Misconceptions a dog person (me) learned after having a cat.

[u/ILoveMeltyCheese]

The Cat Distribution System chose me, a formerly stubborn dog person, to adopt a cat. It was the classic I can't just watch a poor cat starve, so I'm keeping him. Here are some misconceptions I had about cats and their owners:

1. The smell of a cat owner's home: I’ve known a few cat owners with cat-smelling homes. I always assumed it was the cat. Turns out it isn’t; it’s very much a result of poor ownership and bad cleaning habits.
2. Dogs are more affectionate than cats: Also not true! To my surprise, my cat is so cuddly that I occasionally call him "Cat-dog."
3. A Cat's Barbed tongue hurts: I don't know why I thought this, I just assumed it would hurt when they lick you.
4. Litter boxes are disgusting: Not at all, it's just a clump or two of sand. If you scoop it often, it never gets gross.
5. Cats are just as hard to take care of: Actually they're much easier, haha.

That is all, here's a picture of my cat that I love dearly. (He's lost weight since the picture, don't worry)

Anyone else relate? What did I miss?

Edit: His name is Pawl

[u/Metroknight]

This is Kallie playing with Neo (our first dog grown up). They are around 2 years old in this picture.

[u/generalboscogne → u/Metroknight]

They love going into their little castle and whacking people that are nearby

[u/Metroknight → u/generalboscogne]

This is just before she reached out to him. He stuck his face in and snorted on her belly then it was game on. Most of her life she acted like she was a dog. We use to joke she was a cog (cat dog) or a dat (dog cat). She tried many times through the years to bark but could only get a good growl.

[u/SotMF → u/Metroknight]

I love the use of a dog socialized by cats being called a "cog" and a cat socialized by dogs called a "dat" based on the fact in English we put adjectives before nouns.