Cats, Pt. 3

There are two things that would make cats better. One is if cats were much much larger. Not so large that they could knock you down and eat you if they felt like it (and you know they do), but maybe the size of a medium dog or lynx, like 5o pounds. (Side note: lynxes are adorable). There are a lot of things you can't do with a normal sized cat, or even a Maine Coon cat. You can't dress them up in people clothes and take pictures. You can't take them for a walk without creeping or dragging them. Things that are bigger than they ought to be are just inherently cute. If you only had a huge cat. You could do anything you could do with a dog.

The second one is if cats were much smaller. Everyone loves kittens. I know people like kittens *mostly* because they are puffier than adult cats and have pushed-in faces (grotesque = cute) but a lot of the appeal is that they are just smaller. Some people would say that cats are plenty small, but that is obviously not true. If cats were smaller they would eat less, would kill fewer songbirds, but would be just as loveable. As above, things that are smaller than they ought to be have an intrinsic appeal.

I am not saying that all cats should either be gargantuan or tiny. If you want a medium-sized cat that is your perfect right (how dull). But those of us who want more choice among our cats, shouldn't we be indulged? They make dogs in all sizes. They even make great big horses and little baby horses. But cats no no cats all have to be cat-sized. Is there really no demand in the market for specialty cats? I would buy one. I might even buy two, one giant cat and one dwarf cat. Do you think the giant cat would kill and eat the little cat? I bet it might.