I know a lot of you own pets, or if you don’t own pets I don’t think I’ve known anyone who reads my site regularly to absolutely hate animals. And honestly, how could you? They’re so darn cute!
Either way, I had an absolutely horrible dream the other night that all of a sudden we were letting my cat go outside (which we never do, she’s 150% indoors only), and I was yelling at my parents because we just never let her out. Apparently, my Dad had “video proof” that the cat loved it outside, so my Mom agreed. I was so pissed, so I went outside to have a cigarette and Socks an after me, out the door, and into the street (in my dream we lived on a main road). She dodged one car, but a white truck came and hit her. I started screaming and the driver stopped while I was flagging him down screaming at him and freaking out. THEN I WOKE UP.
It was so vivid, and I literally could not get back to sleep. The realities of my life calmed me a bit. 1) My Dad has no idea how to work a video camera, 2) We never let Socks out, 3) We don’t live on a main road. I grabbed Socks and sat with her for a while. It was so upsetting. I love animals in general, but I especially love my cat. Although I knew something still wasn’t right, so the day trudges on…
At Keith’s job, there is a host of cats which live in the woods. A woman comes to feed them once a week and buys little homes for them to live in. I went to bring him some smokes for work and we were standing out back. There was a guy driving an ATV through the wooded area and I just bugged and yelled, “Get the fuck out of there! You hurt a cat and I’ll kill you.” Needless to say, there was no more ATV after I did that. Keith was not happy about me yelling like that near his job, but oh well.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF…we get to Keith’s house at night, and a tiny cat (new to the neighborhood), was limping, his foot looked destroyed, and the hair on his back was up on end. He laid on Keith’s porch and I tried to get him to come to me so I could see what was wrong/try to help/call someone and he limped away. Leaving me feeling like I caused the cat more pain, and thinking he probably went to die alone somewhere. He even had a collar on.
Anyone who loves animals as much as I do, I’m sure would find it heartbreaking. People should keep their small animals, cats included, inside. I’m sorry but some of them are too small and to be out. =
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That’s so sad about the limping cat. I hope he made it home all right so he could be taken to the vet.
I hope I never have a bad pet dream like that. I have two dogs and I’d be crushed if they got hurt like that.
One of my cats spends all her mornings outside. I don’t know what she does out there, but I always freak out every time it takes her a while to come home.
My other cat used to spend so much time outside until she got stuck on a tree for two days. We thought she died but I had hope that she was still alive. Needless to say, I heard her crying that second morning next door. I was so relieved. That was the last time she spent more than ten minutes outside.
I’d keep them inside all the time, but really, I let them choose. They’ll cry or scratch on the door to go out and I’ll let them. But I always have to make sure to tell them to be safe, don’t go far and come back soon. They’re good at listening. And they know their curfew! I swear, my cats are like little teenage kids. haha!
I hate dreams like that, I always have weird ass dreams.
I only have a dog and she stays indoors but I wish we had a fenced in yard for her to run around, she’s super hyper.
My friend just lost her dog because she wasn’t used to be let out and she got out. It depends on where you live, but I actually think indoor/outdoor cats can fare better than indoor only, simply because if they DO happen to end up outside, they know how to handle it. My fave cat at my parents’ house is always outside on what I call ‘adventures’ and they bring my mom mice and moles. Gross but hilarious. Once that fave kitty of mine was gone a couple of days, but she just came in the door one day like it was nothing. If an indoor-only cat was missing for two whole days, it becomes almost hopeless.
My pets are in-cage only, except when we are watching them very closely in a chin-proofed area!
Is that a Tamagotchi youre holding in your cam capture? Haha, I had one in green.
Cats =( My dad doesnt want any more cats (we currently have 3) and it’s not a normal thing here for pets to be spayed. Just yesterday, he had to let 5 of our new kittens go; he transferred them to the carport. It’s really sad for me. I wanted to keep at least 1 of the kitties, but my mom or dad didn’t want to. We have 4 new puppies, too; they’re, like, 3 days old. Theyre so cute but it makes me sad that we’re giving away 3 of them ðŸ™
I find it depressing that there are so many stray cats and dogs everywhere. People need to learn how to neuter their pets so we can control the animal population and none of them will have to suffer and starve. Sigh.
I lovee animals too.. I’m happy that I FINALLY got a puppy. =P
I use to have a dream all the time about my rooster and he always drowned in the kitchen sink. It always scared me and I never let him up on the kitchen counter.
Its horrible to have dreams about pets dying.
Wow, you had a lot of contact with cats that day. I don’t have pets. Of course I don’t like seeing them get hurt, but I don’t think it bothers me as much as it bothers you. I’m glad it was only a dream about your cat. I had some dreams last night that I wasn’t sure if they were real or not too.
whenever we walk our dog we always use dog leash. you never know what could happen… i hate dreams like that though! they really can keep you busy for the rest of the day after you woke up. i really love animals as well and i can not imagine living without one or two.
omg. omg. i’m speechless about that dream. i really don’t know how i’d react. i have a cat too. scary a bit!
Aww, poor kitty! 🙠I hate nightmares like that too!