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DMiller 
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 Topic: Pets, always loved the ones we had
Posted: 17 Nov 2025 at 7:15am |
All are gone currently, last one been gone two years now. Wife and I were window cleaning where the Nose Rubs of the front door got her emotions up. She asked if could get another Dog or cat. Told her did not believe I was ready yet. That was several weeks ago and she started up again. So I explained she would have to give up a luxury, TV Time. SHE gets a Cat or Dog, SHE will be the caretaker this time around, she sloughed it off last time as I was Retired, had time for Her Pet. She would have to accept the losses for Her Time, not slipping all to me if SHE decides must have. She will retire in 1 1/2 to 2 years.
Cats do not last around here, Coyotes and Coons, Dogs do not do well as Inside/Outside as to Skunk or getting into Cow discharges, outside only will also have the Coon or Skunk or Coyote issue unless really BIG, then have the RV time concern, as to who will take care of them as are gone, or how she will get the animal in or out of the truck, as well when leave for Bike haul trips and touring time, what to do with that pet. She backed down again.
Come to find out a Co-worker has a Barn Cat that had kittens, NONE Vet seen yet, NONE De Flea bathed, NONE House broken, then she noted before could get one the coyotes got them all, But would have been 'Free'.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 17 Nov 2025 at 8:57am |
wife has a bout 10 outside cats... Yea, the oldest one is probably 2 years old... They dont lasts long outside.. People drop them off in the Country and they just come here for the food.. Only 1-2 will let her pet them, but they all stand in line every morning for the food..
Inside cats are several years old.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 18 Nov 2025 at 7:47am |
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Having a pet is quite a responsibility both financially and time wise but the rewards can be tremendous, but it is not for everyone. You have made a wise decision in weighing the pros and cons before getting another one. My wife and I have had our black lab for 12 years and have had to make adjustments in our lives for her but have never regretted it a bit. She is spoiled rotten and my wife would toss me out of the house before she would her fur baby.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 18 Nov 2025 at 9:00am |
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We give up pets because my wife has family in Florida and when we retiered we would have to find someone to take care of the pet while we we gone. Yes hotel allow pets now for extra price but when you go for the day and don't get back till late then there is the mess ro have to cleanup.
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DanWi
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Posted: 18 Nov 2025 at 6:45pm |
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Another thing to consider as we get up in age is what if we end up in a nursing home or heaven forbid we check out for good then our pet becomes homeless.
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JoeM(GA)
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Posted: 14 hours 44 minutes ago at 7:21am |
when the time is right you’ll know , it’s been right at two years since my pair of Labs left us, last Wednesday, we rescued Duke, or he chose us, really not sure how that worked!, he’s a 5 month old Lab-mix rescue that was going to be put down due to over crowded conditions, he’s truely filling a hole in our home!
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Unit3
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Posted: 10 hours 1 minutes ago at 12:04pm |
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Duke, has a look in his eye like he wants to be your best friend for a long, long time. Best of luck.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 3 hours 15 minutes ago at 6:50pm |
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After wife passed the pet problem was gone ( All Quiet )
As she was feeding 3 cats outside that became 17 and a 15 pound bag of dry food lasted a week - As he cataracts were getting bad I started buying 50 pound bags of Sams dog food to feed then as she could mot go outside in the winter without help .
Well then my son and his FG came in one morning with a pup - Border Collie / small sized - and 2 weeks later I ended up with another gift to keep the dog company a Orange male cat - yes it has 2 brain cells though rather than one .
So now 6 + years and both become part of life - dog loves to ride nd when I plow snow it rides shotgun with me , or if I am going someplace many times when I open door to jeep - it's already hopped into passenger seat - ready to ride
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Posted: 2 hours 33 minutes ago at 7:32pm |
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I have a couple of patients who "co-parent" a dog. An elderly parent and a younger parent share a puppy. Couple of days with one family and a couple of days per week with the other
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