This site is fucking amazing.

[kallisti1723]

www.freerice.com
Just to reiterate what others have said. From wikipedia:

On November 10, 2007, FreeRice reached 122,377,240 grains in a single day. Later, on November 15, 2007, it reached 201,226,610 grains in one day. By November 23, 2007, there were 3,531,907,160 grains promised in total. On November 27, 2007, FreeRice exceeded four billion grains

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[2percentright]

Totally offtopic comment, but can you be kind enough to give me a rundown on monthly cat related expenses? Or, if you really don't want to go to that kind of trouble, just give me what you think you usually spend on litter and catfood and etc. (I'll just divide that by 2 to get a better idea)

[kallisti1723]

Well, a large bag of cat food (which lasts roughly a month and a half for two cats) costs around $15-30, depending on what kind you get. A container of litter, which if you just have one litterbox would probably last you at least a month, costs around $10-20.

Maintenance costs for cats are really low. What will be expensive is the purchasing of a cat (cats over a year old are generally cheaper), the initial vaccinations (again, if the cat is not a kitten, there are fewer of these), and if you want them to be declawed, which ran us ~300 per cat for the front two paws.

[2percentright]

...declawed...which ran us ~300 per cat..."
Wow. That's a lot more than I expected. Did you ever look into getting the cats claws capped, instead of removed and how much that costs in comparison?
Also. A kitten from the local SPCA only costs 65 dollars, and that's with all it's shots, screens, and sterilization.

[2percentright]

...it's shots, screens, and sterilization.
Also covers license and rfid tagging.

[kallisti1723]

Also, there may be some holiday adoption specials. I know that the shelters are all really overflowing at the moment with cats.

Actually, if you're really serious about getting a cat, there's a cat I know of that you could probably have for free. It's been hanging around the Smith's house. It's very friendly and front declawed. They're not sure if it's male or female, so we're assuming it's spayed/neutered (if you get a cat from a shelter it will already be spayed/neutered). It's a very large cat, with lots of hair, and it's pure white. We're almost positively it's a Maine Coone. But they need to find a home for it and, like I said, the shelters are full.

Wiki Maine Coone to get an idea of the cat I'm talking about. The first picture, of the white cat, looks just like this cat. I'm guessing it's female just by it's size, it's definitely not a full blooded male Maine Coone, because they're enormous, but it's definitely bigger than your normal housecat.

[2percentright]

Oh wow. Those cats are big.
Damn. If I had my own place, I'd totally take in that cat. It's too interesting not to adopt. :-/
I'll be honest (and shallow) I'm looking for a kitten, though.

[kallisti1723]

No, I understand. We wanted kittens too. It was really great adopting two, because then when we're not home, they keep each other company, and wear each other out. So if you have the space for them, you may want to look into that option too. Two cats aren't really more difficult than the other except for the fact that you only have two hands to pet them with

[2percentright]

"It was really great adopting two, because then when we're not home, they keep each other company, and wear each other out."
Funny you should mention that.
The SPCA is running a deal(sale?) right now on littermates.
basically it's a buy one get one free sale.
If I adopt a kitten, and also adopt one of its brothers or sisters, it only costs me the one 65 dollar fee.
I'd LOVE two kittens, but I'm not sure if I can even swing one with mom (though I'm working hard on her and she doesn't realize how determined I am.)

[kallisti1723]

Well. . . not to suggest anything devious. . . but I don't know of many who can resist a kitten (or two) once they've actually met and cuddled them. Maybe try taking her with you to the shelter to look at kittens? You definitely want her to be in agreement with you about the kittens, since it is her house. But cats are easy, compared to dogs. Just food, litter, basic stuff. And, of course, lots of love.

[2percentright]

Also: I was under the mistaken impression that capping the claws was a permanent solution. Didn't realize that it was a temporary thing (Though I did question how exactly they made it permanent)