Do any of you have a pet that you actually just can't fucking stand?

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My cat. Approx 11 years old and counting! I've had him for a decade. A part of me does love him, but he's a knob and lessens my quality of life rather than add anything to it. He's so whiney and food obsessed and I am seldom able to sleep the whole night through because of him.
When he departs I shall be sad, but I won't miss him, and there will be relief in a way.
He has a wonderful life here with us, and I won't give him away, because he's old and is our responsibility.
Have you ever had a love/hate relationship with a family pet?

What a great thread. Its lovely to start the day with a laugh. I've had many pets over the years and never thought I'd have an untrainable dog, so God has rewarded my smugness with a small yappy Dog From Hell. Hates other dogs. Hates any other animal daring to pass the house. Hates anyone who touches the letterbox. Has really sensitive reactive skin and a list of allergies to match. Longs to go for walks but quickly gets scared and wants to go home. In the car, as we approach our destination, about a mile away, he'll start a high pitched whingy yapping that makes me want to scream myself. I don't know why, excitement? Won't be walked by anyone else. Won't stay home alone. Won't be in a different room from me and sneaks onto my bed when I'm asleep and is impossible to shift after that. Not a cuddly dog at all but will sit on me at random times if I look a bit more comfy than whatever else is available. Exasperating. Seven years old now and still as needy and whingy as ever. Wouldn't be without him though

I have a pain in the arse ginger girl cat. She is on a diet as she would steal our other cat's food which is expensive as we give her cat biscuits recommended by the vet. She wees in the house and won't stop; I am forever clearing up after her. She makes it her mission to steal food often jumping on the kitchen sides. She is a character and I love her but hard work!

When he departs I shall be sad, but I won't miss him, and there will be relief in a way.

Ha, I used to think that. Always begging for food, tripping me up, the occasional pee where he shouldn't. The relentless cleaning of the food bowls and litter tray and fur everywhere.

Two weeks since he passed and I'm fucking bereft. The house is empty and I don't know what to do without him and our little routines.

They are arseholes but my god they leave a huge hole when they go!

My old dog. She was such hard work! Made her hard to love at times. She loved fighting with other dogs, had unreliable recall and every walk was stressful. In the house she was a delight. Obedient, calm, lovely with people.
Current dog has been a piece of cake in comparison until recently. She now has dementia and us much less easy to be around, doesn't want to go out, pees on the floor and is constantly anxious and staring at me. I don't think I will get another dog in a hurry.
I also have several cats. Who are frequently pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour yet make up for it with their affectionate and funny personalities. My cats get away with murder compared to the poor old dog!

@HeckinMiffed this sounds exactly like my dog ! Not a french bulldog is he ?

Mine ..... love him to bits but winds me up on a daily basis - stealing food from kids hands - always got his eyes on anyone's food tbh . Barks at you to play with him -
Not a bad bone in his body though never even growled at anyone .

Arabellla we had the most gorgeous fluffy grey rabbit, she was blind or had neurological issues (kept moving her head from side to side) she was so cuddly and a big softy, we also had a big rabbit who would thrash her back legs when she was picked up, she didn't enjoy it at all and was really possessive around her cage mate who didn't mind a cuddle. She'd try to nip you or charged you if you went in the run to catch him. We had 3 rabbits in total. 2 got along, one had to have a separate hutch as the big grumpy rabbit didn't like her.

@maffhew

When he departs I shall be sad, but I won't miss him, and there will be relief in a way.

Ha, I used to think that. Always begging for food, tripping me up, the occasional pee where he shouldn't. The relentless cleaning of the food bowls and litter tray and fur everywhere.

Two weeks since he passed and I'm fucking bereft. The house is empty and I don't know what to do without him and our little routines.

They are arseholes but my god they leave a huge hole when they go!

@Arabellla I think they very a lot. The older male we had was a good old boy, loved a fuss, chilled, confident with humans, etc. They don't like to actually be picked up because they're prey animals but you could pet him all day and he'd loved it. This one - nope. If you have food, you may approach. If you are very lucky, you may be permitted to stroke her beautiful fur for a limited time. You are then dismissed. And don't touch her stuff.

@gogohm

Dsd's cat, throws up fur balls everywhere, whines and meows for food constantly and sheds so much. But I didn't have the heart to say no to taking her in even though I'm a bit allergic to her (and dd is really allergic). At some point dsd hopefully will get pet friendly accommodation!

That doesn’t seem fair to you and your dd. Was there no one else who could take the cat?

DSD really needs to someplace that will take her cat.

@BusterGonad @iloveeverykindofcat yes, it sounds like they vary a lot!

I always wanted a rabbit but was worried they would be standoffish, I am used to very affectionate cats.

😆 at the sex pest tortoise and the cat who will only drink from a mug.

I did have a cat growing up who was very strong-willed. She used to terrorise other local cats and howl outside my bedroom window to be let in at night. She also used to throw up regularly and could only eat pure chicken or fish. That cat ate better than the humans in the household Luckily my current cat does almost nothing but sleep (preferably on a human). She is very sweet natured and definitely not the local bully. In fact of she ever does venture into the garden, she is usually chased off by a local kitten that is half her size.

My dog. He has a very anxious temperament and I don’t trust him at all. We’ve spent tens of thousands on training, behaviourists, etc. We struggle to have visitors to the house because he hates strangers so much, which is really isolating. Walks are stressful because one of us has to have an eye on him every second. We have two children and they’re a breeze by comparison. He doesn’t add anything to our lives except stress and difficulty.

Yes. My parrot. Mimics the doorbell so I'm forever checking the door.
Has loads of toys but of course the TV remote and computer mouse is what he wants the most.
Hates anyone in the garden and will growl and kick up a fuss.
But he's so cute and says hello baby and many other things.

Yes both my dogs at various points.

Elderly dog is 16, she was a rescue and afraid of water so she has always been difficult to bath but now she is so frail we can't even try it as she gets so distressed and she STINKS. I have tried every wipe and spray going but OMG the smell of her, especially since she is shaky on her feet so often poos then falls in it. It's grim

She also bugs me for treats constantly.

Youngest dog is nearly 2 and is just a constant attention seeker and food stealer. He has chewed so many of the kids toys and stole a whole bath of scones that I had left to cool at the weekend (he must have a go go gadget neck as I had put them so far back, don't know how he got them).

I love then but often imagine my lovely non-hairy, nice smelling house without them (in reality I have two DC also so house would never be clean and nice smelling - dogs or no dogs).

*batch. I don't store scones in the bath.

My cat wakes me every night. Walks round the house shouting her head off. Plucks the furniture.

I knew cats did this - I love her to bits.

Why did you get a cat?

We have a cat who is a big dopey loving softy but drives us absolutely mad. He is so greedy and will eat anything at all, consequently he will randomly puke up whatever he's munched and always manages to get it on the rug and not the wooden floor. He has no concept of personal space or boundaries and if he wants attention he will damn well get it come hell or high water.

If he sees a hand, any hand, doing anything, he assumes the hand wants to stroke him and will attempt to insert himself under it. Sending a text? He thinks you want to stroke him. Chopping an onion? He thinks you want to stroke him. 3 months old and waving your hand about erratically? He thinks you want to stroke him. Sound asleep and happen to have a hand attached to your body? Ah yes, you want to stroke the cat of course!

We had two awful cats. Cats protection claimed they were siblings but they hated each other and divided the house and garden into each one's territory. Incredibly fussy eaters and used to be sick all over the place all the time. They were smelly and cost a fortune in vets bills. Don't really miss them.

@toastfiend my Lhasa had a spinal stroke too when he was 16 months, and since then has been an absolute pain. He was paralysed for around 3 weeks so he obviously had a lot of 1:1 time which just changed his personality. He now has guarding instincts and hates other dogs (despite us having another Lhasa who he loves). He growls and lunges when out on walks and makes our holidays in our caravan a nightmare because he barks at passing dogs constantly. He's 3 now and his behaviour is getting progressively worse. We've seen two behaviouralists and he does improve for a while but then slips back. He can no longer walk more than half an hour and he has set backs which see him in bed for days and me back down on the floor (as he hates the bed) feeding him. It's hard work sometimes but we love him and try to make his life as comfortable as possible.

BTW they lived out their lives with us - we didn't palm them off anyone else - that wouldn't have been fair.

[quote Arabellla]**@BusterGonad* @iloveeverykindofcat* yes, it sounds like they vary a lot!

I always wanted a rabbit but was worried they would be standoffish, I am used to very affectionate cats.[/quote]
What you need are Guinea Pigs, they make the best pets ever (generally), if you handle them from when they are babies they will love it, they'll sleep on you, be fed by you and chat to you. But they do wee on you so a towel is needed.

Yep. One of my cats. She can be the sweetest animal on the planet at points but at other times she bites and scratches. She’s a dick to the other cats and is constantly trying to fight them. Whenever my baby is trying to sleep she chooses that time to run around the house and make SO MUCH noise. She also used to piss on the carpet whenever she was left alone but thankfully behavioural therapy has sorted that out.
BUT I love her. She’s still quite young (18 months) so I’m hoping she grows out of the dickhead behaviour. She had a rough start in life so I’m not surprised she has some issues. Plus she is so in love with my baby DS and is so gentle and patient with him.

No. I too have a cat that whines for food all the time and thunders onto the bed at 3 am and sheds so much fur everywhere I have to hoover the sofas every day but i still adore him. He is snuggly and handsome and purry and a good hot water bottle on cold nights. He always comforts DC if they are ill or sad. I love him to pieces.

We also adopted a cat, who was rather fat, and literally slept all day on the top of the sofa, so much so that when we sold it it had a huge dent in it! He was a funny bugger and had tummy issues. He'd often throw up, our apartment was 80% tiled but he always throw up on the rug or our shoes! 😂 He was quite good company as he'd just be sat on the sofa with you, not trying to kill you, or scab for food, just chilling out with you. The perfect cat really apart from the sickness.

Thyroid!

Our annoying cat turned into a very pleasant cat once she was no longer hyperthyroid.

We were mortified as we realised she had been ill for years.