Ace of Spades Pet Thread

Is “There is a grain of truth in every joke”?

Anyway, lets have some fun this afternoon. Grab a beverage, scratch your pet's ear and enjoy.

MEET THE PETMORONS

Two photos of Poochie, here is the story told by our lurker friend, AbbyNormal.

I am mostly a lurker under the name AbbyNormal. I love AOS and read it everyday. I come for the commentary and stay for the comments.
This is my rescue cat Poochie. He showed up in my backyard when he was still a very young cat, scrounging for food. It was obvious he had never interacted with people, so it took me two weeks of leaving food out for him before I could touch his back with my fingertip. Of course, it helped I already had another rescue cat, Charlie, whom I fed in the backyard too, trying to lure Poochie in.
The first picture is of Poochie over a year later, using the pool cover as a trampoline. He bounces on it and makes the acorns jump so he can chase them around. The second picture shows him on the roof of the house. He is still my wild child but now he is as spoiled as the other one.

The Pet Thread title is Kitten Watching Pin-Head. The photo was sent in by Robert. Here is note with the photo.

The picture of Russ’ buddy Kismet brought back fond memories of GiGi, my late departed friend for seven short years. She did like to watch TV as a kitten, but lost interest as she grew up.

This is Nemo. Sgt Mom submitted this photo along with some other dandies. This one is quite cute. Hopefully our former TFG won't be hungry for it. (OK cheap political shot. No more.)

Our first doggeh of the day. C'mon dog owners. Do Cats Rule and Dogs Drool?

Because the cat isn't nearly as photogenic. My dog Toblerone, a Chocolate Lab, post-surgery to remove lipomas, doing a heck of a job sporting the tie-dye.
From "Lee Also," long-time lurker, occasional commenter. Love AoS and read EVERY day!!!

Thanks Lee Also, appreciate the kind words and the photo!

OK. The pressure is on your humble Cob. I hope I picked out the right photos. Here is a little info on these photos from Lurker Sally.

I know these are way too many pics of our stunning cat Xavier. I'm a lurker, no creative handle. But love the site and always take time to enjoy the pet thread and your thoughtful comments. I always wondered at folks who sent in pics and then said the pet was no longer with us. But now I know how that happens. You love your pets as part of your day to day life, but when they pass you want to share. X had personality for 2 cats. Great tabby markings and extra long legs. We adopted him as a kitten and we had a small house. We live outside of Portland Oregon but I'm from Cincinnati. We had a Xavier University shot glass which became his first water glass and his name. We lived in an old craftsman style bungalow with a slightly shredded screen door. He pushed his little head again it and broke out. From then on when we had the door open he would jump through the hole in the screen door to get in and out. He would jump in at a run and stop as if to say "ta da, I'm here!" Xavier left us due to kidney failure just after Thanksgiving. I know you will pick and edit well. Nothing like a cat in the sun, sunspot, in front of the fire or in a box! I don't know how you will pick!

Last but not least a trifecta of pets. PaleRider submitted this photo. Here is the story behind it.

A cute picture of the "high strung" Arabian Shade, Sven the cat and Ole the dog, cat and dog named from Sven and Ole jokes.
Sven and Ole have crossed the rainbow bridge. Shade is enjoying retired life.

Thank you for the pet photo submissions. A fine group of "critters". Do you have a funny video, animal story or a photo you would like to share? If you do, please submit them to petmorons at gmail.

See you folks next week.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

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1 Good quote.

Posted by: HH at February 11, 2017 02:55 PM (DrCtv)

2 Pet Thread!!

Posted by: Weasel at February 11, 2017 02:56 PM (Sfs6o)

3 Nice group of pets. Woof.

Our dog Scout has a lump on the side of his face. I thought maybe he got stung or something since he likes to chase bees but it's not going down after a couple days. It doesn't seem to bother him though even if I touch it.

Posted by: freaked at February 11, 2017 02:57 PM (BO/km)

4 * fanfares and flourishes *

The.Pet Thread!

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at February 11, 2017 02:57 PM (J8/9G)

5 We are officially on a puppy wait list, one of a litter of eight!

We will know which one after we meet them, and the puppy picks us, or something.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 02:58 PM (Zkic6)

6 We acquired a new dog recently, on the theory that our old dog needed somebody to run and play with. Boy howdy. Chews, bays, gets me up at the crack of dawn, but is a really sweet guy. Old dog is like "What have you DONE???" I ask myself the same thing.

Posted by: Miss Sippi at February 11, 2017 03:00 PM (Tcfj+)

7 Poochie is quite beautiful. I would never have guessed a stray.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:00 PM (Zkic6)

8 This thread is low on dogs.
Since I'm dog-sit ting next door this weekend, allow me :

http://tinypic.com/r/2wohywy/9

An odd lot, but best of friends. Malachai, Maya the tripod, and of course, Tucker.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 03:00 PM (ly0z5)

9 Eat me.

Posted by: Bo: Formerly POTUS Dog at February 11, 2017 03:01 PM (bc2Lc)

10 Sorry OT: Grammie, pls see 341 in the thread below the gardening thread. Thanks.

Posted by: JTB at February 11, 2017 03:02 PM (V+03K)

11 Crockcat has amazing eyes

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:02 PM (Zkic6)

12 Afternoon, everyone

Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 11, 2017 03:03 PM (di1hb)

13 freaked, my doggie got a couple of bee stings around her eye and it took about 3 weeks for the swelling to go down and heal fully. I wound up taking her to the vet bc I got worried and she kept scratching it and broke it open causing it to bleed profusely. She got an antibiotic and a steroid shot at the vets. I would watch it closely. If it's not bothering him then that's good.

Posted by: L, Elle at February 11, 2017 03:04 PM (vFo9d)

14 Miss Sippy pic of old dog and new dog?

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:05 PM (Zkic6)

15 Love this week's pets. We have a roof-climber like Poochie.

And PaleRider, that is one set of high-strung pets. Nice memories of the pair in front, I would imagine.

Our old Warrior Princess had a shower last night. What a project. We imagine that she is a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and and German Shepherd. Kind of a comical body type. She has fine, soft Cocker fur and German Shepherd ears. Her fur holds a lot of water and dries slowly.

Posted by: KT at February 11, 2017 03:05 PM (qahv/)

16 5 We are officially on a puppy wait list, one of a litter of eight!

We will know which one after we meet them, and the puppy picks us, or something.

What kinda pup?

Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 11, 2017 03:07 PM (di1hb)

17 For those of you who share your pets that are now gone, my heart goes out to you. If I lose my little girl cat (who has been seen on the pet thread before - Mara Jade), I will be destroyed. I mean it, on the floor crying. I can't even bear to think about it.

Posted by: Alex at February 11, 2017 03:08 PM (jiQvT)

18 Thanks L. I think it is a sting and will keep an eye on it.

Posted by: freaked at February 11, 2017 03:08 PM (BO/km)

19 Iron mike, a standard poodle. All the pups are black right now but they may turn out blue, gray, or silver.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:10 PM (Zkic6)

20 Love all the beautiful kitties! Hope Tobelerone isn't feeling outnumbered in this group.

And it is nice to see Shade. We don't get too many pics that are not cats or dogs.

Thanky you Mis Hum and all the folks who sent in their pics.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 03:12 PM (RfzVr)

21 Cute story from the breeder - the momny poodle took a little potty and exercise break the other day, when it was extra cold. Before she left the puppies she dragged a blanket over them to help keep them warm.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:12 PM (Zkic6)

22 That flushing sound you here is me operating on a goldfish tumor.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 11, 2017 03:12 PM (R+30W)

23 I love Xavier's black paws and long legs!

Posted by: Alex at February 11, 2017 03:13 PM (jiQvT)

24 As to the bump, try abb anti histamine, dogs can take more than humans but call your very to get dosage.

Posted by: jukin Former Republican at February 11, 2017 03:15 PM (PeYjP)

25 22 That flushing sound you here is me operating on a goldfish tumor.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
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Ah. I would've taken it off your hands.
Next door dog watching. Dogs are outside. I'm staring at a giant oscar in a tank, and was thinking about buying a Walmart goldfish, just to watch it eat.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 03:16 PM (ly0z5)

26 Thanks, I'm hoping for a decent pic of the Mississippi dogs myself - it would involve both of them being together, being still and me having a camera. Someday, someday.

Posted by: Miss Sippi at February 11, 2017 03:16 PM (Tcfj+)

27 a standard poodle.

Those are hard to find. Most poodles are automatics these days.

Posted by: 6-speed transmission at February 11, 2017 03:16 PM (wpC7C)

28 I don't know how cute the sound of a sloth is. Kind of annoying I thought, sort of like a whining kid. Seems like it would get old fast.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 11, 2017 03:17 PM (R+30W)

29 9 "Eat me.

Posted by: Bo: Formerly POTUS Dog"

This reminds me to mention that there was a recent pic of Bo, I think at DM, of a dog walker taking the pooch for a stroll outside TFG's new DC digs.

Going waaaay back to near the start of TFG's reign of error, he hosted an expensive donor dinner, but soon left after not eating and making a few brief remarks. His reason for leaving so soon?

He had to go walk the dog.

A dog with a filter tip is my guess.

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 11, 2017 03:18 PM (xpfRn)

30 Nice, votermom. Picking a pup is an exciting time.

Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 11, 2017 03:21 PM (di1hb)

31 Ah. I would've taken it off your hands.
Next door dog watching. Dogs are outside. I'm staring at a giant oscar in a tank, and was thinking about buying a Walmart goldfish, just to watch it eat.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 03:16 PM (ly0z5)

++++

Years ago I had a roommate who kept a big saltwater tank. Actually, he had two tanks. He also had a small tank where he kept the goldfish that he would feed to the big fish in that saltwater tank. Eels and lion fish are the two I remember most, but there were some others as well. They made quick work of the goldfish.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 11, 2017 03:21 PM (R+30W)

32
Temps in the 80s here today, so Her Majesty has a mass dog washing scheduled for this afternoon.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at February 11, 2017 03:21 PM (J8/9G)

33 moar baby sloths squeaking:
https://vimeo.com/91515679

Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 03:24 PM (8nWyX)

34 a standard poodle.

Those are hard to find. Most poodles are automatics these days.
Posted by: 6-speed transmission at February 11, 2017 03:16 PM (wpC7C)

Lol.

Posted by: tbodie at February 11, 2017 03:24 PM (SMh/7)

35 Awwww. Love to see all of the moronimals!

Laughing at Toblerone the Psychedelic Lab, Nemo in the slow-cooker, and Gigi semi-watching the pinhead!

I wonder how many good pics Pale Rider has managed to get of all three critters like that. Nice.
And I'd love to see a video of Poochie 'hunting' the acorns.

But I think my favorite picture is the one of Xavier sunning himself on the chair. So silly yet.....luxurious!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 11, 2017 03:28 PM (Nox3c)

36 Years ago I had a roommate who kept a big saltwater tank. Actually, he had two tanks. He also had a small tank where he kept the goldfish that he would feed to the big fish in that saltwater tank. Eels and lion fish are the two I remember most, but there were some others as well. They made quick work of the goldfish.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
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I have a kinda funny story about that, but maybe the pet thread isn't the place to share it.
Let's just say the skink is liberated, and the oscar ate canned food that night.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 03:30 PM (ly0z5)

37 Pet melancholy today. My sibling lost a beloved family dog very unexpectedly last night, they are devastated.

I saw a very true quote-pets give you so many wonderful days, and one of the worst days of your life. It's absolutely worth it, but so hard.

Posted by: Goldilocks at February 11, 2017 03:31 PM (pOgVG)

38 #7 Votermom

Thanks! He also has the biggest blue eyes.

I envy you getting a new poodle puppy. I used to have tiny toy poodles. Covering up the babies, too cute.

Posted by: Abby Normal at February 11, 2017 03:32 PM (cQO95)

39 I envy you getting a new poodle puppy
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I dONT care what anyone says -
My favorite smell in the world is puppy breath.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 03:37 PM (ly0z5)

40 30 Nice, votermom. Picking a pup is an exciting time.
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at February 11, 2017 03:21 PM (di1hb)
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It sure is. I can still recall going to get our first dog when I was four years old - 50 years ago now.

Posted by: Weasel at February 11, 2017 03:39 PM (Sfs6o)

41 Xavier's long legs and striped leg markings make me think he was part Bengali...a very energetic breed they are.

I love the Sven and Ole name meme.

Posted by: Shanks for the memory at February 11, 2017 03:46 PM (TdCQk)

42 Hey Weasel! After a month my 2 cats have *finally* taken a liking to their new heated beds that you recommended. I thought for sure that was money down the drain the way they turned up their noses at first, but I guess they just had to act like cats.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 03:48 PM (RfzVr)

43 Posted by: @votermom's phone at February 11, 2017 03:10 PM (Zkic6)

I accessed your link expecting poodle puppy pics, instead some great blogging appeared. I'm going to purchase the banned author's story, even though I don't like sci fi. Need to support a fellow anti-com.

Re: the puppies. I hope you do post some pictures when the new addition arrives!

Posted by: kallisto at February 11, 2017 03:49 PM (kD8Fh)

44 This is good. I'm a cat person. It always makes me happy (felix/felis) to see cats. Poochy looks like an awesome fat headed cat one would like to spoil with filet mignon one had taken back from the restaurant.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 11, 2017 03:50 PM (W8bn5)

45 Actually, the cat in the Nesco roaster is Trissie. For some reason, he adored curling up in it, when I left it on the kitchen counter. (Is it a slow cooker? A cat basket - it's both! A slow-cooker AND a cat-basket!) Nemo is the funny-looking terrier.

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at February 11, 2017 03:51 PM (xnmPy)

46 Bought my father a registered bull via skype from a cattle auction. Had it delivered for his birthday. Surprise!!

Posted by: NCKate at February 11, 2017 03:56 PM (WGymb)

47 I like animals better that most people (the older I get).

Posted by: Eromero at February 11, 2017 03:59 PM (zLDYs)

48 Re: the puppies. I hope you do post some pictures when the new addition arrives!
Posted by: kallisto at February 11, 2017 03:49 PM (kD8Fh)

I will try to post puppy pix

Posted by: @votermom @vm at February 11, 2017 04:00 PM (Om16U)

49 Link to a short (under a minute) video of my cat brothers. People say you can't train cats, but I have these boys trained to come to the door when I ring the bell on the porch. "Course it might have *something* to do with the fact they know they will get fed when they hear the bell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVOL7x3hfhM

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:00 PM (RfzVr)

50 Fantastic stuff, as usual. Really cleansing stuff. Keeps a goon between the lines on a dreary Saturday. You folks with pets, keep earning it.

Posted by: goon at February 11, 2017 04:00 PM (EaQ6/)

51 Aw my furbabies made it to the thread. I've sent pics featuring a horse so far to support that my nic is true and I do ride was well as being a pale redhead. I sure don't have the camera skills to match many of the horde.
All the pics today are awesome. Love Xavier in the sun and Toblerone sporting the tie-dye wound protecter; and AbbyNormal must have a great zoom lens to get Poochie on the roof and jumping on the pool cover. Gigi and Nemo pics are too cute and great colors too.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:01 PM (Jen0I)

52 NCKate at February 11, 2017 03:56 PM

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a *registered* bull?

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:01 PM (RfzVr)

53 Bought my father a registered bull via skype from a cattle auction. Had it delivered for his birthday. Surprise!!
Posted by: NCKate at February 11, 2017 03:56 PM (WGymb)

I choose to believe that he lives in an apartment in Tampa or something and that this is the pilot for a new network sitcom.

Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 04:02 PM (8nWyX)

54 45 Actually, the cat in the Nesco roaster is Trissie. For some reason, he adored curling up in it, when I left it on the kitchen counter. (Is it a slow cooker? A cat basket - it's both! A slow-cooker AND a cat-basket!) Nemo is the funny-looking terrier.
Posted by: Sgt. Mom at February 11, 2017 03:51 PM (xnmPy)
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Aha!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 11, 2017 04:03 PM (Nox3c)

55 17 For those of you who share your pets that are now gone, my heart goes out to you. If I lose my little girl cat (who has been seen on the pet thread before - Mara Jade), I will be destroyed. I mean it, on the floor crying. I can't even bear to think about it.
Posted by: Alex at February 11, 2017 03:08 PM (jiQvT)

I've been worried about my cat Kira for the last couple of months. She always had a voracious appetite, and when she started picking at her food and leaving some of it on the plate I became concerned.

In December she went in for an ultrasound to follow up a pre-existing heart condition. I mentioned the loss of appetite, and they weighed her and found she had lost weight since her previous exam. So they did bloodwork and found elevated kidney values.

They switched her food to Royal Canin Renal Support, which would be easier on her kidneys, but she still wasn't eating much.

Last weekend I took her to the groomer and he said, "Did you know she has a lump under her skin?" I had noticed it, but thought I was feeling part of her ribcage due to her weight loss.

So last night I took her to the vet and they took a sample and sent it off to the lab for analysis. I should hear back in a few days.

The good news is the vet gave me another food to try, Hills Kidney Care, and she vacuumed it right up. So maybe she just didn't like the other food.

Kira will turn 17 on Feb. 20. I know her birthdate because she was born in my bedroom closet. I've known her literally since she was a newborn and could fit in the palm of my hand.

Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2017 04:04 PM (sdi6R)

56 A bit of a hit and run today.

A number of years ago, my cat had breast cancer, and for post-operative treatment, I was sent by a friend here:

http://www.charlesloopsdvm.com/

Specializes in homeopathic cancer treatments. Not cheap, but very well known in certain communities.

Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 11, 2017 04:04 PM (J5mC3)

57 Pardon my ignorance, but what is a *registered* bull?
Posted by: cfo mom
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Just a guess, but -
Pretty much everyone at the PussyHat March?

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 04:04 PM (ly0z5)

58 Bought my father a registered bull via skype from a cattle auction. Had it delivered for his birthday. Surprise!!

Now the bad news, the bull was actually registered as a sex offender. Whatever you do, don't turn your back on him!

Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 11, 2017 04:05 PM (IcT7t)

59 46: Wow, how awesome that you know your dad's cattle well enough to choose a bull for him. That is one awesome birthday gift.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:05 PM (Jen0I)

60 Registered with papers. Bloodline information. For breeding purposes I guess.

Posted by: NCKate at February 11, 2017 04:06 PM (WGymb)

61 Ha! No apartment in Florida. A beef cattle farm in Kentucky. He's branching out into different breeds so I thought I'd help him with a breed he didn't have.

Posted by: NCKate at February 11, 2017 04:08 PM (WGymb)

62 49--- Link to a short (under a minute) video of my cat brothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVOL7x3hfhM

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:00 PM (RfzVr)
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Nice! What a handsome trio!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 11, 2017 04:09 PM (Nox3c)

63 Beautiful pets, all.

Our sweet kitty, Spanky, is home today relaxing after a stressful week full of vet visits.

Fingers crossed we get her diabetes/hypoglycemia figured out. She's also hyperthyroid.

Old age in people and pets ain't for sissies. (She's 14 yrs. young.)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 11, 2017 04:10 PM (PY9jH)

64 Ok Chi, you owe me a new keyboard.

Thanks NCKate. Kinda like purebred dogs/cats.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:10 PM (RfzVr)

65 Oh my! I'll be in my bunk!

Posted by: Dana Perino at February 11, 2017 04:10 PM (a94gW)

66 Oh my! I'll be in my bunk!
Posted by: Dana Perino at February

everyone knows exactly what you do in your bunk - sleep.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 11, 2017 04:11 PM (cPsPa)

67 Hope with a kidney diet food she likes Kira thrives Rickl. So sweet that you've had her from birth.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:12 PM (Jen0I)

68 You can train your pets to do housework.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zzwg2cl

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 11, 2017 04:12 PM (W8bn5)

69 What's worse, Cat Lady or Nessie Man?

why waste the characters? cat lady.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 11, 2017 04:12 PM (cPsPa)

70 closest thing to a dog version of a cat lady is dana perino.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 11, 2017 04:13 PM (cPsPa)

71 You can train your pets to do housework.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zzwg2cl

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 11, 2017 04:12 PM (W8bn5)

Cat needs a roomba to ride.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 11, 2017 04:16 PM (PY9jH)

72 closest thing to a dog version of a cat lady is dana perino.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 11, 2017 04:13 PM (cPsPa)

No kidding. "America's Dog." No, Dana. He's YOUR dog.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 11, 2017 04:17 PM (PY9jH)

73 FYI, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is happening this coming week I'm not a dog person, but I do get a kick out of watching that.

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 11, 2017 04:20 PM (Uy6ri)

74 Thanks Margarita. Hard to believe they were from the same litter - all so different.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:20 PM (RfzVr)

75 Old age in people and pets ain't for sissies. (She's 14 yrs. young.)
Posted by: Jane D'oh
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Mike Hammer's Cat, while I make disparaging remarks about him, is an integral part of the household. He's 14 also, and there are signs that renal failure is setting in.

Not my first experience with aging pets, but it gets no easier. In fact, it may get harder.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2017 04:20 PM (ZO497)

76 Kitty BunBun is no more. I took him to the vet on Thursday. It's a new vet because I the old one was a VCA location and they are being bought by Mars which owns Banfield. In the article I read about this merger, the spokesman for Mars said something about kidney transplants for pets which I think is obscene. I know they could have done a biopsy for Bunnie and determined if it was IBD or lymphoma but since his kidneys were wonky on ultrasound in addition to his intestines being thicker than they should have been, I wasn't about to do anything more invasive. I gave him a few weeks of steroids and he was playful enough to put off one euthanasia appointment but I realized finally that he was getting tired of playing very, very quickly and wasn't diving (literally diving between bed and wall) so much to retrieve his yarnball, so it was finally time to let him go.

He was such a funny little guy. I'm probably repeating myself but his name was short for Snugglebunnie because when I got him, I brought him home and I sat down and he curled up on my left shoulder and pretty much never left except against his will. He would even love on people at the vet's office - I've never had another cat who wasn't totally traumatized by leaving home and going to the vet, but he would rub up on anyone who walked into the exam room and, unlike my dog, never looked for treats at all. He would always settle in for snuggles on my chest after I went to bed and then he would get bored and go sleep somewhere else but I would always find him on me when I woke up the next morning.

I need to be independently wealthy so I can start running Mother Tonestaple's Home for Wayward Kittumses. Then I never have to run out.

Posted by: Tonestaple at February 11, 2017 04:24 PM (+DRpa)

77 ((HUGS)) Jane and Mike. Prayers up for your kitties and for strength and wisdom when god does call them home.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:24 PM (Jen0I)

78 I am not being entertained.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 11, 2017 04:26 PM (cPsPa)

79 73 FYI, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is happening this coming week I'm not a dog person, but I do get a kick out of watching that.
Posted by: Serious Cat
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Speaking of which - when was the last time anyone saw "westminsterdogshow" around here?
I have seen her in ages.
She used to visit the ONT semi-regularly.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 04:26 PM (ly0z5)

80 I like animals better that most people (the older I get).
Posted by: Eromero at February 11, 2017 03:59

Yesterday my wife had this sweatshirt on-
"I Love Dogs
Humans Not So Much"

Posted by: Farmer at February 11, 2017 04:27 PM (4bBUU)

81 Happy Caturday everyone.
Lurkers don't be strangers, we don't bite.
Thanks for sending in the Pet photos everyone.

Posted by: Skip at February 11, 2017 04:27 PM (Frvrc)

82 *haven't

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 04:27 PM (ly0z5)

83 Many years ago, my cat Monty (may she rest in peace) got herself stuck on the roof. We had a rancher, one level, so it wasn't like she was waaaaay up there, but as far as she was concerned, not to mention me, it might as well have been Mt. Everest. I wasn't about to go climbing up there to get her, so I lined her favorite wicker laundry basket with a thick towel and held it up, urging her to "Jump Monty! Jump!" She paced back and forth, meowing her head off, but finally did it. I had to brace for impact. Even a little 8-pound kitty leaping off a roof will make an ooomph! of a landing. I was thrilled that she trusted me enough to jump, relieved I didn't drop the basket, and thankful not to have to call the Fire Dept.

Posted by: JuJuBee at February 11, 2017 04:27 PM (dargh)

84 Yay, Food Thread.

Posted by: Golfs with Willard at February 11, 2017 04:28 PM (8J/Te)

85 Tonestaple - Thanks for writing about BunBun. I always come up short when wishing to say something to convey my sympathies, but I do know, acutely, the sense of loss.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2017 04:29 PM (ZO497)

86 Yay, Food Thread.
Posted by: Golfs with Willard
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*serves up a nice poached Koi*

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2017 04:31 PM (ZO497)

87 So sorry Tonestaple. The loss is hard, but the memories comfort.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:31 PM (RfzVr)

88 76. Well done Tonestaple. It is my prayer with any aging or ailing pet that god give me wisdom or if need be a cluebat to the head when it is time to let go; it can be a dance between providing extra care that just takes a little extra time and money versus clinging to them for sentimentally and not accepting reality that they are hurting or tired.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:32 PM (Jen0I)

89 Yesterday my wife had this sweatshirt on-
"I Love Dogs
Humans Not So Much"
Posted by: Farmer
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Heh.
I'm kinda in-and-out today. It's absolutely beautiful outside, so we're running/pacing around, visiting the dogs next door, and lookin for the lost rabies vacination tag he just got a couple months ago.
Talk about finding a needle in a haystack. Hoe an I supposed to find a one square inch piece of aluminum on an acre of leave & brush?

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 04:32 PM (ly0z5)

90 67
So sweet that you've had her from birth.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 04:12 PM (Jen0I)

At the time I was living in an apartment. I had never had a cat before, but I totally bonded with my neighbor's cat Chloe. Eventually I started cat-sitting on weekends when my neighbor went away.

We both knew Chloe was pregnant. I noticed that she started spending time in my closet. I took the hint, and cleared out a space for her and put down towels.

One Sunday afternoon I was sitting on the couch watching TV. Chloe got up on the couch, then started tossing and turning like she couldn't get comfortable. I said, "Chloe, do you think it's time to go in the closet?"

Without hesitation, she got off the couch and went in the closet. I gave her about an hour of privacy, then went in and saw her with her new litter.

Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2017 04:33 PM (sdi6R)

91 Posted by: Tonestaple at February 11, 2017 04:24 PM (+DRpa)

Aw, that's rough.

It's good that you both got some extra play time. Cats are really good at hiding when they're not well; playing the same old games instead really speaks to your relationship.

If they didn't mean so much when they're here, it wouldn't hurt so much when they leave. I'll take that trade-off.

Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 04:34 PM (8nWyX)

92 Once again a stunning group of pets.
Thought I would share an update on HiJinx/ HiJax the rescue kittens. They are a little over 8 weeks now and have developed a lot of personality. Jax, the male will bring toys so you will play fetch with him. Jinx loves to play swat the ball out of the air with an old racquetball. Jinx is a mini copy of Xavier, down to the rings on the front legs.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 04:34 PM (TOP0R)

93 Not my first experience with aging pets, but it gets no easier. In fact, it may get harder.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 11, 2017 04:20 PM (ZO497)

Yes, it does. Our last two kitties lived to be 18. One finally had to be euthanized because of kidney failure. The other, who was a gorgeous white fellow, had developed dementia.

Broke our hearts losing them. They were both older than our son at the time, and he had grown up with them.

Tonestaple, your BunBun sounds like an angel. Our Spanky is similar at the vet. She reaches her "arms" up to be held by the staff (loves a good shoulder). They all love her.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 11, 2017 04:35 PM (PY9jH)

94 Another fine group of pet morons!
So sorry for those of us who have lost pets.
I have beside me my black and white (tuxedo) female cat who is 20. She still has a loud purr and loves to chase the red laser dot, so who knows, she could outlast me.

Dexter, the blue and white cat, a male, is about 7 and he seldom purrs. The only time he purrs is when we take a nap together and he cuddles up in my right armpit (don't ask). He is very healthy and very talkative. I can ask him a question and he always responds.

The step dog down the street, I watch him when his owners go on vacay, he is about 10 years old, and is still very active. He will chase the ball until my arm is about to fall off. He is a BBD (basic black dog). Not a labrador. I've no idea what he is, he is about 40 lbs.

Posted by: navybrat at February 11, 2017 04:36 PM (w7KSn)

95 Thanks for the great video. Stuck at ER with hubby who had a run in with a barbed wire fence. Tetanus shot done. Waiting on stitches. Great to have the pet thread to pass the time.

Posted by: Never enough caffeine at February 11, 2017 04:36 PM (9aB5j)

96 Well, I've been suffering from spring allergies all day. Must be the reason my eyes are watery.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 11, 2017 04:37 PM (PY9jH)

97 Seeing roofcat reminded me of a nightmare when I was a kid. Don't know if anyone else remembers cast iron kitties that people used to put on their roofs. One of my relatives thinking he was funny told very young me that it was a cat hit by lightning and frozen there for all time. Man, that gave me nightmares for weeks about the poor cat trapped and frozen forever.

Posted by: mustbequantum at February 11, 2017 04:39 PM (MIKMs)

98 "Pets: the only members of your family you actually like"

I would be careful of that attitude. I suspect something like that exists in the case of Angela Merkel. She is not a crazy cat lady. She is a crazy Muslim lady. She wants to hoard Muslims because she is unable to get satisfaction from people that already existed in her life.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at February 11, 2017 04:41 PM (W8bn5)

99 Re cat on up high.

One of my favorite comments from my late Fire Captain friend after a "save a cat" joke.

"Ever see a cat skeleton in a tree?"

Back in college, Smokey (yep, grey and... you know the rest) disappeared for about 4 days. Figured he was long gone. Reappeared during a big thunderstorm. They come down eventually.

Posted by: Golfman at February 11, 2017 04:43 PM (48QDY)

100 i used to go to the bull auctions at the cow palace, great gift!

Posted by: concrete girl at February 11, 2017 04:45 PM (WEUqS)

101 I have some kind of couch parasite infestation. Should I spray for these or something? I call this one "Lydia":
http://stoatnet.org/sleepy.jpg

Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 04:47 PM (8nWyX)

102 Let me be clear: We should combine the food and the pet thread.

Posted by: Former President TFG at February 11, 2017 04:47 PM (oVJmc)

103 Chloe had three kittens. I adopted two, Kira and Leo, and my neighbor kept the third, Roxy.

I rescued Roxy from the roof once.

Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2017 04:48 PM (sdi6R)

104 Unlike squirrels cats have to come down facing the same way they went up.

Posted by: Skip at February 11, 2017 04:48 PM (Frvrc)

105 Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 04:47 PM (8nWyX)

That's a damn good-looking tabby you have there Hogmartin

Posted by: Batterup at February 11, 2017 04:50 PM (mtGE/)

106 concrete girl, did you go the horse shows there as well?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 04:50 PM (TOP0R)

107 The funny dog videos compilation is hilarious. The background music to it is a real earworm--yikes.

Posted by: m at February 11, 2017 04:53 PM (3jGss)

108 Somebody linked this cat documentary last night. It looks pretty good. I haven't watched it yet, but I've kept the tab open and will intend to watch it soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR3erZ3DrA

Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2017 04:54 PM (sdi6R)

109 Went to the Vet today to pick up some flea meds for my pup. My favorite part of the trip was petting the other doggies while waiting in line. Dogs are the best!

Posted by: Jmel at February 11, 2017 04:55 PM (tv+BP)

110 yep
the guy i told you about that taught me to ride and shod for us won champion there. on freeway freddy.

plus we went on field trips there in school and then bus trips with the cattlemen's association for cattlemen's day.

and tons of rodeos and leffew's buckin balls.

i wish i had showed there.

Posted by: concrete girl at February 11, 2017 04:56 PM (WEUqS)

111 Thank you rickl. I meant to bookmark that and after I forgot to do so I couldn't find it again.

Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 04:58 PM (RfzVr)

112 Posted by: cfo mom, formerly known as cfomahm at February 11, 2017 03:48 PM (RfzVr)
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Hi CFL mom! It took our cats a while too, and now we have to practically pry them out. Glad they came around!

Posted by: Weasel at February 11, 2017 04:59 PM (Sfs6o)

113 Like the PaleRider pets.

So cute.

Posted by: logprof at February 11, 2017 05:02 PM (GsAUU)

114 CFL = cfo.

I swear autocorrect is going to cause me to snap some day.

Posted by: Weasel at February 11, 2017 05:02 PM (Sfs6o)

115 nood chess/open

Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at February 11, 2017 05:03 PM (fklV+)

116 I had dogs when I was a kid, always liked them. I never thought of cats as a dude pet, but whatever. I wouldn't mind having a dog again, but I have to stay light on my feet and come and go as I have to. People around me all seem to have dogs, so at least I get my dog time in.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 11, 2017 05:04 PM (aMlLZ)

117 That's a damn good-looking tabby you have there Hogmartin
Posted by: Batterup at February 11, 2017 04:50 PM (mtGE/)

She's a lovey one too, Tonestaples kitty sounded a lot like her. She brought another skittish elder cat out of his shell just by persistence and face-licking, and her hobbies are basically bouncing, mrrping, and head-butting people. And doing everything she can to achieve her biological imperative of being stepped on.

I have a simple hopper-fed gravity feeder for them, and while he paws the food out of the hole when it doesn't drop free, she purrs and nuzzles the feeder until the blockage comes loose and the food falls into the bowl.

Posted by: hogmartin at February 11, 2017 05:04 PM (8nWyX)

118 CFL = cfo.

I swear autocorrect is going to cause me to snap some day.
Posted by: Weasel at February 11, 2017 05:02 PM (Sfs6o)

Its OK. we read moron. It all comes through.

Posted by: Golfman at February 11, 2017 05:05 PM (48QDY)

119 find a one square inch piece of aluminum on an acre of leave & brush?
Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 04:32

Yikes! If we lived closer I'd lend you our old metal detector, still a daunting task tho.

Posted by: Farmer at February 11, 2017 05:06 PM (4bBUU)

120 Nood. Chess.

Posted by: HH at February 11, 2017 05:06 PM (DrCtv)

121 Oh, hell.
A hundred + pound pit bull just crawled into my lap. It was like watching a rhinoceros gently crawl on top of his yam dinner. OnlY dinner is sitting on the couch.
"If you promise to scratch my belly, I promise not to eat you."

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 05:09 PM (ly0z5)

122 The 8 legged 2 headed black lab sychro-walked by just now. 3 months and the Chihuahua king of Lawn tractors will be out riding his human around the yard again.

Posted by: DaveA at February 11, 2017 05:30 PM (8J/Te)

123 heh Chi. Pitties are big sweeties.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 05:30 PM (Jen0I)

124 123 heh Chi. Pitties are big sweeties.
Posted by: PaleRider
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I've Always NOT liked them because of the stories.
But, Every one I've been around are bigger pussiez than tbye average pajamaboy. Soft, cuddly masses of muscle.

This guy just wants to play Tug-O-War with a worn out rope, but my 16 lb minpin is a little skeered...
Still, they're best of friends, and it's cool to watch the interaction.
Mix in the 3-legged yorkie, and we have a mini-circus.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 05:39 PM (ly0z5)

125 Concrete girl,
Gary leffew is from my area.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 11, 2017 05:41 PM (8cEQL)

126 116
I never thought of cats as a dude pet, but whatever.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at February 11, 2017 05:04 PM (aMlLZ)

How about if you think of cats as having five razor-sharp switchblades in each paw?

Posted by: rickl at February 11, 2017 05:43 PM (sdi6R)

127 Hello pet slaves.

I'm watching Joanna Lumley's "The Wonderful World of Cats" and she's visiting a Japanese lady who makes clothes for cats (ironically, some hats have ears). She dresses her long-suffering cat in a Musketeer getup complete with cape and hat.

I had a very well-tempered cat who would let me dress her up in baby clothes and wheel her around in a buggy (hey, I was 4 yrs old) for maybe three minutes, and then shows over kid.

Does this Japanese lady feed her kitty muscle relaxers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR3erZ3DrA

(About 21 mins in.)

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 11, 2017 05:45 PM (EnKk6)

128 95 Thanks for the great video. Stuck at ER with hubby who had a run in with a barbed wire fence. Tetanus shot done. Waiting on stitches. Great to have the pet thread to pass the time.
Posted by: Never enough caffeine at February 11, 2017 04:36 PM (9aB5j)

I just saw this, Nec. I hope he's okay. I've had run-in's with barbed wire, and forty years later still sport the scars. I swear it's sentient.

Posted by: moki at February 11, 2017 05:47 PM (gfRCk)

129 Computer guys seem to like cats. They're both nocturnal and cats seem to grok the hacker ethic (let's poke around where we're not supposed to go).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 11, 2017 05:52 PM (EnKk6)

130 I think it also might be an introvert/ extrovert thing.

Interverts= cats

Extroverts= dogs

Posted by: shibumi, a rational single white female and kitteh servant at February 11, 2017 06:22 PM (J5mC3)

131 CaliGirl- Did you ever hear of Harry Rose?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:22 PM (QlQnE)

132 Chi, well my pitty experience is not extensive, we had what we suspected was a pit/lab mix and a horse boarder had a pitty she brought out some.

Both really sweet dogs, but they would fixate if they were trying to get a rabbit or something, it was easy to see how hard it would be to stop one that was in an attack mode, so the bad reputation is there for a reason, but they are big sweeties when properly raised as a pet.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 11, 2017 06:24 PM (Jen0I)

133 Palerider, great observation. Pitts just have a stone cold switch and you don't just say "bad dog".

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:28 PM (QlQnE)

134 Pale rider,
What a beautiful horse and dog and kitty!

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 11, 2017 06:30 PM (8cEQL)

135 Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:22 PM (QlQnE)
No, but I'm not a cowgirl. My friends may know.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 11, 2017 06:31 PM (8cEQL)

136 Harry was not only a horse trainer but a colorful character your area.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:35 PM (QlQnE)

137 Ben,
I'll ask my friends that ride.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 11, 2017 06:37 PM (8cEQL)

138 I have a beastly cold. 22 lb fat cat Cecil is my nurse. Hes keeping me down. He once got on the barn roof with his brothers but couldnt slide dow the tree he used to climb up because hes always been a scaredey cat. So i had to get a ladder and climb up, call him over and carry him down. Shortly after he became a member of the housecat tribe

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at February 11, 2017 06:40 PM (ufFEa)

139 Gushka, Back problems keeping you down?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:44 PM (QlQnE)

140 I hate when the pet thread dies off...

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 06:58 PM (ly0z5)

141 140 I hate when the pet thread dies off...
Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 06:58 PM (ly0z5)
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It crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 11, 2017 07:02 PM (EnKk6)

142 141 140 I hate when the pet thread dies off...
Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 06:58 PM (ly0z5)
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It crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
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We're both going to Hell for that one. Me for laughing, you for saying it.

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 07:08 PM (otq5z)

143 Doesn't have to die Chi- Do you think our mutual friend would benefit from a pet?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 07:09 PM (QlQnE)

144 Do you think our mutual friend would benefit from a pet?
Posted by: Ben Had
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Oh My Goodness, YES.
I don't want to be dramatic, but having this shithead dropped in my lap was a blessing. Changed my thinking, to say the least.
I hate people, but a pet fills a tiny void.

And, puppy! Hello? Who doesn't love a puppy?

Posted by: Chi at February 11, 2017 07:27 PM (otq5z)

145 �Gushka, Back problems keeping you down?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 11, 2017 06:44 PM (QlQnE)

Back is the only thing that doesn't hut. I have the WORST FLU EVER. body ache, teeth ache i'm a mucous factory and my sinuses are screaming. Worst of all I dumped coffee on myself this morning in bed and could not get the cats to change the sheets for me. I had just changed the bed. Fat Cats are a great consolation, but i miss my dogs. The cats keep trying to take over my heating pad. Worst of all, it's lovely sunny and not too warm... I wanna get horses out, but I'm just too sick.

Posted by: gushka can has kittens what plays fetch at February 11, 2017 07:27 PM (YhV5r)

146 A belated hello to the Pet Thread and its fans. Always nice to see photos of pet morons, submitted by those who love them.

Great work, as always, Mis. Hum.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 11, 2017 07:29 PM (tHwdc)

147 Gushka, I find that cats are of no help with chores. I'm sorry to hear you're sick. Prayers up that you'll be on the mend soon. (Maybe Gushka has cats what pray?)

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at February 11, 2017 07:39 PM (tHwdc)

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