Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 4

Got a resident bat?

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Are your kitties through with Halloween?

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Best costume?

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Courtesy Mike

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An unusual pet

The Largest Snail in the World

The Giant African Land Snail is the largest among all land snails in the world.

The largest recorded speciment was collected on a snail safari in Sierra Leone in 1976. Measured 1 foot 3.5 inches fully extended. Its owner got divorced after their house got too full of snails.

Giant African Land snails are hermaphrodites and adults lay as many as 1200 eggs a year. They have now spread to many countries, and are often considered pests. They eat more than 500 plants and sometimes eat cement or bones for calcium.

These snails also carry rat lungworm, which can cause meningitis in people. Nevertheless, after cooking, they are eaten in some places as a bar snack on toothpicks, or stewed with peppers and rice. Mmmmm.

They have been eradicated from Florida twice, but still remain a threat in Hawaii and the Caribbean.

I may check out other mollusks as replacement pets. If I decide I need a mollusk as a pet. Maybe I could keep a little squid in an aquarium or something.

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We only rate dogs. This is a sheep. We don't care if it's Halloween. Please respect the foundation of our institution and only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 pic.twitter.com/rZOeVD5ND5
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) October 31, 2023

The fluid-like behavior of sheep being herded and filmed by a drone

[📹 rural.riley]pic.twitter.com/VagPPoXg4F
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 1, 2023

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Finding a Lost Dog

It had been 12 days since this dog owner had last seen his faithful friend. Running out of options, the owner continued to go back to the woods where his dog had disappeared. It was there that he met a pair of hunters who gave hip a tip that saved the day.

The owner posted his story to the social media website Reddit under the username a_little_pixie.

On day 12 of searching for my dog in a heavily wooded area, distraught and hopeless, I ran into a couple of hunters. They said they lost the occasional dog on a hunt but always got them back. What they told me has helped many dogs and families be reunited. I've given their advice out a few times in the last couple days, so I thought if reddit has any lost dogs out there, this could help:
The dog owner(s) should take an article of clothing that has been worn at least all day, the longer the better, so the lost dog can pick up the scent.
Bring the article of clothing to the location where the dog was last seen and leave it there. Also, if the dog has a crate & familiar toy, you can bring those too (unless location undesirable for crate). You might also want to leave a note requesting item(s) not to be moved.
Leave a bowl of water there too, as the dog probably hasn't had access to any. Do not bring food as this could attract other animals that the dog might avoid.
Come back the next day, or check intermittently if possible. Hopefully the dog will be waiting there.
I was skeptical and doubted my dog would be able to detect an article of clothing if he didn't hear me calling his name as loud as possible all day for 12 days. But I returned the next day and sure enough found him sitting there!
I hope this helps someone out there who's missing a best friend. Good luck

Got any other ideas for finding lost pets?

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Meet The PetMorons

Lurker here. Posted once so far as: SmokyMtVol
This is 2 year old beagle Dolly.
She's a Tennessee girl. As a puppy, always puked whenever I put her in the car. Now, she loves car rides more than anything else. Here we are up on Mt. Mitchell, NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway enjoying the fall colors on a weekend drive.
Thank you

Dolly looks like she is really enjoying the trip! Thanks for sharing that great photo!

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Which CoB does the Pet Thread?
Because I would like to request a pet Prayer.
Little Miss Dixie Doodle has lost an eye.
Being sweet and nice and cute will not keep you from being attacked.
Miklos

Dixie Doodle looks abut like this.
Or did. Now she is the Rooster Cogburn of Dandie Dinmonts.

What a traumatic thing to happen to sweet Little Miss Dixie Doodle! We will be praying for her. And for you.

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Hello, K.T.,
Wolfus Aurelius here. Earlier this week I posted that Miss Linda had rescued a small black kitten from the curb outside my house, screeching like a hawk for someone to help her. (We're guessing female for now; it just seems easier to say than repeating "he or she.") She's a shorthair, gawky and tiny. No sign of a human guardian or of her mother, and she's very young, perhaps only four to six weeks old. Linda brought her into my place and fed her, which shut her up, and then she was most pleased to settle on Linda's lap. She seems energetic and playful. My two feline thugs sniffed her and then left her alone with minimal hissing.
There's no way I can take in a third cat, and Linda does not want one for some reason. So this weekend we will bring her to the local SPCA. Someone on the blog suggested calling her "Noir DuBois," as she is "depend[ing] on the kindness of strangers." It's perfect, if a touch hard to pronounce. By the time this appears I suspect she will have been turned over to the shelter and they will probably give her a cute name that will help her get adopted. ("Lucky," probably.)
The pic of the grayish-brown bush with eyes is of Dagny Sophia, aka La Siberienne, taken the day Linda rescued little Noir. She looks disconcerted by the presence of an interloper, but didn't object.

Well, that kitten is just a little waif! Dagny does not look pleased!

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We got a new cat, a two year old from the shelter, poor thing had been adopted and returned, and I have no idea why. He has recently discovered that there are mice in the woodshed so he now has a hobby.
His name is Magic. He is getting along well with my older black tom, Minky who is delighted to have someone to spoon with.
Kindltot

That's wonderful! Mice! Magic looks like a great cat. Glad it looks like Minky and Magic will be friends.

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Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, Oct. 28.

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway. We had butterflies from the MoMe!

We believe that they were either Hackberry Emperors or Tawny Emperors, or maybe both! Sometimes they fly together.

Here is what the caterpillars look like:

Tawny Emperor:

Hackberry Emperor:

Posted by: K.T. at 03:34 PM

Comments

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1 Sqwak

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 04, 2023 03:38 PM (s3O4c)

2 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 04, 2023 03:38 PM (T4tVD)

3 Good afternoon, horde. Snails: will neither eat, nor keep as pets.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2023 03:42 PM (OX9vb)

4 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 04, 2023 03:45 PM (R/m4+)

5 Bats!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 04, 2023 03:46 PM (aQy7p)

6 I bet Magic's favorite day is Tuesday.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 04, 2023 03:46 PM (J45CI)

7 GPS chip or collar.

Posted by: Drive by at November 04, 2023 03:47 PM (MNhXM)

8 Got any other ideas for finding lost pets?

One lady suggested mixing your pee with distilled water and leaving trails out by dribbling it while walking . Dogs tend to focus on pee and may follow a trail if it is familiar.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 04, 2023 03:47 PM (xhaym)

9 Our gato negro (Madison) does not go outside, neither will the MiniKat.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 03:48 PM (o2ZRX)

10 Why Tuesday?

Posted by: Kindltot at November 04, 2023 03:49 PM (xhaym)

11 As always a highlight of the week Thank you KT.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 04, 2023 03:50 PM (VdGjU)

12 Bats are gross, like all rodents.

I know the "Chinese people eat bats and that's why we got COVID" thing was a cover story. But it's not a canard. Those mofos do, in fact, eat bats. That shit is gross. If you'll eat a bat, you'll eat a rat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2023 03:51 PM (0FoWg)

13 The first cat I ever lived with ran away one night in July.

She returned in November.

Of the following year.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 04, 2023 03:52 PM (CHHv1)

14 Who looks at a fuckin' snake, and says "hey, ya gonna finish that?"

Chinese people, that's who.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2023 03:53 PM (0FoWg)

15 That looks like a rabbit with a shell. Does it do any tricks?

Posted by: fd at November 04, 2023 03:56 PM (vFG9F)

16 Miklos, Prayers sent for your injured pet.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at November 04, 2023 04:00 PM (7EjX1)

17 I never understood people who like ferrets as pets, either. "They're the smartest pet, blah, blah, blah" they say. But of course they are. Like all rodents, they spend their lives scheming. They schemed their vicious, disease carrying scavenger asses right into the homes of humans, where they stink up the joint with their redolent ass-glands, and bite their children.

Their cunning little weasel intellects aren't a selling point.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2023 04:01 PM (0FoWg)

18 In the continuing saga of Mr Trouble, he spent time in the house during the cold snap. First time was an hour or so nap in the chair in my office. Second time, he came right in with us at 3 in the morning and took a four hour napin the chair. If I thought he was happy about having a box and a rug, this is like Disneyland for a stray.

This is all not so good for me as it puts Jake and Fanny on high alert. I can close off the bedroom for me and Jake. But Fanny has been sleeping in the converted garage. My solution is to buy a door for the office, and I'll just close him off in there for these naps. I suspect he will keep coming in when the weather is bad. It's surprising how grateful animals can be for good care. People sometimes aren't grateful.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 04, 2023 04:01 PM (cLWyk)

19 Inscrutable people, YD, that's who eats that snake.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:02 PM (o2ZRX)

20 Sorry about Dixie getting attacked Miklos. Pets usually do fine with one eye. We had a cat years ago that lost an eye. Accidental injury, the cat and dog loved to play with each other but one day the cats eye got punctured during the playing.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 04, 2023 04:02 PM (3cGpq)

21 Lovely little black kitty.
Great idea for finding a lost dog. Someone here, a long while ago, used the towel/t-shirt left by food method to get a feral dog or cat used to a human.

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of felines at November 04, 2023 04:02 PM (qfLjt)

22 Eromero at November 04, 2023 03:48 PM

Hey, I got a pet text from you, but no photo.

Posted by: KT at November 04, 2023 04:03 PM (rrtZS)

23 17 I never understood people who like ferrets as pets, either.
Their cunning little weasel intellects aren't a selling point.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2023 04:01 PM (0FoWg)

I gotta agree with you, YD.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2023 04:04 PM (OX9vb)

24 Having them chipped is a good idea. My husband had one cat disappear after the house fire. Four years later, we get a call from a vet. A woman had been feeding him and took him to the vet to be checked. We took him back. He was about four blocks away but must have beein hiding when they had the signs up about the missing cat.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 04, 2023 04:04 PM (cLWyk)

25 I've had snail before. It was the butter and garlic and wine that made it palatable.

A trinity of favor for almost any situation.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 04, 2023 04:04 PM (PbTeh)

26 SmokeyMtVol, Kindltot, Wolfus, Miklos: Such beautiful pets. Snuggles and skritches for all.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at November 04, 2023 04:05 PM (7EjX1)

27 Noir looks like a great future mouser with those big ears. Hope she finds a great home.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 04, 2023 04:06 PM (3cGpq)

28 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 04, 2023 04:07 PM (iF0sF)

29 Paisley woke me at 2 a.m. to tell me she was thirsty and her water bowl was empty. So I took care of that. Then she woke me up at 5:30 to tell me she was hungry. I took care of that
Then she woke me up at 7 to tell me she needed to poop.
I do love her.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 04, 2023 04:08 PM (VdGjU)

30 We had a cat that lost an eye to squamous cell carcinoma, in the tear duct I think. Did alright for several years until the cancer worked into its brain and we had to euthanize it.

Right now Salem, the large black and one of the rescued room cats usually seen on webcam, probably has a UTI. Is there anything that works other than a vet visit? Mt vet account balance is already large.

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of felines! at November 04, 2023 04:10 PM (qfLjt)

31 >>>I do love her.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd

>>You sleep too much.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 04, 2023 04:11 PM (PbTeh)

32 Dr. Bone, mumble-mumble years ago Dick Tracy was in the comics page, and one of his reformed villians, Diet Smith, invented a magnetic spacecraft. They went to the moon, discovered moon people, and ate moon escargots big as that damn snail above.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:12 PM (o2ZRX)

33 I do love her.
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at November 04, 2023 04:08 PM (VdGjU)

Yes, and they love us too. As someone here posted, we don’t deserve dogs, but I guess they are stuck with us.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 04, 2023 04:13 PM (XuPWx)

34 Good afternoon, horde. Snails: will neither eat, nor keep as pets.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2023 03:42 PM (OX9vb)

Marine snails, like abalone and conch, are yummy. Agree on land snails. Just hardtop slugs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2023 04:14 PM (Lwumy)

35 KT, I tried the picture again, by cellphone. Usually works.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:14 PM (o2ZRX)

36 As a kid, our tuxedo cat, injured, escaped the vet (the old one with the cool sign) and disappeared. A year later, on Halloween, was waiting on the door step.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 04, 2023 04:14 PM (s3O4c)

37 Great looking group of moronimals.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 04, 2023 04:16 PM (ju2Fy)

38
Delilah, having gone through a period of not eating, has become ravenous. I guess something kicked in to tell her to get her babies fed.

She goes in for an X-ray on the 15th to get a count. Hoping there are a lot. To fulfill the demand people have for her puppies, she'll need a litter of a hundred.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2023 04:17 PM (MoZTd)

39 If your indoor cat gets out and then lost, put the litter box on the porch. They can smell it up to a mile a away and can use that to find their way home.

Posted by: Pluskat's Dog at November 04, 2023 04:17 PM (wBzgQ)

40 Not a pet per se, but a monster crow crashed into one of the windows earlier today. Didn't break the window but it really rang his bell. I went out and sat on the deck with him for awhile while he collected himself.

He strutted around for a time and then with a final shake of his head took off and joined up with the rest of his brethren not the worse for the wear.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2023 04:18 PM (TiOvb)

41 Dr. Bone, mumble-mumble years ago Dick Tracy was in the comics page, and one of his reformed villians, Diet Smith, invented a magnetic spacecraft. They went to the moon, discovered moon people, and ate moon escargots big as that damn snail above.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:12 PM (o2ZRX)

I remember that! But I did not know that Diet Smith was a reformed villain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2023 04:19 PM (Lwumy)

42
Although I'm looking forward to a litter of puppies about as much as I'd look forward to hitting my thumb with a hammer.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 04, 2023 04:19 PM (MoZTd)

43 Noir looks like a great future mouser with those big ears. Hope she finds a great home.
Posted by: PaleRider at November 04, 2023

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We brought her over to the SPCA this morning. She is indeed a girl, and they guessed maybe two months of age. Which seems odd -- she is very tiny for that age. And that's the outside edge of the window for cats to accept people and not go feral. She must have been used to people before Miss Linda found her. They'll do the intake medical stuff, and maybe have her up on the website and ready for adoption by next weekend. Possibly, too, one of the rescue organizations might scoop her up and give her even more exposure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:20 PM (omVj0)

44 Did Diet Smith also invent the Apple Watch?

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2023 04:20 PM (TiOvb)

45 Miklos,
So sorry to hear about Dixie Doodle. (Love that name.) But I predict once she is over the trauma and treatment, she will be back to normal. We had a dog go completely blind at 4 years old. Not uncommon for standard white poodles. For a while he used his brother as a seeing eye dog until he got the lay of the land memorized. After that it was like he could still see.

Posted by: JTB at November 04, 2023 04:21 PM (7EjX1)

46 AOP, Dick and Tess' son Junior married the moon mayor's daughter, MoonMaid, she had sexy antennae.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:23 PM (o2ZRX)

47 We had one last yard day today, digging up the sweet potatoes and carrots, and yardwork. Sarge had a great time biting lawnmower wheels and barking at the leaf blower, and Tank enjoyed wallowing in freshly dug and smooth-raked dirt.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2023 04:27 PM (OX9vb)

48 And the vaccine clinic visit (no, not THAT kind of vax) for Dagny went amazingly well. A lot of people with both dogs and cats lined up for this. We got there at 8:45 (the start time was to be 9:00) and there was already a line. But! The clinic staff went down the line, filling out the form for each of us; then came a table with two staffers where we paid ($20, which is why we where all there). Bit by bit they moved us inside and to the exam room, which handled two at a time. A quick lab, a quick insert of the microchip and check with a tricorder, and we were done -- forty minutes all told. Truly, I was amazed.

The staffer who took Dagny's data had never heard of a "Siberian" cat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:27 PM (omVj0)

49 AOP, Dick and Tess' son Junior married the moon mayor's daughter, MoonMaid, she had sexy antennae.
Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:23 PM (o2ZRX)

Absent the antennae, Moon Maid was one of the least weird-looking characters in the entire strip, most of whom would make Henry Waxman look normal.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2023 04:27 PM (Lwumy)

50 During a big storm one night, a tree blew into the guest room window, mama tuxedo cat got in, and proceeded to have a litter.
They all found homes. We kept the runt. That was our tuxedo cat.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 04, 2023 04:28 PM (s3O4c)

51 35 KT, I tried the picture again, by cellphone. Usually works.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 04:14 PM (o2ZRX)
----
LOL
I read that as cellophane. Couldn't figure how that worked.

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of felines; cats, kittens ... at November 04, 2023 04:29 PM (qfLjt)

52 Absent the antennae, Moon Maid was one of the least weird-looking characters in the entire strip, most of whom would make Henry Waxman look normal.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ya think?
-- Pruneface or Half and Half, take your pick

Posted by: Tonypete at November 04, 2023 04:30 PM (TiOvb)

53 One of my former cats (RIP, Boop!) lost an eye in a fight.

She was an indoor cat, but escaped for a sniff-about and nibble of fresh greens.

She was attacked by a *huge* stray tomcat-- only perhaps 20ft from the backdoor. Oh, horrors, the scream she made and looked like she was crying blood. Ugh!

After the vet visit, she hid in my closet for days. Refused food, even canned tuna. Finally got her to eat plain baby cereal on day 4. Had to bring food and water to her in the closet.

Weeks of applying antibiotic and dilator creams to her eye, each 4x daily. She kept hey eye but was blinded.

I baited and dispatched the stray. Took a week. B@st@rd. He hurt my baby!

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 04:31 PM (njWTi)

54 Macaroni penguins are the Donald Trump of birds.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 04, 2023 04:31 PM (0FoWg)

55 Howdy pet lovers. I need to get in gear and send in pics of our newest addition to the menagerie. Jules finally found a Gordon Setter, actually just minutes from my Dad in WI. I did not want a 3rd dog, also have one cat, but here we are. Flash, the Gordon Setter, is 3.5 months old and fearless.
Bailey the old dog mainlt ignores him, too much activity for her. However to our great suprise Kahlua, age 7, is very motherly towards the pup. We thought her nose would be out of joint as she can be a prima donna but no, she loves to "fight" w/ the pup. They look and sound fierce but are just having a blast.

Posted by: Farmer at November 04, 2023 04:32 PM (55Qr6)

56 As a kid, our tuxedo cat, injured, escaped the vet (the old one with the cool sign) and disappeared. A year later, on Halloween, was waiting on the door step.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 04, 2023

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When I was a boy, Rusty, our big shorthair red tabby, vanished one day when he was about two years old. He would not willingly have gone out the gate onto the street; he was frightened of any humans other than his regulars, or friends my age I brought home. (He adjusted that as I grew older.) My brother and I searched the neighborhood, and Mom asked around with the neighbors and put signs up.

Two days later, he was there at the door, crying in his little rusty-hinge voice, and clearly very hungry. We theorized that he got suddenly frightened and ran in through the back door of the shop that gave onto our patio, and then been too scared to find his way back out. The shop people probably never knew he was there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:33 PM (omVj0)

57 Over in the UK (at least in the early 90s), they used to show 'sporting' events with dogs herding sheep. You wouldn't think it would be of interest to a bunch of young, military aged, heavy drinkers, mostly city boys and suburbanites, but there we were, in the TV room, watching dogs herding sheep. I really can't explain it. It was fascinating.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2023 04:33 PM (sAmhv)

58 We have a small colony of bats that spend summers under our eaves. 3-5 of the wee critters, I think.

Posted by: Lord Whorfin at November 04, 2023 04:34 PM (AdFlf)

59 Curiosity may not always kill the cat but it gets them in a lot of trouble.

Posted by: Drive by at November 04, 2023 04:35 PM (MNhXM)

60 OK, bear cub playing with a balloon.

https://tinyurl.com/2p5hpca3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With Pumpkin Spice! at November 04, 2023 04:35 PM (FVME7)

61 ]='- That, in case you wondered, is what big black Stirling left as he leaped across my keyboard just now. He's being awfully affectionate. I know I put plenty of dry food out for them this morning.

After her clinic trip this morning, Dagny has shrugged it all off. She napped with me just now and seems unfazed by any of it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:36 PM (omVj0)

62 You can see a couple of the rescue cats on webcam,

Ciampino's Rescue kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another more extensive photo update #202 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT

ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Now most nights as well

https://is.gd/qyDILz

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of kittens and cats at November 04, 2023 04:36 PM (qfLjt)

63 there we were, in the TV room, watching dogs herding sheep. I really can't explain it. It was fascinating.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 04, 2023 04:33 PM (sAmhv)

If I can watch golf and poker, I'm certain I could watch sheepherding.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at November 04, 2023 04:36 PM (OX9vb)

64 Ciampino--

I know the vet bill must be crushing you, but UTIs are serious and IMO require antibiotic treatment. Please call your vet.

Maybe they could dispense Rx for Salem, without an office visit?

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 04:40 PM (njWTi)

65 It's always so nice to see the pet photos, Sorry about Dixie Doodle; The picture looks like a cute breed. Hopefully Dixie will make a strong recovery, Miklos.

The little black kitten is adorable and Dagny is majestic, Wolfus. I am glad, Kindltot, that Magic and Minky are getting along.

And finally ,that a very nice picture with beagle Dolly in a beautiful Fall setting.

I also thought the cat bee costume was great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 04, 2023 04:45 PM (RSbhh)

66 So, I went outside Wednesday afternoon and found this.

https://is.gd/leRgKr

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 04:47 PM (9yUzE)

67 I know the vet bill must be crushing you, but UTIs are serious and IMO require antibiotic treatment. Please call your vet.

Maybe they could dispense Rx for Salem, without an office visit?
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023

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Stirling suddenly began having trouble urinating when he was about six months old -- and on a Sunday evening yet. Years ago male cats would often get that urethral blockage problem. I zipped him to the emergency clinic. Turned out it was a UTI.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:47 PM (omVj0)

68 10 Why Tuesday?
Posted by: Kindltot

Tummy Rub Tuesday!

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 04, 2023 04:48 PM (2e+pG)

69 Fen, the rescued kitten made me realize just how far above cat average Dagny is. And how big she is by comparison -- she's positively burly compared to the tiny black one, even though Stirling is much larger than Dagny is.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 04:49 PM (omVj0)

70 Pinnipeds.

PTUI!!!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 04, 2023 04:51 PM (VA1KP)

71 Ciampino, just sended you a few bucks.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 04:52 PM (9yUzE)

72 Well, back to the salt mines. It is my goal for today to get the driver's side floor completed in the Hotrod Ford. And the goal is in sight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 04, 2023 05:01 PM (Lwumy)

73 Wolfus, MadisonTheCat weighs 10 pounds and Minnie fit in my palm.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 05:01 PM (o2ZRX)

74 Ah, the very rare Pets and Food thread!
Miklos, so sorry to hear about the injury to your pet, I hope it will recover as well as possible. The little kitten that Wolfus is helping is adorable. I miss kitten energy around the house. My 13 year old cat mostly sleeps about 20 hours a day.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 04, 2023 05:04 PM (MeG8a)

75 Dewey and Zulu are both eight pounds, Charlie is 11 pounds, and Bravo is 13 lbs.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 05:05 PM (9yUzE)

76 Thanks to Everyone.

Posted by: Miklos and Dixie Doodle at November 04, 2023 05:06 PM (LzdTs)

77 64 Ciampino--

I know the vet bill must be crushing you, but UTIs are serious and IMO require antibiotic treatment. Please call your vet.

Maybe they could dispense Rx for Salem, without an office visit?

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 04:40 PM (njWTi)
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O we will. I was just curious if there was something I could use OTC that would work.

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of kittens & cats at November 04, 2023 05:06 PM (qfLjt)

78 I swear that Precious, our senior Bichon, is aging backwards. Even at 15, she is increasingly lively and dances on her hind legs when it's time for a walk (or when she thinks she is getting fed). When we adopted her a few months ago we thought we might give her a comfortable home for as long as she lasted. Now, with dental care a growth removed, she acts like she is a teenager.

Posted by: JTB at November 04, 2023 05:07 PM (7EjX1)

79 71 Ciampino, just sended you a few bucks.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 04:52 PM (9yUzE)
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Bless you.

Posted by: Ciampino - a plethora of kittens & cats at November 04, 2023 05:08 PM (qfLjt)

80 Stirling is continuing to be affectionate, climbing on me, even purring, which he usually reserves for his milk-treading sessions in the morning. There's dry food in their bowls, so it probably isn't that he's hungry. I wonder what's up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 05:09 PM (omVj0)

81 Prayers up for Little Miss Dixie Doodle and for you, Miklos

What an awful ordeal

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 05:09 PM (njWTi)

82 I have a friend whose oldest cat just turned 23!

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 05:09 PM (9yUzE)

83 I wonder what's up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Maybe he just wants some loves?

Or... what 'sin' did he commit while you weren't watching? LOL

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 05:12 PM (njWTi)

84 Most of my cats have lived 13-14 years, though Arizona the big red tabby Maine Coon-alike made it to 16.5.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 05:13 PM (omVj0)

85 I wonder what's up.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Maybe he just wants some loves?

Or... what 'sin' did he commit while you weren't watching? LOL
Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023

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He's always nearby, even if curled on the floor by the couch; pleased to receive attention, but not usually this demonstrative. As for the other, ha, cats have no conscience. (All cats: "Guilt? What a quaint notion. When is dinner?")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 05:15 PM (omVj0)

86
66 So, I went outside Wednesday afternoon and found this.

https://is.gd/leRgKr

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 04:47 PM (9yUzE)
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I'm assuming it's wasn't yours but now is?
LOL

Posted by: Ciampino - some of us have the 'All Cats Welcome' sign out front at November 04, 2023 05:16 PM (qfLjt)

87 Wolfus,
I wish I wasn't 2500 miles away. I'd take that little black kitten.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 04, 2023 05:16 PM (KSgP+)

88 I'm assuming it's wasn't yours but now is?

That is the mother of Charlie and Bravo; a stray cat who comes and goes as she pleases and winters in our basement.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 04, 2023 05:17 PM (9yUzE)

89 I had a female cat, Maisie, she lived to 21 years.
Didn't have to put her down, she just went to sleep and didn't wake up, right in her own bed.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 04, 2023 05:17 PM (MeG8a)

90 We had to put our cat down. Wife and kids are bugging for a dog. A lap dog no less. I’m a firm no until things stabilize financially. Maybe next year.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at November 04, 2023 05:19 PM (bu/8/)

91 Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 04, 2023 05:17 PM (MeG8a)

May we all go that way.

Either that or take a lot of people with us.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at November 04, 2023 05:20 PM (bu/8/)

92 Not counting the ones that died young as kittens, most of ours have made 16-18 years. One small grey tabby, Pepper, was just short of 23.

Posted by: Ciampino - some of us have the 'All Cats Welcome' sign out front! at November 04, 2023 05:20 PM (qfLjt)

93 Come to think of it, I have no idea how old little longhair tuxedo cat Oreo was when she passed away in 2008. When I adopted her in 2002, I was told she was five; but at a vet visit sometime later, the doctor thought her teeth betrayed her age as older than that. Rather than being eleven, she might have been fourteen or fifteen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 05:24 PM (omVj0)

94 Current Cat is almost 12. Previous ones made it 21, 17, 19 years. Indoor (mostly) cats. Boop was 12 when she was attacked & lived 5 more years.

Posted by: JQ at November 04, 2023 05:26 PM (njWTi)

95 >>>Wife and kids are bugging for a dog. A lap dog no less. I’m a firm no until things stabilize financially. Maybe next year.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One

>Ha! Work it. Exactly how much burden does getting a lap dog put on your budget? Just admit it, you'll be the guy stuck with the dog. Walking, exercising, training, cleaning up his messes. The family will say 'hello' to the dog for two seconds every day and then be off to the social media app of the day.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 04, 2023 05:33 PM (PbTeh)

96 We had a chinchilla like cat top coat was black and under coat was white, 6 toes each paw. Very friendly, just disappeared one day. His name was Moreo. Weighed around 12 pounds.

Posted by: Eromero at November 04, 2023 05:37 PM (o2ZRX)

97 Ciampino--

As far as OTC remedies for UTIs go, you might look into D-Mannose supplements. (It's a natural sugar.) I use them for female human UTIs and they are very effective. Our dog got a UTI and I was going to take her to the vet until I found some posts that said dogs (and cats) could also take D-Mannose. I gave her a couple of doses and BOOM she was fine again.

I read of people saying that they gave it to their cats, but I have no personal experience with that so proceed with caution.

I buy mine from Amazon but it can also be found at places like Whole Foods. You can search for results for cats in the reviews at Amazon.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 04, 2023 05:38 PM (8LwbD)

98 Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 04, 2023 05:33 PM (PbTeh)

Oh. I’m sure I’ll be stuck with the burden. I ended up cleaning the kitty litter despite it not being my cat. So, yeah, if we’re getting a dog? I want a Boxer. Good with kids and good with protection.

Financially? I just don’t want to be responsible for another living thing in this house until some CCs and a loan is paid off. Which should be early next year.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at November 04, 2023 05:38 PM (bu/8/)

99 Most of my cats have lived 13-14 years, though Arizona the big red tabby Maine Coon-alike made it to 16.5.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 04, 2023 05:13 PM (omVj0)

All of our Maine Coons over that past 50 years have made it to around 18 1/2. Our present spoiled Maine Coon, Sandy, just turned 13. All have been female. A wonderful, goofy breed.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at November 04, 2023 05:50 PM (h4nev)

100 My 13 year old cat mostly sleeps about 20 hours a day.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 04, 2023 05:04

I can lend you Flash, @3.5 months he is going full speed, then crashes for 2 hrs. Repeat all day long. He's a lot of fun. The seller said they were all cuddley and she was right.

Prayers up Miklos for a good recovery for Dipsie, oops I checked and it's Dixie. My bad, LOL.

Posted by: Farmer at November 04, 2023 06:36 PM (55Qr6)

101 {{{Dixie Doodle}}}

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 04, 2023 07:00 PM (Mzdiz)

102 Thank y'all for the posts and comments. Have a blessed week each and every one of you and your pets.

Posted by: SmokyMtVol at November 05, 2023 08:57 AM (930y1)

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