advice for having a flat-cat

[meep]

hi again everyone! thanks so much for all your great advice, and sorry for not replying till now! the internet at home has been down and our internet at work bans certain pages (although this one is now allowed for some reason)!

all your advice is really useful and really gives me confidence with having indoor cats! i have been keeping an eye on the local cat protection league website and quite often there are pairs of indoor cats looking for a new home, which would be ideal! but i can't actually take on any of them tilli move flat (june 1st) and then get back from my summer holiday two weeks later! so the earliest i could start looking is about june 16th...so impatient! i just can't wait to get two wee feline companions now!

looking at all your advice and pictures, you mention the breeds i've always wanted! persians, ragdolls and abysinnians are all on my wishlist! the only other is a bengal, but i know they are very active cats and much more suited to an outdoor life. my boyfriend really wants a maine coone too (i think because they're so big!)

i have been looking for pedigree rehoming centres but there aren't very many where i am (glasgow, scotland). also neither of us have a car, so we'll have to be very nice to a friend or family member to help us pick up our cats when we do get them, and i think asking someone to drive 2 or 3 hours to the nearest pedigree rehoming centre might be a bit much! the sspca and glasgow cat protection league are all within 1/2 hour which is a bit more reasonable hehe.

the pictures of your cats on their harnesses are adorable! my friends and workmates already think i'm a bit cat crazy and i dont even have cats yet, what would they think after i started taking mine on a harness hehe.

i'm not going to be fussy when it comes to getting kittens, adult cats, or pedigrees, because at the end of the day i know i will love any cat-companion that comes my way. i will almost definately be getting two cats to keep each other company so the main priority will be getting two cats that are being rehomed together or will get on with other cats!

thank you so much for all your advice and friendly chat, i'm very much looking forward to getting my cats (eventually) and being able to post my own pictures, and tell me own cat tales!

i will try get photos of my two cats who live with my parents in the meantime

[angieh]

Hello again Meep! Very sensible, waiting (impatiently) till you're moved into your flat and have come back from your holiday - going anyway exotic?

Good for you too, deciding to go to the cat protection folk for your kittens or cats whatever you decide. I expect there will be those special cats that were just meant for you. Good luck - do let us know who you finally adopt and oh, of course, photos are always welcome!

[meep]

Hi angieh! I am waiting very (im)patiently I would say, as I check the Cat Protection League website everyday to see new arrivals, have already fallen in love with about 3 pairs of sibling cats, who have all succesfully been rehomed. But as you said, there will be two special cats waiting for me when the time is right! So much to look forward to! Moving flat, going on holiday, and coming home to adopt two wee kitties!

I'm away to Spain, for some good old-fashioned relaxation on the beach

I will of course be back online with photos of my new cats - and probably have quite a few questions for all of you regular board users! As I said, have had cats all my life but never indoor-only cats!

Very exicted

[yola]

Looking forward to your updates in June Meep . . . I bet you can't wait Ask any questions you like, we'll always do our best to give you objective information. You might get conflicting advice though so be prepared to have to make up your own mind