How do you feel about your cat?

denice

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I took the survey. The only question I wasn't sure about was the one about cats and families with kids. It was just a yes or no question. I think it depends on whether the parents take the time to show small children how to play with and handle a cat and then are consistent in making sure the child does handle the cat properly.
 
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Originally Posted by Denice

I took the survey. The only question I wasn't sure about was the one about cats and families with kids. It was just a yes or no question. I think it depends on whether the parents take the time to show small children how to play with and handle a cat and then are consistent in making sure the child does handle the cat properly.
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I put that in the last box about what other questions should have been asked
It depends on the cat too, there are some at the shelter I wouldn't dream of sending home with younger children because the cats are just too unpredictable
 
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For the "what questions should we ask" part at the end, I wrote:

If your cat scratches your furniture, jumps on counters, knocks stuff off shelves, shreds your toilet paper/shower curtain, would you want to punish and/or declaw it?

I said if the answer to ANY of that is yes, then they are NOT a good candidate to own a cat.
 
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I just took the survey and had to skip a few questions because they were yes or no and felt it depends on situation.......Hope it helps!
 
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Originally Posted by Denice

I took the survey. The only question I wasn't sure about was the one about cats and families with kids. It was just a yes or no question. I think it depends on whether the parents take the time to show small children how to play with and handle a cat and then are consistent in making sure the child does handle the cat properly.
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Yes, I agree. The way the question was phrased and my inability to expand on my answer, I just said "No".
 
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Originally Posted by GingersMom

For the "what questions should we ask" part at the end, I wrote:

If your cat scratches your furniture, jumps on counters, knocks stuff off shelves, shreds your toilet paper/shower curtain, would you want to punish and/or declaw it?

I said if the answer to ANY of that is yes, then they are NOT a good candidate to own a cat.
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Excellent! I didn't even think about that!

Now that you mention stuff like that, I wish I had thought to mention something about cats liking to be awake at night and wanting to play!!!
 
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