Are you a dog person? or a cat owner?

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I always thought I was a dog person until a cat came to own me.!
 
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I would love to have both cats and dogs. (I have had both in the past.). But l have a mild cat allergy and my husband is not overly fond of cats so for now I am a dog person.
 
Very beautiful cat!

I love both (beagles and Maine Coons, but really ALL cats and dogs), but currently have only a 25-pound Maine Coon, who I ADORE!
 
Cat person. I like other people’s dogs but I have a cat (and a rabbit).
Cats are so much easier to care for…A cat doesn’t need baths, doesn’t need to be taken out to poop or pee (I live in a 2nd floor apartment and am physically challenged) and can be left alone for a few days with no worries. They are softer, quieter, generally gentler than dogs. These are just the practical reasons I’m a cat person.
 
I have a cat: Maronita and she is my emotional support animal.
Since owning her (or rather she owning me) I have not experienced
any depression. I chose to get a cat for a couple of reasons. First
a lot less work (don’t have to walk a cat), AND it cost me NOTHING
as I rescued it from someone who was going to turn it over to an
animal shelter. Originally her name was Zoey but I renamed her
Maronita in honor of St. Maron since I worship in the Maronite Catholic Church.
 
I got our dog and cat at the same time and both were about 2 months old. They get along really well.

The cat was a rescue, but I wanted a pure beagle because of their happy go lucky nature and gentle temperament. I had concerns because my oldest daughter is autistic and was worried about her sending a dog the wrong message. Beagles let that sort of thing go.

She and the cat are best buddies and she looks after the cat with joy.

However around me that cat is a monster. I know what caused it though. I had this comfy chair, and he found a nice nap area just under the cushions of the chair. I came along one day and plopped my rump down without knowing the cat was under there. The poor thing flipped out and scratched me but good. I do not blame him either. I had the vet check him out too and there were no injuries.

He has hated my guts ever since he hissed at me for months and started urinating on my boots. He has mellowed out now, but he still leaves any room I enter. He gives my daughter such pleasure though, and is the best mouser I have ever seen.

That is my story with Spanky the cat monster 🐱
 
Dogs and cats 🙂
Maybe cats just slightly more,but it depends on the breed of dog and how they’ve been trained.
 
We had on 18 possibly older. He was a stray who became domestic.
 
Hi dann,

Yes,

They can live to be in their 20’s, and even older. 🙂

There are kitties in the record books who have made it into their 30’s.

It’s not necessarily always that common, but it happens.

This kitty is the oldest one that we’ve had by far.

The oldest one that we’ve had before her, lived to be 17 years old.

If I’m not mistaken, the average age for kitties is somewhere around 15-16 years old.

So, they can live quite a long time. 🙂

At her current age, she’s the equivalent of a human who’s around 100 years old now.

She’s considered a “geriatric kitty.” 🙂 ❤️
 
I was wondering if your kitty was male or female.We have had four kitties over the past thirty some years and all female they developed renal issues and only made it to about thirteen years of age.I was attributing this to the fact that they were females however you have debunked my theory,since your female kitty is almost 20.
 
She has just developed the beginning stages of hyperthyroid issues, which in turn has affected both her kidneys and her heart.

The good news is that we caught everything at the beginning.

Her heart they’re watching for now, as she has a murmur.

We have her on special kidney food, and her eating and drinking and litter habits are becoming more normal again as her thyroid and kidneys become more normalized again, too.

The vets in the group that we go to think that she has quite a bit of arthritis now too, along with kitty dementia.

She’ll get restless where she can’t seem to settle down and get comfortable and she’ll climb off of me, and then come right back on again.

She moves stiffly at times, and she seems uncomfortable when she tries to lay down so we also have medication to give her.

However, we’re told that all of this is normal when they get to be in this age range.

She’s feeling better now, so she’s still playful and she still looks for things to play with and tries to get into mischief. ❤️
 
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I was wondering if your kitty was male or female.We have had four kitties over the past thirty some years and all female they developed renal issues and only made it to about thirteen years of age.I was attributing this to the fact that they were females however you have debunked my theory,since your female kitty is almost 20.
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My relative had a female who made it to eighteen. She developed skin cancer.
 
I’m a human person. I do, however, prefer dogs to cats.
 
Have you prayed for them to be healed?

Its something I do to my cats and dogs hmmm
 
Oh most certainly, dann.

I pray to St. Francis of Asissi, and to St. Gertrude of Nivelles when I am looking for saintly help and intercession for my kitty when she is not feeling well.

This particular St. Gertrude is known as the Patron Saint of Cats.

Here is a little info. on her here from Catholic.org:

Benedictine abbess, the daughter of Blessed Pepin of Landen and Blessed Itta of Ida. Itta founded Nivelles Abbey and installed Gertrude as abbess in 639. Gertrude was a mystic, gifted with visions. She befriended the Irish saints Foillian and Ultan. Gertrude is a patroness of travelers and gardeners.

Her Feast Day is the same as that of St. Patrick.
 
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