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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

Aveline Sun 13-Apr-25 15:29:52

I agree AuntieE. I seem to have cat radar and can spot any cat in passing and just have to have a word with it.
I like dogs too but not all of them.

AuntieE Sun 13-Apr-25 13:52:58

Any cat at all rings all my bells,

Most of mine have been unwanted kittens from farms or other country households where no-one ever dreams of paying a vet to neuter either toms or queens.

I have never in the 73 years I have (to date) lived on this earth met a cat I could not love.

Davida1968 Sun 13-Apr-25 11:10:47

Definitely a British "moggy"! Best cat "breed" ever, IMO.

Iam64 Sun 13-Apr-25 11:07:18

Maine Coon

kircubbin2000 Sun 13-Apr-25 11:05:27

I prefer basic cats and would like a ginger next. Unfortunately my cat is very jealous and gets upset when I catsit.

shysal Sun 13-Apr-25 08:56:11

Catterygirl

Having had the privilege of looking after pretty much every breed, my favourite has to be the good old moggy like Oreo. If I was asked to choose a breed it would definitely be the Bengals. So calm and friendly.

I miss my Bengal, Saffron, who was put to sleep at Christmas. I would say she was far from calm! She behaved like a needy teenager even at 17. They are a loving characterful, vocal breed, my favourite. I still have Bugsie, my 20 year old BSH 'highwayman' black and white. All he does is sleep and eat and has only ever showed me affection when food is on offer!
When B has gone I shall rescue an elderly cat for my remaining years.

Nanato3 Sun 13-Apr-25 08:52:54

Aveline

We've had all sorts of cats but mostly Maine Coons. Lovely boys all. However, I still miss our little Birman YumYum. There's just something about her personality!

I agree about Birmans , they have big personalities.
My cream girl once got into a paramedics bag when he'd come to see hubby who wasn't well at the time.

She would "talk" to anyone smile I miss her everyday.

Aveline Sun 13-Apr-25 08:35:40

Trying again

Aveline Sun 13-Apr-25 08:34:02

Here's our current. A rehomed Maine Coon called (by previous owners) Jackson.

nanna8 Sun 13-Apr-25 08:32:58

I love cats. The only one I wouldn’t have again is a Russian blue. I loved my boy but he didn’t love us and could be quite aggressive when the mood took him. We called him Putin. I have had many cats and at the moment we have 2 lovely calico rescue cats. One of ours lasted 24 years and he was an adult stray when he found us. He was a huge tabby and used to dribble and purr with delight when you stroked him. I still miss him and we were daft enough to create a memorial garden in his memory.

LadyGracie Sun 13-Apr-25 08:31:06

This is Paddy, he’s a moggy, he’s 8 and used up most of his 9 lives already.

I’ve had cats all my life, Persians and BSH are my favourites, we’ve had them from rescues.

Grandma70s Sun 13-Apr-25 08:10:55

Any sort of cat for me! I love all cats. I can’t have one where I live at the moment, and I think I miss them more than I miss humans! I’ve had cats all my life, four at one time.- twin gingers, a tortoiseshell and a brown tabby.

NotSpaghetti Sun 13-Apr-25 06:58:45

Hunter is really pretty Alice

Aveline Sun 13-Apr-25 06:56:06

We've had all sorts of cats but mostly Maine Coons. Lovely boys all. However, I still miss our little Birman YumYum. There's just something about her personality!

Blossoming Sun 13-Apr-25 04:21:14

Burmese, I’ve had three so far and they were a delight.

I have also known a few lovely moggies so would be happy with that.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 13-Apr-25 03:39:15

My little rescue tabby whom we’ve now had for just over 2 months is beginning to show her character, and she is a delight.

Plays with her toy mice for ages, and has settled into a real routine. Is the gentlest of cats and a pleasure around the house.

At the moment we are learning how to deal with Tofu the next door ginger, who of course has had the garden all to himself, but it is clear that Roo intends to be queen of all she surveys!
She doesn’t “say” anything as Tofu yowls and hisses, she simply sits and stares. Eventually, he calms down and quietly turns and wonders off. Roo 99% of the time stays within the garden confines and has only 2-3 times gone over the fence, but comes back within a very short time.

She is laying on the bed as I tap on my iPad, purring like mad.

Nanato3 Sun 13-Apr-25 00:41:55

My favourite is the Birman . I used to have a cream girl .
I've never known so much love from a cat. I miss her everyday.

I have a huge Ragdoll, she's a Blue Mitted. with the biggest bluest eyes. She follows me everywhere, even to the bathroom at 2am in the morning and chatters away to me and then she follows me back to bed. She's like a bodyguard.

pably15 Sun 13-Apr-25 00:16:01

I love all cats , a new neighbor 3 doors down moved away and left one of her cats, he's a big very friendly boy, who comes to my door every day for breakfast, and dinner, I've now started buying him cat food with my weekly groceries I love him

Catterygirl Sun 13-Apr-25 00:08:39

Having had the privilege of looking after pretty much every breed, my favourite has to be the good old moggy like Oreo. If I was asked to choose a breed it would definitely be the Bengals. So calm and friendly.

MayBee70 Sat 12-Apr-25 23:46:18

Smintie

Both your cats are adorable. I have a huge ginger cat called Clarence. He’s very good company, as I imagine yours are too.

Is he quite vocal?I’ve always found ginger cats to be chatty. Always wanted a big ginger cat. When I moved into my current house the ginger cat who lived next door used to lift the letter box on my front door. The first time it happened I looked straight across and, of course, there was no one there. Looked down and there was Shreddie. He had lived in my house at one time.

Usedtobeblonde Sat 12-Apr-25 22:18:49

My adorable Molly is a moggy wouldn’t trade her for a sack of gold.

Smintie Sat 12-Apr-25 22:18:05

Both your cats are adorable. I have a huge ginger cat called Clarence. He’s very good company, as I imagine yours are too.

YorkLady Sat 12-Apr-25 22:12:19

Birman. We had one years ago, very loving and beautiful.

Oreo Sat 12-Apr-25 22:06:54

Adorable cats in the pic😍
I like plain old moggies with a bit of character and maybe a tatty ear.😄

J52 Sat 12-Apr-25 22:05:19

When I was a child I had a Siamese cat, she had a beautiful temperament. When she died we were offered a rescue Siamese. He was hyper active, climbing the curtains, lifting shell nuts out of a bowl etc. After a couple of weeks he went to live with the neighbours, who also had an older, male Siamese, to calm him down.
DH and DCs allergies meant no more cats.