Cathouse 2: The Shedding

I'm on day 5 of cat sitting for my friend. My allergies are pretty much under control thanks to limited exposure and a bunch of pink pills. Having never had a cat I hate to generalize to much, but if this cat is at all representative of the species at large then I can say this: cats are boring. I've tried balls, string, yarn and other things and it doesn't have any interest in playing with anything. Its only goal seems to be seeing how much hair it can shed onto me at a time, or occasionally going nuts and trying to claw a nearby chair to ribbons, with little success. Maybe other cats are more interesting, but I'm sticking to dogs for the time being.