Ace of Spades Pet Thread, June 15

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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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Courtesy nurse r

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Four years ago a donkey named Diesel went missing in Wyoming. He's now part of an elk community pic.twitter.com/6bxaGxBRIK
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2024

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Puppy with an attractive nose, maybe could be cast by Disney?

Puppy and a butterfly.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/RFr6aYB14q
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) June 13, 2024

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How this stork couple celebrate their first egg

(Sound on)
pic.twitter.com/3My0p9VOzt
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) June 10, 2024

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Meet The PetMorons

Gardening/Pet Thread Crossover:

Hey KT,
As I was gardening this morning I heard this clicking and when I looked up here were my two garden companions. If you look up and to the right you can see his mate. I am not sure if the clicking was to say hi, or warn me away. I put out a saucer of water, and I hope they continue to stay in my garden. I love them. I think they are screech owls. Best part of gardening is having things like this happen.
WeeKreekFarmGirl

Wee Kreek Farm Girl has some interesting Garden Companions!

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This is Doug a 15 year old dachshund whose human passed away. He is being fostered by one of our Shep's volunteers. Lucky lady! She said he's still very playful and loves belly rubs.

Doug looks like a couple of wonderful dogs I have known. Thanks for helping him and dogs like him.

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Our two 14 year old Am Staff mixes. Lola and Roscoe. Sisters from the same litter, they seem to unconsciously sprawl in the exact same positions awake or asleep. Uncanny sometimes.
Occasional poster:
Brindle

What a great photo of two lovely sisters!

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Attached are photos of our current crowd of doggoes.
BillB here. Generally a lurker. AoSHQ is a read of mine every day.
My wife and I have had numerous dogs. It has always bee a sad occasion
when one has to go over the Rainbow Bridge. We currently have three
dogs. Eldest and chief of the dogs is Tito. We adopted him 13 years
ago on the 4th of July. My sister-in-law couldn't keep him so my wife
drove 30 miles to her sister's house and rescued him. He is an
Apple-head Chihuahua. He can be a sweet dog but he can be the fiercest
little dude in the neighborhood. He is in his twilight years but seems
to be in good health so he should be around for a couple more years.
Next in line is Maddie Mae. We adopted her from the Hill Country SPCA
in Fredericksburg Texas at 9 weeks old in May of 2019. She is a mix of
Catahoula Leopard and maybe Aussie Shepard; she is essentially a Red
Merl Catahoula with her beautiful golden coat. As to her name, the SPCA
gave her the name Maddie and we added the Mae to it; we found out that
was wife's great grandmothers name. She is one of the best dogs we have
had in our 28 years together. A great guard dog but only fierce enough
to keep "unkowns" at bay. She is one smart dog as she has learned to
say Pupperronie. That word applies to all good treats now.
Our latest adoption this past May is Dottie . We again adopted from the
Hill Country SPCA. She is a Chiwienie (Dachshund/Chihuahua mix). She
was 4 months old when we adopted her. She is the enigizer puppy. She
and Maddie Mae are constantly playing. She really is a cute and loving dog.
BillB

Great stories to go with your great dogs. We can tell that you really love them

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Nice pet stories today. 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, June 8. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

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 03:28 PM

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1 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 15, 2024 03:31 PM (2UnvF)

2 "You herd me"... ouch; but, thanks for the dad joke.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 15, 2024 03:32 PM (pUmP9)

3 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2024 03:33 PM (fwDg9)

4 Nooded the growers.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 15, 2024 03:33 PM (pUmP9)

5 Somehow the donkey finding friends with a elk herd makes me smile

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2024 03:35 PM (fwDg9)

6 Who's the dork with no antlers? He's making an ass of himself!

Posted by: An Elk at June 15, 2024 03:36 PM (2UnvF)

7 Somehow the donkey finding friends with a elk herd makes me smile
Posted by: Skip

The bull elk might get a surprise!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 15, 2024 03:36 PM (pUmP9)

8 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 15, 2024 03:36 PM (R/m4+)

9 Hello pets.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at June 15, 2024 03:37 PM (a14uN)

10 Happy Caturday!

Lucy the Fink has decided that ON OCCASION. she loves belly rubs. Like purring, drooling, limp noodle loves.

She loves the weekend when I'm home.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 15, 2024 03:38 PM (3bWKb)

11 Well, I got Doug's photo in, instead of your comments twice, Jewells!

I feel like kind of a dummy.

Posted by: KT at June 15, 2024 03:40 PM (rrtZS)

12
Her Majesty and Diana are home.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 03:41 PM (MoZTd)

13 Brindle's dogs have great expressions on their faces.

Posted by: KT at June 15, 2024 03:42 PM (rrtZS)

14 My sister found a home that will take in two of the foundlings. Still need to place the tuxedo kitten and the bobtail kitten

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024 03:43 PM (scVak)

15 Congratulations on getting Her Majesty home, Hadrian. I am certain she will appreciate all your love and caring and attention to make her return lovely.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 15, 2024 03:48 PM (XwqDD)

16 14 My sister found a home that will take in two of the foundlings. Still need to place the tuxedo kitten and the bobtail kitten
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Where are the kittens? I want both of them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 15, 2024 03:49 PM (XwqDD)

17 You know, we all talk of the Rainbow Bridge, and when the dog must cross it, it is always a depressing day. But I have wondered: what if the opposite happens? What becomes of the dogs (or other animals) the human leaves behind? The story of the elderly dachshund above is a clue.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 15, 2024 03:51 PM (8sMut)

18 Horse/donkey =mule; elk/donkey=??

Posted by: Northernlurker at June 15, 2024 03:53 PM (lpYY8)

19 Lovely pets today!

On the way out of the lake, I saw a large tortoise on the road. So I stopped, grabbed my shilallegh and moved it towards the edge a bit. Gave the guy behind me enough room to go on through. He pointed out that it was likely headed for water. So I managed to push it along, without flipping it over. Got it off the road and on the grass. It was not happy with me but I was not going to pick it up.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 15, 2024 03:54 PM (xjTDL)

20 _Where are the kittens? I want both of them._

Southwest Ohio

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024 03:56 PM (scVak)

21
I am certain she will appreciate all your love and caring and attention to make her return lovely.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 15, 2024 03:48 PM (XwqDD)

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Well, the house is clean, there's a big pot of soup she's eating a bowl of, there's a salmon dinner from HEB for her, the washer is empty and the bedsheets have been laundered and the bed made. That should keep me out of trouble for today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 03:57 PM (MoZTd)

22 20 _Where are the kittens? I want both of them._

Southwest Ohio
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

Rats. That's a bit more of a drive than I had anticipated.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 15, 2024 04:04 PM (PavmY)

23 The gophers are out. I wonder how Paisley will respond.

Posted by: Northernlurker at June 15, 2024 04:04 PM (lpYY8)

24 Afternoon, pet people! I liked the top cartoon. And the two identical cats bit . . . they are both beautiful, but both look like they are overweight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 04:08 PM (omVj0)

25 Some very cute faces today.

Remembr yur cat. Ir elze.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2024 04:10 PM (RIvkX)

26 Her Majesty and Diana are home.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 03:41 PM (MoZTd)
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Is the silver polished?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2024 04:11 PM (RIvkX)

27 Two identical cats is really funny.

Posted by: Eromero at June 15, 2024 04:12 PM (o2ZRX)

28 Well, we have Doug. Who's got LiMu?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 15, 2024 04:12 PM (aLBzg)

29 17 You know, we all talk of the Rainbow Bridge, and when the dog must cross it, it is always a depressing day. But I have wondered: what if the opposite happens? What becomes of the dogs (or other animals) the human leaves behind? The story of the elderly dachshund above is a clue.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 15, 2024 03:51 PM (8sMut)

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My daughter was walking our neighbor’s dog, then our neighbor passed away and then we inherited the dog.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at June 15, 2024 04:13 PM (Jmuy7)

30 Doug has sadz.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 15, 2024 04:14 PM (RIvkX)

31 _Rats. That's a bit more of a drive than I had anticipated_

We are making a five hour drive next Saturday (each way) to get the other two kittens (cream color Siamese tabby mixes) to my sister.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024 04:14 PM (scVak)

32 You know, we all talk of the Rainbow Bridge, and when the dog must cross it, it is always a depressing day. But I have wondered: what if the opposite happens? What becomes of the dogs (or other animals) the human leaves behind?
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 15, 2024

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I have experience with that. My mother's last cat, Lil Bit, a dilute calico I'd found and brought home as a kitten in '74, was left behind when my mother passed in '86. The little lady was terrified of strangers, so I had a time tracking her down in the empty apartment. I popped her into a sturdy clothes hamper and tied it up with an electrical cord so I could get her to my car.

It took her three weeks to get used to me; she hadn't seen me in years. She hid under the bed, only came out at night to eat and hiss at my current cat. Then . . . on Christmas Day, she came out, leaped into my lap, and settled down. She was in shock, missing Mom, and terror for three weeks, and then she just wasn't any more. She lived another two years, to age 14.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 04:16 PM (omVj0)

34 The pets are magnificent, as usual!
The story of Diesel the donkey cracks me up.
Living his best life, he is...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at June 15, 2024 04:17 PM (MeG8a)

35
Diana is in season for the first time and will be a house dog for the next month. We have a small pen just off the porch that she can go out into.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 04:22 PM (MoZTd)

36 Donkeys are well known as great guard animals, and will stomp a coyote to death with extreme prejudice. Diesel looks like he's living his best life!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at June 15, 2024 04:23 PM (ivrPA)

37 Diana is in season for the first time and will be a house dog for the next month. We have a small pen just off the porch that she can go out into.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 04:22 PM (MoZTd)
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Wait, wut?

Posted by: Val recovered at June 15, 2024 04:24 PM (RIvkX)

38 My wife doesn't like our dog going in the bedroom. But she always says I'm his attorney, so here goes:

He's a good and dutiful dog. He's loud and intimidating, but never vicious. His barking is sometimes a louder version of whining about his problems, but it's usually about something important - a visitor, or an incoming vehicle with a large engine. By virtue of his false bravado and my arsenal, we're safe around here.

I think he's earned some bedroom time for his years of, shall I say, dogged service.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 15, 2024 04:27 PM (0FoWg)

39 I love the pet thread! Wee Kreek Farm Girl got Owls, too! They don’t make their own nests, they steal other nests. If you put an owl house up, they (or their relatives) may move in, especially if you have critters around to eat. You can get them on Etsy.

Posted by: Piper at June 15, 2024 04:27 PM (pZEOD)

40
Wait, wut?
Posted by: Val recovered at June 15, 2024 04:24 PM (RIvkX)

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Val went to the vet yesterday. They took another set of X-rays that they sent to a radiologist for evaluation. Doc said there was no reason Val couldn't go back out to the kennel on restricted activity. Took him down there this morning and when I went to let him out at 2:00 he seemed as happy as ever.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 15, 2024 04:30 PM (MoZTd)

41 Pet thread! Yay! Always a delight, even with the sad news sometimes.

Every morning, Daisy the exuberant Malinois and I go for a nice walk. I put on her vest ("Hooman Defender" says the patch) and her control collar.

Lately, I grab the collar remote and the leash just in case, but then just open the door and out we go, untethered. She's been really good at sticking near me the whole walk, and it's great that she can wander off a bit and I don't have to tug-o-war with the leash. Rarely resort to the collar's beep ("Here" verbal command) and never use the shock function.

The other day, almost home, she suddenly bolted off into the high grass. Maybe saw a deer. I called and beeped her and she came back in less than a minute. Good enough.

It is a great joy to be partners with her. She seems to be developing a good vocabulary. She also goes nuts to get out to chase a ball -- beautiful to see her run full-tilt, and (usually) drop the ball right at my feet. She knows her limits. When she can't seem to drop the ball, I say, "Ready to go in?" and she heads for the door.

Posted by: mindful webworker - such a good girl she is at June 15, 2024 04:34 PM (lGijk)

42 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45fuckcancer at June 15, 2024 04:35 PM (iF0sF)

43 We are making a five hour drive next Saturday (each way) to get the other two kittens (cream color Siamese tabby mixes) to my sister.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024

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An epic trek you'll always remember. I drove four hours each way to meet and adopt the little black kitten who grew into Stirling the giant medium hair. Dagny required only about a forty-five-minute drive one way, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 04:36 PM (omVj0)

44 The Emergency vet who cared for Hissy Fit's last hours here, sent us in the mail, a condolence card signed by the entire office.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:38 PM (9yXr+)

45 _An epic trek you'll always remember._

Three years ago, I made the same trek with Alpha and Tango who my sister also found a home for.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024 04:40 PM (scVak)

46 HOLY SHIT well now that Hissy Fit is only resident in spirit, the kitchen is overrun with really big wolf spiders. That one's huge the size of a penny!
Next up a basement full of snakes.
I better start looking for another Tortie/Calico ASAP

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:42 PM (9yXr+)

47 I love Doug. He and my mini dachshund would get along just fine.

Posted by: Tuna at June 15, 2024 04:42 PM (oaGWv)

48 The Kid thinks The Dumb Cat would be an ideal resident cat for fosters.
I think she's right.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:44 PM (9yXr+)

49 The Emergency vet who cared for Hissy Fit's last hours here, sent us in the mail, a condolence card signed by the entire office.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024

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In contrast, I got nothing from the regular vet to whom I had been bringing my cats, and had cared for Tatiana the Wonder Siberian near the end of her life. They sent T. home with me to recover from a surgery, and she had heart failure at the emergency vet -- cardiomyopathy, they thought. I stopped and left a message about it at the regular vet . . . and heard nothing, no call, no card. I'd been a regular there for eight or nine years.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 04:44 PM (omVj0)

50 The Markles are selling dog biscuits now. Harry should come out with a line of collars and neuticles.

Posted by: fd at June 15, 2024 04:46 PM (vFG9F)

51 The New Disney 101 Dalmatians is hilarious.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:51 PM (9yXr+)

52 The English Black Labs are well fed.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at June 15, 2024 04:51 PM (j5mah)

53 Watched the puppy video, bemused by the butterfly. In contrast, any kitten or cat I've known would have been trying to kill it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 04:52 PM (omVj0)

54 Since it's the Pet Thread, I learned that Riley Gaines has Springers. She posted a picture of the litter her dog had. So I posted that info on the Springer FB group I'm on. It got shadow banned and I couldn't find out why. The admins were going over the rules recently and I asked what the problem was. I guess whoever read the post didn't know who Riley Gaines was and thought it was an attempt to sell puppies, which would be against the rules. Kinda strange but I like Riley and they were cute pups

Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 15, 2024 04:52 PM (xjTDL)

55 49

Wolfus it was not expected, I got the card thinking it was some Internet auto generated thing instead it's a heartfelt card.
The vet gave me a hug when leaving.
We came home and buried her. I think I said this, killed a snake digging the grave so Hissy Fit was interred with her favorite toy. Other than me, mean.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:55 PM (9yXr+)

56 When my dog had to be put to sleep, my vet sent me a card and a paw print of his in plaster. I thought that was very kind.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 04:57 PM (XkYcA)

57 Ot- for jewellls
Have you looked at Joe Tippins journey? Fenbendazole tx for cancers? Sound kinda snake oily but there is research that suggests it does help. A veterinary anti-parasite med.

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at June 15, 2024 04:57 PM (iNp3L)

58 Former Prince Harry would probably do better selling interracial cuck porn marketing dog collars.
Unless he changes his name and moves to a protrusion off Vietnam his life is over.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:57 PM (9yXr+)

59 Stumbled into an "Exotic" pets pet show today.
I had no idea snakes were such a huge industry. Had to be a couple hundred for sale.
Also present were spiders, turtles, mice, rats, rolly pollis (if you can believe that), gekos, lizards, parrots, parakeets, axolotls...

Even more exotic was the customers. Every shade of hair dye represented. Minimal clothing so as to show off tats. Most with mutiple piercing on their face.

Not my thing. Grand kids wanted to go. The want a snake.

Posted by: Reforger at June 15, 2024 04:58 PM (xcIvR)

60 56

That is VERY kind.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:59 PM (9yXr+)

61 My 4 year old cat who I adopted from a rescue at 2 months of age is my shadow but touching, etc is only on her terms. Just got back from the vet and she has feline asthma. They are talking about pills, which will be tough but do able, then moving her onto an inhaler ?!?! I just don't see me getting there with her. She is young, loaded with spunk and willful. Anyone have experience with cats with asthma and any advice for me?

Posted by: keena at June 15, 2024 04:59 PM (Ijbq0)

62 I guess whoever read the post didn't know who Riley Gaines was and thought it was an attempt to sell puppies, which would be against the rules. Kinda strange but I like Riley and they were cute pups
Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 15, 2024 04:52 PM (xjTDL)

Sorry to go OT, probably haters that object to RG position on men competing in womens sports. Back on topic, there’s probably a little deisel the donkey in all of us….wondering off living free.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at June 15, 2024 04:59 PM (VQa9+)

63 59

Just paid double what my home insurance was a year ago, looked through specific liability and almost all home insurance won't cover exotic pet liability.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:01 PM (9yXr+)

64 I think you are right Piper. They are nesting up in the Lady Banks Roses where many birds have nested before. There is a flat spot that used to have a bell before it got too overgrown and I move the bell somewhere else. Perfect spot for nesting. I just want them to start eating the pack rats and mice that sneak into the garden for a nice tomato snack.

Posted by: WeeKreekFarmGirl at June 15, 2024 05:03 PM (oqo12)

65 ". She is young, loaded with spunk and willful.'

Like my son's Irish girlfriend

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at June 15, 2024 05:03 PM (scVak)

66 axolotls...

Even more exotic was the customers. Every shade of hair dye represented. Minimal clothing so as to show off tats. Most with mutiple piercing on their face.

Not my thing. Grand kids wanted to go. The want a snake.
Snakes ain’t pets. Read Genesis.

Posted by: Eromero at June 15, 2024 05:04 PM (o2ZRX)

67 Where are my manners? Thank you K.T. For another great pet thread.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at June 15, 2024 05:04 PM (VQa9+)

68 61

Kind of, I think there are oxygen bottles that create an environment. Hissy Fit was clearly on her way out, and the vet put her in an oxygen kennel because she was so bad.

The DAY BEFORE she was walking and being herself I felt terrible bringing her in like that.

But I think maybe a scuba shop? Something not terribly expensive.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:05 PM (9yXr+)

69 61

If the cat really gets relief from an inhaler it can be done with a localized tank.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:07 PM (9yXr+)

70 @39: Piper, I’m going to give the owl house a try. I live in a wooded, rural area, it would be great to have owls around the house.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at June 15, 2024 05:07 PM (VQa9+)

71 When my dog had to be put to sleep, my vet sent me a card and a paw print of his in plaster. I thought that was very kind.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024

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It is. The paw things (along with a nice urn or box, a memorial name plate, and more) usually come with the package when you go through a pet crematorium service, but that is part of what you're paying for. Very nice that your vet did that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:08 PM (omVj0)

72 71

Varies by state. Here in WI I insisted on bringing Hissy Fit home no cremation. She is buried whole in Her Yard of Her House.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:10 PM (9yXr+)

73 Keena with asthma cat, only let them give her steroid shot as a last resort. They pushed my cat over into diabetes.

I would recommend one of those room air purifiers you can get on Amazon. About $45. The one I bought seems to soothe my kitty.

Posted by: skywch at June 15, 2024 05:11 PM (uqhmb)

74 Snakes ain’t pets. Read Genesis.
Posted by: Eromero at June 15, 2024 05:04 PM (o2ZRX)

I'm not doing one. They stink and you gotts deal with vermin to feed them.

Posted by: Reforger at June 15, 2024 05:11 PM (xcIvR)

75 Haha been a long time since I dug an actual grave, it's hard work.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:11 PM (9yXr+)

76 @65. LOL
@ 69. Really? I will look into that as an option because I have a strong feeling the regular inhaler will be a no go as she is also, unlike any of my previous cats, not treat motivated :-(

Posted by: keena at June 15, 2024 05:12 PM (biznJ)

77 74

So... Like a cat.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:14 PM (9yXr+)

78 Snakes ain’t pets. Read Genesis.
Posted by: Eromero at June 15, 2024 05:04 PM (o2ZRX)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 05:15 PM (XkYcA)

79 {46}... I better start looking for another Tortie/Calico ASAP

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 04:42 PM (9yXr+)

Nothing beats that tortitude.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 15, 2024 05:16 PM (O7YUW)

80 Varies by state. Here in WI I insisted on bringing Hissy Fit home no cremation. She is buried whole in Her Yard of Her House.
Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024

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When I have a yard, if it's legal, I may do that. But all the others since Marie-Antoinette, who passed in '06, have their urns or boxes on my bookshelf.

Arizona, the great Maine Coon mix, always thought he should have been a bobcat; so I sprinkled his ashes up in the CO mountains near Winter Park, where bobcats were known to roam. When he was young he stole Mrs. W. No. 2's little stuffed Pegasus, and for most of his life would play rough with it and carry it in his mouth like prey. I still have it, dirty but intact, atop a bookcase here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:16 PM (omVj0)

81 The day after Hissy Fit's burial we had a huge storm that knocked the internet out for a day and a half.
My Mexican Brother commented, Of course, why would she go out without some drama

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:17 PM (9yXr+)

82 My wife's cat went from fine to dead in like three days with some lung thing. Just went limp, never recovered, even on Oxygen at the vet. 7 years old.
Wife still isn't over that and it's been almost a year.

Posted by: Reforger at June 15, 2024 05:18 PM (xcIvR)

83 79

I've read multiple accounts claiming Tortitude doesn't exist it's just a coat coloring. That is not true.
Any vet will tell you it is absolutely real.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:20 PM (9yXr+)

84

This came up for me on Youtube for some reason today.
Maybe it's been here before.

I Think My Cat Wants To Kill Me

https://youtu.be/MI2WjXQgFeI

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 15, 2024 05:20 PM (63Dwl)

85 Dog is determined to find a toy his tortoise pal will play with.
(video from "Sunny Skyz" site):

https://tinyurl.com/5n45jyk5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 05:22 PM (XkYcA)

86 82

7 years is not long. 15+ here and honestly without the blobby Dumb Cat, I'd have a hard time. It's the familiarity. I come home and expect a certain thing, it's not there. This lasted longer than my human marriage.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:24 PM (9yXr+)

87 84

I liked the Andrews Sisters version in 'Abbott And Costello Meet The Girlfriends Cat', 1946, much better.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:27 PM (9yXr+)

88 We had a cat that lived 21 years. Pretty rough the last 3-5, but quality of life was fair.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 15, 2024 05:27 PM (Q4IgG)

89 Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:11 PM (9yXr+)

Sorry about your cat, LenNeal, but I did think "HissyFit" was a great name for a cat. Two of my wonderful cats over the years have been tortoise shell. They were sweet and clever.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 05:29 PM (XkYcA)

90 This lasted longer than my human marriage.
Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024

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Arizona lived to be 16.5 -- half again as long as my two marriages combined.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:31 PM (omVj0)

91 HOBBY THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at June 15, 2024 05:31 PM (fwDg9)

92 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:16 PM (omVj0)

Awww; That's sweet!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 05:31 PM (XkYcA)

93 Technically, according to her papers, Dagny La Siberienne is a "black mackerel amber tortie" -- which sounds kind of like a weird dessert involving fish. Black, or brown (really a gray), is her main color; her stripes are the mackerel tabby pattern, all stripes everywhere; she has a kind of tan mixed into the gray and with a patch or two on her feet; and she has a little white on her face. I guess that's what makes the "tortie" part.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:34 PM (omVj0)

94 After I put my Rusty dog to sleep the Vets office gave us a clear, blown Christmas ornament with a lock of his hair in it. He loved Christmas even though, or perhaps because, he always got new tennis balls.

Posted by: javems at June 15, 2024 05:35 PM (8I4hW)

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Fen, just the name Hissy Fit sold her personality and told vets who she is. Tortie named Hissy Fit.
My daughter named her, in a mass kitten rescue that involved ripping up my back porch.

Colonel Mustard
Jet
Chessie
Hissy Fit

She was smart, but not sweet.

Posted by: LenNeal at June 15, 2024 05:36 PM (9yXr+)

96 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:16 PM (omVj0)

Awww; That's sweet!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024

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Fen, you mean the ashes in the mountains, keeping the toy, or both? I've thought I trying to clean the Pegasus. It's probably close to sixty years old -- the ex Mrs. W. No. 2 had it as a child, and she was born in '63. I wouldn't dare put it in a washing machine. Maybe some Woolite sprayed on and wiped off?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:36 PM (omVj0)

97 I tried to tell her that the only cure for a dead cat in a kitten. She said no. She was/is converting shop cat into her "emotional support kitty". Seems to be working as his assholyness does at least come inside now.
I guess we're done with new animals.

Posted by: Reforger at June 15, 2024 05:38 PM (xcIvR)

98 I tried to tell her that the only cure for a dead cat in a kitten. She said no. She was/is converting shop cat into her "emotional support kitty". Seems to be working as his assholyness does at least come inside now.
I guess we're done with new animals.
Posted by: Reforger at June 15, 2024

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Miss Linda still talks about the late Siberian Chekov as the greatest cat she's ever known . . . despite the fun presence of Stirling and Dagny, first as kittens and now cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 15, 2024 05:44 PM (omVj0)

99 Bull Elk hanging with cows in Nebraska.

Posted by: t-dubya-d at June 15, 2024 06:16 PM (RjlXJ)

100 link in nic.

Posted by: t-dubya-d at June 15, 2024 06:17 PM (RjlXJ)

101 Fen, you mean the ashes in the mountains, keeping the toy, or both?

Both.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 15, 2024 07:04 PM (XkYcA)

102 Beautiful pets today!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 15, 2024 11:24 PM (HRKzw)

103 The owls are making bill clicking noises as a warning. It's an aggressive noise telling you to back off.

It sounds like tapping a fingernail on a plastic phone case.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 16, 2024 01:00 PM (3YdrS)

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