Pets! Who's got em?

[mrstommyshelby]

And what do you have?


Inspired by Rama 's post about her cat laying on her legs.  We will do an easy one because it's Monday.


Bonus Q - STM +'s - did you end up giving your pets less attention after your baby + was born?


 p.s. I'm trusting everyone to tell me when it's time for me to stop posting threads.  I can handle it. 


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[mrstommyshelby]

Cats forever. I have three.

I swore I wouldn't pay them any less attention once my oldest was born but it was inevitable. They still get plenty of love though. They are my assistants a lot when I am trying to work and they lay on my lap.

[Rama]

Koda is my rescue kitty, she's our only pet. She turned four last month!

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[Cythe]

4 cats. I know. It started out innocently, with a respectable number of cats (2). Then I got married and H wanted a cat that "was his" and then of course, I got the last cat from a couple who had 2 days to find him a home before they dropped him off at the shelter.

And now I'm gonna AW them all.

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Casper, my baby


Lynx, the only lady. Hates the boys.


Gnar aka Bread loaf


And Louie, the best free cat ever. Seriously, he's such a joy.

[trinitrotoluene]

I have a tortoise. She still gets lots of attention, especially from the munchkin, but she doesn't get to wander the apartment anymore.

[cougarette]

Cats here too!

I have 2 - Roxy and Jenny. I think in the early days with DS I wasn't giving them as much attention, but DH made sure to love up on them.

They're very patient with DS, which is good since he's always in their faces.

[mrstommyshelby]

Cythe similar story over here. Didn't intend on 3!

We got one kitten from the shelter. He seemed distressed when I'd leave for work so we adopted another. (Cat # 2 happens to be my all time fav) All was well until I was driving and saw a kitten in the middle of a busy street. I got out of my car and stopped traffic like a crazy person and scooped him up. This was '09 during the foreclosure crisis. I took him to a shelter but they told me it was really hard getting pets adopted at that time. He was only 5 weeks so we kept him and named him Lucky. Now I can't imagine if we didn't have him.

My husband always says we had two planned cats and then an oops.

[mimi]

We have a golden retriever. He'll be 10 this summer.

He's a sweetheart and super gentle with L, although he'd really prefer it if that loud, rough-loving tiny human would just leave him alone already He was our first baby, but 4.5 months in the NICU = poor neglected puppy. He went to stay at my ILs farm for awhile in 2013, and he's been farmed out to local friends a few times during other multi-day hospital stays. We do our best and my husband WFH now so he doesn't spend much time alone these days, but it will never be the same as it used to be

[riverraine]

Two cats, age 13 and 6. The older one is a loudmouth jerk and the younger one is the sweetest little thing who can do no wrong.

[bubblefan]

No pets! I would love a cat and/or dog but I am very allergic to cats and most dogs.

[mommabakes]

We have a mutt, this is Kenobi. DH and I adopted him on our 1 month wedding anniversary. He absolutely gets less attention from me now, but both kids love him and he gets a ton of attention from them. Idk how to spoiler, so this pic might be huge.

[mrstommyshelby]

Mar 6, 2017 12:31:15 GMT -5 bubblefan said:

No pets! I would love a cat and/or dog but I am very allergic to cats and most dogs.

Aw, sorry bubblefan.

[blackmamba]

We have one cat right now, Kona. We had to say goodbye to our other cat, Clancy, last month. Our house feels a little empty without him. I think the cats got a little less attention after DS was born but over time he made up for it. Kona is adapting to being an only kitty and he's been super affectionate lately and is always on my lap. My husband would like to get a dog but we travel a lot so I don't think it makes sense for us right now. I think I would have all the cats if I lived alone.

[rm2013]

Mar 6, 2017 12:31:15 GMT -5 bubblefan said:

No pets! I would love a cat and/or dog but I am very allergic to cats and most dogs.

I'm very allergic to dogs, but had 2 Yorkies who gave me no problems, even slept in my bedroom. They have single hairs like humans, no undercoat and don't shed. Yorkies aren't the best with small kids because the kids can easily hurt them, but I think poodles may fall in the same "hypoallergenic" category (using quotes because of course no dog is completely allergen free.

[bubblefan]

Mar 6, 2017 12:50:20 GMT -5 rm2013 said:

Mar 6, 2017 12:31:15 GMT -5 bubblefan said:

No pets! I would love a cat and/or dog but I am very allergic to cats and most dogs.

I'm very allergic to dogs, but had 2 Yorkies who gave me no problems, even slept in my bedroom. They have single hairs like humans, no undercoat and don't shed. Yorkies aren't the best with small kids because the kids can easily hurt them, but I think poodles may fall in the same "hypoallergenic" category (using quotes because of course no dog is completely allergen free.

I've been talking up standard poodles to my H for when we get a big yard. I grew up with dogs and love the idea of my kids growing up with them too.

[gamergirl360]

Loving all the adorable pet pictures!

No pets here, our apartments don't allow them. I love cats, and used to have a few growing up, but somehow developed an allergy over the last few years. We're hoping to get a dog one day, when we finally buy a house...someday. DS is obsessed with puppies.

[thatgirlrachel]

I love seeing all of the pets! We lost two great dogs (Labs) while I was KU with DD. We have decided to wait until this baby is at least 18 months before approaching the dog situation again. I can't wait to get one, but we just don't have the time for one right now.

[sunshineandbabytoes]

I rescued a kitten before DS was born. And he was clingy AF. DS born and Mr. Kitty scratched him a couple of times so we kept them separated. When I was KU with DD we handed him over to MIL but now he is back with us and is a major AHOLE. He hates the kids. He goes outside a lot now. I would like to get the kids a puppy. But it is going to be a few years with 3 kids under 4. I think that is going to be enough.

[sunshineandbabytoes]

I want a lab or golden retriever. We live by the water, and I love seeing the labs go in and our of the water. LURV it.

[starmile]

I have a super cute but super pain in the ass golden named Clyde. He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer and he's got all sorts of anxiety issues. But he's a good snuggler.

[rachydc]

This is Penny our rescue Shep mix. We've had her for about 3 years. She's amazing with my daughter. She's loving and gentle and a huge pain in the ass, but overall we love her. She's basically a giant cat and loves lounging around in the sun

[thecatsmeow]

With my screen name of course we have a kitty!
He is a former pound cat who went unclaimed. He is a gorgeous dark orange tabby who used to be into everything, but at approximately 11 years old he has really mellowed out. It took a few months to adjust to DS being around, but once the baby was napping and sleeping through the night, kitty ended up getting probably more attention than before!

[mimi]

Mar 6, 2017 14:31:41 GMT -5 sunshineandbabytoes said:

I want a lab or golden retriever. We live by the water, and I love seeing the labs go in and our of the water. LURV it.

My golden is afraid of the water. He's more like a cat, really.... 

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

These pets are so cute! I'm pretty sure I haven't taken a picture of our pets since DS was born. They still exist, though! They just don't come out til DS is asleep.

We have 2 cats, Marilyn and Salem. They're old, fat, and happy. Marilyn is a calico (with a mole marking like Monroe) and Salem is a tuxedo cat. DS loves them and they've been really good about tolerating him invading their home.

[brittneysandra]

we have Elsa the Cat!! Got her when DD turned 1, they are legit best friends!

[thinkingofthree]

We have a rescue pup we named Metro (after DC transit). He was a full grown "stray" when we adopted him - but he's a 19 lb white dog, it's more likely that someone owned him & then just let him go.

Metro was our first baby, we have pictures of DH jokingly practicing the 5 Ss on him when I was pregnant with DD1 & I used to ask people if it was possible you could love your kids as much as you love your dog. The amount of attention he got didn't change much until DD1 was more mobile / DD2 was born. Now I barely pet him, it breaks my heart a little.

ETA:  Because the above sounds so sad:  The girls LOVE him, but he's kind of happy just being left alone.  Sometimes when they're being super active he'll look at me & I know he's thinking, "Remember when it was quiet?"