Can we talk about cats before I potentially take my five year old to see one I've seen at the cats protection league. I've been debating one for a while now. I miss my old cat, and I went to the cats protection league yesterday to have a look (big mistake).
Really liked two there.
Felix - 13 years old. (Black and white!) Left there after a separation and the guy said they belonged to his ex wife and he'd always hated them. Black and white. Meows a lot. Pretty friendly but can be grumpy old man.
Stella - 2.5 years old. (Stunning midnight black) Was a stray, says timid but she loved me. Meows a lot and headbumps a lot. Definitely will need brushing a lot too. They think she will be a perfect family cat (and I really liked her!).
My only hesitation. My old cat that my ex kept has never scratched any furniture, messed in the house etc. Do all cats scratch and ruin stuff and be crazy or are some reasonably normal and don't.
I work full time, and can be in and out in the evenings (so no way a kitten works!), however I'd say I'm home in the evenings for around 5 out of 7 nights. And the nights I'm in and out its things like an exercise class. I just think I could offer a cosy quietish home to one in rescue.
I can have a cat flap fitted later on, but the option are access to the whole downstairs or just the small bathroom and passageway. (So if I get a destructive cat I'll be having to limit where they go).
Am I crazy thinking my set up works? I'm responsible enough to understand it doesn't for a kitten but an older cat I'm hoping would be fine.
I'd obviously buy toys/scratch posts, bedding, enrichment toys etc etc.