Show me pics of your dogs, cats or other pets.

It's been about a year and a half now since I said goodbye to my last pet. This was the picture from when he was still at the shelter before he adopted me. He had been brought there as a stray and they had dubbed him Sir Hippity, which I soon changed to Zeus.




This was one of the last pictures I took of Zeus over 11 years later when he was about 15 years old, shortly before I had to have him put to sleep.




At that time it had been over 30 years since a time when I didn't have a cat.



I made the decision then to not get any more pets, at least for the foreseeable future. I had hoped Zeus would be around for a few years longer to get me closer to when I retire, but some form of cancer shortened that dream. It has been tough to be without a cat around the house but I'm still not ready to bring home another one, though I have found myself checking out the local shelter cats online occasionally. I may change my mind someday, but one thing I want to do is travel a lot more after I retire and I don't want to have a pet back home to worry about.

Plus, if I'm being honest, the pain of losing them seems to get tougher rather than easier as I get older, and not sure how willing I am to go through it again. It has taken a lot out of me every time I have to let one go.

I've posted here each time I have lost one of my cats and I posted in the same thread about Zeus after I had him put to sleep but didn't realize right away that the thread was in the Archived Lounge so only a couple of you saw it at all. When I noticed that I just didn't have the energy to make a new thread that would show up here in the Lounge.

These are my threads in the archived thread memorializing Corey, Tugger, and Zeus:


Final Farewell to my Kitty

The Hardest Part Of Pet Ownership....
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I still have his name in my signature

I rescued Rusty almost 9 years ago. Don't let the innocent face fool you.

Pets of the past and now!

Howard, Helix, Charlie, Dude and Anthony.....

Just a few of the fluffs that have been a part of my life over the years. I love these little guys so much!

Our old lady Lacy is 9 years old and lives with our daughter at college:


Austin is 7 years old, still looking dapper:


Riesling is 2 years old:


Tinkerbell is 10 years old and says it's important to take time to smell (or eat) the flowers:


The newest addition is Piper, our daughter's hamster:

It's been about a year and a half now since I said goodbye to my last pet. This was the picture from when he was still at the shelter before he adopted me. He had been brought there as a stray and they had dubbed him Sir Hippity, which I soon changed to Zeus.




This was one of the last pictures I took of Zeus over 11 years later when he was about 15 years old, shortly before I had to have him put to sleep.




At that time it had been over 30 years since a time when I didn't have a cat.



I made the decision then to not get any more pets, at least for the foreseeable future. I had hoped Zeus would be around for a few years longer to get me closer to when I retire, but some form of cancer shortened that dream. It has been tough to be without a cat around the house but I'm still not ready to bring home another one, though I have found myself checking out the local shelter cats online occasionally. I may change my mind someday, but one thing I want to do is travel a lot more after I retire and I don't want to have a pet back home to worry about.

Plus, if I'm being honest, the pain of losing them seems to get tougher rather than easier as I get older, and not sure how willing I am to go through it again. It has taken a lot out of me every time I have to let one go.

I've posted here each time I have lost one of my cats and I posted in the same thread about Zeus after I had him put to sleep but didn't realize right away that the thread was in the Archived Lounge so only a couple of you saw it at all. When I noticed that I just didn't have the energy to make a new thread that would show up here in the Lounge.

These are my threads in the archived thread memorializing Corey, Tugger, and Zeus:


Final Farewell to my Kitty

The Hardest Part Of Pet Ownership....
.

a couple recents of Bergy

And it is much appreciated.

You've been blessed many times over with your fur babies

Here's one of our furri boi Biscuit, from a couple of months ago.

Aww he's a handsome little dude.. how old is he?

Just turned a year old last weekend.

Here's one of our furri boi Biscuit, from a couple of months ago.

Juliet:

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Contessa:

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I just adopted them from a local rescue almost 2 weeks ago, they're "sisters" (not actually related) who had been together for 5 years. My cat Flakes (my avatar) passed away in September from cancer and I wasn't sure if I ever wanted a pet again but I fell in love with these girls. They're so sweet and lovable.

here are somepics of mine

Juliet:

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Contessa:

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I just adopted them from a local rescue almost 2 weeks ago, they're "sisters" (not actually related) who had been together for 5 years. My cat Flakes (my avatar) passed away in September from cancer and I wasn't sure if I ever wanted a pet again but I fell in love with these girls. They're so sweet and lovable.

here are somepics of mine