to choose a not so gorgeous cat?

[MaryGilbeaux]

I want a cat/kitten - I could look after it well, and give loads of snuggles. I've looked at rescue cats/kittens and they are all so cute.
Years ago I met a perfectly nice woman (I thought) who had a Siamese. She told me she was driving, saw this kitten on a wall, and just took him. No, we didn't become friends.
I also met someone who stole a Burmese, and someone who stole a Bengal.
(I know some lowlifes, but they don't seem so: appear ordinary people).
My household is open - doors, windows; my cat will be an outside cat?
So, get an an unprepossessing cat? They're all gorgeous!
New at posting, so may not be able to get back on this thread, to update

Aw I love all these adorable cat pictures

We've had a black cat for five years now, and I can't believe they're harder to rehome - she's a stunner (pure black with green eyes, so regal-looking). She is also a bit of a git but has been so much better since we moved to a house in a neighbourhood with fewer cats - think there were a fair few territory disputes going on. She was an unclaimed stray who we adopted through a colleague. Here is BewareCat looking regal!

One of her politer nicknames is Silhouette Cat

I love looking at the photos of your gorgeous cats

OP if someone confessed to me they'd stolen a cat I'd report them to the police... No really, even if a friend. stealing a pet is the lowest of the low. I'd rather someone stole the entire contents of my house than my two cats.

I have a two rare pedigrees and I don't let them out as I'm terrified of them being stolen. But I'm anxious so I may feel the same about a moggy. There's a reason you hardly see pedigrees on the street as many /most I imagine are indoor cats.

I'd love more cats but dh putting foot down. I'll start my cat campaign proper when dc are out the baby / toddler phase. I'd like two sibling rescue cats (happy for older, need calm temperament) that I can hope to integrate with the existing ones who do have a lovely peaceful temperament.

We have 2 black cats, both from the RSPCA. Black cats are actually my favourite. They don't get adopted as easily though. My girl cat was 5 months when we got her, she was the only black one in the litter- her mum and litter mates had been adopted and she was left, waiting for us. She's a big fat soft 7 year old spoilt princess now.

I, too, believe that cats should run free whenever possible, unless it's a pedigree.

They often get stolen to order so others can breed from them, and if they can't breed then just tossed aside.
Please rescue from a reputable centre.
At ours we home check every time and spend time with new owners.
And yes, black cats are the hardest to home, sadly.
Good luck, op.

Get your cat tagged. I don't understand how people still steal cats? Our cat got run over while we were away and someone picked him up and drove him to a vet about an hour from us. They had his info from the chip and called us immediately.

There was a story in the news recently about a woman who had stolen 15 cats. They were all regular moggies though. People are weird.

My 2 black and white cats. A little boy on boy love there.

They probably steal them to sell them on. There's a lot of expensive pedigree and even 'pedigree cross' cats on Gumtree.
We adopted a pedigree dog of a popular breed, and we have to be careful with him. No leaving him outside the shop even for a few seconds, or letting DSS take him for a walk alone.

We put cat proofing on our fences so the cat is confined to the garden. Not so much worried about anyone stealing her but we live on a main road and lost our last cat on it. And it keeps out the bastard neighbour cats who were crapping in our garden all the live long day.

(ours is a black rescue cat too. I've no idea why people don't want their very own domestic panther)

My two little moggie lovelies. To be honest, I massively judge people who pay a breeder lots of money for a pedigree when there are so many cats needing homes. Friends have done it and I've bitten my tongue but I think it's the height of consumerism to pay hundreds of pounds for a cat that looks 'prettier'. You can see here what people mean about black/black and white cats not photographing so well - in real life it's our older cat who's the stunner, but it is true that our little ginge stands out more in photos.

Adopt dont shop.

Oh, and we've also fenced in the back garden to keep them in (we affectionately call it 'cat prison'), though that's mostly because we live near a big road and since the bigger one had never been outside at all until we got him aged four we were worried he'd have no road sense. I also sometimes worry about someone cruel hurting them (they're both so friendly that they'll go up to anyone) but not, if I'm honest, about them being stolen - we know they're not exactly hotly in demand!

I have to nudge my cat outside for a bit of fresh air! She'd happily be an indoors-pyjama case, but once she is out she likes to have a bit of a roam about.

I do worry about the cat-killer though as a lot have been killed near us, so she is kept in after dark (which she is completely fine with!)

Love my moggie x

I found one of my cats on the compost heap.
She was old and starving and deaf and matted.
But she cleaned up just fine and lived happily here till old age finally caught up with her.

None of my cats has ever been insured.
Moggies are tougher than pedigrees.
If the repair bills are too high you take a judgement call.

Adopt, do not pay out for a pedigree.

My black recue cat is currently dribbling on the ipad.

Your cat is beautiful DailyMailReadersAreThick. One of my cats used to get quite distressed if I had a bath. She'd stand at the edge of the bath miaowing until I got out. I presume she either didn't like me getting wet or didn't understand why I was so stupid to want to get wet. If there was any splashing she'd be off, as despite wanting to rescue me, she wasn't stupid enough to risk getting herself wet.

I was going to get bengals but decided to get moggies instead for that very reason - in case someone stole them. It’s not how cute they are but how expensive they are imo.. people will steal to sell on or keep for showing off. My moggies are ofc little beauties and no better or worse looking than thoroughbreds.

Black cats are the least popular I think so just get one of them. I have one and she's lovely but her tabby sister gets a lot more attention from visitors and neighbours.

Also not be a dick and lock it up. My cats roam miles, very cruel and natural to confine to a house.

Oh go in then il add a couple of pictures

Iv had to lighten them so you can see her so sorry if the quality isn't great.

Personally I've always found moggies more attractive than pedigrees anyway (I like cats that look like cats ). And I agree with those here who think cats should be allowed out, it feels like cruelty to me keeping a cat in against its will.
Apologies I suspect I've posted this photo before, but for those who haven't seen them these are my two 'not so gorgeous' cats.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4953284/Elderly-woman-uncovered-serial-CAT-napper.html

An elderly woman has been uncovered as a serial cat-napper after police discovered 15 missing felines in her house.

Fifteen animals were found in her home in Trafford, Greater Manchester, last night.

The RSPCA has released images of the pets in a bid to reunite them with their long-lost owners.

The police was called to the property earlier this week after a concerned caller noticed the woman had a 'considerable amount' of cats inside her home.

@ItsOutThere
You can insure a cat of any age. I rehomed my 10 year old from the RSPCA when she was 7 and I have a policy that covers her til the end of her days but when she turned 9 I would have to meet 20% of the costs. There are various types with pros and cons - but you can absolutely insure older cats. I have not had to use it but since I don't have hundreds of £ accessible or spare it is the wisest option. She's valuable to me. I know of no evidence that there's a huge difference in long term illness/accidents/cats doing something stupid in moggies as suggested above.

Eliza
Moggies doing dumb things is indeed just as likely as pedigree

• Tonka cat got hit by cars twice in a year after all, but lived another 5 years

but pedigrees are more prone to chronic illness due to breeding also - brutal as it sounds - if you have spent hundreds on a kitten you are more likely to pay crazy money to keep them alive after a trauma.

Compost cat - when I found out she had thyroid failure I had her put down right away as she already had so many issues that we could have spent a fortune for minimal improvement in her quality or quantity of life.