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Dear /an/,
I am thinking of getting a cat. I know you guys love cats, and you love to give pet advice. Here is my question: what is a nice, easygoing, laidback breed of cat? I have two rabbits, and they are always locked in their cage when I am not home so it's not that big of a deal, but I would like a nice mellow cat that is not going to constantly terrorize them. The rabbits could hold their own against a moderately irritating cat, I think, and at least one of them has lived with cats before. I just don't want a devil cat. I was thinking of getting a Ragdoll. Your thoughts?

Pic shamelessly stolen from google. My bunnies are much bigger than that.
>> Anonymous
I haven't really seen much difference in personalities among cat breeds. As far as I know the different cat breeds were made for aesthetic reasons. Unlike most dog breeds who were breed for a job.

Although I have found that neutered male orange tabbies rock.
>> Anonymous
Go to the humane society. Hang out with the cats and take home one that's laid back enough for you.

Probably more foolproof than depending upon a breeder, who might breed for looks as much (or more than) personality
>> Anonymous
OP here. Was planning on using petfinder.com, which I had pretty good luck with for one of my rabbits. They have a very handsome ragdoll available near here, I'm leaning toward getting him.
However, that website makes you select a breed to search your area, so... no more breed suggestions?
>> Anonymous
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>>66477
>My bunnies are much bigger than that.

That's your answer: cats see as prey only little animals. They will never attack an animal of their own size like a rabbit. They maybe can be curious of the cages, but I doubt they would terrorize the rabbits.
If you have fishes or a bird like in the pic than it's a totally different matter.
>> Anonymous
Ragdoll is a very good idea.
They're very placcid and they'll work well with non agressive animals like bunniez. I had a ragdoll, she was very sweet, though she got beat up a lot by my other kittes.

Petfinder sounds like a very good idea. Ragdolls are pretty popular.. I think it might be better if you saved a kitty that might not get saved otherwise ;(
>> Anonymous
go to a shelter and ask them which one is next in line for lethal injection and take that one you bastard.

thats what I did with my kitty anyway and he kicks ass
>> Anonymous
>>66504

petfinder searches shelters you bastard
>> Anonymous
The only real advice I can suggest is to get an older cat. Their personalities are much more pronounced than a kitten. Also, Most animals are tested for their aggressiveness towards other animals and you could ask the shelter to test them if not. They are typically willing to do more to help a cat find a home, especially if it is an older cat you are looking to adopt.
>> Anonymous
>>66524
Well, generally speaking this works if you're looking for a cat with a given personality, but we're talking about introducing a cat into a family with two bunnies. Generally it's best to take a kitten if you want it to learn to live with other species.
>> Anonymous
>>66567
As a personal experience I agree, if not a kitten at least a young one. Anyway the real problem is when the cat sees some else arriving in his own territory, not the contrary. So this should be a much easier situation.
>> Anonymous
>>66477

Did the cat kill and devour that bunny? It's not much bigger than a mouse.
>> FatOldBenzGuy
Young kitten can be trained to tolerate smaller animals.
>> Anonymous
>>66496
This is not necessarily true, my mom had a Siamese that would bring home rabbits bigger than him. My current cat is very small, and watches the rabbits in the yard, but is afraid to get close to them.
>> Anonymous
Siamese? May as well say larger breeds of foul are agressive because you had a pet goose that attacked strangers.

Siamese are made of rip and tear (and win and god if you live on a farm and there is... or rather was a rodent problem).
>> Anonymous
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manx are very smart, fun cats. you should be able to train one to put up with a rabbit if you start with a kitten. otherwise, they make great hunters. ours come when called, two (of three, all rescues) have learned to play fetch. They do like to chase each other and box, but part of that is because oldest one (BW cat in pic) grew up as an only and needs to assert dominance every now and then. red tabby (in bag) likes to start fights, so it isn't all the fault of the alpha.

you should be able to find one on petfinder, young ones show up in shelters, guess some people are freaked out by their short or missing tails.

if you get one, they can live into their twenties, and tend to bond very closely with their new family.
>> Anonymous
Maine Coon is a very good breed if you want something nice and relaxed.
>> Anonymous
>>66756
Well, I've never seen a goose that didn't attack people. I wasn't making a generalization about Siamese cats, just thought I'd mention what kinda cat he was. Siamese do meow really loud though.
>> Anonymous
Get a kitten and it'll grow up used to the rabbits & vice versa