They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you. The real measure of a day's heat is the length of a sleeping cat. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor. Most cats, when they are Out want to be In, and vice versa, and often simultaneously. There are no ordinary cats.
Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel.
True, and they have many other fine qualities as well. When a Cat adopts you there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it until the wind changes. Before a cat will condescend To treat you as a trusted friend, Some little token of esteem Is needed, like a dish of cream. The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath. The cat is a dilettante in fur.