Did you regret getting a third cat?
Well... I've had several experiences with this. When I lived out in the country and the cats mostly lived outside, there were no real problems. However, several years ago I moved in with my mom, bringing my young kitty into the home of two big grumpy adult males. They went through an initial hostile stage, but everyone seemed to adjust quickly, and soon they were all taking cat-naps together. About 6 months later, Beau, one of the male cats started hissing and growling at the girl, and before long they had to be fed in separate rooms because he wouldn't let her near the food. As time passed, he became increasingly hostile toward everyone, starting with my kitten, then the other male, then me and my mom. During all this, we even took him to the vet to make sure he wasn't sick or in pain or something, but he was perfectly healthy (although a bit fat). His behavior got worse and worse over the next year. It got to a point where he spent almost all his time hiding, and anytime he walked past me, my mom or the other cats, he would hiss and growl (even though he was sweet and affectionate with anyone else), so ultimately, we had to give him to the humane society to find a home with no other pets. The litter changes really depend on the individual cats. Bigger cats go through way more litter. An 8 lb cat makes half the waste of a 16 lb cat. So if your cats are bigger kitties, three might be pushing it a bit in terms of litter scooping, especially for one person. Fur, again depends on cats, but the way I see it, heck, if you have two cats, there's already cat fur everywhere. Maybe adding a third cat will motivate you to vacuum more often. Or buy stock in those sticky-roller things. But point being, in the grand scheme of things, three cats or one cat, you're gonna have cat hair everywhere. So basically, my biggest concern is with the personalities of the cats. Most cats seem to adjust reasonably well to sharing a space with a new cat, but... it still breaks my heart that my handsome Beau kitty went crazy, and I am now a bit more cautious about bringing in new cats.
Does anyone regret getting their cat? If so why and what did you do?
I can't say that I exactly regret getting my cat, but I am kind of disappointed in how he turned out. I love him and I am glad I have him, but he is kind of a pest to me. I found him in the street when he was a tiny kitten.. a little scrap of white fur. He was so tiny that when he slept with me, I was afraid I would roll over and squoosh him. He wanted to be as close as he could to me, and he wanted to knead and suck on my neck. I thought it was cute when he was a baby, but even now at 5+ years, he feels compelled to suck snd drool on my clothes or blanket. He also likes to try and knead me, and his claws are sharp! He knows I don't like this, and he tries not to do it, but he usually succumbs , and I have to tell him to stop, and put him off the bed. He is otherwise a great kitty. He gets along with my other cats just fine, he waits patiently for his food, he uses the kitty litter , and he does not scratch the furniture. He is also a very beautiful cat, and his fur is so soft and easy to groom.Nevertheless, I promised to give him a forever home, and that is what he will have.
Regret getting a cat?
It's not because she's bad or I don't like her, it's actually the opposite. I've had her for 2 years now and that's the longest I've ever had an animal (the rest were just gold fish), and I feel extremely attached to her?? And recently she's been sick and it brought up the thought that one of these days she might not be here anymore, because their lives are so short, and now I really regret getting a cat or getting attached to an animal. She's the sweetest, most precious and well behaved creature and I've had her since she was a little 4 month year old kitten. I wish their lives were as long as ours. If anyone else has gone through this type of anxiety, what do you do? Also I notice a lot of people I know are rather detached from their pets, as if if their pet died tomorrow they'd be sad for a day or two and then get over it whereas I think I'd be completely destroyed. How do I become more like them?
2 years on and I still regret getting my cat neutered?
I feel like we were pressured by the vet... well not exactly 'pressured,' but more guilt-tripped, like by her saying things like, 'this is what's best for your cat' and 'it's what a responsible cat owner would do.' Before the procedure, I googled it like mad and I pretty much got the same responses from all over the internet, saying how it would improve his quality of life as it would make him less likely to wander and remove health threats such as testicular cancer. Also at the time we were living in shared accommodation and one of the tenants there insisted we have him neutered because he would 'start marking his territory' which we all know would have left a pungent smell of urine everywhere. I don't think about it often, but when I do, I know for sure it's a regret of mine. I feel like I mutilated him... I took away an organ, for goodness sake. It's unnatural. I know about cat overpopulation and kitties being destroyed due to not having homes and that... but it doesn't make me feel better. I love animals so I hope you don't take it the wrong way when I say that as much as I feel bad for all those other kitties, it's MY cat that I love and I would feel WAY worse when HE is hurting than if a random litter of kittens were hurting... How do you feel about neutering? Do you think I should be feeling bad?
Does anyone regret getting their neutered?
clockwork: a) I'm not a man, I have no attachment to dog balls.. sorry bud b) It IS illegal in Norway actually. I was just there two weeks ago. I only met one guy with an altered dog. My boyfriend thought it was absolute stupidity that everyone in the U.S. altered their dogs.(he's Norwegian). c) there ARE actually many negatives to neutering a dog. Do you actually believe you can take a major hormone producer away from one's body and not have any consequences? I don not think so bud. d) "Only irresponsible owners don't spay/neuter their dogs" (or something to that effect). Really? if that's the case, explain breeders? Showdogs? If only irresponsible owners have intact dogs, then who's dogs are left breeding?
I declawed my cat and now i regret doing so. advice please!!?
There is a distinct possibility that your cat has had adverse effects from the declawing, but I can't say if that is due to some mistake on the part of the veterinarian who performed the surgery, or simply how the cat's body responded to it. I'm sorry that so many people are just ragging on you for having had it done, rather than offering useful suggestions for how to help your cat now. While I agree that declawing is not the best way, the most important thing for you to do for your cat is to concentrate on how to make life better for her now. I urge you to take this cat to a different veterinarian, one who can be objective about whether or not your cat is having these difficulties because of physical pain, or because of (possible) psychological trauma from the declawing, or whether it might possibly be due to something unrelated. If you take her back to the veterinarian who performed the procedure, that vet might not be able to be objective about it. If your cat is in pain, making a treatment plan to make her more comfortable may make a big difference in her behavior. After you have done that, you might like to consider consulting with an animal communicator, to get more insights into what your cat needs from you now to make her life better. Not everyone believes in this sort of thing, but I have had some excellent and useful experiences with animal communicators. Here is a link that might tell you more about this, and has a directory of some animal communicators http://www.animaltalk.net/consultlist.ht... Unfortunately the one I worked with, is no longer practicing, so I can't refer you to her. Here is one, Holli, http://www.compassionateanimalcommunicat... that I have had some online conversations with, and would likely choose the next time I feel the need. But should you want to explore this option, I encourage you to do what I did to choose an animal communicator the first time I needed one. I looked at a bunch of different websites, and chose the one who felt right to me. Best wishes to you, for finding ways to make your cat happier and more comfortable.
Do cats have the feeling of regret?
This afternoon my cat went missing. He was always very eager to run out of the house alone. I looked for him everywhere I could & still couldn't find him. Now I'm wondering would he be regreting running away from the house. P.S.: pray that he comes back soon :)