Cat Preference

Originally Posted by Tari

I love all cats...but I do have a real weak spot for handicapped ones. Forest is my first handicapped cat, but I'll definitely have more eventually. They have so much heart and spirit, you can't help but fall in love. (I'm currently trying to talk DH into adopting a 3-legged cat that we can name "Lieutenant Dan" to go with our Forest.

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that is very sweet. lol@ "lieutenant dan"

I adore kittens, but I prefer adults especially those with manners

I think that little kittens are adorable and sweet, but I wouldn't want one, I would be very upset when they broke things. I adopted two adult cats, and it was great, they are considered "less" adoptable, compared to the sweet, cute little baby kittens, and I prefer them.

I have had two occasions when I looked after cats less than one year old, for friends, and even at that age, they drove me nuts. They are just too active for me to not be worried about them every minute.

Mine were 5 and about 3 (by the vet's best guess) when I got them, and that seemed just right.

I like kittens, because I like to think that I am helping shape who they grow up to be. Although, whenever i drop in at the humane society, it's the adult cats I always want to take home with me. Too often people adopt the cute little kittens, forgetting they grow into the cat in the cage next to it.

I say kittens now, but my answer may change as these 5 learn to walk

Active kittens and active pre-school children are great - as long as they belong to someone else. At this stage of life I no longer have the agility or patience to live with either. Give me an adult cat, please. They don't have to be elderly, just old enough to have calmed down a bit.

Originally Posted by twofatcats

Active kittens and active pre-school children are great - as long as they belong to someone else. At this stage of life I no longer have the agility or patience to live with either. Give me an adult cat, please. They don't have to be elderly, just old enough to have calmed down a bit.

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I couldn't agree more.

I have a special place in my heart for older cats - they're past the 'search and destroy' stage of life but can still be silly and playful at times, and all the cats I've ever had have tended to become ever more loving and calm as the years pass by.

Kittens are totally adorable, too, but I love my seniors best

I can say that without worrying about offending any of my feline furbabies because they're all seniors

Originally Posted by tuxedokitties

I have a special place in my heart for older cats - they're past the 'search and destroy' stage of life but can still be silly and playful at times, and all the cats I've ever had have tended to become ever more loving and calm as the years pass by.

Kittens are totally adorable, too, but I love my seniors best

I can say that without worrying about offending any of my feline furbabies because they're all seniors

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I decided months ago that when my current cat passes, I will adopt another laid back older cat from a shelter.

I always thought in order to get more cats that my large clan would accept, I'd have to get kittens. But, I rescued Bob, who was six years old, and Timmy, who was about 6 months old, and they are all doing very well. (Knock on wood!) But I'm not sure if I could intorduce any more, and I'd kind of rather not find out the hard way. 7 is enough for me right now!
To answer the question, either one is fine with me, after seeing the way Bob and Timmy were accepted. Gender and color doesn't matter either, but I will always have a calico no matter what. I just love them! I even have a tattoo of one!

Cats I'm fine with at any age. Dogs I prefer a bit older. Kittens are easy, dogs are like babies when they are young. Tasha slept with my parents when she was a puppy, but Abby wasn't so privledged and kept the whole house up for it. At least ME! The one with the bedroom downstairs!

I adore all kitties. But I guess my preferance would have to be cuddly kittens or slightly over weight cats. Especially ones that love to cuddle close to your face. That way, I can smell that kitten scent better. I feel bad for any cat that tries to sleep on my bed at night, though. But kitties that come running when you come home and hop into your lap when you don't feel good are always a great joy in life.

I have a fondness for older, senior cats. Whiskey is now about 12 1/2 and since Oliver is gone, I've been thinking about getting another cat for Whiskey. I've been looking for another senior cat so they are closer in age and activity level.

On a side note, I worked at a county shelter up in Portland and discoverd the perils that senior cats go through, being passed over for kittens. I have decided to try to do a senior cat rescue, kind of a retirement home for cats. That's for when I get some property.

I think little kittens are realllllly cute, but I like cats that aren't really young, but not really old.. kind of like my kitties.. even though our Sassy is getting pretty old.

Originally Posted by Whisky'sDad

On a side note, I worked at a county shelter up in Portland and discoverd the perils that senior cats go through, being passed over for kittens. I have decided to try to do a senior cat rescue, kind of a retirement home for cats. That's for when I get some property.

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Bless your heart!

Originally Posted by Whisky'sDad

I have a fondness for older, senior cats. Whiskey is now about 12 1/2 and since Oliver is gone, I've been thinking about getting another cat for Whiskey. I've been looking for another senior cat so they are closer in age and activity level.

On a side note, I worked at a county shelter up in Portland and discoverd the perils that senior cats go through, being passed over for kittens. I have decided to try to do a senior cat rescue, kind of a retirement home for cats. That's for when I get some property.

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That is a wonderful idea.

Originally Posted by Whisky'sDad

I have a fondness for older, senior cats. Whiskey is now about 12 1/2 and since Oliver is gone, I've been thinking about getting another cat for Whiskey. I've been looking for another senior cat so they are closer in age and activity level.

On a side note, I worked at a county shelter up in Portland and discoverd the perils that senior cats go through, being passed over for kittens. I have decided to try to do a senior cat rescue, kind of a retirement home for cats. That's for when I get some property.

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That is so awesome. When we got Tigger, there was an awful lot of worry about vet bills, attachment and mortality, etc. etc.

She's worth every bit (and the funny thing is she came with some sort of insurance where the shelter will pay for part of her vet bills for the rest of her life - and we've never used it!) She's the best!

Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

All the older cats at the shelter make me sad though because most people adopt kittens.

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At the shelter I work at, I don't say anything, but A LOT of people come to me saying that, and adopt older cats, granted they don't go as fast as kittens, but I swear like every other person says that and adopts the big kitties. The thing is, since most big kitties are already fixed, they go home, so no-one sees the card stamped Adopted on older kitties

I'm partial to special needs kitties myself

I even have a tattoo of one!

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Thats cool How did you go about having one of your own cats done?

I only adopt oldies. I didn't intend to adopt a cat at first, but my first cat was 14, and although I only had her for 9 weeks, I decided that I wanted to help as many oldies as possible, cos she had what every cat deserves - a nice home wiht lots of love (even though she didn't like it too much) at the end of her life. I have only adopted one young cat, and that was cos the shelter only had one cat in at the time - I thought she would be the cat that stayed with me for years and saw me through the others but sadly she went before the 11 year old I picked up off the streets the week after, so that made me even more determined to help older cats, as if I could lose 2 cats within 10 months, they might as well be older and deserve a home. I have fostered a few oldies as well, I have one cat under the age of 11 in my house. Young, playful cats are nice to foster, but I would always pick oldies. And if I had the space and the money, I would have a sanctuary for oldies, disabled and FIV+ (I might sway from oldies to FIV+ when my current two go)