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I have two beautiful female Ragdolls, and one DSH. I was wondering how many "petigreed" cats have you had in your life? I am talking about cats that you have kept. Do not count kittens if you are a breeder, and sold them. I have had over 40 cats in my life but only "2" with papers. How about you?
 

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Beau, my Burmese is the first cat with papers. I may have others in the future, I will have to wait and see.
 

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I had a purebred siamese but no papers. Don't need papers, doesn't make them any more loveable. My little Chewy is the pride of my life right now and he isn't even a "pure" bred.
 

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Tiki is my only purebreed cat (Himmie)and I adopted her because her owners got rid of her because she peed on the bed. But all the other cats I've ever had were mixes that I found on the street or adopted us.
 

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I would love to have a purebred Siamese someday, but so far, every single one of my cats has been a mixed breed.
And I loved
them all.
 

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I've had 3, all without papers. When I was 7, my mom got me a Seal Point Siamese. Currently, I have Khepera (Abyssinian) and Sasha (Ragdoll). Coal is a Russian Blue mix. I suspect Tillie has some Persian in her ancestry. The others are all DSH, except Romeo, who is a DMH.
 

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I should clarify...yes, I have two purebreed cats. HOWEVER, they were both adopted from shelters. They were rescues. In the case of Sasha, his human dad was over in Iraq with the military, and his human mom was pregnant, so she brought him to the SPCA. Khepera was rescued by the Ocean City NJ Humane Society from a neglectful/abusive situation and was nursed back to health before we adopted him.

We tell Tillie she is our most expensive cat ($700 in dental bills!) so she feels superior to the purebred cats anyway
 
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Originally posted by Hermoine
I had a purebred siamese but no papers. Don't need papers, doesn't make them any more loveable. My little Chewy is the pride of my life right now and he isn't even a "pure" bred.
I started this thread....and it is NOT about which cats are better purebreed or not. The only advantage to having a petigreed cat with "papers" is you will get a cat that habits and life style are more predictable than cats that are not petigreed, and of course if you want to breed. I am just asking out of curiousity
 

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Khepera is such a typical Aby. He is very interested in everything that is happening, always on the alert. He loves to be petted but not to be held. I wish he had his claws, I can tell he would love to climb the cat tree (and anything else!). I feel like he was cheated out of part of his "heritage" by being declawed, as Abys are known to be climbers. He also seems to like water; when he comes up to the water bowl, he sticks a paw in it and splashes it around, then does the same with the other one. He licks the water off his paws and then goes in for a drink. Silly kitty!

Sasha, on the other hand, failed Ragdoll school
. He is a bully. He loves to start something with the other cats, but the minute they stand up to him, he runs to Tybalt "Oh no they're picking on me!". He does love to be held like a baby, though, and adores being brushed.
 
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You are an ANGEL to all cats Sue..
If I was a cat....I would not mind being owned by you....LOL
 

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Non of my cats have papers. Except for adoption papers from the shelter
 

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LOL! I have said for years, when I die, I want to be reincarnated as a pampered housecat. I could handle their kind of life! Sleep, eat, play, sleep, play...
 
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Originally posted by Mom of 10 Cats
LOL! I have said for years, when I die, I want to be reincarnated as a pampered housecat. I could handle their kind of life! Sleep, eat, play, sleep, play...
Yeah......life as a cat could be very good if you have a loving owner that spoils ya rotten
They live such simple lives. It take little to keep them happy in their lives. Why can't we learn from this? Almost NO stress in a cats life compared to our own.
 
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