Nancyg56
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2005
OMG....my heart was ripped out reading about this! Can u imagine that kind of life? My cat is sitting on me right now, sucking up my heat and posting on this board with me....LOL. I love my pets, they are like my children. Some people have no clue.
My heart just broke. We have no pets right now and my husband is opposed to inviting any in for a while. I have had to say goodbye, one by one, to all of them, and losing Baxter just was heartwrenching for me. He is not okay with going through that again, 6 times was enough. But when we had them, all 25 years of kitties ruling our roost, we made sure they were loved, cozy and warm. Moving their beds around to follow the sunshine, close enough to the fireplace to get the heat but not so close to get struck by a stray spark, and installing perches if there was not a piece of furniture under a window.
I recognize we all do not share the same views in regards to "proper" pet care. My kitties were strictly indoor, but my way is not the only way. My DH is at odds with how we woudl handle a dog, which he would dearly love. This ol' Country Boy thinks our little patch of Heaven is too small for a dog, and wants more room. Not me....my pooch would not be roaming anyway. But neither one of us is wrong, just differing opinions on managing pet quality of life. Locking an animal up alone in a room or chaining it outside all day to cry? To me, that is wrong and abuse. Indoor or out? Whole different discussion, and not even close to abuse.