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MayBee70 Sat 12-Apr-25 21:58:52

When we lost several cats on the road we had some pedigree house cats. Had several brown Burmese, which I loved, but one of them died soon after we had him ( multiple abnormalities…breeder should never have given him to us…he was a bogof).His sister then escaped one night and was killed on the road; she was adorable. We then had another Burmese ( chocolate) who was always trying to escape. By that time we’d built a pen for them in the garden with a tree to climb on. At that time we had a British shorthair who, unlike the Burmese, had road sense so she was allowed outside, which made life quite difficult as Tristan, the Burmese was jealous of her because of it. She was also the worst killer we’d ever had; you name it she’d catch it. I’d read that silver tabbies were like that.I no longer have cats as I’m paranoid about them being hurt. At the time I would have loved a Siamese although I’ve heard that they are very noisy. My Burmese were wool eaters. Socks, jumpers, you name it they ate it! If I did have another cat I’d love a Maine Coone ( although I’m not very good at grooming). The best cat I ever had, though, was a little black cat that my ex found as a stray. He was irreplaceable and I don’t think anyone ever had a better cat. I had a little grey cat called Rosie who just disappeared one day. We never found out what happened to her.

HowVeryDareYou2 Sat 12-Apr-25 21:27:15

Any stray or rescue cat

Redblueandgreen Sat 12-Apr-25 21:21:33

A little rescue moggie of any breed.

watermeadow Sat 12-Apr-25 19:22:52

British Long Hair. Like the better- known British Short Hair only fluffy.
They are big stocky cats with round faces and gorgeous big round eyes. I adopted two from the same rescue when they were 8 and 9 and they are a blessing in my old age.
How do I post a picture to enchant you all with my beauties?

saltnshake Sat 12-Apr-25 19:13:08

Russian Blues.

distilledalice Sat 12-Apr-25 19:04:52

she sounds adorable!

MissChateline Sat 12-Apr-25 19:03:39

Definitely my rescue Maine coon. She is a delight.

distilledalice Sat 12-Apr-25 19:00:55

thats also a good one! the cats say thanks! actually theyre just purring but it is a thanks smile

valdavi Sat 12-Apr-25 18:50:48

That's a lovely photo D.
I think Siamese I just like their personalities & those amazing blue eyes.

distilledalice Sat 12-Apr-25 18:48:23

hello, im very new! if you could own any cat breed in the world, what would it be? im going to go with a ragdoll! i do have cats of my own and i love them! ones on my lap, the blond ones name is hunter and the grey one is gus :D