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Originally Posted by Yamer
Cats are as unique regarding their personalities and habits as dogs. Our current boy races to the front door when he hears us coming home and friendly with guests and visitors. He runs around chasing foam balls and flips around catnip stuffies. He's a long-haired tuxedo, so we get him an annual "lion" cut in the summers to ease the mats and knots that we can't seem to stay ahead of, so we essentially have 6 hair-free months. He'll shed more when he gets older, but for now his hair is almost exclusively localized to his sleeping spots (a blanket on the couch and his cat tree). His litter box is in the basement in the utility room, and as long as you do the basics to maintain it you only smell it in the utility room.
He's extremely social and talkative, loves to play hide and seek, and even chases his tail. Very loyal, and he's happiest when everyone's home so he has someone to play or lay with. He's got a raucous purr, which is the most soothing sound in the world.
If you're a person that enjoys the company of a pet in the house the only real drawback is that you're automatically signing up for an inevitable very, very sad day.
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Yep, I've seen cats who can be real #######s but I've also seen dogs who are too. My aunt had two dogs who you couldn't even touch and they would snap and snarl at you. One of my sister's cats who is one of my cat's daughters has her moments of being affectionate with everyone but most of the time is cranky and just wants to be left alone.
My cat Mickey will always be waiting at the door when nobody is home. He's also the only one of our four cats who is a lap cat. The other two will come and sit beside us but never on us. Eboni will occasionally sit on the couch but she mostly likes to sit on the bay window and watch birds. If you call her she'll usually come running to get some pets and head hugs. Benji will actually chatter when you ask him a question which is always funny. He can get swatty if you pet him too much which is probably a habit he got from his previous owners who abandoned him but he's very affectionate.
We have the litter in the basement too and always make a point of scooping it every morning or at night. I spend a lot of the time in the basement and do smell it sometimes after they use it but it will go away in maybe 5 minutes. If you go in that area you smell it more but it doesn't linger around the house.