Help me please?

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Please wise ones. Always had cats, but since my divorce I've lived in a rented house and although the landlord is happy to have dogs, he's not happy for me to have a cat.
My life has changed and I'm buying a house. I can now afford to buy a Siamese which I've always wanted. But am I wrong paying so much for a pedigree cat when there are so many rescue kittens needing homes? I'd love a Siamese I love their nature but I can't make a decision.
Someone help me please?

I was given my first Siamese when I was in single figures and (apart from a few years when it wasnt possible for practical reasons to have a cat) I've had them as my 'personal boys' ever since - so no contest from me. My current elderly Siamese boy came to me when he was about 13/14.

Have you considered the various breed rescue organisations? This is the main breed rescue although you'll find links to other rescues in different parts of the country on their pages. (I don't know where you live of course.) The only thing that would give me any pause is - have you had one before? I'm not too sure how a rescue would react to an inexperienced owner taking on a cat who mgiht be eg grieving for a previous owner. They can be very very demanding cats indeed and you have to have a pretty strong will for them to be secure and relaxed with you.

I have heard that they can bully you and are very demanding.

I wouldn't say that they bully you - they're big hearted cats and not mean spirited at all. The ones that I've known have just been very 'full on' - they want what they want and they want it now. You have to be able to say No to them occasionally when something is not in the interests of harmony in the household though.

I wouldn't be without one in my life nowadays.

My mum always had Siamese so I'm used to them. Mum died this year so getting one is kind of a memorial to her. I'd rather a kitten than a cat just to be selfish.

Having your own is very diferent to having one around in someone else's house and you being an 'only ran'. (They bond very strongly with their person so you may just have been wallpaper as far as your Mum's ones went. ) It's a good start though.

Your call really. I've had both kittens and mature cats but if asked, I suppose I remember the personality of each rather than their age. Kittenhood is such a short time.

What happened to your Mum's cats? (My own Seniorboy started off as my mother's but came to me when she died and rebonded with me luckily.)

Are there un-demanding non-bullying cats? why haven't I had one?.

I've never met a Siamese. They do sound intriguing.

They're just......themselves. A Siamese was the first cat I ever had so it's what I'm used to I guess. (Although the fact that they usually sleep with you through the night is appealing to me - and you get used to only having six inches of the bed!)

Be warned though. They can bond so closely with their person - and in a looser way with the rest of the family - that they can occasionally seem more than a little anti-social. I think the most I ever saw of Seniorboy in his first 5 years was a brown pair of heels as he headed away from me.

It's different now of course.

Lol, they sound like cats and then some

I think I'd have to agree - but then I'm avowedly partial so my views don't count really!