Sorry, but I cannot stand cats.... Why'd you get yours?

[flvegan]

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[Critters2]

6. Yikes!!

:wow:

[LostinVA]

51. She's very naughty

You should see what the two of them got us for a wedding present.

[jeff30997]

13. Is it getting warmer in here...

or it's just me ?

[TZ]

2. nice post....

freeper...:P :popcorn:

[cprompt]

75. oh hush

just because someone prefers dogs to cats doesn't make them a freeper. I know this is a huge shocker to the lounge but a large chunk of us think dogs rule cats drool.

[TZ]

83. lol--I'm just teasing the OP

although he prefers dogs I believe he does have cats. I am a cat person but I like dogs as well...:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

3. I got my cats to piss people like you off!

I see it is working!

:rofl:

[skygazer]

4. To toy with those who are allergic

Bwahahahaha.... :evilgrin:

[kentauros]

71. Weirdly, I am allergic

yet my cat got me (or my wife and I when I had a wife.) He was a very young stray, already fixed (how convenient!) and I just spent $500 on getting him well again

Yes, I love my cat, and I know the feeling's mutual

[Critters2]

7. Because some assholes didn't get theirs spayed or neutered,

and their cats' kittens had to live somewhere.

Ask me how I feel about your dogs. :evilgrin:

[SOteric]

8. I heard it was a requirement for posting to DU.

[jeff30997]

11. Not at all !

It's only a requirement for posting in the Lounge.:P

[Betty88]

9. well he was a tiny little kitten sitting in the middle of the street..

I was stopped at a light, turned my head and saw him in the middle of the street. If I had not jumped out of my van he would have been dead 30 seconds later. The part of hell that is kept, for those who would have just drove off, is a place I don't want to visit.

Right this second he is sitting in my lap, 14 or 15 years later happy and fat. If nothing else I have done one thing right.

[Patiod]

41. You saved his life

Now your his servant. Ironic

[Orrex]

10. Because I had an extra thousand dollars floating around

Two "free" cats took care of that in a big hurry.

[TZ]

84. Somewhere one of your cats knows you said this..

and is horking up a hairball on a rug in revenge....}(

[Orrex]

87. That would likely be the free cat who cost us another $82.50 yesterday

Bladder infection. So the cat's supposed to take it easy for a while...

I guess I'll have to poke him every so often to make sure that his daily 22-hour nap isn't overtaxing him.

[Spacemom]

12. She showed up on our porch a few days after we moved in

Tiny, half starved. About six months before this I had a dream I would get a tortoiseshell cat, so I think either she was sent by my mom, or she's my mom reincarnated. :D

Here she is now.

[Ikonoklast]

25. What a beautiful Tortie!

You're lucky she picked you to love her.

[DainBramaged]

33. Is that my cat's twin who left with a stick and napkin full of catnip???

[Spacemom]

43. Wow

that second picture totally looks like our kitty, who we named Kitty Love. What's your kitty's name?

[DainBramaged]

44. Coco kitteh, she will be 11 in December.

:hi:

[wartrace]

14. To save them from a miserable short life.

I found them on the side of the road after being stopped by a trooper for speeding. I kept hearing tiny "meows" in the field next to the road. I brought them home & my dogs seemed to be OK with it so they were allowed to stay (allowed by the dogs). If the dogs would have rejected them I would have vetted them & found them good homes. I have a weakness for helping out animals in need. It just seems to be the right thing to do.

[Ikonoklast]

26. Good karma will come to you.

You did the right thing, and asked for no reward.

[blueraven95]

46. ...

welcome to DU :hi:

[Rob H.]

15. 'Cause she needed a home

and I needed a cat to spoil rotten. I adopted Summer from a local shelter after her former owners checked out of the motel where they were staying and left her behind. :(

Now I can't imagine not having her. She makes me laugh every day, and I need that.

[sakabatou]

16. I wanted one after our dog died of old age

[Dangerously Amused]

17. Plausible Deniability: So I can tease you with double entendre about my pussy...

...which I later will claim to have been completely innocent.

[jpgray]

18. The more pussy jokes I hear, the more I reconsider my position.

[EstimatedProphet]

36. Sometimes it's like DU is a script from "Are You Being Served?" only less funny.

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Emergency food supply.

:hide:

[Ikonoklast]

28. Ummm, I need to tell you something.

That's how the cats see you.

[Gormy Cuss]

40. I knew it! Shifty eyed bastids.

I'll be :hide:

[Mojambo]

20. Glad to know there's at least one other cat hater here.

I hate em. Vile, worthless creatures.

[Awsi Dooger]

47. You understated everything

When I joined DU, I honestly believed the pro-cat threads were a joke

[mnhtnbb]

21. Our cats were hired (as kittens) to motivate mice to move out of my kitchen

The cats succeeded. Mice departed.

That was almost 12 years ago. Now Mouse and Simba remind us that they are at the top of the food chain:
they eat whenever they want (Mom provides food/water); they sleep all day inside and party all night
outside.

I have said for years that when I'm reincarnated I want to come back as my cat.

[Submariner]

22. So the dog bed wouldn't be wasted

[Lucy Goosey]

55. Ha! Awesome. Just as it should be.

[Jamastiene]

23. I'll pretend I didn't see this.

x(



























I know you would never hurt one though...right? :cry:

[flvegan]

30. Nah, this is a copycat that's just had a really long life today.

I love cats. Have one myself.

[Jamastiene]

60. Awwwww, you are as adorable as the cutest kitteh.

:hug: :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

:D

[kedrys]

24. Er, you don"t "get" cats

And since you don't "get" cats, I can't explain to you why you don't "get" cats. :P

Well, at least *I* didn't "get" my cats. They're all rescues.

[emilyg]

74. Mine, too

they all "got" me.

[Mike 03]

27. The Truth: I wanted a dog

But I lived in an apartment at the time that would not allow me to keep a dog. Also, at the time I was volunteering at an animal shelter, and we had so many cats that were being "put down", and I just decided rather impulsively to adopt one of those cats. He was very frustrating at first, but over the years we have learned to get along.

[Crazy Dave]

29. They actually got us

They show up in our yard or walk into our house and never leave.

[Patiod]

45. I have this theory about hobo symbols

Cats have them too.

They mark houses with the "there's already a cat here - go find your own big pink monkey servants"

Cats looking for shelter just try to find a house without the mark, so they can get a staff like other cats have.

[Crazy Dave]

82. They have definitely taken the place of our kids

Between the two houses on my property there's 13. All fixed and all fat and healthy. There was one momma we had a hard time catching for two years years and she's responsible for three of them. They really are a joy though, except when one had a piece of shit stuck to her ass and got it on the bed cover yesterday afternoon.

[mopinko]

31. i think you have your answer.

nobody actually wants them. they just accept them rather than watch them die. or they get them because they are not as bad as mice.


you are correct. dogs rule.

[DainBramaged]

32. Been a cat person for 35 years, love them immensely

Have shared my life with dozens. Want more.

[DarkTirade]

34. Cheap source of protein when the economy goes in the crapper.

:P

[Marrah_G]

35. As a witch I was required to have a black cat !

now I have 3...... how the heck that happened I will never know.

Then I have a black and white tomcat who rules them all.

[TroglodyteScholar]

37. He was sick and needed someone to save his life.

Don't you feel like a dick? :D

[LeftyMom]

38. Attn everyone: this thread is a copycat. The OP, though he is a dog person, has cats.

Move along, nothing to see here.

[flvegan]

39. My copyCAT has 9 lives!

[Shakespeare]

49. Still, it was useful for outing a few cat haters.

I kid, I kid! :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

61. You might be kidding, but I'm taking names.

Making my list and checking it twice. There is a War on Christmas coming and I want to know who's been naughty and who's been nice. :evilgrin:

[Beausoir]

52. I was wondering about that.

And my 3 cats "got" me. They showed up half dead in February in North Dakota.

[AlCzervik]

42. and now you love Bon Jovi, see what you get?

[DS1]

48. He needed a home. And now he has one.

[coyotespaw]

50. The damned thing kept wandering into the bar downstairs from my place

and the Boss's daughter asked if I'd keep it overnight. The damned thing cuddled up next to me all night long; and I kept her here ever since. Of course you know, she hasn't done that since...

[LifestyleDesignerNet]

53. do you like any animals?

I actually like cats, which is why I have one. I grew up around cats, and they all had different personalities, and were really fun pets.

My boyfriend, like you, hates cats.

And then he met mine.

There are certain breeds of cats which have a dog-like personality. They're extremely loyal and playful and like to snuggle. They greet you at the door, follow you around the house (or outside if you let them outside with you). They get jealous of your lovers. And unlike a dog, you don't have to walk them or pick up their poo, and can actually leave them a few days and your house won't be destroyed when you come home.

Also, unless you own your own home, dogs are much less welcome tenants. It's much easier to find a rental that allows cats than dogs.

There's a really cool product, cheaper to own than an iPhone which will actually take care of the only downside of owning a cat: cleaning the litter box. Google "Litter Robot." It's a cool product that really does work.

So, loving, loyal animal who's pretty darned self-sufficient.

The trick is finding the right breed for the personality traits you want, and to choose a pet that is the opposite gender. They actually do crush on you if you are the opposite gender, while same gender can sometimes clash.

My boyfriend still doesn't like cats, but he loves mine so much he actually brags about him to people (imagine that).

[LeftyMom]

54. He really hates dogs. Especially pit bulls.

A roving pack of rabid pit bulls attacked his prize veal calf once, at the 4-H show where he was competing, Because they hadn't completed the judging yet, he lost his ribbon on the technicality that his exhibit had to be alive at the time of the award ceremony, and by then there wasn't enough left of poor Lulabelle to starve a bird on.

[Jamastiene]

63. After that whopper, remind me not to stand too near you during a lightning storm.

:rofl:

[Magrittes Pipe]

56. Their meat is flavorful, and they make a lovely stole.

:bounce:

[Jamastiene]

64. Not if the DU Lounge Kitteh Lover's Brigade can stole it from you first.

:P

[cwydro]

57. I know this is a copycat (lol) thread, but

here is one reason: this little critter was a feral tyke living under a slum that I stumbled across while feeding some other ferals just around 9/11/01:



Her name is Piewacket and she is lying in my lap right now.

[Jamastiene]

65. My mom's Siamese (the mother cat) was named Piewacket.

That cat babysat me. I kid you not. When my mother was pregnant with me, that cat would lay with her ear on my mother's stomach. She would sleep in my crib before I was born too. Then after I was born, she never slept in the crib again. She sat at the foot of the crib and watched me sleep though. She sat like a statue. If I made a sound or moved, she would go bite my mother on her ankles to come check me and make sure I was ok. One of my first memories is seeing that cat guarding over me.

Yogi does that now in a different way when I go to sleep. When I first get into bed, he looks out the window for about 10 minutes. He looks the yard over really thoroughly. Then, he sits in my doorway for another 10 minutes or so. It's like he's the sentry or something. After he is sure all is clear, he gets on the bed with me and sits in a meditation pose for another 10 minutes while still looking around the room. After he is sure everything is all clear, he curls up next to me and goes to sleep too.

[femmocrat]

58. I get that it's a copycat, but .... I need to rant a little.

I have an ancient cat. He's a nice cat, but doesn't do anything interesting except eat, sleep, and meow for food when he already has a full dish. (On edit: he was a rescue from a shelter.)

We live in the country, but he doesn't even hunt. That's OK, though... I don't really want dead mice on my porch and he doesn't bother the birds or chipmunks. He doesn't even annoy the dogs.

But... what has me annoyed is that we now have 2 feral cats who have taken up residence in the back yard. I hate them! No, I am NOT going to trap them and spend money to have them neutered. I just want them to leave. I hear them outside screeching at night and one of them sprays all over the shrubbery. If one of them gives birth out there, I don't know what I will do with kittens.

With apologies in advance to all responsible cat-lovers, I truly hate people who don't neuter their cats and let them breed and run wild. They think the countryside is their dumping ground for unwanted felines.

:grr:

[pokerfan]

59. BAN HIM!

[Schema Thing]

62. They draw the Pit Bulls away from my legs.

[CreekDog]

66. inherited him. i'm a dog person, but i really like this cat.

he does stuff like he comes on command, sits on command, growls at the door.

he's also a total pushover. just the nicest big dumb cat you ever saw.

[lost-in-nj]

67. cats

smell
and poop
and



SPRAY


ugh

even when they are fixed

don't even try to tell me any different

I have had a female and a male both fixed

and both sprayed


the female more than the male


lost

[Skittles]

68. he entertains me

[Incitatus]

69. It basically showed up here and made itself at home.

[stewartcolbert08]

70. LOL

I hate cats too, they are cute and all but they suck!

[Generic Brad]

72. Because animals with superfeline strength always get their way

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[Tuesday Afternoon]

73. aw sheesh...

being late to the party SUCKS x(

[Ava]

76. because i figure that if they're going to take over the world, i want to be on their side

:P

[Rhythm]

77. You don't 'get' cats... they just happen... if you're lucky. *L*

Puppiez is nice, too...

[littlebit]

78. The beagle wanted a cat

So we decided to let her have one.

[Arugula Latte]

79. I got cats because they bring me joy and they are the best animals on planet Earth.

Oh, and they kick dogs' asses.

:)

[Lucian]

80. I don't know why I got the little fucker.

He wakes me up every morning at 7 am. x(

But for some reason, I'd be upset if I lost him.

[Eurobabe]

81. Cats only choose evolved individuals, so I guess you're safe

:rofl:

[MissMillie]

85. I didn't have a man to pet

and I'm not home enough during the day to keep a dog.

[raccoon]

86. Why do you hate America?

To answer your question, her mother had kittens under my house and I adopted them all.

She is my daughter!

[BarenakedLady]

88. Poo poo head

:P

[Granny M]

89. We adopted Guinness when he was a kitten.

Our 15-year-old was going through a rough patch - he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and was depressed. I was trying to help him feel better, so I asked him if he would like a kitten. He said yes, and I picked up the phone and called the humane society. We picked up this adorable tuxedo kitten that day, and our son named him Guinness, after the black Irish stout with the white head. Guinness was Ryan's constant companion, and made all of us laugh every day. He was Ryan's medicine cat.
Ryan did well with his treatment and is all grown up, moved away and is married now. Whenever he visits us, he makes a beeline for his Guinness, who is always happy to see him. Guinness is nearly 11 years old now, and we are very devoted to him. He's a great cat.

[Chan790]

90. Cats I love...Dogs, not so much.

I'm actually phobic of dogs but an attack at age five and rabies shots will do that to you. All dogs...toy poodles will send me cowering in the corner, collies make me squirm, basset hounds terrify me.

Where did I get my cats? They're offspring of my cat that some asshole poisoned and a stray. I had 5 but we're down to 2. (While I was away at college, my parents decided they were going to be outside cats...in the city. It's kind of a sore subject 6 years later.) Then we got adopted by a stray that we didn't think was going to survive the night when we found him.