Are cats better pets than dogs?

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Here are ten reasons why it’s better to have a cat.

1. Having multiple cats is much less chaotic than having multiple dogs.

2. Cats fit better in an apartment or small residence.  They can adapt to smaller areas better and best of all, don’t bark.  All that’s needed are clean litter boxes, a scratching post, and window seats for bird watching.

 Raven sharpening up those daggers

 

3. Feeding a cat is cheaper.  Think eight-pound cat versus a fifty-pound dog.

4. Cats will be safer and happy indoors, especially if they have the necessities they need.  A cat would appreciate a cat tree and toys, along with the things mentioned above.  Dogs have to be walked and need the exercise a house or apartment can’t provide.

Tootie - Cats love boxes

 

Raven - Cats love boxes

 

5. Cats don’t bark all night like some dogs do.  I can understand a person having a dog if they live in a remote place and need the protection and barking a dog can provide.  A place in the country will provide the space a dog needs to thrive, it won’t disturb the neighbors with its barking and it can stay outside with a doghouse and plenty of fresh water.

6. Kittens are cuter than puppies, although this is a matter of opinion.

7. Dogs can’t purr.  It’s so good to hear the sweet noise of purring coming from a contented cat.  It’s good therapy for humans to listen to a soft purr.

 Raven and Tootie on the bed

 

8. You can sleep with several cats piled on the bed.  Believe me, I know this well.  How can a human sleep on the bed with a dog, unless it’s a very small dog.

9. Scooping a cat box is better than walking a dog.  A human can handle litter boxes in any kind of weather.  Come rain, snow, or heat, you still have to walk a dog and carry along a sack for its waste.  Scooping a litter box several times a day takes far less time than walking a dog, even if you factor in the time to clean several boxes once a week.

 Even a piece of paper is a toy

 

10. Cats will pee and poop in a litter box and cover it up.  They’re good housekeepers.  Dogs poop all over people’s yards, on sidewalks and on the street.  If the owner doesn’t clean I up, it draws flies and is left there for anyone to step in.  Dogs have also been known to eat poop if there’s something lacking in their diet.  I haven’t personally known a dog that did this, but if I did, it would to the vet ASAP for an evaluation.

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