My Mishi was described as a young MC - he's probably around 2 years old and is still very kitten-like. I knew the minute I saw him on Petfinder that I wanted him. He was a rescue so I don't know his full background, just that he was horribly abused and very sick when they rescued him. It took me a month or so to finally adopt him. His first few hours with me, he was an angry growling, hissing mass of MC fur - it took him a couple of hours to turn into my looney-tunes funny, furry, goony lovebug.

The secret to success? Time and patience, gentle quiet loving. If you've found a few "candidates" talk to the people who are offering the cats for adoption - they will be able to tell you a lot more about their background, behavior problems, etc. before you make a final decision. The adoption sites really want you to adopt their animals, but all might not be suitable for you. Take your time and the right cat will appear - cats just do that.