All of our sweet furbabies have been rescued or dumped on us. We only have 3 right now. They are all very loved and spoiled. One furbaby has very long white fur with patches of gray. He sheds like there is no tomorrow. The calico is the sweetest, most loving girl. When my granddaughter (who is 4) is not here, she cries and mopes til she comes home. She is crazy about DGD.
This same kitty sometimes decides she doesn't like to use the litter box, doesn't matter if it is clean or dirty. We have to keep puppy pads by the litter box for her. It drives me batty but she is part of our family. I could never dump her. It would be like dumping off my child.
My DD's cat is an orange and white tabby. She is just a sweetie also.
All of our babies are fixed and NEVER are let outside. That may seem cruel, but I know where babies are.