My LEAST favorite comment

[krazyaboutkatz]

The most cats that I've ever owned at once has been 3. Some people seem to think that this is way too many. My parents are on this list of people. After my RB Pepper passed away, my father asked me what I did with his remains and I told him that I paid the vets office to give him a country burial. He thought that I had already spent too much money on Pepper so why spend more on his burial. He also told me not to get any more cats. He said that one is plenty and even 2 were too much. This really made me feel sad and angry at the same time especially since it was coming from my own father.

Well now since I didn't listen to his advice about not getting a third cat, my parents don't even know that I have Cirrus. In fact no one in my family knows. Both of my brothers are married and one of them has 3 kids and the other one is going to be a father in May. I try to explain that my cats are my children but no one seems to understand. I know that they all think I'm strange. Oh well I feel completely normal here.

[shais_mom]

Like I said My mom isn't an animal lover and she makes comments. And my dad isn't a cat lover but he has NEVER said anything about Kylie. I think he kinda likes her actually shhhhhhh.
And he adores Keegan. It is nice for him to support me when My mom sometimes doesn't.

[PayItForward]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
Our parents will never understand us...they still think we have four cats

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
My Dad thinks I have 8

OMG….ROFLMAO.

I have a mental picture of you guys, shoving certain cats out of the room when parents visit.
Especially Jen’s house… image of 4 cats sat in cupboard, looking confused


Though I can relate (on a much smaller scale), my parents want grandkids of the non-furry variety and are not best please when we started adopting cats not procreating.
So when we adopted Milly, I seriously thought of how to avoid telling my parents, (don’t need the disapproval)
But I decided the only way this would’ve work, was if we had adopted another black cat, so I told her on the phone last night… reaction …’Why do you want another one’….sigh

[Nomilynn]

Wow.. reading this thread has made me realise how blessed I am! When I found out Bassett emergency bill was going to be over $900, I freaked out. I called my dad and said, "can I use your credit card?" (None of mine have a limit that high). He said, "give me the name of the vet and it's taken care of. It has to be paid, so let's just do it." It never even occured to me that he might say no. Even when his visa company called him in a panic, stating that someone had charged a $900 bill at a VET in CANADA (he lives in Oregon) he laughed it off and said, "Yes. My daughter's cat is sick and she needed my help." The person on the phone didn't quite know what to say, because she was so touched.

Every time he and I chat on the phone, he always makes sure to ask, "So how's our Bassett doing"

My daddy is just the best!!!

[Cincy'sMom]

Obviously, my parents are great about our dogs...although they hope maybe sometime soon we'll stop adding dogs and give them grandbabies. It is my granmother who think we all have too many dogs. I wasn't there, but I guess my sis and parents went to see her on Monday and she started in that no one needed more then 1 dog, although 2 may be okay for a playmate, but any more than that was silly. She told my mom she shouldget rid of 2 or 3 of hers....so my mom went out and got a 5th

[rosethecopycat]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by krazyaboutkatz

Both of my brothers are married and one of them has 3 kids and the other one is going to be a father in May.


Three kids! Whoa, that's a big number no me! I'll take three cats anyday.

No offense. To each his own.

[Kirsten]

IMO the worst cat-related comment is (after a loss) "Well, it's JUST an animal!"

Also, when people recommend to punish Luna when she's peeing somewhere. They think I've lost my mind when I'm telling them that I try to find out WHY she's doing that.

Kirsten

[lynnestankard]

The comment that gets me - every time is - 'It's only a cat'!!
Excuse Me!! How dare you say that knowing I adore my furbabies!! ** Rant - Fume - eXplOde!!!!**

D'you reckon just don't realise the depth of love we have for our furkids - or that they just don't care?

I know though - I'm always more comfortable around other cat lovers - sorry and dog lovers too!
My friend Alison - who has 5 cats at present is shortly going to add a 6th cat to the brood - from Mozambique - Yep it's in Africa!!
Her hubby has been working there for three years and the first thing he did when he got out there was to get a cat - quite normal for a cat lover we thought.
He returns home (for good) this year and he's made all the arrangements for Nuala (his furlady) to go into quarrantine for six months - arranged the shipping to get her here and got the travel box so she comes 'home' in comfort and style!!
It's going to cost them serious money - and someone actually said - 'All that money for a...cat'!! Alison nearly went up in flames - what did people expect Steve to do - leave Nuala out there alone?!
So hopefully by the end of this year - her 5 at home will have a new 'African' sister!! We can't wait to see her - I've only seen her on pictures and she's soooo cute.

PIF - Doesn't that conjure up the funniest picture - four very bemused cats in closet - saying to each other 'What'???!

Amy - I just love the sound of your Mum Good on her!

Once again I thank heaven I found you like minded friends here on Pet Talk!

Lynne

[gini]

This made me want to share a story.........my niece went to school with a girl from England. The family had lived in San Diego for years (work reasons) and were transferred back to England.

They had several cats and their choice was to live in Monte Carlo and avoid the six months quarrantine period and the husband commuted to England during the week. They were able to afford this, so to them this was the obvious solution rather than being away from their beloved cats for the six months.

I have never met them, but have liked them tremendously for making this choice!

[jenluckenbach]

My friend Alison - who has 5 cats at present is shortly going to add a 6th cat to the brood - from Mozambique - Yep it's in Africa!!
Her hubby has been working there for three years and the first thing he did when he got out there was to get a cat - quite normal for a cat lover we thought.
He returns home (for good) this year and he's made all the arrangements for Nuala (his furlady) to go into quarrantine for six months - arranged the shipping to get her here and got the travel box so she comes 'home' in comfort and style!!
It's going to cost them serious money - and someone actually said - 'All that money for a...cat'!! Alison nearly went up in flames - what did people expect Steve to do - leave Nuala out there alone?!

This really makes me smile. 1st, because the man got himself a cat friend and 2nd because it will come home with him.

[Barbara]

There are men like that. My husband is responsible for our cats After I lost my Meo in 1978 I was so scared that I never wanted to have one- because I was afraid it would have to go one day. And after Siegmar retired it was one of the first things to get Filou and make sure he would have a brother too!!

This is very rare here because normally it would have been my business......

Another story: Yesterday we went to see a lawyer because we wanted to include the cats in our will. Whenever we were in holidays I thought one day -what if both of us die in an accident. And the lawyer had problems to understand that!!! Of course she did what we wanted and I explained everything to her, but I was sure she thought I had influenced my husband that way because he left all the talking to me -which is zero percent true.

[Catsnclay]

Wow, its really nice to see that I am NOT crazy!

Growing up my sister & I were not "allowed" to have any pets. We tried to have a bunny rabbit, funny after a week in the cage outside with a lock, it "escaped". Then we tried a dog, after a month my father decided it was too much work (huh? we fed it, cared for it and cleaned up after it). So now that my sister & I are out on are own we both have pets. Only we have gone to the extreme, my sister who is in her 40's and single prefers dogs to men (long story here...he, he, he) and my husband & I have 3 furbabies........no kids, never wanted them. So my parents are grandparents, but not in the usual way. We still get comments about dogs/cats V.s children.

Both my parents were trying to "comfort" us when Lucky was really sick. Yes, we heard the "Its only a cat." and "You spent HOW much money on a CAT?!!" Needless to say I avoided calls from both of them, I'm still a little p.o'd at them Don't people do everything they can to get their loved ones well? Well, we do the same.

[kimlovescats]

You have a wonderful DADDY!!!! One way or the other .... either he loves cats or he doesn't ... but certainly loves YOU!!!!! He respects what's important and of meaning to you, and that is true love!!!!!!!! Give Daddy a hug from me!!!

[jenluckenbach]

Originally posted by kimlovescats
You have a wonderful DADDY!!!! One way or the other .... either he loves cats or he doesn't ... but certainly loves YOU!!!!! He respects what's important and of meaning to you, and that is true love!!!!!!!! Give Daddy a hug from me!!!

AMEN

[marysmerrycats]

its useless to talk to those people about cats...unless its to say to them when they say something, oh well thats what happens when you dont have cats!
like if they are lonely, bored, or whatever. find any excuse you can to say that to them, maybe then they will get the hint to not say that to you anymore! lol

or if its about a sick cat, then they say that, then you could say the same to them, well see you should have had cats not kids!
(of course I mean only if the kid is not seriously sick)