Hello everybody!
Yet another newbie here!
I always had a passion for the cats, but never had an oppotunity to get one of my own. All of our appartments were not pet-friendley. So, now finally me and my boyfriend moved in into appartment whos landlord allow to have up to three cats!
We are so happy and been going to different shelters for the past couple of weeks on our days off trying to see that unique babe waiting just for us to pick him up. We already have everything prepared for a new member of our family- everything but the food!
Now me and my boyfriend have a little bit of disagreement, and I need your help guys finding some more info on this! here is why: yesterday I saw a beautiful cat- Otsi, 3 year-old declawed babe( poor pampkin, can not imaging what he had to go through !!!!
), we just clicked as soon as I laid my eye on him- he start "talking" to me, I picked him up, petted and I knew he's going to love me forever and I am going to do the same for him. He is just adorable BIG boy!!! ( he is really big)
First of all my boyfriend said no- I WANT TO HAVE A baby-kitte, so he will only know me, he will only love me and he will not show me his attitude. Trust me, I have read a lot of info on kittens, plus I've been reading your forum for a long time now and I know- even kittens will give you and attitude, and sometimes adopted adult cats will even become a better companion then kittens. The he told me- he is so old, he is not even going to play with me- and I have told him- it is wrong, even if he will be a little bit less troubled-cat- since he is already an adult and not going to "discover discovered" ( like little kittens do) he is still will be very playfull, and just to show him- I am right- I start playing with Otsi and he replied to me in very-very joyful manner!!!!
Though it did not satisfied my boyfriend, I told him- there are also catnipped toys around- that will make him play as he is crazy!!!!!
NO! was his answer to me- put him back in a cage!!!!! So I did, but could not resist just looking at him and he did the same, and even when I left the room with Otsi I looked at him again trough the window and he remaind very uncalm- trying to get his paws through the cage towards me, looking at me soooooooooooo sad and mewing.......then he laid dawn and put one of his front paw on top of his little cute face..... That just broke my heart!!!!! Now I know I have to come back for him, but my boyfriend just won't give up- I want to have a baby-kitten.
I don't know how to insure him that the older cats DO have feelings for second owners as well?!
Any ideas? I also told him that maybe it will be better if we will take two cats together- like a sister and brother- so it will be easier for them to adjust. Maintaining two or one cat doesn't make a big-big difference ( plus we already set aside a saving account for a kitty!
) Also my work schedule is prefferably between 3pm and 11 pm and his like 7 am till 5-6 pm- so I told him our new family member will be bored for a couply of hours- why wouldn't we take him a little one to keep a company ( now- saying a "little one" I only meant like 8-11 month old cat, but my boyfriend thinks 3 weeks- to a couple of months!!!!!
) SAys NO anyways...so I really-really need your help guys on that!!!! Sorry for the long post and I hope to get some answers soon....))) otherwise I will be forced to just go and get my baby Otsi and bring him home- then deal with my BF ( I am also so scared somebody esle will come today, like him and take him away......... ) But don't want us to go that way..... You know what I mean?
Thank you so much in advance!
Yet another newbie here!
Now me and my boyfriend have a little bit of disagreement, and I need your help guys finding some more info on this! here is why: yesterday I saw a beautiful cat- Otsi, 3 year-old declawed babe( poor pampkin, can not imaging what he had to go through !!!!
I don't know how to insure him that the older cats DO have feelings for second owners as well?!
Thank you so much in advance!