The Inner Thoughts of a Girl Who Wishes She Owned a Cat

I don't want to sound crazy or anything, but I love cats... The crazy part about it is that I don't even own one. HOW CAN ONE SAY THEY LOVE CATS AND NOT EVEN HAVE A CAT?! You see, when I was younger and I lived with my aunts we owned several cats; up to seven at one time, I believe. Cats really are the best pets ever. They're so soft and furry. They cuddle with you. They're smart. They're entertaining. They're everything you can wish for in a pet. But apparently my dad doesn't like cats and he's "allergic" to them. Well I think that's a lie, dad, because you were perfectly fine around those cats when we lived with your sisters! Anyways, we haven't owned any cats since we moved out and got our own house. Both my parents are "allergic" to them so there is no hope in me getting a cat while I'm living with them. I wonder if this yearning for a cat is what makes me obsessively love them so much. If I had one I probably wouldn't be as crazy about them as I am now. But a girl can only dream... Luckily, I only have about two years left of living with my parents and once I move out I can buy as many cats as I want! I can't wait until then. My cat will be the happiest cat in the world. He will be a Maine Coon and his name will be Bruticus. Until then, I will be a loser girl who wishes she had a cat.

25 Cat Facts!

No one can ever know too much about cats. Here are several interesting facts about cats that most people don't know:

1.The technical term for a cat's hairball is a "bezoar."

2. Cats make about 100 different sounds while dogs make only 10.

3.Every year, up to 4 million cats are eaten in Asia. Yikes!

4. Cats spend 2/3 of their lifetime sleeping.

5. A cat's brain is biologically similar to a human brain.

6. Approximately 1/3 of cat owners think their pets can read their mind.

7. The first cat in space was a french cat named Felicette in 1963, who survived the trip.

8. A cat's hearing is better than a dog's.

9. A cat can jump up to five times its own height.

10. Researchers are still unsure exactly how a cat purrs.

11. The largest known cat litter ever produced was 19 kittens; 15 survived.

12. The biggest wild cat today is the Siberian tiger.

13. In Britain and Australia, black cats are considered lucky, unlike here in the U.S.

14. Cats hate water because their fur does not insulate well when it's wet.

15. A cat usually has about 12 whiskers on each side of its face.

16. The ability of a cat to find its way home is called "psi-traveling."

17. A cat's jaw can't move sideways.

18. Cats almost never meow at other cats, only humans.

19. A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia.

20. One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.

21. The oldest cat on record lived to be 38 years old.

22. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head. 

23. A female cat is called a queen or a molly.

24. Cats spend 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.

25. Cat's are North America's most popular pets. Even more popular than dogs!

(source: http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-cats.html)

My all time favorite cat video! :)