Searching for a cat

[Sevaede]

I don't how close you are to California, but Ruth is looking for a home for her relative's purebred Maine Coon, whose owner just passed away and the family can't keep because of an aggressive dog.

Here's the link:

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=102142

If you live in the area, or there's anyway a transport can be set up, PLEASE consider adopting Emily. The Maine Coon is a wonderful breed and fits the profile of what you are looking for.

If not, PLEASE consider adopting an older shelter cat. With kitten season in full swing, SOOOOOO many older cats are being passed by.

Please, keep me posted.

Unfortunately, we live in Louisiana. =(

Wow! Yes! I would love to adopt an older and/or special needs cat. That is probably what I will do. I am not necessarily looking for a purebred but if someone suggests a particular breed, like the Maine Coon, then I will look at the shelters for one or maybe go to a breeder. All of the cats I have ever had have most definitely been mixes. I don't mean to be making a big deal out of it, I am just curious how mixes and purebreds are different besides looks, genetic defects,etc, basically temperament-wise. Isis is a Siamese-Ragdoll mix and I have no idea what Soni is. We believe Soni might be part Ragdoll but that is because he is just unbelievably affectionate and lets you hold him and mess with him in every which way. He's pretty great.

[Catty1]

It's surprising how many purebreds you can find in a shelter. But I think all the shelter cats are purebred love!

[Sevaede]

It's surprising how many purebreds you can find in a shelter. But I think all the shelter cats are purebred love!

I know, it really is! My husband and I have this medium haired, tuxedo male, who is approx. ten months old. He is so sweet. He loves people. He'll jump in your lap, sleep with you in bed, gives kisses and love nips. He also likes to put his paw on your mouth as if to say, "Shush, don't talk, dahling." . He is, however, EXTREMELY weird in his fascination with opening doors and sitting in cookware. He used to sleep in our second crock pot which sat on the floor for his convenience. When we got him, the vet estimated he was 4 to 6 weeks old, he was 1.5 lbs, he was dirty, and had two puncture wounds (that were starting to abcess) in his side. He followed us up the stairs (We lived in a quadplex) to our door. See, it was my birthday and we had just come back from my parents house and there he was, sitting on the porch in all his cute little kitten-ness. Want to know another little tidbit? That was exactly three weeks to the day after the very sudden death of our Tier (who happened to look exactly like Soni minus the dot on the nose and the longer fur). Pics: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nie/IMG15A.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nie/IMG00A.jpg