provide space and alternate advertising to help kitties get adopted.
We actually got Kali from PetSmart. We had found this super sweet kittie at the shelter who was a love bug, but although there was no sign, she had JUST be adopted. She was probably too big to get along with Tiger anyhow. There were no other kitties that were not bigger and older than Tiger, so we went over to PetSmart and found poor little Kali, the last kitten from her litter. She was the snuggliest and most fun kitty we saw. My husband wanted this other male, but he was bigger, and seemed to have stomach problems and we thought the smaller the better. We adopted her right away. I kept going back and visiting her every day or so until we could bring her home. I wanted her to get used to my scent. It worked very well.
This is an interesting conversation!
Allison
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Nük /- Anük
Couching Tiger
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| | Purred: Sun Jan 4, '09 9:39am PST | | | | | | We 3 are all *rescues* here. I've heard the stories of how my human angel once had a beautiful Siberian cat. That [gasp!] she purchased from a breeder back home. Together they had 13 and half wonderful, love filled years until Muja went to the bridge.
Since being married though and opening her heart and home to cats again, this time we all came from homelessness.
Taag was sought from one shelter. Sweets was seen at a SuperPetz adoption event where another local shelter was showing their cats.
And I? came in off the streets.
It cost more money in veterinary care to neuter/vaccinate/de-worm/deal with my health problems than Taag and Sweets 'adoption fees' added together.
If I like the look or traits of a certain breed - there are always 'breed specific' rescues.
Just a peek now at petfinder shows there are 20 homeless Siberians (if I wanted another of the breed like my Muja)
But it is not for my place to judge anyone for their choices. In the end only each human can decide for themselves. | | | | |
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♥- Purrscilla- ♥
"It`s Good to be- The Queen!"
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| | Purred: Mon Jan 5, '09 2:08pm PST | | | | | | My mom adopted me from a cat ownurr who was giving me & my litturrr mates away.
I`m no purebred, but I am cute!
My mom then proceeded to "Take In" Freddie and Spitfire, who were both ferals...that URRked me, but we are a family now...visit my page and my family`s pages... | | | | |
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Kado Spencer
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| | Purred: Thu Jan 29, '09 11:22pm PST | | | | | | I can understand people wanting purebred cats. But like many people here my family encourages people to look at shelters first. My sis was asked once kind of cat I was. The joy on her face when she answered "A beautiful one!" That's something you can't buy. It's something you have to find, whether it be in a purebred or a mix. | | | | |
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Phineas
Mama's Bed Bug |
| | Purred: Sat Jan 31, '09 7:11am PST | | | | | | I agree! AND there are a lot of purebred cats ending up in shelters! I think rescuing a cat is the only way to go...I wish all breeding could cease for a year or 2, seriously, just to try to help the amazing amount of animals in shelters find homes. How much would it hurt people if that happened? *sigh*  | | | | |
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