Today for me that will read "just a cat". It may sound awful, but he was my favorite out of 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 horse. He had the most unique personality and I loved it.

I took off work for my cat when he was sick and I stayed home all weekend. GASP!

The difference between a domesticated animal and another human is that the animal is very dependent on us. Just like small children. Now I'll admit when people call their cats/dogs their "babies" or "children", I get a tad nauseated. haha. But I'd rather them think like that than think it's "just an animal".