Are you close to your pets?.

easyeason3 wrote: »

You would be amazed by the amount of people who think like that about cats.
Maybe the poster you quoted was joking but I know a good few that would swerve to hit a cat on the road.

Totally, I have been equally admired, and hated, for adopting two adult semi-feral cats who were at risk of being put to sleep. Some people are aghast and tell me they are dirty, terrible creatures and two less cats in the world would have been a good thing, others just chastise me that I haven't put collars with bells on them on the cats, to stop them killing wildlife - you try putting a collar on a semi-feral cat then - and the other half tell me what a wonderful thing I've done. Yeah cats kill birds, and shrews, sometimes they get endangered animals, but you can't blame the cat. Cats deserve to live too.

CorkMan

generalmental wrote: »

At the moment no he is about 7 feet away from me

And he is licking his balls dirty freak

So ye're not that close?

easyeason3 wrote: »

You would be amazed by the amount of people who think like that about cats.
Maybe the poster you quoted was joking but I know a good few that would swerve to hit a cat on the road.

That poster has said that before IIRC.

Weird isn't it?

I don't have a cat at the moment but sweet jesus if someone had hurt my cat I would go absolutely thermo-nuclear.

Kiwi_knock

Got one dog sleeping by my feet and the other dog sleeping on the chair beside me. Am really close to them, they are great company especially when you are home alone. if anything happened to them I would be really upset. One of my dogs was really sick around New Years and we thought we would have to put him down. Left the family feeling very upset. Thankfully he got better. I treat my dogs as part of the family.

Have a cat as well, but she looks after herself so not that close to there. Have lost two cats, one ran down by the neighbour and the other went missing. Had never had a person close to me die before the cat died so was really upset after that and took me a couple of days to get over it.

I have to say dogs can really be your best friend.

Deleted User wrote: »

Totally, I have been equally admired, and hated, for adopting two adult semi-feral cats who were at risk of being put to sleep. Some people are aghast and tell me they are dirty, terrible creatures and two less cats in the world would have been a good thing, others just chastise me that I haven't put collars with bells on them on the cats, to stop them killing wildlife - you try putting a collar on a semi-feral cat then - and the other half tell me what a wonderful thing I've done. Yeah cats kill birds, and shrews, sometimes they get endangered animals, but you can't blame the cat. Cats deserve to live too.

I'm a real dog person but I like cats, I have nothing against them.
I wouldn't question a dog in a house but I'd never have a cat in the house simply because I don't want them jumping up on the counter/ table where food is prepared & eaten.
That's my only problem with cats. Oh & the fact that they think they are too cool to look for affection.
A dog will lap up praising words & a scratch of the ears.
A cat will look at you with a pissed off expression like they don't need your affection.

Anyway I don't why someone would feel the need to swerve to hit any animal on a road be it a cat/ rabbit or a rat.

The Sweeper

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

the only good thing for a cat is a pillow case, bricks and the nearest canal

I'd jump into the canal to save the cat.

If I'd seen you throw it in, I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.

People who are capable of cruelty to animals are broken inside, and shouldn't be allowed near children, the elderly, the disabled or any other innocent unable to defend themselves.

easyeason3 wrote: »

I'm a real dog person but I like cats, I have nothing against them.

I like dogs too. All animals I guess.

I'd never have a cat in the house simply because I don't want them jumping up on the counter/ table where food is prepared & eaten.

They can be trained to not jump up on counters.

Anyway I don't why someone would feel the need to swerve to hit any animal on a road be it a cat/ rabbit or a rat.

I slowed the car down to let a mouse cross the road a few weeks back

I guess I have to say that it depends on the animal with me too. My horse Harvey was my best friend, we used to have big fights, he'd bite me and I'd smack him, he'd try to kick me and I'd yell at him, but when we went out cross country you could trust him with you life. Old Harv had quite a few health issues, he became arthritic at 10 years old, by the time he was 16 I couldn't ride him at the same grade I rode at, so my mother's friend rode him. When he was 17 he was retired completely and died at 20. He was the animal in my whole life that meant the most and I will always miss. My mother has a horse called Willow, I'm not sure but I think she now loves Willow more than she did Harvey (but Harvey was mine, not hers). Will is definitely a member of our family.

We have had loads of dogs, we loved them all and kept them as housepets, played games with them and did our very best for them. We have had more cats than I have had hot dinners, it's sort of understood where I lived that cats are disposable. You can love them and care for them, but they're still going to eff off and get themselves killed, on the road, eating poison, stuck in snares, etc.

My budgies mean a lot to me, but tbh I didn't cry or get down when I lost my two tame birds a month apart, three years ago. It happens. They're only birds.

I was very sad when Harvey died but I knew it would happen. I love my pets without doubt and I miss them when they're gone but they're not humans. Family yes, but not the same as a brother, father, mother.

Pherekydes

Fairly close. They live in a tank in the kitchen, so when I'm in the kitchen I'm quite close. When I'm upstairs not so close.

easyeason3 wrote: »

I'm a real dog person but I like cats, I have nothing against them.
I wouldn't question a dog in a house but I'd never have a cat in the house simply because I don't want them jumping up on the counter/ table where food is prepared & eaten.
That's my only problem with cats. Oh & the fact that they think they are too cool to look for affection.
A dog will lap up praising words & a scratch of the ears.
A cat will look at you with a pissed off expression like they don't need your affection.

Anyway I don't why someone would feel the need to swerve to hit any animal on a road be it a cat/ rabbit or a rat.

That's why I adopted two semi-feral cats. They're allowed indoors if the weather is bad, but only into the sitting room. Never further. My parents are too soft on their cat, she was raised outdoors but they let her in and she does what rhymes with sitting in the flowerpots, rips the bedclothes and attacks the dogs. I like cats who live outdoors. And I don't have the patience to deal with a cat who wants to be cuddled and petted all the time, so my pair suit me great!

Deleted User wrote: »

My horse Harvey was my best friend, we used to have big fights, he'd bite me and I'd smack him, he'd try to kick me and I'd yell at him

That reads really funny

lesserspottedchloe

Messi2 wrote: »

My cat is cooler than a fair amount of people I know.
I would be far more sad if he died before some people I know.
Strange but true.

Same here

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I like dogs too. All animals I guess.

They can be trained to not jump up on counters.

I slowed the car down to let a mouse cross the road a few weeks back

I have a friend who has had cats all her life & she has told me that no, you can't train a cat not to jump on a counter/ table/ whatever.
They go where they want to go.
Anyway it won't ever be a problem for me because my dog absolutely hates cats. It would be cruel for me to get a cat because I have no doubt he would shred it to bits.
He's not at all aggresive, he's completely submissive. But he hates cats.

My name is URL

easyeason3 wrote: »

You would be amazed by the amount of people who think like that about cats.
Maybe the poster you quoted was joking but I know a good few that would swerve to hit a cat on the road.

I was actually in a car with some guy that decided to do just that.. the only reason I didn't punch him then and there is that we were travelling at over 40 Mph. Haven't spoken to him since though, and he would have been a fairly good 'mate' of mine before it happened.

Some people are just cnuts, and don't have a compassionate bone in their bodies.

df1985

My dogs a legend. Hes the only immediate "family" I have left, if anything happened to him id be devastated. Ill be in bits when he does die. hes a labrador, pretty much the same personality and looks the exact same as Marley from Marley and me......I cant watch that film without thinking its him. cry like a baby.

easyeason3 wrote: »

I have a friend who has had cats all her life & she has told me that no, you can't train a cat not to jump on a counter/ table/ whatever..

My folks got a new cat a few months back and she jumped up on the counter once and got scolded and never did it again.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71950830

She's a really gentle wee thing though.

She's afraid of bees

My name is URL wrote: »

I was actually in a car with some guy that decided to do just that.. the only reason I didn't punch him then and there is that we were travelling at over 40 Mph. Haven't spoken to him since though, and he would have been a fairly good 'mate' of mine before it happened.

Some people are just cnuts, and don't have a compassionate bone in their bodies.

There's something very sad & pathetic about someone who wants to hurt animals like that.
If it was my friend I'd be distancing myself too.
Luckily though my friends are as stupid about animals as I am.

Drumpot

I have two dogs and two rabbits . . . Wouldnt have it any other way . .

Its all a question of what is important to you . .

My two first bunnies died in August and January . . I was gutted and I can say its just like losing a family member . . Its stupid to say that people should only be mourned . . How a person mourns is no differant whether it be a person or Pet . . In both cases you will be as upset as how close you were to the deceased . .

Chuck Stone wrote: »

My folks got a new cat a few months back and she jumped up on the counter once and got scolded and never did it again.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71950830

She's a really gentle wee thing though.

She's afraid of bees

Aw cute!

Amazing she's afraid of bees though, I thought that would be a fantastic chase for her. She must have gotten stung at some stage to scare her.

And she really doesn't jump on the counter? Must tell my friend, she will be sick when she hears that!

easyeason3 wrote: »

I have a friend who has had cats all her life & she has told me that no, you can't train a cat not to jump on a counter/ table/ whatever.
They go where they want to go.

This is my experience, you can train a cat to realise "I get in trouble if I'm CAUGHT on the counter", but not to train them that "getting on the counter is wrong". That's where they differ from dogs, dogs have a conscience, cats don't.

Autosport

I have a dog that i adopted from a shelter who had been abused and if anything ever happened to him you might aswell put me down too, i love him like he is a child and treat him like one too but i dont put clothes on him, i'm not that bad yet

so yes i am close to my baby (pet)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzkCNVlhTIM

df1985 wrote: »

My dogs a legend. Hes the only immediate "family" I have left, if anything happened to him id be devastated. Ill be in bits when he does die. hes a labrador, pretty much the same personality and looks the exact same as Marley from Marley and me......I cant watch that film without thinking its him. cry like a baby.

I thought I was going to need oxygen watching that film. Honestly I was a sobbing mess covered in snot & tears.
Thank god I had the cop on to wait for it to come out on dvd so I could be as soppy as I wanted at home.
Even the mention of Marley & Me has tears welling in my eyes. The final scenes when Marley goes to the vets are heartbreaking.
I defy anyone not to feel something watching that.

SirenX

id be devistated if my puppy was to die. I love him more than I do most people in my life

but at the same time its just plain sad to create a page.

smilerxxx

My giant schnauzer is asleep in my bed right now. I adore him with every bone in my body. I will be devastated when D day comes and he's 7 now. There is just something very special about dogs.

Cantona's Collars

easyeason3 wrote: »

I thought I was going to need oxygen watching that film. Honestly I was a sobbing mess covered in snot & tears.
Thank god I had the cop on to wait for it to come out on dvd so I could be as soppy as I wanted at home.
Even the mention of Marley & Me has tears welling in my eyes. The final scenes when Marley goes to the vets are heartbreaking.
I defy anyone not to feel something watching that.

Rubbish movie,very contrived.I love dogs but I'd have gotten that dog put down and the movie would've been 20 mins long.

Watch Hachi,it's a true story and way better-it'd make a statue cry.

ladysarastro

Anyone who has lost a beloved pet should read this:

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....