Siamese Cats?

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We sadly lost our cat last year and DS was pretty upset.

He was 7 in March and I told him we'd get cats, but please could he wait until his sister arrived (I was 7 and a half months pregnant.) He was fine with this.

Anyway, I was going to go with DS to Cats Protection and choose a couple of moggies but in the meantime DS has made friends with a little girl and boy (twins) with a Siamese cat. DS is now desperate for a Siamese

I've no real objection - I'd rather a rescue cat personally - but if a Siamese will make him happy, I don't mind (he has been a real little star with his new sister) But, are they suitable for a home with young children? I don't know much about them; they look absolutely beautiful cats but is there anything special I should know?

They love company - human or cat but they really don't do well alone for extended periods.

They're vocal. Very vocal.

They can be picky and neurotic. Our current one is a bit stupid neurotic over food and worries someone will eat his tea, so we have to stand and watch him eat or else he would starve to death.

TBH, after reading other thread, if I was you, I would consider very carefully whether I should bring a cat into your situation.

You can get rescue siamese cats.

We have a secondhand Siamese boy who will be 3 in July. He's beautiful, very soppy and really wants nothing more than to be adored by his humans all day long. He's also incredibly vocal - I've had Siamese/Burmese/Tonkinese all my life but he is the most needy and most talkative cat ever. I think it's because he's an only cat, I've only ever had pairs before but his past history means he is unlikely to take well to a companion.

Will there be someone at home with the cat all day? That's what our boy really wants, he leaps pathetically into DDs arms after a school day on his own. He's very loyal, truly adores DD and quite likes the rest of us. He loves to play fetch with scrunched up pieces of paper (Xmas & birthday wrapping paper are fun). Oh and he's naughty and a terrible thief in the kitchen.

Sorry, I'm a bit besotted with him...

Thank you :)

Rubbish, I know what you're saying but realistically I'm not going to be going anywhere until January at the earliest and possibly more like late winter/early spring.

It's daft but I love giving a home to cats silly really. The Siamese cats are beautiful but I think I can talk DS round to a couple of moggies!

We've moved before with cats and it's been fine - a bit of sniffing and indignant mewling when put in the car of course!

He sounds GREAT Morrible!

At the moment I'm a SAHM but hoping to work, albeit part time, from September-ish.

I was given Firstcat (a Siamese) on my ninth birthday - so not too different from your DS. I've had one most of the time since and wouldn't be without them.

Personally, I'd rather get one for an older person though - simply because Siamese have such powerful personalities and in my experience would likely do better with a mature personality who wouldn't allow themselves to be ridden roughshod over. You'll also be aware that Siamese tend to choose and bond incredibly closely with one person - sleep with them every night etc - and could your DS cope if that person turned out to be you? (You can't really force these things.)

You can acquire rescue Siamese as Fluffy said - but very often, they're cats who need a strong minded and experienced new owner because their previous owner has died/they've had a hard time in a household for some reason/they have a special need etc. It's not always a strightforward option.

Having said all this, they can be fine with youngsters - but it's definitely not something to rush into. My personal thought if you're going to have a cat living with you is to go for a mature rescue moggie.