The Day I Became a Cat Person
May 28th 2008 21:00
My favourite cat
My neighbour will kill me for saying this but I have to be truthful. I used to be a dog person for the same reason most people are dog people: dogs seemed more loyal and more fun. You can take them on walks and play fetch with them. Dogs are also friendly while cats are aloof.
Becoming acquainted with my neighbour’s cats did change my perceptions but I still preferred dogs to cats. It didn’t help that my neighbour’s cats were timid, reinforcing my feline preconceptions. And then I met my friend Brett’s cats, Butterscotch and Gingersnap. It was love at first touch. Butterscotch, being the more outgoing of the two, reached for me and stuck his paws inside my top. He and Gingersnap surrounded me, sniffing me and then started crawling all over me. I had never come across such friendly cats. When I pulled out my digital camera to take photos of them, Butterscotch would reach up and try to grab the camera strap. Gingersnap would hang around in the background and once Butterscotch lost interest in the strap, Gingersnap would have a go at trying to grab it. The same thing happened with my MP3 player – I looked down and found Gingersnap happily chewing away on my headphones. I got them away from him but it was too late. The headphones’ cords were chewed to the point of no return.
Then there was the purring. I have never encountered cats who could purr as loudly and constantly as those two. How could I not be affectionate towards them when they were showering me with so much love and happiness? To feel them headbutt me or rub their slender bodies against me gives me so much joy.
I am now both a cat and dog person. I enjoy both species but almost all my friends who have pets have cats so I end up spending more time with them.
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