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Hi I just brought home a cat a couple weeks ago. He's a 4 1/2 year old male. His name is Lt. Commander Data. I had 3 cats throughout my childhood but this is my first pet as an adult.

I'm 31 & i spent a lot time thinking before deciding to take on what I consider to be a very big responsibility. All of the pets we had as kids my parents ended up giving away for one reason or another. That was so traumatic for me each time so I absolutely will not do that. this is a serious lifelong commitment for me. (I've already lined up a friend who will adopt him should I die first).

I've always loved cats but this is the first time I've needed to be solely responsible for another creature's health and happiness. So of course I have a million questions for all the veteran cat owners here thanks in advance for all the advice I'm sure I will get!

tldr: new to the cat life, please help
 

betsygee

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That's an impressive name!  
    And it sounds like you're off to an impressive start as a responsible cat owner--good for you.  

Welcome to TCS.  
 
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datas

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Thank you! I just call him data or mr. Data most of the time lol
 

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Welcome to the site and welcome to the catlife mate!.



I think you'll find vey rewarding your cat's company just make a lot of reading, there are lots of useful info regading cats, their needs and maintenance at this site.


Cheers.
 

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Welcome , Congrats on your new addition . I love his name and he is quite a handsome kitty too ..
 

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Hey there! I, too, am new to the cat world. I grew up with a dog and a cat both in the house, and have lived with people who had cats, but I've never had my own pet before. My fiance has a number of cats, however, and when her cat KitTen had a litter (we got her fixed after) I decided to keep one off the kittens for myself. She helped me with all the things I needed to know to help raise a newborn kitty. Viserion is now 7 months 18 days old!

Here he is.
 

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Hi, welcome to The Cat Site.

Data is a great name, I'd love to see some more pictures of him. How's he settling in to his new home?
 
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datas

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Thanks for the warm welcome everybody! Data is doing quite well, I like to think he likes it with me :)
 

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Welcome to TCS (and to the world of cats)!  Max and Phoebe send their regards, too :)
 
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