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does anyone know where i can get a young, orange tabby cat for sale?

my first cat just had to get put down and it's not the same with out one around the house =(

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1. www.petfinder.com-adopt one from a rescue where we live, they seem to fall out of vehicles and the owners never come back
2. Take a look at any animal shelter and I can guarantee you will find a new cat or kitten to live. Save a life.
3. www.catchat.org has all the rescue centres. don't buy a cat when so many need homes
4. North Paw Animal Hospital, Durham NC 919-471-1471 its a boy about 3 months
5. The best way to get a cat is to go to the animal shelters in your area. Also some will list their animals on petfinder.com, usually with pictures and you can search for pets by area, color, breed, etc. http://www.petfinder.com/index.html Shelters are the best place to get an animal. First its most ethical because you're saving a pet from getting put to sleep and not supporting any unethical breeders/shops. But also it tends to be best financially because the cat should already have basic vaccinations, spay/neuter done, and may come with free vet visit to get it checked out after adopting. If you buy a cat from neighbor or newspaper/pet store they don't tend to be as healthy and you've got to pay everything yourself which can add up to a lot. The price for adopting a cat from a shelter is like $30-100, but its still cheaper than getting one elsewhere due to the care its already had.
6. Here is a search page, just click & read any website that interests you http://info.com/searchw?qkw=orange+tabby+cat+for+sale&qcat=web&qhqn=orange+tabby+cat+for+sale&KW=orange+tabby+cat+for+sale&q=orange+tabby+cat+for+sale you may want to fine-tune the search to look at what's available in whatever state or city you are in
7. Look in your local humane society. Put in your city, state/province and at the end put humane society on the back put this in google you should be able to find a cat. Or go on petfinder.com.
8. craigslist also has pet listings
9. Contrary to what is here I have found the best cats to be ones that were hand raised in a family until old enough to be separated from their mother Pet shop and shelter kittens all seem to have some wild in them the home raised ones are much easier to train too. I don't know why but I have had cats from all sources and that is how it seems to work out
10. Check your local animal shelter. Orange tabbies are very common and are easy to find. EMT
11. I'm sorry you lost your red headed friend. I hope you find another like him. I expect by 'buy' you mean adopt, because most peopel think of paying the adoption fee as buying. That fee covers basic medial care as well as spaying/neutering. You may already know this, but most orange cats are male. It's quite odd, but the last few we've had at my shelter have been female. We should still have one, if you are in the North Georgia area. She's whiney, but I suspect that is because she is young and needs to be held a lot still. She's about 9 weeks now, I think. I always recommend people choose by personality rather than looks. Nobody EVER takes this advice, but trust me, you'll never kick yourself if you do that. I work in adoptions and it breaks my heart to see a poor match go out the door. There is no such thing as a bad cat, just a poor match that then gets treated badly, or simply does not bond. I've had one of those myself ( than goodness she mellowed in her old age - we adore her now). That does not have to happen - if only everyone got and listened to counseling when they come into shelters to find a pet. Beware of anyone who is working too hard to get you to take a particular one, because they may be dumping on you ( that is what happened in my case - they wanted me to take their oldest kittens), but do work with them to find the best match for your personality. Do not take the frisky red if you want a quiet cat, or not take the laid back one if you want one that will rip around the house chasing everything in sight ( and if you find one of those, take two so he'll be happy) I personally won't adopt a kitten to someone it won't fit with, but I just had a family I counseled come back after I left, and choose the very worst choice for their situation just because the unfortunate kitten was white. They are looking for a kitten that will allow itself to be dressed up and held like a baby, and boy are they going to be disappointed in this shy, unsocial kitten who will scratch and bite at the first sight of a dress and bonnet. If you have your heart set on red. consider an older cat, or just be patient, as this is the most adoptable color. If you want your pick of personalities, this is the month for black kittens. Shelters hold them out until after Halloween, for one thing, and for another, they are the least popular color. Some idiots think they are satanic or unlucky, so that works against them, but the main reason ( I believe) is that their coloring makes them not show up in an adoption situation. Usually they are in a dark cage, where reds stand out the most. Reds are the first cat seen in any cage situation, and the first adopted, every time. We never have them more than a week. Next, any unusual color, like solid gray, or really long haired ones. Then calicos and siamese go. After that, tabbies and then any cat that is black and white, and last, little blacks. . We just had the three NICEST black kittens sit for three months because of their color. The staff all knew they were the best kittens we had, but people passed them by over and over - including the dolt who took the white one. Most shelters euthanize blacks immediately. We don't (we're no kill) but if we're pulling from shelters we pull reds first and blacks last. If anyone is reading racism into this, well, Blacks don't adopt them any faster than Whites do - the family that took the white kitten over the black was AA. I'm fostering three truly wonderful kittens, who happen to be 2 black and white, and 1 all black. They will go in with big showy collars, and their cage will be lined with something that will draw attention and make their beauty show, because I'm tired of sweet little black kittens suffering. This trio is beautiful, sweet and playful, but they will sit there until they are 4-5 months old, while that whiney little red will be gone by next week.