another holiday, another sick fur baby

[andtckrtoo]

You're getting a dog?!?!?!?! How exciting!!!

For all of the pain and all of the anguish I've been through (particularly with losing Buffett), I wouldn't trade one minute of my time with her. Yes, with the joy comes pain - but for me, at least, it's totally worth it!

CA

I completely agree with this. I would not trade one moment with my furbuddies, even with the pain of losing Tucker so early, and the issues we're going through with Kimo. They have brought me so much joy. Yesterday when Jimmy tried to climb into my lap (all 60 pounds of him) just because he wanted some love or when Kimo got to her feet (a tough thing for her to do) and came over just to say hi and let me know she missed me - oh yeah, it's worth it...

[bmccasland]

I second or third about getting a dog or cat, or both, or two or three. I've had my fur kids since they were little, so now we're just dealing with senior citizen issues. Can't beat the fact that humans in general do live longer than small mammals. Every animal has their own personality, and shows love in their own way. I know that Nala and Bonnie are in the winter years of their lives, but that doesn't mean they'll miss the next spring. Just in general, we're dealing with aging issues, that with good vet care, we can deal with.

Besides, you can't beat coming home to an old dog who still does the happy dance when I get ready for our afternoon walks. She's quite silly, races down the hall, comes back to me, races ahead, checks to see if I'm coming... And now that its cool, I don't have to worry so much about her (or me) getting over heated.

[ASammy1]

Hey Tulip,

Go get that baby. I've only had Nigel since April, but I could not imagine my life without him.

bmccasland- Nigel sends his love and well wishes to your clan!