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<blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 3140757" data-attributes="member: 7488"><p>I had dogs for years, and have a cat now. There's so much truth to what you said. The cat... we he likes us. He'll come up and greet me and say hello, get his head rubbed and stuff every so often, especially when he comes in after dusk to wind down for the night. But he just isn't so needy as the dogs. He's friendly but just not super social. He doesn't need the affirmation or entertainment. I was never a cat person but this dude has grown on me.</p><p></p><p>He stays plenty busy independently doing his own thing. He uses out dog door to go in and out, he keeps the squirrels out of the pecan tree. He located and notified me of the mice in my water heater cabinet so I could trap them all. He keeps the big stray tom out of the yard. He's a buddy with the next door car and the two of them roll around an play together. He's not a huge recreational killer like some cats are but, I have watched him opportunistically get a rabbit, a couple birds (mourning doves), and a mouse. It's pretty amazing to see them work.</p><p></p><p>He eats little, even being a 16 pound cat (he's not obese, just a big tabby). He has a litter box but typically goes outside so it's low maintenance. He's a short hair so he sheds less than our dogs even did. We don't have to board him, as our neighbor or family can feed him when we're out. </p><p></p><p>Truthfully he is about 90% less work than the dogs that we had. The commitment is there as they can live 20 years, but they require so much less pro-active care than the pups. I love the dogs, no doubt. But cats are pretty cool little creatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inactive, post: 3140757, member: 7488"] I had dogs for years, and have a cat now. There's so much truth to what you said. The cat... we he likes us. He'll come up and greet me and say hello, get his head rubbed and stuff every so often, especially when he comes in after dusk to wind down for the night. But he just isn't so needy as the dogs. He's friendly but just not super social. He doesn't need the affirmation or entertainment. I was never a cat person but this dude has grown on me. He stays plenty busy independently doing his own thing. He uses out dog door to go in and out, he keeps the squirrels out of the pecan tree. He located and notified me of the mice in my water heater cabinet so I could trap them all. He keeps the big stray tom out of the yard. He's a buddy with the next door car and the two of them roll around an play together. He's not a huge recreational killer like some cats are but, I have watched him opportunistically get a rabbit, a couple birds (mourning doves), and a mouse. It's pretty amazing to see them work. He eats little, even being a 16 pound cat (he's not obese, just a big tabby). He has a litter box but typically goes outside so it's low maintenance. He's a short hair so he sheds less than our dogs even did. We don't have to board him, as our neighbor or family can feed him when we're out. Truthfully he is about 90% less work than the dogs that we had. The commitment is there as they can live 20 years, but they require so much less pro-active care than the pups. I love the dogs, no doubt. But cats are pretty cool little creatures. [/QUOTE]
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