It all depends on how you use them. If you only have them for combat, they're a bit more of a burdon, but if you build one well for multi-roll, I've had some success with them that's fairly spectatular. The key is to remember that you have the thing for more than when you need them and to build carefully.<br/><br/>Sadly, most of the pathfinder adventures I've had on E has DM's who don't bother planning for them and don't like them... My kitty kat took down a 7th level mage pretty much all by himself in about 2 rounds, but his fur did get a little singed in the process. Had to learn healing spells because no one wanted to waste healing spells on an animal. *shrugs*