Dear Folks,

Approximately 95 million U.S. households—or about 66% to 71% of all homes in the country—own at least one pet.

Who knows what the stats are in Thailand…

But, I would estimate that there are, in Thailand, an estimated 5.38 million registered or surveyed household pets, with around 37% of Thai households owning at least one pet.

Here in Thailand, dogs and cats are the most common animals.

But, cat ownership continues to grow  rapidly by an astounding 28% each year.

I would say that most pet owners prefer mammals.

Still, there is significant ownership of reptiles in both Thailand and in the USA.

Did you know that, in the United States, roughly 1.3 million households own at least one pet snake?

Here in Thailand, snakes are also valued.

If you love exotic snakes, then Thailand and SE Asia have them.

Admittedly, snakes are very beautiful. Yet, they must usually be kept in aquariums, same as tropical fish.

Most people here do not have anacondas, which are rare, even though there are many who boast that they do have one.

What kind of pet lover are you?

Best regards,

Gamma

Edited August 11Aug 11 by GammaGlobulin

Throughout my life I've cared for a great variety of pets such as cats, dogs, fish, exotic birds (especially mynahs), javelina, monitor lizards, skunks, owls, hawks and my favorite...snakes. But as I grew older, I learned to appreciate them more outside of a cage than inside. So, now I don't own any pets, preferring to see them run free outdoors in their own habitats.

Alright, I’m not going to judge your taste, but clearly you seem to prefer keeping unpredictable animals or mobile killing machines in your home. There’s no way of knowing whether they’ll bite you to death or eat you while you’re asleep. But at least they’ll never trick you into spending all your money until you end up homeless on the street.

I personally like mammals as pets. I don’t tend to keep pets very often, though, because I have to make an emotional investment in them and accept the fact that they will eventually reach the end of their lives.

12 minutes ago, Jone500 said:

Alright, I’m not going to judge your taste, but clearly you seem to prefer keeping unpredictable animals or mobile killing machines in your home. There’s no way of knowing whether they’ll bite you to death or eat you while you’re asleep. But at least they’ll never trick you into spending all your money until you end up homeless on the street.

I personally like mammals as pets. I don’t tend to keep pets very often, though, because I have to make an emotional investment in them and accept the fact that they will eventually reach the end of their lives.

I love both cats and dogs, and have nothing against snakes.

Many years ago, my friend had one cat and a tank of tropical fish.

Cats and fish go together.

In my opinion, one of the best things you can do to keep your cat happy, and mentally alert, is to install a tropical fish tank.

These days, if you don't have the time to buy and manage a saltwater aquarium, then the next best thing for your cat is to keep your computer running, when you are not at home, using a video such as this:

Of course, there is no need to have an extended length video.

Most cats can be fooled and will watch the same video, over and over again.

So, the trick is to just push the REPEAT button on YouTube, and your cat will not be the wiser, if you do.

My favorite fish are the tiny NEON TETRAs....but, your cat might have other preferences.

The worst thing you can do is to leave your house for a few hours while your cat remains at home, bored.

She's never happy upon your return, unless you think of some ways to keep her occupied during your absence.

Edited August 11Aug 11 by GammaGlobulin

9 dogs (used to have ten but one of my 14 year old pass away 2 months ago), 1 cat, and 1 bird. 8 of the dogs and the cat were all rescues from being dropped off at our local Thai temple.

Sausage dog and as predicticted to the Mrs' who feeds him a tubby torpedo one 🤔

Snakes are snakes, dogs are dogs, a cat is a person.

4 hours ago, Jone500 said:

Alright, I’m not going to judge your taste, but clearly you seem to prefer keeping unpredictable animals or mobile killing machines in your home. There’s no way of knowing whether they’ll bite you to death or eat you while you’re asleep. But at least they’ll never trick you into spending all your money until you end up homeless on the street.

Thank you for not judging.

We have: -

• 2 dogs, Chihuahuas who think they're Rottweilers.

• 4 cats, I wanted two, but they came with "spares"!

• 2 geese, both boys (don't ask!)

• 2 guinea fowl, also both boys, we did have girls too but they vanished, probably into a snake

• Uncountable black chickens which my step-son breeds as fighters

• A dozen or so red chickens which are layers, although they are getting a bit old now so are really pets. There is no way my grand-daughter would let us eat them, so they are enjoying retirement and producing the occasional egg.

• Two ponds with fish of assorted pedigree

ALL of the creatures are above me in the pecking order except when it comes to "ATM duties" of course.

My youngest in the UK had a GF who kept snakes. Lovely kid called Amba, unfortunately they split when she started mentioning the "M word" and scared him off.

Real men don't own indoor cats

13 minutes ago, KornPop said:

Real men don't own indoor cats

Nobody, not even The Almighty, owns a cat!!

Dogs have owners.

Cats have staff!

21 minutes ago, KornPop said:

Real men don't own indoor cats

As @Crossy said it is the other way round where the cat owns the household with the wife who feeds the cat way above you, the man, in the pecking/meowing order!

Edited August 11Aug 11 by scottiejohn

The oldies are the best!!

A German Shepherd, a Doberman, and a cat die and go to heaven.

God greets the three and asks each what they believe in.

First God asks the German Shepherd who replies "I believe in discipline and loyalty to my master". God says " this is good, you can sit here at my right hand."

Next God asks the Doberman what he believes in. The Doberman replies "I believe in love and protecting my master." God says "Wonderful, you can sit here at my left."

Finally God asks the cat what he believes in and the cat replies "I believe you are in my seat".

Boom! Boom!

Fetching my coat!

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Finally God asks the cat what he believes in and the cat replies "I believe you are in my seat".

And God stood up and gave the seat/throne to the now even holier cat!

1 minute ago, scottiejohn said:

And God stood up and gave the seat/throne to the now even holier cat!

And we fellahs all thought God was a woman (only a woman would put testicles on the outside), but in reality she is a cat!

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

And we fellahs all thought God was a woman (only a woman would put testicles on the outside), but in reality she is a cat!

Which explains why there is so much litter dropping from the skies!

16 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

Approximately 95 million U.S. households—or about 66% to 71% of all homes in the country—own at least one pet.

Who knows what the stats are in Thailand…

But, I would estimate that there are, in Thailand, an estimated 5.38 million registered or surveyed household pets, with around 37% of Thai households owning at least one pet.

Here in Thailand, dogs and cats are the most common animals.

But, cat ownership continues to grow  rapidly by an astounding 28% each year.

I would say that most pet owners prefer mammals.

Still, there is significant ownership of reptiles in both Thailand and in the USA.

Did you know that, in the United States, roughly 1.3 million households own at least one pet snake?

Here in Thailand, snakes are also valued.

If you love exotic snakes, then Thailand and SE Asia have them.

Admittedly, snakes are very beautiful. Yet, they must usually be kept in aquariums, same as tropical fish.

Most people here do not have anacondas, which are rare, even though there are many who boast that they do have one.

What kind of pet lover are you?

Best regards,

Gamma

I don't believe we can "own" other creatures any more than we can own other human beings. My father thought, every boy needs a dog. That was one animal chained up on the mud winter & summer, so starved for affection he'd jump & knock you into the mud.

I have not had a pet since. On a road trip, you want to bring your pet?!? Hassles with hotels, where is it going to piss and siht aso. Can find an expensive kennel or impose on a friend or neighbour. With luck, your pet will run away.

And what about trains & planes? Just better to not have a pet. If you're so starved for love, have a kid, get a g/f.

1 hour ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I don't believe we can "own" other creatures any more than we can own other human beings. My father thought, every boy needs a dog. That was one animal chained up on the mud winter & summer, so starved for affection he'd jump & knock you into the mud.

I have not had a pet since. On a road trip, you want to bring your pet?!? Hassles with hotels, where is it going to piss and siht aso. Can find an expensive kennel or impose on a friend or neighbour. With luck, your pet will run away.

And what about trains & planes? Just better to not have a pet. If you're so starved for love, have a kid, get a g/f.

On my 3rd dog, a stray / dropped off by owner at Wat across from house, not accepted by other dogs and followed me down my drive.

Other 2, one stray, lost in the snow, and probably would have died, and the other was on it's way to the pound, if I didn't take, as was driving the owner nuts. Damn thing had paper, from championship line. Mind boggling he was giving it away.

Best companion you can have. Yea, a hassle with accommodations. Another reason why we like off the beaten track, and bungalows to stay in, with lots of green. Metros are a challenge to find green areas, although Ibis always has an area set aside for pets.

Along with taking her out to P every few hours. Home or hotels, at midnight and early AM, as soon as one of us wake, that's me or the dog.

Kennels are out, as they are family members and go with me everywhere.

Went on a course in Bangkok years ago and there was this strange character who kept snakes.

He uses to drink their blood and poison and eat their penis's. Lots of strange weird stories. He even looked snakey.

You could get a shot of snake blood on your way to work at the side of Lupini Park.

Edited August 12Aug 12 by carlyai

9 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I don't believe we can "own" other creatures any more than we can own other human beings. My father thought, every boy needs a dog. That was one animal chained up on the mud winter & summer, so starved for affection he'd jump & knock you into the mud.

I have not had a pet since. On a road trip, you want to bring your pet?!? Hassles with hotels, where is it going to piss and siht aso. Can find an expensive kennel or impose on a friend or neighbour. With luck, your pet will run away.

And what about trains & planes? Just better to not have a pet. If you're so starved for love, have a kid, get a g/f.

That explains things lol 😂 anyway I love them all now we have the OPD dog breed AKA Other Peoples Dogs on account of our travels.Ive had dogs and several cats over the years I’ve allways felt more of a care taker than owner.my last doggo was an American bulldog a big brute of a dog but he was very dog aggressive.my favorite was our pigmy pugapotmas aka pug dog + part hippo!!I could be stressed out and one look at that little guy just killed it!!+ I never had to worry about him hurting anything but the carpet (occasionally)still miss all of them!!

I love dogs, but have no time for them in my life. Love to travel, love the independence, and have far too many friends who become tethered to home because of pets. No thanks. Like kids, I can love pets that other people own and have to take care of.

When you have cats you buy all manner of useful stuff.

Such as a battery powered cockroach!!

Oddly enough, I found having a couple of house rabbits very rewarding... as they are fragile and misunderstood creatures that are really bad starter pets for kids etc., as they require a lot of care and understanding, but very rewarding as they are pretty cool once you win them over.

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

When you have cats you buy all manner of useful stuff.

Such as a battery powered cockroach!!

Neighbour has a Maine Coon Cat. I'm going to buy one for her.

I nicknamed the cat, Moxie. Does anyone on here know why?

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Edited August 12Aug 12 by JensenZ

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

When you have cats you buy all manner of useful stuff.

Such as a battery powered cockroach!!

But the problem is they soon get bored with any toy. I had one toy my cats would play with for hours in the first few days; now they don't touch it.

10 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

But the problem is they soon get bored with any toy. I had one toy my cats would play with for hours in the first few days; now they don't touch it.

Buy your cat a few live mice.

Problem solved.

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Buy your cat a few live mice.

Problem solved.

Hunting and killing rodents, birds, lizards, etc is the fastest way for your cat to get infected with various parasites... but they are hunted too. A near neighbour had her white 10-year-old cat eaten by a water monitor lizard a few months ago. The land owner witnessed it and found her collar. Fortunately, I'm leaving this area, which is adjacent to a large untamed parcel of land with swamps. I'm super worried about my cats being eaten, as they've been over the wall that separates the swamp land several times.

Edited August 12Aug 12 by JensenZ

8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I love dogs, but have no time for them in my life. Love to travel, love the independence, and have far too many friends who become tethered to home because of pets. No thanks. Like kids, I can love pets that other people own and have to take care of.

I'm thethered to stray cats that turned up at my door. You don't always have a choice. You seem to be tethered to this forum based on your posting volume. I'm sure you'd have plenty of time to dedicate to pets.