What your pets mean to you.

[gavroche]

On my way back from school this afternoon, my wife texted me to tell me she had to take Molly ( our 4 months Cocker Spaniel) to the vet as an emergency. She had been stung a few times inside her mouth and on her lips. Her mouth was all swollen said my wife. Anyway, 2 injections and some pills later, I am pleased to say she is back to her normal self. I couldn't wait to get home and see her again. It is often in cases like that that you realise how much you love your pets.

 

[Mo1959]

On my way back from school this afternoon, my wife texted me to tell me she had to take Molly ( our 4 months Cocker Spaniel) to the vet as an emergency. She had been stung a few times inside her mouth and on her lips. Her mouth was all swollen said my wife. Anyway, 2 injections and some pills later, I am pleased to say she is back to her normal self. I couldn't wait to get home and see her again. It is often in cases like that that you realise how much you love your pets.

Glad she's ok. Yes. They do worry you at times. My pets have always meant as much to me as my friends and family. They are my family.

 

[BSOh]

Same thing happened to my dog. About 11.30 at night. I rang the vet terrified, as he couldnt breathe due to a reaction. She advised a tepid bath. Worked a treat within 20 mins he was back to his normal self. They don't half worry you sometimes!

 

[Mrs M]

Glad she's ok. Yes. They do worry you at times. My pets have always meant as much to me as my friends and family. They are my family.

Same, our two boys are our wee family

 

[Vantage]

Eats shoes. Licks the table. Chews sheep, horse and cat crap. Burps after every meal. Farts that could strip zinc plating from cruise ships. Gets hair everywhere. Drools when watching me eat food. Pees on the couch sometimes when she gets excited. Gets very excited alot of the time. Really really really stupid.
Love her to bits

 

[AndyRM]

There was a good piece on 5Live recently discussing this topic, focussing on taking time to grieve pets which I think is important, having initially dismissed it as bollocks. The emotional connection between human and animal is deep and complicated.

 

[raleighnut]

Pets, me, Pah

 

[iandg]

Glad she's recovered. Our dogs mean a lot to me. Spent a lot of hours walking them and they played a big part in helping me get my head together following my suspension from work last year - a scapegoat/thrown on the scrap heap exercise.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Vet bills,fleas,barking,expensive grooming haircuts,dog hairs........

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Possibly too much

 

[Randomnerd]

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Pets, me, Pah

Nice to see you got the tree up in good time. I must get some Easter eggs in.....

 

[oldfatfool]

Given that they dictate house, car and holiday purchases, i would have to say quite a bit.

 

[raleighnut]

Nice to see you got the tree up in good time. I must get some Easter eggs in.....

 

[Randomnerd]

Given that they dictate house, car and holiday purchases, i would have to say quite a bit.

Mews house, Rover and trip to Labrador?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Well I like to think I offer the same disdain to my two wee balls of cat fur as they do to me. You just have to out cat the cat