I read somewhere that we have hundreds - even thousands - of different things occupying our minds in any given day. But all your pets have is you.

I don't think my fish gives a flying fuck, as long as i feed them

Don't have pets if you leave them alone all day. It's torture like solitary confinement.

Pets often suffer from loneliness and from too little engagement and moving. If you kept humans under the conditions a lot of pets suffer from their whole life then human would go insane.

Sometimes I get home from work so tired I go straight into bed. There's a spot in the cat room where she can sit and see the top of my bed across the hall. So when I lay down and turn over, there she is staring at me from her room. I know she just wants me to come in her room and play. It works every time.

... Wholesome, eh?... Hmmmmm...

She's just a baby

I remember reading somewhere that “we are the most exciting thing to happen in our pets’ lives”. It’s why I never get annoyed if my dog gets excited to see me.

She’s pretty old now so no more jumping but every now and then lick or nip at my hands for a pat and it’s not because she’s being naughty, she’s just so excited to see me and wants some attention.

Every time I get up to pee in the middle of the night (decently often), my cat hears it, runs from sleep into the bathroom to wait while I pee, then sprints to a very specific rug to be pet as hard as possible on it. This occurs without fail, and it's the sweetest he ever is to anyone.

I fucking love middle of the night rug pets. Fuck sleep.

I've never had a cat before, wouldn't they like to cuddle on the couch just as much?

Even if I'm only gone for 10 minutes, I make sure to play with my cats. I'm not a monster.

If I can't play due to pain, I will at least do playful belly rubs. They also are allowed to be with me at all times when I'm at home even in the restroom. Sometimes I don't even bring my phone, because they want belly rubs. I don't play as often as I should, but when you got a disability you do your best and they still love you.

I'd rather play with my cats than do anything else. I have to stop playing with them to get actual stuff done.

My dog plays outside from daybreak to sunset. I assure you I am not the most exciting thing that he saw that day. But I'm sure someone will tell me I'm an animal abuser.

I work from home and don't have much of a social life. They're desperate for a break from me.

This just makes me miss my dog so much …

They’re usually in bed before we are.

Amen.

Or you know, don't get pets if you then condemn them to a life of waiting for you to come back all day.

Sending this to my owner :)

I wish my dog liked to play, but she's so aloof. She will just stare at you squeaking the stuffie, bouncing/throwing the ball, or playing with the myriad of other things that a dog should find interesting but this dog in particular simply doesn't.

She loves to loaf around the house though.

Or if you can't take care of pets properly just don't have them?

Especially when considering that each day to you, is 1 week in dog years :(

I realize this is a cat comm, so adjust accordingly lmao