One gigantic litter box

[Pam]

Years ago I worked in a dental office. One of our patients was the sweetest man but he had some health issues. He was either a bachelor or divorced (I can't remember) but lived only with cats. He never told us how many. He occasionally came in with his clothes smelling like cat pee and I am assuming he didn't realize it because his house probably smelled the same way. It was very sad. The people that you describe are a different story. Able-bodied lazy people are a pet peeve of mine.

[Medusa]

Able-bodied lazy people are a pet peeve of mine.

I'm w/ya on that one. As I mentioned, cleaning houses made me realize just how people live. Not all people, of course, but some of the dirtiest people didn't have any animals whatsoever, so they couldn't blame it on that. I gave an estimate for a housecleaning for people who were ankle deep in balled up newspapers. I asked "Did you just move in?" and she answered "No. Why?" I asked "What's w/all the newspaper on the floor?" and she said "Oh, y'know!" I said "No, I don't know. Tell me." She said "I guess we just miss the waste basket sometimes." Yeah, ok. I told her that I wouldn't clean for her and she called me several times asking me to reconsider. To add insult to injury, their 15 year old daughter asked me "Do you clean the blades of the ceiling fan?" Ok, there's mold on your floor but you want to know if I clean ceiling fans? That pissed me off and I asked "Will you be writing the check?" and she said "No", so I said "Then don't ask me the questions." If they had been elderly and/or disabled and unable to clean their home, different story. But again, these were young people w/kids and they all acted as though to live that way was completely normal. And they didn't have pets either. Aside from the fact that I work way too hard for my money and I like a clean environment, I would never subject my animals to such filth. My animals have always been family members. Yes, I do believe in "people first" but I take excellent care of my furkids and if I personally know of anyone who mistreats an animal and that includes not keeping a clean, healthy environment for them, I will step in. We are, after all, caretakers of this planet and its inhabitants.

[jennielynn1970]

And my mother wonders why I have a vacuum cleaner (and then some) on every floor of the house. You need to have them, otherwise, the cat fur and litter will take over.