I want a kitten

Eeeeeeeeew! Don't force me to tell my "spraying story again" ROTFL!!

You know Sicy , each cat smell differend too .So the best way would be ( I think and maybe I am wrong too ) you go to the shelter and if you like a cat/kitten there pet her/him and let it go on you and rup on you , then you go home and let Zoey smell you out . If she hisses , you know she don't like it , or if Zoey bite you really hard , or react totally hmmm not good . Then you change your clouth and put it in the washing maschine . Just a idea to think about .

I had to share how Peanut is with GoGo.......



....they are like this all of the time and they are 4 years apart...

Sicy,
Berkley is a real lap kitty. She takes her time to snuggle up on the sofa with me. Usually I have to be sitting there for about 15-20 minutes before she will approach me to snuggle. Do you ever sit around that long without moving? If you are too active, it may not give Zoey enough time to become a lap cat if she is showing signs of possibly becoming one. Just a thought

And, as far as the spraying goes, I find that my two boys don't spray. I think it has to do with them both being neutered.

From the looks of those pics, Zoey looks like she will do GREAT with another cat

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You know Sicy , each cat smell differend too .So the best way would be ( I think and maybe I am wrong too ) you go to the shelter and if you like a cat/kitten there pet her/him and let it go on you and rup on you , then you go home and let Zoey smell you out . If she hisses , you know she don't like it , or if Zoey bite you really hard , or react totally hmmm not good . Then you change your clouth and put it in the washing maschine . Just a idea to think about .

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That is a good idea! I have one concern though. Amber recently got sick (UTI) about a week back with sneezing fits. She would paw at her nose like it itched or something also. I went to the vet and she asked me if I had any new cats or if she came into contact with other cats. I said no; I was puzzled. So thinking about it after a minute, my SIL has a new kitten (shes had him about a month though and I had been over there before) and just the day before I was at her house for Labor Day party. I handled and played with the kitten. Amber is better now after some antibiotics so just be warned - infections might spread that way.

Thats why I said smell , only smell and not touch or so . You may be right rfox and it is not a good idea , my bad .

Well it would be a good idea except, Zoey never reacts after I've touched another cat. I come home after playing with ChiChi at my parents house all day and Zoey could care less.

Kim that's pretty amazing. I dont think I could picture Zoey cuddling with any other cat though.. I mean she doesnt even cuddle with me

Ginger, I sit at the comp all nite, she could come up on my lap if she wanted. She just chooses not to. She loves attention, but only when she wants it.. and she doesnt like me all up in her face

I really would rather get a female, but I just hear males are more affectionate, and less of a threat to females than females.. can anyone confirm this. I really really dont want to deal with spraying though.

My boys are more cuddly than the girls are. If you get them fixed by 6 months old, there is no spraying.

I think Zoey needs a boyfriend...

Sicy , most of the males are more snuggle bugs then females . But there is always some who are differend .I have to say that most of my female cats like to snuggle with me , but not with my husband or my son . Jezabel don't like to sleep with me or hubby , but sleeps sometimes by our feet . I also have male cats who would not sleep with me at all , but love to get all the strokes they can get . Then I have some males who like to sleep with me . Sicy I really think there is no garantie of what kind of cat would or would not , since each cat has a diferend caracter .Most people would say to take a male cat , the reason why : so Zoey would not feel any thread by a other female . I personaly like female cats , they are so girly like and I think thats cute . I like male cats too of course . I would say , go after your heart . Good luck

Gah you are not making it easy!

I've had 2 people that have had neutered males tell me they still sprayed occasionally

I say pick a little kitty that you fall in love with and bring him/her home. You will be able to deal with an occasional spray or two As much attention and caring as you give Zoey, everything will work out just fine with a new kitty no matter what!

Can you adopt Binky??????

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Can you adopt Binky??????

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LOL yknow, that would be so convenient My fiancee really likes Binky too. I dont know if my neighbor would just GIVE me one of her cats Although she did say jokingly the other day that she could give me Binky then she could go get another cat

She says I just have a way with him.. I know how to approach them. She kind of approaches her cats loud and rough.. I think she thinks they're dogs or something Binky loves to get scritches from me and he always gives me headbonks

Sicy,
If you are looking for snuggly cats I reccommend a siamese. Being extremely affectionate is a character trait for them. My boys follow me from room to room, and Jake insists on being in my lap or sleeping at my side at all times. Sometimes he'll sit by my feet and howl and howl and howl really really REALLY loud until I pick him up. Then he turns on his motor purrs and rubs his head all over my hands and face.


Lots of cats are affectionate, but from what I understand it is a character trait with Siamese (although you do have your exceptions). You and I need to meet someday. You can meet my boy Jake. Complete stranger or not.. he'll let you hold him all day long if you're petting him and smothering him with attention, oh and don't you dare attempt to give one of my other boys attention if Jake is around. He'll promptly let you know that he is the only one you are to bestow your attention upon. LOL!

Ok I'm coming over

Seriously you live so close I could be there in 15 minutes

Sicy , Oriental Shorthair have the same personality like the Siamese cat . Angel and Thailee follow me like dogs around the house .Thailee also fetch his toys and bring them back to me . Angel sleeps with me unter my blanket in the night and Thailee sleeps on top of my back , shoulder or belly depenting how I sleep

LOL! Well, we should meet and have lunch some time, and then I'll bring you over to my house and you can meet my boys! (Don't mind the mess please)!

Hey I'm free on Friday afternoons and the weekends just let me know when

Sicycat- I want to make some comments regarding what u said..

I really would rather get a female, but I just hear males are more affectionate, and less of a threat to females than females.. can anyone confirm this. I really really dont want to deal with spraying though.

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I have two boys and two girls and have not had any problems with any spraying or being threatening to others.. I think it really helps when the cats are fixed at 6 months old OR YOUNGER before they start spraying.

All 4 are very affectionate in different ways with me and with each other which leads me to think that it doesn't make a difference in which gender or breed are more likely to be more affecionate. I think it depends on the cat's personality, background, the environment the cat is living in, etc...

Let me explain how my cats are affectionate toward each other AND me in different ways so u can see. All four likes to be in the same room with me so if I move to another room, they will all come following (even if they were in middle of a nap!)67.

Buddy (BOY) likes to cuddle on my chest and knead away at my neck until I look like I have a rash or a hickey on my neck! He also INSISTS on riding on my back/shoulders (even when I am screaming in pain from his claws in my back! )

Spike (BOY) likes to do headbutts and nose rubbings with me especially whenever I'm on the toilet-he'd jump up on my lap and proceed to do nose rubbing with me! He also likes to nibble on my nose when I'm taking a bath. Don't ask me why!

I've noticed that all 4 likes to clean each other and wrestle.. None of them feels threatened by each other...

Pepper (GIRL) LOVES to sleep on my lap ALL the time and will often rub against my legs meowing her head off until I pick her up to pet her for a few minutes. (guess she figured out that I'm deaf and can't hear her meowing so that's why she will rub against my legs and wait for me to look at her before she meows! )

Zebra (GIRL) likes to be petted and will put herself in my way therefore forcing me to stop whatever I'm doing at the moment and pet her. She also likes to sleep with me no matter what time it is or how many cats are already on top of me! As u might remember from some of my other posts, I believe that Zebra learned to be more affectionate and is still learning from the other cats because the only time she showed me affection BEFORE I adopted the boys was when she'd sleep with me. She didn't go out of her way to get me to pet her like she does now, etc..

Who knows, Zoey MIGHT learn to be more affectionate from seeing another cat cuddling with u.

I know how difficult it can be to make a decision regarding what kind of cat to get, age, gender, etc.. However, I know that u will make the right decision regarding getting a cat because u really want the best for Zoey, the "new" cat and urself and u will give them a great home with lots of love and spoiling.

Thank you Pamela. You are so lucky to have ALL of your cats be cuddle bugs!!

I'm also concerned that Zoey will change with a new cat. I mean she wouldnt even let me touch her when Binky is here. I dont want her to stop greeting me, headbonks etc the cute things she does. I dont know if that's something that she needs to get used to having another cat and then she will be back to her old self or what.

I highly doubt Zoey will stop with the headbutting and the cute things she usually does with u if u get another cat. It might take her a couple days/weeks before she's back to her "normal" self. Remember she's very interested in Blinky cuz he's new and hmmm she knows she can see u any time

Whenever I brought home a new addition to the family, the other cats would ignore me for a few days and FOCUS totally on the "new" cat then after they become used to the new cat, they'd start acting normal...

Yeah it's great that all 4 are "cuddle bugs" but sometimes it can be challenging, risky and a bit annoying. Meaning, often, I'd be trying to rush around getting ready to go to work and end up tripping over the cats because they felt they needd more affection, etc. It also can be really difficult to sleep with 2-3 cats trying to knead, rub and just be on top of u!

Last nite I didn't sleep good at all due to having all 3 cats sleeping on me on the couch (I really need to get a queen sized bed SOON since my old bed is BAD!) so I took a nap today and it wasn't good either! Due to having 3 cats sleeping on me again. (usually it'd be 1-2 cats but not all 3 and they chose weird places on me to sleep on last nite and today!)

I wouldn't trade them and their "cuddling" for anything though!