The answers to this question will be purely subjective. I feel that a male cat would be ideal. You would not have to put up with it going into heat and all of the annoying behaviors that it produces. If your cat is spayed or neutered, I don't think it would matter what sex it was.

Personally, I prefer the male cats. I have "adopted" 5 cats from our neighborhood and the males-especially the runt of the litter-are very sedate and loving creatures. The best thing about the runt-Tom-he will go to the door and scratch at the floor/door to be let in or out! No kitty litter box for me to clean here! These cats were all "adopted" by me when I moved into an apt. so I have no idea how he learned to scratch the door, but it's great! The other good thing about male cats, as the answer above states is that you don't have to deal with them going in heat. Although when the females do go into heat, you can calm them by giving them extra attention and petting them alot more than usual.

Many people tend to find male cats to be more affectionate, but I know some female cats who are the biggest lovebugs ever. If the cat has been spayed or neutered, then the cat's gender doesn't play a huge role. The cat's own unique personality will determine how good of a pet it will make. Incidently, if you are looking to adopt a very affectionate or laid-back cat, I would suggest adopting an adult cat. First off, the personality is more well developed and set than it is in a kitten, so you're more likely to be able to tell how affectionate and easy going the cat will be before you adopt it. Secondly, though kittens are adorable, they are extremely active and energetic. Kittens generally don't like to stop long enough for a good cuddle until they're exhausted and ready to drop. Adult cats tend to be more laid back and not quite as energetic, and more willing to curl up on your lap for some quality petting time. And third, I can tell you from working in the pet business, EVERYONE wants kittens. Therefore, there are a LOT of wonderful adult cats who never find homes, simply because of their age. And often these cats are only a couple years old, meaning they may still have 15+ years to spend with someone who is willing to give them a chance. I adopted one of my cats when she was 2, and she is absolutely wonderful. She gets along great with my other two cats, is VERY laid back, and she sleeps snuggled up with me with her head against my cheek every night. I couldn't ask for more!

I know I prefer male cats. I've actually never had a female cat that didn't act like it hated me most of the time. I've had two male cats that were very good to cuddle with. They're even better if you get them neutered.

You can't really answer this. Every animal has it's own personality, so when you pick you shouldn't wory about the sex(unless you don't want to have them nuetered/spayed:if this is the way you feel, then you must think about he fact that a male will be 'marking it's territory', and a female could breed!) you should just pick a cat that would best fit your idea of a good pet!

I don't think it really matters. Now people, they're CATS!! They are about the same. And also, I have a female cat, and I used to have a male cat, and the female is MUCH nicer. So I prefer females, sorta anyway.

A lot depends on the personality of the cat and the way in which he or she was raised. My male cat is the biggest mommas boy ever but my female is just as affectionate in her own way. You'll find any number of anecdotes promoting one sex over the other. As for physical differences, unaltered male cats spray (smells as bad or worse than urine) and unaltered females go into heat, roll around, and try to get out. There are also a lot of unwanted litters of kittens produced because a female in estris snuck out for a night on the town. The discussion about whether to get your cat fixed or not is for another question, though. That aside, even after getting a male cat fixed, he may still spray. This is less likely if the surgery was performed when he was younger and not yet sexually mature but it's still not a guarantee.

I would prefer males over females. We have a 16 year old male cat. He is just so affectionate and a cuddle bug. At nice he sleeps right above my pillow and gives me the cutest little wet kisses. After our other male cat died 1 year ago our 16 year old has been very lonely and not as energetic so we were thinking of getting a kitten but after we asked 4 people they all said getting a kitten would be cruel to an old animal. Now we are still deciding if we should get an adult cat for our cuddle bug, yet maybe its not the best thing to do.

I adopted an 9 month old cat(from my SPCA), I live in a college town, and she was put in the shelter by a student going home for the summer, tsk, tsk, she kept rubbing up against the cage at the shelter for attention, and she is great. I got her fixed, didn't change her attitude at all. She's not shy, isn't afraid of strangers in my house and loves to cuddle up on me! She's almost 12 now and is still a blessing.

I have a spayed female, she is a bit nasty. A unspayed female, she is more docile. and a unneutered male, he bites a lot. Cats are NOT loyal at all. They pee and poop where they please. They scratch your furniture. They are more acitve at night. They only love you when they are hungry, but still bite the hand that feeds them. With all that said I really love my three cats, and I feed two stray ones. :)

I adopted a 2 and a half year old male cat a year ago (he's now 3 and a half) and I highly recommend adopting adult cats. It tokk a couple weeks to get to know each other but he's incredibly affectionate and adjusted very well into our home. He's got some funny habits (likes jumping into a bath) but we couldn't be happier. I'm sorry to say that the day we adopted him - he was the only adult animal we noticed being adopted - most people only buy kittens and puppies.

a spaied female

I've never had an indoor male cat. I've had alot of outdoor male & female cats and they were all very affectionate. But I'm 14 right now and I've had a female indoor cat (my only one at the moment) since I was like 1 or 2 years old. She is one of my best friends and she's grown up with me :)

I tend to be closer to male cats, and I've had lots of male cats who were close friends and buddies. But there were two or three girls that I really cozied up to and miss terribly. If I got a cat now, it would probably be a male. But I think it depends mostly on the individual cat's personality, but perhaps also depends on the person's personality as well.

Ithink male cats make much better pets ,female cats are much more independant and only want to be loved on their terms ,i have owned cats all my life and have found all females to be the same ,they can be standoffish and selfish but saying that my grandma owned a female and she was just as loving as a male but she was the only one i have ever known to be this way ,i own 2 moggies and a ragdoll (all male)and they are so loving they are real lap cats ,most of my family now own males after realising the same ,i would go for a male if you want a real lap cat but make sure you have him done or he will not want to know you for obvious reasons.

I have a spayed female

I think that neutered males are a little more laid back and easier to deal with if you have other cats. Spayed females are a little more high maintenance but just slightly. It also has a lot to do with how they were raised. When kittens are taken from their mother too early, they miss out on learning important social skills, they are more anxious, less comfortable with change, more likely to have litter box problems, etc. Kittens should be kept with their mother until at least 12 weeks, more if possible. So, really it depends on many things. I would say though, that typically males are less aggressive and more calm.

I've got a male & a female & they're both great house cats. The main advice I would give is to get the opposite sex kitten / cat to whatever you are. Our male cat follows my wife aound like a shadow but the female much prefers me, they were both rescue cats & had considerable behavioural problems when we got em but they're happy & chilled now.

Male in my opinion

All of our best cat friends have been males. They seem to want to interact with people more as the lady cats are a tad more picky about when and how much they spend with humans. I've only had one female that just had to be with us all the time out of dozens of cats. But they are enjoyable and funny and loving in their own way. But the ones that we have bonded to more, on a one on one level have all been males.

Females, no spraying problems.

I think females. My two females are sweet as pie and love to curl up on my lap or shoulder and purr softly. Male cats I've had have either been too "in-your-face" purring loudly, rubbing against you too aggressively, etc., or they've just been mean, not letting you pet them at all, scratching at you, picking on other cats, etc. I've had many, many cats, by the way.