pets

no, I'm a nut also...haha

I have 3 cats and have had more than 6 cats at a time and I talk to them VERY strange.

I think most pet owners talk funny to their animals

 

its funny how they end up with altered name or a middle like pixie, is pixie stix, we have a male cat we found he was hurt bad but i nursed him back to health with my experience with horse injuries i called him sammy , now its sammy davis junior , their the best family members,

Ahh, what a great thread Machelle!

I have a cat called baxter who get's called bouge..don't know how that evolved!!

My Kitten Ariel still hasn't got a nickname but the way she hares around the house it may end up being "thump"!! lol

Meg

I have two dogs, one's name is Dharma, who gets to be called Dharma Day, and sometimes Dharma Pay Day.

My other dog is Chance, who gets called Chancie pants pie. I got that from the movie called Drop Dead Fred. Pants pie, who would have ever thunk it?

Luv and hugs, Karen.

PS for some reason all of my pets get middle names. LOL

Ahh Georgie girl that's cute! I try and reason with my pets..no you really don't need any more food, please clean your tail etc, don't chew on the mouse cord!..then wonder why they won't take my advice. Pets eh? My cat's don't smile, but a purr says it all

I'm so relieved to find out I'm not the only who talks or talks baby talk to their pet, was beginning to wonder about my sanity I've got a little dog, Buster and I'm home alone with him all day and talk to him fairly constantly. I cannot list all of the "pet" names I have for him as there are so many. It's very rare that I actually call him by his true name. But a few are Buster Brown, buster boy, buster beagle, but then there's the off the wall ones like sugar butt...what his butt is white! Muttlette, pupplette, puddle pup, snuggle boy...the list goes on and on. I find him to be a true comfort during the tough times and a whole lot of fun during the good. He truly is my best buddy and although he has some irritating quirks, I wouldn't trade him for the world!

I don't exactly have pets of my own but have "adopted" my Mom and Dad's cats (one now in heaven) and the other one has always been kinda my baby even though he lives with my parents.  His name is Bandit but I call him "Bits" and yes I talk to him as if he were a real person.  He such a wonderful listener (even perks his ears up or down at the appropriate times and I swear he smiles at me).  Yeh, cats are my fave but like dogs too.  Great for easing anxiety too.  Seems no matter how bad the anxiety is or how bad a day you have, coming home to a pet somehow eases the pain.

Megs,
I can picture you with your kitten following you around.  My "Morgan" (dog) insists we take a nap everyday at 1:00 PM and she will get on my bed and bark when she is ready...............who's da boss?

Hugs
Kitt

I figured out a long time ago who owns the house my cats, but i don't know what i would do without them, their such good laugh therapy, and always glad to give you kitty hugs

We weren't allowed pets in our complex ... but my girls were so traumatized , and I knew that owning , caring for a pet would help them a great deal... so that was the only rule I agreed we could "break". we started out with one little hamster named angel, then another named Precious. we were in and out of pet stores... pretty soon, the pet store owners knew what softies we were, so would call us whenever they had a small caged pet that couldn't find a home because it wasn't adoptable... ie.... we ended up with one eyed fish, one eyed hamsters... one legged budgies...geckos, guinea pigs, bunnies... . etc.... Over the years we had 33 little critters.(not all at once ) We brought home a miniuature bunny one day from the SPCA. We thought we were bringing home a little "girl bunny" so we named her Phoebe... 3 days later. my oldest daughter announces that this is no little girl. Well poor Ash cried for 3 days.... didn't want any "men" in the house. It was amazing to watch her overcome her fear and come to love that little thing. ... who she named Phoebo.... but ended up being Boo for short.
The girls watched as our little guinea pig Maggie had her litter of 4....
Each animal brought healing to them in their own special way. Mind you... I was cleaning cages till the cows came home. No sooner had I finished , it was time to start again.
We volunteered in a animal rescue agency when all our little guys had passed on. Ended up bringing home three cats... Sammy, Moses( who was so teeny I had to feed him with a eye dropper) and miss Cleaopatra. Unfortunately after 3 years of trying to keep our cats off the window sills we were " caught" and had to find new homes for them. But boy we tried everything.l... the curtains were pinned all the way to the ceiling and ducted taped to the wall.... miss Cleopatra was the worst one for figuring out how to get past all that and still end up on the window sill. It broke our hearts to have to give them up...but we knew that going in. We still volunteer at that animal rescue .... it is therapy that cannot be compared!
I'm glad to see how many of you have pets.... they are angels in my opinion... unconditional love heals many , many wounds!
Mary

Mary,

That's a lotta critters! I'm glad your daughters grew up with pets. I belive that some rules are meant to be broken. We are not supposed to have pets in our house either, but I make more mess than them so I don't see the point! We just hide them come inspection time.

Kitt,

I love it! Your Dog makes you have a nap..how wise. My Kitten will sit on my lap and purr so I can't get up without feeling guilty. That's her way of slowing me down.

Meg

Aww, Kitty, that is so good of you to work for the animal shelter.  Now I see how you chose your user name.

FYI We have a thread for newbies to post a bit about themselves.........it is New Peeps thread so if you have not had the opportunity to post in that thread yet, please do as we all want a chance to get to know you better.

You are part of this family now, welcome to our world.

Gentle Hugs
Kitt