I’m currently at 2 dogs and 1 cat. The dogs are named Sagan and Neko. The cat is named Portland.
My wife is an occupational therapist and we have a small farm. Animal therapy can be a part of occupational therapy. We do petting zoos for nursing homes and fund raisers for free. Llamas, alpacas, pigs, goats, sheep, miniature horses, mules, dogs, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits etc. We call it ladeauzoo.
The best story we have is I met a lady that does hospice. She told me she was with a lady that said her best day there was when a lady brought in a baby goat. After a few questions I knew it was my wife. This lady was dying and the best thing that happened to here was something we did!
I brag, but pets can a do make a difference in people's lives, even when they are actively dying.
We have five greyhounds. Usually that is pretty awesome, however.... we just moved to New Jersey and are in an apartment until we purchase our next house.
No fence or doggy door means 30-40 walks per day between them all. Getting our new place can't happen soon enough. Plus, it's been rather chilly in New Jersey since we got here about New Years. Arctic you might say.
As a child I used to have 2 cats, 2 budgies, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig and a mouse. I love animals, though at the moment, I live in an apartment where I believe it wouldn't be good to have animals and I travel a lot. If I ever get that house with the big backyard I will get myself some fur babies. In the mean time I will just be jealous of and love everyone else's
And a pond with freshwater fish and a tropical marine aquarium with fish who are over 21 years old.The book says they don't live that long in the wild.
My cat has an interesting history: He was born feral in Arizona, but his mother wasn't. So she took him and his siblings to a human house. He still has scars on his back from when he came off worst in an interview with a bobcat. My former neighbour was in IT and travelled. They took him back to Paris France (I have all his documents). He has seen vets in America, France and Germany and now in the UK.
But he doesn't like human kids and he needs a lot of attention. So, when they had their second sprog, he wouldn't go indoors.
At first he would just come around for attention - then for food - then to sleep. Then he objected when I put him out at night.
Then my neighbour said "We can see what is happening. Would you like to have him?"
Sacha - say something for the people on here!!!
ONLY TIME HE DOESN'T TREAD ON THE KEYBOARD!
Two cats. Spooky was the first, inherited from my oldest daughter. And Hitch, my boy, the lord of the manor, and yes, named after Christopher Hitchens.
I have always had cats. My last old cat died November 2016. I had some work done on my house starting in December, then my contractor/worker bee (also son in law) got distracted and completion was delayed. His wife (my daughter) had a baby. When the work was finally completed Feb. 2017 I got Xena. A couple of months ago I got a second cat that turned out to be uber cat aggressive. And then she scratched the grandbaby, so she had to go back. Saturday I brought home a new kitten. Although Xena is mostly pissed still, they can at least be within 2 feet of each other without blood. So I have Xena and Zelda. i have three human children, ages 33, 29, and 25, the youngest has a year old baby, and the oldest is expecting. We had a golden retriever when the children were younger, best dog ever. He was the son I will never give birth to.