I'd say the biggest con of all is cats steal your computer chair, and if you try to get it back, they'll give you a dressing down and then hold a grudge for a long time. Maybe because I'm an Aspie, but I can't live without free access to my computer chair. It's the only thing as important as my cats to me.
So true.
My cat will sit on my laptop keyboard if I leave it open--and write weird things with her butt like, jlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk...only WAY longer.
Yes, I endure absolutely anything from my cats, they're difficult former ferals, I have infinite patience and good will, cater to their every whim day and night, and I never so much as spoke a word to them in an irritated tone. But when they take my computer chair I go into a depression. Today I started sprinkling them with a few drops of water, and it worked immediately. But now I'm depressed that I had to do that. I never ever punished one of my cats before, I let them do anything they please and will even get up at dawn to take them for a stroll if they ask insistently enough. I feel they had enough punishment being little babies starving alone in the streets for years till I came along. I so wish I could talk to them about the chair with words, because I have NLVD, so my abilities are only verbal. _________________ There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats - Albert Schweitzer
right now, the con of having a cat in my house is that she is urinating on furniture and rugs (she is going to the vet tomorrow to rule out bladder infections). the pro of having a cat in my house is that she brings joy into my daughter's life. also my mom willed the cat to my daughter so there is an emotional tie involved. _________________ on a break, so if you need assistance please contact another moderator from this list:
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Joined: Jun 10, 2012 Age: 34 Posts: 122 Location: Denmark
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject:
This is only regarding indoor-cats
Pro: they are fluffy
Con: Cathair everywhere
Con: Cat litter everywhere
Con: Cleaning of cat toilet
Con: They wake you up in the middle of the night
Con: They hiss and scratch
Con: They are hungry almost all the time
Con: They make it impossible for a cat allergic person to vistit you
Con: They walk on your kitchen furniture and spread bacterias
Con: They need someone to look after them and feed them if you go on holiday
Joined: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 18767 Location: the island of loveable toy humans
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject:
some cats are capable of developing emotional attachments to their owners. my late father's cat mushi, after his death, would go into his old bedroom and jump on his bed and howl.
Joined: Feb 13, 2010 Posts: 18767 Location: the island of loveable toy humans
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:09 am Post subject:
^^^
and if you learn how to scratch their jowls [the area between their ears and their mouth] with a fast firm scrolling motion of your fingers, they will love you forever. they especially like when you scratch around the boundaries of their ears, as a lot of 'em have itchy mite bites there that need scratching.
Joined: May 30, 2012 Age: 46 Posts: 2655 Location: Ailleurs
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:44 pm Post subject:
Pro: Purring and lap sitting
Con: Yard full of dead voles
Pro: No mice or rats scurrying around
Con: Dead rat under the couch
Pro: They do zany, silly things like chasing each other around
Con: The not-quite-dead bird in the bathtub
I have three cats whose mother was feral and they are all expert hunters.
I once had a cat whose parentage was rather domestic and he caught a mouse once and couldn't figure out what to do next.
Con: beware learning how to scratch their jowls right; you'll be a scratcher 24/7 forever. Like me. Ever seen that crazy woman sitting on the park bench at 2 am with a line of stray cats awaiting turn for a jowl scratching? That was me.
_________________ There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats - Albert Schweitzer
Joined: Feb 19, 2012 Age: 33 Posts: 823 Location: Norway
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject:
Moondust wrote:
Con: beware learning how to scratch their jowls right; you'll be a scratcher 24/7 forever. Like me. Ever seen that crazy woman sitting on the park bench at 2 am with a line of stray cats awaiting turn for a jowl scratching? That was me.
Ahhaa! You are the crazy cat lady, how nice to meet you. _________________ AQ: 42/50 || SQ: 32/80 || IQ(RPM): 138 || IRI-empathytest(PT/EC/FS/PD): 10(-7)/16(-3)/19(+3)/19(+10) || Alexithymia: 148/185 || Aspie-quiz: AS 133/200, NT 56/200
