My dog hates other dogs. But that is just part of him being him, and cats are always very much the same way. We have all been there, in bed, just about to drop off and suddenly the scream of cats fighting is enough to wake the dead let alone yourself. But cats do get on really well with other animals, and I have proof…
BONUS CONTENT: Top 10 Facts About the NBC TV show Friends
Cat Getting Along With an Iguana
10 – He is my best friend because he is on my scale!
FACT: The show that everyone knows and loves might have been called “Friends”, but there were several other titles the producers considered “Friends Like Us”, “Six of One”, “Across the Hall” and “Insomnia Cafe!”. Apparently, it took several weeks for them to decide on the name.
Cat Getting Along With a Deer
9 – He is my best friend because he is not overpriced, just a little deer.
FACT: It is thought that Ellen DeGeneres turned down the role of Phoebe, which for a bonus fact is kind of funny because the writers often thought of considered making Chandler gay!
Cat Getting Along With a Capybara
8 – He is my best friend even if he is a giant rat!
FACT: Have you ever wondered why there was a picture frame around the peephole in the door? Well originally it did have a mirror in it, but one of the crew members broke it and didn’t say anything. Then they just decided that it looked good and left it as it was.
Cat Getting Along With a Barn Owl
7 – He is my best friend because he can fly down the shop for kitty nibbles!
FACT: Would you like to guess how much Bruce Willis got for his cameo role on the show? The answer is….Nothing! He did it for free because he loved the show so much and claims to have never missed an episode.
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Cat Getting Along With a Gorilla
6 – He is my best friend because he beats the dog up!
FACT: Here is a weird fact for you, the refrigerator in Monica’s apartment actually worked and was always filled with the cast and crews drinks and lunch!
Cat Getting Along With a Budgie
5 – He is my best friend because he calls me his pretty boy.
FACT: The show was filmed with an average of 12 hours of footage per episode! Apparently, there was always too many bloopers and mistakes and it was often said that the hardest job on the show was that of the editor who had to make those 12 hours into a single 22-minute episode!
Cat Getting Along With a Pelican
4 – He is my best friend because have you seen how much fish he can get in that thing!?!
FACT: In the show Phoebe says that Joey’s pin number is “5639” and if you dial that the letters under the numbers “5639” spells out “Joey.”
Cat Getting Along With a Ferret
3 – He is my best friend because he bites the dogs leg.
FACT: During the first season Monica, Rachel, Chandler and Joey mysteriously moved up a couple of floors in their apartment building because original the number on the door said 5, but producers thought that sounded too low of a 2nd floor flat so made it 20 instead and thought no-one would notice. But the hardcore fans did!
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Cat Getting Along With a Horse
2 – He is my best friend because I bet on him and he won!
FACT: In the pilot episode Monica introduces Rachel to Chandler and they act like they’ve never met before, but later on we find out that this is simply not true. Classic continuity issues.
Cat Getting Along With a Tortoise
1 – He is my best friend because he is a walking scratching post!
FACT: In an episode in Vegas, Ross and Rachel had to put pen all over their faces for a joke, but sadly for them it was permanent marker pen and they tried everything they could to get it off so they could get on with filming scenes that they didn’t have pen on their faces, but even after ringing the pen company the pen and getting no good advice the ink stayed on them for another 4 days and filming had to be stopped!