Female or male cat?
Essential differences:in my cats, I have never found any fundamental differences what so ever in the function of sex if an animal is unsociable, calm, affable or bad tempered, this because of its own personality. Sexual differences: castrated female and male cats have an accentuated sexual behavior. On the mating periods, the female is restless, and meows almost without stopping and if the needs for a male cat is not obtained, she rolls on the ground giving loud screams. The male shows a great disposition to mating by spraying all around him. If can go to the exterior, he travels through a great distance, and doesn't come home for nights and he fights other cats for the favor of the female. With castration, his sexual instinct disappears. Castrated male and female cats, often, establish a better relation with their owners.
A cat as a playing companion?Children shouldn't have a cat as a playing companion. It could happen that he yet doesn't understand the capricious character of the animal and, if not treated well, it is almost sure that he will defend himself by scratching with its nails.
Things change if the cat is already there when the children are born. Baby and cat learn together how to treat each other with care and respect. Parents will teach its son from the beginning how to treat the cat in a correct way. Older children often get along very well with cats. They can understand them and care for their needs. The cat has a positive influence on the development of the child, by making him learn how to be respectful and responsible.
Going on vacation with or without the cat? Going on vacation with a cat is possible if you have in account certain things. The place where you are going on vacation must be not too far a way. Long trips or flights are too tiresome and they distress the cat. if on your vacations you are going abroad, inform yourself previously of the dispositions related to the transporting of animals on that country. You can obtain information from the veterinary or the countries consulate, but care taking of the cat at your home city is the easiest way for going out on vacations without him. Get in contact in time with the a person that will take care of the animal while you are away. In this sense, on the local section of the newspaper, there are usually offers for cats care taking.
If you prefer a residence for animals, the best you can do is visit them previously, for the cat to be separated from its owners and its surroundings is a great emotional burden. This is a liable condition to catch a disease. Then, it is necessary to administrate all the preventive vaccines. On some animal residences the castrated animals are the only ones to be admitted.
