Life with three pets
This is going to be a very honest article coming from someone who never had to take care of any pets and then suddenly has to take care of three pets.
I would like to preface this by saying that no matter how tiring it gets, I love our pets and they bring me a lot of joy. But the reality of taking care of more mouths to feed is not as sweet as many portray it as.
To provide a bit of organization to this work, I want to divide it into my life before we had pets, and our life now that we have pets.
Before Moshi
Before Moshi, I had a nice routine going. I would wake up then medidate then exercise. After that, I could read or sleep again.
I also explore a lot of hobbies back then such as airdry clay sculpting, handmade paper making, sewing, painting, etc.
In short I had a lot of free time. And nost of my stress were from academic.
After Moshi
The first few weeks were rough. I remember hiw I tried to be tiughhearted then to hopefully convince my elder sister to see that she can not take care of a pet when she is already so tired from work.
But I was unable to ignore Moshi's pitiful cries back then. My elder sister did her best to provide for Moshi's things but as many of you know, a puppy requires more care.
So when Manju went on a vacation for two weeks, I was the one who had to take care of just a month-old Moshi. It ate up a lot of time. And my routine is destroyed.
But in such a short time, I developed a love for Moshi that I find myself smiling at her playful nature. I find myself lookin forward to taking care of her as well.
Before Oreo and Presto
Moshi is already a year old so she is no longer a puppy and does not require much care anymore. Although she does have more needs when it comes to physicl activities since she has more energy. But it was almost natural to adapt to that routine.
I even managed to find some time to restart my hobbies such as crochet. And still hve enough time to grind and do other things.
After Oreo and Presto
Taking care of three pets is beyond exhausting. I was already left with no energy just taking care of myself, and was barely managing taking care of Moshi daily and now two additional pets are added under my care.
At this point, I felt frustration built up on some family members because they think taking care of pets is easy so they keep adopting even though majority of the work falls on me.
But of course, I could not bear to just stand aside and watchthe kittens suffer because no one else knew how to take care of them. So I once again stepped up even though I know it is going to be difficult.
This is what my arm looks like two weeks after taking care of Oreo and Presto. I actually had more scratches before when I was just starting to stimulate them but I did not want to look at it so I did not take a picture.
Now I was able to take a picture because finally the kittens are starting their litter box training so I do not have to hold them anymore and stimulate them.
There was a time I cried a little because the scratches are painful. But I had to keep doing the same thing before and after their meals to ensure they are healthy so I had to push through.
I am not blaming them since I know they can not hide their claws yet at the time.
But that is not all
I had to pay attention to Moshi too so that she will not feel jealous of the two kittens. I was actually relieved when Moshi was not angry upon seeing the kittens which is one of the main reason why I decided to agree to adopting them.
If Moshi had been angry, I would have asked my father to find someone else to take care of the kittens. So it must be fate for me to adopt Oreo and Presto.
However, Moshi is super excited to play with them but the size difference is a bit hard to ignore. Oreo and Presto are tiny so they get quite shocked when Moshi tries to play with them.
This leads to chaos since Moshi is trying to get them to play with her while the kittens try to hide from her.
The kittens are also troublemakers especially when I am feeding Moshi. Even though I already feed them before I feed Moshi, they still try to get to Moshi's bowl, unbothered by the fact that I already put it on top of a container to keep them away from it.
And then there is Moshi who is also curious about what the kittens are eating.
Since food is involved, there are claws and noises involved. I am just incredibly grateful that Moshi is smart enough to know that biting a kitten is bad.
Closing words
Taking care of three pets is taking a toll on me. But I am also enjoying it. Watching them grow up make me happy.
Although there truly is a lot of expenses involved with having pets.
I wish I was a bit more prepared but I do not regret having them in my life.
Thank you for reading this article!
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