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it was stressful for the first few weeks, but that's adoption, even with other humans. she's much better, and it was a rewarding experience for me, so win-win i
by clairity 5y ago
it was stressful for the first few weeks, but that's adoption, even with other humans. she's much better, and it was a rewarding experience for me, so win-win in my book.
she didn't want to poop uncontrollably, and knew it was 'bad', but she couldn't help it until she could get her own fear and anxiety under control. human babies poop uncontrollably too, for much longer even. eventually i learned to put pee pads everywhere in her (initial) sleeping area, and just threw out the ones that were soiled in the morning. it wasn't that big of a deal, and certainly didn't "destroy" anything.
- teakettle42 5y agoI find the comparisons with human babies odd. They’re not comparable. If an animal evolves to exploit the parenting drive of a host species, that’s called a parasite. There’s a reason why during/post-pregnant women have a strong (but not universal) tendency to reject the family dog(s).