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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

This is not meant to be discriminatory. Every cat is beautiful, but which which color do you personally prefer?

I personally like orange cats or orange/white mix, but I couldn't find one at the rescue that was set up at PetSmart so I was depressed, lonely and I was desparate for the love of cats got so I just adopted a tabby brown cat.

My least preferred colors are pure white or pure black cats, but I somehow still like a mix white/black cat. I mean, if one showed up to my door and was friendly and had a great personality, I'd take him/her in, but I probably wouldn't be looking for those color of cats if I were looking to adopt a cat in a shelter/rescue.

Are you being a bad person by picking cats based on their color? To be honest, if there was an orange cat at the PetSmart I'd likely not have chosen my tabby brown. I kinda feel horrible for thinking this way, but I mean, it's just like this weird feeling, this attachment to specific color cats. I just loved orange cats so much. But once I gotten to know my tabby brown, I now prefer tabby browns as much as orange cats.

Again, every cat is beautiful, but I just have weird preferences for some over others for some odd reason.

Edit: To be clear, I was looking for ANY cats, but I wanted an orange one if possible, but if not, I would've taken ANY cat. I didn't care that much, I just wanted some cuddles with a warm little fellow living being.

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[-] Rottcodd@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I've long been partial to orange tabbies and standard issue cats, but my current one - a stray that just showed up one day and moved in - is a tuxedo, and that just might be my new favorite.

The prettiest one I've had was a Siamese/tabby cross (also known as a lynx-point Siamese), She had classic Siamese markings and blue eyes, but instead of solid color points, her dark patches were gray tabby stripes.

[-] Dimok@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Morally wrong? lolwut? Please don't ask the internet moral advice...

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[-] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I love black cats and tortoiseshells. Had a lovely tortie on my street growing up who would talk to you and follow you up the street every day 💙 (let's not have the outdoor cat argument please, not my cat, this is the UK, etc).

I adore Ragdolls aesthetically but never interacted with one so not sure I would get one as a pet until I had.

I am slightly biased against ginger cats as there was another cat on my street growing up who would scratch us after seeking us out for pets. I don't dislike them but I probably wouldn't get one

[-] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You can have a preference for any color or type of cat as long as it isn't a protected class.

[-] Someonedifferent@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I also like orange cats. A friend of mine had an orange kitten and I told her I wanted him.  When I went to her house to meet the kittens, a little gray one climbed on my lap and fell asleep. She was the one I eventually took home.

Giving a rescue cat a good home is a good thing to do. It doesn’t matter why you feel drawn to one cat over another.

[-] pinwurm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

There’s nothing wrong with having a preference. At the end of the day, when you adopt a pet - you are saving their life and dramatically changing yours. How you come to that choice is deeply personal. It doesn’t matter if it’s superficial or whatever, least of all to the cat. As long as you give them love, warmth, food and shelter.

 I don’t really have a preference on breed, I just care of they’re sociable and friendly. I do have a preference for girl cats. My dearly departed cat was a girl, and my wife’s cat (very much alive) is a dude. Love him, but it’s not the same.

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Calico. And no.

[-] teft@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Tuxedo patterned cats are my favorite. Especially if they have a mustache.

[-] max@nano.garden 1 points 2 years ago

Hairless cats are my favorite. So pink I guess.

I like to think that I am a good person...

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