I know that it’s legitimately deranged for anybody to compare their pets to children… Obviously, having a furry critter around your feet is legitimately not the same as raising a human child.
That being said…
My cat truthfully is one of the neediest critters on the planet. And I do feel like half of my life is committed to taking care of this critter, rather than myself. I know that people actually believe I am exaggerating, but you could even ask my central heating, cooling, plus air quality control serviceman if you do not believe the lengths that I will go to 4 this critter. For instance, when I first got the kitten plus realized that my air vents were too large. The kitten could actually enter the air vents plus wander through the extensive ductwork system without me noticing. I had to change all of my ventilation fronts just to keep her from perishing in the ductwork. Then, I found out that my cat had a bad allergy problem. Every time the central heating, cooling, plus air quality control system kicked into gear I noticed that she was sneezing plus coughing horribly. She started losing patches of hair during the seasons when I had to operate the a/c unit or forced air boiler extensively. I had to upgrade all of my Heating & Air Conditioning unit plus install air purification devices to take care of her indoor allergy needs. After that, I thought that I was apartment free… Until my cat started having indoor temperature complaints. After the zone controlled Heating & Air Conditioning was installed, though, I knew I was done.