adopted a cat

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dieseluser07

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2,452 posts

115 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Hi all, adopted a cat yesterday.

Any tips to help him settle in.

Also what percentage of people like cats? I ask because if me and my partner split i wouldent want to harm my dating chances if a lot of girls hate them.

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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1. Well done.
2. Food, toys, a nice bed, and attention (if asked for)
3. Keep him in for about 2-3 weeks....



Mubby

1,236 posts

181 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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dieseluser07 said:
Hi all, adopted a cat yesterday.

Any tips to help him settle in.

Also what percentage of people like cats? I ask because if me and my partner split i wouldnt want to harm my dating chances if a lot of girls hate them.
Lots of treats (mine love dreamies) and he will soon trust you and learn that you are his "dad" I say dad as you know you wont be his master right? he will be your master in no time and have you wrapped around his paw!

I think your dating percentage will increase for sure, who wouldn't like a man with a ickle fluffy wuffy puddy tat? laugh

pic please smile

dieseluser07

Original Poster:

2,452 posts

115 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Mubby said:
Lots of treats (mine love dreamies) and he will soon trust you and learn that you are his "dad" I say dad as you know you wont be his master right? he will be your master in no time and have you wrapped around his paw!

I think your dating percentage will increase for sure, who wouldn't like a man with a ickle fluffy wuffy puddy tat? laugh

pic please smile
haha are you taking the piss with the dating thing

paintman

7,669 posts

189 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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dieseluser07 said:
Hi all, I was employed on probation as potential staff to a cat yesterday.
Edited for accuracy smile

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Jasandjules said:
1. Well done.
2. Food, toys, a nice bed, and attention (if asked for)
3. Keep him in for about 2-3 weeks....
4. In 5 yrs time, someone will move in down your road with better food on offer and he'll adopt them and forget you ever existed. You sucker!

ps. I have 2.

paolow

3,208 posts

257 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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Jasandjules said:
1. Well done.
2. Food, toys, a nice bed, and attention (if asked for)
3. Keep him in for about 2-3 weeks....
I hope this isn't a thread derail - but I also know the op will be here in a month or two....
When you start letting them out, at some point you will have to say "fine - you are on your own now and I wont chase after you and bring you back. Come home when you are done exploring"
How do you know when this point is reached and that they will come back and not get lost????

Ray Luxury-Yacht

8,910 posts

215 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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paintman said:
dieseluser07 said:
Hi all, I was employed on probation as potential staff to a cat yesterday.
Edited for accuracy smile
biggrin

Plus you'll also find that from now on, 'Home is the place where fur sticks to everything but the cat...'


Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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paolow said:
I hope this isn't a thread derail - but I also know the op will be here in a month or two....
When you start letting them out, at some point you will have to say "fine - you are on your own now and I wont chase after you and bring you back. Come home when you are done exploring"
How do you know when this point is reached and that they will come back and not get lost????
Well, after 2-3 weeks, you don't feed them breakfast. Then let them out at lunchtime. You have a bowl of food. You go out with them and make sure they know you have the food. Do this a few times and they will know how to come home.

dieseluser07

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2,452 posts

115 months

Sunday 14th September 2014
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stupid and insecure question but do you think a man with a cat would be a big nono for a lot of women? not that me and my partner are going to split up but if we did it would stay with me as i own the house.

ADP68

528 posts

170 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Get some feliway, which is like cat opium and chills them out. Also, I have a loc8tr, which allows me to find the pesky cat when she hides in the woods near my house.
Re dating, you may want to take a little bit of cat hair with you and make potential dates sniff the hair to see if they're allergic. Although, that may make you look a little strange.

airweaz

250 posts

116 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Without a doubt say good bye to a nice perfectlt clean car interior. By now your seats will be finely covered in hair. Its the cats car now.

Also dont try and move the cat when they are settling down for a nap. I tried last night and he went for my hand.

He got the sofa for the night not his bed. I say bed its a blanket on the floor over a hot water pipe. He doesnt like cat beds.

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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dieseluser07 said:
stupid and insecure question but do you think a man with a cat would be a big nono for a lot of women? not that me and my partner are going to split up but if we did it would stay with me as i own the house.
Nope. Quite the opposite I suspect.

dieseluser07

Original Poster:

2,452 posts

115 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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ADP68 said:
Get some feliway, which is like cat opium and chills them out. Also, I have a loc8tr, which allows me to find the pesky cat when she hides in the woods near my house.
Re dating, you may want to take a little bit of cat hair with you and make potential dates sniff the hair to see if they're allergic. Although, that may make you look a little strange.
haha yes might be a bit strange

Mubby

1,236 posts

181 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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dieseluser07 said:
stupid and insecure question but do you think a man with a cat would be a big nono for a lot of women? not that me and my partner are going to split up but if we did it would stay with me as i own the house.
NO!! why would it be?!

one of the reasons I love my partner so much is because he is a big softy with our pets! I couldn't be with someone who didn't like animals tbh, as I have so many!

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Funny things, cats.

When you say "adopted a cat" do you mean you're feeding someone else's cat (well cared for already, clean and collared) or do you mean you've taken in a stray (motheaten, thin scavenging thing). If it's the former, stop! Mrs spitfire is paying cat insurance on 2 cats .. one is in almost all the time, one likes roaming for days on end, probably being fed at someone else's house because it's a gorgeous cat anyway and people seem to think it's ok to feed someone else's cat. Thing is I doubt they are paying any insurance on their "adopted" cat etc etc and you can't be sure a non-cat lover is feeding them healthy stuff ..

Funny things, people.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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No one adopts a cat. Cats adopt you.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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paintman said:
dieseluser07 said:
Hi all, I was employed on probation as potential staff to a cat yesterday.
Edited for accuracy smile
hehe

don't worry OP , girls love cats and men who love cats

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
No one adopts a cat. Cats adopt you.
yes i understand this .. what I don't understand is people feeding other peoples' cats thus making the cat want to stay there more and more. If it's collared and not your cat, don't feed it, don't take it in. We know cats will go anywhere they get fussed and fed.
If it looks malnourished, is injured etc then yes get involved if you can help.

Plus cats are generally too cute for their own good, people just want to fuss and feed them. grrr.
Anyway as you were. Good luck OP.