Things I Wish Everyone Who Wanted A Cat Had Thought About

[annwfyn]

This came up last night while randomly chatting to a couple of folk about kittens (which are the cutest thing in the world - trufax) and I was encouraged to post here. For I have now had cats in some form for most of my life, with my current precious precious goblin cats having been with me for (I think) twelve years.

Five things I wish everyone

Comments

[kathminchin]

I would add that in addition to shit and piss, cats can and do vomit for no reason (or for REASONS) and again, you will find it - normally in a strange out of the way place; or for variety in the middle of the top step - and have to clear it up.

And no amount of disgust or yelling will solve that next time they are sick; it will be in a similar place and no they aren't toddlers who will eventually learn to dash to the toilet.

I remember when we had a ginger cat called Orlando and we asked our next door neighbour to feed him for a week she complained bitterly that he'd slept on her bed (no I have no idea why she was letting him in her house) and left ginger hairs on her nice clean sheets. My mum's reply was "we don't let him sleep on the bed" and the way she prevented him from doing so was keeping the bedroom door shut. We were highly amused when said neighbour got a white cat and managed to lock said cat in the bedroom one day - she wasn't complaining about hairs then.

[ext_3975031]

We are blessed, our cats shit and piss outside, they both hate the litter tray and we no longer have one. In addition they are happy to be loved but happy to be alone. But yeah the alergy thing is an issue and going away for more than an evening is arranging cat sitte... Shit we have to arrange cat sitters!