| A common saying is that there are two types of | | | | your furry friends. Otherwise, they might be in for |
| people: those who are dog lovers, and those who | | | | quite an unpleasant surprise. |
| love cats. For the latter group, there are many | | | | Cats are also considered to be good pets because |
| reasons why they may find cats so appealing. People | | | | they are incredible clean and neat. They groom |
| from all walks of life, and of all ages and backgrounds | | | | themselves constantly, and abhor being dirty. You |
| choose cats as pets for an incredibly varied number | | | | rarely have to worry about having a cat which is |
| of reasons. Cats have been loved and admired by a | | | | messy, filthy or smelly. Also, they like to keep their |
| great segment of the population for many years, | | | | environment neat; they are trained to use litter |
| reaching far back into history, and they are sure to | | | | boxes, and it is very uncommon for a cat to have an |
| continue being one of the most popular pet choices | | | | accident in an inappropriate place in the house. Cats |
| that people have. | | | | even groom other cats, on occasion, which is a cute |
| One of the main reasons that so many people love | | | | and funny thing to witness. |
| cats is simply because they are cute. They are | | | | People are also fond of cats because they are very |
| usually relatively small, and generally have fluffy fur | | | | independent. They can pretty much take care of |
| that comes in a variety of colors and styles. | | | | themselves, and do not require a lot of work. In fact, |
| Particularly when they are kittens, cats are very | | | | one of the few complaints a cat owner might make |
| adorable and entertaining to watch scamper around. | | | | is that their cat does not seem to want to have |
| Many cats are quite playful, too, which adds to their | | | | anything to do with them! It is just the nature of |
| appeal since they can provide amusement for their | | | | most cats, though, to prefer to be on their own. |
| owners. | | | | They all have their lovable, cuddly moments though, |
| Some cats have long, lustrous and puffy fur. Others | | | | and when those occur they can be absolutely |
| have short, spikier kinds of fur. It can be striped, | | | | wonderful. |
| spotted or patchy depending on the breed of cat. | | | | Finally, some people like to keep cats in the house |
| One drawback to cats is that some people are highly | | | | because they are intrepid and very successful |
| allergic to their fur - or, more particularly, their dander. | | | | hunters. If you have a rodent problem, for example, |
| If someone is allergic to cats, they might even have | | | | owning a cat is a great idea. Cats will hunt, catch and |
| a hard time being in a house where cats live, let alone | | | | kill rodents and other small pests with incredible ease |
| in the same room. For this reason, if you own cats | | | | and agility. This is another example of the wonderful |
| and are expecting company, you really should make | | | | aspects of cat ownership. |
| sure that none of your expected guests is allergic to | | | | |