| Cats can be extremely good companions. They are | | | | apartment, it may be safer to house your cat |
| sensitive, private creatures, and they do not need | | | | indoors permanently. In this case, you will need to |
| constant attention from their owners in order to be | | | | provide plenty of opportunity for play. Cats become |
| happy. Cats do not require much supervised exercise | | | | bored easily, and a lack of stimulation may encourage |
| and, consequently, they are excellent pets for the | | | | the onset of listlessness and ill health. |
| elderly and for people with busy lives. | | | | In the household the cat will need a place of its own |
| Although cats are friendly and emotional by nature, | | | | to rest and sleep,its own food and water, and a litter |
| they are noted for being unfaithful. Many cats have | | | | tray for hygiene purposes. If you want the cat to be |
| two or more homes and may develop a routine | | | | house-trained, you will also need to make sure it can |
| where they spend part of each day with different | | | | get in and out of the building easily. This may mean |
| people. It is common for a cat to breakfast at one | | | | installing a cat flap. |
| houses, lunch at a second and dine at a third; this can | | | | While the financial outlay for cat equipment is low, |
| lead to obesity on what appears to be a normal diet. | | | | the cost of the cat itself can vary from "free to a |
| Taking care of your cat means providing it with the | | | | good home" to a substantial amount for a pedigree |
| lifestyle that suits its needs. Ideally, cats should be | | | | animal.Ongoing costs include feeding and vets' fees. |
| allowed to roam freely outdoors. This enables they | | | | You may decide to put your cat in a cattery when |
| get adequate exercise, and can satisfy their natural | | | | you go on holiday, which will add to the cost of the |
| curiosity and develop their hunting instincts all at the | | | | trip. |
| same time. In urban areas, if you live in an | | | | |