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Just ordered necessary supplies because my new friend will need some special care and equipment.
Going to the animal shelter on Wednesday to get a cat! 
They have some awesome cats (well, from what I can read from their website).
Jasper[^] would be my first choice, but I understood some other people liked him too...
Luckily they have more[^]
Non-Dutchies just look at the pictures, cats is what the internet is all about anyway, right?
Whoohooo I'm getting a cat!!!
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Pictures or it didn't happen 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Well, it didn't actually happen just yet... 
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Gratz
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Thanks!
By the way, is this[^] your cat?
Looks very much like the one on your profile! 
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A good look-a-like, but looks like it had too much catnip.
The profile says the cat "needs" to be able to go outside; it may complain loudly if it can't.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: looks like it had too much catnip
Maybe his diabetes has that effect.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: The profile says the cat "needs" to be able to go outside; it may complain loudly if it can't.
I have a garden and (I think) a cat-friendly neighborhood
I might have a cat flap installed in my backdoor.
And I might complain loudly back at him. That tends to mess with their heads
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Sander Rossel wrote: Maybe his diabetes has that effect.
Sad, gives it less chance to find a decent home.
Sander Rossel wrote: I have a garden and (I think) a cat-friendly neighborhood
Goedzo is only allowed in the garden, not outside of it.
Sander Rossel wrote: And I might complain loudly back at him. That tends to mess with their heads
I am sure that your neighbours will be pleased to hear both you and your cat sing at night 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I just can't give him his medication twice a day as I'm often away from home 
Would be ideal for someone who is retired.
Sander Rossel wrote: How do you keep him in the garden though?
A collar with a battery. Makes a warning sound if he strays too far, and goes "zap" if he ignores the sound. Sounds worse than it is. I tried it (ofcourse) and it is less stingy than your average electric fence.
Some cats are already used to roaming for days, I don't think they'd accept it. He never got out as a kitten, so the garden is just another room to play in. He quicly learned not to get zapped
Nowadays there are also collars for tracking[^] your pet.
Sander Rossel wrote: It's pretty well isolated. I never hear my neighbors
Good. That means you won't wake them up if the beast bites your toes at 4am 
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Good for you!
I hope you are both very happy together.
If you haven't had a cat before, some tips that might help:
1) Get a good cat box: one the cat can stand up in, turn around, and so forth. The plastic ones[^] are ok - but we had one escapee from our one so I prefer the metal wire ones[^]. They are more expensive, but they last and let the cat see out, which can help. Don't use the cardboard ones! They can claw (or slobber) through them in moments, and the last thing you need is a cat doing a "wall of death" round the car on the way home!
2) Get two litter trays - one per cat plus one is the general rule - and put them well away from the food, and one on each floor so the cat can get to them easily. Get a scoop, and remove the waste at least daily - urine soaked litter as well. I also have a third tray, so I can empty, clean and bleach a tray every week - we have no problem at all with smell.
3) Make sure it's microchipped!
4) Separate the food and water bowls - Dij has his food in the kitchen, and water in the lounge. Since we did this with Dij, he has drunk about 50% more. Apparently, they consider the area around their food to be "messy" and prefer water well away. Given that he drags "choice pieces" onto carpet and eats it there I'm not sure about this! 
Remember they will not do what you want: "never work with animals or children"!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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5)
Don't feed them when you wake up, feed them when you go to bed. Otherwise you'll end up waking up every day at 5 in the morning, even during the holidays.
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Herself does the feeding, not me.
And they always wake me up, not her... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Sander Rossel wrote: We never did any of those though
Neither did we! But then we read some cat psychology books, and saw a few things on TV and tried them - was surprised at the difference it made.
When we had two cats, we really didn't notice that one of them was "guarding" the litter tray and causing the other difficulties. Suddenly, she was a lot happier all the time, because even Beldin couldn't guard three trays at the same time!
19 is a good age for a cat - my families original cat made it to around 20 before a massive collection of cancers suddenly appeared (the vet said he'd seen it a lot, and blamed the Chernobyl fallout - it was around the right time).
She was a monster - chased dogs, attacked geese, hunted everything...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Rakker or Marble for me but I guess they all only speak Dutch?
I'd just reached the point of deciding I probably wouldn't add to my menagerie but now ... ?
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Rakker looks cool too, but he has some bladder problems and I'm not at home enough to give him his treatment two times a day.
Marble would probably be my second choice 
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Nothing is as satisfying as a cat sitting on me, and purring!
Have been associated with cats for 32 years now; my daughter is very fond of the one we have now.
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Avijnata wrote: Nothing is as satisfying as a cat sitting on me, and purring!
I can think of other things to have on my lap
But cats are a solid second place 
Avijnata wrote: my daughter is very fond of the one we have now.
I think pets make children better people
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Those photos are great -- they really have personality.
I love cats!
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: Those photos are great -- they really have personality.
My thoughts exactly!
Marc Clifton wrote: I love cats!
And I was thinking that too 
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FTSFY
As an addition to Griffs list I'd like to add that you should consider neutering it. I grew up with a LOT of cats as a kid.
And neighbours tend to dislike un-neutered male cats. 
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I think at least all the male cats are neutered.
I prefer them that way too.
Don't feel like paying someone else's child support 
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Why?!
The only good cat is a dead cat; unless you need a moving target.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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I guess you'll burn first when cats take over the world 
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