Posted by Rach on February 20, 2002, at 7:35:47
In reply to Re: dead rabbit » KB, posted by IsoM on February 19, 2002, at 22:15:29
God, I miss my dog and cat. For those who don't know, I'm originally from rural parts, but have moved to the city. My family is still back home with our family pets (although the cats have always been more mine than anyone else's). My cat, Cleo, is the kitten of a stray cat that we saved from being shot by local farmers. Cleo turns 14 human years old on Dec 31st 2002. It was the most amazing thing watching the kittens be born when I was only 7 years old.
When I get so desperate for the loving non judgemental attention you can only get from an animal, I visit the local RSPCA centre, and spend hours playing with the animals there. It always breaks my heart to leave, though. As I am renting a flat with a no pet clause, there is no chance of me getting a pet anytime soon.
One thing (most) pets do to help alleviate depression on a chemistry based level, is to be your very own air ioniser. To be honest, I can't remember where I picked this information up, and I can't seem to find anything about it on the web. The only thing I can think of is that it either came from my Mum (a nurse) or from a University lecture. Interesting concept, anyway.
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