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Does colour matter?

78 replies

Sallywallywoowoo · 07/07/2023 13:24

So we want to get a kitten. Have decided on Siamese/ Oriental as we've had them before and LOVE their in your face, attention seeking ways. I've secretly always loved black cats because they look like little pumas but never actually had a black cat. So I was trying to find an Oriental or Siamese who will be ready around the right time - we're off on holiday soon so would have to be when we get back. Has to be a boy BC we have an adult female and everyone seems to think she'd be more likely to accept a boy. Also don't want to drive too far to collect.
Have found one. He's a beautiful black Oriental kitten. Literally everything I want in a cat BUT DH has a thing about black cats I've just discovered. Says they look "a bit mean". Now we had a red point before and he had told me he didn't want a ginger cat because "gingers are bullies" but within about a week cat had 100% won him over and DH always tells everyone he was the best cat he ever had. Should I try and talk him into the little black one? I have been struggling to find any other kittens. I don't know if I'm being selfish by pushing him into getting the cat I want or if kitten will just win him over like our last cat did. I mean really how much does cat colour matter anyway?? Thoughts please.

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Sallywallywoowoo · 07/07/2023 19:32

Haha @Wotwotwotwotwot our other cat is grey. She's not evil but she is a disinterested little madam who holds us all in contempt 😂.
She absolutely does not fill the cat cuddles hole in our hearts. (But I love her)

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FayCarew · 07/07/2023 19:32

You've got to get him @Sallywallywoowoo , he looks evil. Grin

EmmaPaella · 07/07/2023 19:33

Love your adorable little bat cat and here for the black cat pics!

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 08/07/2023 09:05

Wotwotwotwotwot · 07/07/2023 19:30

Black cats are wonderful
Grey cats are evil. Wonderful but evil

Nooooooooooooooo
Grey cats are not evil. Here's a picture of mine this morning.
Oh - actually now I look at the photo 🤣.

She's very sweet really

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FayCarew · 08/07/2023 10:10

@Grumpyoldpersonwithcats , you've been told. He's beautiful in a strange sort of way. Grin

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 08/07/2023 10:22

She's very pretty really - she just has a truly terrifying resting bitch face. 🤣.
Attached a couple of more flattering pictures.

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FayCarew · 08/07/2023 12:08

Apologies for thinking she was a he. She looks very wise.

Florissante · 08/07/2023 13:54

If you want evil, you should join @Grumpyoldpersonwithcats 's long-standing threads about TC, the stripey menace.

HonorHiding · 08/07/2023 14:43

Mean? MEAN? I may be a mini-panther to my friends, but I’m so soppy I wait for Mummy on the doorstep and mew like a kitten for cuddles when she comes home 🐈‍⬛

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JamSandle · 08/07/2023 14:43

He's gorgeous!

Springbecamethesummer · 08/07/2023 14:46

I have 3 black cats, adorable and enchanting, they never leave my side.

Toddlerteaplease · 08/07/2023 14:49

Black cars are the best!

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FannythePinkFlamingo · 08/07/2023 15:15

Black cats rock. This is our old girl making a face.

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TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong · 08/07/2023 15:47

Black cats are the business... I've always had at least one since aged 6... this is current one, Sparky, keeping some pizzas warm!

Love the whole goblin/ gremlin oriental thing... ours was nearly called Gizmo, but she became Wanda.

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Florissante · 08/07/2023 15:49

Wanda! That's it! Not Mabel. So nice to see a photograph of her.

TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong · 08/07/2023 15:54

@Florissante her full name is really "Nooooo Wanda"....she's so naughty but so cute she gets away with it...

Florissante · 08/07/2023 15:55

She is adorable.

PepsiMaxandPringleStacks · 08/07/2023 16:09

My black cat is the cutest most affectionate boy! Just get him

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PepsiMaxandPringleStacks · 08/07/2023 16:10

😍

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CurlewKate · 08/07/2023 16:25

He's wonderful! What's an Oriental? A Siamese cross?

TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong · 08/07/2023 16:47

@CurlewKate basically a Siamese in all but colour...I think I read that originally Siamese referred just to the shape of the cat and they came in all colours but the pointed colours and blue eyes were selectively bred and became the siamese we know today and I'll other colour ways are "oriental short-hairs".

TalkedTooMuchStayedTooLong · 08/07/2023 16:48

I'll = all

viques · 08/07/2023 16:52

Black cats are adorable - just as long as you have light coloured flooring so you can spot them before you trip over them.

toochesterdraws · 08/07/2023 16:52

@Biffatcrafts Best cat/legs combo pic ever!

Biffatcrafts · 08/07/2023 17:21

😅🤣😂😅