Mah cat.

[Xanatos]

No, I don't. But I've met my fair share of them and while they seem pleasant and amiable creatures, eager to rub up against you in that slinky fashion of theirs, they're not about to leap to your aid or fend off attackers should you find yourself in that situation.

Not that that's a bad thing, that'd be like complaining about your car because it doesn't have rocket launchers. Cats aren't meant as protection (except from rodents and, in Egyptian culture, spirits), dogs are. Hence the term "guard dog".