How many pets do you have? Currently I have a dog and cat. At one time I had 4 cats and three dogs. What about you?

[debm55]

[arkielib]

1. 4 dogs and 4 cats

Dogs stay downstairs and cats mostly stay upstairs.The cats do come downstairs sometimes to show the dogs who is boss. It really isn't fair to the dogs because they can't get upstairs to retaliate. They would eat all the cat food if they could.

[debm55]

2. Ty arkielib. Have fun with your furbabies.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Two dogs, three cats, and a cockatiel. 😊

[debm55]

6. Thank you Polly Hennessey. I bet they keep you busy.

[EmmaLee E]

4. I have a fishbowl desktop and screensaver

[debm55]

8. HAHAHHAHHAH Thank you EmmaLee E. That's great.---I like your answer.

[mopinko]

5. i have 3 dogs and a pair of parrots.

2 bullies and a big mutt, and a pair of very old orange wing amazons. in their 40’s.

[mopinko]

7. a very low census for me.

i had about 3 doz chix until a yr ago.
and i’ve had as many as 5 dogs at once. current pup is #16.

[debm55]

9. Thank you mopinko. Your furbabies sound so wounderful. Sorry sbout the chix.

[mopinko]

11. yeah, there were a lot if reasons.

young dog being only 1 of them. might get some more, but no more than a doz.

[Deuxcents]

10. I have one cat, my sweetie, Ruby. I'd love to have another one but..

I live in an HOA community 55+ so only one pet per household. I do see a couple of others walking 2 dogs n I know the guy down the street has more than one Maine Coon but Ruby is used to being here by herself n introducing her to a kitty now wouldn’t be too easy, I think. If I ever win the lottery, I’m gonna have the best no kill shelter open to all! Not crazy about reptiles so I’ll have a good referral for them.

[debm55]

14. Thank you Deuxcents. Say hi to Ruby for me.

[Diamond_Dog]

12. One dog, 5 tropical fish, and two turtles.

[debm55]

16. Ty Diamond _Dog. Wonderful variety.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. none.

[debm55]

17. Thank you AllaN01Bear.

[Niagara]

15. I currently have no furry family members.

1. The veterinary bills are outrageous

2. I've had to euthanize 3 different feline companions is the last decade or so

3. The last heartbreak happened on July 29, 2023 ... I'm still not over it

4. I'm looking forward to traveling more often

5. When I can, I still donate to big cat rescues and local shelters through Petfinder.com

[debm55]

18. Thank you Niagara. We grieve for them also. I understand.

[Niagara]

19. Absolutely , Dear Debbie!

[onecaliberal]

20. 3 dogs, 2 kitty cats.

[debm55]

21. TY onecaloberal. Nice family.

[onecaliberal]

32. Thanks!

[Elessar Zappa]

22. One dog and two cats.

Although there are another four feral cats that we feed.

[debm55]

23. Elessar Zappa. you have a nice furbaby family. It is so nice that you take care of the ferals. Thank you for doing that

[QED]

24. 8 dogs

They're all small. Most between 12 and 15 pounds.

4 wieners
2 chiweenies
1 chihuahua
And a shar pei mix

My kids. All precious little stinkers.

[debm55]

25. Ty QED. What a family!

[Freddie]

26. 2 cats, Andy and Charlie

Plus I see my granddogs Lucy (a lab) and Callie (a mini cockapoo) all the time. I’d love to get a little dog like Callie but I don’t want to upset our boys.

[debm55]

27. Thank you Freddie. What a wonderful world of fur and feather babies you live in.

[whathehell]

28. I had two cats and one dog..

but one of my kitties (19 years old) just crossed the rainbow bridge. The other one, Bobo, is the same age, but hanging in there. My dog Brodie, is middle aged and doing well.

[debm55]

30. TY whatthehell. I am very sorry about the recent loss of one of your kitties. Give Bobo and Brodie a hug from me.

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[whathehell]

37. Thanks much, Deb. I appreciate it.

It's always hard saying goodbye to the little guys.

I must tell you that YOU are a total sweetheart!..You are, in my experience, one of the very nicest people on DU, and I've been here awhile

[Niagara]

41. I agree and I rec'd this because of your 2nd paragraph

[whathehell]

44. Thanks, Niagara..

[Niagara]

46. My pleasure, whathehell

[whathehell]

47. Thanks again.

[maptap22]

29. 2 doggies, 2 kitties, 1parakeet

My best buds. ❤️

[debm55]

31. Ty maptap. Give each of your best buds a hug from me. Wishing you all well.

[chouchou]

33. Two dogs, two cats. I keep the cats inside. The dogs get to raise hell in the back yard.

The cats raise hell in the house...but they are queens and kings of the dogs.
(PS. I don't like cats outside. The birds are not fond of them either..)

[k55f5r]

34. Currently, just Mack - a terrier? mix.

Before I retired 7 years ago, I I lived on 5 well fenced acres and had between 3 - 6 dogs and 2 - 4 cats. Three horses and a goat.

[beaglelover]

36. Currently down to 1 beagle. We used to have 3 beagles at one time. Was a lot of fun. Our old boy died in January at

the age of 16 and his sister and littermate died a week before her 15th birthday. Our current beagle, Lilly, is 5. She loves all of the attention she gets now that she is an only child!

[MoonlightHillFarm]

38. Pets

8 cats, two dogs, six goats, two donkeys and 2 llamas

[mvd]

39. Sadly, none

I always had a dog and want one now. But now I can’t take care of one either money wise or needs wise.

[Mad_Dem_X]

40. Right now, I just have 1 dog.

I used to have a rabbit as well, but he died a couple of years ago. My dog's name is Scamp.

[3catwoman3]

42. 4 cats. All rescues. We did have 5 for a few years.

Winston - 12 yr old green-eyed, black and brown 15 lb tabby guy
Chessie - 12 yr old green eyed 8 lb tuxie girl
Fitz - 1 1/2 yr old 11 lb bluepoint Siamese boy
Charlotte - Fitz's 8 lb sealpoint sister

Winston has a great rescue story. Our sons were members of the Carthage College soccer team in Kenosha WI. In August of 2012, the soccer team was in San Antonio TX for a pre-season tournament, and they found Winston all by his lonesome one evening when heading back to their hotel after dinner - very small, and with a bleeding toe on his left back paw. They took him back to the hotel, planning to find a shelter to take him to. All the shelters were full, and they were told that if a kitten with an injury was brought in, it would be euthanized.

My sons have had cats since they were in utero, so there was no way that was an acceptable option. They passed the hat among team members and got enough money to get the kitten a ticket and flew him back to WI with the team. He stayed with our older son in an off campus house with 4 other team members and a 90 pound black lab. He became cat #5 for us when our son finished school and moved in with a friend who was allergic to cats.

Based on his weight of 20 oz, he was estimated to be about 4 weeks old at the time of his rescue. He's thrived and is a big sweetheart.

I think the big jump is from 2 cats to 3. After 3, it's like, "Hey, what's one more?"

[ailsagirl]

43. Two tabby sisters three years old

[Luciferous]

45. Two dogs. My husband and kids are

jealous of them because I spoil them rotten 😂

[sakabatou]

48. One cat. That's it