Shall I get a cat ? HELP

Please don't just think about yourself, think about the cat - like you said in the beginning you may not treat the cat good and a part of that is money and veterinary bills which can get expensive really quickly and you need to be familiar with how much that can cost and compare that to the amount of money you have and are willing to spend. The reality is you will have little time with studying, and there is no guarantee you'll have a cat that's super healthy and doesn't need a doctor for years to come.

I think it's safe to say you don't want to be in a position where you have to decide to euthanize your cat and put it to sleep because you can't afford the medical treatment. Think of that trauma that would cause YOU too, you'll see that at an emergency vet clinic.

None of this means don't do it but it works both ways. It may be possible that you'd be "saving" the cat for the time being if it's one that's at a kill shelter where they don't have enough room for all the animals coming in or something but everything I'm saying is just real world possibilities that's there if you think about it. Whatever you do you'll need to be responsible.

 

Definitely Yes. I can relate meow.

 

Cats can definitely help with anxiety and depression. You said you are starting college soon, though? Do you live somewhere where cats are allowed? Will you be living in dorms during college? Make sure you think about this long term. Pets can also be expensive, if health problems arise and just buying their food and litter box and all that stuff.

Also, if you do get a cat and allow it to roam around outside, please, for the live of all that is holy, get it spayed/neutered. If you don't, eventually it will either get pregnant or get another stray cat pregnant, and that's how we end up with all these poor stray kittens with nobody to care for them. It's very sad. My mother in law takes care of strays and they keep having kittens, so she just has like a billion cats outside her house now, and she's trying to catch them all one by one and take them to get fixed. It's crazy.

Anyway, I can't really tell you if you should get a cat or not. But as long as you have the money and are allowed to have them where you live and don't plan on moving anytime soon, I would say go for it I guess.

 

Also, if you do get a cat, please get it from a shelter! There are tons of pets who need good homes.

 

I just start feeding strays and then get them neutered or spayed. They know how to survive outside, but will keep coming back for food and some petting, and will stick around if you get them spayed or neutered. They know how to fend for themselves, and if they die, they die, it's just the natural order, there will always be another stray to take in.
Overall it's a good deal, a win win situation for the cat and you, very low maintenance also, the cat will never get bored, you don't have to worry about playing with it, only about providing food and water.

 

I like cats too but I hate having hair saturated into all my clothes, furniture and every part of the house. I also hate the smell of a cat box and keeping that thing clean. But having a companion around can be more important than the issues I mentioned. I’d recommend you get a young kitten so it can “grow up” with you and have a super strong bond.