Our Pets

Russian blues tend to be very large cats. I had one. He was lovely.

I absolutely LOVE cats. I'd happily feed them dreamies all day and just sit out in the garden with them on a hot summer's day.

I also had cats most of my life. My brother couldn't be around dogs. Now my SO can't be around cats... so dogs it is.

I think I can't be around cats or dogs without a bit of allergies lol but whatever.. I must have a pet of some sort.

I love dogs myself but have never wanted to go out to work and leave a dog by itself. I did consider having one while I was travelling with work but never did. Really I spend so much time with different things that I never feel I have time for one. One day maybe :/

 I would never do that with my kitties. I do so much with them everyday and they are two of my best friends. My kitties are indoor ones, they get to go out on the lanai but can't wander. there are too many things around here that can. hurt them.

Dogs and cats for me, but currently just a dog.

I don't have a dog any more but my two sisters' dogs are more than enough. they bring their dog every where they go, even to the office.

That's so wrong. What's the matter with these people....

Another problem we are seeing a lot on pet forums are people who claim that because of covid they cant get to vets.

Apperently they cant even email vets but they can join a forum post awful pictures ( one was a pup with a clearly broken leg) and ask for advice on how to fix this at home ie cheaply...

Now I know it hasnt been easy to get into vets and such but in urgent cases they will see animals of course they will or if a person wants advice they can email a vet with photos to get an opinion.
Luckily the moderation on the forum I post with are good and refer people to get expert advice.


Again I know vets can be costly and I know Im lucky in having a single practice private vet who will treat first and ask for payment afterwards, he will arrange payment plans if needed and he keeps his costs to a minimum. But its all part of owning a pet, either get them insured or get a saving account and/or a credit card so that if you do need a vet you always have a bit of back up to at least make a down payment on fees.

People just dont think further than I want.

And yet weve seen posters who claim to be in Florida ( among other places both in US and Europe ) saying there is no vet who will see them. As I said its all about not thinking further than the end of their nose.

Same here..
Our vets set up an outside waiting area and put up a huge sign with their phone number on it with instructions to phone when you arrived and as soon as a vet was free you would be called in by the side door you then put your dog or cat into a treatment room and walked down the corridor and into the waiting area once you were in the waiting room the vet would go into the treatment room and see the animal if they needed any information they spoke to you from behind a screen.

Then after treatment you left via the front door so not getting anywhere near the waiting area.




But just today there is someone in the dog forum giving a whole list of things that's wrong with their dog bedridden , in pain, walking in circles can't poop, but I can't get to a vet as anybody got any ideas what I can do?.

I feel like saying go outside and run as fast as you can head first into a brick wall maybe it will knock some sense into you.

Exactly. I had an appointment the next day. We do have a lot of vets around here so I don't know if they were all open. But I di know there were enough open that there shouldn't of been an issue for anyone.