What breed do i get? im a first time cat owner?

Question

i am buying a cat for the first time and i want like a baby i will not be home to much but i can take care of it i want one that does not need to much care and can stay home and not mess up the house when i am gone also one that is gental with children and i dont want the grooming to be to hard so i want a short hair also not to fat either a cute kind

Answer 1

any kind

Answer 2

I'd definitely get a short haired one.  As far as I know, their temperament has nothing to do the breed.  I usually just get a cutie from the pound or PetsMart.  Also, though you probably won't get this lucky,  Ricky (my cat) was abandoned on the canal behind my house when he was a kitten.  Lucy is his sister, but she got hit by a car awhile ago.

Answer 3

Get a Domestic Short hair. They are one of the most common types of cats. Free kittens are in newspapers all the time.

Answer 4

Breed has nothing to do with it, but I would like to make a suggestion.  Kittens are a LOT of hard work, especially if you have never had one before...they get sick a lot, they meaow constantly, they tear up your furniture and don't sleep at night...it can be tough, and they are only really cute cute for a couple of months or so, then they just look like a full grown one.  Also, kittens, like children, can have extremely different personalities when they are young to what they are like when they are adults.  This means that you might get a kitten who is very affectionate, but when he grows up, he doesn't like to be picked up and cuddled... that's what happened to me.  Kittens can also easily become scared of children, and can bite, scratch badly.

If you get an adult cat there are many benefits:

1. They have had all their shots, and are generally healthy.

2. They know how to use the litterbox.

3. They are quite happy to sleep the day away waiting for you to come home.

4. They know how to play without hurting, and are confident enough to just jump out of the way of rowdy kids

4. They have outgrown their destructive stage

5. They have a much less chance of being adopted than kittens because so many people beleive that adult cats don't adjust well to new homes - so if you get one, you have assured your place in heaven :-)

6. Their personalities are set, so if you go to the pound with your kids, and you meet a kitty who rubs against your legs, and loves the kids picking him up, then that's how he's gonna behave forever!

7. somehow, they seem to know that you have rescued them, and are eternally grateful!

The second cat I got was already a year old, and she is the sweetest, most affectionate cat I have ever owned - I will never adopt a kitten again!

Answer 5

maybe a norwegian forest cat, they sleep all day or a maine coon cat they are gentle and LOVE to play. You decide. Any Cat is Good.

Answer 6

Maybe you should get a stuffed animal.  Kittens require attention and don't deserve to be locked up alone all day.  Cats generally don't need much care but they do need love and may mess up the house if they are bored.  They will be as gentle to a child as the child will be to them and the weight factor is usually determined by how much food you feed them.

Answer 7

Well, go to the pet store/animal shelter and get a short haired kitten?

The breed is up to you.

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Answer 8

How old are the children?  If they're under four years old please do NOT get a cat or kitten.  Very bad combination.  Babies and young children are not intelligent enough to know when they're hurting a cat and can easily injure or even kill one.  And the kitten/cat will react back by scratching or biting the child.

If the children are older - and gentle - then adopt a cat from a shelter.  You'd be far better off adopting a cat instead of a kitten.  With kittens you never know what they'll be like as adults while with adult cats it's "what you see is what you get".  You can also find purebred cats at shelters as well - I have three of them - a Persian, an Exotic Shorthair and a Ragamuffin - all adopted as adults and all the sweetest, friendliest, most playful and most loving cats I've ever known.

Answer 9

Short haired.Only not a Siamese,they get temperamental.A weaned kitten would be good.They should be already tolerant of people.

A cat that that isn't is likely to runaway at the slightest opportunity.