Enlighten me on why cats are so great..

[Mnementh]

I can't explain why I like cats without being really negative toward dogs, so I'm not going to explain my personal reasons.

I don't hate dogs, but I'd never choose a dog over a cat if given the choice.

 

[AllisonY2K]

I've known many dogs that try to bite a person when they try to pet them.

Ah, that's why I always hold out my hand, palm up, to a dog or cat and let them smell me first. I never assume at first meeting that a dog (or cat) is friendly.


"If your cat snores or rolls over on his back to expose his belly, it means he trusts you."
I wonder if that applies to dogs too? My dog does it constantly...

Yes. That means the dog feels safe enough to expose his belly which would (normally) make him vulnerable.

 

[LuNaReVe]

• Cats respect your personal space. They don't jump all over you and leave spit everywhere.

• Cats don't howl at the doorbell and knock things over when someone knocks on the door.

• Cats don't freak out if you leave them alone for a few days.

• Scientists have found that purring helps heal injuries, because purring has the correct frequency to stimulate bone growth.

• They meow quietly instead of barking loudly.

• Cats can exercise themselves. You don't have to take them out for walks - and PICK UP THEIR POO...

There are MANY more reasons, but I doubt you would want to be bored with facts that make them great pets.

Uh...I think you forgot that sometimes....you have to pick up their THROW UP. Not their poo though....

 

[tolkien7]

Exactly. Cats aren't outside barking loudly at everything and everyone that they see. Dogs generally do. Even at night when you're trying to sleep.

Ever heard a cat in heat outside at night? Not that they are as loud as dogs, but OMG!

When a cat attacks, they can scratch up the skin pretty badly, but they're generally not going to go for the throat and actually try to kill you.

True, true. However, my cat was an expert hunter and left many, many dead animals on the back step (as a gift, I know). Mice, birds, bunnies, you name it, she nailed it. Nothing was worse than when she caught a bunny at night. The sounds it would make still give me nightmares - it sounded like a baby, screaming in pain.

I know this sounds like I am a dog lover only, but it's not true. I have had cats and loved them too, but my husband is allergic and so now we have dogs. I think most of my life is spent picking up biscuit crumbs, poop, and dog fur. But I think if we were ever to get a cat (should the pharmaceutical companies produce something to effectively halt allergic reactions), I would NOT let it outdoors. I think it is safer both for the cat and for the critters outside as well.

Overall, I think having a pet rocks. Sometimes it's just nice to have another heartbeat in the room.

 

[Dragonlord11_7]

I prefer dogs for mainly two reasons:
1) They won't hiss at me and claw my skin. and go *rawr*
2) They don't make me spontaneously break out in hives.

But when I don't break out in hives, I like their mewling. Cutest thing ever.

 

[birdman94]

didnt read whole thread but
lets say cats and dogs are on the same level but birds are on the highest level of all pets

 

[Captain Brain]

I'm not really a dog or a cat person.

 

[Mnementh]

True, true. However, my cat was an expert hunter and left many, many dead animals on the back step (as a gift, I know). Mice, birds, bunnies, you name it, she nailed it. Nothing was worse than when she caught a bunny at night. The sounds it would make still give me nightmares - it sounded like a baby, screaming in pain.

That's strange. Until I went away to college, I grew up pretty much my whole life next door to my grandmother who owned at least one cat every day of my life. For the most part, they were indoor/outdoor cats. They never really spent a lot more time indoors than outdoors or vice versa.

Anyway, in all those years, I don't recall any of those cats really catching and killing any animals. I guess there was the occassional mouse, but no birds and certainly no rabbits. Do most cats usually catch small animals like that all the time? Because it's weird that none of my grandmother's cats would ever do that if most cats do.

 

[shadow pirate]

You want my honest opinion?

Lizards own all. They're so awesome, and hilarious, and cool.

 

[birdman94]

You want my honest opinion?

Lizards own all. They're so awesome, and hilarious, and cool.

thats what you said and this is what you should have said

You want my honest opinion?

birds own all. They're so awesome, and hilarious, and cool.

 

[StitchfansJr]

Heres Some Good Factas :

• It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure.
• In 1987, cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America (about 50 million cats resided in 24 million homes in 1986). About 37% of American homes today have at least one cat.
• If your cat snores or rolls over on his back to expose his belly, it means he trusts you.
  [*]Cats respond better to women than to men, probably due to the fact that women's voices have a higher pitch.
• In an average year, cat owners in the United States spend over $2 billion on cat food.
• According to a Gallup poll, most American pet owners obtain their cats by adopting strays.
• When your cats rubs up against you, she is actually marking you as "hers" with her scent. If your cat pushes his face against your head, it is a sign of acceptance and affection.
• Contrary to popular belief, people are not allergic to cat fur, dander, saliva, or urine - they are allergic to "sebum," a fatty substance secreted by the cat's sebaceous glands. More interesting, someone who is allergic to one cat may not be allergic to another cat. Though there isn't (yet) a way of predicting which cat is more likely to cause allergic reactions, it has been proven that male cats shed much greater amounts of allergen than females. A neutered male, however, sheds much less than a non-neutered male.
• Cat bites are more likely to become infected than dog bites.

Oh, so is that why none of my cats likes my dad? Or is it just because he's annoying?

 

[ShadowKittyKat]

thats what you said and this is what you should have said

That was kind of funny how you ruined the grammar of someone else's post by editing it.

 

[birdman94]

i changed 1 word thats lizards to birds how that ruin the grammer and i posted the original first

 

[ShadowKittyKat]

"Lizards own all."
"birds own all."

I think you forgot to capitalize the "B" in "birds".

 

[shadow pirate]

Nope, I shouldn't have said that, since I have a free will, and overall find most birds annoying. They chirp loudly, require constant attention, and are a pain to take care of.

Lizards, on the other hand, make no noise, require less attention, and are overall relatively easy to take care of.

I enjoy lizards greatly for those reasons. And because they're cute :3

I changed 1 word. That word was lizards. I changed it to birds. How does that ruin the grammar. Besides that, I posted the original first

Fixed grammar.

I didn't quote you, "fixed" your post, or do anything of the like. I just said that lizards are groovy.

 

[tiki.lover]

• Cats respect your personal space. They don't jump all over you and leave spit everywhere.

• Cats don't howl at the doorbell and knock things over when someone knocks on the door.

• Cats don't freak out if you leave them alone for a few days.

• Scientists have found that purring helps heal injuries, because purring has the correct frequency to stimulate bone growth.

• They meow quietly instead of barking loudly.

• Cats can exercise themselves. You don't have to take them out for walks - and PICK UP THEIR POO...

There are MANY more reasons, but I doubt you would want to be bored with facts that make them great pets.

When you pet them, brown gunk doesn't come off on your hands.

They have the sweetest little faces.

They can go to the bathroom inside by their selves, and cover it up.

They don't jump on you and knock you over.

They don't try to smell your private parts.

 

[AllisonY2K]

They don't try to smell your private parts.

okay, that is one of my few complaints about dogs. but I just push his snout away because I figured dogs were never required to attend a class about 'manners'.

 

[tiki.lover]

That's strange. Until I went away to college, I grew up pretty much my whole life next door to my grandmother who owned at least one cat every day of my life. For the most part, they were indoor/outdoor cats. They never really spent a lot more time indoors than outdoors or vice versa.

Anyway, in all those years, I don't recall any of those cats really catching and killing any animals. I guess there was the occassional mouse, but no birds and certainly no rabbits. Do most cats usually catch small animals like that all the time? Because it's weird that none of my grandmother's cats would ever do that if most cats do.

It's in a cat's nature to chase smaller things (bugs, lizards, yarn) but it has to be taught to kill by it's mother. It you take it away from the mother before she does that, the cat never learns. Later if it has kittens, it doesn't teach them either.

 

[coolkidhann95]

Dogs are on American Idol every season lol

 

[tolkien7]

"Lizards own all."
"birds own all."
I think you forgot to capitalize the "B" in "birds".

And just so you know, although this is off-topic, your final period should be inside the quotation marks. Check your Warriner's English grammar.