Do you have advice for a first-time cat owner?
Before anybody freaks, please remember that nobody, including me, thought I’d be a good driver. And I’m an excellent driver. I love driving and always invent new routes to get in and out of state, even if they take much longer because I love being in my car. The point being that I can be good in very unexpected arenas.
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” a first-time cat owner”
I’ll limit my advice to which breed to get.
The general rule is, the longer the fur the stupider the cat (persians are notoriously dumb). On the other hand, the shorter than usual fur cats (siamese shorthair) can be a handful
So standard length fur is my suggestion. And female or ‘fixed’ male since intact males are likely to want to mark their territory (with urine).
Don’t declaw them.
Contrary to reputation cats can be very affectionate with people but they need their space at other times.
I’ll let those with more cat experience add more.
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Well, I am admittedly biased, but your daughter seems responsible, so maybe get a dog. There is always a lot of rescues available from the fools that unthinkingly bought one for Christmas. If you do, choose a working breed — because brains matter ;-D
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