PET SURVEY

What about my vote for a fish???

Or try Fish Tycoon for 3 months first. lol

I love both cats and dogs. Right now I have 2 cats. I like them because they are indoor pets. No walking, no taking them outside during frigid temperatures. Plus they love to cuddle and are small enough to sleep comfortably on the bed. If you're looking for a pet to fit into a busy lifestyle a cat will be your best option.

Dogs are awesome, but if you are gone often (at work, on trips, just out) please don't get one. Dogs are extremely social and actually get depressed when they're leftf alone a lot. Cats on the other hand need alone time and won't mind sleeping all day while you're at work as long as you come home to feed and snuggle them at some point. :laugh: As for shedding, there are some breeds of sissy dogs (no offense to the sissy dog owners either, my mom has one) that don't shed. If you're looking for a low-shedding cat, either go with a long haired (I know, sounds messed but it's true, they shed less!) or choose an adult at a shelter. Pet the cat from back to front and see how much hair comes loose. Some cats just naturally shed more than others. Hint- this trick won't help with kittens, their fur consistency is different, just like a human baby's is. When we got our kitten she didn't shed at all, now she's 10 months, and her fur feels completely different and I've noticed shedding.

Good luck :flowerforyou:

.plus do I really wanna be the single woman with a cat??

so stereo-typical :laugh:
SORRY I COULDNT HELP MYSELF

Aaaaahhhh.... the krazy kat ladee! I just knew it... LOL! Honestly tho, cats take a lot lwess maintanence than dogs, and shed far less as well! We have both, and dearly luv our four footed furry wonders. But, as Robert A. Heinlein once said, "Women and cats rule, men and dogs should just get used to the idea"/


OK... the *ONLY* thing worse than the krazy kat laydee is the hubby who didn't bother to check just which user id is up and running on his desktop! Normally Ezzie uses her laptop, and I use the desktop. But she goes to TOPS on Mon am, and so prints out her food logs. Actually, today, (just being helpful) I printed them out for her... then forgot to change user id's! Oh well... she won't know till she comes home, good thing I remembered to delete MY breakfast from HER log!

I have a cat and dog-cat is so much easier but sometimes moodier. What I've found with cats I always heard you shouldn't hold a baby animal too long - well I think the more attention they get from birth, the more they want as they get older. My cat is a big soft baby. I work from home and he sleeps in my office all day - when he wakes up he "hugs" me and meows til I pet him. He's precious!

Very easy when we go out of town for weekend--food, lots of clean water, fresh litter and he's good to go.

hmm... long hours. Maybe hamsters, mice, rats, or gerbils? If you have more room, maybe a bunny or a ferret (assuming it isn't illegal in your state).

saying from previous experience FERRETS SMELL WORSE THAN 1000 EVILS IF YOU DON"T CLEAN THEM EVERYDAY!!!!! my niece has a ferret and it's smelling up MY basement


here's a fact. The entire digestive procees takes 3 hours.

the thing about ferrets though...is you have to have more than 1. They are very emotional pets, and do get lonely if left for long period of time. They do require alot of attention and they can get depressed. If you get them descented your fine on the smell. Thats about all I know, other than that they are pretty kewl pets.

hmmm pets. I have never sought out a pet. God supplies them as needed.

1st dog-girl I work with gets caught in bed with her BF, mom kicks her and her dog out, I become a mommy.

2nd dog-daugher moves out, cant feed her self so she gets a dog, I become a mommy.

3rd dog-son gets 1st gf, is afraid she wont...well anyway, brings home last pup in litter she cant GIVE away, I become a mommy.

4th dog-son moves from house to apt, dog hates apt, I become a mommy.

So I really dont know WHAT I would get if I was ever given a choice!

BTW-dog #1 was very sick and died around the time dog #4 came to save my life. We still have a black lab and an aussie shephard. I am def a dog person. But cats really dont need as much attention.

And dont let anyone fool ya, a bird can live for 20 yrs and love to be around their people.

Dogs shed, cats shed, if you want a non-shedding pet look at something smaller that can be contained or a fish. Many people will try to sell you the "get a labradoodle they don't shed" line, most of these designer mutts do in fact shed just as much as every other dog out there. I can't speak for cats since i've never had one but I can assume that they are just the same as dogs and shed. You can control shedding to some degree with grooming and diet but you will never find a dog that doesn't shed...with the exception of the hairless breeds which can be really cute if you want to go that way.

Dogs are also expensive, again I can't speak for cats, but my dog costs me around $1500 - $2000 a year between a good quality food, kennel costs when I go away, monthly flea/heartworm medications, yearly vet visits, emergency vet visits (which increase in frequency as they get in to their senior years), and don't forget the training in the beginning and the time commitment you need to give to your new pet.

I don't say all of this to dissuade you at all, simply to make sure you're aware of what goes in to being a "dog mom". Rescuing is a great way to go and you will get such a reward from the whole process of being a dog parent especially to a rescue dog, just make sure you know what you're getting in to when you get started because you don't want to end up sending your new dog back because you didn't know what you were getting in to.

Good luck!

Fine, no on the fish!!! SHEESH!

But what about a bird... Heidi Fleiss has been drawn to birds while she awaits the construction of her stud farm in Nevada. LOL Last seen she was collecting rocks to use as "natural" decorating throughout her stud farm...errrr...hotel?