My cat might vomit up hairballs on whatever surface it finds every few days, but I’ve never walked in to find that it shit bloody diarrhea all over the kitchen after spending the previous evening eating grass in the yard. That’s not something I can say for my dog.
Because I can actually observe my adopted cat loving me more with every passing month. We’re learning each other, he communicates with me and gets closer and closer. For the first year he didn’t even think about cuddling but now he’s on my laps everyday. It’s really nice to feel him liking me more and more so I like him back as well. It’s a very positive circle of affection.
My family had cats when I was a baby. The cats put a lot of time into imprinting me to give them baby food, heat etc (babies are resource rich from a cat point of view).
You misunderstood me. It is not that I don’t like them. It is that I don’t like them as insanely much as some people seem to like them. To me they are okay. However, for some people they are life.
I see! As a person who is a cat person (and not a dog person) I get it. To me dogs fall under the “cute but not for me” category.
One of my cats lightly pats my eyelid when she wants me to wake up. When she wants kisses, she’ll pat my lips. If I talk to her, she meows back. She has different facial expressions, tail twitches and other body language to communicate with me. I pay attention to her, and she pays attention to me. If I’m anxious, she rubs up against me to give me love
Cats respond to their owners. You have to first learn their language before you can understand them. If they see that you can’t understand them, they will treat you accordingly
Interesting. All of my cats have had their own unique personalities. I did have one that was like the one you mentioned above, but he didn’t live long. Almost all of my cats have been indoors only for that reason
Cats are independent and dogs are dependent. That’s why I like cats better. I also don’t want to deal with the death of a dog that I’d probably consider my best friend. No thanks.
Having had both kinds of animals of pets multiple times, it isn’t any easier unless you simply just don’t interact with the animal and thus don’t have a connection with it.
I’ve had both over my life. Both have pros and cons.
As others have said, cats overall require less attention; both in interaction and maintenance. Our cats are really good about keeping house bugs to a minimum with their natural hunter instincts. Flies,moths and other critters don’t last long. Also litter boxes are something I wish dogs could figure out lol.
Dogs are more social, so they’ll need more from you. They need frequent outside time to run and exercise/bathroom. Most dogs don’t care about catching bugs and critters like cats. However, if treated right, will defend the house to the death from intruders.
In my current situation, cats are better. If I had a much bigger, we’ll fenced yard, I’d love to have a dog again.
You can easily train a dog to use litter boxes. There are actually indoor grass mats you can buy. It’s mostly a way to deal with very old dogs who have trouble keeping it in.
But please don’t do that with young and healthy dogs. They need outside time. If you don’t want to do that, just don’t get a dog.