Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Mis. Hum.]

Welcome to the AoS Pet Thread. Hope your Saturday is going well. Grab a beverage and your favorite toy. Sit, stay and relax.

Has anyone woken up from dozing off to find something missing from the kitchen? If you say no, you must be a newer pet owner or The Dog Whisperer who has trained their pet marvelously.

A Little of This, A Little of That

So I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that there are terrible people in the world. The good news is that there are wonderful people in the world. h/t CBD

An amazing rescue. What is more amazing is where it took place at.

Basement savers save more than basements

Meet The Pet Morons

Today's first pet is Romeo. He is a therapy cat for Ritabootoo who happens to be a long time lurker and cancer survivor. Romeo certainly looks like a handsome sweet cat. Thank you for your patience.

Say howdy to Ace the Cat. This cat came to Creeper's home as a feral kitty with its eyes infected shut. One eye was saved. Looks like it's enjoying one of it's 9 lives.

Our next feline visitor is Lisa's cat. She didn't send much information along about this kitty other than his name is Bootsie. According to Lisa she's been a long time lurker and first time poster.

Dwagyah submitted several cat photos. We chose this one as it was an interesting pose. However, we didn't get a name for this one. Maybe Dwagyah will fill us in today.

Dave'sNotHere submitted this photo of Stella. She was a pup when this was taken. She recently crossed the rainbow bridge at age 12. Looks like an adorable puppy.

Closing up our entries this week is Carmen the Dog, lady of leisure. She looks horribly abused by the hands of Rihar. Terrible life for such a cute dog. We keed, we keed.

We are always looking for pet news, tips and photos. If you have some you would like to share please contact us at petmorons at gee mail dot com. We appreciate your paitence in getting your pet photos in the blog!! Thanks again.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 02:30 PM

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1 Hello, pets.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 02:33 PM (7lvLO)

2
Hey gang. Two quick hits. Next Thursday marks 10 years since we adopted our 2 kittehs. I will send some snaps for inclusion for next week.

Also, great channel on You Tube worthy of your time called Vet Ranch. These vets are based in Texas and are doing some great work rescuing many dogs and cats that otherwise would be euthanized. They also show them operating on them and it can be a bit grisly.

Also also, one of the vets there is big on firearms and has another channel called Demolition Ranch.

If you like guns and pets, this is for you.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 06, 2016 02:35 PM (9P3OG)

3 Nice looking furry friends!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 06, 2016 02:36 PM (ej1L0)

4 Romeo looks a lot like one of my boys.

We got back from 2 weeks gone this past Sunday, and the kittehs are still giving me sh*t about it.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 02:39 PM (Pz4pT)

5 Cute pets!!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 06, 2016 02:39 PM (NOIQH)

6 I love seeing the Horde pets! Beautiful babies all!!

Our newf hurt his knee, so we are having to rearrange bedrooms, so he doesn't have to go up and down the far too many stairs in our house. He's happy, because he's being treated like the king he assumes he is.

It beats carrying his 150 pound butt around.

Posted by: Moki at August 06, 2016 02:40 PM (ezHMO)

7 That first video will cause the allergies to act up.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 02:41 PM (7lvLO)

8 My fat kitteh is snoring away at the foot of the bed. The Olympics don't seem to interest her either

Posted by: kbdabear at August 06, 2016 02:42 PM (GrXXa)

9 Also, we are lucky with this batch of dogs-not one of them is a counter cruiser. Our previous yellow lab, Leroy, though, he was ingenuous at finding food on the counter, in pantries, etc. For a long time, I blamed my kids for sneaking chips and shoving the bags under the sofa, and it turned out to be him. He wasn't sorry when I caught him.

Posted by: Moki at August 06, 2016 02:43 PM (ezHMO)

10 I'm going to the county fair and rodeo today in a couple hours with my hobo friend who came in town last night. Can't wait.
Splash dogs competition and dog and pony show and funnel cake!! !
Woo Hoo!!

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:44 PM (6IPEM)

11 where's King Barky..?

Posted by: Satan of Walpurgis VT at August 06, 2016 02:45 PM (8tZ8W)

12 My Greatie assumes that same position as Lisa's kitty to get tummy rubs. I didn't think cats did that. My doggy looks weird doing that bc of her long gangly legs. Cats looks kind of cute that way.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:47 PM (6IPEM)

13 I dropped a pot of pinto beans and ham on the floor one night in December. Hell of a mess, including moving the refrigerator to clean under it. I scooped them back into the pot and set it on the kitchen table to throw out the next morning. Forgot, went to work, came home, saw the pot, lid still on. Picked it up to take to the garbage and dump, it was empty. My big old Lab-Irish Setter cross had eaten the whole pot of beans and ham without knocking the lid off. She lay on the floor moaning for two days. Luckily, pinto beans do not cause gas in dogs.

Posted by: huerfano at August 06, 2016 02:47 PM (jkkMG)

14 >>>4,We got back from 2 weeks gone this past Sunday, and the kittehs are still giving me sh*t about it.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 02:39 PM (Pz4pT)

As well they should! Did you bring home kitteh-presents?

Posted by: all kittehs, everywhere at August 06, 2016 02:50 PM (gfJWV)

15 Very nice group this week! My little kitty WeaselCat2 liked the sink as a kitten but haven't seen her in there much now that she's grown.

PET THREAD QUESTION: Is cat puke recyclable?

WeaslelWoman says no. I recently cleaned some cat throw-up with a white papertowel and tossed it into the recycling bin. Apparently, this was wrong. Very wrong. I allowed as how I didn't much give a shit either way, and she fished it out and put it into the regular trash can.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 02:52 PM (Sfs6o)

16 My Dane is a total food thief. She has stolen so far when I have had my back turned a whole tray of biscuits, some blueberry cream cheese blintzes, a perfect grilled cheese sammich, and a ribeye steak. She isn't allowed in the kitchen anymore when I'm in there. I wonder if she hates her own dog food or if I'm not feeding her enough. She is drawn to smells and if I'm cooking her nose immediately starts twitching and she heads to the kitchen.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:53 PM (6IPEM)

17

My parents had a great dane. Friends over for dinner, set roast on table to rest and went for a walk, came back to no roast and dog in food coma on table.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 06, 2016 02:54 PM (qul7b)

18 Hi L, Elle - our little 10# WeaselDog came nose to nose with an enormous (and fortunately very gentle) Great Dane at a dog park last weekend. Hilarious. Naturally, I didn't have a camera handy.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 02:56 PM (Sfs6o)

19
My Greatie assumes that same position as Lisa's
kitty to get tummy rubs. I didn't think cats did that. My doggy looks
weird doing that bc of her long gangly legs. Cats looks kind of cute
that way.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:47 PM (6IPEM)

Yeah, normally teh kittehs REALLY hate getting tummy rubs. But there are exceptions. My aunt's old tomcat Petey LOVED to have his tummy rubbed. He'd flop down beside you on the sofa and flip over with his grapefruit-sized head (he was a BIG cat, close to 30 lbs. not fat, big.) on your knee and paw at your hand until you started the tummy rub.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 06, 2016 02:57 PM (LuZz8)

20
All I've got is compliments for the cute pets. If anyone has any NEWS about cats, I'm all eyes.

Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 06, 2016 02:57 PM (5o5ek)

21 Weasel, the question isn't is cat vomit recyclable. It's why are you recycling?
:-)

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:58 PM (6IPEM)

22 Speaking of counter cruisers... friends with two Labs had food go missing. Knew the dogs were responsible because there was no one else there to do it. Upon arriving home one day, they happened to look through the window before opening the door, and saw the two Labs teaming up to -- I kid you not! -- open the fridge and remove a pot roast (in a glass dish!) to a spot on the floor. Where it was promptly consumed. Said if they had not seen it, they would never have believed it. And the glass dish was just fine for getting pulled from the fridge to the floor. Smart doggehs!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 06, 2016 03:00 PM (tbKrr)

23 21 Weasel, the question isn't is cat vomit recyclable. It's why are you recycling?
:-)
Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:58 PM (6IPEM)
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Excellent point. Truth be told, I just toss whatever I have into the closest bin - and manage to get it wrong most of the time. WeaselWoman is a big rule-follower.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:01 PM (Sfs6o)

24 6
I love seeing the Horde pets! Beautiful babies all!!

Our newf hurt his knee, so we are having to rearrange bedrooms, so
he doesn't have to go up and down the far too many stairs in our house.
He's happy, because he's being treated like the king he assumes he is.

It beats carrying his 150 pound butt around.

Posted by: Moki at August 06, 2016 02:40 PM (ezHMO)

How'd he hurt his knee?

Posted by: cthulhu at August 06, 2016 03:02 PM (EzgxV)

25 PET THREAD QUESTION: Is cat puke recyclable?

WeaslelWoman says no.

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Yes. Also, inform WeaselWoman that the dead mice, birds, etc. the cat brings are also recyclable.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 06, 2016 03:02 PM (DktcZ)

26 As well they should! Did you bring home kitteh-presents?
Posted by: all kittehs, everywhere at August 06, 2016 02:50 PM (gfJWV)

Yes. I brought home the one person (me) who is willing to feed them/clean up after them.

So while I understand the consternation for leaving my daughter in charge of their care while we were gone, I would think at some point gratitude comes into the equation.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 03:04 PM (Pz4pT)

27 Our female maine coon, Meisha, got in a fight with something much bigger last night and lost. Probably a real coon or a coyote. Spent much of the night comforting her and trying to assess damage. She didn't sleep until this morning. She has a puncture down thru her nose that was causing some bleeding into her airway and some swelling around an eye that could be a similar problem.
Mrs IGN and IGN Jr2 have her at the vet right now for anti biotics and X-rays. No word has gotten back to me yet so I bury myself in my work.

Meanwhile the male Maine coon looked on all evening from the top of the clothes washer with only partial interest and no sympathy.

Posted by: Igotnothing at August 06, 2016 03:04 PM (UF0Iv)

28 Yeah, you guys, such funny stories.Danes really are hilarious dogs. Exactly like Scooby Doo. Always begging for food and half brave/ half big chickens. They have wonderful personalities.

The most I'll give mine is the last bite of anything I eat that won't make her sick and let her lick the plate or bowl clean.
She will park herself in front of me sitting down, waiting patiently for that last bite. It's good discipline for her to learn to wait for a reward. Man, she would be a total dumpster diver/beggar dog if she was a stray.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:04 PM (6IPEM)

29 Lisa's cat looks almost exactly like our girl Spanky, who loves to show off her tummy and get rubs.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:04 PM (1ZOkK)

30 i had a cat with front paws that looked like baseball mitts, like the hemingway cats.

mittie devoured two quail wishbones i had cleaned up and saved that were in my cup of miniature things. my collection has a 1" vintage mini pocketknife, a really old bullet that opens up and holds a teeny set of bone dice, 2 smaller-than-dimes real sandollars, some old barbed wire burrs and a couple of really old vials of gold and rubies.

haven't had any quail since to replace them.

Posted by: concrete girl at August 06, 2016 03:05 PM (xUiw9)

31 Off Topic:

Quick poll - who is more interesting to read about - Elizabeth Bathory or Mata Hari?

Posted by: @votermom at August 06, 2016 03:06 PM (7lVbc)

32 27 oh no! Hope your kitty is OK.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:07 PM (Sfs6o)

33 So, I seem to live in bizarro world.

I wasn't happy with my former vet, so I went to a newer, better rated one closer to my house. Almost walking distance.

Well, my little kitty cat (who had breast cancer several years ago) has a heart murmur. After doing some tests, we have been referred to a cat cardiologist.

Yep. Cat Cardiologist.

So, I found something online called "Young At Heart For Cat Heart Disease" and I'm going to give it a try, at least for a month. Its' an herbal remedy that has high ratings. I'll probably see the doctor I got referred to, but want to wait until the cat has been on new herbal drops for about a month. Plus... one must save up for that sort of thing.

If that wasn't enough to freak out about, my central air died and had to be replaced; that happened today. Plus... city taxes at the end of the month! Estimated taxes next month!

/no wonder I just want to yell at people.

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:07 PM (tvyXw)

34 PET THREAD QUESTION: Is cat puke recyclable?

WeaslelWoman says no. I recently cleaned some cat throw-up with a white papertowel and tossed it into the recycling bin. Apparently, this was wrong. Very wrong. I allowed as how I didn't much give a shit either way, and she fished it out and put it into the regular trash can.
Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 02:52 PM (Sfs6o)

Of course everything IS recyclable, the great circle of life makes it so.

However, if the question is, does cat vomit belong in the recycle bin, the answer is it depends on the recycle nazis who run your local waste management services.

If the question is, is there an economic benefit to recycling cat vomit, of course the answer is no, don't be silly. Other than aluminum cans, NOTHING that gets recycled is economically beneficial, and most of what goes into recycle bins ends up in the same landfill as regular garbage and trash.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 03:08 PM (Pz4pT)

35 Hey, Creeper

We have a one-eyed cat too. A tortoiseshell. Beautiful. Her eye was shot out with a pellet gun, though. She is not very human-friendly but I get to pet her sometimes. She and her mom seem to get into trouble with some regularity. Yours looks pampered.

Posted by: KT at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (qahv/)

36 Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barack O at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (kTF2Z)

37 @27

Praying for your poor kitty.

Posted by: @votermom at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (7lVbc)

38 "Our female maine coon, Meisha, got in a fight with something much bigger last night and lost. Probably a real coon or a coyote. "

Igot, you have a male/female pair? We had a pet raccoon growing up. Funny animals.

Hope she does okay.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (7lvLO)

39 Love all those sweet pet photos.

Posted by: KT at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (qahv/)

40 Mmmm women's beach volleyball on nbcsn

Posted by: Buzzion at August 06, 2016 03:10 PM (bMG0w)

41 Quick poll - who is more interesting to read about - Elizabeth Bathory or Mata Hari?
Posted by: @votermom at August 06, 2016 03:06 PM (7lVbc)

If by reading you mean more than a few paragraphs detailing the sordid events of their lives, the answer is: neither.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 03:10 PM (Pz4pT)

42 Speaking of counter cruisers... friends with two Labs had food go missing. Knew the dogs were responsible because there was no one else there to do it. Upon arriving home one day, they happened to look through the window before opening the door, and saw the two Labs teaming up to -- I kid you not! -- open the fridge and remove a pot roast (in a glass dish!) to a spot on the floor. Where it was promptly consumed. Said if they had not seen it, they would never have believed it. And the glass dish was just fine for getting pulled from the fridge to the floor. Smart doggehs!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 06, 2016 03:00 PM
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This is why I won't leave my doggie in the house on her own. I always put her in her pen when I have to leave her alone. My biggest nightmare is that she will figure out how to open the fridge.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:10 PM (6IPEM)

43
36 Yay, the food thread!
Posted by: Barack O at August 06, 2016 03:09 PM (kTF2Z)

Yay!

Posted by: China Vietnam and Korea at August 06, 2016 03:11 PM (bMG0w)

44
18
Hi L, Elle - our little 10# WeaselDog came nose to nose with an enormous
(and fortunately very gentle) Great Dane at a dog park last weekend.
Hilarious. Naturally, I didn't have a camera handy.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 02:56 PM (Sfs6o)

Before I moved to TX, we used to have a bunch of schnauzers as office dogs (4 of them, at one point). Anyway, on occasion I'd meet one of my partners at the off-leash beach in Santa Barbara when he'd walk the most active and rambunctious of them, Molly. Molly LOVED the beach, especially since she'd get to play with a bunch of other dogs in the surf.

One time we went out there and a guy had his two Leonbergers there, which are frickin' huge. Basically, imagine a good-natured, long-haired, barking horse. Molly zipped right on over fearlessly and the three of them started chasing each other around cheerfully for several minutes. You could tell that they were all having a great time, lots of wagging tails. Until the two Leons started coordinating their movements a bit. You could see Molly's expression change from "nyah, nyah. you can't catch me!" to "Holy shit, those are big fuckin' dogs!" Hilarious.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 06, 2016 03:11 PM (LuZz8)

45 Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:07 PM (tvyXw)

Our oldest kitteh, Sandy (15 y.o. this month) went in to the vet a couple of months ago for a checkup, and vet found she had a heart murmur. Additional tests showed she had hyperthyroidism, which can cause heart murmurs in cats.

Since she's been on thyroid med, the heart murmur is gone. However, hyperthyroid disease can also hide kidney problems, and at her last checkup she showed symptoms. Taking her back to the vet for more tests (after I deal with my own kinda serious health issues on Monday).

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:12 PM (1ZOkK)

46 If by reading you mean more than a few paragraphs detailing the sordid events of their lives, the answer is: neither.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 06, 2016 03:10 PM (Pz4pT)

Actually just for a post.
But not appealing, huh? Ok. Will keep looking.

Posted by: @votermom at August 06, 2016 03:12 PM (7lVbc)

47 Great looking bunch of moronimals. Nice to see so many lurker names, too. This thread more than any other seems to bring them out of the woodwork. Good on you, L & MH.

And I swear - it looks like Rihar broke into my house and snapped a pic of Tucker (on any given day.)

Posted by: Chi at August 06, 2016 03:13 PM (QnDgl)

48 There was once, several years ago when I used to smoke, that my cousin came over and brought taco bell. I left a burrito sitting on the coffee table as I had done numerous times before while we went out for a cigarette.

When we came back in the burrito was gone and my lab-huskey mix was nowhere to be seen.

Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at August 06, 2016 03:13 PM (nhI+n)

49 iforgot and shibumi, sure hope your kittehs are going to be okay. And shibumi, bad things tend to come in threes, so you should be good to go for awhile!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 06, 2016 03:14 PM (tbKrr)

50 I had a very sweet part Pointer who was quite fond of beer. One afternoon, the ex and I put a roast in a pot of beer on the kitchen counter to marinate. Then we ran some errands.

When we got back, the roast was on the kitchen floor with a just a few teeth marks on it. The beer that had been spilled on the floor, however, had been licked clean.

Posted by: Furious George at August 06, 2016 03:14 PM (57K5j)

51 my cats are thieves...given the chance.

And I come home and see things marked in the frig " Only for Dad or the cats"?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 03:15 PM (m8J9w)

52 Since she's been on thyroid med, the heart murmur is
gone. However, hyperthyroid disease can also hide kidney problems, and
at her last checkup she showed symptoms. Taking her back to the vet for
more tests (after I deal with my own kinda serious health issues on
Monday).

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:12 PM
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Thanks for your input Jane.

My cat has low potassium, so she's on a tablet that I crush up in the morning. Outside of that, her blood panels and kidney functions are good.

Good luck to both of you on Monday. And... although the cat health stuff isn't fun, it might be distracting you from your own issues. That in itself might be a good thing.

/I'm a worrier you see...

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:16 PM (tvyXw)

53
I had a very sweet part Pointer who was quite fond
of beer. One afternoon, the ex and I put a roast in a pot of beer on
the kitchen counter to marinate. Then we ran some errands.

When we got back, the roast was on the kitchen floor with a just a
few teeth marks on it. The beer that had been spilled on the floor,
however, had been licked clean.

Posted by: Furious George at August 06, 2016 03:14 PM (57K5j)

Obligatory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhHD_5F1I7g

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 06, 2016 03:17 PM (LuZz8)

54 Happily for the cats, I've been putting their needs before mine.

Husband is very upset with me, as he should be.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:18 PM (1ZOkK)

55 And shibumi, bad things tend to come in threes, so you should be good to go for awhile!
--

LOL. I'll remember that. I might have some bad in the bank, since I also have a mystery rash, and I'm currently dealing with an absolutely insane client...

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:18 PM (tvyXw)

56 My dog, Jane, is a hyper-athletic Mastiff. We go to a dog park regularly, and she has made friends with a bunch of smaller dogs. One of them, a schnauzer-mix named Olive, is completely devoted to Jane. (Jane is 104 pounds, Olive about 15 pounds). The other day was a million degrees out and Jane was standing on the creekside when Olive trotted over and settled down in the shady spot created by Jane's shadow. Jane stayed in place until Olive reached up and tried to lick her belly, at which point the chase was on.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 06, 2016 03:18 PM (2cS/G)

57

Man really loves his pet goat: http://tinyurl.com/zqnga6g

Posted by: Uh Oh at August 06, 2016 03:19 PM (qul7b)

58 Whoops! Should have been igotnothing and not iforgot. Sorry! God sorts out all prayers, which is damn lucky for me...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 06, 2016 03:19 PM (tbKrr)

59 We had a Bootsie just like that 40+ years ago. A mostly outdoors guy he'd jump from an 8 foot high wall clawing diagonally up the brickwork to the kitchen window 12 feet over the driveway to ask to be let in. He quit doing it as a senior after he couldn't get back down.

Posted by: DaveA at August 06, 2016 03:19 PM (8J/Te)

60 Great looking bunch of moronimals. Nice to see so many lurker names, too. This thread more than any other seems to bring them out of the woodwork. Good on you, L & MH.
********
I think the lurkers that send us pics is so cool. Looking at Maetenlochs goodbye ONT, he had a whole audience of lurkers that he never knew existed. I just wish the lurkers would delurk and the regulars who have dogs and cats who they reference all the time would send in their pet pics.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:21 PM (6IPEM)

61 56 WeaselDog's name is Olive!

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:21 PM (Sfs6o)

62 54
Happily for the cats, I've been putting their needs before mine.
--
I do exactly the same thing.

And tell people "if there is reincarnation and you have a choice, come back as my cat."

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:22 PM (tvyXw)

63 Why is Maetenlochs going?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 03:22 PM (m8J9w)

64 I L E hearing how everyone basically treats their pets as their kids. It replenishes my faith In humanity. The Grumpy Grandma got "her own" dog to spoil a few weeks back. A pretty cute little rescue pup, part schnauzer, part terrier, 20 pounds of pure energy...

The other dogs are like WTF?!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 06, 2016 03:22 PM (qbnYE)

65 Ha! I have a cat named Weasel!

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 06, 2016 03:22 PM (2cS/G)

66 Man really loves his pet goat: http://tinyurl.com/zqnga6g

Posted by: Uh Oh at August 06, 2016 03:19 PM (qul7b)

I guess Florida's got nuthin' on Georgia.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:23 PM (1ZOkK)

67 IllTemperedCur, thanks for the Strohs commercial. I had completely forgotten about that one.

Jane D'oh, you and your kitteh are in my prayers.

Posted by: Furious George at August 06, 2016 03:23 PM (57K5j)

68 Shibumi, you are up to the second set of three by my count, so you should now be okay so long as you don't decide to dispatch your insane client... :-)

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 06, 2016 03:24 PM (tbKrr)

69 Also, Chi, the pet thread was your idea. You have good instincts

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:25 PM (6IPEM)

70 Jane D'oh, you and your kitteh are in my prayers.

Posted by: Furious George at August 06, 2016 03:23 PM (57K5j)

Thanks. The kittehs had better hope I don't have a bad diagnosis. Husband is on his last nerve with them, even though I'm the one who takes care of the little fur balls.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:26 PM (1ZOkK)

71 We had a Weimaraner named Lexi when I was a teenager, and she used to counter surf like nobody's business. She ate (at different times): my birthday cake- chocolate, but it didn't bother her one bit, a huge pan of eggplant parm, the entire contents of the lower half of the fridge, and the butter dish, among other things. Yes, I said, the butter dish. It was actually the wooden bottom of a cake stand, and the oil had soaked into it, so the dog thought it was a treat. We never found so much as a splinter.

That dog was completely useless except for her entertainment value. She was like a celebrity actress: beautiful, but no brains. And if she ever got in trouble, she'd look guilty for about five seconds, then go back to being her usual destructive self. The stories I could tell...

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 03:29 PM (26lkV)

72 Huh. 'Ace the Cat' looks exactly how I imagine Our Dear Leader would look if he were a cat.

@ Igotnothing at August 06, 2016 03:04 PM (UF0Iv)

I hope Meisha gets better. Sending best wishes.

Posted by: plum at August 06, 2016 03:31 PM (ThIzl)

73 If you like guns and pets, this is for you.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 06, 2016 02:35 PM (9P3OG)

That's great to know. I really like the Demolition Ranch channel, but I didn't know about the Vet Ranch.

Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 06, 2016 03:32 PM (ozZau)

74 Jane, I hope all goes well for you. And for your kittehs.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 06, 2016 03:32 PM (qbnYE)

75 Why is Maetenlochs going?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 03:22 PM
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He has been doing 5 ONTs every week for 8 yrs. He is just tired and burnt out. The ONT is probably the worst assignment on the blog bc you have to sit and babysit the thread and troll bust and the thread goes on all night. He always did bc he takes his blog responsibilities srsly even as a volunteer.

I don't blame him in any way for wanting a break. He is such a Boss. I'll miss him terribly. It feels like a body blow to the blog. He is a rock. He cannot be replaced

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:32 PM (6IPEM)

76 When our cat Sandy was a kitten, she had a thing for leather shoestrings and cashmere. If my son or husband left a pair of boots or shoes out, they'd find the shoestrings gone.

I left a cashmere sweater on our bed while showering one morning, and came out and found her kneading and sucking a hole through the middle of the sweater. She also ate the leather straps off a favorite pair of red sandals.

She eventually gave up her fixation on leather and fine cashmere.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:33 PM (1ZOkK)

77 That dog in #1 pic the same one that had no idea what it was doing at the computer the other day? Funny dog.

Also, kitteh in the sink. I had an orange tiger years ago that loved to have someone just turn the faucet on just a drip worth. Like chasing a flashlight or similar with water drips to 'find out wth that was?', endlessly.

I'll have to dig up Sammy pictures one of these days. I suspect Sammy was a Russian blue. Alas, lost but certain she's found another good home. Funny one, that one.

Posted by: micky at August 06, 2016 03:33 PM (o5vMc)

78
You could tell that they were all having a great time, lots of wagging tails. Until the two Leons started coordinating their movements a bit.

Just like Velociraptors!

Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 06, 2016 03:35 PM (XcRuw)

79 I remember Ace posted a video years ago of a cat calmly resting his head under a dripping faucet. It was actually kinda of Zen-like because it was just the sound of the water dripping. No other background noises or anything.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:36 PM (1ZOkK)

80 I left a cashmere sweater on our bed while showering one morning, and
came out and found her kneading and sucking a hole through the middle of
the sweater. She also ate the leather straps off a favorite pair of red
sandals.
She eventually gave up her fixation on leather and fine cashmere.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:33 PM (1ZOkK)

That just shows that your cat has good taste!

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 03:36 PM (26lkV)

81 Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 03:29 PM (26lkV)

When I was a kid one of our friends had a weimaraner that ate the Thanksgiving turkey off the counter. Aluminum foil and all.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 06, 2016 03:36 PM (Zu3d9)

82 No worries LS@58. If my memory gets any worse I might switch monachers to "I forgot".

Kitty update. She needed IV fluids and a warm blanket but will likely come home this afternoon.
Thanks for prayers and tail wags everyone.

Posted by: Igotnothing at August 06, 2016 03:37 PM (UF0Iv)

83 My MIL adopted a sweet ginger kitty after my FIL died. Cute as a button and very affectionate.

He became really sick and couldn't hold his food down, and off to the vet he went.

After an expensive surgery, a plastic water bottle cap was removed from his belly.

He's fine now, but she can't leave anything small around him because he'll swallow it.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:39 PM (1ZOkK)

84 And off to the store for more cat food, treats, and litter I go.

Later, all!

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 06, 2016 03:40 PM (1ZOkK)

85 Greetings, pet-owned Morons!

Latest fun pet report is about Merlin, the in-town cat.

Unlike the kitteh quartet at home, Merlin's only animal companion is Defender Doggie, when we bring Dog into town each day. Otherwise, he's by himself, as far as four-footers go.

See why he's the lonely in-town kitteh in Merlin's tale, April 9 Pet Thread:
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=362563#c25113358

Merlin does get out now and then, but he rarely gets out of sight of the office front door. Lolls on the pavement, chews some grass.

There's a vet's a couple doors down, and we think partly because of them, there are occasional wild cats roaming around. Lately we've been seeing a black one, which looks pretty much just like Merlin except for Merlin's white socks.

Merlin has seen the stray, too, and we've seen Merlin race from one window to another to watch it go by.

Well, the other evening, Merlin got out and we didn't see him for a while. Then in the dim light, Milady saw a black glob she thought might be Merlin. Turns out it was Merlin and the stray black cat, hanging out close to one another. Stray ran off as Milady approached.

Daughter caught Merlin & stray hanging out together again last night. It's nice that Merlin has a kitteh buddy, but kinda sad it's not domesticated. Not that we need another cat at the office, but at least they get along.

Don't even know if it's another male, but I suspect not, else there'd be more quarreling. We'll see how the relationship goes.

That's my story for the day. Now to go check the post pix & comments.

Posted by: mindful webworker - petpetpetpetpetpetpet at August 06, 2016 03:41 PM (5a8XA)

86 CBD- That sounds about right. Maybe they're bred to have cast iron stomachs, because my dog ate all kinds of stuff that should have killed her, and never missed a beat. Oy. I couldn't stand that dog, but I still cried when we put her down a couple years ago.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 03:42 PM (26lkV)

87 82 good!

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:42 PM (Sfs6o)

88 USA will be competing for the Gold Medal in men's team archery in just a little bit here.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at August 06, 2016 03:44 PM (+eR2D)

89 If I rub my kitteh's belly they think I am trying to play with them and the latch on and start biting.

And I used to have a nice cashmere sweater until we had the interior of the house painted. I had tyo take the drawers out of my bedroom dressers and put them in the kitchen while they were painting in the bedroom.

Simamese kitteh I had at the time drug the sweater out of the drawer and ate holes in it. Not just one hole, multiple holes.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 06, 2016 03:45 PM (mpXpK)

90 Moochie, our yard cat, who was apparently abandoned by previous residents, moved into our house about 6 weeks ago...

today he's at the emergency vet, getting an open wound checked out, biopsied, and having his liver checked as well.

F cancer.

Posted by: redc1c4 at August 06, 2016 03:45 PM (tR7f8)

91 Watching the longbow competition? on PMSNBC. Lots of scary thingies on the bows. Aussies leading the Chicomms for the gold.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 06, 2016 03:47 PM (DktcZ)

92 Speaking of counter cruisers, this is the breed my dog Tex is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TMEUjRzV4Q

It's a clip of the History Channel's Life After People that shows a Lacy dog going through the kitchen cabinets after all the people are extinct.

Yes, that has been my life for 13 years, keeping Mr Faux Pas out of the garbage can and warming drawer. He is NOT popular at family gatherings where food is served, i.e., all of them

At least he hasn't learned how to open the fridge-yet.

Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 06, 2016 03:47 PM (ozZau)

93 Speaking of food thieves, any ideas how to stop a counter surfer? My Pointer is terrible about it. I'd rather not place mousetraps on the counters to snap her paws. Any other ideas?

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 03:48 PM (kiSdp)

94 90 good luck with Moochie.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:49 PM (Sfs6o)

95 Daughter caught Merlin stray hanging out together again last
night. It's nice that Merlin has a kitteh buddy, but kinda sad it's not
domesticated. Not that we need another cat at the office, but at least
they get along.

Don't even know if it's another male, but I suspect not, else there'd be more quarreling. We'll see how the relationship goes
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Might be babies in your future...

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 03:49 PM (tvyXw)

96 "93 Speaking of food thieves, any ideas how to stop a counter surfer? My Pointer is terrible about it. I'd rather not place mousetraps on the counters to snap her paws. Any other ideas?"

Tape, sticky side up.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 06, 2016 03:50 PM (qul7b)

97 I don't own any cashmere, you 1%ers, but my doggie has ruined so many shoes of mine. And an entire couch that I just threw away and had to replace.
What we put up with and do for our dogs and cats!

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 03:50 PM (6IPEM)

98 My orange fat cat ate all the strings off of our blinds. I'm surprised he's not dead.

We were forced to get blinds with no strings because of that jerk.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at August 06, 2016 03:51 PM (+eR2D)

99 93 maybe something spicy to find and eat but not so spicy that it causes problems?

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:51 PM (Sfs6o)

100 Weasel, the question isn't is cat vomit recyclable. It's why are you recycling?

:-)
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ima asshole about recyling: i put almost ALL of our trash in the recycling bin, to include used kleenex, empty meat trays (un-rinsed) etc.

i figure it gives the illegal aliens who have to sort it something to look forward to every week when our truck pulls in.

i take all the valuable stuff, aluminum, deposit drink bottles, etc, to the center myself, and keep the $$, instead of letting the city or the homeless have it.

Posted by: redc1c4 at August 06, 2016 03:52 PM (tR7f8)

101 100 we actually had an extended conversation about why cat throw-up would or wouldn't recycle. I finally told WeaselWoman I thought she was nuts and that I fully intended to continue my efforts to save the planet without her.

Posted by: Weasel at August 06, 2016 03:55 PM (Sfs6o)

102 Unfortunately, heart disease is a serious problem with kittehs, which I wasn't aware of until a dozen years ago, when our beloved Loki succumbed to an apparent heart attack. It happened again four years when Pip, another sweetie, died during a visit to the vet. Both were male, less than three years old and left gaping holes in our hearts.

Posted by: Blackjack Pershing at August 06, 2016 03:56 PM (hbvkG)

103 69 Also, Chi, the pet thread was your idea. You have good instincts
Posted by: L, Elle
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I knew it would be a hit.
Still surprised that Dana Perino hasn't stoped by & commented. A pic of her & Jasper was on that first pet thread I had worked up.

Whenever MH needs a break, I'm still willing to put a thread together. But I don't even know what "format" means, so a rough draft would be my email submission to you or a COB.

Posted by: Chi at August 06, 2016 03:57 PM (nDOV2)

104 Question for the horde: our lil doggie get carsick.We have a pillow he can sit on in the back set, and we've also tried having him on a lap (held in place). Seems he can't go for a 15 min ride without puking.

Are there any ticks for this? I've seen fancy car seat-harnass thingies at the pet store (but I don't want to drop ~ $100 on a whim), and a friend has suggested putting him in a crate in the back part of the SUV. Do either of these work for your pets?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 06, 2016 03:57 PM (NOIQH)

105 BTW, how do you submit pet pix to this wonderful blog?

Posted by: Blackjack Pershing at August 06, 2016 03:58 PM (hbvkG)

106 Aussies win bronze in men's team archery. Well done! Now comes the USA!

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at August 06, 2016 03:59 PM (+eR2D)

107 One advantage of toy poodles is they couldn't reach the counter or table tops, although they REALLY wanted to. They quickly learned to stand where I was most likely to drop something edible when cooking.

We did have a near miss one time with one of our miniature poodles. The side board was right against the stairs. Normally this didn't matter since we never had food on top, just a tea service and such. But it was Thanksgiving and the turkey and all the side dishes were on the side board for easy serving. One of the pups was coming downstairs, caught a whiff of all the goodies and realized he could walk through the bannister pieces right onto the board. I'm sure he thought "How convenient and considerate!"

It was just luck that I walked by as he got his front paws onto the side board. I doubt he could have eaten all of it, being a miniature, but he would have had a grand time trying.

Posted by: JTB at August 06, 2016 03:59 PM (V+03K)

108 Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 06, 2016 03:50 PM (qul7b)

Duct tape?

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 04:00 PM (kiSdp)

109 No, too sticky. Brown box tape is what I have used. Both cats and dogs hate it on their paws but it comes off easily enough without injury.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 06, 2016 04:02 PM (qul7b)

110 Posted by: Lizzy at August 06, 2016 03:57 PM (NOIQH)

I had a Springer that never got over being carsick. Vet gave me sedative pills and that was the only thing that worked.

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 04:02 PM (kiSdp)

111 Oops, my O/T comment at #91 was incorrect. Aussie v China was for bronze medal which Aussies won. USA v SKorea up next for the gold in Archery (longbow.)

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 06, 2016 04:02 PM (DktcZ)

112 105 BTW, how do you submit pet pix to this wonderful blog?

Posted by: Blackjack Pershing at August 06, 2016 03:58 PM (hbvkG)

Its coded at the end of the post.

If you have some you would like to share please contact us at petmorons at gee mail dot com

Perhaps you guys should bold that so its a bit more prominent in the future.

Posted by: buzzion at August 06, 2016 04:03 PM (bMG0w)

113 Blackjack,
I was going to say "email is at the bottom of every pet thread!"
But he forgot again.I'm 99% sure its:

Petmorons@gmail.com

Posted by: Chi at August 06, 2016 04:03 PM (nDOV2)

114 Posted by: In Vino Veritits at August 06, 2016 04:02 PM (qul7b)

Great, thanks. I will try that. She is the biggest chowhound you have ever seen, especially for being only 35 lbs.

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 04:03 PM (kiSdp)

115 Creeper's cat needs a eye patch and a parrot buddy.

Posted by: Skip at August 06, 2016 04:05 PM (bksJQ)

116 >>I had a Springer that never got over being carsick.

Ugh, that's what I fear is the case w/my Loki!!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 06, 2016 04:06 PM (NOIQH)

117 31 ... votermom, I think Elizabeth Bathory would be more interesting to read about in a disgusting, Gothic fashion. The Mata Hari story isn't grotesque but it has a sad ending.

Posted by: JTB at August 06, 2016 04:06 PM (V+03K)

118 just a note: my kitty cat Penny, who has had and has health issues?

she is the perfect cat.

got her when she was two or three, and she doesn't do anything bad that cats usually do.

she's on the shy side, and is not a pick me up and hug me cat, but she's very sweet and well behaved.

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 04:09 PM (tvyXw)

119 Speaking of counter cruisers...

After ten or so years living with a Sheltie, I was spoiled and dead to reality. We added a baby German Shepherd to our crew. A few months later, all of my wooden spoons were in splinters because I'd laid them down on the stove without thinking. We had to push the cat food back from the edge of the counter and open the silverware drawer half way in an attempt to keep the SGD out of the cat's food. She nailed a good third of a Hormel Cure 81 ham and one time ate nearly an entire package of Oreos. (Either GSDs are big enough that chocolate doesn't bother them as much as it does smaller dogs or there's less chocolate in Oreos than one would think.) We were constantly saying something that roughly went like this: "How come we're out of bread? I just bought a loaf." or "Thanks for eating all the chips, rat fink!"

Posted by: catlady at August 06, 2016 04:10 PM (aQ3UV)

120 Has anyone woken up from dozing off to find something missing from the kitchen?
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A long time ago, the Femme du Jour had a retired Greyhound. Sweet dog. The lady in question had baked a pound cake and left it on the kitchen counter covered with a dishcloth while we went out for a while.

Returning, she were going to have some of the cake, which was still sitting on the counter, still covered. When she removed the cloth, the center of the cake had been eaten out.

I mean, it was if the dog figured we wouldn't notice as long as the cover wasn't disturbed. It was pretty funny.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 04:12 PM (oFSUK)

121 Regarding the recyclability of cat excretions, Washington D.C. says, "Yes! Otherwise, we'll fine your ass."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/jq3p9na

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 06, 2016 04:12 PM (jV8Mq)

122 The little puppy with his tongue out we got on the day of the first AoSHQ Pet Thread. He was half the size of our corgi.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=wvx2c5&s=9

He is now 50 lbs, and twice as big as the other dog.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 06, 2016 04:16 PM (+wjl1)

123 "I'll miss him terribly. It feels like a body blow to the blog. He is a rock. He cannot be replaced"

A hardy handshake and laurel.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 04:18 PM (7lvLO)

124 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 04:12 PM (oFSUK)

Man, I wish my dog had been that subtle. When she ate a cake, it was on the counter, under a huge cast iron wok, which promptly ended up on the floor and cracked a tile. What a way to celebrate my 16th birthday.

But I'm pretty impressed that your lady friend's dog managed to eat out the center of a cake without disturbing the cover- or that it thought to do that in the first place. They can be so crafty; imagine if they had opposable thumbs.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 04:18 PM (26lkV)

125 "He is now 50 lbs, and twice as big as the other dog"

You can look at those paws and gauge how large that pup is gonna be.

All the huskies from last weekend's post are in the "end of summer" shed. It's a full time job keeping up with the fluff. And it gets everywhere.

Posted by: Pecan Scandi at August 06, 2016 04:21 PM (1k6yx)

126 Damn. SKorea (dog eaters) just beat USA for gold in Archery.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 06, 2016 04:22 PM (DktcZ)

127 Ninja Beagle

https://youtu.be/_ym0rxisOpw

Posted by: buzzion at August 06, 2016 04:22 PM (bMG0w)

128 "Damn. SKorea (dog eaters) just beat USA for gold in Archery."

Rooftop Koreans are pretty damn good.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 04:23 PM (7lvLO)

129 I'm just glad my beagle can't watch youtube videos, otherwise he'd start getting ideas.

Posted by: buzzion at August 06, 2016 04:23 PM (bMG0w)

130 I mean, it was if the dog figured we wouldn't notice as long as the cover wasn't disturbed. It was pretty funny.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 04:12
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That's so funny!!! That's exactly what my doggie is like. She thinks she is a master thief but always gets caught bc she is a clumsy dog. I can't ever be mad at her bc it's so cute and endearing and she has a guilty look that just gives it all away. She purposely looks away and refuses to make eye contact with me when I call her out. She hides all the stuff that she has stolen from me in the same place thinking I'm not into her game.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 04:24 PM (6IPEM)

131 128
"Damn. SKorea (dog eaters) just beat USA for gold in Archery."
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It's ok. They'll get a participation trophy, and be reassured that they're special snowflakes, right?

Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 06, 2016 04:26 PM (tvyXw)

132 Lol, all the dog counter surfing stories are like "I set the dish down on the counter, and then went out for only a few minutes..."

My stories are all like that too, but at least my dog doesn't eat spoons.

Posted by: Last at August 06, 2016 04:26 PM (8HiDF)

133 Damn. SKorea (dog eaters) just beat USA for gold in Archery.
Posted by: olddog
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Yeah, but we had a guuurl beat them with the rifles. Archery is swell, but, bet on the rifles every time.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 04:27 PM (oFSUK)

134 What we put up with and do for our dogs and cats!
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Humans have been bred as a slave species and don't even realize it.

Posted by: EvoBio at August 06, 2016 04:28 PM (NUqwG)

135 I mean, it was if the dog figured we wouldn't notice as long as the cover wasn't disturbed. It was pretty funny.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 04:12 PM (oFSUK)

Our dog kind of does that on his warming drawer raids. (I installed a hook latch on it, but half the time I forget to latch it) Instead of hauling off the pan of cornbread or whatever, he'll stand on his tiptoes and eat as much as he can, quietly, until he hears someone coming back to the kitchen, upon which he melts away to another room to savor my screams of outrage.

Then we go, "ok the rest of the pan is still good, right? Right? Mm, nah, he probably left snot or slobber on the rest of it. Toss".

Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 06, 2016 04:28 PM (ozZau)

136 Hi all!

Nice group of pets today (except for those darn cats! j/k).

Good news. Our Aussie, Buckley has made a full recovery from his hind end paralysis that came on suddenly about three weeks ago. As if it never happened. Whew!

He is partial to the butter dish if we leave it too close to the edge of the counter. In related news he has a very shiny coat. He did scarf a burger off the counter once. We've pretty well trained him to not reach up onto the kitchen counters, but he is sometimes sorely tempted.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 06, 2016 04:29 PM (wPiJc)

137 Boots, Lisa's cat looks very much much like the dear feral cat rescue we have who seems happy in her new home inside with us. The cat in the sink and the dalmatian are adorable and the picture of Carmen made me laugh. It always makes me feel good to see all the animal photos.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 06, 2016 04:33 PM (HXQyP)

138 One more then I'll shut up. When my dog was younger he was even worse for stealing food, which is hard to imagine. One time he took an unopened can of wasabi flavor Blue diamond almonds, opened it and ate everything in it. Next day on our walk he pooped out the entire contents of the can, and each almond was intact.

He also would eat our son's Legos, and once I saw a little Lego man looking up at me in one of the poops.

Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 06, 2016 04:35 PM (ozZau)

139 Lol, all the dog counter surfing stories are like "I
set the dish down on the counter, and then went out for only a few
minutes..."

My stories are all like that too, but at least my dog doesn't eat spoons.

Posted by: Last at August 06, 2016 04:26 PM (8HiDF)

Well, just for the sake of variety, I'll share one more (I have a nearly endless supply of stories about Lexi, only some of them to do with counter surfing). She knew how to open the fridge, and the first time she did it, she managed to eat a few different things without making an obvious mess. My brother (16 years old at the time and with an appetite to match) got in trouble because Mom thought he had eaten the things that were missing. Finally, we figured out that it was the dog's fault and put a weight in front of the fridge door. I'm not talking about a ten pound dumbbell, either. It's a cast iron horse head that you screw onto the top of a hitching post. It weighs a good 40 pounds, but anything lighter wouldn't have stopped the dog.
Told you guys I have an endless supply of Lexi stories. They're all funny now, but not so much back then.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 04:35 PM (26lkV)

140 Regarding food thieves, my little black cat goes bonkers for beef jerky. I had a few pieces on a plate on one occasion and--in less than one second--she jumped onto the table, snatched a piece, and jumped down. The only thing that foiled her cunning plan was that she didn't take off running. "Gimme that!"

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 06, 2016 04:38 PM (jV8Mq)

141 "Next day on our walk he pooped out the entire contents of the can, and each almond was intact.

He also would eat our son's Legos, and once I saw a little Lego man looking up at me in one of the poops."

Damn. You'd think that'd bind things up.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 04:38 PM (7lvLO)

142 Great news about Buckley, Muldoon!
Mine has a butter thing too. Has eaten whole sticks of butter out of the butter dish when I used to trust her.

Someone else asked and I'm asking too, how do you get a dog to stop the counter surfing? I don't deal with mousetraps so that's not an option.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 04:39 PM (6IPEM)

143 Dwagyah's cat is gorgeous.

Posted by: rickl at August 06, 2016 04:41 PM (sdi6R)

144 It always makes me feel good to see all the animal photos.

Me, too, it's like an Indonesian buffet!

Posted by: Barack Obama at August 06, 2016 04:41 PM (ZxmMG)

145 ot but should be sidebar

https://is.gd/9Hn1XN

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at August 06, 2016 04:42 PM (U0lQa)

146 Lisa's Bootsie....

Looks EXACTLY like one of our cats.

Same pose...everything.

A feral rescue who grew up in the alley and field behind our house in southern Italy.

Had to trap her in the bathroom with a cage in order to fly her back to the US when we transferred back.

Our cat's name?

Bootsie

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2016 04:42 PM (ptqRm)

147 L'Elle, see posts at 96 and 109 by In Vino Veritits.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 06, 2016 04:46 PM (DktcZ)

148 Bootsie is very tired and you should let him sleep.

Posted by: fluffy at August 06, 2016 04:46 PM (eiFlk)

149 how do you get a dog to stop the counter surfing?

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I can't speak for other dogs, but Buckley responds really well to a sharp "No!" or a verbal sound like a game show buzzer if he even looks like he's thinking about it. That's also the sound I use when we're walking with the long leash (he will walk 30' out in front without tension on the leash if I 'buzz' him every so often). Plus he usually hangs pretty close to us when we're around, so we monitor pretty closely, if he disappears from the room we're in we can nip him in the bud in the kitchen. Other than that we just keep all the food out of reach.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 06, 2016 04:46 PM (wPiJc)

150 saw 52 patients today

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 04:47 PM (FPzw8)

151 We left out some cupcakes with coconut-buttercream frosting. One got sampled and another was nearly licked clean.

We had two suspects, but neither one confessed.

Posted by: fluffy at August 06, 2016 04:49 PM (eiFlk)

152 Since I've bored you all to death with dog stories, let's move on to chickens, specifically my mom's scheme to raise chickens in the house. Yet another tale from my sordid youth...
A raccoon killed most of our chickens, including a hen that was sitting on some eggs. Mom heard peeping from inside two of the eggs, and hatched out two chicks, but since they were too small to live with the adult birds, she fixed up a cage for them in the house. This was fine when they were small, but then they got bigger and she started letting them run around freely in the house. Apparently this was acceptable because we'd had a house rabbit at one point, so somehow chickens were in the same class.
This went on for a couple of months, during which time the chickens learned to perch on Mom's shoulders and she learned to use them as alarm clocks. Not the way you'd think, either; if my brother or I wouldn't get out of bed, she'd open our bedroom doors, toss a half-grown chicken inside, and shut the door, leaving us scrambling to get the noisy little bastards out before they pooped on our things.
Finally, the scheme ended when we went on vacation. I think Mom had a plan to smuggle them in our suitcases, but Dad insisted she put them in with the other birds. Both chickens adjusted just fine and lived for five or six years afterwards, leaving me with yet another ridiculous pet story with which to regale the Morons.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 04:49 PM (26lkV)

153 nood chess/open

Posted by: OregonMuse at August 06, 2016 04:49 PM (VL6nX)

154 NGU, are you at Norfolk?

Posted by: fluffy at August 06, 2016 04:51 PM (eiFlk)

155 " saw 52 patients today"

*looks at time....calculates for EST*

How'd you do that?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 04:51 PM (7lvLO)

156 NGU, are you at Norfolk?
Posted by: fluffy at August 06, 2016 04:51 PM (eiFlk)

Andrews AFB where Fredo left on his own personal 747 stretch for the short hop to Martha's Vineyard...But Global Warming?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 04:52 PM (FPzw8)

157 Sorry for the wall of text; I can't figure out why this formatting works only sometimes but not others.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at August 06, 2016 04:52 PM (26lkV)

158 How'd you do that?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 06, 2016 04:51 PM (7lvLO)

Just exams and had 2 Corpsmen taking X-rays

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 06, 2016 04:53 PM (FPzw8)

159 Moki - I have a yellow lab that does the same as Leroy. Bella will filch any food laying around and has zero shame.

Beautiful moron pets!!

Posted by: Cheri at August 06, 2016 04:54 PM (TmVQX)

160 He also would eat our son's Legos, and once I saw a little Lego man looking up at me in one of the poops."
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Those Roto-Rooter guys are pretty dedicated.
They're right up there with The Maytag Repairman & mailmen.

Posted by: Chi at August 06, 2016 04:57 PM (nDOV2)

161 Thank you so much olddog and In Vino. I'm not adverse to using tape.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 04:57 PM (6IPEM)

162 #19 Most of our cats are skitz when it comes to belly rubs. Catch them when they're basking or dozing and it's ohyeahthatssgoodohyeah... then they realize IT'S A BELLY RUB! DEATH MATCH THE HAND!

Posted by: richard mcenroe at August 06, 2016 04:58 PM (Kucy5)

163 Back when we were po', my husband was working 60+ hours a week trying (and not especially succeeding) to make his mobile car repair business work. One day he was home for lunch and had made a sandwich for himself using literally the last bread and meat we had in the house. He was just sitting down to eat when the business phone rang and he had to take a customer call in the next room. When he got back -- sandwich was gone. It took some heavy lobbying by me to keep El Toro in the family after that.

That happened in the early days, before we understood the depth of Toro's addiction to bread. I've lost count of the number of bags of bread he's snatched off the counter. You'd think he'd explode after eating a whole loaf of bread, but so far, it hasn't happened.

Posted by: CCC at August 06, 2016 04:59 PM (ZTF1d)

164 We're well over 100 with the chess thread up so y'all feel free to treat this as an Open Thread. Talk about cats and dogs or chickens or whatever you want.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 04:59 PM (6IPEM)

165 " Talk about cats and dogs or chickens or whatever you want."

Leave me the fuck outta this. Trying to have a Saturday.

Posted by: The Chicken at August 06, 2016 05:02 PM (7lvLO)

166 "Leave me the fuck outta this. Trying to have a Saturday."

Damn Son...that the same beak you kiss your mother with?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 06, 2016 05:04 PM (ptqRm)

167
Leave me the fuck outta this. Trying to have a Saturday.
Posted by: The Chicken
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Sunset isn't far away. Saturnight Night is almost here...

Posted by: Chi at August 06, 2016 05:08 PM (nDOV2)

168 Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.

It's a tough call, but I'd have to give the beauty prize to puppy Stella and the best photo to Dwagyah's kitteh ---(good choice, cobs!)

The Summa Cum Laude for Living Easy Off of Gullible Humans has to be a toss-up between Carmen and Bootsie. Oh, who are we kidding? Bootsie would win that because.....cat.

I swear Romeo looks like a "therapy cat," like he seriously is there to help, like he maybe has a job. (This, of course, cannot be true because.....cat.)

As for Creeper's little one-eyed Ace, awwwwwww.
Awwwwww.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at August 06, 2016 05:10 PM (T/5A0)

169 Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 04:39 PM (6IPEM)

You have a Great Dane, right? He/she probably doesn't even need to raise up hind legs.

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 05:24 PM (kiSdp)

170 Rather, "on" hind legs.

Posted by: F.N.G. at August 06, 2016 05:28 PM (kiSdp)

171

Dallas has too many dogs.

Posted by: F. Grimley Burnside at August 06, 2016 06:16 PM (LNOHU)

172 I De-lurk on this auspicious day.,.
Thank you so much for including my Romeo in this most wondrous thread. Yes, Margarita -- He really did have a job. His former owner would bring him to nursing homes to visit and comfort the residents. He is extremely affectionate, as are most gingers and champagne kitties. Now he lays by my side all day, keeping me company since I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last year.
He is 17 yrs old now, so every day is a gift.
Health and happiness to all 'rons & 'etts, and to the pets that make their hearts sing.
Thank you all for this blog. It keeps me sane and gives me hope.

Posted by: Ritabootoo at August 06, 2016 06:41 PM (qer5t)

173 My best wishes to you, Ritabootoo and Romeo. I don't know what to say.

Posted by: rickl at August 06, 2016 06:58 PM (sdi6R)

174 I'm at the Splash Dogs. Black labs are winning it again. Aereosmith, Jaimes got a gun and now Billy Squier playing.

Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 06:59 PM (Z1oBf)

175 Ritabootoo- If Romeo needs a forever home I will fly, drive or packmule to make sure this fellow is loved and cared for. You tell me what he needs and he will have it.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 06, 2016 07:05 PM (HZVZo)

176 Buzzion: Muchas gracias! I will send some photos and hope one of two might be acceptable for posting.

Posted by: Blackjack Pershing at August 06, 2016 07:16 PM (hbvkG)

177 Re dogs counter surfing, cartoon:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ztdnb8d

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 07:20 PM (Z58Xa)

178 I have had the conversation with several of my customers, that before you go on and extended vacation, should anything happen you will make sure that I am the guardian of your beloved animals. I , in turn have asked friends that if Fate strikes me that they would also become the guardians of my beloved pets.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 06, 2016 07:22 PM (HZVZo)

179 Thank you for your lovely wishes, rickl. And Ben Had, your gracious offer warms my heart.
I am, fortunately, responding to the chemo so I plan to be able to care for Romeo for as long as the good Lord dictates.
But I will not forget your offer, nor the kind words accompanying it.
((Hugs))

Posted by: Ritabootoo at August 06, 2016 07:25 PM (qer5t)

180 " saw 52 patients today"

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Pfft.

10 Nazis in 103 minutes.

Posted by: Master Sgt. John C. Woods at August 06, 2016 07:27 PM (Z58Xa)

181 Ritabooto - Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Posted by: Master Sgt. John C. Woods at August 06, 2016 07:30 PM (Z58Xa)

182 Ritabooto - Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Posted by: Master Sgt. John C. Woods

Sock fail.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 07:30 PM (Z58Xa)

183 Must be nap time.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 06, 2016 07:31 PM (Z58Xa)

184 Dwagyah's kitty made me cry. Looks so close to my Ginger Boy, who died of sudden heart failure on March 6th. GB had a "pepper-spotted" nose, and some thin lines of black skin near his lip and under his eyes, and some black whiskers, but still - so close. And every time I think of him, I find my heart is still broken.

Posted by: Pat* at August 06, 2016 07:36 PM (qC1ju)

185 One of the most compelling things about training horses is to relate to the love that the owner has for their animal, assess that in practical terms , and work toward an achievable goal.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 06, 2016 07:36 PM (HZVZo)

186 Another fine collection!
Thanks for the thread!

Posted by: navybrat at August 06, 2016 07:38 PM (w7KSn)

187 Ritabootoo, yes this place is comforting, isn't it? When it's not disturbing, in the good kind of moron way.

Hugs to you.

Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 06, 2016 07:40 PM (ozZau)

188 The pet thread is the most loving, affirmative , looking at life on the good side thing that happens all week. Mis Hum, L, Elle, and Chi, you all bring light.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 06, 2016 07:47 PM (HZVZo)

189 129 I'm just glad my beagle can't watch youtube videos, otherwise he'd start getting ideas.
Posted by: buzzion at August

You're no fun!

Posted by: Toby the Beagle at August 06, 2016 08:06 PM (HqBDV)

190 Shut out again. My cat told me to tell you , ' Don't you know who I am?'

That's not me . That's my cat saying that. She's an arrogant diva.

Posted by: Joe Hallebeck at August 06, 2016 09:06 PM (MNgU2)

191
Now that everybody has had a chance to post their pet pics, I'm going to email the bestest dog pack picture ever this week or next.

It's my wallpaper pic...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at August 06, 2016 09:10 PM (4DCSq)

192 me, #85: ...Don't even know if it's another male, but I suspect not, else there'd be more quarreling. We'll see how the relationship goes...

shibumi #95: Might be babies in your future...

Not likely. We made sure Mr. Mrrrrlin was snipped when he first came to us.

A late-in-the-day follow-up: Just a couple of minutes ago, I thought I heard caterwauling outside, so I went to check. Skinny black wild cat ran out from under our car, and away, then Merlin slunk out from under the car and came inside. I think maybe they're not as friendly as I'd hoped.

Of course, fighting is how cats play, sometimes.

Posted by: mindful webworker - caterwaulingly at August 06, 2016 09:19 PM (5a8XA)

193 update on my previous poast...

we had to put Moochie down. the poor guy only weighed 6 pounds, was skin and bones, and the only treatment for his leg was amputation, with a screwed up liver to still deal with, even if we went with the surgery.

F cancer.

Posted by: redc1c4 at August 06, 2016 09:25 PM (tR7f8)

194
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 06, 2016 09:25 PM (tR7f

Gaack!

Life... and not, just so sucks so bad too often...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at August 06, 2016 09:37 PM (4DCSq)

195 Accidentally found a way to stop a cat clawing carpet this monrning -- Ghost was clawing in the bathroom, and I sprinkled some Shower to Shower bath powder on that area. He quit immediately, and hasn't clawed there since.

Posted by: Empire1 at August 06, 2016 09:38 PM (qoWvW)

196 Red -- blessings on Moochie, who will be waiting for you -- and on you and you family for peace.

Posted by: Empire1 at August 06, 2016 09:42 PM (qoWvW)

197 Red -- blessings on Moochie, who will be waiting for you -- and on you and you family for peace.

Note -- I am having trouble posting this. If it multi-posts because of that, I apologize.

Posted by: Empire1 at August 06, 2016 09:49 PM (DP0cx)

198 My Dane is a total food thief. She has stolen so far when I have had my back turned a whole tray of biscuits, some blueberry cream cheese blintzes, a perfect grilled cheese sammich, and a ribeye steak. She isn't allowed in the kitchen anymore when I'm in there. I wonder if she hates her own dog food or if I'm not feeding her enough. She is drawn to smells and if I'm cooking her nose immediately starts twitching and she heads to the kitchen.
Posted by: L, Elle, wearing black, mourning Maetenloch's departure at August 06, 2016 02:53 PM

LOL, at that. Our Bailey at the age of 1.5 yrs ate over a dozen Christmas cookies, when the damn cat opened the door for her.

She was kinda sick for almost a week, much fun ensued.

Posted by: Farmer at August 06, 2016 10:39 PM (o/90i)

199 Hi Ritabootoo, your Romeo looks like a real sweetheart. Hope you guys enjoy many more years together!

Posted by: dreadpirateroberta at August 06, 2016 10:49 PM (z1kKI)

200 This is dwagyak, also known as Dwagyah (& I'm perfectly fine with that).

The kitty in the sink is Cooper (he and his brother, who I also have, were born behind a tire store, thus his name). He absconds to the sink when threatened with having to view Hillary Clinton's face or voice. He cannot wrap his head around anyone choosing to do that voluntarily.

Posted by: dwagyak at August 06, 2016 10:51 PM (qnez9)

201 Now that I've read all the comments, much thanks to those who thought Cooper was adorbs - I'll probably share this info with him at some point. He has a very healthy sense of self as it is, but he is a sweetie.

And Pat*, sending you a Furry Herd hug from my multiple felines. Always, always tough to lose our pet babies, but know that your sweet kitty knew how much he was loved. And that is no small thing.

Posted by: dwagyak at August 06, 2016 11:07 PM (qnez9)

202 Rihar's Rottie looks like she is still a puppy. I am thinking of submitting a photo of my rottie (vicious dog) attacking an innocent woman. My friend has agreed to participate with this travesty. She may lose some good pedicure polish.

Posted by: drunkineastmesa at August 06, 2016 11:29 PM (kCnlh)

203 Oh redc1c4, my heart breaks for you. I have been where you are much too often; my previous three kitties succumbed to cancer, and my Romeo has an abdominal mass but is not a candidate for surgery due to his advanced age. So we keep them as pain-free as possible, we love them with all our hearts, and when their time comes we grant them the greatest gift we can - passage across the Rainbow Bridge, where we will join them when Our time comes. This I must believe. Peace, love and comfort to all. Thank you for making this thread, my first foray from lurker to poster, a warm, inviting experienced. The Horde abides. Hug your babies. And yes, Fcuk cancer. To infinity.

Posted by: Ritabootoo at August 07, 2016 04:58 AM (qer5t)

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