Cats are absolutely not boring when they suddenly jump on you, and attack your quill. Even more exciting is when your mabari is awoken and starts barking at your shoulder, trying to get to said cat.

And now you have James, jerking upwards, to keep the cat away from Interceptor, as he looks over at Jim, his scowl looking downright aggravated, "Yes, I should have figured. Ow. OW. Claws!"

Of course he should have expected claws into his skin, Interceptor was bouncing all around him. "Down! HEEL!"