Why did you get your cat?

[borderdawn]

My first Cat "Snowball" was here before me! he was a CPL rescue. Since then we had a Persian from my sister who moved away (breeder/exhibitor), Jessie from the Vets (rescue) Scooter from CPL, Schnapps from a breeder, Jazz from a man who crossbred Cats Darcy from CPL, and Wiggy from a breeder/exhibitor.
Dawn.

[Hreow]

Because there was a cat-shaped hole in my life until I did. Or until the right cat found the hole.

[Rosie]

I got my present cat, Rosie, when a lady who fostered both cats and dogs asked me to mind one of her foster kittens for a few days that was over eight years ago! I decided I would not get another cat until a grey one "came along" a friend of a friend's cat has just had a litter with a grey kitten but the owner says she wants to keep the kitten, if not I am having my grey!

[Naomi]

I got my first cat just after I had miscarried our first baby. I needed something to fill that gap that had been left and she filled it. OH found her up his parents place and spoke to his parents about me having her. I took one look at her and fell in love, she was a ginger and white.

I got Moli and Sox back in November, I had just had to rehome my dogs cos of ill health and a friend of mine had 2 kittens but her landlord said they had to go so I offered to take them in on a short term basis, yeah right , until a forever home could be found. Within 3 days I had managed to work hubby round into us keeping them

[Booktigger]

I Actually wasn't going to get any cats when my housemate moved out, as I didn't want to be tied down!! Then someone on the next street asked my neighbour (ex CPL) to home his mums cat or he was goign to microwave it. She knew I always wanted a pure white with blue eyes, and though I would settle for a pure white with green eyes - which I did. When she died, I realised hte house was too empty so went to the local CP and got Tigger. My mum told me I was stupid to get her as Ginger (cat who lived near her) was a stray, so the week after I went and got him. So in the space of 3 months, I had gone from not wanting any to having 2!! WAsn't going to get another after Tig, as Ginger was a different cat, but for some reason, my friend took me to a local rescue, and I couldn't walk away from hundreds of cats and dogs without asking if I could have one. And my friend actually picked Snowy cos she was such an ugly looking cat!! I got a phone call asking if I could take on a 10 year old female hours after coming back from Snowy's final visit to the vets, and as they were in the vets at the same time as us that morning, I thought it was fate!! Blackie came from a phone call DiddyDawn took, she couldnt take her as she had cat flu, and I Could. I wanted Molly from the moment the rescue told me about her, as she was very temperamental and I thought a home environment would do her good. Took me 8 months to get her though!!

[Luke]

well had a fair few cats over the years-but will just cover present two
Clementine and her litter were 'bred' by an ex friend of my mothers, she bred ragdolls and one of her queens in call escaped and was mated by the stable yard mousers....Clem and brothers were outcome, the 'breeder' didn't want them, turned out onto stable yard to fend for themselves..when we stepped in. Clem stayed here, and her brothers were rehomed to homes where we still see them on and off
Elsa...i was looking for another kitten, someone one of my aunts new had an accidental pair of litters...both sired by the same BSH but mothered 1) by a persian 2)by a maine coon...sadly the MC lost most of her litter with just Elsa and one brother (if i remember rightly) left..she never 'took' to them totally so they were 'fostered' to the persian who had a litter sired by the same tom...its complicated lol. But basically, Elsa was just a 'searching for a kitten' one

[Nicola]

I got Ramsay for my husband. Someone had a litter of kittens in the paper and it said she was the last one. No one seemed to want her so I went and got her. Gordon was from a local rescue.Saw him on an internet site and fell in love. I phoned about him and my husband also phoned about him (without eachother knowing) and he came home with us on Mothers day 2005

[honeybunny]

I got my first cat (well first one since I stopped living with parents) because a lovely cat used to try to get into my house and I woul feed her - eventually I put a collar and note on her and her name was Squawky and she was a neighbours cat so I stopped letting her in and missed, got in tough with Cats Protection and adopted my ginger boy

[Donna]

After being with the OH for 18 years I left and bought my own house. Just needed "something" to stop feeling lonely when the kids were at their dads. Got Chloe then six weeks later got Misty. And am desperately trying to stop myself getting more!!

Never had a cat in my life until now, but love watching them grow up, and love watching the children interact with them.