Expensive pussy

[cattoy]

bah! When I was young, I was extremely allergic to cats.

For some reason, I was also very susceptible to feline mind control, and every time I visited my friend's house (they had cats) I always ended up petting them and I always stumbled home with my eyes nearly swollen shut.

This went on for years.

I am no longer allergic to cats.

That which does not kill you makes you stronger. Get an ordinary cat from a no-kill shelter and start getting stronger!

 

[trancejeremy]

Well, cats live longer than 5.6 years. Between 2-3 times that. And if you have a whole family that is allergic (which can be genetic), it probably is a good deal.

I wonder though if people will simply get 2 cats, breed them, and start selling the offspring for cheaper? Of if they designed the cats to be sterile.

 

[paradox42]

I wonder though if people will simply get 2 cats, breed them, and start selling the offspring for cheaper? Of if they designed the cats to be sterile.

No deal. The web site says the cost "includes spaying or neutering." So the company ships 'em out incapable of reproduction, and you can't breed them no matter how many you get. It's sort of like how Monsanto ships out genetically modified corn designed to be sterile, except that in this case they didn't need to put a self-destruct gene into the seeds- they just need vets to remove the kitties' reproductive parts.

 

[GlassJaw]

Know what? That was uncalled for. Reported.

No sense of humor. Reported.

 

[GlassJaw]

As a cat person, I find this quite fascinating.

That said, I'd like to know more about this statement:

" Starting with proprietary genetic technologies*...

*patent pending"

I wonder what the long-term effects are on these cats and how healthy they are otherwise.

 

[Jesus_marley]

My only problem with it is the mandatory sterilization. I understand that the company wants to maintain a stranglehold on the GM kitty market, but if I am going to buy a cat, I want the WHOLE cat. Naughty bits and everything else.

You wouldn't buy a new car with some parts missing.... so why a cat?

 

[Dioltach]

I'm sure that if cars were capable of reproducing, the automobile industry would have them neutered.

Or perhaps they already do, and they just haven't told anyone?

 

[kenobi65]

You wouldn't buy a new car with some parts missing.... so why a cat?

Because "fixing" a cat doesn't fundamentally damage the cat, or diminish the cat-owning experience (at least IMO).

OTOH, maybe you're a big fan of spraying, caterwauling, and unwanted kittens.

 

[Ampolitor]

cool

cool genetically altered cloned cats, sounds like something from a game session..............muhahahahhahahahahhahahhh

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well, cats live longer than 5.6 years. Between 2-3 times that.

Which is why I said you also had to factor in the vet bills and feeding. Keeping a cat alive isn't cheap, and no insurance company is going to help you foot that bill.

Essentially, this cat is giving medical treatment a 5.6 year advantage in the "Expense Race," and I don't think it will ever win.

And if you have a whole family that is allergic (which can be genetic), it probably is a good deal.

Possibly then its cost-effective, but you still can't hang with OTHER cats & their people.

Another consideration...it only comes in one kind. No longhair that I can see. If you go for medical treatment, you can have any kind of cat you want, from purebred persian to rescue kitty.