What a title for a thread, huh, seeing as how I got 2 dogs and 2 cats.
Well, I never was a cat person, until my wife came along. We actually got cats before we ever got our dogs. But it was my wife's idea. And after a year, I was suprised that I actually liked the cat. And then a year later, we got her a friend. It took me a long time to get used to that cat b/c she's so peculiar. Plus she jumps on the counters all the time too. But eventually I did get used to her, and for a while she'd always come and sit on my lap when I was working at night.
Sadly, I think we're going to have to get rid of the 2nd cat. Perhaps she was inbred or something.....but for whatever reason, just out of the blue, she has massive temper tantrums. Think atomic. If you even walk close to her, she'll go bezerk. The other animals get all crazy when she has her fits.....but they at least stay the hell away from her. But sometimes you can be petting her, and she'll just start hissing....and I mean mean hissing. I'm talking no provocation.....just flailing, hissing, going absolute bonkers. And she's not declawed, and I really don't want to do that (think it's cruel). Most times she's fine....but when your wife is scared of an animal's temper then it's definitely time to get rid of it. It's my wife's cat so I don't think she'll be able to get rid of it. I'll have to do it myself.
That's why I hate animals. You spend all this time getting attached to them, and all of a sudden you gotta get rid of em. My grandfather had a bird dog like that. 5 years he was fine....but after he turned 6 he turned pchizo. Bit nearly everyone in the family....grandmother was scared of him....last straw was one day he got out and chased some neighborhood kids. He was put down the next day.
Anyway. I'm sad. Gonna take the cat to the vet tomorrow and get her checked out, and prolly get rid of her by the end of the week. If the tide was turned and it was my dogs to get rid of, that'd be insanely hard for me. They're like family to me.
Well, I never was a cat person, until my wife came along. We actually got cats before we ever got our dogs. But it was my wife's idea. And after a year, I was suprised that I actually liked the cat. And then a year later, we got her a friend. It took me a long time to get used to that cat b/c she's so peculiar. Plus she jumps on the counters all the time too. But eventually I did get used to her, and for a while she'd always come and sit on my lap when I was working at night.
Sadly, I think we're going to have to get rid of the 2nd cat. Perhaps she was inbred or something.....but for whatever reason, just out of the blue, she has massive temper tantrums. Think atomic. If you even walk close to her, she'll go bezerk. The other animals get all crazy when she has her fits.....but they at least stay the hell away from her. But sometimes you can be petting her, and she'll just start hissing....and I mean mean hissing. I'm talking no provocation.....just flailing, hissing, going absolute bonkers. And she's not declawed, and I really don't want to do that (think it's cruel). Most times she's fine....but when your wife is scared of an animal's temper then it's definitely time to get rid of it. It's my wife's cat so I don't think she'll be able to get rid of it. I'll have to do it myself.
That's why I hate animals. You spend all this time getting attached to them, and all of a sudden you gotta get rid of em. My grandfather had a bird dog like that. 5 years he was fine....but after he turned 6 he turned pchizo. Bit nearly everyone in the family....grandmother was scared of him....last straw was one day he got out and chased some neighborhood kids. He was put down the next day.
Anyway. I'm sad. Gonna take the cat to the vet tomorrow and get her checked out, and prolly get rid of her by the end of the week. If the tide was turned and it was my dogs to get rid of, that'd be insanely hard for me. They're like family to me.
