I often wonder who we'd talk to if we had no pets 
My parents had a budgie in their late 70's and Mum often said he was someone to address a remark to! The problem is we get far too attached to them especially when we've had them for a long time. One of my cats was 23 when she passed away and her mother and son were both 18. And now we have the worry what happens to the current ones if something happens to us. If the younger one lives to 23 we'll be in our 80's!
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Our children left home many years ago and we've always had cats and a few dogs. Over the last few years we've both come to realise that with no family near us we treat our two remaining cats like surrogate kids (we even call them the kids). We are at their beck and call, have to be home to feed at regular intervals, pander to their every whim, do their washing (one in particular who has some behavioural and toiletting issues) and are generally as tied to them as when our actual boys were here. The only difference being we can't ring them up and tell them to get something out of the freezer for their tea or that we'll be home late and make sure they go to bed on time Is it just us or are all pet owners as daft?
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