Hi and welcome to the cat side.

I am a first time cat owner (I have always had dogs), and I am now totally in love with cats.

Everything I thought about them as a "non-cat owner" has been proven wrong....

Ally is never aloof or selfish - always affectionate - running to meet me when I come home from work, snuggling with me in bed or whilst I watch TV, comforting me when I am sick or upset - in fact, ALL the things that I always enjoyed about dogs, but wrongly assumed would not happen with cats!!!

I have also never had a problem with the litter box smell.

The only complaint (from my hubby - I couldn't care less) is the HAIR that gets "everywhere" - although I have never known a DOG that didn't shed, so this argument is nothing new in our house

Hope to hear (and see) more about your cat in the future!