• WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Within reason. Long lived animals can get the same sort of neurological diseases that humans do, but without the advantage of language and healthcare.

      It’s bad enough when Nana goes senile, but it’s even worse when all she can do is screech, claw, and bite at you, and there are no teams of professionals to help. That’s life with an elderly parrot.

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      10 months ago

      That is a pet that has a good chance of outliving you. If you have to will your pet to someone else, you probably shouldn’t get that pet. The same reason why I told my 80-year-old mother not to get a dog. She didn’t listen to me. At least she didn’t will the dog to me.