Choosing a Cat

The first Questions to ask in choosing a cat are ones to ask yourself. Why do you want a cat? Are you really prepared for the demands in time,effort and money which caring for it willmake on you? Cats live for upwards of 14, even 20 years and you will be responsible for it all that time. You must provide food and regular grooming, change toilet trays, meet veterinary bills,be available for play and company and find others to do all these things if youhave to be away from home. If you take alot of holidays or your work involvesfrequent trips away from home whathappens to your cat? If you are preparedto take all this on the pleasure a cat willgive you will make it all worthwhile.Think then whether you might rake onnot just one cat but two, if there are notalready other pets for company. Cats willbe much happier with a companion,especially if you are going to have roleave them alone for many hours. Twocats brought up together usually becomeinseparable friends. Never think of givinga cat or kinen as a present unless you areabsolutely certain, not only that this iswhat the recipient wanrs, but that theyare prepared and can afford to provideall that the cat requires throughoutits life. Such considerations may seemobvious but animal welfare organiza-rions still have ro cope with thousands ofabandoned animals which rheir ownersfelt unable to care for.