Our Pets

[insomnia]

Awwwwss I love your dog dear it's really cute.

 

[PTSD and Me]

I have pets who are wonderful too. The thing is I'm allergic to anything with fur or feathers. So I have 2 ball pythons.

I got the first one when she was just a tiny hatchling and I hadn't been diagnosed yet. In fact, some of my trauma was yet to come. When I lived alone just me and her, she was always wiggling at her cage door begging for me to take her out. Made me feel loved when I was alone in the world. When I have gotten sick, she's slept in her bag on my stomach and insisted that she be allowed to place her head in my hand as her pillow.

When I lived alone, I would wake up screaming from nightmares, and she would be sitting ready at the door of her cage, waiting for me to take her out and give me some different energy to tap into. Once, shortly after a family member that I was very close to was murdered (by another family member) she was playing at the head of my bed. I sat on the end, and started crying.

She was only a very small baby, but she crawled all the way from the pillows to where I was, up into my lap, and stretched herself up to my face and started licking my cheeks. That was so cute that I stopped crying for a minute and smiled. As soon as I did that, she seemed to sense that I felt better, and went back up to the head of the bed to explore under the pillows again.

I'm sorry if anyone is afraid of snakes, I know that's a common fear. My two girls have been my source of comfort when there was no person in the world who would offer me that.

 

[eyebiter]

I have two yorkies,they are the greatest...have never judged me!! When I am spaced out one of them will crawl up on my chest and go to sleep, they are so soothing.

 

[NIKI]

I have an 8 year old Border Collie/mix that I rescued from a bad situtation when she was 1 year old ( I'm also sure she has PTSD) she took a long time to trust anyone. I have had alot of patience with her and she is much happier now, although still very scared of men. I just got a kitten yesterday! This is the first cat I have ever had. He is so cute and seem very well adjusted. I love animals they just want to be loved and I just want to love them, so it works out great for us all!

 

[amethist]

So wish granted Nikki.

I always knew majic was tricky, but this time it was spot on. :thumbs-up

Amethist

 

[NIKI]

Wishes do come true!!! Thankyou Amethist!! NIKI

 

[NIKI]

Well, I have had my kitten now for 7 days. I have named him Calvin (Cal) for short. I LOVE HIM!!!!! My dog Jinny is very patient with him because he likes to play with her tail! They both have the sweetest faces in the world when they are sleeping!!! NIKI

 

[Manic11]

I would love to post a photo of my dog but she's camera shy! She will literally turn her butt to the camera and hide her face when I point the camera at her. LOL

My dogs and my horse have really saved my life. No matter what kind of day you have they're always there to cheer you up. And they can never say the wrong thing!! Lol

Manic

 

[blazer45]

I've got a new kitten, orange and white long haired. Very cute, but a handful. He drives the 15 year old cat nuts...following her everywhere and pouncing on her.

I also have a very cool little turtle. Very relaxing to watch her swim and chase the fish she can never catch.

I have also a kitten colored black and white. It helps me remove my stress from work especially when his playing with the ball of pingpong i bought last year. His very cute..:smile:

 

[blackpearl]

Yes, pets can really be nice to have. I have a cat, the best one of the others I had. We complete each other. She's cool.. a tough little lady.

 

[AvoidanceRulez]

Hi Everyone,

I've been reading a lot, and many of us have pets that really help us and enrich our lives. I just thought I would start a thread about our pets. Something bright in a really dark week.

Intothelight

I currently have 2 illegal turtles(they're illegal when less than 3 inches in diameter in the US...mine started off the size of a quarter)...theyre sooooo adorable. I love 'em and consider 'em outlaws LOL
I can't have kitties cuz my bf's allergic to them...we hope to be getting a dog soon....

 

[Aine]

This is a really great idea for a thread :)

I have a 7 year old cat, called Garfield. He was born just after I developed CPTSD (just after my 12th birthday) and he's a great comfort to me. He is fat and ginger, as the name suggests and he's always trying to convince us he's hungry! He sleeps in my bed next to me and I always feel safer with him there. That is, until he wakes me up at 4am, wanting to play.

Over the past few days, we've managed to acquire a kitten who doesn't seem to know where she lives so she's just been living here. She now answers to Kitten. She's really playful and keeps trying to get Garfield to play - which he's not happy about at all. So, until we find her owners, she's ours. And I suspect that if we don't find her owners, she may stay with us :3