Down sizing the animal herd.
While I will always love animals I no longer desire to care for multiples.
I am still struggling with whether or not I MIGHT try to adopt another cat for my newer cat after an awful year of cat issues, starting with the death of my old guy, adopting a new one that ran away 2 months later or was eaten by the coyotes or cougars on my mountain. THEN, adopting another that I had for 8 months and whom died after a short and fatal illness. THEN attempting to adopt a stray my daughter found that did not work out at all with my resident kitty.
All in all I have spent about 2k on cat related stuff in one year, I think I’ll leave well enough alone.
My geese are 6 and 13, ( the 6 yr. old is a second wife for my 13 yr. old gander whose previous mate of 10 years had to be euthanized for a crippling leg condition in 08 ) they can live 20+ years, and my new kitty is only 2.5
I do miss having a horse. I have a beautiful pasture that stands empty, but, alas, the expense of a truck and trailer to hit the good river/mountain trails, and the lack of riding friends these days prevents me from buying a horse.
I DO browse horses for sale online, the love dies a hard death, but, it is replaced with the ease of less work. lol