# Is it better to have a mixed pair of cats?

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**Created:** [November 25, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-have-a-mixed-pair-of-cats/1025134 "2025-11-25T22:54:35Z")\
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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I love a Pile o’ Orange cats! ( one oddball, I see)

We’ve always had at least one generic striped cat.

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I love a Pile o’ Orange cats! ( one oddball, I see)

Oh, yes, Schooner was an oddball, all right, and not just because he had thumbs.

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