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Post by Opti on Mar 5, 2015 3:23:25 GMT -5
Actually, a fish would probably be best for your allergies Although DH used to be terribly allergic to dogs and cats, but didn't want to NOT have dogs and cats, and now, after 20 some years of living with animals, he is no longer allergic to pets. Unfortunately, he is still horribly allergic to trees, grass, mold, flowers, dust mites - pretty much everything EXCEPT pets. I guess next he needs to move into a greenhouse to see if he can get used to being around plants... Probably, but not as cute and cuddly! My DH is more allergic to cats than I am. (Keep fur away from my eyes, and I'm good. Pet a cat and touch my eye/face, I'm miserable.) I don't want to make him suffer for years until he builds up a tolerance. (I'm also allergic to tree pollen, dust and ragweed.) I'm glad Happy's DH built up a tolerance. I'm not sure how likely that is. My Dad developed asthma because he let us keep furred pets. He got worse, not better, so just a caution for those hoping to build up a tolerance.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 5, 2015 6:03:05 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. Pffft! A pug? You call that a dog?
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Post by swamp on Mar 5, 2015 10:20:39 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. I agree. I'm not home enough for a dog.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 5, 2015 10:46:34 GMT -5
When I was a girl, a friend of my father's had a black cat that was humongous! He was not only heavy, he was tall! One day, one of my father's friend's kids brought home a gerbil in a cage. Gosh knows where he got the thing but the family knew the gerbil wouldn't really do well in their home because of the cat. They put the gerbil cage on the dining room table, gerbil in it, and went to discuss what to do and who to call to find a home for said gerbil. The cat (can't remember that cat's name for the life of me!), of course, had to investigate. It was an antique oak table and quite high off the floor and the cat was not allowed on the table. Said cat stood up on his hind legs, front feet on the table, and peered at the gerbil. The poor little gerbil dropped dead! Splat! End of gerbil. It was really sad, but ... well, it was kinda funny, too. You have to wonder what went through that gerbil's mind before it decided to opt out of further participation in this world.
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Post by Bob Ross on Mar 5, 2015 11:08:46 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. Would you like an umbrella drink to go with that pug?
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 5, 2015 12:57:33 GMT -5
Probably, but not as cute and cuddly! My DH is more allergic to cats than I am. (Keep fur away from my eyes, and I'm good. Pet a cat and touch my eye/face, I'm miserable.) I don't want to make him suffer for years until he builds up a tolerance. (I'm also allergic to tree pollen, dust and ragweed.) I'm glad Happy's DH built up a tolerance. I'm not sure how likely that is. My Dad developed asthma because he let us keep furred pets. He got worse, not better, so just a caution for those hoping to build up a tolerance.
I don't know if he built up a tolerance from living with the cats. He's been going those allergy shots for a long time. Initially, he was horribly allergic to all kinds of plants, dust mites, molds, etc. He was only terribly allergic to every kind of tree and animals. Aside from moving to the desert and living by himself in a cardboard box, he's pretty much screwed by everything all around him. I offered to not keep animals when we got married, but he said since he has so many other allergies, most of them worse, it really wouldn't matter if we had pets or not. He does have his own pet-free man cave, but he actually has more allergy problems when he goes out there then he does in the rest of the house - I think due to the dust. Since it's his man cave, he is supposed to dust and vacuum, which he does on about a 2 year cycle. In the last few years he had another allergy test, and he's moved to being only terribly allergic to grasses and molds and dust mites, and merely slightly allergic to trees and animals - probably not due to being around or pets, but due to the shots he's been doing.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 5, 2015 13:01:21 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. I loved our Beagle, but she was the most horrible food whore. You couldn't leave anything unattended anywhere in the house without that nose of her finding it. Also, no one told me some dogs like to find dried up dog shit and bring it into the house to snack on later. Or that they view the litter box as a lunch buffet. We had to get litter boxes with hoods to keep the shit eating dog out of there. So on the gross scale, dogs tend to be more gross than cats, IMHO - especially the ones with the pushed in noses that slobber a lot, like the boxers and bulldogs.
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Mar 5, 2015 14:46:18 GMT -5
Who needs a Corvette when you can just ride a giant cat!
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Post by Jaguar on Mar 5, 2015 16:03:01 GMT -5
When I was a girl, a friend of my father's had a black cat that was humongous! He was not only heavy, he was tall! One day, one of my father's friend's kids brought home a gerbil in a cage. Gosh knows where he got the thing but the family knew the gerbil wouldn't really do well in their home because of the cat. They put the gerbil cage on the dining room table, gerbil in it, and went to discuss what to do and who to call to find a home for said gerbil. The cat (can't remember that cat's name for the life of me!), of course, had to investigate. It was an antique oak table and quite high off the floor and the cat was not allowed on the table. Said cat stood up on his hind legs, front feet on the table, and peered at the gerbil. The poor little gerbil dropped dead! Splat! End of gerbil. It was really sad, but ... well, it was kinda funny, too. You have to wonder what went through that gerbil's mind before it decided to opt out of further participation in this world. Is it bad that I laughed really hard at this. I love cats cause they are finky in a way that is indescribable.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 5, 2015 18:24:49 GMT -5
When I was a girl, a friend of my father's had a black cat that was humongous! He was not only heavy, he was tall! One day, one of my father's friend's kids brought home a gerbil in a cage. Gosh knows where he got the thing but the family knew the gerbil wouldn't really do well in their home because of the cat. They put the gerbil cage on the dining room table, gerbil in it, and went to discuss what to do and who to call to find a home for said gerbil. The cat (can't remember that cat's name for the life of me!), of course, had to investigate. It was an antique oak table and quite high off the floor and the cat was not allowed on the table. Said cat stood up on his hind legs, front feet on the table, and peered at the gerbil. The poor little gerbil dropped dead! Splat! End of gerbil. It was really sad, but ... well, it was kinda funny, too. You have to wonder what went through that gerbil's mind before it decided to opt out of further participation in this world. As you know, I used to have pet rats. They had the run of the house, and the cage door was rarely locked. (Rats don't run away...they know which side their bread is buttered on.) One morning, I heard an unearthly howling coming from downstairs. I ran down, to find Couscous, a massive white Persian, stuck in the door of the cage. He couldn't move backwards or forwards, as he was jammed in there but good. The rats were taking turns biting him on the nose, and he was screaming to beat the band. He never tried that again, and gave them a wide berth.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Mar 5, 2015 18:38:07 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. I loved our Beagle, but she was the most horrible food whore. You couldn't leave anything unattended anywhere in the house without that nose of her finding it. Also, no one told me some dogs like to find dried up dog shit and bring it into the house to snack on later. Or that they view the litter box as a lunch buffet. We had to get litter boxes with hoods to keep the shit eating dog out of there. So on the gross scale, dogs tend to be more gross than cats, IMHO - especially the ones with the pushed in noses that slobber a lot, like the boxers and bulldogs. LOL! A couple weeks ago, I went downstairs to clean out the litter box and found the trash can that I put the clumps and poop in had been knocked over. I cleaned it up and vacuumed and realized a couple hours later that I only cleaned up clumps, no poop. The dog had gone downstairs, knocked the trashcan over and had a smorgasbord of kitty snacks. No wonder he really wasn't hungry that evening!
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 5, 2015 18:40:10 GMT -5
When I was a girl, a friend of my father's had a black cat that was humongous! He was not only heavy, he was tall! One day, one of my father's friend's kids brought home a gerbil in a cage. Gosh knows where he got the thing but the family knew the gerbil wouldn't really do well in their home because of the cat. They put the gerbil cage on the dining room table, gerbil in it, and went to discuss what to do and who to call to find a home for said gerbil. The cat (can't remember that cat's name for the life of me!), of course, had to investigate. It was an antique oak table and quite high off the floor and the cat was not allowed on the table. Said cat stood up on his hind legs, front feet on the table, and peered at the gerbil. The poor little gerbil dropped dead! Splat! End of gerbil. It was really sad, but ... well, it was kinda funny, too. You have to wonder what went through that gerbil's mind before it decided to opt out of further participation in this world. As you know, I used to have pet rats. They had the run of the house, and the cage door was rarely locked. (Rats don't run away...they know which side their bread is buttered on.) One morning, I heard an unearthly howling coming from downstairs. I ran down, to find Couscous, a massive white Persian, stuck in the door of the cage. He couldn't move backwards or forwards, as he was jammed in there but good. The rats were taking turns biting him on the nose, and he was screaming to beat the band. He never tried that again, and gave them a wide berth. Good for the ratseses! If you want to stand outside my door and look menacing, have at it. If you're going to try to get in my house with me, you'd best be ready for a major bitin', you cat, you! It's a good thing ol' Couscous learned!
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 5, 2015 18:47:59 GMT -5
Those rats were pretty ballsy. They knew the cats were not allowed to touch them, not in my presence anyway. They would come up to Asia the Siamese and pry her mouth open! "Hey! I smell fish! Got any extra fish stuck between your teeth?" She was such a good-natured beast. She didn't like it but she tolerated it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2015 18:50:33 GMT -5
When I was a girl, a friend of my father's had a black cat that was humongous! He was not only heavy, he was tall! One day, one of my father's friend's kids brought home a gerbil in a cage. Gosh knows where he got the thing but the family knew the gerbil wouldn't really do well in their home because of the cat. They put the gerbil cage on the dining room table, gerbil in it, and went to discuss what to do and who to call to find a home for said gerbil. The cat (can't remember that cat's name for the life of me!), of course, had to investigate. It was an antique oak table and quite high off the floor and the cat was not allowed on the table. Said cat stood up on his hind legs, front feet on the table, and peered at the gerbil. The poor little gerbil dropped dead! Splat! End of gerbil. It was really sad, but ... well, it was kinda funny, too. You have to wonder what went through that gerbil's mind before it decided to opt out of further participation in this world. As you know, I used to have pet rats. They had the run of the house, and the cage door was rarely locked. (Rats don't run away...they know which side their bread is buttered on.) One morning, I heard an unearthly howling coming from downstairs. I ran down, to find Couscous, a massive white Persian, stuck in the door of the cage. He couldn't move backwards or forwards, as he was jammed in there but good. The rats were taking turns biting him on the nose, and he was screaming to beat the band. He never tried that again, and gave them a wide berth. Thank you, I really really needed that laugh. The visual is just priceless.
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Post by beergut on Mar 5, 2015 18:56:15 GMT -5
Pugs snore. And pass a lot of gas. At least the three I've been around. 3 out of 4 of my cats don't snore. And are polite enough to not pass gas around me. I do have to clean their kitty boxes though. I think my attempt at countering the pug argument is flawed. Plus pugs are cute little buggers. Humans snore, too. As for the gas issue, that is typically a diet issue. A change of their dry food will fix that.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 5, 2015 18:56:28 GMT -5
Pugs snore. And pass a lot of gas. At least the three I've been around. 3 out of 4 of my cats don't snore. And are polite enough to not pass gas around me. I do have to clean their kitty boxes though. I think my attempt at countering the pug argument is flawed. Plus pugs are cute little buggers. I am a French Bulldog fan myself, especially the puppies.
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Post by beergut on Mar 5, 2015 18:57:51 GMT -5
I'm a dog person. Pugs are superior to any breed of cat, and I will hear no argument otherwise. Pffft! A pug? You call that a dog? Yup. Alien intergalactic diplomats, too.
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Post by weltschmerz on Mar 5, 2015 19:05:12 GMT -5
Pugs snore. And pass a lot of gas. At least the three I've been around. 3 out of 4 of my cats don't snore. And are polite enough to not pass gas around me. I do have to clean their kitty boxes though. I think my attempt at countering the pug argument is flawed. Plus pugs are cute little buggers. I am a French Bulldog fan myself, especially the puppies.
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 5, 2015 19:07:49 GMT -5
I am a French Bulldog fan myself, especially the puppies. Look at those chubby little bellies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2015 19:29:33 GMT -5
pudgy little animal bellies!
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Post by Tennesseer on Mar 5, 2015 23:50:13 GMT -5
For swamp's new cat. It's a double in case he has overnight company.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 6, 2015 10:35:39 GMT -5
For swamp's new cat. It's a double in case he has overnight company. I want one of those!
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 6, 2015 10:45:35 GMT -5
It even matches the fur.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 13:48:31 GMT -5
Zib, Hope you are doing ok. I know I saw somewhere that Dh was not doing real well but couldn't respond then. Thinking of you.
Sorry to interrupt this thread. Carry on with animals now please.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 7, 2015 7:58:36 GMT -5
I'm better than I was. Because DH is a little better. It's cruel to hope maybe but I can't help it. Boy, if he croaks now after starting to improve, I'm going to be really mad at him.
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