Sleeping with your pet

pets have natural sleep rhythm cycles (particularly cats, which spend 80% of their lives sleeping, just as humans, if you are attuned to them, it will work otherwise probably not. then there is the gas problem, either you or the pet will win
 

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Have been sleeping with pets and assorted female humans all my life and am here on SeniorForums to say so . . . guess they ain't killed me, yet...
 

funny you should include females and pets in the same sentence. anyway, I think people can be relaxed by their animals. Always have had animals, not enough. Municipality only allows 2 however. Its like guns, you have to be a criminal to have one. I think we should change/amend the constitution to say everyone has a right to have a dog/cat. One sheltie I remember, great companion for 11 years, got cataracts, fell in the pool, I didn't do it. I suspect my wife, she got tired of putting Depends on him. Here the west we put old people to sleep and diapers on the dogs. He was a real quilt hog, and kept humping the cat. Not sure if it was the cataracts or what. I definitely think pets should be in bed with you, except for raccoons and badgers, that's where I draw the line. That's disgusting.
 
while snakes are hard to warm up to, they have a long list of virtues. They don't wonder off. If you need to go somewhere really fast for a little while, you can just throw it in the refrigerator, it will be all curled up when you come back. unfortunately they have been down played since biblical times, and with type casting and all, hard for them to kick that. since they curl up to the warmest thing, they don't like covers, but you have consider the snake/dog size ratio. Here in the west they keep the rattlesnakes out of the yard, and I'm not really sure how they do that, but the Tarantulas aren't afraid of them. And they don't bark. Neighbors are a concern however, and must be warned you are as weird as they think you are. But the biggest advantage is no big dog kakka to clean up. (I usually have a Shepard or Airdale around).
 
Snakes in the refrigerator? I'll stick to my,doggies. I have 2 large Pit Bulls that live outside, and Golden Retriever & a Yorkie that in indoors. Only the 8.5 lb. yorkie sleeps with us. He the first to sleep with us. :sobad:
 
Caption says "Sleeping with lions" . . . but she may be dead and they are just exhausted from the feast . . .

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So . . . yeah, sleeping with pets can kill you...
 
My two little chihuahuas have been sleeping with me for over eight years. They don't have fleas, and they don't disrupt my sleep. I would rather have them sleep with me than a lot of humans I know.:playful:
 
grannyjo said:
My dog starts the night on the spare bed in the second bedroom. Later in the night I feel the little bounce and know she's on my bed with me. A bit disconcerting when I roll over and find myself eye to eye with her. She likes to have the second pillow.
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grannyjo, that sounds very familiar to me!:)Our dog does have her own bed, but it functions as an alibi, really. As soon as the lights go out, there's that little bounce and someone's hiding at the foot of the bed. She knows, she's not supposed to, so she behaves quietly until it is her opinion that it's time to wake up...
 
I enjoyed having our two house cats sleep on the bed with us. They have passed so now I would like to have my lab sleep with us even tho he has three beds of his own scattered about the house. My wife objects to the idea stating that if the dog is there then she can bring her pet donkey. There are two many asses in the house as it is.
 
Our Yorkies sleep on the foot of the bed on their own blanket. They have steps, so they come and go as they please. They do not shed and are bathed weekly at least. To be honest, they are very comforting to have with us. Love those fur babies.
 
Janice, We too love our furkids. We have four, all rescues, people just drop them off as if the babies are trash. The two outside dogs, Reba and Boo, are pit bulls, and are the most gentle dogs we've ever had. Then there is my 13 year old golden retriever, she lives inside with our newest baby, Izzy, a yorkie mix, all 8.5 lbs. of him. He gets to sleep with us. Oh and he is in love with Amber the retriever, so she puts up with him. :grin:
 
Have three pets; 2 dogs and a cat. None of them are ever in my bedroom - day or night.. Dogs have their own bedroom, and the cat is a night stalker. She prefers to be outside at night, except for bad or rainy weather, then she sleeps in the living room. With a pet door handy, she can come and go at will. Dogs are gated in their room at night.
 
Bonnie said:
Have three pets; 2 dogs and a cat. None of them are ever in my bedroom - day or night.. Dogs have their own bedroom, and the cat is a night stalker. She prefers to be outside at night, except for bad or rainy weather, then she sleeps in the living room. With a pet door handy, she can come and go at will. Dogs are gated in their room at night.
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Here in Australia (Vic) cats are not allowed to be outside after 7pm (Or a cat run outside) Allowed out I think at 7am
 
We have a king sized bed, and we used to have our two medium sized dogs sleeping with us. One between our pillows, and the other at my feet. Somehow my side of the bed always gets most crowded, lol. :love_heart: Now our one dog is old and has arthritis, so he's been staying off the bed, only the cat takes naps throughout the night on my pillow.
 
I love my cat sleeping on the bed with me. It's comforting to me. He has a 'routine.' Shortly after I go to bed, he'll come and lie next to me for a few minutes...then leaves...then, varying times later, comes back and sleeps where he pleases. Its kinda funny to open your eyes and have a cat staring right down at you...like "finally! I'm hungry!" :)
 
I have a nighttime roaming cat, and it seems that at exactly 4AM everyday she wants her food! .. I put her food dish on the kitchen floor before I go to sleep, but heaven help me if I forget one night! (and I have!) .. She starts meowing up a storm until she wakes everyone in the house. It's funny after the fact, but at the time ... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

She also pulls the meowing act if she thinks something is out of order, either inside or outside. I guess she's my watch cat.
 

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