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If pets were on 'Am I being unreasonable?'

207 replies

AmbiguousAlex · 15/09/2019 20:30

I'm unable to understand why more of my dog treats haven't been bought and also why I haven't been the only one who has had them. I mean they're made for dogs so that means they're only for dogs, right? No other animals like Syrian hamsters for example can have them? I've had none since the beginning of this week, I've tried multiple times to let my owner know that I'd like some only to be shown an empty plastic Chinese takeaway carton more times than I can count and I'm beginning to get so fed up to the point where I'm just randomly going into the bedroom a few times per day to argue and throw my weight around.

Things blew up this evening though! I immediately sat down near the two Syrian hamster cages after I had barged in and before I knew I was in the midst of a breakdown. All I can remember was staring at my owner right in the eyes whilst shaking and letting out a continuous growl that got louder and louder to the point where I thought there was a bloomin' earthquake happening. All I wanted was to desperately get the attention of my horrible owner so that they could open the cage door and get the small bit of treat that was left so I could get my meaty fix.

So, was I being unreasonable to have a massive tantrum over my dog treats tonight? Please let me know. 🐶

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isabellerossignol · 16/09/2019 05:07

I kindly washed my human's arm with my scrarhy tongue and instead of being grateful and returning the favour, he jumped up off the sofa and washed it with soap. He's playing mindgames right?

Also, they keep trying to insist that I sleep on a nice soft bed instead of on top of a pile of lego. What's that all about? How controlling.

redappleandaquamarinebow1987 · 16/09/2019 07:04

AIBU to think my DB is a pervert and sociopath? he keeps on licking any plastic he can get his hands on. It's like some perverted obession he has. Surely it's not normal. What really worries me though is his creepy smile. He kind of pushes out his underbite so that his teeth show. I tried explain to DM over and over again that he is planning to kill us all. I am just trying to keep myself save AIBU to his and swipe at him for mearly walking past me?

Animum2 · 16/09/2019 07:27

It's perfectly ok to constantly nudge my owners hand until they pet me, I reward them by biting them when I've had enough

Also I will pretend to either one of them that I haven't been fed even though I have

Spidey66 · 16/09/2019 07:57

Neither of my masters want to play tug of war every waking hour. I keep bringing my toys to them to show them I'm ready play but they only do it some of the time.

Aibu or are they?

UnicornPug · 16/09/2019 08:13

I just don’t know what my mum wants. Every time we go for a walk I do a nice poo and she picks it up for me. I like to do another poo after a bit so mum carries the bag so she can get that one too and save the waste. I know she loves to carry these full bags of poo because she walks them for miles, encouraging me to poo again! So, when she finally puts that bag in the bin, I like to do another little poo so she can carry that one the rest of the way home. She never seems grateful though? Even when I’ve tried really hard and just done a poo droplet JUST so she can carry it? AIBU to expect her to be pleased with me? It’s hard continually forcing out a bit more!

honeyloops · 16/09/2019 08:26

AIBU - I have attempted several times to scream for attention at the back door and, when ignored, I snapped and clawed my owner's leg. I did it with an especially cute face, but they then shouted me. Should I put up with this, or should I shit on their living room rug?

nonetcurtains · 16/09/2019 08:27

I believe I am a very sophisticated, educated and eloquent dog, I don't ask for much in this life. Good fun, good food and good after dinner conversation. And what do I get?

"hhhhhhhhhaarrrgh" she says.

"Pardon me?" says I

"mmmmmmmmdddddyyuhhj, dweejkjjjj, bbb!"

"madam, I'm sorry, I really didn't catch that"

"asfgagfasfgtyuykk. NNNNJJJURDS KKLJHGH"

"Oh, I see, it's THAT game eh?" Sighs. (I mean, really? Tiresome woman).

This can go on until I give up and take to my bed in a huff. I really am hard done by. Why can't they learn to talk properly?

PavlovaFaith · 16/09/2019 08:35

I live in a quiet village with DM, DF and 2DCs. There isn't a lot of criminal activity but now and again there are quite serious thefts of high value items. I remain vigilant at all times in case of potential intruder. This can be patrolling the perimeter on the hour, sniffing and draughts under the doors and calling the alert 🚨 upon hearing small rustles. This is already on top of my other daily duties of rolling on the carpet, regular naps and of course, raising the DCs. Lately I am beginning to feel that my efforts aren't being appreciated by the family - especially DM and DF. I am often brought in early from perimeter patrol if I sound the alert to the whole village that I heard a definite rustle. I am taken off duty entirely and made to shush!!
AIBU to think that my family should be taking home security far more seriously?

BeepBeeep · 16/09/2019 08:46

My owner is fine, but the woman who lives next door is a cow.
I was a bit poorly and my owner took me to a building which had some other poorly animals in it and a man who is called a vet or something.
Anyway, the man gave my owner some tablets that I need to have 3 times a day for a week.
I don't like them and when my owner tried to give me them I struggled to get away so she tried to force it into my mouth. Well, I'm not having that, who does she think she is?
I mean, if it was a dreamy or something then fine, I'm all for it, but she can fuck right off with that tablet.
So I bit her fingers. Hah!
My owner tried to hide them in my food, but I'm not stupid. I made sure I ate my food but left that in my bowl.
Anyway she told the cow next door and she came round with a tube thing, I think she called it a pea shooter or something.
Then my owner held me so tight that I couldn't move and then cow next door forced this thing into my mouth and blew down it really hard which made the tablet go straight down my throat.
I couldn't even bite her bloody fingers!!
I will get my revenge. I will dig up her flower beds and shit in them.
Then I will sit on the fence and annoy her dog.

TitsalinaBumSquash · 16/09/2019 08:52

Our mother is the WORST! There are 17 of us Guineapig kids ... she feeds us hay/nuggets and veg TWICE A DAY! Can you believe it?! We hear her open the fridge, the rustle of packing but she has the audacity to bring us none of it! I've taught my 4 kids to squeak as loudly as they can at her but she just does that head tilt and moves on..
We also have another sibling ... he's bigger than us (just) very fluffy, he has this fluffy rope at the back only him that he waves back and forth at an alarming rate .. he makes this high pitched noise ... not a wheak like us but a yap?.. our so called mother puts him on some rope and takes him out the garden, it's all very bizarre!

Someone call SS though please? It's been about 3 minutes since we had a pile of salad leaves and we're STTTAAARRRVVVIINNNGGG!,

recklessruby · 16/09/2019 09:22

Hi Ellie the beautiful tabby cat here.
I have been so happy with my owners. I have a nice house, garden to snooze or hunt in and I sleep with the top human.
However.......sub human number 1 is a man who is thinking of GETTING ANOTHER CAT!!!! In my home. Top human agrees that I will get used to this kitten and be friends!!
Well I m not sharing my food. Or my bed.
Aibu to pretend to go missing when they call me in for at least an hour? I m a teenager and they are getting a new baby.
And it s a boy!!!! Angry

MontStMichel · 16/09/2019 09:25

I came in from sniffing next door’s flowers. The people had moved all the furniture around in the lounge and some boxes and little tables were in the hall. The carpet was wet under my paws and had a nasty chemical smell! I stared for 5 minutes as they know I don’t like MESS! Goodness knows what they think they are doing, but I hope this isn’t their new arrangement of the lounge?

Anyway, big bonus tonight - dinner at 5 pm; and even better, they went off in a strange white car! I could eat my second dinner, which they delude themselves is for DSis - but I soon pushed her out the way, and ate it too, without them there to tell me off!

That rude woman at the vet’s, said last year I am handsome but fat, and talked about “diet” food, whatever that is? The people weighed my food out for a few weeks - I was starving! Anyway, this year, she said DSis is a small cat, but relatively fatter! AIBU to think I can now eat all DSis food, as she clearly doesn’t need it??

BeepBeeep · 16/09/2019 10:03

I want to know why my owner can't grow bigger knees!!
I like sitting on knees but I'm too big for hers.
I mean, I try to get on them, but they're not big enough. Surely it's my right to sit on her knee so she can stroke me in comfort?
I'm seriously considering reporting her to the RSPCA.
She's so bloody inconsiderate not to grow her knees.
And her boob's get in the way!!

CaptainButtock · 16/09/2019 10:15

My humans pretend to love me, but they’re not fooling anyone.
Why else would they keep mentioning something called ‘brexit’, which I constantly miss hear as ‘biscuit’ and become understandably excited?
There is no biscuit ever Angry

Sweetbabycheezits · 16/09/2019 10:34

My minions forgot to change my litter box last week, when they know I am particular about my toilet. Also, the female minion dared to sleep in the spare bedroom for several nights in a row, which meant that my usual warm sleeping space was freezing cold. I do not think it was unreasonable to wee on the spare room bed at 2am while the female was in it, do you? She needed to be taught a lesson...

FlyingFlamingo · 16/09/2019 14:25

Well, nothing has improved here. No one would get up and play with me this morning so was I unreasonable to chew the furniture? The other cat has a trick that I think I need to learn, she retches over the carpet, that gets them up! I might ask her to teach me. Until then WIBU to throw myself at my owner’s legs if they are looking at anything that isn’t me? Apparently this hurts them but it’s the only way to get their attention! What else am I meant to do???

Ginmel · 16/09/2019 14:28

Cat2 - referencing earlier over consumption of prawns and salmon....

Okay I know I ate too much. At least I had the manners to be sick outside all over owner's new door mat. didn't like the mat design anyhow. Apparently it stank!

learieonthewildmoor · 16/09/2019 16:16

Omg! I am traumatised!
Was sleeping peacefully on my chair when suddenly I was grabbed and they squirted something onto my neck! It smells of marzipan and I can’t lick it off! Of course I have been desperately trying, but it hasn’t worked and now I have wet marzipan- smelling fur on my neck!
Wtf??
It was hours ago now and they keep trying to pet me, well sorry no, you bastards. I WILL NEVER TRUST YOU AGAIN.

Starlight2004 · 16/09/2019 16:26

My hoomans got me the wrong treatos! Wibu to take it anyway and hide it under the sofa cushion where it will get stinky and smelly and she will spend days wondering where the stink in coming from? Wink

EerieSilence · 16/09/2019 16:33

Long story but I will try to be as clear as possible before I take another nap.
My human slave has a broken knee. I know she can't take care of herself. So in the middle of the night I went out into the dark night, caught her a juicy rat, killed it for her because she can't hunt now and brought her a delicious and healthy snack straight in front of her bedroom.
I woke her up, waited patiently till she had her crutches ready and then showed her the rat. I even nibbled on the tail a bit to show her which part is the crunchiest delicacy. She refused to eat it!!!! She even woke up her tom-male and asked him to remove her dinner! I would like to believe she only put it into the fridge so she can make some disgusting stew from it but I heard him opening the door to the garden so I don't know now.
AIBU thinking she needs to be reasonable and eat fresh and proper food straightaway?
Your EerieMaster. I will read your comments when I wake up. Writing is exhausting.
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Vilanelle · 16/09/2019 16:34

My DM is being completely unreasonable.

She always shouts at me when I wee on the dirty washing, It's being washed anyway! Purrr

FatherFintanFay · 16/09/2019 16:51

My human seems to find it annoying if I wait until she's just changed the bedding in my vivarium before I do a big runny poo in a hard-to-clean corner. So one time, I waited until she was distracted by the telly, climbed into her sleeve, and did my poo there instead. I thought it would keep it contained and the material would soak up the runny parts so it wouldn't go everywhere. Considerate, right? Wrong. Apparently that was even worse and I'm a dirty boy. Can't do right for doing wrong with these humans.

Batqueen · 16/09/2019 17:03

AIBU to think that I need AT least half of a super king sized bed???

I mean, yes ok I am one of the smallest cats you’ve ever met but I need to stretch! The male slave is large but snorey! He can crawl up in a ball, and sleep anywhere. The female slave should just carefully place herself around me to ensure I get all the space.

Oh and I’m just being helpful by attacking their feet in the morning! They are sooooo ungrateful! Hmm

FlyingFlamingo · 16/09/2019 17:05

Learie my owner tried that on the other cat this morning. I’m wiser though. I freak out so much when she tries it on me that she’s stopped! Haha! I win!

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