I so know what you mean about relating to cats. That's why I think they're the best pets as well. We get each other. They want they're alone time and I do to, then sometimes they want to sit on your lap and I like patting them. Unlike my dog which doesn't understand the concept of 'alone'. And actually one of my cats, Ebony, is a black american short hair :P

But one time I did this 'find your spirit animal thing' (I had a New Age phase when I was 14) and I got a badger- which was just random.