I had 2 cats they were brothers, but one died they were both domestic short hair
Sorry to hear that, i love cats. There loving and sociable pets, more clever than dogs! 
Our cats were indoor only, we never let them out nor did they ever want to go out
That's good, i have a friend's cat that went out one day and came back after having been attacked, sadly. 
I also like that cats will hunt pests and keep them out of your house I dont like vermin
Yeah cats are so useful, i find it funny how sometimes they bring you the dead vermin as a gift haha 
there are several cat registries and there are over 70 different breeds, not including your typical mutt cats