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Benefits of owning a cat

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  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    OMG, huge paw cat is just....huge!
  • Plasterer
    Plasterer Posts: 819 Forumite
    OMG, huge paw cat is just....huge!

    Yep, could use him as a hop up at work :rotfl:
  • dizziblonde
    dizziblonde Posts: 4,276 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm owned by a three legged furry nutter - and she is incredibly affectionate, and completely fixated on her two human pets - follows you around like a furry little shadow and will demand to sit wherever you are. Whoever sent out the cat that walks alone and is aloof and selfish memo forgot to stick her name on the mailing list.

    I'm just a cat person - I find how they move beautiful, love their general attitude (like I say - the tripod isn't at all typical aloof cat), and I could watch their meticulous washing themselves for hours as it's fascinating how they manage to not miss any bits of it.

    I can't relate to dogs - they're just too gullible, easily trained - kind of like a dopey eager to please little kid... if a cat loves you - you know it's because they WANT to love you.

    Let's face it Garfield was always cooler than Odie.
    Little miracle born April 2012, 33 weeks gestation and a little toughie!
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I like cats because...

    I think a clean carpet looks so prissy
    It would just seem odd if my duvet didn't have muddy marks all over it
    Everyone would give me wierd looks if I came into work without cat fur all over my clothes
    I appreciate their feedback on my cooking and encourage them to sample things direct from the pan on the hob

    I am pathetically attached to my two :) Hobbes is a big furry mummy's boy ruled by his stomach, "There is food, I will eat it and nothing will distract me" and Biscuit is a skinny, cheeky little boy, against all probability the brains of the outfit "There is food. What do I need to do to get it?"
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    picklepick wrote: »
    Well my cats must be 'abnormal' then. They run towards me when i come in the door, not becasue they're hungry but because they're genuinely happy to see me. I hope! haha

    I think we love cats so much because they remind us of human babies. They're demanding, selfish, noisey, they eat, sleep, poo and then keep us awake at night! But just one little look of those big golden eyes and my heart melts! My kittens love to carried about like and cradled like babies and I wouldnt have it any other way

    Thats why I like flat faced cats, they are baby like:)

    I find cats with long noses a bit odd looking:o
  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
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    I think the squashed face ones look mean and stuck up. :o
    Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
  • 1971
    1971 Posts: 41 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    picklepick wrote: »
    Well my cats must be 'abnormal' then. They run towards me when i come in the door, not becasue they're hungry but because they're genuinely happy to see me. I hope! haha

    I think we love cats so much because they remind us of human babies. They're demanding, selfish, noisey, they eat, sleep, poo and then keep us awake at night! But just one little look of those big golden eyes and my heart melts! My kittens love to carried about like and cradled like babies and I wouldnt have it any other way

    I LOVE your post :j its sooooo true mine is so like that too.
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