I’m not a crazy cat lady

The not-so-crazy cat lady with Buddy.

Even though I have a couple of cats, and have had more than one cat for as long as I can remember, I’m not a crazy cat lady.  I may have crazy cats, but that’s beside the point. I don’t like to be called a crazy cat lady either. Yet, non-cat owners tend to label cat owners, especially those who own multiple cats, as crazy cat ladies.

A recent Ipsos poll conducted by Tidy Cat surveyed 750 non-cat owners and 500 owners of multiple cats.  In the survey, 58 percent of the non-cat owners perceive multiple cat owners to be “crazy cat ladies”.  In addition, 75 percent of the non-cat owners thought multiple cat owners were homebodies, and 69 percent feel that we’re lonely.

And, according to the survey, 75 percent of multiple cat owners have smelly houses, 85 percent have furniture covered with fur, and 66 percent live in cluttered houses.  These answers were given by the 750 non-cat owners who were surveyed.  True, my furniture is covered with fur, but I do try to keep up with cleaning.

Of the 500 cat owners surveyed, 96 percent of them describe themselves as caring and loving, and 90 percent believe they are generous.  Eighty-eight percent say they are well-adjusted, and 87 percent keep an odor-free home.

I know a lot of cat owners, and very few of them own just one cat.  In fact, according to the survey, most cats live with one or more additional cats.  And, of the cat owners I know, not one of them is a crazy cat lady.  They, like me, are just cat lovers.

Photo credit: Ben VanHoose

July 31st, 2009 by Beth VanHoose | Posted in Cat Stories | (0)