Yeah, what she said...Originally Posted by Yosemite
Caring for a pet and caring for a child are miles apart. The responsibility is, of course, the same, but the care is totally different.
Yeah, what she said...Originally Posted by Yosemite
Caring for a pet and caring for a child are miles apart. The responsibility is, of course, the same, but the care is totally different.
I never had children but I understand the responsibility involved. I agree with you about the care of a dog. I have always been a cat person in my adult years and never had a dog until now. My husband loves dogs so we got him a 1 year old untrained basset hound because it's previous owners never did anything with him. This dog is like dealing with a 3 year old child and he is driving me crazyOriginally Posted by GingersMom
IMO as a parent of a human child, I believe that caring for dogs is much closer to caring for human children than caring for cats is.
Dogs can't be left alone the same way cats can, they require much more attention, walks, they need you more emotionally than the cats do.
I'm not discounting the responsibility we have to our cats AT ALL, just saying that dog owners, again, IMO, have a much higher level of responsibility and hands on, involved care than do we cat owners.
I'd rather have 25 cats to take care of than one more human child, LOL. And the only reason I don't have a dog is because I don't want that level of responsibility.
I like my kitties.
Originally Posted by kittybernard
Gotta get away from this 'kid' thread.. it's giving me cramps.
I've had 'em all! Kids, dogs, kitties......even a duck (which was an awesome pet btw)Originally Posted by GingersMom
IMO as a parent of a human child, I believe that caring for dogs is much closer to caring for human children than caring for cats is.
Dogs can't be left alone the same way cats can, they require much more attention, walks, they need you more emotionally than the cats do.
I'm not discounting the responsibility we have to our cats AT ALL, just saying that dog owners, again, IMO, have a much higher level of responsibility and hands on, involved care than do we cat owners.
I'd rather have 25 cats to take care of than one more human child, LOL. And the only reason I don't have a dog is because I don't want that level of responsibility.
I like my kitties.
I have always said the BIG difference between pets and kids is you can leave the pets home alone without legal issue... I agree with Gingersmom on the dog thing .... I do not HAVE nor WANT skin kids , but have dealt with enough to say I could care one easier than my current dog ...lol.. I have raised a parent( many will know what I mean) and dealt with chronically ill cat and dogs . I found the animals to take the same work as the parentOriginally Posted by cheylink
I am speechless..........
Except for one thing I have to say, you WILL go to jail if you lock your child in a cage, for any reason........
I'm sorry but someone has to recognize this......
Don't we do that already to babies, we just call it a "play pen" rather than cageOriginally Posted by cheylink
I am speechless..........
Except for one thing I have to say, you WILL go to jail if you lock your child in a cage, for any reason........
I'm sorry but someone has to recognize this......
So..... handcuffs and shackles instead then?Except for one thing I have to say, you WILL go to jail if you lock your child in a cage, for any reason........
You shouldn't feel paranoid about questioning your care and health of your kittens.......I apologize if I made you feel that way. Many of us completely feel that our fur babies are our children...There is a difference in what you should know and what you better know already when it comes to caring for the life of a beloved kitty and the life of a human being.......Originally Posted by ut0pia
Cats recognize their humans as other catsThey don't recognize them as parent figures as much as it might seem that way to us.
I don't know about being paranoid, it's not good or bad. It's just an observation....Some people may be relaxed and still do a fine job at caring for their pet and others do it while worrying...