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Post by ~Flameheart~ on Jun 30, 2018 22:03:19 GMT -5
My cat stays indoors too. I would recommend that lol.
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Post by 🌼 Sprucetail 🌼 on Jun 30, 2018 22:06:34 GMT -5
I didn’t know, I just tagged everyone I knew lol
I have seen that theyre temperamental things. Lol. Doesn’t deter me wanting one
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Post by 🌼 Sprucetail 🌼 on Jun 30, 2018 22:07:29 GMT -5
Odds are, it won’t happen. But hey at least I’ll know for when I move out wink wonk
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Post by Citrine on Jul 1, 2018 8:41:56 GMT -5
My cats have always been allowed to go outside, so I can't really say much for the whole indoor cat thing haha. If you have a cat that doesn't mind, then it's fine. We adopted our cats from shelters and most of them were allowed out before that, too, so there was really no reason to keep them inside. (Still not amused by our cat crossing the main road here tho lol)
For the whole shedding thing, you can also always buy a brush for the cats and brush them when it's possible. I don't believe they'd shed more than a dog, anyway, so if your dog is alright, then the cats shouldn't be the problem, either.
I personally think cats are hard to 'ignore' when you don't care for them enough, in my opinion. My cats get really annoying when they want food or attention, so in the end, I feel like most people can't really 'forget' or whatever, because the cat comes to seek you out when it wants something lol.
It's been mentioned before but yes, declawing is very, very bad. Just give the cat something it can sratch at and also mind its body language when it wants to be left alone.
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Post by Nightwhisper on Jul 1, 2018 13:37:32 GMT -5
Yeah, do not declaw them. I once fostered a cat that had been declawed by the previous owners, and she hated it. They need them to play most of the time. If they run away from home, they won't be able to catch food.
My cat is really annoying and screams at me for food, but other cats rarely make noise unless they're in pain.
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Post by anawarrior on Jul 1, 2018 13:57:49 GMT -5
Bella: *Meow* Me: Okay, I will get you food Bella:*Mew* Me: Calm down' Bella *Yowls and tries to attack as the sigh of hurry up*
That my life when feeding Bella
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Post by ScarletteBlake on Jul 1, 2018 14:30:51 GMT -5
My two cats are very different. They are both outside cats, and always have been. • I wouldn’t recommend taking them inside if they are outside cats! That’s just my experience though. •Fix your cats, first off. It will save trouble in the long run. •Don’t declaw them, especially if they are outside. •Also, cats can be outdoor cats if you live in a town, as I live in a town and they don’t stray. The most they do is go to our neighbors and meow for attention. •Get some tick/flea medicine. We stuck some on our cats and they haven’t had any troubles. •Have then get their shots. Please •We had to train our cats to only go in one place. We did that by spraying where they went (not them don’t come at me you crazy people), until they learned to go under our bushes! •They will Get injuries. They will get hurt. My longhair cat has gotten in multiple fights and her fur is constantly being ripped out. Chances are, you don’t need to waste money at the vet every time they get hurt or sick. •We waited 3 days before taking my long hair cat to the vet and it turned out she was fine, she had just been trying to get furballs up for the past couple days. She was fine. •When they were kittens, we locked them up every night in our shed with food, water, and their kitty bed. They also had a litter box. After a few months, we gradually started letting them run loose. •Train! Them! We have many little cousins and we had to train our cats to not attack them if they did something! We had to pull on their tails, whiskers, and ears! We had to approach and pet them while they were eating. They quickly learned to not attack if that happened! Training is important! •always have their water filled. We fill their bowl 3 times a day, and before we go to bed. •We only feed them once a day, but we have a constant food bowl in their shed. •they sleep in a shed. The shed door is open so only they can get in. They have access to it at any times.
Note: don’t any of you come after me for taking care of my cats. They get love, food/water, and exercise. They have a place to sleep and are cared for.
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Post by 🌼 Sprucetail 🌼 on Jul 2, 2018 8:03:34 GMT -5
if we do get a cat, it will most certainly be indoor.
i'm familiar with the need to train and and spay. I'm a super huge animal nerd and i feel very strongly about animal rights and whatnot.
anyway thanks famalam.
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Post by ScarletteBlake on Jul 2, 2018 11:45:30 GMT -5
I was just trying to provide an outdoor cat view since it seems everyone had indoor. Just in the offchance it is an outdoor cat
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Post by Nightwhisper on Jul 2, 2018 16:08:48 GMT -5
I once had an outdoor cat that we didn't spay. She had two litters of kittens. We kept one from the first litter and gave the rest to the neighbors. Make sure to spay your kitty!
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Post by EchoingProphecies on Jul 3, 2018 11:34:51 GMT -5
OOF okay here we go
I haven't had my cat for too long and I had one when I was like 6 but I'll try and help XD
One thing is, my cat doesn't have long fur but she sheds like mad, so I'd recommend getting a cat with shorter and thinner fur! If they have longer and thicker fur they're constantly grooming it and it makes them puke up hairballs. Me and my mom have this stuff we put on my cat's paw that the grooms off which helps her digest her hairballs better. If you do end up getting a longhaired cat make sure to brush them daily so you don't get hairballed in the middle of the night like me
There are also a lot of websites you can go to to research cat breeds and you can probably find one perfect for you! Every cat is different, but some breeds tend to be more playful or quiet than others. I'd recommend getting a quiet cat if you mom is worried about noise. Also if they are going to be an outdoor cat or be let outside, don't declaw them. My parents declawed my cat even though she's partly an outdoor cat because she scratched at everything in our house, so if you don't declaw them get them a scratching post or something of the sort. Also cats can totally be trained from what I've heard, so if you want to try and train them to be on their best behavior that would probably work! Like everyone is saying, spay or neuter your cats because you definitely don't want a million of them on your hands. You need to introduce your cat and dogs properly. My cat and dogs barely coexist because she hissed at them every time they come near her XD Also on the training note my cat really likes to drink from the sink and it's cute but super annoying so if you can train her to drink from a bowl or maybe get one of those recycling constantly-running recycled water things that'll be ten times better for you than having to get up every five minutes to water your cat XD
This is all I have because I've barely managed to sneak away from my cousins for awhile for some alone time to get on here but good luck Spruce! Love ya ;D
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Post by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞ on Jul 4, 2018 20:17:57 GMT -5
If you want to get one who isn't likely to be as energetic and rambunctious, I'd recommend getting an older one. Not saying a senior cat or anything. Just one that's older than a kitten.
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Post by cr0wt00th on Jul 4, 2018 22:59:51 GMT -5
Yes!!! Please don't restrict yourself to kittens. There are countless older cats that cannot find homes because no one wants a feline older than a few months. I've never seen it as fair, but I fully understand if you choose to ignore this piece of advice.
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Post by ✞~Spottedleaf ~✞ on Jul 4, 2018 23:10:01 GMT -5
My cats Copper and Ember were supposedly going on 2 and a half or 3 years of age when I got them. Elvis was only 6 weeks, but it's different with him. We found him abandoned out on the street. They are 6 and 12 years now.
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Post by anawarrior on Jul 5, 2018 5:44:07 GMT -5
Yep, same thing with old cats. Lord [the cat] was very old but still a companion, Milady was too far away with his age
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