Hi. I've been a long time lurker but I signed up today to ask you good people a question.
I have wanted a cat for years but my parents were always opposed to the idea. I moved out of my parent's home last month and I can finally adopt a kitten, but the problem is I also have a budgie. She has been with us for five years. The budgie connected with me and likes only me. I love her so much too. Looking after something for five years makes you grow pretty attached to it. My parents gave the budgie to me when I left the house. And I was okay with that because like I said, I love her. And I'm the only person she likes, so she would be very lonely if I left her at my parent's house.
But I also want a kitten so badly. For so long it has been my dream to adopt a little kitten, so I'm looking for a cat breed that will get along with a budgie. I have seen videos of cats letting budgies walk on them, letting them clean their whiskers. I have seen videos where cats gently pet budgies with their paws.
I know that there is always a risk. But I heard and read that if a kitten gets used to a budgie from a very young age, there is a high chance they will get along when the cat gets bigger. So I'm looking for a cat breed that has the lowest chance of attacking a budgie. Which is the most chill, most laid-back cat breed? The kind of breed will just sit on the couch and won't care that there is a little bird flying around? A friendly and calm breed that won't be on the hunt for this little bird?
In my country, there is this huge pet adoption website that is very popular. So there are a lot of breed options to choose from.
P.S. I know that I can just keep the bird in her cage 24/7, but I found out that it doesn't always help. If a cat is determined to attack the budgie, it'll just jump on the cage, swipe at it or try and drop the cage on the floor. Also, this budgie is kind of a free spirit. We let her free-fly at our house quite often, so keeping her in the cage 24/7 will put as big a mental strain on her as a cat constantly on the hunt.
Thanks for reading.
I have wanted a cat for years but my parents were always opposed to the idea. I moved out of my parent's home last month and I can finally adopt a kitten, but the problem is I also have a budgie. She has been with us for five years. The budgie connected with me and likes only me. I love her so much too. Looking after something for five years makes you grow pretty attached to it. My parents gave the budgie to me when I left the house. And I was okay with that because like I said, I love her. And I'm the only person she likes, so she would be very lonely if I left her at my parent's house.
But I also want a kitten so badly. For so long it has been my dream to adopt a little kitten, so I'm looking for a cat breed that will get along with a budgie. I have seen videos of cats letting budgies walk on them, letting them clean their whiskers. I have seen videos where cats gently pet budgies with their paws.
I know that there is always a risk. But I heard and read that if a kitten gets used to a budgie from a very young age, there is a high chance they will get along when the cat gets bigger. So I'm looking for a cat breed that has the lowest chance of attacking a budgie. Which is the most chill, most laid-back cat breed? The kind of breed will just sit on the couch and won't care that there is a little bird flying around? A friendly and calm breed that won't be on the hunt for this little bird?
In my country, there is this huge pet adoption website that is very popular. So there are a lot of breed options to choose from.
P.S. I know that I can just keep the bird in her cage 24/7, but I found out that it doesn't always help. If a cat is determined to attack the budgie, it'll just jump on the cage, swipe at it or try and drop the cage on the floor. Also, this budgie is kind of a free spirit. We let her free-fly at our house quite often, so keeping her in the cage 24/7 will put as big a mental strain on her as a cat constantly on the hunt.
Thanks for reading.
