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Originally Posted by funchy  There is no reason why cats can't live indoors. I have 5 cats, 4 of which are indoors. If she doesn't smell anything but you are bothered by the litterbox, why not just clean it more often ? If you clean it, there should be NO smell. None. I have no help cleaning my boxes, so I ended up buying a few Littermaids which automatically rake out the box after every use and put the nuggets in a closed bin. Male cats must be neutered, and done so early, to prevent them from spray-marking (different than peeing).
If you don't like bird mess, why can't you clean it? Have you considered what'll happen if one day you have kids and the child makes a mess. Will you stand idly by and let the kid sit in a stinky diaper because she's not around right now to clean him for you? |
Funchy, I'm not trying to pick on you specifically, this sort of thing was mentioned earlier in the thread as well. I just picked your post to quote to spring-board my point.
It does not seem to me that the OP should be expected to take on the additional work of cleaning up after animals that he never agreed to have brought into the house. Obviously, if a couple has a baby, both should be expected to care for and clean up after the baby. Since the OP has no say (his opinion isn't even been asked) about whether these animals can be brought into the house, I don't see why he should have the responsibility to clean up after them. If one person in a relationship wants chooses to do something without bothering to even discuss it with the other person first, they should be willing to at least take 100% responsibility.
I love animals, and can't wait until I can get a dog. I don't have one now because my wife is allergic, and we don't have anywhere outside to keep one. As much as I would love to have a dog, I would never go get one without first discussing it with my wife. It seems to me that, likewise, the OP's partner should not be bringing animals into their house (no matter how much she loves them) without first discussing it. And by discussing it, I don't mean as a general topic. I believe that each individual animal brought into the house should be discussed and agreed upon by both before it is acquired.