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	visp 2004-08-24 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	Because a cat is every bit as demanding as a child. (Reply to this)(Thread)

oysteria
2004-08-24 09:13 pm UTC (link)

My parents recently acquired a puppy--the only dog they've ever had in their adult lives, and a big change from cats. For a variety of reasons, much of the burden of taking care of her has fallen on me--midnight bathroom trips, pills, grooming, vet trips, walks, cleaning up messes, etcetera--and I asked my mother how this compared to taking care of a human infant. She just laughed at me. ^^;;

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	iczer6 2004-08-24 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	And no can actually love or care for an animal, and if they do it must because they're trying to compensate for not having a child in their lives. For years I thought I had cats because I like cats, I had no idea I was sekritly pining for a child. Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tekenduis 2004-08-24 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	But, can you not hear the call of the woooomb whenever you look upon a small, fluffy animal?! Yeah, me either. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crickets 2004-08-25 12:10 am UTC (link)
	call of the woooomb snerkle Well, my guy cat does get a fairly impressive howl going when he rillyrilly wants me to open the door. Otherwise, I gotta say no as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rosalita 2004-08-25 01:02 am UTC (link)
	Here's another no. Geez, my cat acts like a spoiled brat, I don't need a real one. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2004-08-25 06:55 am UTC (link)
	not to mention they are more cute and interactive than a simple mouse trap. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lots42 2004-08-27 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	I have a cat AND two dogs. This must mean I want human twins oh so bad. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ladybirdsleeps 2004-08-24 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	When someone invents a warm, fluffy baby that eats cat food, uses a litterbox, and never asks "why?", then she'll have a point. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	teratologist 2004-08-24 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	One whose college education you will never have to pay for. And perhaps most importantly, one that you can legally spay or neuter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	big_bad_wolf 2004-08-24 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	And one which gets rid of mice! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smo 2004-08-24 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, if a baby can get its hands on cat food, it'll probably eat it anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chash 2004-08-24 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	I frequently ate dog buiscuts as a child. Only recently have I discovered that people look at me funny when I bring this up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	coyotegirl 2004-08-25 04:35 am UTC (link)
	You too? They're not too bad. Sorta bland, but crunchy... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chash 2004-08-25 04:57 am UTC (link)
	I loved them. Thought they were a treat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	coyotegirl 2004-08-25 09:01 am UTC (link)
	I have to admit I enjoyed them mostly for the "I can't believe you're eating MY treat" looks the dog would give me when I ate them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chash 2004-08-25 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	We never gave our dogs buiscuts, so I had to steal from other people's houses. I think it was the four-year-old's equivalent of a drug addiction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	singe 2004-08-25 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Beats eating the heads of matches. (Mea culpa.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bigi 2004-08-27 01:47 am UTC (link)
	I thought I was the only one that did that...huh. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	singe 2004-08-27 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Mmmmm, sulphur! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	coyotegirl 2004-08-26 06:21 am UTC (link)
	That's wonderful in its own way. (Reply to this)(Parent)

restlesshands
2004-08-25 03:56 pm UTC (link)

*giggle* I used to work at a vet clinic, as a kennel assistant. Or as I like to call it "animal orderly". (aka cleaner of nasty, nasty cages.)

The vet has two young daughters, who, ages ago, I had to baby sit. (Ugh. I hated baby-sitting them. I would have gladdly just cleaned cages, but noooo.) Being at a vet clinic, there are jars with dog buiscuts in them in the exam rooms and stuff and it's always funny to see people's reactions when one or both of the kids would wander in during an exam to get a dog buiscut. XD

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	rinoared 2004-08-24 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	My little brother was cute, ate cat food and used the litter box! ...ok, he ate from the litter box. Eww. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smo 2004-08-25 02:40 am UTC (link)
	o_O And yet, one has the darndest time trying to get a kid to eat people food... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	fiatincantatum 2004-08-24 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	or that you can put in a crate during car trips. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladybirdsleeps 2004-08-24 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Or that makes a cute squeaking sound when you squeeze it. Oh, wait ... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	prettypinkkitty 2004-08-25 05:41 am UTC (link)
	AHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Er. Carry on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_chanur 2004-08-25 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Jumping Jesus Christ on a pogo-stick, is that a cat in your icon? Ewwwwww!! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2004-08-25 06:58 am UTC (link)
	looks like food, or one of those butt ugly Sphinxes (hairless cat) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	prettypinkkitty 2004-08-25 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	It's supposed to be a cat...it was a picture from a cat judging contest, or so Yahoo claims... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rosalita 2004-08-25 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Or leave alone for a couple of days without having the law called on you. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	visp 2004-08-25 02:00 am UTC (link)
	And is grown within a year. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	elanor_durall 2004-08-25 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	Your icon makes my nose itch. (Reply to this)

	bakashinobi 2004-08-26 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	The guy may have had a good point or two--although I for one was a bit offended that he was implying it was stupid to cry when a pet dies. Hey, dogs and cats are complex animals, with personalities, and over the years we get to love the little buggers...isn't that worth a tear or two when it's gone? For the record, I have both cats and children, and...um...yeah.... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	selene_avis 2004-08-27 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Mom used to have a dog named Babe. Mom had had Babe since she was 17. When Babe died, I was pretty young, but still old enough to remember it. Mom had had Babe for a very long time. We were all sad when Babe died. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	selene_avis 2004-08-27 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	crying when it [the pet] dies Dear God! You don't have to be substituting your pet for a child to be sad and cry when they die! I love cats. I have two cats. I do not like it when the concepts of death and cats are used together. (Reply to this)