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packman

(16,296 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2015, 08:53 PM Mar 2015

Eleven Reasons cats will make you happier/healthier

One reason: They NEVER let failure stand in their way. No matter how stupid, how futile, how ridiculous the effort- a cat will never, ever diminish its dignity by admitting failure.



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10 more reasons to own a cat and the lessons they can pass on:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/15/how-cats-help-us_n_6809820.html

I like the one where a cat can show you that it's OK to go a little berserk occasionally.

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Eleven Reasons cats will make you happier/healthier (Original Post) packman Mar 2015 OP
We have 5, so we must be... 3catwoman3 Mar 2015 #1
#12 Major Nikon Mar 2015 #2
I am a cat person and appreciate the post. Thanks. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #3
Me too. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #5
I wouldn't be at all happy without cats in my life. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #4
Plus...they are high in protein. nt clarice Mar 2015 #6
Without books and cats, a house is not a home. hifiguy Mar 2015 #7
Whole-heartedly agree! joshdawg Mar 2015 #8
Looks like my overweight little girl. B Calm Mar 2015 #9
They missed the most important one mythology Mar 2015 #10
The catless life is not worth living! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #11
That's a keeper. nt raccoon Mar 2015 #12
Tell me about it. KamaAina Mar 2015 #13

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
4. I wouldn't be at all happy without cats in my life.
Sun Mar 15, 2015, 11:50 PM
Mar 2015

They are wonderful, delightful little critters. I love them.

joshdawg

(2,648 posts)
8. Whole-heartedly agree!
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:34 AM
Mar 2015

Books and cats.............ain't life grand?
BTW, eight cats and approx. 4,000 books.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
10. They missed the most important one
Tue Mar 17, 2015, 11:59 AM
Mar 2015

As a member of their staff, you can stop with that pesky thinking and free will, do as you're told and be blissfully thought free in service to your feline overlord.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
13. Tell me about it.
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 05:30 PM
Mar 2015


I would be allowed to have them but cannot figure out how to lug all the food and litter back from the train (55 walk score ), or how to keep the box clean when I can barely keep the place clean as it is.
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