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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DO NOT GET A CAT! They shed way more than dogs and their hair gets everywhere since they can jump up on counters and such. Since you have a dog it will be jumping on every counter top and the table. Their litter boxes are gross and they get litter everywhere. You can't do much with them and cats are much more likely to bite or scratch small children than dogs are. They live a lot longer than dogs and especially towards the end are not enjoyable to be around. Dogs are always happy to see you and you can do so much more with them.

We used to have a cat but had to re home it because it started going bald from the stress our dog put on it. Luckily we were able to find a wonderful home for him and are still in contact with the people, but many time it is VERY difficult to re home a cat. The one thing that drove me crazy was the hair. I don't mind hair on the carpet and furniture as it is easy to vacuum up, but I can not stand it on the table and counters.  [/quote]

Yes, you need to TRAIN YOUR CAT. They are animals, like dogs, and require some training, especially I you get a kitten.

OP- there are a lot of cat haters posting here. If you already have a dog a cat is easy in comparison. My 4 yr old DD feeds the cat and the cat sleeps with her every night. It is worth litter scooping (which I only do 2-3x a week because I bought a huge litter box).

I wouldn't recommend getting a kitten unless your dog would be ok with being pounced on all day long and unless you have the time/energy to train it not to jump on counters or scratch furniture.[/quote]

It is very hard to train a cat not to jump on counters when you have a dog. They want to be able to sleep somewhere where they will not be bothered which means going somewhere a dog can't go. Maybe we just had an overly playful dog but no matter what we did we could not stop the cat from jumping up on the counter when it wanted to get away from the dog.[/quote]

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