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Is there any cat breeds that strongly bond with one person rather than with a whole family or everyone? I am in search of another cat (I know how to introduce) to join my family of three felines. But this time i want a cat that will bond me most. Please give me more than one breed.
Julia,
In my experience, whether a cat bonds with just one family member is as much a trait of the individual as it is the breed. I have found that one approach, when you introduce another cat to your household, is to start it in your bedroom and keep it there with food, water, litter pan for at least a week. This allows it to bond with you first and helps the new arrival build up some self assurance since it would not have to compete for food or attention.
Breeds that tend to be more outgoing and gregarious are the Siamese types (Siamese, Colorpoint Shorthairs, Orientals, Balinese-Javanese), Burmese, European Burmese. These breeds are very vocal and very active. If you want something more staid, an American Shorthair or a AMine Coon are good choices.
Best regards... Norm.
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Answers by Expert:
Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.
Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.
Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.
Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook
Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.
Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.
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