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Any owners of Siamese out there?

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bigbuttons · 28/01/2012 17:37

After not being able to have a cat for nigh on 20 years due to (ex)dp's allergies, the children and I will soon be moving out and will finally be able to get 2 cats.
I had cats all my life and adore them.
I had thought about siamese as they are supposed to be real people cats and very friendly. I also understand that they are very vocal and attention seeking!
I am a sahm and we hardly ever o on holiday so the cats wouldn't ever be left for long periods. .
Do you think this breed might be suitable or could anyone recommend any other types?
Thanks Smile

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MrsCornish · 28/01/2012 21:58

Bengal bengal bengal bengal

MrsCornish · 28/01/2012 22:00

i similarly have only just been allowed to have a cat due to allergy fear (now known to be not a problem) and our bengal, rehomed as a 1 year old, makes me SO SO happy. he's brought a big change to our lives. he was pretty nervous and aloof for about a month, but now he's a gorgeous softy, plays like a dog in the garden with us, and follows me everywhere. Heaven!

Hassled · 28/01/2012 22:01

I had a Siamese as a kid and she was lovely, but I think they are meant to be a bit neurotic and needy. You'd probably do as well to get some bog-standard moggies from a cat's protection/rescue place.

peggotty · 28/01/2012 22:02

Please please get a rescue cat, whatever breed you go for Smile.

KatyMac · 28/01/2012 22:04

We have a caramel tortoise shell oriental - she is pretty & a real baby

I wouldn't be without her apart from at 3am when she tries to get under the covers in bed

tabulahrasa · 29/01/2012 02:07

I've got one, I don't find her any more neurotic than my wee tabby - definitely needy though, lol

She doesn't disappear doing cat things, she's like there , if you tidy something out, she has to come and see what you're doing, preferably between you and whatever you're doing, if you're on the computer she wants to come and see what you're doing, preferably between you and the keyboard, if you read a book she comes and stares at it, sitting between you and the book... I'm sure you're getting the picture about that, lol.

She'll randomly decide that she needs to be on your shoulder while you do something and if you don't respond to her asking politely (otherwise known as yowling at you) she'll just jump up there, because that's clearly where she thinks she should be, if you sit down - even for a couple of seconds she's looking for a lap to cuddle in to. If you're not doing something, she's not overly demanding, she just likes to sit with you.

She plays a lot, not by herself or with the other cat though - she brings you toys so that you can throw them and she can fetch them back. She also quite likes it if you turn her on to her back and hold her like a baby in your arms Hmm She randomly has chatty moods, where she'll meow at you for no reason, it does quite amuse visiting children because you can tell her to say meow and she does.

She's fairly laid back though, strange people are good, she'll go and demand the stroking that she clearly feels is her due, she's quite happy for children to maul her a bit, it doesn't freak her out if you move furniture or change routines, she's currently on regular medication and I shake her pill bottle and she comes and jumps on my knee to be given her tablets.

She doesn't go out much, her coat's quite thin and she really feels the cold, so there's no option of getting rid of the litter tray, she also doesn't see why you should get to go out without her, so she'll greet you at the door complaining quite loudly if you've been out for a while, but she's quite easily mollified by a bit of apologetic stroking.

I don't know if all of that is typical Siamese behaviour, but a lot of it is - I think you either adore them or they completely do your head in, lol. You're very actively loved with a Siamese, my other cat, I get the impression that she's quite fond of us, but really it's about the food, I know the Siamese loves me, lol, and it is me, she's picked me as her person out of all of us.

bigbuttons · 29/01/2012 09:59

thanks for the detailed info tabulahrasa thats what I had heard about siamese. I have 6 kids so I'm not sure I could cope with a seventh! I am looking for a breed that is a real people person, a real lap cat but not overly demanding.
pegotty the kids want kittens of course. My instinct is to get rescue cats though. Ones that have their jabs and are hopefully housetrained. I will look for rescue orientals I think, when the time comes. I hope the rescue centres are not too picky. I know some don't like giving rescue animals to houses with children under 7, which is a shame. I am going to get a pair, hopefully sibs.
MrsCornish thanks for that I had heard about bengals being lovely.
Of course the only thing that might determine what we get is the price!

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tabulahrasa · 29/01/2012 10:58

Oh she's not as much work as another child...but she's definitely more in your face than my other cat, I like having her - but I'm a dog person who has ended up with cats, rather than someone who prefers cats.

I remember reading somewhere years ago that a Siamese is like a cross between a dog and a monkey, that about fits, lol.

The upside of looking at older rescue cats is that you already know what they're like rather than hoping they'll grow up with a certain personality, I know bigger rescues have blanket rules about things like children's ages, but most smaller local ones are more willing to look at individual circumstances.

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