YOU SAID:

I got a cat and I pet it every night.

INTO JAPANESE

私は猫を飼い、毎晩それをかわいがりました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a cat and petted it every night.

INTO JAPANESE

私は猫を飼っていて、毎晩それをかわいがりました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I had a cat and petted it every night.