Ace of Spades Pet Thread - Merry Christmas Edition

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(H/T and Thanks to KT)

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Pets who made Christmas wonderful.

How you can deal with the ~~psychopath~~ cat in your life.

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The Fabulous Mrs. Mis. Hum, your surly Cob and our K9s wish you a Merry and Blessed Christmas.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

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1 Merry Christmas!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 25, 2021 03:24 PM (QR5m0)

2 I will summon the others!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 25, 2021 03:24 PM (QR5m0)

3 Summoned.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 25, 2021 03:25 PM (QR5m0)

4 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 25, 2021 03:27 PM (CaYl8)

5 You summoned the otters?

Oh the huge manatee!

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 25, 2021 03:27 PM (CaYl8)

6 Hairy Christmas!

Posted by: Bruno and Scout (and f'd) at December 25, 2021 03:27 PM (Tnijr)

7 Nyah!
Posted by: Anna Puma

Merry Kittenmas!

Posted by: mikeski at December 25, 2021 03:29 PM (P1f+c)

8 Enjoying a cold Christmas day just myself and Paisley.
Love your k9s Mishima.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 25, 2021 03:29 PM (eGTCV)

9 Merry Christmas Pet Peeps!

Posted by: Hawkpilot at December 25, 2021 03:30 PM (PpgPy)

10 Afternoon, all! I'm normally unable to join in on the Pet Thread until deep into it, but I woke up early from my nap. How are everybody's furry little pack members or slinky psychopaths? My Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat is asleep *next to*, not in, his pet bed. He's been moving arthritically around, eating with enthusiasm, and purring when petted -- the usual, in other words.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 03:30 PM (c6xtn)

11 Aww those doggies are beautiful!!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 03:30 PM (nxdel)

12 Happy Caturday, but then every day is Caturday

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 25, 2021 03:32 PM (ltPb+)

13 Merry Kittenmas!

Arigato!

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 25, 2021 03:33 PM (CaYl8)

14 Enjoying a cold Christmas day just myself and Paisley.
Love your k9s Mishima.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 25, 2021 03:29 PM (eGTCV)

I hate autocucumber.
I meant MisHum.
Wth is Mishima?

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 25, 2021 03:33 PM (eGTCV)

15 Merry Catmas, everyone!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 25, 2021 03:34 PM (K5n5d)

16 You don't seem very surly to me, MisHum. You'll have to work on that for next year.

Merry Christmas!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 03:36 PM (KBCaU)

17 Neighbor grabbed the four feral kitties, took em to vet for fixins, then to pre arranged fostering before adoptions. Happy ever after.

Retired Psciticine Phlebotomist enjoyed destroying, as proper, his Christmas bird toys. Life is good.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko gender fluid at December 25, 2021 03:36 PM (cAtMu)

18 Merry Christmas, all!

Leo the cat ventured out when daughter and son in law came, but was not enamored with baby Hailey!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 25, 2021 03:36 PM (Z/jzm)

19 Mishima Heavy Industries?

Makers of fine military hardware that fails spectacularly when confronted by an android cat-girl.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 25, 2021 03:37 PM (CaYl8)

20 And your dogs are beautiful! You couldn't possibly be surly with them around.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 03:37 PM (KBCaU)

21 Our cats were really good about the tree, until last night. Then Yuu finally found the tiny reflecting ornaments Littlest Kidlet had put at the bottom of the tree. I think I caught her in time.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 25, 2021 03:37 PM (nC+QA)

22 Chekov has moved over near my feet. Honor demands that I climb down and sit on the floor near him, for petting (of him, not of me).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 03:38 PM (c6xtn)

23 Went out to the woods yesterday, since I'm working today. It was snowing and we just had a great time. I can drop the lead on the young dog and just let him run. I did have to rescue him once, when the handle at the end caught on a tree.

Old dog had a seizure in the car on the way back. She hasn't had one for a month and I chalk it up to the excitement of the trip. She's fine today, although still a bit stiff. I don't know if weather conditions will allow a trip on Sunday.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 25, 2021 03:40 PM (5HBd1)

24 I had a lovely Christmas Eve dinner with new friends down the street who have four dogs. Since dogs like me, who knows why, all four said hello.
Paisley was very jealous when I got home. She gave me a major sniffing.
I'm sure she was wondering if I was hanging out with that bitch down the street.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 25, 2021 03:40 PM (eGTCV)

25 We had a cat that tried to sit in the Christmas tree one year. We always cut a blue spruce - the ones that have sharper needles - he didn't try that again

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 25, 2021 03:41 PM (Z/jzm)

26 Cats are not having very Merry Christmas. Son brought his 1yr old GSP to visit. Haven't been very many cat sightings.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 25, 2021 03:43 PM (ju2Fy)

27 Merry Christmas to you and yours MisHum. Good looking dogs you have there!

Posted by: dartist at December 25, 2021 03:44 PM (+ya+t)

28 Posted by: My Life is Insanity at December 25, 2021 03:41 PM (Z/jzm)

Eevee did sit in the tree when he was a much svelter cat than he now is. Unfortunately, Son altered and the deleted all the photos we had of him doing that.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 25, 2021 03:44 PM (nC+QA)

29 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 25, 2021 03:44 PM (6FtXF)

30 Christmas tree business . . . I guess I've been lucky. Rusty, my boyhood red tabby, vanished one afternoon after we'd put up the tree in '65. We found him curled under the tree like a little furry present. He didn't bother the tree or its ornaments much.

The cats I had with Mrs. Wolfus No. 1 were pretty good about not batting at ornaments. We learned to hang the fragile ones up high where they were safer. Mrs. W No. 2 and I did the same with Arizona, the big red part-Maine Coon, and while he did try to climb the tree when he was tiny, he desisted from that the next year. Then in '86 I didn't bother with a tree, and (though I blush to admit it) haven't since, so I've had no trouble with my cats since then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 03:45 PM (c6xtn)

31 My cat isn't as concerned with the tree as she is with the turkey. She's crazy for turkey. I even had to shoo her off the counter as I was prepping it to cook. Last I checked she's sitting in the kitchen with that "c'mon, what the hell, isn't it ready yet?" look on her face.

And, for the next week, any time I open the refrigerator door she will materialize as if beamed in.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at December 25, 2021 03:45 PM (lNHqD)

32 The dog who got into the Christmas cookies looks similar to our dog when we forget to close off the laundry room door when we leave.
"Have I been eating cat poop out of the litter box? How dare you accuse me of such uncouth behavior, sir!"

Posted by: PabloD at December 25, 2021 03:46 PM (+0Dog)

33 Hello all! Porch kitty is trying to become house cat. This is caused by the fact that a neighbor, who lives a quarter of a mile away, has about 18,000 cats and one is tired of the crowd. She comes to my house to eat porch kitty food and attacks poor kitty. Pax (the assassin porch kitty) now has a cat bite infection and must take antibiotics. If those don't work she will need a small surgery to drain infection and remove the "capsule" that forms around such things.
This morning she came upstairs to say good morning to me and then came back downstairs to sit on the arm of Hubbymayhem chair to examine the Christmas tree.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at December 25, 2021 03:48 PM (Vxu+H)

34 The dog who got into the Christmas cookies looks similar to our dog when we forget to close off the laundry room door when we leave.
"Have I been eating cat poop out of the litter box? How dare you accuse me of such uncouth behavior, sir!"
Posted by: PabloD

This I will never understand.

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 03:50 PM (qpolg)

35 January will mark the 1yr anniversary of Cat#1 passing. Daughter gave Mom a photo book with all the pictures she had on her phone of Cat#1. Brought a tear to our eyes. Lots of pics of all the "trophies" she'd drop on our stoop. Mice, moles, voles, snakes, birds. Miss that killer cat. The 2 we have now are pussies. Scared to get off the deck.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 25, 2021 03:51 PM (ju2Fy)

36 Every Christmas I think of a dog we had that ate the popcorn threaded on a string we hung without pulling the tree down. She got busted when my ma saw the piece of string hanging from her butt and had to pull it out.

Posted by: dartist at December 25, 2021 03:52 PM (+ya+t)

37 Last Sunday for our full family Christmas gettogether, I met my nephew's new "puppy" -- all 24" to the back of him -- Tubby. [He's actually very lean BTW. German shepherd and black Lab I think though I forgot to ask with all the family stuff going on.]

He was a very good dog, not chasing grandkids' plastic Slinky even when it was being waved around or being dragged along the floor in front of his face.

Joined me on the couch for belly-rubs right away although he did some 'play' biting/chewing on my hand when I switched from belly to head and ears.

I'm going to have to get him a tug-of-war knotted rope for the next time I see him.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at December 25, 2021 03:54 PM (UHVv4)

38 My pet chickadees like the pecking suet log I got them.

Posted by: davidt at December 25, 2021 03:55 PM (gjH3l)

39 Wow MisHum, your spaniels are gorgeous!

Posted by: Russkilitlover at December 25, 2021 03:59 PM (nWxPx)

40 Bogie and I took a long walk in the 50 degree weather, had a great time. Lots to bark about

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 03:59 PM (ONvIw)

41 The K9s are lovely, btw

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:00 PM (ONvIw)

42 No Christmas tree. No kids at home any more. So the two cats chase each other up and down everything else.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at December 25, 2021 04:01 PM (N86eO)

43 I had granddog duty, too. So one walk for each and some treats for Zorro.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:03 PM (ONvIw)

44 Well little Moose got spoiled as usual this Christmas. Little stinker already has two baskets of toys. We got him some treats and a deer hoof to chew on.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 04:06 PM (nxdel)

45 44 well deserved , I'm sure

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:08 PM (ONvIw)

46 Jewells, don't you have a cheweeny? (sp) How long does it take him to go through a deer hoof?

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:08 PM (qpolg)

47 10 Glad Chekov is doing well

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:09 PM (ONvIw)

48 You know that you are old when the mom in "A Christmas Story" looks fetching.

Posted by: Been Lurking, but clearly been posting too at December 25, 2021 04:09 PM (rDgjh)

49 My place seems empty with only Chekov, and him ailing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:09 PM (c6xtn)

50 We got a new pup at Shep's Wednesday right after my shift darn it so I didn't get to meet him yet. Another chihuahua. His name is Burro.

Sadly, Shalom had to be put to sleep. Her kidneys were failing and the vet said it's her time. She crossed peacefully in Russell's arms.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 04:10 PM (nxdel)

51 Too late for Gardening Thread: It's Christmas Day in Omaha, and I carted a pitcher of water out to my pansies because they are still very happy and blooming.

I also tried to fix a place for the outside cats to hide from the inevitable snow and subzero weather that will soon arrive. We started with one outside cat, and now are up to four. We think a couple of them actually have homes but do appreciate the extra snack. But a new one showed up a couple weeks ago and does not seem to have any place to lay up in bad weather. Hopefully, it will realize the newly arranged porch stuff is meant for him.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at December 25, 2021 04:11 PM (N86eO)

52 50 sorry, she looked like a fine lady

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:11 PM (ONvIw)

53 49. Oh, I thought he was doing better.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:12 PM (ONvIw)

54 I felt that way when I got down to one cat. I'd really like to get her some company, but want to wait until I get settled.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 25, 2021 04:12 PM (5HBd1)

55 Oops, sorry the new doggie is Churro, not Burro.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 04:13 PM (nxdel)

56 50 sorry, she looked like a fine lady

She was given a lot of love in her short time with us. Russell's tribute to her brought me to tears. I don't know how he does it. The man is a saint.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 04:14 PM (nxdel)

57 Infidel yes he's a chiweenie. It will take him forever lol! He'll probably give up on it.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 25, 2021 04:15 PM (nxdel)

58 Cat looks like it might have gotten into the spiked eggnog:

https://tinyurl.com/yckjn5f7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:15 PM (KBCaU)

59 Wolfus is Chekov a lap kittah? When we had them Sugar wasn't very often but Cinnamon was a lap cat

Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 25, 2021 04:16 PM (ltPb+)

60 Wrapped in swaddling clothes:

https://tinyurl.com/yms63uzp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:17 PM (KBCaU)

61 I felt that way when I got down to one cat. I'd really like to get her some company, but want to wait until I get settled.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 25, 2021

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Chekov grew up among other cats at the Siberian breeder's. Except for his first 15 months with me, he's always had at least one of his species around. But I don't know how he'd react to another cat right now. A kitten would merely annoy him, I think. And I'm not about to handle a second senior cat. Until I see him really improve, be able to jump onto the bed or into my lap, I don't think a second feline would be a good idea.

I'm not sure I'm ready for a successor to the great black Wolf either.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:18 PM (c6xtn)

62 Merry Christmas, Mis Hum!

Same to the pet loving Hordeling!

Posted by: Doof at December 25, 2021 04:19 PM (mZUr4)

63 Fenelon, are you finished with your duties today?

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:19 PM (qpolg)

64 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:17 PM (KBCaU)

That cat is having some un-merry Christmas thoughts. Owners better beware.

Merry Christmas, Fen.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at December 25, 2021 04:20 PM (nWxPx)

65 I love our pet talk.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 25, 2021 04:20 PM (eGTCV)

66 Wolfus is Chekov a lap kittah? When we had them Sugar wasn't very often but Cinnamon was a lap cat
Posted by: Skip's Phone at December 25, 2021

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He became one as soon as I started putting a couch pillow on my lap. He'd sit near me and look up, clearly expecting the pillow, and as soon as I put it down, he'd leap up and settle in. He'd leave after about 10 minutes, but then come back after about 5, as if he couldn't sit still but couldn't stay away.

Wolf was a lap cat too, but mainly on Saturday or Sunday afternoons, when he saw me sitting for a long period watching a movie or reading.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:21 PM (c6xtn)

67 Thanks Doof & all of you Morons

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 25, 2021 04:21 PM (aA3+G)

68 Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:19 PM (qpolg)

I didn't have any duties today. Just last night. How are you feeling?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:22 PM (KBCaU)

69 I sent Bogie's dog family a box of kongs and a large bag of treats. It was good of her to let me get Bogie, after all the rotten luck I had with rescues.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:23 PM (ONvIw)

70 49. Oh, I thought he was doing better.
Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021

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Oh, he is, compared to 3 months ago. When we came back from our Ida evacuation, for a time he was hiding, lying listlessly under the living room armchair. I'd coax him out with some food on a plate, and he'd eat. Since we've been giving him the prednisone and the gabapentin, he's much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:23 PM (c6xtn)

71 Glad to hear it Fen. Better, thanks. A good night's sleep and I need to venture out of the house tomorrow.

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:24 PM (qpolg)

72 70. Good!

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:24 PM (ONvIw)

73 I do have duties tomorrow, which along with the Sunday after Easter are the lowest attended Sunday services of the year, but we had a much bigger attendance for than last year for Christmas Eve, so I am glad.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:24 PM (KBCaU)

74 On the political pet scene, Commander looks afraid of Jilly

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:25 PM (ONvIw)

75 Commander looks afraid of Jilly
Posted by: CN...FJB

I imagine the feeling is mutual. Poor doggeh.

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:26 PM (qpolg)

76 Posted by: Russkilitlover at December 25, 2021 04:20 PM (nWxPx)

Yes; He doesn't look at all happy with that. I wouldn't try that with a cat even if I was going to have a baby. Our black cat looks handsome just sleeping on the burgundy colored electric blanket. Merry Christmas to you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:27 PM (KBCaU)

77 I imagine the feeling is mutual. Poor doggeh.
Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:26 PM (qpolg)

I know. It feels like a bad situation.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:27 PM (ONvIw)

78 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:21 PM (c6xtn)

Yuu has turned from a 'never lap' cat to a ' never *not* lap' cat. The more full of fabric and pins my lap is, the better. Bonus points for landing on the fabric in such a way as to pull the needle I'm using out of my hand.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 25, 2021 04:28 PM (nC+QA)

79 Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:24 PM (qpolg)

I am glad that you are feeling a little better, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:28 PM (KBCaU)

80 Miss LIida has an all-black feral cat who visits her every few days -- sits at a distance on her porch, clearly expecting her usual handout, but won't let anyone come close. It might be the same one she's been feeding for several years, but maybe not. Both have bushy tails. We theorize that my Wolf, who was an intact male before I adopted him, could well have spread some genes around back in 2009 and 2010, and some of his traits like medium-length black fur and bushy tail might still be popping up among the ferals here.

Linda says that I have some responsibility for Wolf's descendants. I say, "Cats don't have paternity suits."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 25, 2021 04:29 PM (c6xtn)

81 The aptly named peekaboo cat liked to climb up in the tree and then peek out like some of those 50 pets of Christmas. She never tipped it over. I should pay the photo bucket ransom for a month or two and see if I have those pics there. I have not been good about keeping pic backups on the computer. For the most part my clumsy pics are not worth preserving but there are probably a handful I would like to have.

Cat owner tip I read somewhere. Fishing line to eye hook in the ceiling.

Posted by: PaleRider at December 25, 2021 04:31 PM (3cGpq)

82 Great dogs!

Posted by: Robm1981 at December 25, 2021 04:31 PM (g41kF)

83 Christmas cat cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/yckubmek

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:33 PM (KBCaU)

84 Christmas dog cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/yp8w332h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:37 PM (KBCaU)

85 Merry Christmas, MisHum & Family. Hope Santa was good to you!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at December 25, 2021 04:38 PM (zMg2C)

86 Wreck the tree & blame the doggies,
Fa La La La La, La La La La

The Cat

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at December 25, 2021 04:39 PM (zMg2C)

87 Merry Christmas to all the Horde pets.

Mis Hum, an extra special Thank you for the pet thread and Izzy and Dreamer are magnificent.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 25, 2021 04:40 PM (4Y87V)

88 Dogs pick up their own Christmas presents this year-video:

https://tinyurl.com/tp34jkjj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 25, 2021 04:40 PM (KBCaU)

89 Surly you jest!

Merry Christmas MH!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 25, 2021 04:44 PM (lDew/)

90 Well, my trusty 16-yr old cat Buddy is enjoying Christmas like he does any other day... with a solid afternoon nap.

In the meantime, the Cooking Channel's showing the Good Eats Chili(e) episode. "That's chili with an i.. dangit Rusty, I know!"

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 25, 2021 04:45 PM (ZSK0i)

91 This Christmas is too warm for a bran mash so the horses just had apples, carrots and molasses cookies. The dogs got their beef neck bones and steak gravy and the cats could care less because they get treats every day.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 25, 2021 04:47 PM (4Y87V)

92 Hope Chekhov gets to feeling better.

Time to start Christmas shopping!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 25, 2021 04:47 PM (2EPDb)

93 nood Ace with his log

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at December 25, 2021 04:48 PM (UHVv4)

94 Mike Hammer, Merry Christmas!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at December 25, 2021 04:48 PM (4Y87V)

95 Picture perfect day here in N Illinois. Sunny, upper 30s. Merry Christmas to all of you gheys.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at December 25, 2021 04:49 PM (2EPDb)

96 Merry Christmas, Morons and Moranimals!

We've been feeding an outdoor kitty since about March. Had seen him frequently since winter of 2019 but assumed he 'belonged' to someone nearby. Befriended him summer of 2020 but wondered then if he had a family at all-- he looked so scruffy. Early this spring, he was looking very unkempt, so began feeding. We then assumed he had been dumped and was lucky the last 2 winters were mild, plus is a good hunter. (Laughed as I watched him eating grasshoppers this summer)

He's been by every day since March/April and hangs out with us whenever we're outside; sleeps on the back porch or under our deck. Poor baby, it's going to get frigid here soon and I'm worried about leaving him outdoors.

Got him into a carrier and to the vet Thursday, scanned for 'chip'.... no chip! And he is a she! Guess we assumed male because no pregnancy or kittens, is quite large, and got plenty of scratches from fighting other cats. She HAD BEEN trying to get into the house since this summer, but is very wary now since going to vet. (She was so mellow and compliant while there!)

Wish us luck!

Posted by: JQ at December 25, 2021 04:49 PM (dB4Iz)

97 Good Luck JQ.

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 04:53 PM (qpolg)

98 Ace's yule log video has some nice pets! A very handsome Jack Russell, I must say.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 25, 2021 04:54 PM (ONvIw)

99 Merry Christmas to All and to all your good pets.

My little yellow fellow Charlie kitteh has had a rough couple of weeks. Something happened to his left front paw. Looked swollen. He was hobbling around for a few days, but got better. Then he had some kind of wound to his left cheek, looked like spider or small snake bite. Mostly cleared up now, a bit of hairless spot that I expect to recover.

We do apply some aid, but he mostly just got better.

I'm glad they're such awfully tough little critters.

Posted by: mindful webworker at December 25, 2021 04:59 PM (W/jVu)

100 Thanks, Infidel!

Her appointment for shots and bloodwork is next Wednesday. Hope I can coax her indoors before then.

Posted by: JQ at December 25, 2021 05:00 PM (dB4Iz)

101 Below freezing or snow may help do it, JQ.

Posted by: Infidel at December 25, 2021 05:04 PM (qpolg)

102 Below freezing or snow may help do it

Supposed to get *both* by Monday!

Posted by: JQ at December 25, 2021 05:12 PM (dB4Iz)

103 Kitty came indoors for a few minutes just now. She ate a (very!) little, then wanted out. I put her food outside so she could get a full meal; brought it in after she finished.

Baby steps!

Posted by: JQ at December 25, 2021 05:57 PM (dB4Iz)

104 34 The dog who got into the Christmas cookies looks similar to our dog when we forget to close off the laundry room door when we leave.
"Have I been eating cat poop out of the litter box? How dare you accuse me of such uncouth behavior, sir!"
Posted by: PabloD

This I will never understand.
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Commercial cat food is high protein and, thus, so is the cat poop hence the reason many dogs will eat it.

Posted by: Ciampino at December 25, 2021 06:29 PM (qfLjt)

105 Merry Christmas. Took the dog to the dog park this afternoon. It's 70s here in the Carolinas. Sat there alone for about 10 minutes, but the pooch was content to sniff around and do think whatever it is that dogs think about when they're sniffing. Then about a dozen dogs showed up one by one. A good time was had by all.

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