Well I guess Toby's not so unusual! I thought he was a rarity and that most other cats were not affectionate. You're right about them not being time-consuming. Toby doesn't take any effort at all, except to put food in his bowl twice a day and try to keep the dogs out of it! When we go on vacation we have to board the dogs, but we just have somebody come over twice a day to check on Toby and feed him.

Krazyboutcats' cat, Storm, looks very, very much like Toby - except Toby is black. As soon as I get my cord to my digital camera replaced, I'll post some pictures of him!

One problem we had with previous cats (one who died of congestive heart failure and one who moved out with my stepdaughter when she got her own place) is that they thought our damp basement was just one huge litter box. Toby's the only one who never did that. Is there a reason for that, and is there any way to prevent it?