Having had multiple foster cats and kittens (we currently have four foster kittens) and now being the happy foster mom to a chi for just four days I can tell you that our Chi IS A CAT. She looks like a cat and acts like a cat. My daughter keeps saying that because she barks she is a dog, but she barely ever barks and yesterday I think I heard her purr

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That is funny that your cat covered it for her!!!