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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First cat - a wonderful addition to the family. Very low maintenance, even went outside to poop and pee so we didn’t have litter to clean. Got old, sick, died. We were sad, which brings us to ...

Cats # 2 and 3 - negative impact on lifestyle. Scratch furniture, poop next to the litter box, break limbs, puke, keep us up at night.

So you never know what you’ll get. I recommend an orange tabby like cat # 1. [/quote]

You do realize the cat's color is not a guarantee it will have a certain personality or behave certain ways--right? Please don't advise OP based on a cat's color.

Orange tabby isn't a breed. Breed can have an effect on overall behavior characteristics but there are "orange" cats of many breeds.

If you still have cats 2 and 3: There are reasons why cats, which are fastidious animals, poop outside the box or puke. You can do minimal research and find explanations and advice on how to help your cats, who are exhibiting behaviors showing they are in some kind of distress which you're not recognizing. You seem to think these cats should be copies of cat number one, and are flawed and "negative" when actually they're possibly getting the wrong food for them, are ill, or distressed by something related to the box or the household. You can work with them to discourage scratching furniture and encourage scratching (which they NEED to do; it's natural) in other appropriate places.

But do make those things happen you would actually need to care that your cats are not getting what they need. You'd also have to acknowledge that you need to put effort into working with them, instead of resenting them for not being perfect like cat number one. [/quote]

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