-I've had a bad experience with rescue cat shelter places before. I adopted a lunatic cat from one years and years ago who'd been run over. He got run over again a few months after I took him in and it broke my heart. Where is the best place to get a cat who is pretty placid and not a mentalist?

-Allergies. Need to get a cat that isn't going to make my hypersensitive lot sneeze all the time, I'm guessing short haired is the best option, any advice on breeds?

-Any advice on pet insurance? When Kofi Anan got run over he took a few days and 600quids worth of bills over it, would like to look into pet insurance to avoid this in future.

-Any other general tips?

If you just want to use this thread to post lolcats and pictures of your furry friends that's cool too.