I really enjoyed your post. It is informative, especially due to the fact that I do not have cats. Truth be told I really do not like cats. I never really have. I am more of a dog person. However since buying our farm I now have three little girls all asking for one. As hard as it was to stay strong, I caved in...it is hard to resist three sets of blue eyes asking for a cat. So in the spring when we get our first group of animals (chickens, rabbits and goats) on our young farm, I told them we can have a farm cat. As long as he/she gets the mice and possum, I will be good with keeping the cat!
Again, thank you for the informative post.