I'd make a cat pun but I'm not feline it anymore.

erm...its a Catastrophy?

it sounds like OP gets a lot of pussy. it had to be said.

Lol!!! :-)

Nah paying $850 for just one proper pussy is steep

My aunt owns two. She's been married 30 years…

My family has four cats. We're not alone.

Abu4u - I see what you mean! When I was single I thought I was gonna end up alone for the rest of my life, living in a cute little house with 27 cats :)) maybe it's not my belief anymore, but I am still going to have at least 2 of them!

His exact words were "my wife's cat obsession."

*face palm*

77- We're further than facepalming at this point. Now we're just shoving our hand through our head in frustration.

Yeah, but it can get really hot in Australia, especially during summer. Our cats sleep near the fans during the day in summer. But in winter, yeah they're heat seekers ;)

So you think they should just get rid of 3 cats? That's... "nice" of you. Just turn off the air conditioning, cats prefer warmth anyway.

sell them, donate, give them to a shelter or whatever. I like cats, but 5 is a few too many imho.

21-Wouldn't turning off the A/C and maybe leaving a fan or two on be more reasonable request than getting rid of the cats!? Obviously OP's wife cares very much for her cats and she's not just going to get rid of them; that's heartless.

I just don't see how reducing the number of cats would solve this particular problem. Even if she only had three cats, she'd probably still want to leave the AC on for them, which would still cost OP the same amount of money when it chimes to the electric bill.

#10, And why is five cats too much? There are poeple who have five kids too. When they adopted the cats, they became responsible for their well being and lives. It would be stupid and wrong to just give them away, especially to a shelter. I really hope you dont have any pets or plan to get any. You clearly don't see them as anything else than a part of the furniture.

I never referred to the price of the ac, simply because as long as they have pets they are responsible for their well-being and shouldn't even mutter about the cost of it. And I'm sorry my thoughts differs from yours, but it is much easier for me to understand people having 5 kids then a couple having 5 cats.

63-why is it more reasonable? My family had four dogs and my boyfriends family has five, is that to many in your opinion? Pets are like family to people, so getting rid of them is just cruel and heartless

For those mentioning prices and family.. It's cheaper to have five pets for maybe 15 years vs. five kids for 18.. If I remember right the gov. estimate for kids until their 18 is like 300k..

#80, that sounds about right! Kids are expensive, especially when they get older and want every new toy that comes out. Then it ends up sitting in a corner....

Yeah they are. My two cats greet me when i get home and then sit next to me for cuddles when i finally sit down. Just because cats don't necessarily actively how affection doesn't mean they aren't loving or welcoming.

Touché

I think it also depends on how you raise them. I don't have cats, so correct me if I'm wrong. It just seems that if you pay them a lot of attention and pet them a lot as kittens, they will be more affectionate.

@19 Yes and no, depending in the age you get them at, if you are too cuddly when they're a teenager (yeah they can be rebellious too) they will be more or less cuddly, but training goes for any pet.

19-I try and try to pet my cats all the time, even play with them and they won't have it :( They just like me when I have food, at least the boys do. The girl is usually sweet until I pick her up, then she'll scream bloody murder.

Cats just show affection in more subtle ways than dogs. For example, did you know that when a cat looks at you and closes his eyes very slowly, he's telling you he loves you? That sign of affection gets lost in translation a lot more easily than shaking with excitement and licking your face.

My cats greet me at the door when I get home just like my dog does when I visit my parents, and they usually follow me around to be in whatever room I'm in (which is actually more than my dog does). Cats in general are not anti-social, they just aren't always as in-your-face with their affections as dogs tend to be. Generally speaking, I prefer dogs, but cats can be pretty great too if you give them a chance.

48, AFAIK it doesn't mean it loves you but "I pose no threat to you and do not want to fight with you". Looking directly into eye is aggressive behavior. Half-closed eyes mean "chill out I'm in peaceful mood". They do display affection, though - by rubbing against you (they mark you as "their" human this way), "headbutting" you, etc.

Some cats are ok, 90% are in it for the food that's just my opinion I've owned 4 cats and my friends have cats never seen any that show near as much affection as dogs, cats just want to do there own thing. (My opinion you don't have to agree)

My kitty Monkey greets me at the door when I come home. He rolls on his back for belly rubs and follows me around the house. When I sit down he curls up on my lap and licks my hands until I pet him. My kitty cuddles with me all night as well.

It gets bloody hot there in the summer, setting the AC to come on at 28 or so in the house works well. Keeps pets from cooking and won't cost near as much add trying to keep the house at 21 for them all day.

You're sooooo smart. What's Ferrell? Did you mean feral? D'oh!

Like you've never made a spelling error in your life.

27, and you're so perfect, never making any type of mistakes ever, now are you. Everybody makes mistakes, so you can go suck a big one. I'm a grammar Nazi too, but I try not to be a complete asshole about it

#27, haha, I was thinking that, too. Was she thinking of Will Ferrell? Were the cats from Ricky Bobby, Elf, Old School or Anchorman? Maybe the infamous cowbell player from BOC?

The fact that Ferrell was capitalised makes me think it was an autocorrect.

To be fair, plenty of animals die due to the heat or the droughts in Africa. And domesticated cats are built differently than wild African cats. They can handle the heat to an extent, but it's irresponsible to assume that just because a cat is vaguely like a lion or cheetah, that it can handle the type of heat that those big cats can handle. Part of that has been bred out of domesticated cats, and many of them (particularly long haired cats) really do suffer during the hotter seasons. I know I probably sound harsh here but as an ex vet assistant, it was sad seeing just how many pets came into the vet during Summer because of heatstroke, dehydration, etc.

Fans and open windows I can understand but hiking up an $850 bill for all-day ac? A bit extreme in my opinion. When I had a cat he's find a cool place in the basement or garage or under the bed.