{"id":2676,"date":"2018-05-17T04:14:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T12:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2676"},"modified":"2018-05-17T04:14:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T12:14:22","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-how-does-your-cat-support-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2676","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 How Does Your Cat Support You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We\u2019ve talked all week about support and therapy animals of all types. How many of you have relied on your cat for company, comfort, and\/or companionship? Some of you have other types of pets that you adore and depend on for affection, to bolster your mood, make you laugh, and so forth. The truth is we become attached to a being that we care for\u2014that needs us in some way, and that gives us purpose. Those of you reading this know this is true. We\u2019re wired to become emotional about our pets.<\/p>\n

I peek in on some of the many webcams showing eagles and owls nesting and raising their\"\" young this time of year. Along with the opportunity to watch the eagles\u2019, owls\u2019, hummingbirds\u2019, ospreys\u2019, etc. every move, you can chat with others who are watching. It\u2019s interesting how attached you can become to these wild families. People express feeling grief-stricken when a nest fails or a predator takes one of the young\u2014it really is sad to watch. It\u2019s as if each of us watching has taken the wild family into our hearts and our homes. We so want them to survive and be successful.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen grown men cry real tears upon losing a pet lizard or a recently rescued squirrel. Yes, we do become very emotionally attached to animals just as we do people and we depend on our pets to feed into our emotional bank. So back to the question, how does your cat support you? Is she a support cat in some way? Is she an important part of your household? Do you depend on her to wake you in the morning, greet you when you return home, help you to chill and relax after a rough day, make you laugh? Does she give you purpose? We all need a sense of purpose.<\/p>\n

Yes, from my perspective, we weren\u2019t put on this earth to take care of animals, it\u2019s the other way around. What do you think?<\/p>\n

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