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People of Cat Site,
I'm brand new here and though I don't have a cat(yet) I really want one. I'm a 15 year old and I homeschool so I spend a lot of time around the house. My family just moved and in our other house we had a nice outside cat named Percy that lived in our shed and I spent a lot of time with her, she passed away before we moved. We've always had a cat around ever since I was little but now we don't and I'm really missing the presence of having a cat around. My brother is okay with getting one and my Mom is as well but the main thing my parents are concerned about is the litter box. They think it will smell to much and they don't know where to put it. I was doing research online and I want to put it in the bathroom cupboard and clean it every day. Will that help? My Dad is the person I really need to convince.
Another thing I'm nervous about is that when I was twelve I got a baby bunny, but I had a really hard time house training it (or training it at all) and we had to give it to a friend because me and the bunny didn't really work. My parents never let me forget that even though it was three years ago and I'm a lot more mature and ready to handle a cat. I'm afraid if I bring up wanting an inside cat my parents will say no because of the rabbit. I think cats and baby rabbits are really different but my parents lump all pets together. I've been working on saving up enough money to rescue an old cat from a shelter but I need my whole family to be okay with it. How do I tell my parents that I will be the one caring for it and so on....My main question is how do I convince my parents? My parents are not pet people, but they do like cats, my Mom even suggested getting a cat once but my Dad shot it down saying "Where would we put the litter box?" Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
I'm brand new here and though I don't have a cat(yet) I really want one. I'm a 15 year old and I homeschool so I spend a lot of time around the house. My family just moved and in our other house we had a nice outside cat named Percy that lived in our shed and I spent a lot of time with her, she passed away before we moved. We've always had a cat around ever since I was little but now we don't and I'm really missing the presence of having a cat around. My brother is okay with getting one and my Mom is as well but the main thing my parents are concerned about is the litter box. They think it will smell to much and they don't know where to put it. I was doing research online and I want to put it in the bathroom cupboard and clean it every day. Will that help? My Dad is the person I really need to convince.
Another thing I'm nervous about is that when I was twelve I got a baby bunny, but I had a really hard time house training it (or training it at all) and we had to give it to a friend because me and the bunny didn't really work. My parents never let me forget that even though it was three years ago and I'm a lot more mature and ready to handle a cat. I'm afraid if I bring up wanting an inside cat my parents will say no because of the rabbit. I think cats and baby rabbits are really different but my parents lump all pets together. I've been working on saving up enough money to rescue an old cat from a shelter but I need my whole family to be okay with it. How do I tell my parents that I will be the one caring for it and so on....My main question is how do I convince my parents? My parents are not pet people, but they do like cats, my Mom even suggested getting a cat once but my Dad shot it down saying "Where would we put the litter box?" Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You