pets

[newyorknewyork]

does anyone have lots of pets in the one household?

how do they all get along?

growing up, my family and i had guinea pigs, birds, fish, cats, dogs and chickens - we love having pets!!

the cockatiel i had (named "dude") used to at the cat and dog food from their bowl at the same time that the cats and dogs were eating!!

the dogs we had were very small - same size as the cat - so i think the cat and dogs were more scared of the bird than he was of them!

 

[CherylLynn]

I have ducks, dogs, cats, birds.

At one time (Im so embarrassed) I had 12 dogs, 1 pig, 1 goat, 10 cats and 5 ducks.

My momma dog got pregnant before we could fix her. My momma cat did the same. The kitties were born 4 days before the pups. Those got along. I gave away most of the dogs. Then momma cat gave birth again. These kittens don't like dogs. I gave my goat and pig to a lady from the Feed Barn. She says they think they are dogs. A bobcat ate one of my ducks. Some of our cats got hit by cars. We don't let them out at night anymore. Then........right before her appointment to get fixed, my baby Vicki got pregnant so in two months I will have MORE kittens. There is a moral to this story.


Spay or neuter your pets if you love them!!

 

[awashinlove]

does anyone have lots of pets in the one household?

how do they all get along?

I have several animals in the home - cats, dogs, parrots, passerines, rodents, and rabbits - that come and go (fosters), and have never had a real problem (though I'm not a fan of too many permanent animal friends!). With proper space, entertainment, and nutrition there rarely is a terrible experience, though you always have your bullies!

For future reference, avians should never eat from the same dish as cats, dogs, humans, etc., as our saliva carries many pathogens (such as E. Coli) that cause septicemia, which then kills a bird quite quickly. Cats especially should be avoided as they often have Pasteurella in their mouths, which is extremely, usually irreversibly, fatal to birds.

 

[country woman]

Thats sound advice awashinloveWhen I was growing up we had chickens , 2 cats 1 rabbit 3 pheasants I also had a dog. Now I live in an apartment I have a lovebird named Tiki and a budgie named Lucca

 

[SparkyMaddie]

we have so many animals,some farm,some indoor..all different types but the ones we have the most work with getting along are the birds and the dogs. The cats seem peaceful with our indoor birds but we still never leave them alone if the birds are on their perches. we also have some trouble with a pony and our dog but we just work with them.good animal relatiuonships start early maybe. this pony is our wild child. bad,bad boy but we love him and he stays!

 

[bumblebee62331]

I only have a kitten and two mice at this point in time. They seem to get along well. The kitten sniffs them but doesn't seem to want to eat them - but I'm not taking any chances

 

[3girls2dogs]

I wish I could have more than two pets, but that is all we are allowed. My dogs are pretty nutty though. They have all the boxer energy, sometimes it feels like 10 dogs when I first get home.

 

[jelvenko]

Currently we only have a cat and a beta. But when i was a kid we had several cats and goldfish. My grandma lived on a farm, so that's where most of the cats would live, but we had at least 2 or 3 here at home. Then when one of the cats would have kittens we would bring them home as well so that the coyotes wouldn't get them. The most cats we had on the farm and at home combined would probably have to be between 20 and 25. And at one time we also had a dog.

Chubs (the cat) gets along with Spot (my beta) rather well. He doesn't bug the fish at all. Chubs also gets along with dogs, we actually think that he may be part dog because of the way he acts...