• celeste@kbin.earth
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    Cats can be so different at a shelter or even at a foster home than they will be when they get settled. I remember my sister was told the cat she got was “a little playful” like if you made an effort, but twenty minutes after the cat settled in she was flipping her shit over a string toy. Even years later, sick, tired, and elderly, she’d dredge up some energy to bat at a toy.

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      mine was a big cuddler and lap cat at the shelter. got her home, she’s an occasional cuddler but is hyperactive when you get a scarp of papre for her to play with

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    Not wanting a cat doesn’t mean won’t care for a cat. I said no to another cat because I’m not prepared to care for it on top of everything else I’ve got going on.

    This whole “didn’t want a cat but is secretly a softy” thing needs to die.

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      Usually it’s more like “Doesn’t want to spend time and money on a pet” and/or “Doesn’t want to be sad when the pet inevitably passes on”

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      This whole “didn’t want a cat but is secretly a softy” thing needs to die.

      Just because it does not accurately describe you does not mean it doesn’t accurately describe many people

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        No but it’s also encouraging people to not care about others limitations.

        For example I love cats but I am too disabled to care for one.

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          Agreed, taking on the responsibility of caring for a pet and giving them the best life you can is a situation that requires a firm yes from all parties. Especially with how expensive everything is these days, pets are not cheap.

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      When my cousin came to visit me for a week, she literally yelled “no!” and hit my cat when he jumped onto her lap.

      A week later, she said “I think I want a cat.” Now she has a cat.

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      was his surname “addams” by any chance?
      “i despise cats. soft, cuddly. disgusting”