Pet

– The cat doesn't seem to be in a particularly good mood.
– No... I suppose it can't be easy.
– What can't be?
– Being a pet. Being the possession of an uncaring owner who imprisons her away from her natural environment.
– She is free to go whenever she wants. The door is always open. Or at least the cat flap. It's hard to get her to go out, if anything.
– Only because you have made her dependent upon your meagre generosity by feeding her scraps.
– I doubt she would have stayed very long if she had had to make do with scraps. She's quite fussy about what she eats. Not really into scraps.
– Perhaps you need to spend more time with her; share some common interests.
– She has no interests. Apart from eating and sleeping.
– As I said: share some common interests.