I don't like fluffy kittens!

There are those that spout the adage "You're either a cat lover or a dog lover". Well, I am neither - and I believe Mishap joins me in that.

We have a cat. It is very definitely my husband's cat. I try to ignore her but I buy it's food and accommodate her. One son loves cats (as soop will know), and one son loves dogs, which leaves me out in the cold. A perfectly nice place to be where dogs and cats are concerned.

Many friends have cats and dogs. I just don't get it. Am I missing some vital gene??

Oooh, those little fat tummies I remember so well with each new Lab we had.

I don't find kittens irresistible, but I love adult pussies.

Galen are you bored?

But puppies on the other hand, are irresistible. . . .

There is a video on FB of a lady with her cat doing an agility course, like those you would expect to see a dog doing. Unless it's fake (don't see how) it's amazing.
I would have said it was impossible if I hadn't seen it.

Do fluffy kittens believe in god? Do they go to heaven? - they should really as they are so cute (in pictures, NOT on my lap!)

I read/ saw somewhere that when you meet a bear, you should lie down and play dead. Not sure if it would work with a cat. Even less sure it would work with a bear

Tegan that makes perfect sense.

A lot of bears round you Tegan?

An interesting question Mishap and one I have often pondered over. Any answer to this question whether read in a book or told to you by someone is unfortunately impossible to prove

I do love fluffy kittens, grown cats and big cats especially snow leopards. I'll still talk to you though Galen

Cats are akin to bears to me!

....I keep forgetting what to do when confronted by a bear, though; think it's the opposite .....[one needs to know such things just in case]

A lot of animals look on eye contact as a sign of aggression. So cat lovers will look at a cat and make cooing noises whereas someone who doesn't like them ignores them and the cat immediately thinks 'friend'.....

I'm allergic to cats too; if I stroke one my hands get itchy and my eczema plays up. However, we have several who consider that they own the garden and that's fine with us, as they should keep the mice and rabbits down, and they don't seem to cause any damage to the flower beds (not that anything much survived the snails/slugs last year - could a cat be trained to eat snails and slugs, do you suppose? )

Answer me this - why do cats always want to sit on the laps of people who don't like them?

I must say, soop's Rory is of course an exception

We said the same Coolgran65 when we lost Cleo who was a feral kitten we tamed and loved and had for nearly 20 years. BUT.... we have just adopted two little rescued pusscats and they have brought joy and love with them. New names are Tinka and Belle and they are so funny and so sweet and it feels like home again with purry friends in it.

I am sorry for people who don't like cats - the most elegant and interesting pets you can have though anyone allergic to them is excused! Apparently your blood pressure drops when you stroke your cat, or so I am told!

I like cats and kittens, but I became allergic to them in my late thirties after having had a delightful cat (called Flap) and her six kittens.

I've been mew-sing over this because I love cats. Rosie was a beauty from the cat protection league. When I first met DH he hated cats but Rosie and I came as a package. She became his best friend and DH wept buckets when she died from diabetes complications. No more cats though, he said there'd never be another Rosie.

Witty, catty comments welcomed!

I'm sorry about that, Galen. I really like kittens and cats, fluffy or otherwise. I can't think of many creatures I don't like except for mosquitoes and cockroaches.

Will catty comments be banned or welcomed?
Looking for a new thread as I have now bowed out (relatively graciously I hope) from a rather more contentious one.
Risking stirring - I don't really like cats and I understand they outgrow the fluffy kitten stage.

Oh dear! Are you now going to sit back and wait for comments