I am pretty new to the site, I share my house with a mixed breed shorthair tabby. Sorry in advance for the long post. Our cat is a few years old now and should be about through growing. We are hoping to move from our 2 bedroom apartment to a large 3 bedroom house in the next year or two.
When we make the move I am planning on getting another cat. I am at work most of the day, my 6 year old daughter is in school, and my wife works swing shift. I keep aquariums as well, but our cat has never been interested in watching the fish and he gets downright bored. He was a indoor/outdoor cat for the first few years of his life and apartment rules changed and now he is indoor all the time, and is alone and bored.
I don't want to add a new addition in this small apartment, but hope when we move I can introduce another room mate. Our cat gets along with other cats really well, and wasn't very territorial even when outside, but because of lack of space and the fact that he hasn't had to share the apartment I figure I will wait for a room mate.
now, with all that backstory, I am wondering what is available for a LARGE breed of cat. Our cat, Beefy(feel free to chuckle at the name) is pretty thin, and still seems to be growing...last weigh in he was over 23 pounds...no fat, and I am very carefull with his diet...he seems very large for a non overweight mixed shorthair. Anyway, I was looking at getting a breed of cat that would reach his size or bigger (not sure why, but I like big cats...and I don't mean overweight). There is a breeder of Savannahs here in the willamete valley, but I am hesitant to spend $1000+ for a F4 or lower that might not even hit 20 pounds. What large breeds are out there and might not cost as much as a savannah? I am fine with a exotic as long as it isnt wild, I don't want my six year old getting chewed on. there aren't any restrictions i know of locally in regards to what you cannot have as a pet cat. My daughter leaves my current cat alone, but I do not want a wild cat that will pounce on her. What is available? are all the larger breeds going to set me back over a grand?
anyway, thanks in advance for anyone willing to offer tips and suggestions, and sorry again for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I explained the situation
EDIT: forgot to mention, I didn't really find any forum on this site that my question of "large breeds and availability" and "if adding a new roommate when moving houses" would fit into.
When we make the move I am planning on getting another cat. I am at work most of the day, my 6 year old daughter is in school, and my wife works swing shift. I keep aquariums as well, but our cat has never been interested in watching the fish and he gets downright bored. He was a indoor/outdoor cat for the first few years of his life and apartment rules changed and now he is indoor all the time, and is alone and bored.
I don't want to add a new addition in this small apartment, but hope when we move I can introduce another room mate. Our cat gets along with other cats really well, and wasn't very territorial even when outside, but because of lack of space and the fact that he hasn't had to share the apartment I figure I will wait for a room mate.
now, with all that backstory, I am wondering what is available for a LARGE breed of cat. Our cat, Beefy(feel free to chuckle at the name) is pretty thin, and still seems to be growing...last weigh in he was over 23 pounds...no fat, and I am very carefull with his diet...he seems very large for a non overweight mixed shorthair. Anyway, I was looking at getting a breed of cat that would reach his size or bigger (not sure why, but I like big cats...and I don't mean overweight). There is a breeder of Savannahs here in the willamete valley, but I am hesitant to spend $1000+ for a F4 or lower that might not even hit 20 pounds. What large breeds are out there and might not cost as much as a savannah? I am fine with a exotic as long as it isnt wild, I don't want my six year old getting chewed on. there aren't any restrictions i know of locally in regards to what you cannot have as a pet cat. My daughter leaves my current cat alone, but I do not want a wild cat that will pounce on her. What is available? are all the larger breeds going to set me back over a grand?
anyway, thanks in advance for anyone willing to offer tips and suggestions, and sorry again for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I explained the situation
EDIT: forgot to mention, I didn't really find any forum on this site that my question of "large breeds and availability" and "if adding a new roommate when moving houses" would fit into.