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Add to FavoritesWherever you are, that is right where your kitty wants to be. If you are reading a book, kitty wants to lay down on the book. If you are on the couch, kitty want to sit in your lap. And if you are eating, well, kitty want to eat too! Cats make loving and heart-warming pets, but there are things that make one cat a better pet than another. One big factor is the cat's individual personality. But in my experience with people and their pets, any pet's personality becomes endearing over time. They become a member of the family and nothing they do can make you love them less.
But what about male cats versus female cats? This is a debate I have heard before and I am inclined to agree with the view that male cats, or toms, are often better pets. In my experience, male cats tend to be the most affectionate, playful, and have easy-going personalities. Certainly many female cats share these same characteristics but if there is a general trend that would be it. I have also met far more female cats who are skittish and will run from strangers. They also tend to be the type of cats who will scratch and hiss. I believe this could have to do with the fact that females may be more likely to suffer a trauma as a kitten or to be dominated by bigger or male cats at any time in their lives.
That said, I believe that gender is a moot point if you've found a cat that you know has a great personality. The other most important factor is whether the animal has been spayed or neutered. A cat who has not will not make as good a pet, whether male or female. This is also socially responsible as it reduces the numbers of animals that end up in pounds. There are millions of animals waiting to be adopted or left to die in the streets. If we all got our loving companions from a humane animal shelter and spayed and neutered, we could solve the tremendous problem of dog and cat overpopulation.
The main point to getting a cat is to add a loving, entertaining member to your family. Regardless of gender, you will grow to love your new pet more than you ever thought possible! Whether male or female, the cat will respond to gentleness, kindness, healthy food and an active and social lifestyle. Cats are independent but that is no excuse to neglect a pet. Do so and a cat that could have been an exemplary companion may end up withdrawn and without sufficient socialization. Just remember that if you love and care for your kitty, you will reap the rewards tenfold.
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Female
It doesn't matter if a cat is male or female for them to be considered friendly. A cat that is hungry is the friendliest cat in the world. A hungry stray cat that is found meandering along the sidewalk on any street in America will for the most part be very friendly because he or she wants to eat food you may have for them.
Female cats always have seemed to be very friendly animals as far as I am concerned. I have owned several female cats and they were so friendly that they would come meowing around anytime a new person would come into my home. Female cats are for the most part very non-aggressive cats and may not seem as friendly as males. Male cats probably seem friendlier than female cats because they come strutting along and demand attention. And usually that attention they are looking for is from a female cat. Usually a female cat will size a person up first, and then get all friendly. They may seem sneaky sitting in the cormer washing that one paw, but that female is looking at you to see if you deserve her attention.
Any cat that lives in a home with people will be very friendly to their person. They will rub you with their face. That's because your cat is actually scenting you. Once a cat rubs his or her scent on you, then you are a part of their cat family. That means they love you. So in that respect a cat will be very friendly towards the person they have marked as their family member.
We owned a stray cat that found us and did everything she could to make us fall in love with her. And she had every male cat in the neighborhood coming to our front door meowing to be let in to see her. Male cats are friendly, but I think they are really looking for the female cat in your life. Bascially the male cats in the neighborhood were just using me to get to my female cat. Those tricky male cats.
We had one male cat in the neighorhood that would travel a mile everyday without fail to see our female cat. When I would try to pet him, as he stood at our front door peering in through the glass, he would run away.
It's just a personal preference thing, I always have liked female cats more so than males. I was raised with female cats, and I always felt that female cats were so much friendlier. I thought males were more apt to want to go outside and find a female cat to chase around. I still believe male cats are more aggressive than females. And male cats are bigger and more solid than females.
My stray pregnant cat that made us part of her family was so affectionate and loving. As a child I had to have her with me all the time at home. She would follow me all over the house. She would cuddle up with me in bed, and purr away all night. Then she would drive my father crazy at five in the morning, by sticking her small cat behind in his face and meowing at him until he got out of bed to feed her.
Cats know exactly what they are doing. They have us people right where they want us. It's just a personal preference thing for me though. Female cats have always been friendlier to us people. But when a male cat comes tomcatting around you, that's becasue they are looking for the female that has scented you. They are looking for love in all the right and wrong places.
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