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Should I get a cat?

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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    With NLA.

    I have an irrational hatred of them.

    Without a doubt the most selfish animal I know of. Will not think twice about upping sticks if it thinks it can get a better deal elsewhere.
    The Marcus Bent of the mammalian world.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Why don't you get one for Christmas and review the situation a few weeks later ?

    I'm not biting! :)
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    With NLA.

    I have an irrational hatred of them.

    Without a doubt the most selfish animal I know of. Will not think twice about upping sticks if it thinks it can get a better deal elsewhere.
    Sounds a bit like some footballers.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168

    The fact they'll up sticks and leave is kind of what I like about them - you know they're there because they really like it and not out of some loyalty instinct that makes them stick around even if you treat them like shite.

    If Cats could talk, they would lie to you.

     

  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476

    I love cats, nothing like having a cat to cuddle up to in front of the TV, they do not moan when I blow off unlike the Mrs.



  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,642
    What Leroy said.

    We got our kitten at 5 weeks. The missus had one day booked off work with it and then we've left it at home ever since.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098

    How can you not like the animal because it is 'selfish'?

    By that token, dogs have no self respect because they love you even if you treat them like shyte....should I hate them for being so thick?

    No, they're animals, not people.

    Animals do what animals do, it's not their fault.

  • legaladdick
    legaladdick Posts: 1,808
    We got two (one from Foal Farm - I would recommend them highly) and then a neighbours cat decided our place was more to his liking and 'adopted' us.  Absolutely agree with Exiled - it's their independence which makes them appealing so that when they want a cuddle you can feel it is special.  Leave small bowls of water in different places as they like to vary their drinking places.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,737

    How can you not like the animal because it is 'selfish'?

    By that token, dogs have no self respect because they love you even if you treat them like shyte....should I hate them for being so thick?

    No, they're animals, not people.

    Animals do what animals do, it's not their fault.




    Ermmmm....think I quantified it when I used the word irrational.
  • bigstemarra
    bigstemarra Posts: 5,098

    Did you mean 'qualify'?

    It's not irrational if you have reasons for it - which you outlined!

    Not that it matters; each to their own.  I just like pretty much all animals - it doesn't mean that I want to try and cuddle a bull shark!

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  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    Get this cat it needs your help
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited July 2011
    No

    They kill birds, frogs, newts, toads and anything else they can for no purpose as they don't eat them.

    Evil animals.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    No

    They eat birds, frogs, newts, toads and anything else they can for no purpose as they do't eat them.

    Evil animals.

    Best sentence ever. Did you run that back and forth through Google translate a few times? :)
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Meant kill

    Cat lover
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448

    Alex, the shelter would simply be for emergencies. I looked online for stories about catflap fitters in double glazing, and there was one person in particular who was constantly complained about as a cowboy...don't know if it was the Dartford person.

    I think a rescue cat is a good idea...it's Mrs Plum that wants a good looking one.

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955

    "...it's Mrs Plum that wants a good looking one."



    Well, she wasn't very lucky with you, Seth!

    ;o)
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Thats why she is seeking an alternative....
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    We got two (one from Foal Farm - I would recommend them highly) and then a neighbours cat decided our place was more to his liking and 'adopted' us.  Absolutely agree with Exiled - it's their independence which makes them appealing so that when they want a cuddle you can feel it is special.  Leave small bowls of water in different places as they like to vary their drinking places.
    too true about them choosing their owners. i remember when my my ex decided i was surplus to requirements. i always used to feed her ans pet her, but ex didnt like her much. i didnt want to take her with me as she was an outdoor cat and i was moving to a place with no outside area. i left the cat behind and she adopted the neighbours as a new owner. she just stopped coming home, wish i'd thought of that years earlier, lol. my new partner has a cat, cost us £800 to bring him from sweden, VIP (very important puss) or what! he's great company, always purring and sleeps whenever we do and as were both shift workers, thats quite a lot.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
     my new partner has a cat, cost us £800 to bring him from sweden, VIP (very important puss) or what!
    I'm shipping my three to Canada next year - the Missus said either they come or she doesn't. Unbelivebaly my employer has agreed to pay for it as part of my relocation package! 
  • folder
    folder Posts: 173

    Cats are wicked, if you get the right breed they can be intelligent and loving....

    I give you Elvis - 9 years old and still a kitten at heart....pedigre devon rex (proper gremlin)

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  • Maglor
    Maglor Posts: 702
    Definately get one - they are low maintenance and good company
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Brilliant, Folder ......looks like something out of Lord of the Rings!

    ;o)
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    With NLA.

    I have an irrational hatred of them.

    Without a doubt the most selfish animal I know of. Will not think twice about upping sticks if it thinks it can get a better deal elsewhere.
    The Marcus Bent of the mammalian world.
    He may be a useless tosser but Marcus Bent was still a mammal last time I checked.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Just when you think you've seen threads on everything, Charlton Life throws this one into the mix.

    "Should I get a cat?" Am laughing here.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    No pussy footing about
  • legaladdick
    legaladdick Posts: 1,808
    Well Off_it we had one on dogs so one for moggies is only fair.  Mind you I hope we don't have one on budgies - can't stand them
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    Well Off_it we had one on dogs so one for moggies is only fair.  Mind you I hope we don't have one on budgies - can't stand them
    Oh I'm not knocking it mate - just think its funny!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    edited July 2011
    Well Off_it we had one on dogs so one for moggies is only fair.  Mind you I hope we don't have one on budgies - can't stand them
    A card in the window of our local newsagents:

    "FOR SALE - budgies going cheep"



    Sorry. Where's that taxi?
  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    I have always had cats  and 9 years ago got a young mum and son from Cats Protection League - Loulou and Percy. Prepare for a lifetime of happiness and always taking second place in your own home. But do not get a cat unless it can safely go outside when they like and you can take proper care of them
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,419
    edited July 2011

    Take one pace forward everyone that cleans up after their cat S***s in the street..................Lol

     

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