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| Is colour = personality? | |
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| Shop Master | 06-03-2008 14:11 |
| Hi, We are thinking of getting a cat. I have always been desperate for a grey tabby or any type of grey cat. However my boy says he does not want a grey cat as they are known to be more psychotic than any other color! I just want any kind of cat as long as its cute and fun and friendly, but a grey one would be a bonus. Can anyone tell me if there is a link between cats and their colors or is it just their breeds that is important? I would think color is irrelevant. (however I have had labs in my family for years and and all my relatives chocolate labs have been as DAFT as a brush compared with the black ones!) So is color important? | |
| Leslie Maddow | 06-03-2008 14:12 |
| I have had one gray cat in the past- well, a foster that was Booger's mother. She was called Seven as she was gray and white with a white number 7 on her back. She was also without a doubt 99% evil. She loved me, hated everyone else and would attack anyone that got too near me. I really wanted to keep her but after she bit Isaac when he was about a year old, I let hubby talk me into finding her a home without kids. That was definitely the best thing, though 10 years later I still feel guilty since she was so attached to me. We currently have James Tucker- a Russian Blue mix. He is definitely not crazy, but he's a jerk. He is also the youngest cat and thinks he's a dog, so that is very much a part of it. But I have two white cats that are undoubtedly insane- Mouse with OCD and Titus the perpetual baby- so in comparison, JT is quite sane, even if he can make you feel like a worthless, useless human with a single glare. Funny, in the South, people believe that it is the tortoiseshells that are the wiley cats. It is not unheard of for people to cull torts at birth- and some shelters won't even bother trying to place them. I have known some pretty untrustable torts- but just as many cats of other colors and patterns that should have been taught some boundaries early on. Cats depend on discipline and nurture and their environment much more than any genetic predisposition to be unpredictable or wild-acting. So, no. I say color is not important. Get yourself a spray bottle and set your boundaries from the beginning. I think you will find that one little cat is not going to be any trouble at all. I also say go to a shelter and meet some kitties and bring home the one you feel a connection with, no matter what color it is. Go to Top of Page | |
| a ali | 07-10-2008 17:28 |
| my white cat is as clever as they come! | |
