I’ve never bought a cat-shelter cats are the best, most wonderful pets-and all of mine have been dog friendly-a bonus for me and my Husky who loves cats. My kitties live to 17 and over-usually around 20, kept indoors.
I’ve had a couple given to me by friends who had a cat with a litter of kittens, and there is the summer people’s tabby I plan to abduct when I move-but all the others have been shelter cats. Of the three I have now, one was a baby mostly-Persian kitten lost in an RV park, the Maine Coon was given to the shelter by a mentally ill woman who was checking into a psych facility-he was 3-4 years old, and the midget brindle tabby was found in the woods. She was born feral, but for some reason loves humans-2 years since I’ve had her for nearly 2 years and she is like velcro..
Oops-keyboard hiccup!
I’ve got a Velcro kitty too, and she’s a handful. All the best to your pride.