Considerations to Adopting a Cat

"Adopt Me?!"

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Barkinglys, I am taking a paws from dog adoption today to share with you a pawsitive alternative to dog adoption. Not necessarily in place of or instead of or as a better choice as we all know dogs are the best! WOOFs er, my human mom tells me that cats are equal to dogs as choices for pets and I have to write that if I know what is good for me and I want to continue to live in the house, er, uh, arf?! 

Yes, my mom had cats before she ever even considered a dog for a pet - she didn’t know what she was missing until she and my dad met and he taught her all about dogs while she taught him all about cats. 

Paws, I barked with my mom for a while about cat adoption, and I dogpiled, uh, no, the “search engine” not what you were thinking, to learn reasons why a human should consider cat adoption. 

Mom? She says because “they are precious!” She smiled. I smiled back. 

A few paws I’ve learned about cats are they are pawfect pets for the workaholic, city-dwellers, humans living in apartments and the generally laid back as they are independent and do not require walking. Nor, do you have to make sure you’re home in time to let them out, a simple litterbox and your cat can give you “gifts” without any work on your part. Cats will bathe themselves, so you don’t have to! Cats cherish moments sitting with you or curling up on your lap watching television or just vegging out - no guilt from them to workout or exercise. Cats can help with pest control around the home. Barkingly impawtant is adopting a cat could save your life - as it’s well documented that a pet will help lower a human’s blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. Not to mention, petting a cat can increase the “feel good” endorphins in a human’s brain. Barks! Cats can be very entertaining as they play with cat toys!