Growing up in the 50s , it was common practice, waaay back then, to go to someones house and see their litter of hand-raised, as is HANDLED OFTEN and LOVINGLY, kittens. We had a string of long lived, happy, normal, crap outside, kittens and cats who loved to curl up on our stomachs at naptime,,,and in our laps all the time.
But nowadays, all my family has succumbed to the sucker call of 'rescuing a cat/kitten' at a shelter . Such fools !!
First, most of these kittens and cats have not been properly handled and taught to be affectionate by the shelter staff, so that when you get them, they refuse to be picked up, and are mostly afraid of people !! They will not let you pick them up with two hands or even by their neck skin. Imagine how long that pissed-off cat is going to be your PET ?!
Second, they are not potty trained,,,and tend to crap all over YOUR HOUSE, YOUR BROTHERS HOUSE,,, AND YOUR PARENTS HOUSE,,,ALL OVER , EVERYWHERE IN THESE HOUSES !! Again, the animal shelters are not doing their job. And you suckers are going to be stuck with a miserable pet,,,for YEARS,,,and CRAP ON YOU BED,,,CRAP ON THE CARPET,,,CRAP ON THE NEW COUCH,,,
Caution if you think buying from a 'respected' cat breeder is the answer , as one sis bought 2 $500 pedigree persians , who also were afraid of people ,,,because they were NOT 'hand raised' as the famous Los Angeles breeder said. Bonus!, they also were not litterbox trained and CRAP ALL OVER THE CARPET. They run away from their owner in her house,,,and they run away from all friendly visitors.
