Posted by bluedog on February 26, 2003, at 11:02:51
In reply to Kitties ARE antidepressants - bluedog, posted by BekkaH on February 25, 2003, at 0:22:32
> Hi bluedog,
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> I don't mean to minimize your distress and the severity of your illness, but kittens are so delightful, I think you'd feel better having them around. Exercise helps, too. There isn't any pharmaceutical that's better than kittens and exercise. And there are so many kittens that are waiting to be adopted.
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> BekkaThankyou Bekka
I couldn't agree more with you. My doggies also have huge anti-depressant qualities and there is nothing as relaxing as giving my dogs a great big cuddle and and their antics definitely have the effect of flooding my body with feel good chemicals. I know that a couple of kitties will make the my home even more lively but because I'm just coming off a four month extended sick leave period from work I unfortunately have to consider the cost factor as well. Until I'm absolutely sure I'm stabilised, if I get sick again and have to go back onto sickness benefits it was hard enough to keep my pooches well fed (by the way I'd feed my dogs before I would feed myself if it came to the crunch) let alone if I have a couple of kitties as well.
I can definitely say I love cats and am still mourning the death of our 12 year old baby Burmese/Russian Blue X to kidney failure late last year.
There is absolutely NO WAY that it ever entered my head that you were minimising my distress or illness. I know from your past posts what a gorgeous caring person you are Bekka.
warm regards
bluedog
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