Do people think you are crazy?

[bren.1]

I have 2 cats, and would like more, but I really don't have a lot of space. And it's expensive enough to properly care for 2. I will also always have cats, they are too great. There is a mangy looking cat that has been wandering in the alley behind my house lately. If it weren't for my 2, I'd take him/her in. I'm just too worried about diseases and upsetting my 2 princesses.

Sue, I can relate to your mom situation. My mom always used to make comments, and then wonder why I got so defensive. She actually acted as if I was doing something wrong. I wish I'd had the guts to tell her she could say those things when she was paying my rent, etc, but I never did. Luckily, she stopped. She can still think whatever she wants, as long as she keeps quiet about my cleaning.

 

[wellingtoncats]

People think I'm bonkers yes, We only have 9 cats living here but my Nana and I breed them, we have heaps, Even once someone said, Eww yuck cats are dirty posh yuck animals, NOONE EVER!! says anything nasty about my cats or I tell them what I think back, My cats are everything too me, I carry pix of them around in my wallet have pix of them all over my books on my clothes, I'm cat crazy and I love it, My school friends think I'm nuts and once someone said, Ewwwww you smell like jellymeat go run into a fall like your ugly cats , OMG

that really upset me. One person saying they like my cat, really presses another button though, I love compliments about my pusscats, That's why I love this site so much, We are all nice peole and we LOVE cats, I honestly don't know where I'd be w/o them

Hope ya'll feel the same way

, Sam

 

[katl8e]

My mom can't say much, about my three cats - SHE has 5 dogs.

 

[cherry]

Originally posted by katl8e
My mom can't say much, about my three cats - SHE has 5 dogs.

Nice!
I have 4 cats (12 at the moment with all the kittens) and 2 dogs. Aòâ I don't bother what do other people think and do - I can see you, who always understand me and help if nessesary

 

[ttmom]

Uh--did I mention that I have 3 pictures of each of my cats on my desk, but only one of my stepson and 2 of my husband?

 

[jenng]

Don't feel bad Ericka. At my last job, I had 5 pictures Spike in frames at my desk. After awhile, I brought in pictures of my friends, bf and family so I didn't look like I was a completely crazy cat lady.

 

[foofy cat lady]

Having three cats makes me wonder why people would want to have kids.

I don't have to worry about putting my cats through college, or whether they're on drugs or not. I don't have to drive my cats to soccer practice, or wonder who they're hanging out with. Cats don't need furniture - My couch is enough. I'm an Ebayer, and I play guitar, so the living room is always full of boxes and guitar cases and amps - It's a jungle gym for these guys. Cats don't need the coolest shoes or the funky new haircut. I can be fairly certain that my cats will never drop out of college to follow a band on tour, or move 1200 miles away with their internet boyfriend. (Thank god - they don't need to follow in my footsteps..

)

Find me any child that'll play with one packing peanut for two hours, and you'll change my mind.

I think this mindset qualifies me to be a wierdo cat lady, doesn't it? Unlike the stereotype, I don't wear my hair in a bun or live on a hill, and I've had a fair share of boyfriends strolling my life. Well, maybe I do live on a hill.

 

[seagull]

Originally posted by Foofy Cat Lady
I think this mindset qualifies me to be a wierdo cat lady, doesn't it?

LOL
I hate to be the one to tell you, but according to this Pet owners who love too much I am afraid it does

If it is any consolation, I qualify as well (no kids, three cats and no desire to change any of it)

A few examples of behaviour that according to the article may qualify as obsessive:
- carrying photo's of your pets in your wallet
- celebrating your pets birthday
- having cats while you do not date, and do not get married

Need I tell anyone that I am guilty as charged.
OK, maybe I don't really celebrate my animals birthdays, but I do have them in my agenda.
For those who'd like to know, yesterday was my horses 9th birthday

A quote:

And when people fixate on the pet, they can become more isolated—because others donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get it. Dr. Hayes-Gary has had to hospitalize patients because of suicidal reactions or extreme depression resulting from the death of a pet. "Theyâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]re going around all the time saying, ‘My cat died,â€[emoji]8482[/emoji] and people are saying ‘Get over it,â€[emoji]8482[/emoji]" she said. "Most people donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t identify that much with their pets."

I wasn't suicidal or despressed, but it took me a year to get over my last cats death. I do not find that in any way unusual or obsessive.

Maybe I am interpreting it incorrectly, but the sentence that really made me angry was:

Dr. Hayes-Gary emphasized that in most cases, pets were a positive thing—that stepping stone people needed to move on, to human relationships

What does he mean stepping stone? Are cats something you use when you're not in a relationship and then dump when you are?
I don't think so.

Well, enough ranting for one day.
I am curious how anyone else feels about this. Are we really all in need of therapy because we love our cats?

 

[mom of 10 cats]

I think that article is ridiculous. "Stepping stones" indeed!

 

[dragonlady]

I guess I need therapy too!!LOL I love my kids and furbabies the same. We all talk to the cats and I make the kids appologize if they step on one accidentally. It teaches them manners and compassion.

 

[ttmom]

The people in THAT article need some therapy!

My cats are not stepping stones--Toes actually saved my life when I was suicidal, the man in my life was making it worse. So which is better humans or animals?

Quite frankly--we wouldn't need animals if humans were half-way decent with one another and could do things on their own.

As for what would the kids think if they were compared to a ball of fur with a tongue lolling out of it? I'm flattered.

I don't need vets like that--I'm glad the vets we've had were just as "crazy" as I am. Why'd those people become vets anyhow?

EESSHHHH!!!!

That's like a person not liking kids becoming a pediatrician.

 

[seagull]

Originally posted by TTMom
I don't need vets like that--I'm glad the vets we've had were just as "crazy" as I am. Why'd those people become vets anyhow?

I am not sure if the writers are vets. I thought they were psychologists.

But whatever they are, they are way off.

I agree with you on the vets. I would never trust a vet that didn't care.
It is not always easy to judge a situation.
So, I need to know that the vet always has the best interest of the animal in mind.
You don't want a vet to give up too soon, but you also don't want him to prolong suffering just so he can squeeze a few extra bucks out of you.

 

[adymarie]

Do you mean I'm not crazy? Hmmmmm, now I just have convince my hubby of that!

 

[ttmom]

I don't think any of us are crazy (at least not because of the cat/love thing we've got going on). I think we're actually closer to being sane than anybody else on the planet (and they just haven't realized it yet).

 

[mom of 10 cats]

I would agree! I have insisted for years that anyone who didn't like cats (unless they had a valid reason, such as being attacked as a child by one) was not someone I would ever like. I guess I have too many catlike traits in my personality!