I'm a Cat Kind of Gal
By Loretta
@noni1959 (10095)
United States
September 21, 2019 3:02pm CST
I won't apologize to anyone and it's a compliment to be called a cat lady. I've had dogs in the past and loved each of them but as I aged and my children grew up not needing babysitters, and as I sought a few adults only hours; I did not want to shorten my time out because the dog had to poop.
My last dog passed away in 1996 and I kept cats. They are clean, fluffy, and take themselves potty. I can go to the coast for a day and even overnight and they be fine. On my trip next week, my daughter will feed my Shelby Ann morning and night plus scoup the poop once a day. Care is minimal.
A few of my friends have dogs and they can never be more than three hours anywhere or have to take them everywhere. Dogs are great but long as someone else owns them.
I'm a cat person and OK with it.
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22 responses
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
22 Sep 19
I like dogs and cats too, but prefer cats for they are very low maintenance to care for. Aside of taking them to the vet once a year and feeding them, they are virtually very independent and easy to care for. I love brushing them and they loved it right back. It's fine to have pets in your own place. Now though I live in a no pet apt. which is okay, for no fleas or ticks too. When I start missing having a cat, I go to youtube and watch cat or kitten videos. 
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
29 Sep 19
@oahuwriter They can get expensive at times. The vet I use has two clinic hour days to get shots and basics for $35 so that helps tremendously. Next week is shots, full exam and worming. I get all that for that low price since I'm going on a Sat after 11 am.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
24 Sep 19
@noni1959
Very lucky indeed. Right now budget too tight anyway for me to own pets, but I love cats too. They are so good company and so soft to pet. I watch videos so it's okay. Happy mylotting!
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@shaggin (72141)
• United States
21 Sep 19
Yes I understand this completely. I had cats for 16 years and it wasn't until 2 years ago I finally wanted a dog. Cats are so much easier to care for. They are very self sufficient compared to dogs who need to be walked and taken out to go the bathroom every few hours.
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
22 Sep 19
@shaggin We are going to Hawaii the end of December for New Years and live in the forest. We have a lot of critters here. My daughter has two dogs, several cats, six horses and a donkey. We are fortunate she is only charging that for all of them. She is going to my little cabin on the property to care for mine as well. When I lived in CA, I had no one to help watch mine so boarded and paid about $450 for almost two weeks to watch my two cats. Short trips I didn't have to.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
22 Sep 19
yepperz, cats 're loads easier if'n yer a busy person. can put out lots 'f food with lil worry they're gonna eat 't all'n one sittin'. the pups here 're quite 'ttached to me 'n get physically ill when i'm 'way fer more'n a couple 'f hours.
i'm more'f a horse person myself :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
23 Sep 19
@noni1959 aw, bless 'em both. the one pup doesn't get all worked'p, the other 'tis a mess i fear. the resident cat tends to do the same though i've nary a clue why. does she pine fer me 'nstead her normal sleepin'? all 3 're stuck to me like glue fer days 'fter i return.
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
29 Sep 19
@crazyhorseladycx My kitty did this when I returned at 1am from my trip. She followed me all over until bed and then in bed she kept getting in my face, jumping on me and meowing. It's only when I leave she gets this way.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Sep 19
I have nothing against dogs, but it's true that dog owners are slaves to their dogs. I have a guy on my team at work that has to go home every day for lunch to let his dog out. So he misses out on all the important team luncheons and other fun things we do midday. I've had friends decline vacation offers or fun weekend trips because they have to take care of their dogs.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Sep 19
@noni1959 Pets can--and often are--dealbreakers in relationships. I always find it interesting when people put more emotions into their pets than they do their significant others.
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
29 Sep 19
@moffittjc If one gets a pet after they begin a relationship and that pet gets more emotion than the partner, there is an issue for sure. Going into a relationship with a fur baby already established, one has to accept it or don't get involved.
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
22 Sep 19
A friend of mine has a boyfriend with a dog and she's been frustrated with travel. He has to take the dog everywhere and that has been a hindrance to take a cruise and fly places. It can cause issues with relationships. She knew this going in though.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Sep 19
I don't think it is fair to own a dog of any size and live in an apartment.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Sep 19
I do see the positive side of cats but I am a dog person, I like pets who come when I call and who love me all the time not just when they feel like it lol
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Sep 19
They call me the "Cat Whisperer" noni1959 .I still have 13 of them. 3 litterboxes scooped 5 times a day. My 3 dogs passed away just a few years ago and I didn't have the heart to get another one. Besides I'm the one that feeds 90% of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Sep 19
All of my animals are outside, I do allow the cat to come inside to eat but he poop/pees outside. I can leave for a couple days and he will catch his food, if need be.
The 2 dogs are in the backyard, I can leave them a couple days because I have 5 gallon buckets of water an I have an animal feeder that holds 20 pounds of dry dog food.
I had to find a way for them to feed themselves when I had to rush Tony to the e.r. and they would keep him.
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@noni1959 (10095)
• United States
22 Sep 19
I don't allow my cats outside. We have cougar, coyotes, and other predators and there have been rabid bats and raccoons. All mine are vaccinated but still worry. A worry about them catching food is they really don't eat enough. A friend has a barn cat that stays in there catching mice but he puts some food up on a ledge daily as well.
@VoiceofTruth7 (1199)
• United States
22 Sep 19
Cats do have personalities i have found this out with my aunts cat we will be having a conversation. and she will sit in the middle and act like she understands what we are saying but when we finish she gets of the couch with us like its over. She is a piece of work.
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@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 Sep 19
Although I like dogs, they are indeed demanding and difficult to take care of at times. I can't say I will never have another dog,,,but as for now,..cats are my jam!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
22 Sep 19
Cats and dogs may not be friends at all but I'm sure the owners are both pet lovers and in the same club.
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@acrogodess (992)
• Aberdeen, North Carolina
22 Sep 19
I’m mostly a cat person. We have 3 cats: Bella, Cyclops and Orange Juice.
But we do love our Crosby. He’s an American boxer.
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@porwest (91088)
• United States
21 Sep 19
I used to not be a cat person until I met my wife. She had two of them. I still love dogs, and somewhat prefer them. But the one thing I did love about the cats is that they pretty much took care of themselves. It was especially nice when we went on trips, unless they were extended, we could just leave enough food and water for them and they took care of the rest. We'd put out extra cat litter boxes, but that was about it. They were very self sufficient. My biggest complaint was the shedding. My God, the hair all over the place was annoying.
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