First off welcome to PT!!

You are going to get a lot of response from this and a lot of good advice so I'll just keep mine simple.

Adopt from a shelter. PLEASE!!!!!! Give a homeless cat a second chance at life!! You'll be glad you did.

Check out www.petfinder.org
You can put in your zip code and see all the wonderful cats and kittens available at shelters and rescue in your area. You can even find purebred cats at shelters.

Please adopt a shelter cat!!!!!

Good luck and please let us know how it goes - and share pictures too!!