Name changing regular here will out me but we are getting a rescue cat. Yay.i need a bit of advice over wether I'm letting my heart rule my head here.
We have a sensible 5 yo and DH is an experienced cat owner. I've had rescue rabbits and horses, but never a cat.
I want an adult cat, not a kitten and am massively biased toward getting a black cat 'cos they're cool and get overlooked in rescues.
We had a look round the rescue centre yesterday and found a gorgeous 2yo black female. Her previous owner has passed away. She seems quite shy but had only been spayed a few days ago. She rubbed her head all over my hand when I went to stroke her and seemed really nice, just a bit shy and reserved. I can't tell if she is just a little overwhelmed and will settle or if she will be too terrified and hate living with us. We aren't a noisy house by any means and if she moves in we will give her the downstairs loo room to herself acclimatise in for as long as she needs.
We are off to have a proper socialisation visit at the rescue centre in a few hours. What should I be looking out for. I just want to give the right cat the right home.
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OooLookShoes · 15/02/2016 11:04
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