@@caroledrury1411 Hello and thank you for the question! Do you know, this is one of the oddest things about the bible - there is no mention of (domestic) cats! There are mentions of lions, of course, and leopards and possibly even tigers but not domesticated cats and I have always believed that this is because of their immense recognition by other cultures at the time as gods - such as in Egypt. I think that it is in recognition of their allure and power that they were not even named as false gods (such as the golden calf) but were just omitted - perhaps because their significance was too great and it was best not to go anywhere near the subject? So one has mentions of dogs and other domestic animals but not cats. This is particularly odd as there were domesticated cats and animals were kept as pets, though for reasons of uncleanliness there may have been issues of having animals in the house for some and the Talmud is conflicted on the issue but Levitical law states that all domesticated animals are to be treated well, taken care of, rested on Shabbat and in Bava Kamma 80a it states the permissibility of raising certain types of dogs and cats because they "keep the house free of vermin". There is a questionnable mention in the apocryphal Letter of Jeremiah which includes them with bats and birds 'causing damage' to false idols but as with all apocryphal texts this is questionnable anyway and also exact translation and interpretation of this text has always been a matter of conjecture so it is safe to ssy that there are, sadly, no mentions of cats in the scriptures so we just have to cling to catechism! I hope this helps? Very best wishes, F x

@@brjimbo1 i am so sorry to hear that you are going through this scary time! Please do reach out if you'd like via [email protected] but be sure of our thoughts and prayers! X

@@janewhite1086 great to have you with us xx