mojavemama
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4U. You gotta get over your cat dislike. Really! <G.
The math dude was the same way--he never had a cat, never met a cat he liked, and was adamant I was NOT bringing a cat into our dog-rich home.
But of course, I never listen to him when it comes to ultimatums, other than to do the opposite of what he wants just to torture him.
So I adopted a cat from the shelter--and in time, the math dude came to actually like the cat. I won't say love, but he did cry when we finally had to put the old boy down.
He really still misses the cat lying on his belly when he's taking a nap: the purring is like a vibrating bed, and very relaxing.
Cats will grow on you, 4U. You can trust me on that. Plus, they are so much more close to their feral roots than dogs are; cats are thinkers, and I know you can appreciate a good thinker, a good problem solver.
And when you watch them stalk something, it's mesmerizing. They are so lithe, so agile, and you can just SEE the "big cat" within them, and imagine you're on the Serengheti watching a leopard stalking prey.
It's alllll in the attitude, 4U. Right now you just THINK you hate cats, but I'm betting once you get to UK's house, you're gonna have an attitudinal adjustment.
The pix is of Charles, our Maine Coon Cat. Very smart cat, could retrieve items like a dog would. Rang the doorbell to go outside like the dogs do, also. Unfortunately, he was a declawed indoor cat (rescue, we didn't declaw him) and not supposed to go outside. He turned math dude into a cat admirerer--well, almost. <G>
The math dude was the same way--he never had a cat, never met a cat he liked, and was adamant I was NOT bringing a cat into our dog-rich home.
But of course, I never listen to him when it comes to ultimatums, other than to do the opposite of what he wants just to torture him.
So I adopted a cat from the shelter--and in time, the math dude came to actually like the cat. I won't say love, but he did cry when we finally had to put the old boy down.
He really still misses the cat lying on his belly when he's taking a nap: the purring is like a vibrating bed, and very relaxing.
Cats will grow on you, 4U. You can trust me on that. Plus, they are so much more close to their feral roots than dogs are; cats are thinkers, and I know you can appreciate a good thinker, a good problem solver.
And when you watch them stalk something, it's mesmerizing. They are so lithe, so agile, and you can just SEE the "big cat" within them, and imagine you're on the Serengheti watching a leopard stalking prey.
It's alllll in the attitude, 4U. Right now you just THINK you hate cats, but I'm betting once you get to UK's house, you're gonna have an attitudinal adjustment.
The pix is of Charles, our Maine Coon Cat. Very smart cat, could retrieve items like a dog would. Rang the doorbell to go outside like the dogs do, also. Unfortunately, he was a declawed indoor cat (rescue, we didn't declaw him) and not supposed to go outside. He turned math dude into a cat admirerer--well, almost. <G>
,, you know you really want to test them autos you breed 
