Cats are a great companion. Do you have any?
Not right now, but I wish I did they are great for companionship and they can hunt vermin...lol
Do they eat the vermin?
Sometimes, but I use to have a cat that would vermin (mouse and stuff) and try to bring them to me as gifts.
What type of cat is your favorite?
That is hard to pick since there are more then seventy breeds, but I guess one of my favorites would be a Tabby cat or a Simoneese 
I had no idea there were so many types. I prefer tabby's myself.
's direct ancestor, the African wildcat ("Felis lybica lybica"), which—along with the European wildcat ("Felis silvestris silvestris") and Asiatic wildcat ("Felis lybica ornata")—has a similar coloration. A genetic study found five genetic clusters from tabbies to be ancestral to wildcats of various parts of the world.
Etymology.
The English term "tabby" originates from the translation of the French phrase "striped silk taffeta", the root of which is "tabis", meaning "a rich watered
with some blankets that may fall into their hands, and take care not to get the disease myself. I wish we could make use of the Spanish method to hunt them with English dogs, supported by rangers and some light horse, who would, I think, effectually extirpate or remove that vermin." On July 16, Amherst replied, "You will do well to try to inoculate the Indians by means of blankets, as well as to try every other method that can serve to extirpate this execrable race. I