We wanted to do something special for our 100th review, so we went back and looked at the scores of all 99 cats that have been reviewed so far and mathed out the average scores in our 4 categories to see how our cats are doing overall. Here are the results:

Appearance: B+

One thing is for certain: You all think your cat is the most beautiful creature that has ever and will ever walk the planet. Much like a love-blind parent of an actual human baby, no flaw seems to be significant enough to mention for most cat parents. Whether some of the cats reviewed so far are worthy of such high praise is debatable.

Sociability: C+

This category could go either way. Half of the cats seem to be friendly and affectionate, and the other half seem to be sullen grumps that can’t be approached even on their best days.

Usefulness: C

No surprise here. Other than warming our laps and catching the occasional pest, cats don’t put up big numbers when it comes to usefulness.

Huggability: C+

This one, however, is a bit of a surprise. Arguably, a cat’s primary purpose (and their entire reason for domestication) is to snuggle with us. One might expect huggablilty to be much higher, but cats are as unpredictable as they are temperamental, so scores remained average.

Overall Average: C+

As cat enthusiasts, it’s difficult for us to accept that the average cat is scraping by with such a mediocre GPA, but this is science, and science says that cats are C students, for the most part. But then again, living up to their parents’ expectations for them has never exactly been a priority for our feline companions. It is enough, perhaps, that they have furry little faces and that they will occasionally deign to get in a lap when the mood strikes. 

Here’s looking forward to another great year for cats in 2012! Even if greatness, for a cat, is only usually a C+.