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Getting a Cat or Kitten
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Based on the questions you have answered, below are the breeds sorted according to those that best match your preferences and lifestyle.
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Can cope with a busy household
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Indoor cat
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Very talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can never be left alone
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Calm cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Can cope with a busy household
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Calm cat
- Independent but friendly
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Indoor cat
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Indoor cat
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Can cope with a busy household
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Larger stockier cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Can cope with a busy household
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be left alone all day
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Indoor cat
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Can cope with a busy household
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Playful and curious cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Calm cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Quiet cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Quiet and sedate cat
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Calm cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Very talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Not ideal for family homes
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Needs a calm environment
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Playful and curious cat
- Sociable and dependent cat
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming every day
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Playful and curious cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Lean and elegant cat
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Great for first-time cat owners
- Enjoys playing games and is active at home
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- Needs extensive outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be left alone all day
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
Why this breed might not be right for you:
- Benefits from an experienced owner
- Needs high-level of enrichment including simulated hunting games and interactive play
- Highly active and inquisitive cat
- Independent but friendly
- Slightly talkative cat
- Average build cat breed
- Requires grooming once a week
- A bit of both indoor and outdoor space
- Great family cat
- Can be regularly left for a few hours
- Great for a relaxed home
MISMATCH
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