Ace of Spades Pet Thread, August 16

Courtesy Misanthropic Humanitarian

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Wanna help your dog dress for success at that big party?

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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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Are Maine Coon Cats really that big?

There is some interesting information in this video. Apparently, Maine Coon Cats are not exactly like other cats.

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Maine Coon Cats are not as big as a gorilla.

Logically which animal could take on a full grown male Gorilla? pic.twitter.com/zApL6kCMTA
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 15, 2025

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Maine Coon Cats are not as big as a full-grown lion.

Logically which animal could take on a full grown male lion? pic.twitter.com/2lTM8mUUS4
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 11, 2025

Personal story:

I once took photos of a lion (perhaps a juvenile - its mane was not as dark or majestic as the one on the lion above - in a hotel room, with his trainer. The lion's mane had a waxy feel. He had come up the fire escape of the hotel for photos.

The next night, he bit one of my friends in a college show. He had been okay in rehearsal, but reacted badly to the wig she wore for the final production.

He left her with part of her scalp peeled back, but it was repaired. She still has lion tooth marks on her forehead. Lions are wild animals.

Meet The PetMorons

This is Ollie. He's a three year old dachshund and the photo accurately reflects his attitude towards life.
Have a super week!
DJ Jazzy Mel

I love Ollie! Your description is delightful.

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This is Kroger. We had to buy a new dog bed from Chewy. As you can see it was a big hit. He pretty much planted himself there for the rest of the evening with his bear.
NR Pax

Kroger is loved! And he loves his bear!

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Good Day K.T. and Fellow Pet Morons,
We had a big event at the house a few days ago, Chicks A & B took their first flight. This is a major milestone and has triggered changes in their living arrangements and feeding.
They have been moved into a proper bird cage now so they can learn how to balance and perch. We've also begun the weaning process to slowly get them off of the formula and on to a normal diet. We are using RowdyBush Crumble as a starter food and they are eating it, but we will continue to offer them formula twice a day. I expect in a few days to a week they will start refusing the formula all together.
Chicks C & D are both doing well and starting to flap their wings, but they don't have all their flight feathers yet, so their first flight is at least a week or more away.
Today pictures are of A & B. I don't know if you can see, but their plumage is just so pristine at this point. One image has A getting ready to launch himself for a fly about, and there is one of them looking at us. The last picture is from a previous post of these same 2 babies about 8 weeks ago. Nature never ceases to amaze me.
Regards,
David

What a difference in 8 weeks!

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

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Hello,
I just saw a most unusual sight.
I found a deer resting in the shade in my backyard.
I live in a semi-rural community and my house is only a few blocks from several patches of woods that are home to deer. It's not too unusual to see them roaming my neighborhood at night.
I've lived here for 13 years and this is the first time I've seen a deer chilling out in my backyard on a hot summer day. Pretty cool.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
Best regards,
"Perfessor" Squirrel

Fun! Deer in the perfect spot for photos!

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

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

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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, August 9

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 Parrotzez!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 16, 2025 03:33 PM (AwPFb)

2 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2025 03:33 PM (+qU29)

3 I keep waiting for that deer to show up again, but she hasn't yet...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 03:36 PM (IBQGV)

4 How do parrots eat in the wild? I guess they do the standard baby bird thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 16, 2025 03:36 PM (bss/y)

5 I rarely see deer in my yard, but see tell tale signs they come through often.

Posted by: Skip at August 16, 2025 03:36 PM (+qU29)

6 I have two Maine Coon cats, they've been on the Pet Thread--Sangria and Rooney. Sangria is a 3 year old female, black and gray. She weighs around 19 pounds. Rooney is an orange male, he's two and over 20 pounds. That video is pretty much right! I actually haven't measured them from nose to tip but I'm pretty sure they're both over 3 feet, with Rooney being bigger. We're having arguments with them over grooming, though. They love their stomachs rubbed but disappear if i come near their underside with any grooming tool.

Posted by: Lirio100 at August 16, 2025 03:42 PM (ky7/T)

7 Here at the NaCly Deer Bed and Breakfast, besides the deer we have a flock of turkeys. Two very alert hens, and the 12 survivors of hatching this year.

Fawns and young dear now, full antlered males later in the year. Max at one time was a group of four passing through. With big racks.

No, this is not about my golddiggers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2025 03:42 PM (u82oZ)

8 Once in a while, deer will get spooked by reflections in glass and come crashing through sliding doors or other entryway into your home. Naturally, they aren’t able to simply exit the way they entered, becoming highly agitated in the process, and can be quite dangerous, tearing up everything in their panic.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2025 03:42 PM (eFKVH)

9 Hey all,

I'm currently home treating my cat after a big health scare.

I took him to the ER on Sunday and it turned out he had a chest infection. They admitted him to do chest tubes and give antibiotics.

He came home Thursday night and I'm supposed to be giving him antibiotics 2x a day because he has lingering pneumonia and we are still waiting on the blood culture results.

He has been an absolute nightmare to give medication to. He won't eat food if I mix it in. I've tried various methods of pilling him but I am just facing the fact that I will have to get scratched up twice a day.

The good news is he is starting to act like his normal self again and his appetite is back.

I just really wish I didn't have to keep giving him these pills.

Posted by: Iasonas at August 16, 2025 03:43 PM (gUzGB)

10 Afternoon, Pet Folken!

My update on my furry thugs is that both Stirling the huge black (though he's no Maine Coon) and little Dagny the gray torbie Siberian slept on the bed with me this afternoon. And Dagny, ever since last Sunday, has slept with me each night and each afternoon for my nap. This is peculiar, as she's always been a little aloof or more than aloof. Doe she sense something I should know about?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 03:44 PM (omVj0)

11 Woof!!! Great pet pictures. Thanks for sharing. David, the caring you gave those chicks is nothing short of amazing. Kroger and Ollie look like real hoots. Love the pet thread, appreciate it K.T.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 16, 2025 03:44 PM (9SILV)

12 NR Pax--

Funny story about a bed that looks like Kroger's bed. I bought on sale it for our dog, Luna, but she only occasionally used it. After we donated her old beds to a rescue we put the unused bed in the car that we use most for her outings.

It is now her Favorite Place in the Entire World!! She jumps into the car and then immediately settles into that bed. It's a total 180 on how she felt about that bed when it was in the house.

Dogs aren't as weird as cats...but they're still weird.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2025 03:46 PM (FEVMW)

13 We have a deer and fawn in our yard, too!

Posted by: Eromero at August 16, 2025 03:46 PM (LHPAg)

14 Might not help but I had a nightmare cat like that, fortunately on the small side. I wrapped him in a towel up to his neck and held him between my knees. I could get the pill in his mouth that way, and stroke his throat to get it down. It was exciting when I unwrapped him but it did at least get the pill down.

Posted by: Lirio100 at August 16, 2025 03:47 PM (ky7/T)

15 My late red tabby-with-white, Arizona, was not as huge as today's Maine Coons, and he did not have the tip-of-the-ear tufts that look like little paintbrushes. And he was nowhere near as laid back as they are. But I have a book, That Yankee Cat, about the breed, published in the mid-'80s, with pictures. MCs then did not have quite the wild look they do now, and the ear tips were rarer. AZ did look more like those Coons.

He was found by the SPCA on a Thursday, and I adopted him on the following Saturday. The chances of a purebred Maine Coon kitten somehow getting lost from the home of somebody who could afford a purebred cat back then, and his owner not looking for him in the intervening two days, are vanishingly small. He was probably not a Coon or a Coon mix. Didn't matter; he was my buddy. End of story.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 03:48 PM (omVj0)

16 With big racks.

Horde favorites.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 16, 2025 03:48 PM (Gwb1P)

17 Cute cat video (goes to X)

https://tinyurl.com/mr4xsu43

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 16, 2025 03:50 PM (kUxzU)

18 Our neighbors cat, King Tut, could probably give the filthy ape a good run. The cat is as big as a medium sized dog and is svelte and muscular. He would smack it around a little bit and jump up on a building or something to get away.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at August 16, 2025 03:50 PM (/U5Yz)

19 It's noteworthy when there AREN'T deer in our yard. Our dog mostly just looks at them and seems to say "meh." Except when she's really bored and then she'll charge after them if we walk out in the yard when they are present as if to say: "See, I'm on the job!! I'm clearing the invaders."

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 16, 2025 03:53 PM (FEVMW)

20 It was hot yesterday. Mr Trouble figured out the advantages of heat during the winter, but it took him this year to learn about AC. He had a siesta on the couch, fell asleep sitting leaned back against a pillow.

Also, it seems like I am now feeding a mama possum. Looks like she is carrying babies. She kept getting spooked and would run under the house.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 16, 2025 03:54 PM (kUxzU)

21 He has been an absolute nightmare to give medication to. He won't eat food if I mix it in. I've tried various methods of pilling him but I am just facing the fact that I will have to get scratched up twice a day.

The good news is he is starting to act like his normal self again and his appetite is back.

I just really wish I didn't have to keep giving him these pills.
Posted by: Iasonas at August 16, 2025 03:43 PM (gUzGB)
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One method I've tried that seems to work is to grind up the pill into a fine powder. Mix it with about 1CC of water and then you can suck it up with a syringe (your vet can give you one) and administer the pill like it was a liquid medication, squirting it down the back of the cat's throat. I've done it for my cat Kaylee many times.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 03:54 PM (IBQGV)

22 Notsothoreau

Pretty cool.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 16, 2025 03:55 PM (u82oZ)

23 Posted by: Iasonas at August 16, 2025 03:43 PM (gUzGB)

I assume there is no liquid form of antibiotic . I try to get all medication in the form of liquid because it's the only way I can give meds to my cats. I have a syringe and shoot it into their mouth.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2025 03:55 PM (lVL2Z)

24 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 03:54 PM (IBQGV)

Hah. There you go.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2025 03:56 PM (lVL2Z)

25 Meow...

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at August 16, 2025 03:58 PM (sAmhv)

26 Not exactly "pets" but I finally caught & released my first fish of the year this morning. I've been badly overwhelmed with work and a general malaise, but I got up before dawn, threw a backpack on, rode out to a series of little ponds near me, and encountered some catfish, blue gill, and one largemouth bass. Alas - no crappie. But it was refreshing! I just need to get a dog fishing buddy!

Posted by: Frasier Crane at August 16, 2025 03:59 PM (xeDMw)

27 My brother kitteh is 21lbs. He could afford to lose a few pounds though. He is a big bone guy though but not a Coon. His sister is 10lbs.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2025 04:00 PM (lVL2Z)

28 We have no power after the storm so I'm napping on the couch with both kittehs laying on top of me. Now I'm sure the boy needs to lose a few pounds.

Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2025 04:03 PM (lVL2Z)

29 I assume there is no liquid form of antibiotic . I try to get all medication in the form of liquid because it's the only way I can give meds to my cats. I have a syringe and shoot it into their mouth.
Posted by: polynikes at August 16, 2025

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During his last illness, I gave Chekov D. Siberian his gabapentin by mouth just that way. He didn't struggle, possibly because he was too sick to object.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 04:05 PM (omVj0)

30 Doorbell video of a fish falling from sky, hitting car. Fortean? No. Dropped by bird of prey.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 16, 2025 04:08 PM (yvwEU)

31 Allie is currently perched in my lap, enjoying my company.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 04:09 PM (IBQGV)

32 i'm in my bedroom, which is also my study. Both felines have decamped to the other room. Dinner is about an hour off, and they know this.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 04:13 PM (omVj0)

33 Just used a licking mat with some spray cheese to distract while trimming reef's nails.

Wow. That does work pretty well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 16, 2025 04:15 PM (bss/y)

34 Yes, dogs will celebrate with you, while cats will look at you in the same way whether you have good news or bad. The flip side of that is that they think the same of you (and I choose to believe there's affection in there) whether you have lost your job or gotten a new one, have lost a lover or have met a new one, whether you're going to be evicted from your apartment or you've bought a house.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 04:16 PM (omVj0)

35 Saw goldenrod blooming today. Annus volat!

Bless the animals and all the people who love and care for them.

Posted by: gp at August 16, 2025 04:19 PM (iBAge)

36 MegaRoy, is a Maine Coon. He's on the smaller side and could be a cross between Maine Coon and a Norwegian Forrest kitty. 16 pounds, and he's kinda got a dad bod chunky boy gut. He could lose maybe 1 pound or two. Loooonnnngggg tail like the kitty in the video. He is doggish, follows Smash around and wants to be part of everything she does. Not a cuddler though unless he's cold.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at August 16, 2025 04:19 PM (QcUc+)

37 Jasmine has assumed the "snooze position" on the cat tree near my office window.

It's in direct sunlight, so she's warm and cozy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 04:20 PM (IBQGV)

38 Greetings, everyone. As I am typing this out, Kroger is subtly hinting that it is dinner time and perhaps I should start doing meal prep. I have reminded him that he has another ten minutes to go.

And right now, we are babysitting three other Greyhounds in addition to our two while my wife is away for the weekend. It is going to be fun trying to juggle multiple bowls and dietary needs.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 16, 2025 04:21 PM (7xrfc)

39 Chickens are pets, right?

Wondering if Mac & Cheese with Chicken is any good. Don’t see why not. Have elbow macaroni and some good Tillamook cheddar. Elevation makes Rice a no-go right now

Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2025 04:23 PM (eFKVH)

40 39 Chickens are pets, right?

Wondering if Mac & Cheese with Chicken is any good. Don’t see why not. Have elbow macaroni and some good Tillamook cheddar. Elevation makes Rice a no-go right now
Posted by: Common Tater at August 16, 2025 04:23 PM (eFKVH)

Huh. I dunno. Chicken usually goes better with like a cream or a non strong cheese (like alfredo.)

It might be all right.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 16, 2025 04:24 PM (bss/y)

41 Hey, is that THE Perfessor Squirrel from the Sunday Book Thread? How are things? Hopefully we’ll invite you back to stomp around with us on Sunday mornings!

Posted by: Buzzy Krumhunger at August 16, 2025 04:25 PM (DTBr0)

42 Hey, is that THE Perfessor Squirrel from the Sunday Book Thread? How are things? Hopefully we’ll invite you back to stomp around with us on Sunday mornings!
Posted by: Buzzy Krumhunger at August 16, 2025 04:25 PM (DTBr0)
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The one and only. I'll be able to comment tomorrow, for a little while at least.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 16, 2025 04:26 PM (IBQGV)

43 Annus volat!

Butt secks?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at August 16, 2025 04:28 PM (gHA1U)

44 I really need to remember to send in pics of my deranged hounds, and silly cats. And the cows, who are essentially big, lumbering pets. The rest of the Rancho Brewingfrog menagerie are critters of the "wild" variety, with about a dozen deer at the feeder each evening (the mama deer are just now letting their fawns tag along), three separate herds/flocks of turkeys (including turklets- Little Baby Turkeys), 4 Whistling Ducks, two Cara Cara Eagles, Mr. Kitty (male Bobcat), at least two sounders of feral hogs (slowly being picked off), plenty of coyotes, a wolf or two, and the occasional Cougar.

It is a busy place...

Posted by: Brewingfrog at August 16, 2025 04:37 PM (O6ILs)

45 Just got in from lake. Shih Tzu pup declined 'toon ride due to temps hovering around 100. She did go with me to gas this morning when it was 75. Think she's starting to get some sea legs, just not when it's plus 90.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 16, 2025 04:55 PM (ld8WN)

46 Always awesome seeing pics from the Horde. Never realized how fast birds mature.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at August 16, 2025 05:04 PM (KaHlS)

47 Side note for the curious: Feeding five dogs on your own is a bit of a challenge. Especially when everyone has different needs.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 16, 2025 05:13 PM (7xrfc)

48 Small dog found at auto repair shop sparks reunion. " Sunny Skyz" site story;

https://tinyurl.com/2zwx44yf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2025 05:15 PM (2GCMq)

49 Thanks for all the pictures, everyone!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2025 05:16 PM (2GCMq)

50 Posted by: NR Pax at August 16, 2025 05:13 PM (7xrfc

It sounds very challenging . Thanks for your care and concern for all the dogs!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 16, 2025 05:17 PM (2GCMq)

51 Baconeater eats Baconator.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2025 05:23 PM (63Dwl)

52 Almost time for me to slop the feline hogs. Stirling is pacing around in a very un-hoglike fashion, more like that lion from the video above. Dagny has taken up her station at the edge of the kitchen, lest any chow slip by her.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 05:23 PM (omVj0)

53 It sounds very challenging . Thanks for your care and concern for all the dogs!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Thanks. I admit that there are some disadvantages to my wife's business being in such high demand.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 16, 2025 05:24 PM (7xrfc)

54 Lions and tigers are bigger and more powerful, but wolves don’t perform in the circus

Posted by: Elric the Bladiest Blade at August 16, 2025 05:24 PM (4UQIK)

55 One of the most dangerous and fearsome predators in Africa is a … dog. The packs of wild dogs are organized hunters, fast and strong, and unlike most of the big cats, they have great endurance. They can take down much larger prey. Not even the lions fuck with them.

Posted by: Elric the Bladiest Blade at August 16, 2025 05:26 PM (4UQIK)

56 Back when 'ol Joe was here, when Mrs D said "Get off your ass and go do something!" then he and I would take a long walk.
Well, Joe's been gone 6 months now. And apparently now, when Mrs D yells out "Get off your as and go do something!" pouring up a scotch and pulling out a cigar is not what she meant.
Damn I miss Joe.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 16, 2025 05:28 PM (2WIwB)

57 Hurricane Erin Category 5 ! Rheeee! Fossil fuels! Climate Change! AI data centers are going burn up the planet! What year is your money on?

Posted by: Unkaren at August 16, 2025 05:33 PM (mnepX)

58 They actually look like pretty beautiful birds now. Sorry, but the pics of "the earl days" ... they were kinda icky. The difference is amazing, and shows your dedication.

Posted by: Idlan at August 16, 2025 05:52 PM (XVz1D)

59 You should have seen the Duke of Earl days!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 16, 2025 05:53 PM (63Dwl)

60 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 16, 2025 06:15 PM (omVj0)

61 My dog barks at jets, but only if they’re leaving a contrail. He started that about a year and a half ago. When we leave the house to go for a walk, he scans the skies for enemy aircraft. People can’t believe it when I assure them he isn’t barking at them or their dog, but I just point to the sky. I’m not bragging, but I will point out that he has successfully chased off every jet that he’s encountered. Not one has ever turned back or altered course.

Posted by: windbag at August 16, 2025 06:27 PM (ax190)

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