Ace of Spades Pet Thread, Oct 11

From Hrothgar: "My Conor pup at work"

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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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mindful webworker: "You'd never guess this big fellow was part gray wolf, would you?

This is Yuki. He was rescued from being euthanized after her owner dropped him off at a shelter for getting too big. DNA results show that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian husky, and 3.9% German shepherd pic.twitter.com/RbSb5DrXEY
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) October 1, 2025

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mindful webworker:

Clever Bunny defeats obstacle course - maybe ought to go in a cafe

Nailed it.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/gXFTVJwR05
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) October 8, 2025

C/o IOTWreport

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mindful webworker:

Thank FenelonSpoke for linking to this great picture of a pup with a hitchhiker

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 11, 2025 03:37 PM (+qU29)

2 What's cooking?

Posted by: Barack Obama at October 11, 2025 03:39 PM (qjOcV)

3 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at October 11, 2025 03:41 PM (Y/ecs)

4 Hey guys,

Our cat blog has been updated.

https://tinyurl.com/4k65zjkx

I'll have to read the pet thread later when I am not so tired.

Have a wonderful afternoon!

Posted by: Joyenz at October 11, 2025 03:42 PM (2F0/Y)

5 I hope I have the details right now.

Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 03:44 PM (7vIsy)

6 I have had a setback with Mr Trouble. I ordered a washer and dryer. They delivered and installed on Wednesday. I was in the back yard and just came inside with Jake and Troubles. The delivery guys were at the front door and Troubles was trapped inside for the install. He hid out in the bedroom by the laundry area, which was a total mess as I moved the stuff into that area, that had cluttered the laundry room. I let Troubles outside, after they left.

Now, he doesn't want to come inside. He did come in to sleep two days after and I thought we were back to normal. But he won't comeiin now. It's still pretty warm out, so I will continue to clean things up and hope he changes his mind when it gets cold.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 11, 2025 03:47 PM (kUxzU)

7 Petzzzz

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 11, 2025 03:51 PM (tcsrY)

8 Our new kitten, Sejong, amused himself after I fell asleep last night by gnawing the cable for my earphones in half.

I keep spares, but it is an indication that he is going to be a handful. I think he may turn out to be a big cat, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2025 03:52 PM (rbvCR)

9 Kindltot at October 11, 2025 03:52 PM

Do you have another cat to distract him from destructiveness?

Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 03:57 PM (7vIsy)

10 Conor checking daily for the long-gone sausage roll cracks me up.

Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 03:58 PM (7vIsy)

11 Do you have another cat to distract him from destructiveness?
Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 03:57 PM (7vIsy)

Yes. Three of them. He is just three months old and and has too much energy. This is just a kitten thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 11, 2025 03:59 PM (rbvCR)

12 A cats purr speeds healing, lowers blood pressure and can stave off a panic attack.

Ask me how I know.

Lucy the Fink is my sweet sweet little fur friend.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 04:06 PM (WYOSD)

13 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

Kindltot writes, "Our new kitten, Sejong, amused himself after I fell asleep last night by gnawing the cable for my earphones in half."

Stirling as a kitten did that twice to the power/recharge cord for my MacBook Air. It didn't take much gnawing to damage the cord to unusable status; he didn't even break the insulation. But it would no longer charge the laptop. Do you know how much an Apple Store wants for a replacement? $100! After the second time, I bought some of that corrugated plastic cable protector stuff you can get at Autozone and enclosed the third cord so he can't get to it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 04:07 PM (omVj0)

14 The Siamese in the dog and puppy video is very good-looking -- the way Siamese used to look, before breeders began turning them into anorexic fashion models. You can still adopt the "traditional "applehead" Siamese, though, if you can't find a nice mix.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 04:15 PM (omVj0)

15 A cats purr speeds healing, lowers blood pressure and can stave off a panic attack.

Same with a Senegal parrots purr, brief as they are.
Beak grinding is a cozy sound signaling happy.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 11, 2025 04:16 PM (OqEkV)

16 4 Hey guys,

Our cat blog has been updated.
https://tinyurl.com/4k65zjkx
I'll have to read the pet thread later when I am not so tired.

Have a wonderful afternoon!
Posted by: Joyenz at October 11, 2025 03:42 PM (2F0/Y)

I'm curious, how does Oscar do being deaf with all the other cats?

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at October 11, 2025 04:17 PM (8hxDK)

17 Oh, and the Charlie Brown video . . . was that from one of the TV specials? If somebody used AI to animate some of the comic strips from 1950: As I recall, Charlie, his friends, and even Snoopy looked considerably different when the strip began, and this looks like the TV specials.

Still, heartwarming indeed. "You've got a used dog, Charlie Brown." "Well, Snoopy, you're *my* dog now."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 04:18 PM (omVj0)

18 Great looking group of moronimals. As usual, thanks for the Pet Thread, KT. Always a treat.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 04:24 PM (hoCmQ)

19 Good boys.

Posted by: Eromero at October 11, 2025 04:27 PM (LHPAg)

20 10 Conor checking daily for the long-gone sausage roll cracks me up.
Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 03:58 PM (7vIsy)

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Human evolution: "Recurring seasonal weather patterns suggest that if an ample share of seed is meticulously accumulated and stored over the winter, it can be deployed in the spring to yield a crop of edible grains in the summer."

Dog evolution: "Food found here once. Always check here for food."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2025 04:27 PM (Q1uY4)

21 As for my furry thugs, they are both three and a half years old now. Stirling is fourteen pounds, Dagny about nine or ten. We were not surprised at Stirling's heft; his big ears and paws as a kitten signaled that would be in his future. But Dagny was such a tiny thing, underweight and with a mild fever when I took her in to the vet initially. Linda says to this day she was afraid Dagny would not live any longer than her distant relative Tatiana, who made it to almost four years before her heart failed.

Looking at the names of the Siberians' ancestors, I see the occasional name, male or female, appearing on more than one pedigree. Tatiana was literally the late Chekov's aunt, for example. So referring to her as Dagny's "distant relative" is at least partly accurate.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 04:34 PM (omVj0)

22 As I recall, Charlie, his friends, and even Snoopy looked considerably different when the strip began, and this looks like the TV specials.

Posted by: Wolfus
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You're correct, Wolfus. I used to have about 30 paperbacks from the 60's and 70's that I loved. Funny and wonderful to watch how the characters evolved. Not sure what happened to them. *sigh*

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 04:34 PM (hoCmQ)

23 Dog evolution: "Food found here once. Always check here for food."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 11, 2025

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Also dog evolution: "These two-leggers don't look like us, but they make *great* pack leaders! We should sign up!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 04:46 PM (omVj0)

24 Go HOOSIERS!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 04:51 PM (mT+6a)

25 RIP Diane Keaton. Not sure if she had any pets.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 04:53 PM (hoCmQ)

26 She did. "Diane Keaton, who died on October 11, 2025, at the age of 79, was a devoted pet owner, most notably known for her beloved Golden Retriever, Reggie, who was featured in her final Instagram post shared on April 11, 2025, for National Pet Day."

Found this too: She adopted a Corgi mix named Red, who was found on a street in Austin, Texas and Sweetie, a Newfoundland that she adopted through Newfie Rescue.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 04:55 PM (hoCmQ)

27 Woof!!! Beautiful pet buddies as always. Thanks for sharing and thank you K.T. for the pet thread.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at October 11, 2025 04:57 PM (9634k)

28 OT: About half an hour ago, I thought I heard thunder. Turns out it was the tree in front of my bedroom window, collapsing. It fell -- luckily for me, not so much for the car parked at the curb -- away from my window and into the street. There are huge chunks of wood all over the street. And the car at the curb has had its rear window smashed.

Thank God I didn't park there today.

Is there someone I should call to clean this up? Some city service?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 05:07 PM (omVj0)

29 I'd call police dept Wolfus.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 05:10 PM (hoCmQ)

30 So many cutie pies in the thread.

Liz, One of our poodles went completely blind at 4 years old. It can be a problem with white standard poodles. People thought we would put him down. Nope! It took him maybe 2 days to adjust using his brother as a seeing eye dog. No bumping into things, no stumbling. He learned to use his memory, his nose and hearing. Eight years later he could still have found his way out of the Labyrinth of Knossos. Dogs are so amazing.

Posted by: JTB at October 11, 2025 05:17 PM (yTvNw)

31 Almost time for hockey night in Canada. The Rangers play Pittsburgh tonight. I love this time of year.

Posted by: Archer at October 11, 2025 05:17 PM (IDphi)

32 Had to put down horny black cat two hours ago...was 17, lost lots of weight. Had stopped eating and was listless. Older son was hardest hit (his cat--cat CHOSE him).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025 05:20 PM (ynpvh)

33 So hard, Jim. Sorry.

Posted by: KT at October 11, 2025 05:23 PM (7vIsy)

34 Condolences for your family's loss, Jim.

Posted by: ScaryMary at October 11, 2025 05:25 PM (ja+o0)

35 31 Almost time for hockey night in Canada. The Rangers play Pittsburgh tonight. I love this time of year.
Posted by: Archer

Not the same wothout Don Cherry.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 05:25 PM (QXQsI)

36 Sorry to hear, Jim. Condolences.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 05:25 PM (hoCmQ)

37 I love the coloration on English Setters. But even when they are excited they look a little bored. It's the eyes. Makes me laugh. I can imagine him quietly tolerating Bean the Tyrant. Please let us know how Charlie the Golden puppy does with the others.

Posted by: JTB at October 11, 2025 05:25 PM (yTvNw)

38 And sorry, Jim.

That’s rough.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 05:25 PM (QXQsI)

39 I'd call police dept Wolfus.
Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025

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I did. They bounced me to 311, which included Parks and Parkways, but (naturally, in this pesthole) no one answered. I've put a service request in on their website.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 05:32 PM (omVj0)

40 Had to put down horny black cat two hours ago...was 17, lost lots of weight. Had stopped eating and was listless. Older son was hardest hit (his cat--cat CHOSE him).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025

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My condolences, Jim. It's hard to lose a long-time friend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 05:33 PM (omVj0)

41
It's incredible how advanced final-days pet care has become. An acquaintance of mine was shook over her dying cat -- it was around 15 years old -- and the pet hospital had rooms for pet owners to stay in overnight so they won't have to leave the animal scared in a cage. When the veterinarian finally determined that this was it, there was no saving the cat and it had maybe hours to live, they had a place for the cat and my friend so she could hold it to the end.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 11, 2025 05:37 PM (oKXMA)

42 40 Had to put down horny black cat two hours ago...was 17, lost lots of weight. Had stopped eating and was listless. Older son was hardest hit (his cat--cat CHOSE him).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025

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My condolences, Jim. It's hard to lose a long-time friend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 05:33 PM (omVj0)

It's how life goes. Cat had a good run. Even his "not a girlfriend" and her mother were there at the vet for my elder child and the cat.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025 05:45 PM (ynpvh)

43 42 40 Had to put down horny black cat two hours ago...was 17, lost lots of weight. Had stopped eating and was listless. Older son was hardest hit (his cat--cat CHOSE him).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025

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My condolences, Jim. It's hard to lose a long-time friend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 05:33 PM (omVj0)

It's how life goes. Cat had a good run. Even his "not a girlfriend" and her mother were there at the vet for my elder child and the cat.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025 05:45 PM (ynpvh)

Let me rephrase that...not the cat's "not a girlfriend", but my son's.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025 05:46 PM (ynpvh)

44 Let me rephrase that...not the cat's "not a girlfriend", but my son's.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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LOL.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 05:48 PM (hoCmQ)

45 When Lucy has her time, I can’t take her to the vet. She hates leaving home. She pants and pees herself and freaks out. I can’t ever do that to her. Hell, going for a routine annual is awful. She just hates it.

Hopefully I won’t have to face that for another few years.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 05:49 PM (mT+6a)

46 Nurse, when we had to let go of our beloved dog years ago, I found a vet service who came to the house to administer the drugs. After it was over, they took Freda with them and had her cremated. They delivered her ashes to us a few weeks later. I was so grateful we didn't have to take Freda to a vet and that she was able to stay at home to the end...

Posted by: DanMa'am at October 11, 2025 05:56 PM (8uzBS)

47 Forgot to mention the new pup went to her first slumber party when I had surgery Friday. She went to stay at her brother's home who's owner is my best friend. It was non-stop mayhem. BF was tempted to kidnap the pup. They had lots of fun.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 05:56 PM (hoCmQ)

48 Go HOOSIERS!
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Agree, but Ducks just tied it.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 05:58 PM (hoCmQ)

49 I had a local mobile vet come in to see to Chekov at the very last. It was much less stressful for him and for us; he was able to pass away on my bed, with both of us petting and talking to him. The lady took him off to the cremation place, and we went to pick up his ashes a few days later. Much much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 06:03 PM (omVj0)

50 Noodus hobbyana, by the way. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 11, 2025 06:04 PM (omVj0)

51 Posted by: DanMa'am

And Wolfus

That’s what I will have to do.

Hopefully not for several years though. Ugh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 11, 2025 06:08 PM (mT+6a)

52 RIP Diane Keaton. Not sure if she had any pets.
Posted by: olddog in mo at October 11, 2025 04:53 PM (hoCmQ)

She had a Golden Retriever, Reggie.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 11, 2025 06:23 PM (5xuJ/)

53 I'm curious, how does Oscar do being deaf with all the other cats?
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at October 11, 2025 04:17 PM (8hxDK)

He does very well. Since he can't hear anything, he takes cues from the other cat reactions. We've had a couple of deaf cats over the last couple of years. Our poor cat Felix (RIP) became blind towards the end and we had no idea. Cats are great at adapting.

Posted by: Joyenz at October 11, 2025 06:48 PM (2F0/Y)

54 Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 11, 2025 05:46 PM (ynpvh)

So sorry for the loss of your son's kitty.

Posted by: Joyenz at October 11, 2025 06:49 PM (2F0/Y)

55 My sweet cat died suddenly almost two weeks ago.

I am crazy. I still keep looking on the windowsill to see if she wants to come in.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2025 07:08 PM (ZmEVT)

56 My experience was amazingly convenient. I found her still warm body on the back deck. I grabbed some nitrile gloves and put her in the trash. It was trash day. The city picked it up in less than a half-hour.

14 years old. No wounds. Just a heart attack I figure.

Just loved her.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 11, 2025 07:12 PM (ZmEVT)

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