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This assumes you have no friends or family. OP, are you ok?
in fairness, my family lives 6 states away, and my friends would still take a few days before anyone noticed something was up.
Oh wow. I can't imagine living so far from family. 30 mins was my maximum amount of drive time away from my family. I ended up getting a house that's 20 mins away.
I can’t imagine living 30 minutes from my family.
exactly what I thought. If you get incapacitated in one way or another... someone has to notice that there's a pet. Just... someone
This is the point of an emergency contact, is it not? Hopefully you choose one who knows enough about you to know whether or not you have pets.
exactly.
Thanks, I'm okay.
I would say my first reaction to hearing my parent is dead/severely wounded would not be to look at home how the dog is doing but how my parent is doing or grieve.
After maybe 2 or 3 days I would maybe have a clear enough mind to think about a pet, that's not even mine.
I'm impressed by the idea that people can still afford to live alone.
A tent outside is still living alone
As an american that would impress you. Not every country is the same.
Did you know I have a pet?
gets out wallet
Here let me show you!
I show my coworkers new pet pics almost daily because they seem to be genuinely interested in my menagerie. Especially the ducks lol. They're from urban and suburban areas, so they've never really known someone who likes farming before.
😂😂
But then you don't really live alone if you have a pet. Checkmate!
Actually a good idea. Lol
This seems like a good idea for all pet owners. My family and friends would think of my pets eventually, but it might not be the first thing on their minds.
I have a beagle, so I'd have the cops show up if he started baying for extended amounts of time. I'm surprised I haven't had noise complaints already. Lil dude struggles with anxiety and will occasionally scream until I give him trazadone. When he was smaller and too young for meds, he would scream for hours. Nothing could comfort him. Poor boi had a rough start to life.
They also make windows tickers that say “in case of emergency we have xyz pets”. Good to stick one next to the front door.
Yeah -- if there's a fire or some other kind of emergency at your house/apartment and you're not there, that kind of sticker is really important.
I don't know why this never occurred to me. I'm adding one now.
Oh trust me, everyone that knows me is well aware I have a cat. Whether they wanted to know or not.
I have so many critters and I tell people about them constantly. Still gonna make a card. Well, prolly more than one. I don't think all my animals could fit on one. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 12 ducks. They are all my children and I love them more than myself.
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