What do you tell a person who does not like cats?

[catmandu]

My Dear mother told me this one time, that there are some people who are narrow and selfish , and animals sense this and they do not get along.
For these people there is no explnantion that will convince them.
For those who love to share our lives with the Creatures created by Our All Loving Lord God above, no explanation is necessary.

[Husky_mom]

My Dear mother told me this one time, that there are some people who are narrow and selfish , and animals sense this and they do not get along.
For these people there is no explnantion that will convince them.
For those who love to share our lives with the Creatures created by Our All Loving Lord God above, no explanation is necessary.

what a wise woman

[carole]

I was just about to type the very same thing, Gary i think your mother really summed up so beautifully.,thanks for sharing that , it will stay in my mind forever and i think i shall be using it when i need to , if that is ok.

[catnapper]

I have this conversation often enough at work because I always ask customers if htey have pets (because we're selling furniture, its important so I can direct people to fabric that will be pet friendly) Anyway, I often get people who scrunch up their noses and tell me pets are icky. I love to then shock them by telling them how many cats I have (yes I have an evil streak )

They way I explain it is that I have cats to make up for those who don't like them, and how I can't imagine life without a pet. That usually shuts them up. And if they continue to speak poorly of pets, I tell them thats why there's chocolate and vanilla --- different flavors for different tastes. My taste runs to having a houseful of pets while theirs runs to none. Its doesn't mean either of us is wrong, it just means we have different ways of living.

[kitten645]

You are never going to change her mind so I wouldn't waste my energy. I'd just avoid her altogether!