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Best resources for learning cats?

sunlit-willow-84

I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner. I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner. Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself.

still-wren-61

Saving this for later.

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sunlit-pine-291 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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wild-moth-89

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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gentle-rowan-34

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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misty-birch-241 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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rustling-sedge-77

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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wry-reed-951 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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still-reed-3

wry-reed-95 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Second this.

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gentle-sparrow-35

The official docs are better than they look.

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late-fern-67

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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gentle-otter-80

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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slow-sedge-77

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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mossy-finch-4

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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late-moth-691 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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silver-reed-68

Good question, following.

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wry-beech-1711 more

Could you share a photo?

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rustling-clover-745 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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wry-moth-33

Could you share a photo?

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late-beech-84

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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silver-moth-672 more

This deserves its own thread.

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sunlit-birch-281 more

silver-moth-67 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Same experience here.

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sunlit-otter-80

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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mossy-lichen-214 more

wry-beech-17 wrote:

Could you share a photo?

The official docs are better than they look.

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hollow-hazel-48

mossy-lichen-21 wrote:

wry-beech-17 wrote:

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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silver-wren-822 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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tidal-pine-11 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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rustling-yarrow-52

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-rowan-1

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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gentle-heron-19

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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mossy-otter-53

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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quiet-lichen-4110 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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misty-yarrow-12

quiet-lichen-41 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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woven-heron-838 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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quiet-finch-331 more

woven-heron-83 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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rustling-willow-58

Could you share a photo?

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slow-finch-445 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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rustling-willow-85

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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slow-finch-44

slow-finch-44 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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hollow-beech-68

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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copper-wren-25

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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bright-pine-42

slow-finch-44 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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rustling-birch-623 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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dusky-beech-23

rustling-birch-62 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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copper-thistle-38

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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silver-birch-6

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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silver-rowan-42

Same experience here.

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quiet-birch-78

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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rustling-lichen-22

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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tidal-wren-541 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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wry-moth-9

tidal-wren-54 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Good question, following.

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late-lichen-481 more

Good question, following.

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hollow-clover-27

late-lichen-48 wrote:

Good question, following.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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sunlit-alder-464 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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rustling-finch-75

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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wild-sedge-762 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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dusky-beech-751 more

Same experience here.

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hollow-heron-67

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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wry-sedge-83

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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hollow-beech-761 more

Saving this for later.

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misty-beech-95

hollow-beech-76 wrote:

Saving this for later.

Second this.

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quiet-thistle-95

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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bright-otter-516 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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copper-sparrow-821 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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sunlit-hazel-13

Small correction, but the point stands.

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rustling-heron-83

bright-otter-51 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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gentle-lichen-962 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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wry-lichen-541 more

gentle-lichen-96 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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hollow-sedge-14

wry-lichen-54 wrote:

gentle-lichen-96 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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wry-wren-5910 more

This deserves its own thread.

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wry-fern-17

wry-wren-59 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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bright-sedge-288 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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mossy-lichen-667 more

bright-sedge-28 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Second this.

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gentle-moth-191 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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late-hazel-12

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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misty-birch-24

This deserves its own thread.

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still-hazel-631 more

mossy-lichen-66 wrote:

bright-sedge-28 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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mossy-heron-52

This deserves its own thread.

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wry-hazel-921 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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late-heron-10

wry-hazel-92 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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pale-finch-391 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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quiet-fern-15

The official docs are better than they look.

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misty-alder-63

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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gentle-sedge-541 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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wild-birch-50

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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pale-hazel-69

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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gentle-moth-01 more

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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bright-yarrow-1

gentle-moth-0 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

The official docs are better than they look.

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still-beech-28

The official docs are better than they look.

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tidal-thistle-38

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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pale-alder-621 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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sunlit-lichen-73

Second this.

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bright-finch-61

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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bright-alder-80

Could you share a photo?

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dusky-finch-401 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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gentle-sedge-54

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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rustling-willow-63

The official docs are better than they look.

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wild-thistle-98

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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amber-otter-16

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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rustling-wren-341 more

Same experience here.

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sunlit-reed-72

rustling-wren-34 wrote:

Same experience here.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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rustling-birch-41

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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dusky-reed-88

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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slow-alder-646 more

Good question, following.

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tidal-lichen-175 more

slow-alder-64 wrote:

Good question, following.

Could you share a photo?

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hollow-willow-541 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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sunlit-birch-33

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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copper-clover-312 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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wry-otter-431 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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woven-reed-4

wry-otter-43 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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slow-heron-44

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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rustling-willow-973 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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mossy-lichen-211 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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silver-wren-61

The official docs are better than they look.

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slow-finch-34

rustling-willow-97 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Saving this for later.

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mossy-willow-64

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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quiet-pine-151 more

Saving this for later.

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copper-moth-82

quiet-pine-15 wrote:

Saving this for later.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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dusky-wren-71

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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