It was about three years ago that my husband and I decided that we would add to our family by getting a kitten. My husband had never had a pet before in his life, had no particular views on cats but he did know how happy it would make me. I had a few cats during my childhood; my most loved being Billy who died about ten years ago when he reached the ripe old age of fifteen. I have previously made enquiries about getting a cat from a rescue centre but been unsuccessful. Of course I am all for ensuring the animals go to good homes where they will be cared for, but I don't think a process on a par with adopting a child is absolutely necessary. I love cats, ...  Read the complete review

For as long as I can remember we have always had cats in our family, my mum always had cats from when she was a child and so did I starting with my first cat Lilly who lived until she was 16 years old. I now currently have 3 cats Poppy and Daisy who are 6 years old, they were born a week apart and Layla the baby of the family who will be 2 in 3 weeks time. All three of my girls are totally different ranging from Layla who has long fur and can only be described as more fur and not a huge amount of cat, then there's Poppy a semi long haired cat and Daisy a British Short Haired Cat (who I will be reviewing) Characteristics of a Short Haired Cat The ...  Read the complete review

I first fell in love with British shorthaired cats in 1995 when I acquired my little princess Casey. I had seen the cats in an advert (for sheba cat food I think) and I loved how velvety their fur looked and the big round bright orange eyes. I found a local breeder from Cat World and contacted her. She had a litter available and we went to see them and I was hooked straight away. She was just a tiny bundle of fur who at 4 weeks did not want to leave the comfort of her brothers and sisters. I had to wait a further 8 weeks for her as the breeder did not like letting them go before 12 weeks. I also broached the topic of breeding, but the breeder was not keen and ...  Read the complete review

Since my husband and I got married just over 2 years ago, we began talking about getting a kitten. I have had cats all my life, and when I left home, all my pets stayed with my mum and dad. They only live two minutes away so I would still see them every day. But my new house simply wasn’t a home without a pet. I’m sure anyone with a pet will tell you that they make your home a much nicer place to be in. My husband and I both work full time so we decided that it would be better to get two kittens, as they would provide company for each other during the day. So after a year of careful consideration and weighing up the extra expenses, etc. we finally decided to start a ...  Read the complete review

They want feeding every 5 minutes, they cry and often wake you up at night, so it is no wonder that getting a cat is often the first sign of commitment between a couple, before they go the whole hog and get the baby! Well this is how it was for us, my husband decided that he wanted a cat and as I had never lived in a house without one I didn?t take too much persuading. So for the princely sum of £47.50 each ( We split everything equally in the early days, nowadays he pays) we acquired Digby a small cute British Cream Shorthair kitten and as we paid half each that meant hubby got the pooy end and I got the head, fair ...  Read the complete review