Love the pic. Before man came along, cats were the most successful predators on the planet. Now we're making it hard on them in the wild. But by becoming "domesticated", they continue to thrive, at least in the one species, Felis catus.

Several years ago, a cat showed up at my door. The cat was crying, bleeding, and missing over half of an ear. My father said "Do not open that door and let that cat in." Of course, [like the Cat in The Hat Movie Thing One and Thing Two] I immediately opened the door, picked up up the cat and drove it to the vet. It cost me over $500. We kept the cat. I had to give him his medicine (Mom, Dad, and Bro refused to help). We named the cat "ONE".

Six (6) months later the cat bit through the power cable for my printer. This time, I held the cat while my mother drove us to the vet. On the way to the vet, the cat spent most of the time trying to bite off one of my fingers! This time the bill was over $700. Again I was the only one to give the cat his medicine, the cat hated my guts! It was two (2) years before the cat would approach me. The cat lived for an additional decade (outliving both of my parents).