Why I Haven’t Yet Bought a Cat
August 28th 2008 21:00
Photo by That Guy, From That Show! Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
At a work function a few weeks ago, a colleague kept asking me why I hadn’t bought a cat. I have several reasons. First and foremost, I need to get my landlord’s permission. Secondly, I live above someone so I am concerned that the cat could knock things over and disturb my neighbour. When I told my colleague this he looked incredulous but I’m speaking from experience. When my friend Brett brought home two four month old kittens, they were waking up in the middle of the night and running around the kitchen and knocking things over. Brett lives alone in a two bedroom house so he doesn’t have to worry about disturbing other people but I live in a unit. The third reason being I visit my parents every couple of weeks. They live several hours away from me so I stay overnight. I don’t have any neighbours I trust well enough to give them the key to my flat so they can let themselves in and feed the cat. Of course I could always hire a pet sitter but again, I’m funny about having other people in my flat when I’m not around (who wouldn’t be?). I could ask my friends to feed the cat while I’m away but they live in the suburbs while I live near the city so it’s really stretching the friendship for them to travel all the way to my place and back. I can’t count on the rest of my family as they also live several hours away. I’m also an insomniac and I can only sleep under certain conditions: the flat has to be pitch black and dead quiet. Given that the average age of the tenants in my building is about 40 and they work 9 to 5, the latter is not an issue. But having a cat could make it into a big issue, if it is anything like Brett’s.
These explanations might sound like excuses to some people but I believe before anyone gets a pet, they should think hard about their lifestyle choices and whether or not they can provide the sort of responsible and loving home every pet deserves. Amen.
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