Cats are beautiful and exotic creatures with their own independent personalities. They are lovely to look at and be around, but is there a cat lover in you? Are you a cat person? The answer to these two questions can be found in how you truly get along with cats.

Think of a cat like an independent woman. She wants what she wants when she wants it, and has no problem with going after it. Can you deal with that type of personality? The cat will decide when he wants to play, when he wants to eat and when he wants to be left alone. He will also decide where he wants to do these things, even if it means taking over your bed or favorite chair.  

Cats are as individual as people themselves. One may be perfectly content to lie around watching television and enjoying the peace and quiet of the family home while another may want constant attention and meow non-stop. Can you handle a cat who needs attention or even one who wants to be left on his own? Your own personality comes into play in all of this. Can you handle a cat that demands your attention all the time while you are home? Will you be upset if you want to cuddle and your cat gives you the “leave me alone” look?  

Knowing which personality your cat has can easily be read. If your cat keeps coming up to you, then he or she wants to either play or cuddle, or desires some type of interaction. He or she may even be content to just sleep in the room, content in knowing that you are close by. The more independent cat may simply want to exist in his or her own little world, sleeping away from people and being content with his own company. Cats are creatures of habit just as people are and just as some of us have people personalities and some of us are loners, cats are the same way.  

A good note to remember when dealing with a cat is that they are “scratchers.” It is a good idea to have a scratching post in each room the cat spends time in, even if it means 3 or 4 scratching posts in the house. This will deflect a lot of clawing that could otherwise go on with a person's skin or furniture and also save a couple of “arguments” from happening between the owner and his or her beloved cat.  

After having read this, if you find you would like to have a cat and can accept its individual personality no matter which one it has, then go out and get yourself a cat. The bond and friendship between the two of you will be a gift that both of you will enjoy.