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My stepmom just had to get rid of her female cat (my cat's sister) because of a slew of problems - pissing in corners, stinginess with her water source, etc. She was spayed early and spoiled rotten, and just a ****** little cat. My Timmy has some ********** in him, but he's a pretty big lover.

I guess what the whole "life changing" comment was supposed to say, is that you are now going to be responsible for the happiness of an all new kind of creature's happiness. This thread has lots of good tips, so as long as you do your homework and know the dos and don'ts and pros and cons and still want little Ernesto, a cat shouldn't upturn your life too harshly.

But... they are.

Alright fine, we're getting a bloody goldfish.

And yes, we've named our cat before seeing it. You think some cats just don't look like aan "Ernesto"?

Yes, that was the only downside. Good point I don't know, maybe you measure your manhood based on your cat or something. Personally, I've owned the entire spectrum of indoor/outdoor cats and indoor cats live perfectly happy lives. I've nothing against cats going outdoors on a personal level (unlike your obvious fear of cats remaining indoors) but there are a host of potential complications that go along with it which RP should be aware of.

I'll just add this, for what it's worth. It's purely anecdotal, so have the salt shaker at the ready.

In my experience, orange cats tend to be sweet but a little dumb. Tuxedo cats are smarter but more standoffish. Solid gray plush cats - the ones that look like Russian blues but probably aren't - are very affectionate but tend to be one-or-two person cats, not great with families or very friendly to visitors.

Calicoes tend to be insane, sometimes in a good way, sometimes... not. Siamese are way too smart for most people to handle.

A tabby boy is probably a good starter cat.

Also - any cat can learn to get along with a dog if you're careful about how you introduce them. So having a cat doesn't mean you can't get a dog later.

Make sure you get the fish spayed/neutered and declawed. Also, unless you plan on building it a full pond with other fish and plant life to play with, mimicking it's natural gold-fish environment, than you're just cruel. Also, this cat is no Ernesto.

Nexa

Unless Ernesto takes acid.

Nexa

My mother's cat certainly wasn't miserable. At least, not until my mother decided the cat was getting too fat and decided that a kitten as a playmate was a good idea.

Sammy didn't come out of the bedroom for two days.

I wasn't trying to disprove your entire argument.



My ***** was damaged at an early age. I strap my cat to my groin as a surrogate. Don't judge me.

No, but seriously, I think cats should be allowed to be cats. Sure, they might be happy with a life of neutered incarceration - maybe your mother would be happy working in a whorehouse and living in a drug induced stupor. Get what I'm saying?

There should really be a Godwin's law for mentioning someone's mother in an argument.

You mean they should be allowed to be animals intentionally domesticated over thousands of years for human purposes? I agree.

I'm glad Elinda, Joph and I all posted essentially the same thing in the same 30 seconds or so, haha. Love you guys!

Nexa