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but i'm thinking of getting one

right now the question is moot because i'm not in the right place to own one but in about a year i'll be seriously thinking about looking for one

it'll be my first cat (we're a dog family) and i have no idea how to cat. based on what my friend is telling me i should get a 3-year-old female shorthair.

if i do get a cat i'm naming it catmeat. 5 internet points to anyone who gets the joke

I want a dog... but I live in a small studio which would be really unfair to the poor dog. Not to mention there's a no dogs allowed here anyway.

How to Cat

#1: Cats have (usually >.>) generic personalities and traits depending on breed, just like dogs do. So do your research to give you an idea of what kind of cat to get if you're looking for specific traits.

#2: Kitty litter sucks. You'll try a billion different kinds and you'll like none of them. But it's a necessary evil.

#3: DO NOT DECLAW YOUR CAT. Unless, of course, you're willing to chop your fingers off at the knuckle in solidarity, because that's what declawing amounts to. Try out a few different kinds of cheap scratching posts (different cats like scratching different things) and then once you've figured out what your kitty likes, invest in a good one.

#4: Cats may be less work than dogs, but kittens are hard work. Also, cats may sleep a lot, but they're also nocturnal, so be prepared for middle of the night antics.

#5: Cats lie. Like rugs. "No, honestly, you haven't fed me in *weeks*!" will sound sincere, but you know you fed them that afternoon. Stay strong; they're very convincing.

..feel free to ask questions. I've had cats my whole life.

DA

Another note is that sometimes cats can be really talkative.

Like super-noisy talkative.

I love my cat but damn does he never shut up.

AYRT

Oh man, I have one of those. He's got a lot better since I got him company, though. But he still has to "announce" when he's awake and needs his cuddles now, pls.

I have three cats, two of which are declawed. They are no better or worse off than my not-declawed cat. They literally do not realize that they don't have claws anymore and will both still attempt to scratch people and furniture the same way that they did when they had claws. Both of them are grown up, healthy cats. The part about it making them suffer is kind of a lie. Does it hurt them? Of course it does, but equating it to amputating a part of your finger is idiotic and makes no sense considering the structure of retractable claws vs. human finger are nothing alike and removing a cats claws does not affect their ability to do all the same things that other cats do.

AYRT

I never said it led to long-term suffering, but yes, it is anatomically EXACTLY like chopping off the tops of your fingers. It isn't a simple removal of the claws, it is an actual amputation of the ends of a cats toes. In many countries it is illegal and considered animal cruelty, and even in North America it is generally now frowned upon and many vets won't do it unless there's an actual medical reason for it.

NA

No. It is not being 'equated' to amputating part of a finger, it is amputating part of a finger. It is removing the first knuckle from each finger of the paw.

People learn to work around all kinds of minor disabilities, but this is some serious mutilation and there's a reason declawing is illegal in most of Europe. The cruelty of it is not even kind of worth the benefit.

Try adopting an older cat, I know a lot of people say to do this just avoid them being killed at shelters but there's a better reason: kittens suck. Cats don't really get cute and loveable until they've been house trained and have grown up a bit. Adopting an adult cat means you get a loveable pet and you get to skip their obnoxious house-wrecking childhood phase.

If you use petfinder, you can see adoptable cats with their age, whether or not they've been house trained, if they're good with kids or other animals, etc. it's a really fantastic tool.

I second the recommendation to check out petfinder.com It's a great way to browse available animals and acquaint yourself with any shelters and rescue groups in your area.

Shelters in general will have lower adoption fees and looser adoption requirements. It's a more direct saving of a life, but they may not be able to tell you much about the animal's personality due to high turnover/the short amount of time they keep the animals and it may not come fully vetted (or with any vetting at all in some places).

Rescue groups that operate off of a foster home system will generally be able to tell you way more about which animal's are going to have personalities matching your home life/any other requirements (some cats can be pretty dog-like), will have a higher adoption fee but generally come fully vetted, but the application process tends to be more rigorous and intense, i.e. you'll be interrogated and references checked.

maybe foster one to see how it goes?

i come from a dog family, my brother got a cat. i don't live with them and had been considering, so i'm caring for one while people are away.

and hoyl shit am i NOT a cat person. the little beast drives me up the wall. it meows, it wants to sit on me, keeps rubbing its butt on me, can't go for walks, is picky over food, keeps wanting attention

if you like overly clingy things (I THOUGHT THEY WERE STANDOFFISH) you may like a cat

for actual care - not that hard. feed it. water it. take to vet.

You had a lap-cat. Not all of them are like that. Some are standoffish, some only like attention on their terms and some are outright attention whores.

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