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⌈ Secret Post #3149 ⌋

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Re: Questions about getting a pet

[philstar22]

Thanks this is great. The leaving them alone thing is actually why I'm going for a cat even though I eventually want a dog and a cat and like dogs slightly more. But until I can afford a daycare, it seems crueler to leave a dog alone. Cats seem to be able to entertain themselves, especially if they have plenty of toys.

The water thing is funny. My roommate's former cat would not drink out of a bowl. She would only drink out of the bubbler on the fish tank. We think it is because she was abandoned on the street for a long while before she was found, so she likes the running water which in the wild would be safer.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[tabaqui]

Yeah, i hate it when people are like 'oh, yeah, i got a dog, i work, he spends about 14 hours a day in his crate, he's fine!!'

Yeah, no. That's mean, boring, and pointless. Get a stuffed animal!

I really want to get a fountain for my cats, but just can't find one i like so far. But then, i haven't been looking *too* hard, heh.

My cats all love to drink out of the sink, either by 'biting' and lapping at the little stream of water, or sticking their paws in it and then licking their paws.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[philstar22]

A fountain is a great idea.

And yes, dogs alone for that long isn't nice. They are very social animals, and if it is just you and them you are their pack. I actually think I'll eventually have 2 dogs and a cat. Because we had a dog growing up and then we got a second one and even though the second one was kind of a diva, our first dog was so much happier to have a friend. They just do better when they aren't alone.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[tabaqui]

They really are. I...always found dogs to be too needy. Cat's are fine if you're paying attention or not, but dogs....

Plus, you can go off for an overnight and leave cats and they're fine, but a dog? Not gonna happen.

I love our dog (70 pound rescue mutt, neurotic as the day is long) - she's a sweetheart and a good dog to the family, but i worry about her being alone in the house too long if everybody is out for some reason, and i don't think we've ever left her alone more than 7 hours at a time, and that only like twice. (Luckily, our work schedules vary, so she's not alone too much.)

But yeah - pack animals need a pack, and dogs in particular need lots more exercise than life in a crate can give them.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[philstar22]

Dogs are very needy, but they also give you lots of love. When you're having a bad day, a dog will lick you and wag its tail and curl up in your lap. Some cats are very affectionate too (and some cats are also very needy). There is just nothing like an animal curling up in your lap giving you affection. We've always had pets since I was a baby, and I miss having one.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[tabaqui]

HA! Annalee will sometimes put her big paws up in my lap and duck her head down against my stomach. Her version of a 'puppy hug'. But mostly she's a twitchy thing. If you get on the couch and she's on the other end, and you put your feet too close, she'll jump down, all huffy and offended.

Same in the bed - if you get too close, she gets all freaked out. She's a funny thing.

But she follows me everywhere I go - can't leave a room or use the bathroom without her dogging - ha! - my steps. Of course, there's always at least one if not two (or three) cats in the bathroom with me, too....

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[comma_chameleon]

I went through like a frillion different fountains before I found one I loved, it's this one.

Don't get plastic or ceramic if you have hard water, they are an absolute bitch to clean. And even when I cleaned them regularly there was always this weird almost crystalized ring that never went away.

Re: Questions about getting a pet

[tabaqui]

Ooh, that's neat! Thanks!

We *do* have hard water. It makes that ring on stainless steel bowls, too. I soak them with vinegar and scrub with a scrubby sponge. Most of it goes away.