I cannot begin to describe how wonderful and amazing the Tonkinese breed is. My cat Mina, whom I had to put to sleep today due to complications from an illness, gave me more than 15 years of the most loving companionship I ever thought possible. She was my constant companion, sleeping with me under the blanket at night and licking my nose by day. She was the sweetest creature of any species I have ever known and I will be getting another Tonk to share my life with as soon as I can. Get a Tonk. Live a cat's lifetime of love.

This is the most garbage breed of cat I have ever associated with. The god-awful mass of shedding, sticking, cashmere-like fur alone is annoying enough. If you are going to have any sensitivity to animal hair, this breed is utter trash, but at the very least, be informed that unless this cat is going to be an only pet, the loose hair will be horrendous. My Tonkinese is actually my husband's cat. He had him since he was a kitten. I've been trying to cope with it for about 7-8 yrs. He cries, whines and yowls 24/7. 9 times out of the ten that I wake during the night are because he can't shut his mouth for 2 minutes. He has a wicked- harsh crying pitch. We have tried everything: catnip, playing, maintaining a super-clean litter box and endless other attempts to bring living with him down to a tolerable level. Everything has failed, his crying and whining have only gotten worse and worse as he ages. To top it all off, we had an incident where he bit me, and gave me Sepsis. I was treated in an emergency room with a Tetanus, 2 rounds of IV antibiotics and Percocet. So in addition to this vile thing being a total and worthless pain in the ass, he is physically unmanageable by me. Living with a Tonkinese cat has been the absolute worse pet-ownership experience of my life. I keep being told that some people love this breed's crying and whining and carrying on but if you have any sort of life at all, be ready for permanent sleep deprivation and lifelong irritation.

Our cat came into the house and within a hour had made it his home. Nobody sits down in our house without the cat jumping into there lap and anybody's bed will do at the end of the day. No door can be closed on this cat (no not even the toilet). I don't think he has stopped purring since we brought him home. No-one in the house can say they have been lonely ever again with this cat because he never leaves your side or shoulder.

There are days when I don't see my Tonkinese cat, unless it's time to eat, of course. My husband claims that they "hang out" every morning, but I have never witnessed it in action. We have had him for about a year, and only now does he occasionally sit in the same room with us at night. That doesn't mean that we can touch him, but at least he is visible. So I would not recommend this breed, because out of all the cats I have had, he is by far the hardest to get along with.

I love the Tonkinese breed. Not as pointy-Siamese looking due to the Burmese influence, they are very affectionate and great fun.

Ours is an endless source of entertainment, but must be frequently rescued from inside dressers, cupboards and closets, which must ALWAYS be investigated if someone opens them. They are not as helpless as the breeder would have had me believe, promptly swatting our dog across the nose upon first meeting. He now gets along just fine with the dog.