Do you think that the popularity of cats online has had an effect on cats? Do they realize we’ve come back to worshiping them? I was on the scene back when cats were pariahs, and now that they’re like the Egyptian goddess once again, man, I am not looking that gift horse in the mouth. It’s an amazing time; it’s a renaissance for cats. Lil Bub could run for president right now, and she might have a better chance than Donald Trump. I’m all for it.

As the host of ‘‘My Cat From Hell,’’ you’re perhaps the nation’s most prominent cat person. What do you think is the essential difference between dog people and cat people? I remember reading this study where dog people were asked about cat people and vice versa. Cat people said that dog people were snooty, and dog people said that cat people were stupid. I think these lines are artificial; everyone should be ‘‘bi-petual.’’

You wrote a book on ‘‘catification,’’ or remodeling your home for feline companions. Why do you think there’s no parallel dog architecture coffee-table book? Well, we have dog parks. We have doggy play dates. Dogs represent our social selves. Cats live in our territory, but by and large, they don’t come with us out into the world.

Do you think cat owners are just more willing than dog owners to literally rearrange their lives in order to make their pets happier? Dog people arrange their entire social schedule around their dogs. You will end your date early. I have excused myself from many a black-tie function because the dogs needed to go out.