I agree with you for small numbers, but in a large household it starts breaking down. Let’s say two parents, five kids- the CCT is 8, but eight cats in a seven person household really is too many.
I see you have met my boss. I sneak Advil into the restroom at work, not because she wont let me take them, but just to avoid the hour long lecture about the evils of modern medicines. You should hear the lecture on Aspartame! :rolleyes:
But, but, but…my husband is the one who got the third cat! We went to the Humane Society, and I picked out a cat, and then my husband was enchanted by a kitten! In his defense, though, Charlie was (and still is) a very charming boy. And I already had one cat at home, and she missed the other two cats that my daughter took with her when she moved.
So there’s me, my husband, and our three cats. Though I won’t vouch for anyone’s sanity here, I just don’t think that I qualify as a Crazy Cat Lady. I mean, I RESIST the urge to adopt another cat/kitten all the time, I know that three cats is the limit for our family.
I think two is too low, also. Five is my threshold for a house with more than one human living there. There are three of us in this house, and three cats. Okay. only two of us live up here with the cats, and it’s my son’s two that he brought with him when he moved back in, and my daughter’s cat that couldn’t cope with her new kitten. So TECHNICALLY I don’t own any cats!
Well, there ARE two people in the house, and one of them is a heterosexual male. That has to balance it out at least a little bit.
Also, today I brought a doggie home. It’s a big manly doggie, which has to take one cat off my account book.
Awesome. Though I should note that multi-species-pet households are a whole 'nother level of deranged ;). What sort of doggie are we talking here and how are said cats reacting?
Vaguely wonders if I get a pass for the 11 cats since they all live outside and are as much strays/barn cats as anything…just with names.
You all ain’t nothing on Crazy Cat Ladies.
I know of a woman who changed her name to Miss Kitty* and meows when you talk to her.
Yes, she meows.
Her answering machine also meows.
When you call Miss Kitty she will meow her hello and then when you start speaking, she will speak back.
And when she calls you she will meow her hello and when you start talking she will talk back, however it does take people by surprise before they are clued in.
“Hey, somebody is meowing on the phone”
“Oh yeah, that’s Miss Kitty, I’ll talk to her”
People from corporate have called and asked what the hell is going on when they call her. So you have to explain the situation.
I’m totally serious.
I think she put the “Crazy” in Crazy Cat Lady. You all are amateurs :). Fortunately.
*Not her real name but very damn close.
I was going to ask, “So, why do you talk to her at all?” and then I figured out she was a customer. Still, I think that would be one I’d be willing to lose!
I was trying to get a picture to post a thread, after everybody was so nice when I had to put my last dog to sleep, but when New Mommy shows enough attention to take a picture the dog won’t stand still long enough. 
This is the best I could do. The shelter calls it a Catahoula Leopard Dog, but I’ve noticed that sometimes the shelters are pretty far fetched with the breeds. Big stupid dog.
Awww, I know the feeling – Udo is sop hard to get to sit still for pictures! I finally gave up, but since it was pretty out yesterday, I got a couple of good actionshots. Your picture is a little blurry, but the colouring does look a little like a Catahoula. I doubt she’s full-blooded, but who cares if she’s a good companion?
Oh, I don’t care, of course, but it’s good to know what to expect in terms of, say, medical issues, lifespan, temperment, etc. (Although according to Wikipedia he’s nothing like a typical Catahoula. Just wants to hold the carpet down in case it starts to get any ideas about getting up and walking away.)
FWIW, PetCo does the DNA testing – I think for large breeds it’s around $70? That should tell you all you need to know to be able to decide what to expect. We’ve considered it with Udo to find out what the dog is that’s in him, so we can have a better idea of what his temperament will be as he gets older.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
IF, in a household there are
a) More than 2 cats
b) a woman living there.
then she is a crazy cat lady.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
{sigh…}
See post above…
You live in a house.
Said house has more than 2 cats…
You are a crazy cat lady!
Hey, I don’t make these rules 
You all can define crazy cat lady all you want. However, the average Joe out there defines it as more than 2. Doesn’t matter what you think.
Is there such a thing as a Crazy Cat Guy? Because I live alone and currently have three cats, having acquired a pair of kittens last summer when a friend found them under her trailer.
Meat grinder be damned. Cat poop quality assurance is definitely in the realm of “crazy”.
Clearly, you’ve never tried to live in a house with a cat with digestive issues. You think healthy cat shit stinks, you have NO CLUE. We’re talking “knock a vulture off a rotting carcass at fifty paces” level stench.
Also, I believe I’ll be the judge of who is and isn’t a Crazy Cat Lady, thank you all ever so much.
Well, I’m so far beyond Crazy Cat Lady I don’t know what I would be called. I enclosed a two car garage and turned it into a cat suite for my 9 cats. They have their own recliner, sofa and crib and a 10 foot cedar tree to use as a scratching post. There are carpeted shelves all around the walls, with a big window perch for outdoor observation sessions.
There are 6 litter boxes, four food bowls and a water fountain.
My office is the former tool room of the garage. The cats are not allowed in there when I am not home. I’m not sure they could find PetsMart online, but I am not taking any chances.
My sources in the stereotype-mongering douchebag community tell me you’re fine as long as you’re not heterosexual.