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Originally Posted by maianhvk
From your discussion about cats, their confusing behaviors, how to take care of them and many many miscellaneous things that only pop up when you have a cat for real, I made the decision not to have any pet at all cost.
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I'm a dog person myself (I've 2 Airedale Terriers), but even with that I'd say it's totally worth it even having a cat or cats. About the only negative I'd say dogs or cats have is that they occupy so much of your life and consciousness, but of course this is also the greatest positive. Their behaviours are fascinating, their relationship unlike any human-human relationship, and there's a co-dependency that one gives in to willingly. They are my/our "pack".
Think of it like this: making a decision not to have a pet based on these things you have read here (noting that pet owners tend to comment most on the "negative", but almost always as a hard irony intended to highlight deep affection) is like saying "I've made the decision not to travel because packing sounds annoying and airline food sounds icky". Our negative "evidence" is selectively picked by us, and not to be trusted.  We love our pets and what they give us, and the negatives are mostly an intended contrast to that.
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Originally Posted by amward
Well that's sad for you I think. Pets can be a bit of a nuisance, but so can kids. The love and enjoyment you get from them more than outweighs any problems they create.
BTW we use sawdust in our litter trays and it's not usually very smelly, we do change it every day. The bad part is that the cats get in and dig throwing sawdust out through the entrance all over the bathroom. if we have guests I change to a clay based litter that is too heavy for them to throw everywhere.
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maianhvk,
it all goes down to one simple universal thing, about pets.
Love. Pure, fulfilling and easy.
That is something that might be worth for you to consider
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