Do you get your pets birthday or Christmas presents?

United States
December 5, 2006 7:29pm CST
If so, what do you normally get them?
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• United States
6 Dec 06
Yes, we give our pets, two cats, gifts for the holidays and their birthdays. Usually it is a treat of some sort that they like, or a small toy. We love them, and spoil them. They are so loving and affectionate. Not sure of their birthdays, as we rescued them, but we gave each of them a date anyway. Do you give your pets gifts?
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• United States
7 Dec 06
You sound like your pets are your family, as our's are our family. I love animals, and hate that so many people that own them, don't show the love and respect they should to them. Don't they know that animals have feelings too? Your pets are lucky to have you, even the fishie :)
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• United States
8 Dec 06
Oh yes, they are definately family members and they feel such as that...lol. Your family seems very loving as well. Yes, the fish should be thankful that they are fish so we don't go plucking them out of the water to pet them...lol.
• United States
6 Dec 06
That is wonderful. Yes, I do actually. We have 1 dog, 1 cat and some fish. We obviously don't get the fish anything, lol. But our dog usually gets some toys and a huge bag of treats and the cat will get some toys and some treats, we have even gotten the cat a heating blanket before...lol. They are both spoiled rotten and we wouldn't trade them for the world. Thanks so much for asking!
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@Mommamea (1215)
• United States
6 Dec 06
I get my cats and dogs a few new toys and some treats to open on Christmas morning. It is fun to watch them go through their stocking. Do you hang stockings for your pets? Are they treated like one of the family?
• United States
8 Dec 06
Yep, our dog and cat both have their own stockings that get stuff in them from Santa. They both get presents as well, the cat doesn't much care for opening them but we have to hide the dogs' from her because she will tear into it...lol. She knows that she gets stuff for Christmas...lol. They are definately a part of our family...them little brats :).
@LovingIt (5396)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Not really, but my cats do get the empty boxes to play in for a while after we open gifts on Christmas. They like that much better than they would like any present I would buy them!
• United States
6 Dec 06
Yes, this may be true. My cat seems to play with everything except for the things that we buy for him to play with...lol. Thanks for your response!
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• United States
6 Dec 06
i buy them stuff i'd get anyway. food,treats,etc. and stick a bow on it of course i get little toys sometimes too.
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• United States
8 Dec 06
That is nice. Thanks so much for your response!
@Undefeated (4788)
• Singapore
6 Dec 06
I never get them chirstmas present but i will get them birthday present, i will get them some special food ...
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• United States
6 Dec 06
That's nice, thank you.
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@BunGirl (2638)
• United States
6 Dec 06
Not for birthdays. Since most of my pets are rescues I don't really know their actual birthdays. I do make sure they get special treats for Christmas though!
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• United States
6 Dec 06
That's great. Thanks so much for sharing!
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• United States
7 Dec 06
I dont have a pet but my girlfriend is getting her dog a present for xmas.
• United States
8 Dec 06
Cool, what is she getting it?
• United States
7 Dec 06
not really into pets like that. only pets i can see getting a gift anyway would be a cat or a dog and i am allergic to both dont want to even get near them. but for people who do i would say maybe some kind of play toy for a cat would be good or a huge chewing bone for a dog
• United States
8 Dec 06
I am sorry that you are allergic. I have known some kids that were allergic but still tried to play with them and get sick during/afterwards...it is really sad to me because they just want to play too. Thanks for your response.
@mamashane (1140)
• United States
7 Dec 06
We buy Christmas gifts for our pets. We have 3 dogs and they all have stockings that we put bones/rawhides in and usually a dog toy or a chew toy. The cat gets some treats and a toy & even the guinea pigs will get a special treat. Haven't thought of what to get for the fish yet though!
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• United States
8 Dec 06
Yea, we have been trying to think what to get the fish as well...maybe some more fish? LOL!
8 Jan 07
We get our fur babies Christmas gifts. Kai even opens his own gift. So cute to see, carefully smelling it, pokes it with his nose, sticks his teeth in the top bit,and then just starts pulling. He leaves wrapping paper all over the room. Tara has learned how to open hers yet but she has learned to keep them away from Kai. We haven't given them any birthday presents as yet, but that may change.
@gizmo528 (731)
• United States
14 Apr 07
They mainly get presents alllll the time. Although, at Christmas, they each have their own stocking to open. My Husky has one in the shape of a dog and as soon as she sees us pulling out the Christmas decorations she takes her stocking and lays down on top of it. I think she's afraid she isn't getting presents if she don't have it with her. We have to sneak it away so we can put stuff in it.