The worst thing about having a cat?

[thehillshaveyes]

I'm guessing the good outweighs the bad in most cases but just how bad can it be?

When they sneak upstairs through the bathroom window and go to sleep on the baby. Fortunately she was 10months, has a loud voice, and it was only on her legs....

And they do provide her with hours of free entertainment every day.

Probably the killage. One of our two likes to bring a kill in every other day. We have to try and get the poor mangled beast off her and dispose of it.

When they stand on your face at 3 in the morning.

My two are house cats and never had any issues other than the occassional hairball. My boy cat is so affectionate too.

Puke. On the carpet or the furniture never on the wipe clean floor.
When they're ill.
The positives outweigh the negatives though!

Worst thing is worrying about them! Is he ok? Is he happy? Is he well? Will he be ok at the cattery?!!! I love my boy so much there's no other downside, he only makes life better. I love seeing his cute face and seeing what he gets up to. Had him from 12 weeks and he's never pooped where he shouldn't but my old boy who was pts in Nov had some mishaps but he was ill...and even then it's more sad than annoying and worrying.

No downsides to mine, although sadly did lose her brother to a car early on.
Fast driver plus daft cat, - v upsetting. Hated letting them out when they were kittens, terrified they would never come back but they did! Otherwise all joy.

Having to take apart a warm storage heater at 4am because the cat has puked on/in it.
Having to clean up shit from the floor where she's wiped her arse on it after having shit stuck to her fur after using the litter tray.
Worry when they go missing/are ill.

the damage to the furniture and carpets.... the smell that makes you think you're in the Bog of Eternal Stench whenever they poo and dont bother covering it..

that's it really.

It must be said that cat shit is the foulest of all the pet shits.

I recently made the very grave mistake of not buying their usual brand of food (Royal Canin) but buying Wainwrights instead. They picked at it unenthusiastically and it did not agree with them. Their gastric protest was straight from the maws of Hell.

In other news, does anyone want to buy £60 worth of Wainwrights dry food and pouches?

Definitely the dead mice. Hideous.

Where is the best place to put the litter tray?

I never realised cats vomited so much!

Driving her to the Cattery when we go on holiday, she cries the whole way and it gets me upset. No other ad points, it's really easy. I prefer dogs but j can think of far more negatives for owning a dog, lol

if its big enough, the bathroom tbh.

we have a small house, so ours is tucked in a corner under the table which we rarely use to eat at, so its out of the way and they get some privacy.

you are supposed to have 1 per cat plus one extra, but we only have 1, simply because there is no-where else to put one!

My cat has never vomited.

half yoh family and friends will not be able to visit due to allergies.

I leave it up to you if that's good of bad

My cat was only sick at the end of his life when he was poorly.

When the cat pukes in the fish tank.

That was pretty grim, though the fish seemed to think it was an exciting new form of fishfood.

Cleaning the litter tray
Destroying the Christmas tree
Clawing carpets, beds, sofas and curtains
Moulting fur everywhere
Bumhole in the face
Paw prints on the carpet
Cat biscuits everywhere

Not having a cat anymore... When they've gone and you have a cat shaped hole in your universe. You keep thinking you can still see them. That's part of why you end up getting another one.

Bringing live birds into the house then releasing them, ditto mice.

When they bring a bird into the utility, kill it, eat it and then vomit most of it back up. That's why we don't have a cat flap.

The hacking up hairballs.

The endless clawing at the carpet no matter how many ridiculously priced scratching posts and cat trees you buy. They do it on purpose to get a reaction. Little gits.

The door/window game - endlessly meowping because they want to be on the OTHER side. Even if you only let them in/out five minutes ago.

The smell of cat shit. Seriously, how does something so little produce such a stench?

The fact that some of them are just fuckers who hate you no matter how hard you try, like evil cat who despite my best efforts has never liked me and spends 90% of her time living in a neighbours shed only deigning to come home when it's really cold or she hasn't been able to scavenge enough food from other gullible people. I am always thrilled to see her, she is always disdainful and leaves again after a few days.

I love the horrid little beasts to bits

My horrid bits were all from the last months of my old cats lives.
We have two 8 month old terrors at the moment. They haven't messed anywhere or vomited at all. It's not normal for them to do that.
I think the biggest issue is you could have a cat that lived to be 20. Will you resent it if it wakes you up, claws a piece of furniture, ends up needing medication, costs you a lot in vets fees, refuses to use the litter tray until you've cleaned it out, needs special food etc etc.
I am bonkers about my animals. They are part of the family. I wouldn't dream of parting with them and happily take the bad because I love the good.
If you don't feel the same then please don't get a cat. Too many are in rescue already.

"Bumhole in the face"

This. Always my face, never DH's.

Also when they miaow VERY LOUDLY outside 6m old baby's bedroom during the night and EVERY NAP WHEN IT HAS TAKEN AT LEAST 30 MINS TO GET SAID BABY TO SLEEP.

Sorry for shouting it's just incredibly annoying.

But I love my geriatric stinky cat all the same

Insistent miaowing in the early hours.
Half-dead frogs abandoned in the middle of the floor once they stop jumping and cease being playthings.
Scratching of banister spindles when I don't get up in response to above-mentioned miaowing.
White cat hair EVERYWHERE (most of my clothes are dark colours).
Worrying about him and driving DH mad, "where's the cat?", " has the cat come in yet?", etc etc.
Not being able to get to sleep at night until the cat has come in.
Having to say goodbye to them when age/illness intervenes.
Wouldn't be without the current cat thoughthough, he is lovely