- You’ll never know who had diarrhea in the litter box.
- You never know who shat out a red string. Or a gold thread. Or a rubber band (or two).
- You don’t know who left the surprise pile of puke in the kitchen. Or the hallway. Or in the precise place you step when you get out of bed in the morning
- You’re not sure who ate all the dry food. Or the wet food.
- You’re not sure who left those scratches on the fake leather ottoman. Or the new leather chair.
The bottom line is there is a shitload of uncertainty and mystery. Unless you install hidden cameras all over your house and watch them, like a psycho stalker (no judgement), these animals co-exist with us, often active when we’re asleep and we have to find the zen with this lack of control and knowledge. I imagine the TV reality family, The Duggers, with their 19 children, had to also acquiesce to this kind of lack of ungovernability.
On the flip side, multiple furballs have definitely translated to multiple bliss. Watching the interaction between kitties is equal to watching an older sibling hold the baby’s hand. There are moments of a feline fairytale, which cuddling cats, echoing purr sessions, and lick-fests, which I call kiss-fests. The love you get from one cat is exponentially more from two cats – or three.
Additionally, cats have a biological need to roughhouse, scratch and bite (LOVINGLY). When cats have sister/brother/roommate cats, they have buddies with whom they can get their aggression out. I recommend getting cats in pairs because innately they are animals who are most content with their pride. They feel happier, safer and more social with cats around them.
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I did not know that cats did better when they had other cats around them.
I can’t imagine our dog sharing my husband with any other dogs.
Yes they are much happier! Even my older cat is much more social with the addition of the two babies.
I don’t know how you do it! They are absolutely adorable though!
They totally take care of themselves. I open a can of food and scoop litter once a day. Easiest pets ever.
Without reading the title, I imagined the 5 problems being associated with men of a certain age. Fab work – it makes me miss my cat terribly.
And you’ll never know for sure which cat had the dingleberry, or which cat didn’t cover their business in the litter box. You might be pretty sure, but they know you have no proof and will tell you so.
Could totally relate to this post (even though I am one of those with multiple webcams over the house to stalk my cats with when I’m out!)