[rlmorel]

Cats and dogs are different. Dogs have a non-domestic/wild component that is rarely seen by most people who have dogs, even though it is indisputably there.

Cats, on the other hand, have a rather large, non-domestic/wild component that almost every cat owner has seen occasionally, if not frequently.

I see very little difference between a domestic cat and nearly any large cat such as a tiger except physical size, the domestic component, and the distance to the non-domestic/wild component.

Dogs are like people in many ways.

Cats are like cats who like people.

[ETL]

Cats and dogs are different.

Yes, while both can sense your mood, seemingly knowing when you're sick or feeling down, a dog will come up and try to comfort you. A cat, sensing the same, will just say, "So--I don't give a crap."

[CatherineofAragon]

"I see very little difference between a domestic cat and nearly any large cat such as a tiger except physical size, the domestic component, and the distance to the non-domestic/wild component."

I agree completely. Years ago I read a book called The Tiger On Your Couch (or something like that) which put forth the exact same idea.