| MayMay | Posted: 13 July 2012 - 02:08 PM |
Hi, this is my first time posting on this board. I am 22 and about ready to move to New York City. My friend wants to move there with me. She has 10 cats and I have 2 dogs. Which means that if we move in together we would have 12 animals living with us. My friend doesn't think that she is a animal hoarder but I think she might be. My question is, how many animals is too many? | |
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| MayMay | Posted: 19 July 2012 - 11:55 AM |
Thanks again Shannon. Yeah I think I'm going to go ahead and tell her that I don't think it's a good idea for us to live together. Truth is, she would probably hate living in New York City because a lot of people live there and she doesn't like crowds. To be honest, I think she just wants to live with me. Because she tells me all the time that she wants to move to wherever I want to live so that we can live together. That's one of the reasons I feel so bad about not wanting to live with her. And I'm also worried about when I do move away she might snap and become a full on hoarder. Because I also think that she is on the verge of being an animal hoarder too. | |
| shannon | Posted: 18 July 2012 - 06:32 PM |
and thats totally understandable ... your friend should of been honest and told you how many pets she has. dont feel bad i would probably do the same. i personally wouldnt want to live with 12 cats and then hearing their not fixed and that she wants more .. kinda tells me shes on the verge of being a animal hoarder..but dont feel bad about telling her you dont want to move in with her just be honest and tell her its too many pets and you dont feel comfortable. i hope i helped im no expert..but go with your gut and say no.. i think if you did move in together youd be overwhelmed with all the animals and the noise and a ton of spraying by the cats when they go into heat plus scratching up furniture and a ton of litterboxes needing to be changed so their is no stinky smells ... my friends brother used to bring home stray cats and kittens and used to let them poop and pee wherever it was disgusting to say the least ...yuck and tottaly unsanitary to say the least and im an animal lover I feel bad for those animals ... | |
| MayMay | Posted: 18 July 2012 - 01:44 PM |
Thanks for responding Shannon. Honestly I totally agree with you, I also think 12 animals is a lot. My friend actually never told me that she has that many cats; her MOM told me. I was really shocked when I found out. My friend was there when her mom told me, and she said that none of her cats were fixed and that she wants even more cats. When I told my mom, my mom said that she doesn't think it would be a good idea for us to move in together. I feel bad because I kind of agree with my mom. I mean, I love animals and I love my friend but I really don't want to live with that many animals.:( | |
| shannon | Posted: 16 July 2012 - 10:48 PM |
i think 12 is alot exspecially if its an apartment ...thats alot of money going towards shots and healthcare if you cant afford vetcare you dont need that many.its not good for your friend and not good for the cats.i would say maybe 4 max would be an ok amount ..i think most people would agree 12 is too many.. i hope they are fixed ? but thats only my opinion.. | |