Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 2

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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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The criminal is very remorseful. 😂

pic.twitter.com/mShE4nHAxP
— Figen (@TheFigen_) October 31, 2024

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Did you know?

Anyone in the US can sign up to get a free horse through the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, provided they have the means to store and care for it. pic.twitter.com/iSOmLfK149
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 1, 2024

Is this a good idea?

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Did you know?

Highland Cows hold the title of the oldest registered cattle breed in the world. These ancient beauties have been a part of Scottish landscapes for centuries, flaunting a variety of coat colors from ginger to brindle.pic.twitter.com/QltnaGorKC
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 2, 2024

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Meet The PetMorons

From Jewells:

This is Brody, a rat terrier we rescued from the Independence MO animal shelter. He's 15 years and is a cuddle bug.
It felt like things had stagnated at Sheps's over the past year or so but I think things may finally change. JJ finally got adopted and was the reason we could never bring a small dog into the mix. He found the perfect home. Then sadly Roscoe and Hope both crossed the rainbow bridge. They were our 2 invalids.
We have also begun earnest fund raising to make big improvements to Shep's including an expansion of the original building. The cost is $900,000 and we have raised about $200,000 so far. I'm hoping to sign up to volunteer very soon.

Brody is adorable! Thanks for the update about Shep's!

Great to see you sending in Brody's photo so we can root for him.

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Good morning…my screen/nic name is rocdoctom. Here is my story.
The photo is of Sheldon, the cat, and Gunnar, the lab. They are in their usual--Is it dinner time yet?—position. Sheldon came to stay with us while my sister-in-law was doing some home remodeling. Gunnar had never been around a cat so we were nervous at first, but things have gone smoothly from the first minute. They have become fast friends. Gunnar is just happy to have another four-legged companion in the house. When Sheldon left, Gunnar spent quite a bit of time searching around the house for him. And my sister-in-law says Sheldon keeps asking when he can have another sleepover.

There is quite a size difference between Sheldon and Gunnar! It is wonderful that they became such good friends! Hope that Sheldon can visit again soon.

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Good morning! Just wanted to make a contribution.
This is Winnie, the Tiny Tomboy Princess. In two weeks she is going to be eight years old and as you can see, she is happy to take over the couch for a good resting spot.
She also likes the couch in the basement.

Winnie is lovely. Thanks to our mystery contributor (NR Pax). Looks like Winnie might have some company on the couch from time to time.

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

From By-Tor:

Lots of scary creatures at the Chaffey College Trunk or Treat

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This is Dusty, who crossed the rainbow bridge last week.
He was rescued as an adolescent from a forest roadside in the Sierras and brought to the home of his rescuer, where attempts to find his owner were futile.
He was beloved by his family and friends and was a good watchdog. He moved to Arizona last year with his family.

He will be greatly missed, but he no longer suffers from arthritis.

Miss you, Dusty.

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BIRDS

We have had Mourning Doves in our back yard for the past few days. Sometimes quite a few. By-Tor seems to find birds in lots of places:

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This bird is too plain for me to figure out what it is. Possibly a female towhee. Maybe a house finch.
By-Tor

Any guesses?

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By-Tor was able to get close enough to this hummingbird to take this photo with his Iphone!

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Thank you for sharing your pets and other animals 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, October 26

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 03:24 PM

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1 When I step out of the shower, Lily the corgi is there to lick my ankles.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at November 02, 2024 03:26 PM (ZtgZZ)

2 Thanks to our mystery contributor

Oops! Sorry. The pictures of Winnie were from me. Carry on!

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:28 PM (lXCUP)

3 Mr Gaga at November 02, 2024 03:26 PM

I have an ankle-licker, too.

Posted by: KT at November 02, 2024 03:28 PM (xekrU)

4 Had to do a double take on the picture of Sheldon and Gunnar because for a moment, it looked like the red square on the carpet was perched on Sheldon's head.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:29 PM (lXCUP)

5 She's a redhead tricolor, small for her breed at 20.5 pounds, and a voracious food hound. Lily the corgi gets a 1/3 cup of dry at 6 a.m. and another at 4 p.m.

In between, if she is a good girl, she may get two or three milkbone minis broken in half.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at November 02, 2024 03:30 PM (ZtgZZ)

6 My condolences for the loss of Dusty. Judging by that picture, he had a good life.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:30 PM (lXCUP)

7 Getting Dusty in here.

Anyone in the US can sign up to get a free horse.
Oh happy Haitians!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 03:32 PM (XiwRJ)

8 Wasn't Piper looking at horses recently? If so, has anyone shared Massimo's tweet above with her?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2024 03:32 PM (VNX3d)

9 I can tell Dusty was a sweetheart.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at November 02, 2024 03:37 PM (kTd/k)

10 My son's Bernese Mountain Dog had his ear amputated yesterday due to a cancerous tumor. The vet said that there was no other evidence of cancer in his lymph nodes.

That's good news but the dog is in a good deal of post operative pain. He's a good dog and I'm asking you all for prayers.

Thanks.

Posted by: Archer at November 02, 2024 03:42 PM (IDphi)

11 I laughed at the cat in the cushions picture and the dog with his tongue hanging out after washing the chair. I'm glad Sheldon and Gunnar become friends. So sorry about Dusty. He looks like a very nice dog. Thanks to everybody who sent in pictures of their furry friends, and thanks to KT for posting them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 02, 2024 03:43 PM (UeMWQ)

12 Yay. Missed the coffee & prayer thread this morning, but didn't miss the pet thread. 50% is better than nothing.

Daisy the madcap Malinois went wild this week and ran all the way down to the gate and across the road. When I caught up with her, she was running around, sniffing and barking with the two neighbor dogs. Fortunately, they all seemed to be playing nicely. I finally got the leash on her and hauled her back home.

Thought we'd taught her better. Just glad she didn't become street pizza, because she seems to be pretty dumb still about vehicles.

Tightened up her control collar and upped the zap level a bit. Frequently use the beep and vibe to which she responds well, but very rarely use the zap because she's usually obedient. She just gets so excited and reverts to wild sometimes.

Daughter has come by frequently in the past week (while her washing machine was out of order), and brought Daisy's two "cousins," Chowie and Maya. They have a great time running around together. I have pix I have to send.

Ony the old black kitty mews hello from her perch in my lap.

Posted by: mindful webworker the dog walker at November 02, 2024 03:45 PM (zmGDy)

13 Those are beautiful animals, as usual.

Rest in peace Dusty and all other lost pets.

Thank everyone for helping me with the cats Trumpy and Snowflake.

This week I bought a very nice cat tree, scratching post, round circle ball game, 2 electronic flopping fish, cat nip, litter box attractor, cat leash and smaller toys. I guess I'm now a cat and dog person.

Trumpy was fixed Thursday, has a cone on and is doing well. Snowflake will be neutered next week. Our friends are taking them to the humane society which only charges $50. They said the cone has to be on for 10 to 14 days. We'll see.

I'm working really hard to turn them into indoor cats. They are inside for over 18 hours a day so we're getting there. For this transition, I'm being very generous with the food supply. They have been getting a few bites of tuna fish or treats when they come in.

I was worried about Trumpy but he is an outdoor cat. He does stay on a blanket I have on the porch and they both stay around the house. I just put them out 10 minites ago and they are still in view on the patio.

I've been lessening the amount of time they are out. If they are in view, we're good.

Thank you all again.

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 03:45 PM (jvJvP)

14 Added an ID for NR Pax and some cute cattle.

Posted by: KT at November 02, 2024 03:45 PM (xekrU)

15 Winnie, the Tiny Tomboy Princess

"They're the same picture!"

Aren't they?

Posted by: mindful webworker the dog walker at November 02, 2024 03:47 PM (zmGDy)

16 I was just complaining to my wife (who's away for the weekend) about how clingy our son's 2 1/2 year old golden is, when she's gone. After that vid, our golden is not that bad after all.

Posted by: Turn 2 at November 02, 2024 03:48 PM (JfxgE)

17 Posted by: Archer at November 02, 2024 03:42 PM (IDphi)

Of course. It's so hard to see pets in pain. Hope son's dog recovers soon. My sister and BIL have two Bernese Mountain dogs. They are friendly dogs. They have been having various Bernese as members of their family for about 30 years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 02, 2024 03:48 PM (UeMWQ)

18 Thanks, KT. Did the other picture I sent in not go through? If not, I can shoot for next week.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:48 PM (lXCUP)

19 Well, of course you fix the pix as soon as I mention it!

Posted by: mindful webworker the dog walker at November 02, 2024 03:48 PM (zmGDy)

20 Hope I fixed the photos of Winnie.

Dusty was rescued by a good friend and his wife. They now live in Arizona.

Posted by: KT at November 02, 2024 03:50 PM (xekrU)

21 Those pictures still make me laugh.

The dogs all look so darn cheerful.
Bit cats are growing on me...

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 03:50 PM (jvJvP)

22 Justice for PeaNut the Squirrel.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 02, 2024 03:51 PM (CYUsh)

23 Side note about the first picture of Winnie: She has figured how to raise the legs all by herself. It's not odd to come home to a warm couch seat with the legs up.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:53 PM (lXCUP)

24 (And yes, KT: The pictures are fixed.)

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 03:53 PM (lXCUP)

25 I’m sure many have seen this already, but as pet owners, who would not be outraged?

https://tinyurl.com/yz237npv

Goes to RedState

Posted by: Turn 2 at November 02, 2024 03:53 PM (JfxgE)

26 Ah, Winnie! A 40 MPH couch potato! Great dogs. My wife and I rescued them for almost 20 years. At one time, we had TEN in the house. Sweetest, friendliest, and gentlest dogs EVAH! Which makes how they are treated in many parts of the world all the more disgusting! Live long and prosper, Winnie!

Posted by: RobertM at November 02, 2024 03:54 PM (+/lOf)

27 So Dad has got no excuse when daughter says "I want a pony!" -- that wild horses article.

Posted by: Ciampino - Cats at November 02, 2024 03:57 PM (i0xsb)

28 Worked late at the farm last night.

Drove east into our native grass field just before sundown. Meadowlarks were streaming out of the short grass ahead of me. I bet at least 500 got up in the first 500'.

The field is large enough, that I estimate it held at least 10,000 meadowlarks!

(P.S. I am in charge of the habitat for wildlife on the farm. While not strictly my pets, I hope they qualify for this thread!)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 02, 2024 03:57 PM (HlyYF)

29 That top picture of the remote cat

is great.

Posted by: Ciampino - Cats & Dogs, great when they get on at November 02, 2024 03:59 PM (i0xsb)

30 22 Justice for PeaNut the Squirrel.

Posted by: Vengeance at November 02, 2024 03:51 PM

I sure wish we could sic Harambe on the petty authoritarians that killed PeaNut.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 02, 2024 03:59 PM (HlyYF)

31 26 Ah, Winnie! A 40 MPH couch potato!

She has the pleasure of giving squirrels a cardio workout.

The story of her adoption: I used to volunteer for a group that helped transport them to foster homes. We'd meet the hauler down in Virginia, put them in our cars and head to the next stop.

Winnie was riding with me and three other dogs. The other three were acting like nuts and she walked over to me with an expression that said "I am the sweetest and most well behaved girl you've ever seen so take me home."

We adopted her a week later once it was established she was safe with cats.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 04:00 PM (lXCUP)

32 Had to do a double take on the picture of Sheldon and Gunnar because for a moment, it looked like the red square on the carpet was perched on Sheldon's head.
Posted by: NR Pax

I thought the same thing! Like he just got his bachelor's degree in Canine Studies.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2024 04:02 PM (DgGvY)

33 Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There are a few new photos at update #278 at the link
as well as an update on Astrid's vet excursion. She was
a good girl.
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
OR
http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

Posted by: Ciampino - Plethora of Cats, not Pinatas at November 02, 2024 04:08 PM (i0xsb)

34 Thanks for the Pet Thread, KT.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 02, 2024 04:10 PM (hw0h/)

35 They are pretty strict on what kind of fencing you can have to adopt a mustang. So 'free' means "If you are already set up to have horses with 5 or 6 ft tall fences"

There are lots of cute articles about the cost of a 'free' horse floating around. Tack, feed, veterinary and farrier care. And then if you get into it you end up buying a truck and trailer.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 02, 2024 04:11 PM (CKOCg)

36 32 Had to do a double take on the picture of Sheldon and Gunnar because for a moment, it looked like the red square on the carpet was perched on Sheldon's head.
Posted by: NR Pax

I thought the same thing! Like he just got his bachelor's degree in Canine Studies.

Posted by: mikeski at November 02, 2024 04:02 PM (DgGvY)
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So that would be a BCS instead of a BSc (Bachelor of Science).

Posted by: Ciampino - Cats with sheepskin? at November 02, 2024 04:12 PM (i0xsb)

37 There are lots of cute articles about the cost of a 'free' horse floating around.

Free anything is expensive.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2024 04:13 PM (lXCUP)

38 Afternoon, pet folken! Sheldon the big black cat is very impressive.

Stateless, we were told Dagny La Siberienne should wear a cone after her spaying. We put it on her and she went absolutely ballistic -- she panicked and went tearing around the living room, trying to get away from The Thing That Was Following Her! We finally grabbed her and took the cone off. She was fine, as it happened, and never bothered her stitches.

I've never had a cone recommended for a male cat, either. If Trumpy will handle it okay, then I guess it works.

The electronic flopping fish has been a success for several cats now. I bought one for the late Chekov D. Siberian, and he loved it, but his buddy Wolf wouldn't go near it. (Wolf was a big rugged black cat, afraid of very little, but he didn't like the water fountain I bought them or the flipping fish.) The current two like it a lot.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:13 PM (omVj0)

39 Avenge P-nut!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 02, 2024 04:15 PM (MeG8a)

40 We had an exciting week with Lincoln the wonder weim. He got sick right before we left for Florida, and right after seeing specialists at OSU for his autoimmune disease. They tweaked his meds and it really threw him for a loop. By the time we got to Florida we had been through vomiting and diarrhea all week. OSU ghosted me and would not return my calls for help. We rushed him to our vet in Florida and she sent us directly to University of Florida vet hospital ED. He was in intensive care for 2 days but they fixed him and he came home Friday. I emailed the Dean of the vet school and the head of the vet hospital at The Ohio State University telling them that UF was fixing their
mistake and my dog was in ICU. I suddenly started getting calls and emails telling me they would help in any way possible. I told them thanks, but he was being cared for quite efficiently and effectively by UF vets. I'm sure I made someone's day miserable at OSU, but my dog is alive now and doing better, and that's all I care about.

Posted by: Megthered at November 02, 2024 04:16 PM (mAWUX)

41 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 02, 2024 04:18 PM (sAmhv)

42 Free Horse!

Posted by: Rock fan holding BIC lighter at November 02, 2024 04:20 PM (63Dwl)

43 Hi friends of furry friends!

Lucy the Fink is finally getting back to herself after the vet doubled her thyroid meds. It was clearly too much too fast. She was lethargic, antisocial and crabby for over a month. She wasn't drinking as much water or eating much. She was clearly not herself.

She's back to playing and finking and greeting me when I come home.

Sheesh.

Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 02, 2024 04:21 PM (jrfOX)

44 Don't want to get political, but PDJT weighed in on euthanizing of Peanut:

"New York authorities, under their terrible
Governor, put more effort into finding an
eliminating a squirrel, who was innocent
by all accounts, than they do to control the
unchecked illegal immigrants who have
flooded into their state. If Peanut could have
told them that he was from Mexico, they
would have sent him on his way and given
him a hotel room and a $500 gift card to
Buddy Squirrel"
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 02, 2024 04:21 PM (hw0h/)

45 New Domino's Pizza Delivery Boy

https://tinyurl.com/4n477s9p

Isn't he a good boy?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2024 04:22 PM (VNX3d)

46 Oh, keep Jane D'oh in your thoughts.

She was posting late on a thread and she's been having a tough time. And apparently her beautiful cat passed away too.

I felt horrible for her. Well, and anyone that loses a pet.

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 04:23 PM (jvJvP)

47 >>There are lots of cute articles about the cost of a 'free' horse floating around. Tack, feed, veterinary and farrier care. And then if you get into it you end up buying a truck and trailer.

My mom and her business partner had a business buying horses, training them and selling them and also giving riding lessons and boarding horses. Horses are crazy expensive to keep. Helps if you some slave labor handy.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 02, 2024 04:24 PM (LkLld)

48 but my dog is alive now and doing better, and that's all I care about.
Posted by: Megthered at November 02, 2024 04:16
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PTL!

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 02, 2024 04:24 PM (hw0h/)

49 Avenge P-nut!
Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 02, 2024 04:15 PM (MeG8a)
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Just catching up on the news. Unbelievably cruel and pathetic.

https://tinyurl.com/3c8amk57

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at November 02, 2024 04:26 PM (OCjMB)

50 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:13 P

Thank you as always Wolfus!

Trumpy has been fine with the cone but putting it on him was horrible. I asked our friends to get it on Snowflake before bringing her here.

I'm a little more worried about her because the neutering sounds horrible.

The cat toys have been fun.

Whoever invented that laser pointer deserves medals and accolades until the end of time.

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 04:27 PM (jvJvP)

51 42: Sadly true. the BLM has to keep rounding up wild horses so they don't kill the grass and starve, cuz they are prolific and much more difficult prey for predators than deer or elk; and even with adoption programs, prisoner horse training programs, and trainer competitions featuring mustangs, some of those wild horses are stuck in a crowded BLM corral for years.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 02, 2024 04:31 PM (CKOCg)

52 Stateless. Did you not know of laser pointers before the cats? We had a rescue dog, looked like Italian Mastiff and was that tall and long and he just loved chasing the laser dot around.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 02, 2024 04:34 PM (CKOCg)

53 And when the BLM tries not to be the irresponsible 'backyard' breeder and wants to spay wild mares to manage the populations well-meaning? idiots flood them with petitions not to do it. -- it IS surgery and has risks but if people had any common sense they would petition the BLM to do more of this, not try to block it.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 02, 2024 04:38 PM (CKOCg)

54 45 New Domino's Pizza Delivery Boy

https://tinyurl.com/4n477s9p

Isn't he a good boy?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2024 04:22 PM (VNX3d)
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Very cute. Hope he doesn't sample the wares while delivering!

Posted by: Ciampino - The cap is great at November 02, 2024 04:39 PM (i0xsb)

55 OK, I'll get off my soap box now and let folks enjoy their pet stories in peace.

Posted by: PaleRider, deplorable basket of garbage at November 02, 2024 04:40 PM (CKOCg)

56
Trumpy has been fine with the cone but putting it on him was horrible. I asked our friends to get it on Snowflake before bringing her here.

I'm a little more worried about her because the neutering sounds horrible.

The cat toys have been fun.

Whoever invented that laser pointer deserves medals and accolades until the end of time.
Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024

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All the female cats I've had to have spayed experienced no troubles afterward. Dagny was not off her feed or acting sick at all. They warned us not to play vigorously with her for a week or so, and we didn't, but Stirling her big black brother didn't get the memo. However, she didn't overdo and was fine.

Dagny slept with me during my nap this p.m., and once a week recently has sprawled on the bathroom sink counter while I brush my teeth. She's getting a little more demonstrative, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:42 PM (omVj0)

57 Stateless, we were told Dagny La Siberienne should wear a cone after her spaying. We put it on her and she went absolutely ballistic -- she panicked and went tearing around the living room, trying to get away from The Thing That Was Following Her! We finally grabbed her and took the cone off. She was fine, as it happened, and never bothered her stitches.

I've never had a cone recommended for a male cat, either. If Trumpy will handle it okay, then I guess it works.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:13 PM (omVj0)
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I've had three female cats spayed and none of them had to wear the Cone of Shame. They handled their stitches just fine.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 02, 2024 04:43 PM (BpYfr)

58 No longer in hospital. Finally home. Cats were...indifferent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 02, 2024 04:44 PM (ynpvh)

59 Speaking of Peanut (P-nut, whatever) we have a squirrel who's been very, uh, interested in our front porch. I'll try to remember to submit a photo of the dude one of these days. He's a cool customer. Put some unsalted peanuts we've had laying about for about 6 months under the bird feeder for him.

Wife wants to name him "Cashew" since "Peanut" is now a meme.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 02, 2024 04:44 PM (Q4IgG)

60 So the horse you can adopt is a wild mustang? Not many people, even if they have a barn and a high fence and land for such things, would be ready to handle that. Maybe it would work if you already have a horse or two and know what you're getting into.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:45 PM (omVj0)

61 Stateless, I've enjoyed your discovery of cat ownership. We became cat owners a couple of decades ago, when a cat clawed at a window one snowy afternoon. We knew nothing about cats, and followed a path similar to yours.

One thing that worked for us: I always fed her at 8pm. If she was outdoors, all I had to do was open the door and call, and then she was in for the night. Cats--at least any we have lived with--tell time very well. Meals. When I should get up. Etc.

Posted by: Wenda at November 02, 2024 04:47 PM (o1NTc)

62 Cones have never lasted long on any of my cats. They always manage to get them off so we no longer bother and just keep an eye open to see to it that they don't bother the sutures.

Posted by: Ciampino - we have a Cone of Shame collection at November 02, 2024 04:48 PM (i0xsb)

63 No longer in hospital. Finally home. Cats were...indifferent.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 02, 2024

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Good news, Jim. May your recovery be swift!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:48 PM (omVj0)

64 Feral cats frisky today. Small adult black cat leaping over tiny black kitten once, twice then Pounce! Much friendly wrestling. Adult black cat stretched out Jumps! from just laying alone, acts crazy then stretched out again Jumps! , flips. Does that several times. Catz iz nertz.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 04:50 PM (8mE42)

65 58 No longer in hospital. Finally home. Cats were...indifferent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 02, 2024 04:44 PM (ynpvh)
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Good news Jim.

Posted by: Ciampino - I guess someone fed them at November 02, 2024 04:50 PM (i0xsb)

66 Good news, Jim. May your recovery be swift!

My Senegal was pissed at my being away a month in the hospital.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 04:52 PM (8mE42)

67 One thing that worked for us: I always fed her at 8pm. If she was outdoors, all I had to do was open the door and call, and then she was in for the night. Cats--at least any we have lived with--tell time very well. Meals. When I should get up. Etc.
Posted by: Wenda at November 02, 2024

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The late and highly intelligent Marie-Antoinette, I swore, had a little clock in her brain. If I allowed her to get me up at six a.m. on a Saturday, say, on Sunday she'd start bothering me at 5:30. And she was a vocal cat when dinner or breakfast were imminent.

Fortunately my current two are very polite. Clearly they're eager to eat when I do get up, but they don't bother me. The late shaggy black Wolf, though, would jump up and paw gently at my head when he thought I should be up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:52 PM (omVj0)

68 This is only our second autumn with Precious the Bichon. It's interesting how she responds to the change of seasons. With the cooler winds of autumn blowing it's like her nose has come alive. Maybe the different air carries scents differently but she stops all at once and spends time with her nose in the air sampling the various smells coming on the breeze. Heck, she is so studied in her approach she has us sniffing as well, wondering what we are missing. Not that we are influenced by a 16 year old dog or anything. Nope, not us.

Maybe she is teaching us to pay more attention to the world around us.

Posted by: JTB at November 02, 2024 04:54 PM (yTvNw)

69 My Senegal was pissed at my being away a month in the hospital.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024

***
When Marie and I lived in CO, I went on a business trip and left her feeding and litter box chores to a neighbor lady. She did a fine job. But when I walked into my place after four days, Marie sat up and let out a yowl that was clearly, "Where've you beeeeen?" And it was not near her dinnertime, in fact she had just been fed.

Marie, of course, was oriented toward humans in a way I've rarely known among cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:55 PM (omVj0)

70 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 04:42 PM (omVj0)

Thank you. I'm a little more at ease.

I've had three female cats spayed and none of them had to wear the Cone of Shame. They handled their stitches just fine.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 02, 2024 04:43 PM (BpYfr)

See, that helps. Trumpy is so good natured that after the cone was on, he's been fine with it. He occasionally tries to scratch so I'll do that for him

Snowflake is sweet too so this should go well.

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 04:59 PM (jvJvP)

71 Roses are red
Sparrows are small
I got you a gift
It's dead in the hall

-- The Cat Poet Laureate

Posted by: Ciampino - I they do that at November 02, 2024 05:00 PM (i0xsb)

72 It is fall, and the weather is changing and one of the cats just hurked up a giant hairball.
Another one has moved to winter behaviour where she like being on my lap, after 6 months of wanting nothing from me but dinner.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 02, 2024 05:06 PM (D7oie)

73 58 No longer in hospital. Finally home. Cats were...indifferent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 02, 2024 04:44 PM (ynpvh

Welcome home jim!
Enjoy!

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 05:07 PM (jvJvP)

74 Is "Winnie" pictured above a whippet or Italian greyhound?

Posted by: Frasier Crane at November 02, 2024 05:07 PM (ck8Ep)

75 Convinced he has a Senegal alarm clock. And many cute ways to say "High!" sweetly till I rise to give the breakfast pistachios.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 05:12 PM (8mE42)

76 One thing that worked for us: I always fed her at 8pm. If she was outdoors, all I had to do was open the door and call, and then she was in for the night. Cats--at least any we have lived with--tell time very well. Meals. When I should get up. Etc.

Posted by: Wenda at November 02, 2024 04:47 PM (o1NTc)

Thank you so much.

I'm taking care of my mother but want to get all of them onto a schedule soon. When I've taken care of our friend's cats across the street, they would run across the street to greet me and ask where food was.

I think the record was all 4 adult cats. It was kind of creepy. Lol.

Posted by: Ciampino - we have a Cone of Shame collection at November 02, 2024 04:48 PM (i0xsb

In theory, I could have two cats here Friday with the cones of cuteness on them.

I liked the poem! I was doing yardwork this week and found a squirrel tail. No body, just the tail....

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 05:12 PM (jvJvP)

77 It is fall, and the weather is changing and one of the cats just hurked up a giant hairball.
Another one has moved to winter behaviour where she like being on my lap, after 6 months of wanting nothing from me but dinner.
Posted by: Kindltot at November 02, 2024

***
Wolf and Chekov were year-round hairball bestowers.

Maybe, once I move to a climate with four seasons, my current two will become lap cats. Stirling already occupies my lap several times a week, but Dagny never.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 05:12 PM (omVj0)

78 with the cones of cuteness

Neighbor caught me asking his dog "who's wearing the cone of shame?". Looked at me funny.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 05:18 PM (8mE42)

79 Cat chowed down on a rat the other day, leaving just the tail, hind legs and a pile of guts on the doormat.

He truly *gives a rat's ass!*

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2024 05:18 PM (njWTi)

80 58 No longer in hospital. Finally home. Cats were...indifferent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 02, 2024 04:44 PM

Glad to hear you made it back home!

Best way to get cats to show affection ... turn down the thermostat 3-4 degrees.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 02, 2024 05:23 PM (HlyYF)

81 Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 05:18 PM (8mE42)

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2024 05:18 PM (njWTi)

I want to thank all of you for the advice.....and therapy...as always.

I hope all of you have an amazing week.

Preferably with a Trump victory called around 11pm....

Posted by: Stateless at November 02, 2024 05:25 PM (jvJvP)

82 Not really a pet, but officers try to capture an escaped pig.
People were laughing. I thought it was funny as well:

https://www.faithpot.com/cop-chasing-pig-video/

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 02, 2024 05:26 PM (MQJVv)

83 Meme of a fat cat:
They say we are 80% water.

I'm not fat, I'm flooded.

Posted by: Ciampino - they do that at November 02, 2024 05:27 PM (i0xsb)

84 Since my first Lab I've been awake at 5:30 AM so precisely you could set a watch by it. Even now, since we no longer are graced by the presence of a Lab the habit persists. At some stage I'll be able to explain just why not if the pain lessens enough.

Posted by: IRONGRAMPA at November 02, 2024 05:28 PM (hKoQL)

85 When I saw those chewed up flip flops I knew even before they scrolled up to the culprit that it was a Golden. That scene played out many times at my house the first couple years of getting a Golden Retriever

Posted by: Molly k. at November 02, 2024 05:30 PM (j/yko)

86
Wife wants to name him "Cashew"
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Every time you call him someone will say "gesundheit."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 02, 2024 05:32 PM (63Dwl)

87 Wife wants to name him "Cashew"
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Every time you call him someone will say "gesundheit."
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 02, 2024 05:32 PM (63Dwl)

"Walnut" or "Pecan" gets around that issue.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 02, 2024 05:37 PM (VNX3d)

88 "Filbert"

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2024 05:43 PM (njWTi)

89 Cat just came in for his afternoon nap. Sounds like a great idea!

ZZZzzzzzzz....

Posted by: JQ at November 02, 2024 05:46 PM (njWTi)

90 Ironically enough, the do gooders succeeded in shutting down most if not all horse rendering plants. Yes it is true that an old horse, can end up as glue.

The wind up to doing that though, there is always a beginning and middle and end stage of things. Horses are expensive, anything that makes it more expensive means less and less people will take care of them.

Or adopt “free” horse in Nevada. Not worth the risk

Posted by: Common Tater at November 02, 2024 05:49 PM (WViuh)

91 Walnut" or "Pecan" gets around that issue.

Filbert.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 02, 2024 05:49 PM (8mE42)

92 Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 02, 2024 05:32 PM (63Dwl)

Thanks; I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 02, 2024 05:54 PM (MQJVv)

93 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 02, 2024 06:16 PM (omVj0)

94 Anyone want to do a Moron Meetup in Kokomo or Central Indiana?

Posted by: HugeLungs at November 02, 2024 06:39 PM (xHKWa)

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