Pros and Cons of having cats

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Pros: They are the cutest, funnest, fuzziest, purring, sweetest, loving creatures ever. They fill your heart full of love and give you butterflies. Your best friend for life. They're always there for you. Its so much fun to play with them. They sleep in random places. You can go anywhere and suddenly two huge green eyes staring at you and you jump up. They're independent, can take care of themselves. If you're on vacation for two weeks and come back home, they come running at you like crazy, miauwing and purring all happy and excited. They do love you. ^^

Cons: When they die, its one of the worst feelings in the world. iYour heart breaks and a part of you dies with them. You'll never really get over it. You might not want to get a pet again, you don't want to get that feeling you're replacing them, they're irreplacable, and you dont want to lose a pet feel that hurt again.
When they are little, they love to scratch things. My kitten before damaged our leather couches. Its still full of scratch marks
And sometimes clean the litterbox

advantages of a robot cat-

*they don't shed
*they don't drool
*no cat dander to get one's allergies up
*they don't hog all your attention and then leave you alone on some mysterious schedule
*you can adjust the volume
*no catbox to clean
*no fleas
*no vet bills
*no decapitated cat heads when the coyotes come a'callin'
*they last as long as the batteries, no worries about losing a companion to the boatman
*you can turn 'em off when you get enough cat stimulation for a while

sounds scary taking child to doctor everytime the cat bites

Pros:

Are usually very quiet except for meows (which they really don't do unless they need/want something, and even then, I can't help but find it sweet when my girl talks), aside form the whole need/want aspect of meowing, they do occasionally do it just to talk and be vocal.

Gentle most of the time.

The more time they spend with you, the closer you both become to one another.

Are fairly independent animals.

Cons:

Litter box needs cleaned on a daily basis.

They have a snooty air to them at points, though this can be subtle.

Urinating on your bed, while it may be a sign of their love for you, is disgusting nonetheless.

Only if it breaks the skin.

just now my son stopped urinating on bed
and now cat will do that............................yuck
i wont be able to deal with that

I've never had a cat pee on my bed.

Pros:

They are self cleaning and don't require much in the way of maintenance except food, water, cleaning the litter box if it's an inside cat, and shots once a year.
They will catch and kill any mice or vermin you may have in the house.
They can go outside without running wildly all over the place like dogs. They tend to stay around their home area.
They are inexpensive to feed unless you get into all those expensive cat foods. We feed ours dry food that is in a bowl on the porch, with a bowl of water by it, and about three times a week we give him a can of cat food.
They are usually good with kids, in that if they don't want to be petted or bothered by a child, they just hide somewhere. If they do lash out if a child inadverdantly hurts them, it's only a scratch and not a bite that requires medical attention.
They are nice to pet
They will get in your lap and stay for as long as you let them.
They are small and easily portable if you need to take them with you on a trip, etc.
They are quiet and don't usually make a lot of noise, except for purring (which is very pleasant) and meowing when they want something.
If you like having an animal sleeping on your bed, cats are happy to oblige and will even sleep on your pillow by you or under the covers with you.
They are very independant and aren't always bothering you for petting, walks, playing, etc when you are busy. They are happy to entertain themselves until you can both have some chill time together.
They are fun to play with and easily amused by things on strings.
When they play the "stalking game" where you pull something on a string they do this cute crouching down wiggeling their butts thing and the pupils of their eyes get huge and they pounce so funny.
Watching a cat play with a catnip mouse can be hours of entertainment for both you and the cat
Most cats will adopt to your schedule and lifestyle pretty quickly once they are past the kitten stage
They do not smell bad, even when coming in from the rain, like dogs do. When coming in from the rain they will sit down immediately and clean themselves of all mud as soon as they get in and wont run around all over tracking mud and rolling on the couch to dry off like dogs do.
They are usually good on trips when in a carrier and don't keep making noise to get out. They curl up and are happy to wait.
They are not labor intensive pets, nor do they demand a lot of attention when something comes up and you don't have the time for a routine, etc.
They don't need a lot of space. You can keep a cat in a small, one room apartment and he's happy as long as he has his stuff.

Cons:

Litter boxes can be smelly even if you clean it every day.
If the cat thinks the litter box is dirty, or if for some reason the door to the room with the box in it, is shut, cats will poop and pee in the bath tub.
While they are very good at catching mice, they sometimes just leave them in the middle of the floor dead, for you to pick up.
When they want to either go out or come in they will meow at the door loudly and continiously until you open it. Sometimes they are loud enough so that you hear them inside the house when they are outside.
Some cats shed a lot.
Some cats are by nature aloof and won't let you pet them.
Although I've had cats who do come to you and rub against you or get in your lap and purr when they know you are upset, they aren't as responsive in that area as dogs, in my experience.
They do not follow commands like a dog can.
They tend to throw up from hairballs
They can get anywhere, and can jump up on anything and this means that sometimes just out of the blue they may jump up on a shelf or table where you have something expensive or on a table where you have a glass with water, etc in it and can knock it over.
Some cats are pretty active around the house at night and that can be annoying when you are trying to sleep.
You can't prevent them from getting on the furniture. They will not learn this like dogs do.
They are hard to catch when you need to catch them and take them somewhere, put them in another room because your guest is afraid of cats, etc.
They need to scratch and some cats will not restrict themselves to the scratching post and will rip your furniture and carpet to shreds. All cats do not do that, but many do. You can get them declawed but that means you can't let them outside ever.
They are slinky and can get under your feet and twine around your ankles when you are carrying something, causing you to trip. You don't hear them like you can hear a small dog running around your feet. They sneak up on you.
They steal a baby's breath so you can't have them in the house if you have a baby

how they manage to do that

Cats have been known to sit on baby's faces and suffocate them to death. But I think it's all to do with how the cat reacts to the new change in environment (if the cat has been the "only child" in the house until a baby arrives, the cat might feel jealous and stressed). If the baby was there before the cat, there should be no problem with jealousy etc. Either way, it's best to slowly introduce the cat and the baby to one another rather than throw the two of them into the mix together straight away.

thats as frightening as your profile pic

Pros:

You don't have to take them out for a walk

You don't have to bath them

You don't have to let them outside to go

They only get their time of the month every six months than every month like humans



Cons:

They scratch

They shed

Their litter box can smell

Their noses drip when they are hot

They can get worms

They need to get spayed or locked are in the garage while they are in heat since they have their periods

They need to be taken to the vet and that costs money

I don't see how that is a pro.

They must have accidentally left that there when they quoted me. I have it listed as a con.

Another con:


When you are pregnant, you can't clean the litter box, you have to have someone else do it for you