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Cancer | Last Active: Feb 23 11:59am | Replies (10)
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How nice of you to care so much for your pets! I think that is wonderful! My husband and I didn't have pets as we aged because we had no one to take care of them when we died. Sure, one of us may be left; and I was, but then what happens to the pet when I die? We loved pets and had our kitty, Snoopy who died in 2001. We missed him and still talked about him 20 years later! However, we made pets of all the neighbors animals and the squirrels, the blue jay and the crows. So we managed. I admire your plans for your pets.
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@pml Thank you. I have seen too many pets end up in animal shelters because their people did not make plans for them ahead of time. That makes me so very sad so I decided I would make sure my companion animals are cared for.
Like you many of my friends have decided that they will no longer adopt pets in case the pets outlive the people. Still, one of my friends whose dog recently died is looking for a dog who is about 7 or 8 years old. They figure they can adopt an adult or senior dog that will not outlive them.
We still talk about our departed pets too. We have two senior cats now and no dogs. But, there is always fostering...so I keep saying I will foster animals as long as I am able.