Opinions-kittens or young cats?

[Velocivixen]

@Mimi, haha....you're so funny. No, did you click the link and look at the "questionnaire"? I think it's a really good little quiz to take and would potentially help match the right person/family with the right kitty.

I guess I'm just fortunate that my little kitties got along so well and didn't do anything like tear up my tiny apartment that I had at the time.

[Koronin]

I volunteer with a cat only rescue and yes black cats have the hardest time getting adopted followed by tortishells. Actually around Halloween not only will they not adopt out black cats, they also will not adopt out orange cats for the same reasons.
Personally I'd go for an adult cat, but that's just me. Hubby would rather get a kitten. (someday when we get a new cat, not sure which way we'll go, but it won't be while we have our current three).

[badger]

maybe when the time is right, what you should do is see if any of them will choose you. It's one thing to choose them, but they need to accept/adopt you, too!

[Kathi]

After my 20+ kitty passed away I looked at shelters several times but no kitty spoke to me. One day I was at the other end of town shopping and I decided I neeeded to look for a kitty, then, now. I drove to the shelter, filled out the papers and went with the lady helping me to see the available kitty's. We were talking about the cats but when one kitty heard my voice she started talking. The woman helping me was shocked as this cat was very shy and had not responded to anyone. She said they were going to put her on the "no adoption" list (still not sure what that means) because she was not responding to anyone. She was 6 yrs. old, Himayalan, Rag Doll mix. She was friendly, curious, active so I decided to give her a try. When I brought her home she hid under the bed only coming out to play, eat and sleep with me. I finally stuffed anything I could find under the beds and furniture to keep her from hiding. She got the message, she has become my best friend, sweet, loving, sometimes to dependent but laid back enough to tolerate our life style, boarding while we're out of town and frequent car trips to our condo.

Three years later she's still not friendly to visitors, probably never will be, but loves our little ski condo, still has a lot of curiousity, loves to play and has become a wonderful, forever fur baby.

BTW, I almost didn't adopt her because she was so pretty. I named her Megane (Celtic, meaning soft and gentle) because it describes her perfectly.

[zoom-zoom]

maybe when the time is right, what you should do is see if any of them will choose you. It's one thing to choose them, but they need to accept/adopt you, too!

Strays have often adopted us over the years...it's funny. But when DS and I have gone to the no-kill shelter to donate supplies they always encourage us to go visit the kitties in each of the 4 rooms. In these rooms most of the cats wander freely. And it's amazing how desperate so many are...you can barely walk without tripping over over-auditioning cats. Makes me want to take them ALL home!

[redrhodie]

I vote for one of each.

[Blueberry]

Gotta have photos in this thread

Here are my 3 "recent" additions:

[Velocivixen]

@Badger, yeah, it would be great to be in a room and just see what cats/kittens come up to us. I want them to like us too.

@Becky, for sure regarding why folks return cats. Sometimes it's something like the child has allergies or they're moving and cannot have pets, etc. The folks at the no kill shelter are not shy about sharing why cats have been returned, etc. I feel that they legitimately want to find forever homes for these cats and will work with you.

I think we're leaning toward the range of 6-14 month age range, and littermates if possible. We are open though, and I would like at least one of them to be black.

[goldfinch]

We have a neighbor stray, a Tom. He is the sweetest guy. I am horribly allergic to cats or I would take him in. I did take him to the vet. Got him neutered, dewormed, and got him his shots.

I hope he makes it. I wish I could find someone to adopt him.

[smilingcat]

We have a neighbor stray, a Tom. He is the sweetest guy. I am horribly allergic to cats or I would take him in. I did take him to the vet. Got him neutered, dewormed, and got him his shots.

I hope he makes it. I wish I could find someone to adopt him.

There are ways of coping with cat allergy. It has to do with cat dander. I have a friend whose SO is allergic to cats. My suggestion was to brush the cat regularly, a regular bath , after a while the cat will get "used" to the regular bath. The bath and grooming helps to control the cat dander. Another thing I suggested was to get a room air filter with HEPA filters to catch the cat dander. We use a vacume cleaner with HEPA filter. It's amazing how much fine dust it collects.

Depending on how severely allergic, and how much are you willing to do, you might be able to live in harmony with the cat. Maybe not...

Just a suggestion.

Sincerely,

smilingcat