So, how have pets changed your life?

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I've been thinking about how much things I've given up on for the sake of my pets.

Selling of my gaming consoles, giving up on ideas of travelling, going home right after works, not hanging out with friends even on weekends just to stay home with the little ones, yet I don't think I'm regretting it, with all the smiling faces of my dogs, my bunnies doing bunny-binkies, my popcorning Cavies, I think it's well worth it.

So people, what've you folks gave up through the times you've kept your pets? &. Have you ever regret anything?
 
I don't hang out with any friends anymore either. After all, I've got 9 piggy friends at home :(|) I don't regret it at all
 
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Yeah, I always like this saying: "You can have all the friends, but the pets only have you.".
 
My entire existance is for the animals and my little boy, life fits around them. Until last year I'd not had a holiday for years because when you have so many animals, who do you trust will have enough knowlage about each species to look after them? Back then on a small holding with different species it's difficult. Plus the animals usually have a meeting and decide that if you go and 'abandon' them with a strange person for a week they'll punish you by becoming ill while you're away. Also you end up spending more on animal care than the actual holiday. I do try and go away now though for a few days each year for my little boy's sake, I went away for 4 days last year and we're doing the same this year.

Don't go out socially anymore unless its to do with animals, have no spare cash, animals eat it all up but I'd not change it, however, my vet probably has a lovely new house that I'm paying the morgage for :))

My life is full, animals are better than people imo.
 
It's given me a reason to get up in the mornings. Before I used to sleep for about 12 to 13 hours. I only work part time, unable to change my job and they wouldn't give me more hours...
I had nothing to do, really.

Now I'm up after 7-8 hours so I can feed my piggies and give them cuddles!
If I wake up in the night, I'll often go into their room to see them for a bit.

I'm actually more of an out-going person now than I used to be. So although I have pets, I do spend a lot more time with my friends. I just don't ever stay out. I've been invited to sleep overs a few times but always refuse because I can't leave my piggies.
I don't mind leaving them over night but I have to be in a position to feed them later in the evening and then be able to come home early the next day to feed them again!

When I say "spend more time with my friends" I visit my friends Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays. Where as before, I would literally never leave the house, only for shopping and work. I'm still home 90% of the time, though. My dad says I'm a "Home bug".

They throw a right wobbly if I'm gone too long, anyway. If I go out at night, they normally trash the cage...I guess it's because they're used to having cuddles at around 11pm :{ (I work evenings.)

But they've certainly given me something special. Something that was missing. I'm in a long distance relationship and things are very complicated and lonely...And have been for a few years now. I used to feel empty and sad...But my little boys made that go away. It's still there, somewhere...But having them to give all my love and attention to makes it hurt so much less.

And now that I have Freddie the Gerbil...I have one more little guy to give my love to.

Animals are funny little things...
Even long after they've gone...They still leave paw prints all over your heart.
 
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My life IS animals - it's all I've ever known - had lots of pets as a child, practically grew up on my uncles farm, I have 40 odd pets, I volunteer at the local RSPCA, I'm studying veterinary anatomy, work as a veterinary receptionist and veterinary nursing assistant, end goal is to study veterinary medicine and become a veterinary pathologist....

I'd have nothing without my furry and scaley friends!
 
I got my first lot of pigs when i was 6 and my second when 9. I really love pigs and it changed my usual routines. Instead of watching telly I spend the day in the garden watching my piglets. Its much better than watching spongebob thats for sure! :)p
 
I grew up with the family pets, mainly cats and rabbits and decided at a young age that I wanted to work with them, tried a week at a vets on work experience and hated it, then got a chance to try farming and loved it. I then had my gerbils but when they passed I was able to get my first dog - pepper and she opened up so many doors to me.

Thanks to pepper I had a social life, took her to dog shows in the surrounding counties so got to see lots of lovely places and met some nice people, then I got into forums and discovered more friends and people to talk to.

Pepper is my reason to get up in the morning, as are the girls now and they keep me sane as they have me to look after them and its my job. I wouldnt be without them at all as they are my life.
 
I'm certainly worse off financially lol but I wouldn't change that, they do make you happy when you're feeling down.
I spend more time than I should on here instead of doing other things rolleyes.
But the biggest change I've noticed is what they do for my daughter, she has really bad psoriasis and feels down a lot but I've noticed that since having the piggies she's a lot calmer and happier.
We have a shed with 6 pigs in it and she goes out there at least once a day to sit and talk to them and cuddle them.
In the morning she feeds the ones in the shed and puts them in to the run, she's even started health checking them bless her.
Sometimes she looks after the 2 inside but mainly she just cuddles those (one has a skin problem).
 
My pigs have changed my life so much! They make me so happy, its hard to believe I managed without them.

Without going into too much detail, my pigs helped me to deal with an illness and life has become so much better. It was an unexpected side-effect, but i'm very grateful to them! I now have 7 piggies, so I'm really happy :))

I stay at home most of the time - as we speak, I am not out enjoying the sunshine in a friends garden as I'm staying to keep an eye on the pigs, who are enjoying the sunshine in our garden! I hurry home at lunchtimes to put them out if I can, or I put them out as soon as I get home, and I'm constantly popping out to see them in between revision.

I have very little money left over for me now as I like to spend it on my pigs:))
 
They make me happy, give me a focus especially when my son's with his dad, they give and recieve love....

They have renewed my massive love for animals and nature and taught me to live more in the moment as they do.
 
I definately have less money! And don't get to spend money on myself which I don't regret really. It would be nice to have nice clothes etc but it's even nicer to see my babies happy. When I first got Doris when she was given with a rabbit, I wasn't the most interested as I could be (I was only 16) and I don't understand how I was ever like that now. I love my pigs, I love being around them, I don't think it as a chore to feed or clean them.
 
I have always been around pets since childhood, my mum and dad had cats and dogs and we had rabbits:))

When I left home I got cats, then as time went on guinea pigs, hamsters, and now a dog:))

I love looking after my pets and spend alot of time around them, I find the ar stress busters and good company.

They cost alot to feed/look after but give me a sense of achievement when I see them in good health:))
 
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