Just heard on CBS that the Bidens will be adopting a cat!

[highplainsdem]

And here's a tweet from the program's account:

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

1. kicking after editing the OP to add a tweet with video

[Thekaspervote]

2. They need a cat when they move to the WH! Flush out any rats left behind

[Cha]

7. lol.. & they just seem to be

animal lovers!

2020 is the Year of the Rat in Chinese Astrology.. just a coincidence?

[Karadeniz]

3. Yay...but it will scratch furniture and that might not be good! Some of that furniture just might

Qualify as valuable antiques by now!

[yellowdogintexas]

4. probably not the furniture in The Residence section

I suspect cat will be confined to that area

We need a White House Cat again #Socks

[GoCubsGo]

45. Yep. They're allotted money to purchase residential furniture.

They decorate the living quarters in their own taste. They don't use the historical furniture in the living quarters.

[LisaL]

10. Not a cat person, are you?

NT

[Raine]

46. No I'm more of a dog person BUT I inherited two cats

from someone I was close to who died. I love those two cats 🐱 🐱 so much I would do anything for them!

[Karadeniz]

58. Not sure who this reply is for. If me, I've done cat rescue for decades and started the foster

Program for the Austin Humane Society, but I rescue all animals.

[lunatica]

13. You can have the vet clip the ends of the claws

Just like you clip the claws on dogs. So the cats’s claws are left blunted so they can’t scratch the furniture.

I had to leave my cat at a cat hotel for a few days and it was required by the owners. My cat didn’t seem to mind and only started scratching the furniture when his claws got sharp again. I think scratching furniture is because it keep their claws healthy and in shape.

[EndlessWire]

24. Yeah.

Buy a huge cat tree, scratching posts, and some cardboard for the floor, and there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Cats have a bad rep, but they can be totally awesome, and learn commands and stuff. I had a cat who waited by the door I went out until I returned. He learned to play hide and seek with me, showing reasoning and creativity. He rolled over on command, came when he was called, and seemed to know many things I said.

He knew when my son was sad, and tried to cheer him up. This cat liked to be in the center of family activities, and led a life much like a little dog, but of course with the peculiar slant of a cat.

He was never allowed outside. He was learning how to open doors even at an old age. He remains my cat standard of excellence.

I'd rather see The First Cat's portrait on the wall than Trump's.

[NJCher]

32. Here, here!

I’d rather see The First Cat's portrait on the wall than Trump's

[Doreen]

62. A lot of cat posts, cardboard scratches, carpet covered scratches, and of course a big cat tree.

Keep nails trimmed and have microfiber couches and chairs.

Will it be Joe or Jill who gets to be the lucky one to scoop the litter box?

[EndlessWire]

64. Unless they find cat poo inspirational

I don't mind them having a cat wrangler do it. I want them both to do their thing in fixing the country back! Good cup of coffee in the morning with breakfast, and...get to work!

FLOTUS will have a typical project she'll work on, and I am hoping it'll be in keeping with her degree--another reason to have voted for Biden.

Let's put Doug to work, too. What's he do now?

[procon]

30. It's easy to do yourself.

Just accustom your cat to getting his feet touched and his cute little toes gently squeezed to pop out his claws. Use a big toenail clipper and just snip off the sharp ends on the front claws. Takes a about 30 seconds and the cats get cuddled and fed lots of treats so they are happy to get their claws clipped.

It's also a lot cheaper and less stressful than a trip to the vet or a groomer.

[Johnyawl]

35. We have 4 cats and my wife clips their claws on a regular basis...

...keeps them from scratching us or each other when we play with them and reduces the scratching on the furniture. They're 100% indoor cats so they don't really need their full length claws.

[lunatica]

40. I guess I'll start getting my cat used to having his paws touched

I have tendonitis which, if you’ve ever experienced it, makes your muscles weak because your tendons don’t have the strength to move them normally. My cat is pretty large and it’s easy for him to get away from me if he really wants to. It’s the reason I haven’t tried clipping his claws. But I’ll give it a try. You never know. It might work.

[Chili]

66. ahhh - I take care of 4 ferals and 2 strays

I started taking care of them when my wonderful elderly neighbor became ill, then passed away. She had them all TNR'd and given shots, cost her a fortune, just before her health declined. Her fantastic son came by every day to feed them and freshen their water. I'm a dog person - two girls - but I've watched those cats run the street for a few years so I offered to take over. They are now "mine" (HAH!) and I love 'em dearly, but clipping their claws scares the heck outta me. Rip, shred, blood. Three of them only let me pet them when I put their food trays down, and that's it. Besides, they live on my porch (in 2-story insulated cat houses) but they need their claws for protection.

If I could clip their claws, I'd play with them more, since they love to swipe!

[soldierant]

48. Do they still make claw covers what slide on to the claws

(and, of course, need to be replaced from time to time0?

I've seen a few different colors used/advertised. Sort of like a paw-dicure.

[Merlot]

59. You get the cat a scratching post, problem solved.

Cats need to scratch, if they don't have a post to scratch, whose fault is it if the furniture gets ruined? Not the cats.

I've lived with cats for years and none of my furniture is scratched.

[lunatica]

67. Your cats are well behaved, but even with scratching posts

my cat still wants to scratch a couple of armchairs and the corner of the carpet.

[Merlot]

68. My cats were only "well behaved" after a lot of convincing!

I had a lot of scratching posts, at least one in every room (even the bathroom). I placed them strategically - if the cats started to claw the couch, I'd put a scratching post in the exact spot against the couch. After a while they just started scratching on the posts and I would move them to a better location and the cat would follow.

Also, I sprinkled catnip and a few treats on the base of the posts.

And, this is important, I have very tall scratching posts. To many posts are actually to short for the cat to get a good stretch with their scratching.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. No more likely than the dogs peeing on the carpets.

There have been many cats in the White House before: Lincoln had two of them; Hayes had three; McKinley had two; T. Roosevelt had two (and many other sorts of animals); Wilson had one; Coolidge had two plus a bobcat; JFK had one; Ford had one; Carter had one; Clinton had one; and W had one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_pets

Yet somehow the furniture survived.

[demigoddess]

38. I've had 4 cats and none of them scratched the furniture. One was declawed but the others not.

[GoCubsGo]

44. There are nail caps available to prevent that kind of thing.

E.g., Soft Paws. Also, cats can be trained not to scratch furniture. That's why scratching posts exist.

[KayF]

57. I like the image of Biden saying c'mon man!

to his cat scratching the furniture.

[Cha]

5. Breaking News! A cat will be

joining the Bidens, Champ, & Major in the WH!

Welcome news for Cat Lovers Everywhere!

TY hpd

[Raine]

6. Nice! 🐱 👍 nt

[Blue Owl]

8. Yay!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Awesome!

[XanaDUer2]

11. Yay!

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. That's great

I love cats too but we can't have them due to hubby's allergy.

[flamingdem]

14. HOORAY!! CATS!!

Cats belong in the White House too!

[bdamomma]

15. Yeah!!!!

for us cat lovers!!

[IcyPeas]

16. okay, NOW I like Biden

[Gilbert Moore]

18. Hmmmmm

Cat urine and feces to get that Trump smell out of the house. . . Smart !

[TreasonousBastard]

19. 'Bout time we had a First Cat again!

[roamer65]

20. Last cat I think I remember was Socks.

Wasn’t Socks the Clinton’s cat?

[lunatica]

42. Yes. He was Chelsea's cat before the White House so

they brought him/her to the White House.

[GoCubsGo]

43. Dumbya also had a cat.

I think her name was "India." She was old and stayed out of the fray.

[3catwoman3]

21. One more reason to be happy about the incoming administration.

🐈 🐱 🐈?⬛!!!

[Nevilledog]

22. ...

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

25. LOL! I'd never seen the Breitbark News account before. Hilarious tweets.

[turtleblossom]

23. They could name it "Stockings"

[eShirl]

51. the cat will hear their name as "Stalkings"

[LudwigPastorius]

26. Better headline:

Biden dogs to get overseer/enforcer/new god to worship.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

27. Hooray!

Cats are needed in the White House.

I do hope they are getting a shelter cat.

Shelter cats and dogs are the best, in my opinion.

Well, if a cat or a dog shows up in your front yard and adopts you, that's even better.

[pazzyanne]

47. Good possibility it will be a shelter cat.

Major is a shelter dog, and will be the first shelter dog to live in the White House.

[BusyBeingBest]

28. Good. It's time for a kitty, finally.

[Xolodno]

29. A cat? Now we know...

...who the true leader of the free world is!

[montanacowboy]

31. Fantastic!

No home is complete without a cat!

[Ellen Forradalom]

33. Can't wait until the First Feline

shows the world its butthole during a press conference. Because you know it will.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

34. Awww

Biden rawks!

[burrowowl]

36. We always had dogs and cats. Brick the cat kept everyone in line.

[Sugarcoated]

49. Haha

Brick...sounds like a big boy

[KT2000]

37. Woohoo!

Time for a cat in the White House!!

[GoCubsGo]

39. That is the best news I heard all day!

Can't wait to meet it!

[Upthevibe]

41. highplainsdem.........

That's such great news! I love it that the Bidens are animal lovers.

[Demovictory9]

50. Good

[BComplex]

52. That cat will be the true boss of the USA.

They always are.

[Piasladic]

53. Completly agree

I had an old Dane, and a sassy cat. There was no contest.

[treestar]

56. LOL

Yep!

[kentuck]

54. I guess it is too late to warn them?

[MineralMan]

55. Good. Every home needs at least one cat.

In most cases, the cat will perch on your lap on a frequent basis. You'll pet that cat, either intentionally or absent-mindedly. That will lower your blood pressure, so cats are healthy to have around.

Dogs and cats get along just fine in houses where both are resident. I suggest that they get a kitten. Dogs like kittens. People like kittens. Kittens like every warm-blooded animal larger than themselves.

[Guilded Lilly]

60. Purrrrrfect! I am one with felines :)

[Initech]

61. We should neve elect a president who hates pets ever again!

[Stargleamer]

63. Winston Biden?

Link to tweet

[LoveMyCali]

65. I love that

there will be a mini panther roaming the White House. #blackcatsarethebest