Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 18

Courtesy Nurse r

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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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Ahead of Thanksgiving, veterinarian reveals a common reason pets wind up in the ER during the holidays

Butzer said feeding your pets some table food on Thanksgiving can be OK -- but that owners should proceed with caution.
"Overindulging in food is hard for us, and even our pets, to digest," she said. "Food bloat is a real condition for pets that makes them uncomfortable and sick."

She said pets are safe to eat turkey with no seasoned skin and minimal fat, as well as plain steamed green beans, rice, plain potatoes, boiled carrots and other vegetables.
But "have your pets stay away from eating turkey skin, buttery vegetables, gravy, bones and desserts," she said.

I can understand that food bloat could become a problem. But some of those recommendations sounds sorta boring. How about watching quantities and allowing a bit of a treat?

And of course you want to be careful with gifts of macadamia nuts, grapes, etc.

Any other thoughts on keeping pets healthy and happy during the holiday season?

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Thought about a Pure Bread Dog for special guests at Thanksgiving?

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I once designated a pink sea cucumber in a canal along a walking route in Venice, CA as my pet. You might want to designate a certain whale as your pet.

This Beluga Whale Crashed a Wedding and It turned out to Be the Cutest Photobombing Ever.
You can't help but gush at the whale's adorably innocent expression.
Credit: Aging With Attitude pic.twitter.com/fpwpniLPtP
— Judianna (@Judianna) November 12, 2023

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When your dog has to wear a Cone of Shame

Even his best friend has a cone of shame pic.twitter.com/3iAV1lZ2gt
— Heckin Good Dogs (@HeckinGoodDogs) November 16, 2023

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Cute Circular Animals

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pic.twitter.com/by4eNEJZTH
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) November 18, 2023

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Meet The PetMorons

I sent you several pictures of our late, lamented Schnauzer, Scooter. After only a few months we got very uncomfortable about not having a canine member of the family and so we acquired Lucy.
She is a purebred AKC-registered pup, so when it came time to give her an official AKC name, we took inspiration from what we have seen on dog shows, and looking at her coloring, named her Star of Bethlehem Lucy Silver Boots. Quite a mouthful, but she is quite a handful. We had forgotten how active a puppy is. So far her favorite activity is to grab things she knows she isn't supposed to have and parade around the house with them.
Mongo

Lucy is absolutely adorable! You still remember Scooter, though, don't you?

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See attached short video of Sebastian enjoying one of his favorite snacks. Snubble in the background, posturing for a fix.

Thanks for fighting the Good Fight,
LarryCC
Cape Cod, PRMA

Sebastian and Snubble are beautiful kitties. They like their snacks!

Thanks to CBD for formatting the video for us.

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Thank you for sharing your pets with us today. We love to see them!

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, November 11.

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.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:18 PM

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1 Rickrolled!

Posted by: mikeski at November 18, 2023 03:21 PM (DgGvY)

2 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 03:21 PM (fwDg9)

3 I am shocked the cat knows what to do when it hits water, I thought only reaction would be screech to high heaven and leap out as fast as possible.

Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 03:25 PM (fwDg9)

4 I am shocked the cat knows what to do when it hits water, I thought only reaction would be screech to high heaven and leap out as fast as possible.
Posted by: Skip

There are a couple breeds that don't treat water like lava. Maine coons for one. That one is too small and short-haired to be an MC, but maybe it's related to one of the swimming breeds?

Posted by: mikeski at November 18, 2023 03:29 PM (DgGvY)

5 We had an Orange Tabby cat that was fearless around water. He'd get up on the edge of the bathtub when we were bathing our grandson and chill. Then, after we moved to KY and our place has an above ground pool he'd hop up onto the edge, walk around and around the pool checking out everything.

He never fell in.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 18, 2023 03:29 PM (Q4IgG)

6 Hello to all pets and their morons.
Thankful for Pscittice Phlebotomist.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 18, 2023 03:31 PM (su5Mv)

7 >>>So far her favorite activity is to grab things she knows she isn't supposed to have and parade around the house with them.

Who's a smart dog!

Posted by: m at November 18, 2023 03:31 PM (aWeTk)

8 That's definitely a Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel. You can tell by the giant anime eyes.

Posted by: mikeski at November 18, 2023 03:32 PM (DgGvY)

9 >>>Sebastian enjoying one of his favorite snacks. Snubble in the background, posturing for a fix.

LOL

Posted by: m at November 18, 2023 03:33 PM (aWeTk)

10 Lucy looks like she's making a list and checking it twice.

Posted by: m at November 18, 2023 03:34 PM (aWeTk)

11 Do you have a Weimaraner?

Posted by: Reforger at November 18, 2023 03:38 PM (p4/l6)

12 Told my wife that the next time her dog has to wear a cone of shame, she should wear one in solidarity.

Her response makes me think that won't kappen. 😀

Posted by: tbodie, Lurker. Unless you are reading this at November 18, 2023 03:39 PM (+IKy0)

13 Afternoon, all! Never had a swimming cat that I know of. When I was a boy, Rusty the red tabby loved to hop into the empty bathtub. One day he did it right after one of us had taken a bath and there was still two inches of water in the tub. Anybody who says cats' faces are not expressive should have seen his shocked look.

He looked as surprised another time when, in the patio, he spotted a garden lizard and slapped a paw down onto its tail, only to see the lizard detach itself from said tail and flash away. He was a smart cat; I suspect he never again seized a lizard by the tail alone.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 03:39 PM (omVj0)

14 Yay, Pet Thread.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 18, 2023 03:39 PM (ju2Fy)

15 Our calico was very interested in our above ground pool so we put her in a plastic tub and gave her a boat ride. I can't say she particularly liked it but she didn't freak out. She still walks around the edge so she's not afraid of it

Posted by: fd at November 18, 2023 03:39 PM (tIsq8)

16 After I had to rush to the hospital last month, daughter & son-in-law took in out Daisy dog. She got along with their two dogs & even their two cats after a while. Have some cute pix I'll try to get in. Home now, not quite on the old routines... except Daisy waking me at sunrise. Plan ahead for unexpected pet care needs!
❤️🐕

Posted by: mindful webworker - pet-friendly at November 18, 2023 03:41 PM (Xh4H4)

17 The kitten in the wireless swimming video looks a little like Dagny La Siberienne, except that Dagny is stockier in build, and something like her distant relative the late Tatiana.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 03:42 PM (omVj0)

18 Told my wife that the next time her dog has to wear a cone of shame, she should wear one in solidarity.
Her response makes me think that won't kappen. 😀
Posted by: tbodie, Lurker

Maybe one of those Elizabethan ruff collars?

Posted by: mikeski at November 18, 2023 03:43 PM (DgGvY)

19 Man, that cartoon at the top is my cat to a T.

Posted by: From about that Time at November 18, 2023 03:44 PM (4780s)

20 Told my wife that the next time her dog has to wear a cone of shame, she should wear one in solidarity.

Her response makes me think that won't kappen. 😀
Posted by: tbodie, Lurker. Unless you are reading this at November 18, 2023

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When in early '22 Chekov had to be sheared to get rid of the knots in his long fur, Miss Linda said that big black Wolf ought to be sheared too, in solidarity. I told her Solidarity was a political movement in Poland in 1980; nothing to do with cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 03:44 PM (omVj0)

21 Afternoon, all! Never had a swimming cat that I know of. When I was a boy, Rusty the red tabby loved to hop into the empty bathtub. One day he did it right after one of us had taken a bath and there was still two inches of water in the tub. Anybody who says cats' faces are not expressive should have seen his shocked look.

He looked as surprised another time when, in the patio, he spotted a garden lizard and slapped a paw down onto its tail, only to see the lizard detach itself from said tail and flash away. He was a smart cat; I suspect he never again seized a lizard by the tail alone.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 03:39 PM (omVj0)

One of my cats Gustavus did that as a kitten, he walked about in a circle a few seconds before leaving the room to jump on my bed to dry off. Years later he was hanging out by the pool next door facing off another cat and when the alien cat turned away he chased him...right into the pool. I was worried for a second but he swam in a half circle, made a line for the side and managed to pull himself out and run home and onto the sofa to dry off.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 18, 2023 03:47 PM (eoQWY)

22 Had a mosquito hawk in the house last night. Bella (cat#2) was patiently eyeballing while it flew around the ceiling. I killed it and let her sniff it before disposing.

In retrospect I should have given it to her. She spent next hour staring at ceiling looking for it or a partner.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 18, 2023 03:47 PM (ju2Fy)

23 The kitten in the wireless swimming video looks a little like Dagny La Siberienne, except that Dagny is stockier in build, and something like her distant relative the late Tatiana.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 03:42 PM (omVj0)

I had a cat that looked like the swimmer, large but lanky and long. If I had to say the breed he was closest to it would be Somali, a long haired Abyssinian.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 18, 2023 03:50 PM (eoQWY)

24 I am shocked the cat knows what to do when it hits water, I thought only reaction would be screech to high heaven and leap out as fast as possible.
Posted by: Skip

There are a couple breeds that don't treat water like lava. Maine coons for one. That one is too small and short-haired to be an MC, but maybe it's related to one of the swimming breeds?
Posted by: mikeski at November 18, 2023 03:29 PM (DgGvY)

Turkish Van cats are supposedly good swimmers, presumably from the origin by the lake of that name.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 18, 2023 03:52 PM (eoQWY)

25 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 18, 2023 03:53 PM (iF0sF)

26 Hi, Jewells!

Posted by: KT at November 18, 2023 03:55 PM (rrtZS)

27 What? No gravy? I'm out.

Posted by: creeper's cat at November 18, 2023 03:57 PM (cTCuP)

28 I am shocked the cat knows what to do when it hits water, I thought only reaction would be screech to high heaven and leap out as fast as possible.
Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 03:25 PM (fwDg9)

Any 4 legged animal can swim.

Posted by: JT at November 18, 2023 03:58 PM (T4tVD)

29 I'm sure the vet means well, but I've had two dogs that would chow down the entire turkey -- skin, stuffing, everything -- then be looking around for more.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- I stand with Israel and all Jews everywhere at November 18, 2023 03:59 PM (6TzTY)

30 Finney the jack russell terrier had survived
after spending more than 10 weeks by her owner
when he died on a mountain hike

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/20
23/nov/17/finney-dog-owner-died-hiker-colorado

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff in solidarity with the struggle to maintain Moron standards at November 18, 2023 04:00 PM (su5Mv)

31 Rhonda and her dog Humphrey

Rhonda died in 2005.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/omzcruoRdD4AuRjK8

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2023 04:02 PM (lwOKI)

32 Jewells! Hi there beautiful!

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 has a BABY! at November 18, 2023 04:02 PM (bd6Zt)

33 Cooling off out thar.

Posted by: JT at November 18, 2023 04:03 PM (T4tVD)

34 Hi KT. I was sitting here wondering if I'm behind on sending pictures of the new additions at Shep's. Did I send one in for Charlotte? I think I did Tiny Tim and Roscoe. Charlotte is the newest one.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 18, 2023 04:07 PM (iF0sF)

35 The whale crashed multiple weddings. I'm beginning to suspect it's a thing.

Posted by: Drive by at November 18, 2023 04:08 PM (MNhXM)

36 Threw the picky cat out. She turned down steak this morning. I'm mad at her.

Grandson left this morning. He arrived on Monday with a ginger kitten. I considered adopting him but after four days my furniture and I were worn out. He is on the way back home.

Posted by: creeper at November 18, 2023 04:11 PM (cTCuP)

37 *blows kiss to Jewells*

Posted by: creeper at November 18, 2023 04:12 PM (cTCuP)

38 There are a few zoos that have built no fence habitats for Gibbon apes. All the have to do is surround it with a small moat . Gibbon Apes won't touch the water.

Posted by: Drive by at November 18, 2023 04:12 PM (MNhXM)

39 Hey nurse!

Creeper sounds like you had your hands full the past few days!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 18, 2023 04:14 PM (iF0sF)

40 Oh, it's so cute when a baby elephant does but let me try it and all hell breaks loose.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/lRD1YloJl7w

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here at November 18, 2023 04:16 PM (FVME7)

41 There are a few zoos that have built no fence habitats for Gibbon apes. All the have to do is surround it with a small moat . Gibbon Apes won't touch the water.
Posted by: Drive by at November 18, 2023 04:12 PM (MNhXM)

They must have serious BO !

Bet they don't brush their teeth, neither !

Posted by: JT at November 18, 2023 04:16 PM (T4tVD)

42 It was actually pretty quiet around here, Jewells. Kids these days don't need to be entertained if the cell phones are working.

I will admit the kitten was adorable. I invited him to come back again.

I don't recall a pic of Charlotte.

Posted by: creeper at November 18, 2023 04:20 PM (cTCuP)

43 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 18, 2023 04:20 PM (R/m4+)

44 jewells45 fuck cancer at November 18, 2023 04:07 PM

Tiny Tim was the last photo I got.

Posted by: KT at November 18, 2023 04:21 PM (rrtZS)

45 I'm on the We Love Our Springers FB group, one of the few reasons I'm still there. One of the members is a British policeman in the country with a springer named Barney. He would make up these posts in Barney's name, about Grawneyma and the cat Archie. He came up with the term "sniffari" which is what dogs do on a walk. Barney helped him get through a battle with cancer and they had a special bond.

Barney grew older and started to fail. We all tried to help. He got a wheeled cart for his bike so he could take Barney out. Even carried Barney in his arms out in the garden. He finally lost him and many of us cried for the dog we'd never met and worried about his owner. He would still post, showed us the urn with Barney's ashes and we knew it still hurt.

I opened the site last week and there was a post from him. He had a little brown springer that he'd rescued from a neglectful owner, that was full of fleas and in need of love. Made me happy all day. The pup has already responded to the affection and care, looking like a jumping bean when he greets him after work. Pup's name is Jake, just like a certain brown and white springer on the couch with me now. Just what he needed.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 18, 2023 04:21 PM (t0dV9)

46
Delilah's lair has been erected, the whelping box sitting on a blanket over a shipping pad on top of a tarp. Everything is surrounded by a folding pen to which sheets are attached to keep warmth in. A heat lamp is focused on the box.

Still have to put together the puppy box with a heating pad, to put the babies in and keep warm while Mama goes out.

For all of Delilah's ribbons, titles and awards, this is the most important thing she'll ever do.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 18, 2023 04:25 PM (MoZTd)

47 Been about 3 weeks since we sent our pup off to school. He's on a 6 week board and train.
Miss the little guy, might be more than I thought.
I did get an update, he's taken well to obedience training but his bite training is slowed because he's teething. Good news is the trainer says he has great drive.

Posted by: Inogame at November 18, 2023 04:27 PM (D/9Qo)

48 Can and wants too are two separate things, our cat sisters were scared to death of water in a tub

Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 04:27 PM (fwDg9)

49
I also went out this afternoon and bought 200 pounds of dog food for the kennel dogs and a 30 pound bag of puppy kibble for Delilah. That should last five or six weeks. We're trying to stock up on things human and canine so we don't have to go out and so we can focus on Mama and babies.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 18, 2023 04:28 PM (MoZTd)

50 Been about 3 weeks since we sent our pup off to school. He's on a 6 week board and train.
Miss the little guy, might be more than I thought.
I did get an update, he's taken well to obedience training but his bite training is slowed because he's teething. Good news is the trainer says he has great drive.
Posted by: Inogame at November 18, 2023 04:27 PM (D/9Qo)

I wouldn't give him the keys though.

Posted by: JT at November 18, 2023 04:29 PM (T4tVD)

51 I wouldn't give him the keys though.
Posted by: JT at November 18, 2023 04:29 PM (T4tVD)

I'd let him Drive before my oldest daughter, lol

Posted by: Inogame at November 18, 2023 04:32 PM (D/9Qo)

52 I've been buying dog and cat food for the local food bank. This part is handled by the vet in town. Anyone that gets food from the food bank but also need some for their pets gets a coupon to take to the vet. Their office bags up the donations and distributes it. I added some to my Chewy order, then picked up some at Tractor Supply today.

I did donate food and cash to the Food Bank too, but I know what it's like when you don't have food for your pets.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 18, 2023 04:35 PM (t0dV9)

53 I asked this the other day on here. Are pot-bellied pigs as pets still a thing?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 18, 2023 04:36 PM (JrojV)

54 When I was a kid a white feral cat used to come around our house. I named him White E. Cat--yeah, I'm not that imaginative. When we'd wash the cars White E. would come and roll in the water on the driveway. Only cat I've ever known who did that. I think I even have a picture of him laying in the water somewhere.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at November 18, 2023 04:37 PM (FEVMW)

55 Hadrian, it sounds like the whelping (love that word!) process is on a par with human obstetrics as far as infrastructure is concerned.

Hope all goes well with Delilah and her whelps.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 18, 2023 04:40 PM (JrojV)

56 Aloha all !

Posted by: Noah Bawdy at November 18, 2023 04:42 PM (GUmpY)

57 Bloat is a killer. We lost a dog to it a few months ago. She went from being vibrant and happy to us leaving the vet clinic without her in a matter of a couple hours. It was terrible watching her suffer. Sorry to be a downer. It's something to be aware of.

Posted by: Sue at November 18, 2023 04:46 PM (rsQAQ)

58 30 - that Finney story is amazing. Loyalty beyond any measure.

But I’m kind of fond of phone dog
https://tinyurl.com/53v699u9

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 18, 2023 04:53 PM (i/LKe)

59 https://youtu.be/brAH-mReS6A?si=d1qwFVCAMwD4UAs0

Signs of bloat

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 18, 2023 04:53 PM (t0dV9)

60 Okay I will get a picture and story of Charlotte to you.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at November 18, 2023 04:55 PM (iF0sF)

61 Petzzzz

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at November 18, 2023 05:04 PM (mQeBG)

62 Our new black cat has been feeling punk for a week, alternately a fever, per his warm nose, and off his food.
He is doing better today, I think he turned the corner for whatever it was.

we have discovered that he adores my wife. She is delighted she never had a "her cat" before.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 18, 2023 05:07 PM (D7oie)

63 I asked this the other day on here. Are pot-bellied pigs as pets still a thing?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at November 18, 2023 04:36 PM (JrojV)

I think a lot of the starch went out of the craze when they grew up into big pigs. Well not 500 pound big but everyone seemed to think they'd be 5 pounds forever.

Posted by: Oldcat at November 18, 2023 05:07 PM (eoQWY)

64 Our new black cat has been feeling punk for a week, alternately a fever, per his warm nose, and off his food.
He is doing better today, I think he turned the corner for whatever it was.

we have discovered that he adores my wife. She is delighted she never had a "her cat" before.
Posted by: Kindltot at November 18, 2023

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Glad to hear he's doing well! Black cats in my (admittedly limited) experience tend to be the most outgoing and adaptable, maybe even the smartest, of all the coat colors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 05:09 PM (omVj0)

65 Love the pet thread! Thanks to all who sent pictures.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 18, 2023 05:10 PM (NRqwE)

66 https://tinyurl.com/ycvyxewz

A very good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 05:13 PM (fwDg9)

67 Greetings! As a certified cat person I love that twitter feed called "Why you should have a cat". Very funny stuff there. I lamented on the garden thread that my cat used to eat the crabgrass in the back yard, so I grew an indoor oat grass patch for him. Which he ignores...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 18, 2023 05:16 PM (MeG8a)

68 I tilled up the garden plot for winter. It's now the biggest cat box around. 😒

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 18, 2023 05:19 PM (Q4IgG)

69 Miss Linda and I are heading out in a bit to the Dillard's outlet store in the near suburbs, not far from the airport. She still has a balance on her gift card, and who knows, I might find something for me. The trouble is, once I've looked over the men's sections, I'm done, and there is no place to go while I wait for her. The once-thriving mall this store was connected to is dead, and there is nothing close by for a cup of coffee or to browse for books. Oh, well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 18, 2023 05:20 PM (omVj0)

70 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2023 05:31 PM (fwDg9)

71 REMINDER ... I am not a pet owner, but my niece is a veterinarian. Most pet owners know to not allow their cats and dogs to eat chocolate. But my niece says it's a good idea at this time of year to inform guests -- especially young children visiting your home -- to NOT feed chocolate to your cats or dogs.

Posted by: Kathy at November 18, 2023 05:36 PM (XUe78)

72 Loved the bits about the specialty fiber! As a fiber artist, its fun to play with unique stuff.

Once I bought quiviut. (Musk ox) you can only get it from the oomingmak in Alaska, and its stupid expensive but supposed to be heavenly like cashmere.

I have never been more disappointed! It was a pricy waste. They hadn't removed the guard hairs and it was hardly soft.

Posted by: Funsize at November 18, 2023 07:17 PM (qKi0U)

73 Oops wrong thread! Lemme zip outa here real fast.

Posted by: Funsize at November 18, 2023 07:18 PM (qKi0U)

74 Pancreatitis is a thing for dogs and cats. Too much fat is the usual culprit.

Posted by: SDN at November 18, 2023 09:43 PM (u3z76)

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