Nancy2 wrote:
> On Oct 5, 2:42 pm, brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:58:46 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
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>>> On Oct 5, 1:36 pm, Omelet > wrote:
>>>> Just curious about the percentage of folks that would love or hate cats
>>>> at the Doctors or therapists offices...
>>>> Me? I'd love it.
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>>> All the vets' offices seem to have cats - mostly for blood donor
>>> purposes, but still ....
>> I've never been to a Vet that had cats or any other critters running
>> loose and I've been to many Vet's offices, all are in back properly
>> secured in the kennel area.... a few have had aquariums in their
>> waiting room, but so does my Primary care doctor.
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>>> They're hardly sterile -
>> I wouldn't expect sterile, except in the ER.
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>>> any docs' waiting rooms have carpet - I
>>> wouldn't want cat hair with my appointment, thanks.
>> I have seen some grundgy Vet's offices but I've seen just as grundgy
>> people doctor offices.... but that's why we have feet. My current
>> Vet's office is scrupulously clean, and no animal smells at all... I
>> only wish people doctors kept such a tidy facility.- Hide quoted text -
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> Well, Shel, we're different out here in flyover country. I've used
> three different vets for pets over the years, and all of them had
> "counter cats" -office pets that roamed free around the offices.
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> N.

And just because someone has not experienced it, does not make them
right. Grungy is only a state of mind for the perceiver. I also know
people that say they can't stand cats in their house or others as they
can't stand the smell. That is the perspective of a small mind, or a
small circle of acquaintances. I have two cat's (used to be three until
recently), and I have one dog (use to be two until recently). If there
are any smells in my house pet related, it was near the dog beds (he has
two, one upstairs, and one down), and that was only because I hadn't
gotten around to washing them recently. You would not know I have cats
unless you saw them. I have two litter boxes I clean daily, and pretty
much dump for new litter at least weekly.

I find that having a few pets around a good thing. They can be
aggravating, but usually they are less aggravating than a spouse would be.

And yes, I actually have a spouse also.

Bob