adopting a rescue cat
Discussion
Me (man) and my partner (woman) want to adopt a cat from the rspca.
Is there anything to watch out for? Weve seen a few 'abused ones' and they seem very friendly and trusting considering but are these likely to go mental when we actually get it home??
Also do people think rescuing is the best way to go considering the potential 'issues' they may have
Whats a average monthly cost for a moggie cat??
Also are cats good pets???? Bare in mind im a male
Is there anything to watch out for? Weve seen a few 'abused ones' and they seem very friendly and trusting considering but are these likely to go mental when we actually get it home??
Also do people think rescuing is the best way to go considering the potential 'issues' they may have
Whats a average monthly cost for a moggie cat??
Also are cats good pets???? Bare in mind im a male
Not sure what being a man has to do with it, you'll be fine.
We've had 6 rescues now, 4 still here. We had all ours from kittens and they have, without exception, been great.
Monthly costs - food, insurance, portion of their jabs etc around £40 a cat maybe. I can't say I've ever done the maths. They get what they need.
So many need homes and if you go for an older cat then have a chat to the staff and I suppose expect some odd behavior as they settle in maybe. As long as there aren't small children to upset them and be hurt by them I'm sure you'd be fine.
We've had 6 rescues now, 4 still here. We had all ours from kittens and they have, without exception, been great.
Monthly costs - food, insurance, portion of their jabs etc around £40 a cat maybe. I can't say I've ever done the maths. They get what they need.
So many need homes and if you go for an older cat then have a chat to the staff and I suppose expect some odd behavior as they settle in maybe. As long as there aren't small children to upset them and be hurt by them I'm sure you'd be fine.
Rescuing a cat is entirely unlike rescuing a dog. A dog will be ecstatic to see you, whereas a cat can barely contain its indifference.
Dogs have 'masters'; cats have 'staff'.
However, when a cat does decide it likes you (which will be entirely on the cat's own terms) it is a truly wonderful thing.
Dogs have 'masters'; cats have 'staff'.
However, when a cat does decide it likes you (which will be entirely on the cat's own terms) it is a truly wonderful thing.
DKL said:
Not sure what being a man has to do with it, you'll be fine.
We've had 6 rescues now, 4 still here. We had all ours from kittens and they have, without exception, been great.
Monthly costs - food, insurance, portion of their jabs etc around £40 a cat maybe. I can't say I've ever done the maths. They get what they need.
So many need homes and if you go for an older cat then have a chat to the staff and I suppose expect some odd behavior as they settle in maybe. As long as there aren't small children to upset them and be hurt by them I'm sure you'd be fine.
Were looking at an adult cat so behaviour may be more affected as they understand the abuse more than a kitten.maybe???We've had 6 rescues now, 4 still here. We had all ours from kittens and they have, without exception, been great.
Monthly costs - food, insurance, portion of their jabs etc around £40 a cat maybe. I can't say I've ever done the maths. They get what they need.
So many need homes and if you go for an older cat then have a chat to the staff and I suppose expect some odd behavior as they settle in maybe. As long as there aren't small children to upset them and be hurt by them I'm sure you'd be fine.
An 'abused' cat will likely be shy and hidey and take a good long while to come out of its shell.
That's it, really. They don't resource-guard or snap in the way that rescue dogs can do.
I'd recommend you get a cat from Cats Protection rather than the RSPCA. Cats Protection are uncannily skilled at matching cats with suitable homes.
That's it, really. They don't resource-guard or snap in the way that rescue dogs can do.
I'd recommend you get a cat from Cats Protection rather than the RSPCA. Cats Protection are uncannily skilled at matching cats with suitable homes.
Most of the cats at 'rescues' are not 'abused'. I never had cats until a few years ago and adopted 2 in successive years from RSPCA as circa 12 week old kittens. A third came more recently but has gone. I've not really totted up the costs but I don't worry about them. I just stock up on food whenevr it is on special. With adult cats guess you can get more of a feel for what their personality is like straight from the off. With kittens it seems a bit more unpredictable but I wouldn't expect them to be 'mental' unless they had some disorder or you maltreated them. One of mine was timid and shy as a kitten at the rescue but she is now the energetic mental one.
This is Dennis the Maniac
We fostered him for a while, until someone was brave enough to take him on. Beautiful cat, but badly abused and quite likely to jump up and have a piece of your arm if you went into his pen.
The point I want to make is that the staff will know if the cat is inclined to that sort of behaviour, cats like that tend to get better when they go to a permanent home, rather than worse.
We fostered him for a while, until someone was brave enough to take him on. Beautiful cat, but badly abused and quite likely to jump up and have a piece of your arm if you went into his pen.
The point I want to make is that the staff will know if the cat is inclined to that sort of behaviour, cats like that tend to get better when they go to a permanent home, rather than worse.
We currently have three rescue cats and had two others before. All are wonderful. As for liking men, most cats IME prefer men. Our two newest cats were for my OH. They both like and sit on the couch with me or my lap, or on the bed on my side and/or my chest. They don't sit with the OH..........
Costs? Well, we just pay whatever they need. We get them their raw food which they sometimes begrudgingly accept but always make sure we know we must do better.
And those who say a cat won't greet you??!? I had one who would run around after me for about 10 mins when I was out for more than an hour, she would yell and demand attention - including leaping on the bed or couch etc and just hassling me.... I now have one who just follows me to the bedroom and yells at me. I guess I should be grateful.
Costs? Well, we just pay whatever they need. We get them their raw food which they sometimes begrudgingly accept but always make sure we know we must do better.
And those who say a cat won't greet you??!? I had one who would run around after me for about 10 mins when I was out for more than an hour, she would yell and demand attention - including leaping on the bed or couch etc and just hassling me.... I now have one who just follows me to the bedroom and yells at me. I guess I should be grateful.
We are on Our 4th. The first had been found in a plastic bin bag by the side of a lake, and very occasionally, would spend 5 mins purring, before attempting to rip off your face.
We got her before we had kids and she put them in their place. - As our 18 year old daughter told me the other week "I tried to make friends with Annie, but she just hissed at me"
Then we had Dennis, as a kitten, who got skin cancer, and then we had Poppy and Daisy, twin kittens. But Daisy got a liver desease, so we just have Poppy who is looking mighty old, but still dive bombs the dog.
We got her before we had kids and she put them in their place. - As our 18 year old daughter told me the other week "I tried to make friends with Annie, but she just hissed at me"
Then we had Dennis, as a kitten, who got skin cancer, and then we had Poppy and Daisy, twin kittens. But Daisy got a liver desease, so we just have Poppy who is looking mighty old, but still dive bombs the dog.
dieseluser07 said:
People think im a right fruitcake when i tell them i want a cuddly cat rather than a playful one lol
Fruitcake ? No Deluded ? Perhaps. More like you don't understand your place in the cat's life. You are it's b
h. If you play with it, and feed it, and you are very lucky, it might decide that you are more comfortable than a cat bed.
There are definitely cuddly cats out there and a good rescue centre will be able to guide you
My Fitz (now passed) was the best of both, ultra cuddly (on my lap every night and on my bed most nights) he loved nothing more than being fussed, purred for England. Came when called just to have a fuss but also loved to play and was like a kitten at play right til his late teens.
Fitz was found wandering the street meowing for help at 4 months old, no one ever claimed him (good for me!) he was an amazing little cat.
I'm sure you will find your ideal feline friend.
My Fitz (now passed) was the best of both, ultra cuddly (on my lap every night and on my bed most nights) he loved nothing more than being fussed, purred for England. Came when called just to have a fuss but also loved to play and was like a kitten at play right til his late teens.
Fitz was found wandering the street meowing for help at 4 months old, no one ever claimed him (good for me!) he was an amazing little cat
.I'm sure you will find your ideal feline friend.
Pit Pony said:
dieseluser07 said:
People think im a right fruitcake when i tell them i want a cuddly cat rather than a playful one lol
Fruitcake ? No Deluded ? Perhaps. More like you don't understand your place in the cat's life. You are it's bh. If you play with it, and feed it, and you are very lucky, it might decide that you are more comfortable than a cat bed.
I have a cuddly cat, he is very quiet and very placid but he likes to sleep wherever I sleep and likes a cuddle when he wakes up. :-|
He will also follow me about and will often greet me and meow for a bit when i come home after being out for a bit.
All cats are completely different. Mine just happens to be lazy, even by cat standards, and far from waking me up at 5am as many cats do, he's usually still asleep on the bed when I leave for work.
He will also follow me about and will often greet me and meow for a bit when i come home after being out for a bit.
All cats are completely different. Mine just happens to be lazy, even by cat standards, and far from waking me up at 5am as many cats do, he's usually still asleep on the bed when I leave for work.
We have rescued three cats, sadly only one of which is still with us.
As said above, you'll get a good idea of what the cat is like before you choose. Our last one chose us, we hadn't gone in to get another one, merely to spend some time with them (the shelter appreciate people socialising most of their cats) & ended up taking one home, a kitten this time.
As said above, you'll get a good idea of what the cat is like before you choose. Our last one chose us, we hadn't gone in to get another one, merely to spend some time with them (the shelter appreciate people socialising most of their cats) & ended up taking one home, a kitten this time.
Bit late to this party, but heyho!
We adopted two old ladies from the Resue Centre, 11 and 13 (mother and daughter we were told). (when we said we wanted house cats, they asked if we would take 'Apair' and I asked what type of breed that was - then realised quickly what she meant).
I wasn't really into cats but partner wanted one. They have been the most amzing companions - so gentle and docile, never bite, hiss or scratch, wary of kids but never harm them, come to greet us when we get in, shout until we feed them, come when they are called, sleep on top of us.
I dread the day they leave us, but they are going strong 3 years after we got them.
We adopted two old ladies from the Resue Centre, 11 and 13 (mother and daughter we were told). (when we said we wanted house cats, they asked if we would take 'Apair' and I asked what type of breed that was - then realised quickly what she meant).
I wasn't really into cats but partner wanted one. They have been the most amzing companions - so gentle and docile, never bite, hiss or scratch, wary of kids but never harm them, come to greet us when we get in, shout until we feed them, come when they are called, sleep on top of us.
I dread the day they leave us, but they are going strong 3 years after we got them.
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