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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a cat growing up and a couple in college and beyond, but when they were gone I decided no more cats and that was twenty years ago.

I don’t believe in mutilating them by declawing, but left intact they scratched and ruined furniture, woodwork, curtains, clothes, linens, etc. They tracked litter everywhere and they can jump higher than you would think so you have to assume they’ve walked on all the surfaces in your house at some point spreading nasty stuff off their little scratched filthy paws. If they like to scratch or bite in play, you can get cat scratch fever and a bad blood infection. They puke up hairballs everywhere. They run around and knock things over and generally causes disturbances while playing at night because they are nocturnal. If you close them out of a room at night, they might spend the whole night meowing and scratching at the door so you still don’t get good sleep.

I did all the things you are supposed to do - cans full of pennies, spray bottle with water, etc. They are not really trainable in my experience, so none of the above behaviors can really be curbed very well.

A dog would be better; if that doesn’t fit your lifestyle, maybe some hamsters in a cool Habitrail habitat.[/quote]
Pocket pets can be destructive too and they need outside time. If they are rodents they will eat wood and destroy carpets. The bedding stinks like cat litter even if you change it frequently [/quote]

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