Am I the only one here who is NOT a cat person?

[Pacifist Patriot]

Fine, bring on the flames. I really don't care. But I am Soooo not a cat person. Hell would be a bed on which I was forced to sleep with cats. Or an eternity of changing litter boxes. I do not want to live with them and I keep my distance at friends' houses who have them. I certainly would never go so far as to advocate extinction, but I'm perfectly happy to keep them at a distance.

[babylonsister]

1. Me, too, but I'm allergic and break out in hives. nt

[CottonBear]

2. Quite possibly!

;)

[alittlelark]

3. You'd hate my house!

Meow!

[Champ]

4. Hahaha

Maybe you should have my g/f. She finds cats "Disgusting and repulsive"

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I'm not sure I'd go that far.

I'd just prefer to maintain my own space thank you very much.

[cindyw]

5. Not a cat person here. allergies, plus they are too moody.

[BikeWriter]

7. Me, me, me! I am so not a cat person!

:(

[Merrick]

8. Seconded - I like them okay but I wouldn't want to live with them

Nothing smells worse than the stuff that emits from the orifices at the back end of a cat, and the hair everywhere would get annoying quite quick. An outdoors cat might be okay... of course where I live that would be either an alley or a busy four lane street.

[Pacifist Patriot]

9. I have to be honest.

I'm just not a pet person in general. It's all I can do to keep up with the crap that comes out of my kids. And hey, they don't shed on the sofa. Yet.

[hobbit709]

10. At best

I tolerate them.

[salinen]

11. Loathe Cats

Vermin of the first order. I would be happy to see cat parts spread around rather than lizards, baby birds, and mice.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. LOL!

[Igel]

12. I tolerate cats only with great ... annoyance.

And I let my annoyance be known.

I'm ok with dogs.

[JohnKleeb]

14. No

Youre not.

[hyphenate]

15. I think everyone has a right to their opinion

about cats and mostly just about everything. However, there are so many of us who are SO much cat people that sometimes it appears like everyone here is, and unfortunately those who don't like them don't seem to have much of a choice in respect to their own likes and dislikes.

The only thing I would suggest to those who don't are to at least not hate cats--or animals in particular--to the point where your antipathy makes it look like you are somehow in the position of passionately hating them. One of the requirements of being a liberal is to empathize and to show compassion for those who are smaller or more vulnerable than ourselves. It's okay not to like something, but instead of protesting or in some way taking umbrage at those of us who really DO love them, just ignore the cat threads completely. That way, you can gleefully enjoy a cat-free environment while maintaining your objectivity in cat matters. :)

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. I've had to live with the cats in the past.

My mom was a cat person as was my husband when we first married. I have no problem giving advice since I've had experience. I also don't mind cat threads. Whatever. Different things interest different people. I just noticed a plethora of cat threads and wondered if I was the only person who consciously chose not to associate with them.

I'll pet a cat if it lives with someone else, but I'm not taking it into my home. I'm not seeking a 100% cat free environment, just curious about other posters' preferences.

[TheDebbieDee]

16. I don't trust cats. They are sneaky and they don't have eyebrows!

:-P

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. Hmmmm...which begs the question. Which is worse?

No eyebrows or a monobrow? ;)

[dolo amber]

19. I like individual cats

I'm not a "cat person" per se... I'm much prefer the doggie style. ;)

[MidnightWind]

20. I don't hate them

but I sure don't like them. From what I've seen so far, I can tell that there are a lot of cat lovers here on DU. Maybe they're just more vocal than us dog folks?

[Momgonepostal]

21. I used to be, but now I'm allergic

I like them in theory, but prefer that they be far away from me.

[GRLMGC]

22. They're okay

I'm not in love with them. I'd rather have a dog. They're far more affectionate.

[Maddy McCall]

23. Every cat hater is a cat lover waiting to be discovered.

I was like you----until I rescued my kitten. Now I'm a cat lover...something I swore that I would never be. I even used to tell dead-cat jokes. (You know, 101 uses for a dead cat.)

I have been rehabilitated. All it took was holding that little tiny furball in my hands the first time.

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. Hey now. I didn't say I hated them.

I'd just prefer they lived in someone else's house. Not mine. :)

[bigwillq]

24. Cats are cool!

But I like dogs better.

[gmoney]

25. I like other people's pets...

Good to visit friends with pets and play with them and pet them and such, and then leave them when it's time to go. I could never make it so I'm home every day spot on time to let a dog out, and I don't spend enough time at home to warrant having a pet of my own, dog or cat really. Plus, I like not having to clean up after them, not having hair shed all over the place, and not having my precious heirlooms chewed to bits.

I'm pretty much the same way about kids... other people's in small doses can be fun, but that's about where my interest ends.

[ghostsofgiants]

27. I've got nothing against cats really

But I'm far from a "cat person". And the amount of cat-love around here can get creepy at times.

[Arugula Latte]

28. I'm alerting on you. You will be tombstoned shortly.

DU rules clearly state you must be a cat person to post here. Sorry.

[Pacifist Patriot]

32. Oh well. It was good while it lasted.

:)

[DemGirl7]

29. I'm not a cat person

I think they cute, but I like dogs better

[El Fuego]

30. If you're not a cat person, it's because you've never known a cat.

I've known so many people who said they hate cats, then by chance they fall in love with a cat, and a new Cat Person is born.

[Pacifist Patriot]

33. I've lived with 7 of them.

Still waiting. Tap, tap, tap. ;)

[baldguy]

31. I don"t like cats.

But cats seem to LOVE me. Whenever I go into a ... um... cat house, the cat WILL find me and sit on my lap, or my shoulder, or even my head!

[Pacifist Patriot]

35. LOL! That's me. I'm a cat magnet.

I'm not allergic. I don't hate them. I'm just not irresistibly drawn to them. They just don't evoke the warm fuzzies. So why in the world do they pick my lap?

[VOX]

38. They are drawn to you because your body language says "not a threat"...

Seriously. It's not uncommon for the person in the room who's not the biggest cat-fancier to wind up being pestered by them.

This is because he/she is most likely ignoring the cat, which, to the cat, looks kinda inviting -- no direct eye contact, no poking/prodding hands, no baby talk, etc. ("At last, a *sane* human!")

Regardless, consider it a compliment from these rather complex and very choosy creatures! :thumbs:

[u4ic]

41. Same here

I even have them following me around. I don't dislike cats - I'm just rather indifferent to them.

[HEyHEY]

34. I hate them

[Awsi Dooger]

36. What's not to hate?

The only word I'd like to associate with cats is extinct. They should be airlifted to the highest cloud and enjoy a group freefall over the Pacific. On the way down they'll prove as self-absorbed and worthless as ever. I volunteer to sweep up, assuming sharks and other sea life astutely share my distaste for them.

[ismnotwasm]

37. Cats don't like me

We have 2 black cats. They love my husband, they ignore me. I ignore them back. Something about me doesn't jibe with most cats.

[sniffa]

39. not me

can't be around 'em. they are cute though.

[Floogeldy]

40. Gee, let me think . . .