| If course the first thing you need to decide is | | | | of trouble they get in. |
| whether or not you want to get an adult cat or a | | | | If you are looking at kittens for sale, it is a good idea |
| kitten. There are advantages to both. With a kitten, | | | | to pay attention to where they come from. There is |
| you raise them from the time they are a baby so | | | | a much higher chance of health problems in kittens |
| you have more control over training them. Of course, | | | | who have come from a bad environment or who |
| each kitten will have a unique personality so one | | | | were not taken care of properly at birth. |
| kitten may be harder to train than another. The | | | | Finally, consider looking at kittens from an animal |
| downside to kittens is they are a lot more energetic | | | | shelter. These shelters are often over crowded and |
| and prone to trouble. | | | | need the support of the public. The kittens there are |
| Adult cats are usually harder to train and will likely | | | | in need of good homes and lots of affection so you |
| have already developed their own behaviors - good | | | | may find your perfect kitten there. If not, consider |
| or bad. They are generally set in their ways and | | | | checking the classified ads or internet sale sites. That |
| breaking them of bad habits can be hard. On the | | | | is the better option if you are looking for a specific |
| other hand, adult cats tend to be less energetic and | | | | breed of cat as shelters don't often have purebred |
| less hyperactive which definitely reduces the amount | | | | animals. |