[PatrickHenry]

To win the love of a cat is a never-ending struggle.

And hardly worth it. Suppose the wretched creature loves you -- what then? Can you hunt with it? Will it guard your house? No, it just craps on your couch and vomits hairballs.

[VadeRetro]

My superb hunter has in his time with me accounted for three mice, a mole, a baby rabbit, and some kind of waxwing. He's retired from the chase these days. At least, I haven't noticed the fat old boy running or jumping in years.