I could easily physically handle the care and feeding and love, but their claws (won’t get them declawed due to brutal surgery) do so much damage, it’s daunting. After 58yrs with cats, I’m lost without one or more.
Losing my Mother, Family Business, 3 long-time cats, I just can’t take the ***losses*** anymore, at 63. Tears me up, badly.
Getting so attached to the cats is what’s holding me back. I’ll have to work thru it, somehow, or just do without. I’m torn 15 different ways, dammit.
I lucked out, in that Sugar (a rescue cat who was already declawed, all 4 paws!) didn't have claws. With a colostomy pouch, I'm extremely scared of what could happen with a happy cat who kneads while being petted on my lap.
Losing my Mother, Family Business, 3 long-time cats, I just can’t take the ***losses*** anymore, at 63. Tears me up, badly.
Getting so attached to the cats is what’s holding me back. I’ll have to work thru it, somehow, or just do without. I’m torn 15 different ways, dammit.
I'm so terribly sorry for all your losses, and it seems incredibly unfair that our furry friends have so much love they give us, and yet we lose them after such a short time. Frankly, another reason I refuse to make the commitment of a pet is that with my health issues, I can't say for sure that I'll be around for that pet's entire life... I was just recently hospitalized and nearly died (my blood thinner levels went bonkers and I started to bleed internally). I'd rather do without than take a chance of being unable to keep my commitment to a pet.
I fully understand how hard it is to deal with the loss of a beloved family member, even if it is "just an animal." Like I said, I only had Sugar for just over 2 weeks, I cried and my heart just ached for her, even though she's only across town. When you have a pet for years, I know how devastating it is to lose him or her.
Prayers and wishes that all in your life will get better for you, sooner rather than later!
Mark