Lately, I have really been interested in getting a cat. Unfortunately, there have been some issues which mainly lie with my parents.
My father grew up with many dogs as a child, so he really doesnt have an issue with getting a pet, other than the pet living inside the house.
As for my mother, she is really against the idea. I've told her many times that cats are relatively clean creatures but, she insits that cats have awful odors, will leave fur all over the place, and scratch the furniture.
One option would be to get an outdoor cat, but that's not something that I would really be interested in. I want an indoor cat.
My mother suggested that I have an outdoor cat, but not in the sense that you are probably thinking. She wants me to feed some random wild cat and "train" it to live in the shed. I tried explaining to her that this would never work, and it's simply not a possibility.
Does anyone have any advice on convincing stubborn parents on getting an indoor cat, that one perhaps recalls from their childhood?
Thanks in advance!
My father grew up with many dogs as a child, so he really doesnt have an issue with getting a pet, other than the pet living inside the house.
As for my mother, she is really against the idea. I've told her many times that cats are relatively clean creatures but, she insits that cats have awful odors, will leave fur all over the place, and scratch the furniture.
One option would be to get an outdoor cat, but that's not something that I would really be interested in. I want an indoor cat.
My mother suggested that I have an outdoor cat, but not in the sense that you are probably thinking. She wants me to feed some random wild cat and "train" it to live in the shed. I tried explaining to her that this would never work, and it's simply not a possibility.
Does anyone have any advice on convincing stubborn parents on getting an indoor cat, that one perhaps recalls from their childhood?
Thanks in advance!