@nannybb
Fortunately, I was able to have hypoallergenic dogs so I had 25 and 50 pound poodles and rescued a couple mini-schnauzers that have fun personalities. For 15 years I had 3 dogs at once. The last 3 made it to 16, 16 and 18 in good health. Wow. Have been without for 3 years. Not getting more because of uncertain health and needing friends to walk them (condo no yard) a few times a day post-op, radiation, collapsed lung twice, etc. There are also too many coyotes where I live to safely have small dogs. I just pet other dogs on my daily walks now. Good relationship with squirrels, crows and various small birds that come to my patio daily and call for me to come out with nuts. Crows can make sweet sounds and a few can say hello (yes, they can learn up to 100 words). So cute! Friends and neighbors refer to me as the squirrel and crow whisperer and Snow White. Haha My son is Dr. Doolittle for sure. My son and I have gone to some fun drive thru safari parks and petted lots of wild animals sticking their heads thru the car window. So fun! Back stage private animal encounters at zoos. I wanted to be a veterinarian when I was growing up but being allergic to everything squashed that dream. My condo is full of lifelike wild animal statues because that’s how I enjoyed animals while so allergic. We always find workarounds, right? 😊 It’s so hard to lose our beloved pets, but I hope you can get another cat to love.