You know, I'm so sick and tired of being branded a "crazy cat lady" (as recently as last week), so I now just tell people "3", when they ask. I have 9 (formerly, 10). I swear that people don't accept invitations to my house because they know I have so many cats. Frankly, if they're that narrow-minded, I'd rather socialize with my cats. They're nicer people.
The correct number is what you can reasonably care for: provide proper food, medical care, litter management, and love for. Another big factor is how well you can keep your house clean and healthy to live in. I manage to do all of those things for my crew. Not to brag, but my Mom had only 1 cat. When I visited her house (and she calls herself a neat-freak, and me a slob), I could smell the litter box all the way from the back of the house, to the front door. In my house, with 10, you can't smell anything cat-like if I know you're coming to visit--and it's not exactly bad the rest of the time. I say this to prove that is [i]is[i] possible to have many cats, and still have a nice, clean fresh-smelling house. I;ve know plenty of single-pet owners whose homes were disgusting. And when people who do dare to visit do so, they always remark that, if they hadn't seen a cat toy or 2, they would have never known we had a cat! I really try hard to destroy the myth that all multiple cat owners are "crazy cat ladies".
Being a cat at La Casa MargeCat isn't exactly a hardship! I'd love to be a cat here. Our lives revolve around them. They get TONS of love and affection, good food, 24/7 litter box service, cat treats, toys, their own fluffy blankets, and medical care. They have the run of the house; they even have their own bathroom (the garage)! They also have plenty of feline friends to share their lives with--all of them, except Marge vs.2 of the boys, get along so well, it's amazing. Not too shabby for a bunch of stray and abused street cats!
The correct number is what you can reasonably care for: provide proper food, medical care, litter management, and love for. Another big factor is how well you can keep your house clean and healthy to live in. I manage to do all of those things for my crew. Not to brag, but my Mom had only 1 cat. When I visited her house (and she calls herself a neat-freak, and me a slob), I could smell the litter box all the way from the back of the house, to the front door. In my house, with 10, you can't smell anything cat-like if I know you're coming to visit--and it's not exactly bad the rest of the time. I say this to prove that is [i]is[i] possible to have many cats, and still have a nice, clean fresh-smelling house. I;ve know plenty of single-pet owners whose homes were disgusting. And when people who do dare to visit do so, they always remark that, if they hadn't seen a cat toy or 2, they would have never known we had a cat! I really try hard to destroy the myth that all multiple cat owners are "crazy cat ladies".
Being a cat at La Casa MargeCat isn't exactly a hardship! I'd love to be a cat here. Our lives revolve around them. They get TONS of love and affection, good food, 24/7 litter box service, cat treats, toys, their own fluffy blankets, and medical care. They have the run of the house; they even have their own bathroom (the garage)! They also have plenty of feline friends to share their lives with--all of them, except Marge vs.2 of the boys, get along so well, it's amazing. Not too shabby for a bunch of stray and abused street cats!
