What I love about cats is as they get older you really get to understand their personalities. My girl, as she got older, stopped eating for a bit until I discovered she doesn't like to eat alone. I make sure she has a space next to me. I learned that cats don't like their water near their food. I also learned that you can teach your cat not to use your furniture as a scratching post. You just have to catch them doing it and bend down and look into their eyes with sadness and disappointment and say no, and point to the nearby scratcher. Now when she gets the zoomies, she runs to the scratcher and looks at me to acknowledge that she is being a good girl. She loves that. Cleaning litter boxes are no problem for me. Also I have no problem picking up hairballs and cleaning the spot. I'm also a firm believer in play time. Cat's need time to get their energy out. I love to play with my girl with a stick toy under a blanket, peeking the feather end out to tease her. She loves it. I've had several cats over the years that hated taking medicine. If your cat is very difficult I can wrap them in a towel like a burrito. It tends to calm them down and it makes it easier to administer medicine. Also in emergencies I'm well versed on how to get a cat into a carrier. I take the carrier and place it in a small bathroom. Often the cat will be curious and come into that bathroom to figure out what's going on. I then quickly trap them in that bathroom and do my best to get the cat into the carrier before they have figured out what's up. Temptation Treats in the carrier also helps. My sister's cat was so smart she could point to get him to go in the carrier and he would go right in.