Poll: Are you a cat person?

Never was until........

My daughter got a black cat 4-5 years ago, the cat knew I didn't like cats and started a spirited campaign to become my favorite animal.... the rest of the family can't (or won't) believe the change, I still don't like cats in general, but when home this one is always on my lap, sleeps in my bed and will often pretend she doesn't like me (but I know she's faking it).

Here's my favorite TV commercial (from Chevrolet) to come along over the years, this is the long version that's I didn't see until looking for one to post here:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHTi7PBJLnk[/ame]
 
"Poll: Are you a cat person?"

Might have been interesting to see a real poll.

I'm not. Dogs neither. I don't dislike pets, I just have no use for them.

I get along with the various cats and dogs of my friends, am polite and provide the appropriate scratching when being accosted by the animal while on a visit.

But I get no added value from the presence of the animal. I could see the utility of a trained dog big enough to have deterrent and support value, but even that consideration does not apply to cats, parakeets, or goldfish.

I have a single female friend who is an almost archetypical "cat lady". Visiting at her place, it is harder to have a decent conversation with her than with some of my younger friends who have little children running around, because she is constantly fussing over her two cats and talks to them acting almost like they were additional people in the room.

I don't get it.
 
Bhfromme said:
Well I feel better knowing you guys like your cats. Dogs are kinda dumb. More like me I guess.
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I figured the response would largely be a forgone conclusion as the forum's feline defenders leapt into action.

Nothing "dumb" about dogs or their owners, though. Both I and my gf have cats (which have appeared on The Lounge) but we'll both stop and fuss over any dog that looks friendly:)
 
Growing up we had a great big black Tom-cat. He thought he was a dog. He was very loved and spoiled. Have a dog now and love him very much. He's my buddy and always so happy when I get home. He usually goes to work with me unless the Wife has a day off. I just love animals so much...people I'm still working on!

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What I like about cats is they are independent. They like you if they
choose to.
Growing up on a farm and having cats as long as I can remember, most
have chosen to like me. My only cat now is going to be 19 come summer
and she still rules the dogs and occasionally brings in some critter for my
approval. Since cool weather started I leave a heat lamp on for her
in the storage/feed/tack/junk shed and on really cold nights I bring her
and the dogs in the house.
10 years ago we had 5 cats and now 4 of them are buried out near the
fence line with the mule pasture. When the time comes my Grey Girl
will join them.
 
I am a cat person.

I have had several over the years, and never had one that was not affectionate to me and most other people.
As with raising a child, if no affection is shown, usually none is given back.
I your cat is just some creature at your house that you are always kicking out of the way by the door, and you never talk to or pet it, or play gently with it, don't be surprised if it acts aloof around you.
 
I like cats. Cats can serve as role models. One particular cat adopted our family when I was about 12. He was a disheveled old tom who wandered into our yard. Mom felt sorry for him, so she fed him. Well, you know how that works. He never left. I came to admire his ways, and named him "Efficient". All he did was eat and sleep, but he was really good at those. I thought that was a lifestyle to aspire to, so he became a role model for my retirement. I'm pretty sure I've achieved it, so thanks, Efficient.

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Fine Cat, Efficient
 

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Alright, this has been coming for a while now so here goes:
I'll preface my comments with a couple of thoughts.
. Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion and noone has the right to criticize another's opinion. Live and let live.
. A lot of people form opinions based on what they have HEARD or READ and NOT on first hand experience. This applies to almost everything out there. There is a name for it but I don't know what it is.

I'm living proof that perceptions can change as we age. I have always been a dog lover...still am. But I was a cat hater. Had several bad experiences which only served to turn me off even more.

So....the years roll by and then on a visit to relatives in the country (where I now live) in January of 2005, we were all out on the front porch when this scrawny beat up looking orange cat came up out of the woods right up onto the front porch. rubbing our legs and meowing. My SIL picked him up and he purred loudly.

Everyone looked at me...Hell no! No way!

SIL said take him home, clean him up and give him a chance. If it doesn't work out bring him back and I'll take him. I agreed telling her that I would hold her to it.

We took him home and took him to the vet. $2500.00 later he was all st and immediately started to gain weight and look better. Turned out he was FIV-positive (feline aides). we had the pleasure of his friendship for 7 years before he passed away.

It is the best relationship I ever had with and animal. He was my friend, my confident and cared for me when I needed it.

You have to go into cat ownership with the right expectations and the right attitude. And you have to be patient. But in the fullness of time you can have a very rewarding relationship with a cat. Each one is an individual with his own personality. We curree3ently have 3 cats. One is aloof but friendly in his way. One is a rascal, the Eddie Haskle of cats. One loves every body. Always wanting you to love on him. But all 3, despite their differences, are great pets and a source of comfort and joy.

1. His first day as our pet.
2. I came home from work sick and he stayed with me
3. He weighed 10 lbs when we got him. he weighed 21 lbs in this pic. Turned out to be a handsome feller.
4. Another point in his favor, he loved guns and the smell of Hoppe's #9. :D

In the words of Jimmy BUffet, "Don't ever try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it...you might just wind up being wrong.

As you were....
 

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walkin jack said:
Alright, this has been coming for a while now so here goes:....
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That was a darned fine sermon, preacher! :D

As to loving the smell of Hoppe's #9, one of my gf's cats ("Charlie of the epic whiskers") loves the smell of Clorox when she is cleaning the house, and goes nuts smelling all the disinfected areas. Go figger.
 
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