Drastic change in behaviour? - Page 8

LifeWithPets · 04-30-2015, 01:33 PM

Sorry for not posting in a while!!!
I got a new phone and was waiting on the contract to actually kick in so I could use it.
I am so pleased for Flump - I don't think she could have found a better forever home! And thanks to everyone on HC for making it happen - you are all wonderful!!

I just updated my thread about Priscillas taming - I am very happy to say she is now 100% hand tame! It took a lot of hard work but it is so worth, and I'm sure Flump will get there eventually too. I'm so glad both girlies have great homes!

But there is also sad news. The syrisn hamster ny friend got for her little brother is being taken back to P@H. He's in a right state. From day 1 his wheel was too small, so since Easter Sunday he has been in a tiny cage with no wheel and no play time. Because of this he has began excessively bar chewing and biting people.

Along with that, my friend is taking her 7 rats to the SPCA and is instead getting a cat.

Some people never quit.....

Thin Lizzy · 04-30-2015, 08:19 PM

Your friend who got the hamster for her little brother was on charge of looking after it, I'm not at all surprised the hamster is being taken back to P@H, no hamster deserves to be treated like that.
The SSPCA have a load of unwanted rats that owners have abandoned and she's only adding more work for them. As for getting a cat, she really is naive. Every pet needs looking after and cared for, I really feel for the cat.
Lifewithpets, like you I'm so glad Flump is in a forever home and being looked after and as for this girl, someone should tell her that pets are for life, for better for worse.

LifeWithPets · 05-01-2015, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy

Your friend who got the hamster for her little brother was on charge of looking after it, I'm not at all surprised the hamster is being taken back to P@H, no hamster deserves to be treated like that.
The SSPCA have a load of unwanted rats that owners have abandoned and she's only adding more work for them. As for getting a cat, she really is naive. Every pet needs looking after and cared for, I really feel for the cat.
Lifewithpets, like you I'm so glad Flump is in a forever home and being looked after and as for this girl, someone should tell her that pets are for life, for better for worse.

Oh trust me.... I have tried so hard to talk to her. But she just moans at me, telling me not to lecture her because she "knows what shes doing and has it all under control"
I would help her but I'm not taking part in helping her find homes for her pets because it just encourages her to dispose of them.
She wasn't even excuted to hear that I'd recieved updates on Flump, she was so disinterested :/

racinghamster · 05-01-2015, 04:16 AM

It`s so disheartening when you know people like this who don`t learn from their mistakes. I can only say that the Syrian will be better off back in Pets At Home who will find him/her a better home, although most adoption hamsters (not all) can have issues and people like us who understand that usually adopt them.

Many people who take on a kitten or a cat can`t see what lies ahead of an animal that can live for 20+ years and as a cat ages, it can cost a good bit at the vets. I know a few owners who have had hefty vet bills for their cats due to blood tests and on going treatments such as kidney disease and old age problems. Many are left not being fed properly or even allowed into the house. Your friend sounds like the sort of person who acts on instinct and never thinks about the life span of that pet or the consequences of not having enough funds or security to keep the animal for it`s lifetime.

Thanks for coming back to the thread LifeWithPets. At least we got wee Flump a good home. x

Piebald · 05-01-2015, 05:55 AM

That poor cat. People should have to pass a test to get a pet. . . .

I wish I could get the poor Syrian from P@H.

Thin Lizzy · 05-01-2015, 10:10 PM

RH - I agree a cat can live for 20 years and cost a lot of money! I know they say a cat has "9 lives", any cat that she gets is going need more than that!
How long before she gets fed up with it and wants rid? Kittens are so different when they become fully grown and that's when kids lose interest.
What annoys me is her mum is letting this happen. This isn't some cuddly toy you can put away in a box and forget about it.
Livingwithpets - I totally understand how you feel, you've done all you can, some people are stupid and thoughtless and ignorant, thinking they know everything. If only she could see all the strays handed nto SSPCA and cat protection, total overload.