Topic: wanting a certain type of cat (Read 5452 times)

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #33 on:** April 25, 2009, 18:51:07 PM »

Nothing wrong with liking a particular type of cat. No matter what colour/type cat we ended up being chosen by, I think most of us - hand on heart - have some sort of preference, whether it be for colour, long or short hair etc. Of course, it takes more than being a certain colour to win us over and those little faces can convince us of anything. Hard to believe that I wasnt' that keen on gingers before I got Jaffa. But he chose me. I wasn't too keen on long hairs either, but Magpie decided he was coming home with his brother. With a pedigree, obviously you are pretty much getting what you set out to get, although with Mosi I didn't set out to get a red. But when I saw him, he could have been sky blue pink with purple dots and he'd still have come home with me.

sixfurballs · « **Reply #32 on:** April 25, 2009, 11:09:12 AM »

I've had 8 cats over 7 years. (I still have 6 of them). All but one (who was a tabby) were or are black, white or black and white. The first, Tomsk, was all black and I did want an all black cat. I absolutely adore them and just cannot understand why they get so overlooked. I think they are simply stunning. The second was my beautiful white girl Bronte. I wasn't specifically looking for a white cat but when I heard about her I thought it would be lovely to have one all black and one all white. I did already know about the issues with white cats eyes and the risk of skin cancer as had looked into that.

As for the others its just been coincidence. The black cats always pull my eye and the others that came with them were siblings. I now have one all black, one all white, one black with a small white bib and the 3 black and white girls. When I got Lexie and Purdey I did go looking for a long hair and had been dreaming of a Maine Coone or Norwegian. All they had at the CPL was these 2 scruffy looking girls they could only describe as semi-long hairs but I totally fell in love and had to have them. Now look at them (they are in my signature). They are exactly what I had been hoping for but would never have guessed they could have turned out like this as when I got them they were muscular but skinny and had short coats everywhere but their manes.

moiramassey · « **Reply #31 on:** April 25, 2009, 10:12:39 AM »

9 cats over 23 years.

6 cases of don't know who chose who.

1 adopted from friend.

1 spooky. Sam (first cat) was ill and I was almost certain it was terminal but we didn't have the test results yet. We were just back from the vets (again) and watching Blue Peter (you do things like that when sitting with your unwell cat). Credits rolled and I saw the name 'Peter Liquorice'. I thought 'Liquorice would be an excellent name for a black cat' and then felt so guilty, because I should not be thinking of getting another cat with Sam so ill. Took Sam back to vets next day knowing he was dying. Vet confirmed it was advanced feline leaukaemia (Sam was three before an effective vaccine was available). We decided to let him go. Then, paying the bill I saw this postcard which hadn't been there the day before, saying 'black kitten needs good home'. It was like fate. That was Liquorice.

1 Mitzi. I was down to two cats and while Blacken is great, Mini is a one-way cat for me - utterly disinterested in me except as a source of food (although she does like my OH and come to him for attention twice a day). I have a limited number of cat places in my home (4 max) and I so wanted an intelligent cat that interacted with me. I decided I wanted a Siamese cross, probably black, definitely female. I found Mitzi who is a black female Siamese/Bengal cross and she is exactly what I wanted - follows me around the house, wants cuddles, demanding, deeply curious, willful and fascinating.

bunglycat · « **Reply #30 on:** April 24, 2009, 23:33:56 PM »

When Oscar died (he was my short haired domestic pure white with orange eyes ) i wanted another white cat .
When i went to a cat show i felt so unhappy because of losing Oscar and i spoke to someone called Jacky from Cats protection .
They had just homed 2 white cats and suggested i thought about something else -so i said i would like a persian as i had had 2 in the past .
Jacky said she had a persian in , so i said i would love a blue and thats what Sophie was !!!
So, i had Sophie at 4 years old and she is now almost 15 , also the others i just took in as Smartie was in a pen at Lincoln Cp and unhappy and howling , Bungly was deaf in one ear and her sister had been re-homed and the lady who took her sister never rang back for her , Winston wasn;'t wanted by his owners anymore and somone shoved a note through my door telling me with their phone number on -as i couldn''t ignore it i rang them and fetched him 7 years ago.
FiFi was just irresistable.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #29 on:** April 24, 2009, 17:03:03 PM »

I don't think there's anything wrong with liking a certain colouring of cat.....I see you've already noticed "Puss in boots" on the cats needing homes section.....

I have cat breeds or colours I like but I don't think I've ever actively decided and sought out a certain colour cat. Doesn't mean I think it's bad though!

Feline Costumier · « **Reply #28 on:** April 24, 2009, 10:06:43 AM »

When I got Chilli I just wanted to bring a furry into my life again after a good 2 year absence. When I got Dave I definitely wanted a boy and wanted something other than black or black and white as I've always had those so wanted to spread the love to some others

I ended up with my gorgeous, handsome, naughty, boisterous, clumsy, cuddlebum, unlike any cat I've ever met!

I'd like to say there won't be a next one for a while and I certainly don't think I'll do a kitten again for a good while, two in two years is enough for anyone! But we'll see what happens over the next year or so, after all, you can go in for a cuddle with the cats in the RSPCA here so the chances of some little furball winning your heart when you're not paying attention is very high

Dawn F · « **Reply #27 on:** April 24, 2009, 09:07:55 AM »

Well I think everyone would want a Smudgey Dawn!!!!!

Judecat (Paula) · « **Reply #26 on:** April 23, 2009, 21:32:28 PM »

I have always wanted a Maine Coon or a Bengal. I lost the idea of a Bengal on being told the chances were my beloved Trouble would get bullied. When the Rescue offered me Cassie, I didn't care about age or colour. I lucked out she is clever responds well to training (ME! I thought it was supposed to be t'other way around

) pretty and a lapcat.

west0405 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 23, 2009, 19:02:32 PM »

Well I think everyone would want a Smudgey Dawn!!!!!
Its not hard to not fall in love with a blue

I am sure your dream kitty will arrive soon, (hopefully a pensioner too

)

They're easier and always more pleasant to look after than a man

Millys Mum · « **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2009, 17:00:33 PM »

Quote from: Kirst on April 23, 2009, 14:00:37 PM

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I like the 'ugliest' or dirtiest, as i know regardless of temprement or personality the pretty ones are going to get picked at some point, thats just their luck.

We are still talking cats , not men right?????

men need to be clean and housetrained to apply

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2009, 16:15:08 PM »

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2009, 14:38:09 PM »

Dawn F · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2009, 14:01:04 PM »

Kirst · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2009, 14:00:37 PM »

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I like the 'ugliest' or dirtiest, as i know regardless of temprement or personality the pretty ones are going to get picked at some point, thats just their luck.

We are still talking cats , not men right?????

Dawn F · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2009, 13:07:16 PM »

they don't even do bedroom rules at my one - they just think that the cats have been messed around enough and don't need the upheaval of being brought back again if it doesn't work - I can understand in many cases but like you say it shouldn't be a blanket rule

Millys Mum · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:50:58 PM »

I like the 'ugliest' or dirtiest, as i know regardless of temprement or personality the pretty ones are going to get picked at some point, thats just their luck.
A shy black or b/w cat will sit there for ages being overlooked whereas a shy semi long hair torti wont wait as long, so i guess i wouldnt go pick by looks.
The best thing is my 'dream' cat is a skanky tom with a fat head and extra toes, im more likely to have this adopt me so might get one at some point

I think the bedroom rule blue cross has is a big restrictive, you could have 3 bedrooms, 6 cats and them be happy. 4 bedrooms and 2 cats doesnt mean they will get on

if you match up your multicat homes well then harmony will rule regardless of how many bedrooms there are. Id fail adopting from them but i could offer a very happy home to the right type of cat

Dawn F · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:28:31 PM »

you are so right hannah!!

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:27:54 PM »

dont feel guilty for wanting a certain colour - but dont be surprised if what you get isnt that colour

its like men - you think you like a certain type but end up with something totally different!!

Dawn F · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2009, 11:21:25 AM »

its probably all going to come to nothing anyway! I know my local blue cross won't let me have another cat because they aren't keen on multicat homes so that only leaves the rspca and the chances are pretty slim of one coming in!

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2009, 11:05:41 AM »

I love tabbies too Bazsmum (and big tiggers for that matter

). I got my 1st pud (Emma) when I was 5 years old and have had many cats since but Noni is only our 3rd with tabby colouring. I suppose the fact is that tabbies are very popular and therefore less common in rescues than black or B&W.

I don't think it's a bad thing to want a certain colour cat, as part of their attraction is their beauty and that is in the eye of the beholder. As long as the main reason for wanting to home a cat is the desire to have a cat, rather than a cat of a certain colour/type if you get my drift.

As many of you know, we now have an additional 2 young girls and their mom when we were looking for 2 boys only

blackcat · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2009, 10:36:17 AM »

I have, at various stages of my life set out with a specific cat in mind. For example, when I got sofie, I had determined I was going to get one of those 'smoke' coloured cats with a pale undercolour and dark tips (she was a burmese blue) and when I got Bobcat I was after a foreign white (he was a turkish angora - long haired and yellow eyed instead of shorthaired and blue-eyed). Reynard was supposed to be an ebony girl but was a havanna boy ... you get the picture? We go out to get a particular type/look/breed, we come home with the one who steals our hearts. I am actually deeply suspicious of people who come home with what they have sought - perhaps they are after the trophy and not the animal ...

Janeyk · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:19:35 AM »

Quote from: Desley (booktigger) on April 22, 2009, 22:39:21 PM

i dont see anything wrong with it, there has to be something that draws you to a cat, and personality doesn't always stand out in a rescue, and online pages only have a pic to draw you. My criteria is age, if I am ever looking at cats, anything under the age of 12 gets dismissed regardless of looks.

age for me too, usually over 15 and with disabilities really as I work from home I am around to care for them.

Dawn F · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:18:28 AM »

age isn't really an issue for me either though that said all of mine are under 7 but we didn't actually ask age until we'd picked them and then they were just guesstimates

Ela · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:16:08 AM »

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My criteria is age, if I am ever looking at cats, anything under the age of 12 gets dismissed regardless of looks.

My dream phone calls

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As far as I am concerned I do have a preference for brindle/tortie, somehow they seem to go straight to my heart, however, I have owned possibly less of them than anything, in fact no torties and only 2 brindle's. I always took in the first one I saw if I went to a rescue, and of those I kept that I initially fostered I always adopted the most needy. Oh! my goodness I hope I never get a needy kitten as each time I care for kittens it reminds me why I don't want one. Give me a 'golden oldie' any day.

Bazsmum · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2009, 04:11:24 AM »

Quite right about having to go back to check the cat out more than once...Like I said my preference is quite the opposite to personality...every cat has personality but it takes time to come out....

So I suppose most peeps must have colour etc preference!

That's unless they already know what they are taking on personality wise!

Rosella moggy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2009, 23:47:25 PM »

Ignoring puds doing the choosing, unless you go back a few times to same rescue, I would say it's difficult to choose based on purrsonality so looks and apparent purrsonality is likely to swing it e.g. Freddie was so obviously the sweetest, shyest, lost little soul when I 1st saw him

. You'd never believe it if you saw him tonight wrestling with my arm and demanding a few pats on the bum

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2009, 22:39:21 PM »

i dont see anything wrong with it, there has to be something that draws you to a cat, and personality doesn't always stand out in a rescue, and online pages only have a pic to draw you. My criteria is age, if I am ever looking at cats, anything under the age of 12 gets dismissed regardless of looks.

Dawn F · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2009, 14:10:18 PM »

god that would be asking for trouble!!! I have wanted a blue cream torti forever but you do have to seek them out and oh thinks its wrong - anyway its all talk at the moment until his ankle gets better

Bazsmum · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2009, 13:48:47 PM »

I have always had a longing for this type of cat......

But OH would definitely say "NO!"

I love tabbie's and tabbie variations....that would be my preference and I am lucky enough to have 7 of these!

....Have to say though personality of the cat wins every time, as my baby is a B&W!

Sheli_80 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2009, 13:45:10 PM »

When we first decided to get a cat I said I wanted a grey cat because they are so stunning, we ended up with a black on and a white one. I suppose I could have mixed them up to get grey if I really wanted

No-one warned me though that its the cat that picks you and not the other way around.

Kirst · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2009, 13:34:04 PM »

No , you are not the only one. Any cat you have will be lucky to have you so if you want a certain type then as far as I am concerned its one more cat with a happy home.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2009, 13:04:25 PM »

You havent said what kind.color you are after!

However a while back i started a thread about what cat you wanted and what you ended up with and very few stuck to what they originally wanted

Dawn F · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2009, 13:02:14 PM »

ok so I know what you are all going to say but is it wrong to actually covert a certain colour of cat - the fact that I am asking obviously means I feel guilty about it - OH says it should be on personality but I can't be the only one can I???

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