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Pets enrich life
and provide you with non-judgmental companionship.
I know a woman with terminal MS who would have
given up and died years ago if it wasn't for her
cats giving her a reason to get up each morning.
Unlike dogs, cats do not require a great deal of
space or daily walks, making them better suited to
smaller homes, less active people or those who
work full-time. People who share their homes with
pets suffer less stress, may retain their physical
and mental faculties for longer and live longer.
Stroking a pet aids relaxation and lowers blood
pressure. Cats provide the opportunity to care for
and nurture another living thing, one which gives
unconditional and undemanding love. Cats have an
independent streak, but they are also good
listeners and despite the views of non-cat lovers,
many cats are highly sociable with selected people
and are as demonstrably affectionate and devoted
as dogs. They also provide a topic of
conversation helping you to meet and chat with
likeminded individuals, either in the flesh or on
the web.
You can never
replace the cat you lost but you can adopt or
purchase another to share your life. This will be
a new cat with his own personality and behavior,
not a replacement cat. Though he may physically
your previous cat, especially if he the same
breed, his personality is its own. Some people
prefer to have a cat which looks totally different
to avoid the constant reminders.
Some people do
not mind at all what color the cat is because
companionship (or rescuing an unwanted cat) is
more important to them. Others always adopt a cat
of the same breed because it will have a similar
temperament and may even be related to the
previous cat. As I wrote earlier, there are plenty
of people who have always owned a black and white
cat and always named it Tiddles, figuring that
they'll never forget its name even if each Tiddles
is a little different its predecessor.
If the previous cat
was poisoned, stolen, killed by another animal or
a person, or run over, you may decide against
adopting another cat unless you can keep it
indoors all the time or have a safely fenced
garden. If you are an older person, you may decide
that a kitten is too lively and may outlive you.
Adopting an older cat makes sense as you can share
the quiet times.
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