General Chat

We have not had a cat for eighteen months now, apart from the feral that is eating us out of house and home and are thinking we might see about getting another one in the new year.

But, then again, we thought we might get an elderly stroke victim instead.

I think the cat's the better bet!! :-D :-D :-D

Won't do the washing.

True, but you wouldn't have to 'find' washing for it - your water bill must be a lot less than it was.
Mind you, if you got a cat, you'd have a problems with the feral.
What about a dog?

No, I wouldn't have to take a stroke victim out for a walk and it wouldn't cock it's leg anywhere.

Haha, I've got 3 of one and 1 of the other (not actually elderly, though).

The last 1 is otherwise not especially useful, but does do the thrice-daily feeding* and litter box emptying for the first 3, so maybe you could figure out a similar arrangement. :-)


* actualy four times, I just didn't know a word like 'thrice' for four times. Nothing but tinned food for our darlings, since one of them is defective, and crunchies block up her bowels and require the Lady Di treatment: a trip to the spa for a high colonic, which probably costs more than hers did, and which still happens even with her twice-daily laxative, my own chore ...

Very similar to an elderly stroke victim in so many ways!

Tall dude, or cat? ;-)

You choose.

Joonie, there's no word for four times - surely it should be 'frice'.
Mentioning the twice daily laxative will hardly encourage Sharron :-|

Sharon, I would suggest a small, cat sized dog that requires little exercise.
Having said that, I find dogs too 'needy'. They ooze love and want it back.
Cats, it's more of a 'whenever' thing.
Human says to cat 'I want love now' - cat says 'not convenient'
Ergo cat says 'I want love now' - human can say 'mot convenient'.

It will be a cat, you can never be sure of what you are getting with a stroke victim or a dog.

...never be sure with a cat, either.
My 'spayed' cat - complete with stitches all across her womb area (an Irish vet's version of a cesarean) had 3 kittens!!

It is quite a difficult choice really isn't it? Dog, cat or elderly stroke victim?

They all have their pros and cons but I do have a lot of experience of elderly stroke victim keeping, even if I was very neglectful. There must be many who would like to give one away, I know I did!

Well, it's easier to give a cat back.
I did. When 'mummy' cat had had her kittens, (that she shouldn't have been able to have had) I had her spayed.
I was willing to keep her and her kits, but she had different ideas.
She started attacking the kittens, and peeing under my duvet.
My little brain deduced she wanted to be an 'only' cat.
Now, send 3 not quite kittens back (two black, one with un-retractable claws and, frankly. ugly, one very long and thin - both these are black - and the third a cute, fluffy cat - but only cute because she's a midget - she's actually a right little sh*te) or send back one very appealing, beautiful (if she doesn't pee in your bed) spayed tabby.
Mum went back and was rehoused within the week.