Posted by Noa on November 22, 2000, at 12:41:21
In reply to Re: Fur-covered pills » Lisa Simpson, posted by shellie on November 22, 2000, at 10:54:52
I have been thinking about getting a cat.
Several problems, though:
1. landlord doesn't allow pets
-BUT--the condo assn. does, and the landlord is NEVER there. A dog would be hard to hide, but a cat is do-able.
2. I have a slight allergy--my eyes can get itchy and my throat scratchy
-BUT--the allergic response is intermittent, and if I keep the cats out of the bedroom, maybe it would be ok
3. I am barely taking care of myself and my apartment--it is a filthy wreck. Is it reasonable to think I can keep the litter box, etc. clean? This is also an issue re: the allergy, because I would have to vacuum more regularly (read: a lot more than not at all).
-I don't know. That is the main sticking point. I want to think YES, but I worry that it will be hard for me.
SO, I am not jumping into this decision, just mulling it over.
I would really like a pet. I am lonely a lot.
I once had a cat, but I lived in one room and I couldn't take sleeping with the cat in the bed and he was a needy cat who kneaded all the time and woke me up in the middle of the night all the time by purring in my ear and making me wake up to nightmares about wild animals roaring and growling. He also needed to be in my lap all the time--ALL THE TIME. I liked him but I started to resent him and decided he would be happier with a family with kids (I had seen him with friends' kids and he was really happy with them around) so he could get a lot of attention, and happier in a bigger space and not living with someone who was resenting him. I gave him to a family and they reported to me that after the initial adjustment, he was very happy and they were happy with him.
I am a bit afraid this would happen again--that I would start to resent the cat for needing me too much--either attention or litter box cleaning, whatever. Of course, I live in a much bigger space now, so I can get away from the cat sometimes. I am afraid of the committment, I guess. I still don't trust myself about being able to follow through.
But when I see my friends' cats, I do feel I want one. Frankly, part of me would love to have a dog, but I know that that is an even bigger committment of care, time, and money, and living space is an issue, too, and so, this is not in the cards at this point in my life.
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