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Title: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Sandi on November 04, 2017, 09:48:26 AM

Are you looking only for spcific coat colors when you're choosing a cat or does it not matter? Do you have any favorite coat colors? If yes, which?

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: tulagirl on November 04, 2017, 10:22:34 AM

Actually I got my Vinny which was all based on his personality and instant rapport with me.  I normally would not choose a cat that looks like he does, I went for who he was.  None of the cats I have adopted over the years were picked due to coat. 

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: BlackCurtains on November 04, 2017, 11:19:26 AM

Looks never mattered with any animal I've adopted.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Gator on November 04, 2017, 01:31:17 PM

Coat color doesn't matter to me, it's personality.  However, that being said, as a child I said I wanted a cat of every color.  Now, I almost have that although it was by coincidence.  I have white, black, orange, gray, and a dark tabby.  I'm just missing a calico and dilute orange and the basics would be covered.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on November 04, 2017, 02:05:05 PM

I put Important as it is part of what draws me to a cat, but if that cat doesn't seem very friendly then I'll just keep looking!

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Hannah66665 on November 04, 2017, 02:27:56 PM

Looks don't matter to me when it comes to kitties... except I do gravitate towards gray tabbies. I think that no matter what I will always need a gray tabby in my life. (in fact, all of the household kitties that are technically 'mine' are gray tabbies  :P one of the kitties that is half mine is a tux though)

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: northstar3184 on November 04, 2017, 02:38:11 PM

My cats have always found me, and they've had a whole assortment of coat colors.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Leave a Whisper on November 04, 2017, 03:42:27 PM

Yes and no, I love black cats, dark grays and wheat-and-chocolate colored cats, but ultimately it would come down to personality and personal connections between us.  Just as it would other animals.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Strawberry Swirl on November 04, 2017, 04:55:22 PM

I sure do enjoy specific breeds and patterns, but if I’m adopting a new pet of any kind I don’t care what they look like. I think of them like I think of making people friends, it’s what’s on the inside that counts! :)

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on November 04, 2017, 11:11:55 PM

Only time it matters is if it's a black cat, which I own one now. Otherwise it dosen't matter.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: True on November 05, 2017, 12:24:57 AM

Well after my Tora passed, and I waited a year before deciding I wanted a second cat again.. I had originally said I wanted an all black cat, because my other cat is white and orange and the fur shows up on everything I wear and its kinda a pain. However the cat that found me is white and black. :p
So even though I had some color in mind, it really didn't matter, I've had Pixel for a few years now, and shes a lil twerp but I love her for who she is, and she found us.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Beldarna on November 05, 2017, 12:56:10 AM

All of our cats are sort of rescues or accidents. Colour doesn't matter, and we struck gold when it came to personalities. We are however discussing fur length for our next addition (which I hope is a couple of years away).

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: glitterball on November 05, 2017, 01:22:35 AM

I reckon it is personality and health commitments that are the most important factors when choosing a pet.

As a non cat-owner, my only experience is with dogs - some of the "Heinz 57" mixed breeds have heaps of personality when compared with some of the grumpy pedigrees!  :lol: one exception is a cocker spaniel that we know - sweet face, silky black fur and the happiest, friendliest personality, he is so at-ease that he happily falls asleep at your feet after a tummy rub!

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Shaz on November 05, 2017, 01:30:43 AM

I think all cats are lovely (crazy cat lady in training here :) ), and I wouldn't say no to any colour. My cat chose me rather than the other way around....maybe he specifically wanted a human with dark fur/hair? Or maybe he just fell for my friendliness and ready supply of cat food.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Aflame on November 05, 2017, 01:50:53 AM

my last cats were a silver tabby and a black and white so after they had to be put to sleep (the tabby at 9 the black and white a 12:( ) I didn't want the same colour cats as I think I would have ben comparing them so I got one ginger and white with one eye and a mad slate grey and white  but other wise colour doesn't matter to me also it could have 1 eye  1 ear a leg and half its tail missing and I would still take it :)

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: kestral_kitsune on November 05, 2017, 06:36:45 PM

not really, i go for temperment more than coat color.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: melodys_angel on November 06, 2017, 08:50:06 AM

None of the above--im a dog person and actually have allergies to cats ^^'

That said, IF I were getting a cat, id look into the breed traits and see if its a good match.  Personality is big.  Same with a  dog.  You are looking for a specific set of characteristics that will mesh well with you and your lifestyle.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Duenia on November 06, 2017, 09:01:37 AM

I'm generally drawn towards grey kitties with white tummies. But really my cats chose me, not the other way around.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: SnorkMaiden on November 06, 2017, 09:42:29 AM

I've never had a cat before, but dogs / guinea pigs I've simply chosen based on which animal I was drawn to. Let's face it, when you've got a litter of puppies or guinea pigs in front of you, they're all going to be adorable. Much easier to choose based on personality, rather than looks.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Taxel on November 06, 2017, 09:52:16 AM

Quote from: tailrustedtealeaf on November 04, 2017, 02:05:05 PM

I put Important as it is part of what draws me to a cat, but if that cat doesn't seem very friendly then I'll just keep looking!

This pretty much sums it up for me too. Looks draw me to specific animals and breeds but if the animal isn't well suited to what we can offer, doesn't like us, etc then of course we wouldn't pick them just because of how they look.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Skeen on November 06, 2017, 11:58:50 AM

Looks don't ultimately matter but I am naturally drawn to black cats and blue tuxedos.  I don't particularly like the way standard brown tabbies look but I have two and wouldn't part with them. 

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on November 06, 2017, 03:56:44 PM

I kinda really like calico cats and black ones, my first kitty was a calico. 

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Tulips on November 06, 2017, 10:46:03 PM

I adopted two rescues a month ago, both Tortoiseshell sisters. When I was searching through literally hundreds of cats what caught my attention first was their appearance, then their names (which I find important even if I rename them).
They all have a paragraph about personality but you can't truly know a cat until you meet it - their personality is the decider. I would never adopt a cat just because I thought it was cute if it didn't like me. Our first meeting was to check if the cats were a good fit and wanted to be a part of the family, it was more their decision honestly.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: LadyMoondancer on November 07, 2017, 10:24:51 AM

Personality is so much more important than coat color, especially with cats which don't have a lot of distinct breeds, unlike dogs.  Like yes, there are lazy Persians and loud Siamese, but most cats are just "cat".  And my half-Siamese kitty isn't loud at all and ended up being built like a linebacker!

As a kid we had an unfriendly grey and black striped tabby, so I had negative feelings about the color.  But when I went to the pound a tiny grey and black tabby kitten stuck his paw through the bars and meowed at me.  He was the only kitten to notice me, the others were busy playing.  Of course I had to get him and now I think that coat color is beautiful.  :)

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Kikwifluff on November 07, 2017, 11:25:24 AM

I don't think it's important at all. I have three cats, and they're all radically different from one another personality wise, even though two are sisters so they look similar to one another. 

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: brightberry on November 08, 2017, 07:54:54 AM

It doesn't matter.  With cats, personality counts most. 

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Stormness_1 on November 08, 2017, 06:50:27 PM

Definitely personality matters. I have chosen based on colour though, when I was faced with a litter of kittens who behaved essentially the same way over a short span of time and had to choose. I always rescue though, so it's usually not an issue. Cat is there, cat gets rescued, then we get to know each other. I once got a cat from helping clean out a friend's abandoned, trashed rental home.. he leapt out of the kitchen cupboard into hubby's face! Thankfully hubby was quick, or he'd have ended up a street cat, he was so scared.

We currently have a neighbourhood stray cat, she won't go inside anyone's house, but she's starting to like our family (we've been trying to get her inside for years) so she gets fed at our place twice daily, and people from around the neighbourhood drop things off for her at our gate, like flea powder, worming pastes, bowls and food. She doesn't get along with our cat Ra (siamese x burmese, so drama queen kitty), so we don't force her inside (we tried once and she jumped out a 2nd storey window!), and she lives under our neighbour's house most of the time. Her fur is starting to get dull, so I'd say she's probably nearing her end. She must be pretty old though, she was no kitten when I moved in 9 years ago. A shame though, she's just starting to become affectionate towards us, and only hisses occasionally now. I'd say she was abused, because she's quite a beautiful cat (grey and white), and she's fixed, and wild cats are actually easier to tame than she is, she definitely knows the drill.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Broken Irishwoman on November 11, 2017, 08:12:16 AM

To be perfectly honest, if I see any cat, anywhere, I fall in love. :lookround: So I can't say that colour is important. :P

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Mkia on November 12, 2017, 10:11:03 PM

I'm drawn more to the cats personality than coat color. My longhair calico is gorgeous, but my grey and white shorthair is my favorite because her personality is better than the calico's lol.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Jennifer2004 on November 14, 2017, 06:29:49 AM

Well, I always wanted an orange cat. But so far I've had 12 cats in my life (7 are still with us now), and so far none have been orange. So I guess not! All of our cats are rescues, and they each have their own unique personalities. That is much more important than color.

~Jennifer

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: fizzerknight on December 12, 2017, 10:04:14 PM

I voted that it's not important, and it really isn't BUT, I've been told that black cats are the least likely to be adopted or rescued based on incredibly silly things like superstition. I think if I foster or decide to get another cat, (I've got a ginger who I love more than life), I'll probably gravitate towards a black cat. :)

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: NightGliderSA on December 13, 2017, 09:11:16 AM

We have 2 cats and neither was chosen based on coat colour. One was given to me by someone who could not afford to keep her when her cat had kittens - she was one of the kittens. She is nearing 20 now and is a tabby. The other is pitch black and I chose her because the lady at the shelter shut her (the kitten's) head in the door when I went to look at the kittens. And she jumps up to put her head in your hand to be stroked. She is now 12. They are both awesome cats. Love them to pieces.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Pheasant on December 13, 2017, 09:41:19 AM

Normally coat wouldn't matter, but like fizzerknight we tend to adopt black cats because a) they tend to have cute personalities and b) to give them a loving home. ^_^

I also avoid cats with white skin around their eyes due to the increased risk of eye cancer. Such cats are usually more suited to an indoor life, and we already have one indoor cat. We don't need any more, lol.

Title: Re: How important is coat color when you're choosing a cat?
Post by: Galactica on December 13, 2017, 11:44:02 AM

Our current cats are ages 12, 14 and 16...  grey Tuxido and a red swirl.

But as the song goes- "I love every kind of cat!"


We figure we will probably get black cats next though. (Unless cats fall into our care some other way sooner). We learned that black cats get adopted less from the shelter- they even have black cat "sales" poor guys-

It kinda cracks me up and makes me sad when the animal shelter has a "buy one get one free" cat sale...

I wish I could adopt all of them!