I need some advice =/

[buttercup132]

Gizzie's spay? No exact date. I haven't received any donations yet.

Because I can get my pets spayed this summer with my summer job?

So why are you asking for donations? Your asking for people to give you money to fix your cat but getting another animal. I don't get it. If your that desperate that you need to ask for donations over the internet to fix Gizzy then why the heck would you be thinking of bringing another life into your home? Especially when Gizzy is on the line because she isn't spayed. Why not use that money and get her fixed..a bird can always wait and by what you have made it sound Gizzy's spay can't cause she will be taken to the shelter if she dosen't stop.

Birds can't be spayed.Meaning they will still have breeding behavior.I would do a lot of research before even thinking about getting a bird.They are wonderful pets.I also don't understand why you don't get your animals spayed first and then think about getting a bird.Birds can be expensive.Plus if you move people don't like to rent to people with pets.

I agree.

I hope your mom stops smoking. I think adding another animal (meaning more money to fork out) when it isn't neccisary is going to cause her more stress and make her never want to stop.

[Flatcoatluver]

I am sorry about the whole situation with you mom smoking. Both of my parents smoke. So I know how it feels.

But please Bri, I don't even know how you even are thinking of getting another pet, when you are at a risk of loosing a kitty. I know you love Gizzie, and honestly if I were you, I would be doing whatever I could do be keeping her, and not relying on kind hearted people to help raise money. Going out and finding a job now, why wait until summer. JMO. Ok now I will step down and hide.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I am sorry about the whole situation with you mom smoking. Both of my parents smoke. So I know how it feels.

But please Bri, I don't even know how you even are thinking of getting another pet, when you are at a risk of loosing a kitty. I know you love Gizzie, and honestly if I were you, I would be doing whatever I could do be keeping her, and not relying on kind hearted people to help raise money. Going out and finding a job now, why wait until summer. JMO. Ok now I will step down and hide.

Thanks, Bre.

No, you're being nice about it. Some people say it rudely.

I am not getting a bird.. I never really said I was.. I was just thinking about it..

[Cataholic]

Hmmm....I thought you could get birds spayed. I am pretty sure my sister had her bird spayed.

[Twisterdog]

One thing I'd like to add, and to correct about my previous post, is that smoking is much more than a habit, it is a physical and phychological addiction. I called it a "habit" twice in my post, which is certainly is, but it is also much more than that. I think it's important to make that clear.

A habit is having desert after a meal, biting your nails, leaving your bed unmade. It is far easier to change a bad habit than to conquer an addiction to a drug.

Nicotine is actually the most powerfully addictive drug there is ... harder to quit than heroin, even. On the addiction scale, nicotine is a ten out of ten.

So, while it is certainly possible to quit ... I did, after smoking for twenty years ... it is NOT easy and it is NOT simply "breaking a habit". People who have never smoked regularly have no idea of the physical, mental and emotionally torture of giving up nicotine. Don't take it lightly when someone quits, it was hell for them, whether they voiced it or not. And have some empathy for people who try and fail, or just can't quit. It's hard.

That having been said, I agree with Cataholic ... smoking in the house around minor children is NOT ok. It is NOT the same thing as choosing not to exercise enough, or eating a cookie instead of an apple. Children aren't immediately, physically affected by a parent's choice of dessert, whereas they are certainly affected by second-hand smoke.