Have fun it's the long weekend.
I never cared for cats but we developed a seemingly intractable rodent problem after Hurricane Michaela and there was a neighborhood calico that would make the rounds of doorsteps looking for food put out by a couple of the neighbors. One day it came to my door and yowled. In my head I made the connection ((cats like rats)) invited it in, and opened up a can of tunafish for it. It ate then patrolled all through my house making a startling number of cat sounds. Then it went out. It came back the next day and stayed for the night wanting OUT as soon as I stood up from bed. It has been coming back for part of the day ever since and we have had no rat problem since shortly after that first visit.
Here’s a cat related SF classic by Cordwainer Smith.
The Game of Rat and Dragon.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29614/29614-h/29614-h.htm
Currently have no pets, but love black Labs and tuxedos.
LINK: Cat-Friend vs Dog-Friend - Portrayed by Humans
This is hilarious, and true. For some cats.
My two cats, Mr. Inky and Admiral Halsey are different! Of course, Admiral Halsey, when he can't attack mainland Japan, will settle for my hand!
Okay. He didn't eat my hand, he was just pretending he was going to, and I got him in mid-pretend! Here are the two of them at rest:
I enjoy them both. They are brothers from the same litter, and are quite dog-like. But...still cats!
After the next door neighbor died suddenly, out of respect for him and for pity sake, my brother and I put food out for his homeless and skittish black and white tuxedo pattern male cat. After a year, the cat now lives inside, spoiled, sweet-tempered, and devoted to me especially since I do most of his feeding. Yet every evening, the cat insists on going outside to sit in our driveway looking at the backyard of the house next door for an hour or more, hoping to see that his former owner has come home.
Who knew? Enduring love and loyalty from a cat.