That is a lock, I have always had cats, it is just the wailing that gets on my nerves. I want a Manx.
Yes to getting a shelter cat but you might want to reconsider a manx. That’s what we have now. Without a tail, they have no way to knock the tootsie rolls off into the box so they drop off right where you step. Those that don’t drop off dry up so you have to clip them off. Also, depending on where the vertebrea stops for the tail, they may have trouble with their hind legs. Ours has zero tail. She doesn’t seem to have any problems and walks fine but runs like a hopping rabbit so there is something not quite right.