Ace of Spades Pet Thread, December 13

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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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What should you do if you see a fox in your yard?

Southern Living

Foxes are beautiful animals that you may be surprised to see in your garden. But like many wildlife species, they’ve learned to live near us. "Foxes are more commonly observed now," Robert Pierce, PhD, associate professor and state extension fisheries and wildlife specialist at the University of Missouri. "You’ll see them in urban and suburban areas because they’ve adapted to the conditions."
Most of the time, foxes are naturally shy and hide from us. "Generally, we don’t have negative interactions with them," says Sheldon Owen, PhD, wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University. "They prefer to stay out of sight and are primarily nocturnal, although you will also see them during the day, especially if they’re hunting for their pups."
The greatest risk to people and pets with foxes is that they can carry canine distemper, fleas, ticks, and the mites that can cause mange, says Owen. Like all mammals, foxes also can carry rabies, but it’s a small number, as compared to other wildlife species such as bats, raccoons and skunks.
Typically, foxes are not a serious issue for homeowners. "Most often we get calls from people saying they have a fox family in their back yard," says Pierce. "We advise to give them their space and observe and enjoy the experience."

More at the link. And this is interesting:

Foxes may use Earth’s magnetic field to hunt, judging both direction and distance.
When prey is hidden under snow, they tend to leap northeast and dive in a corkscrew motion.

This natural “augmented reality” helps them find unseen prey with precision
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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) December 6, 2025

Last week, we learned that By-Tor had raccoons at his house again. They may be more of a problem sometimes.

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— Why you should have a Raccoon (@ShouldHaveRacc) December 13, 2025

Or maybe not . . . . .

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Meet The PetMorons

Conor Pup was diagnosed with lymphoma and started chemotherapy treatment at a canine oncologist in the mid-fall. It was not an easy path for either of us, but we endeavored to persevere but as you can see, he graduated at the top of his class.
Hrothgar

Hate to hear about Conor's big challenge. You both deserve to feel a sense of gratitude and pride.

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Walking the girls around the thousands of Christmas lights downtown. They were good even though they are not very social (farm dogs). A friend made the noses for some muzzles we had. One gentleman asked how we kept the noses on until he got a closer look. Merry Christmas.
S.Lynn, Idaho

What a wonderful story! Merry Christmas, girls!

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Howdy K.T.,
Wifey and I were privileged to attend the TX MoMe a couple months ago and she took the attached photo of the playful cute dog running around the property (presumably the pet of our hosts Rancher Bob and Cow Horse Queen); I think I asked around what its name was but none of the other attendees I inquired with knew.
I think I'll just call him (or her?) "Ace" next time ... ;-)
Cheers (and thanks for hosting the Pet Thread each weekend)!
-- ShainS and "Wifey of ShainS
Prescott, AZ, USA

Howdy! Thanks for sending in a photo of such a great PetMoron!

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Next Week, Christmas-themed Pets, especially!

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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 Spaces Pet Thread, December 6

I closed the comments on that 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 03:43 PM

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1 Pets!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at December 13, 2025 03:46 PM (LjSYW)

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What should you do if you see a fox in your yard?

I have 11 choices.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 13, 2025 03:46 PM (tgvbd)

3 That dog at the TXMOME got a special treat from me, though not on purpose.

I had set a plate with a hamburger on it on the side tray of my lawn chair. Unfortunately, the plate wasn't very stable and fell off when I wasn't looking. Or it was helped. Not sure.

In any case, the dog was kind enough to clean up my mess.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 13, 2025 03:53 PM (ESVrU)

4 Woof.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 13, 2025 03:54 PM (Kt19C)

5 I heard Cow Horse Queen call one of the dogs "Zip." I forget which one, though.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 13, 2025 03:55 PM (yNJrI)

6 I'd love to see a fox in my yard. If I had one. We've had opossums here, and I know I've glimpsed a coyote or two in the predawn hours when I work out.

I did see foxes often in the Denver area, including ones dashing around the animal enclosures at he zoo. The staffers told me they no longer even tried to keep the foxes out; they slipped under the fences or slid between the rails. One morning in Red Rocks Park, I saw one coppery, bushy-tailed fellow on the opposite side of the road where I'd parked. He seemed totally unfazed by the presence of me or my car. I sat and watched him look around until he trotted away from the trail, intent on his own foxy pursuits.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 03:57 PM (wzUl9)

7 You met Sakura last week, the stray calico weegie. Lately, she has become more affectionate and more willing to spend time indoors with me. Still freaks out at the presence of other people. She has also been joined by a smol black cat I am calling "Babymonster." Who despite being hungry and frightened is also a lot more willing to get close and even be petted than most stray khets. Sakura has become territorial about our backyard, but she lets Babymonster in.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025 03:58 PM (f0sNM)

8 Both of my furry thugs, Stirling the big black medium-hair and little gray Dagny the fluffy fireplug of a Siberian, were sleeping with me when I woke from my nap. The day is warm but not hot; I have the door open, and they are now intently watching things of interest to them through the screen door.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 03:59 PM (wzUl9)

9 Woof!! Wonderful pets pals as always. Hrothgar, you are an exceptional person for doing what you did for Conor the scholar pup. Good on ya. Thanks for the pet thread K.T.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 13, 2025 04:00 PM (9W1vH)

10 Hey guy,

Happy Caturday!

I have updated the cat blog #348

https://tinyurl.com/53vh725hsw

Posted by: Joyenz at December 13, 2025 04:02 PM (2F0/Y)

11 Sakura has become territorial about our backyard, but she lets Babymonster in.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025

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If Babymonster is a boy and Sakura is not spayed, you may have a joyful event coming. Precocious Stirling was only five months old, and Dagny the same, when he was already trying to get next to her and warm himself by her fire. We had to separate them until I could get first one and then the other docked.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:02 PM (wzUl9)

12 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 13, 2025 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Pretty sure I had a family of red foxes denned up under an old truck body in the bottom corner of my lot a few years ago. Have not seen any lately. No animal tracks at all in last night's snowfall, which I just came in from clearing with the snowblower. Must be too cold. Usually plenty of bunny tracks, and deer sometimes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 13, 2025 04:04 PM (npFr7)

14 9 Woof!! Wonderful pets pals as always. Hrothgar, you are an exceptional person for doing what you did for Conor the scholar pup. Good on ya. Thanks for the pet thread K.T.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at December 13, 2025 04:00 PM (9W1vH)

Here here! Conor is an extraordinary boy, to be sure, and deserves all the love, attention and care Sir Hrothgar lavishes on him!! Frankly, both are extraordinary souls!!!

Posted by: moki at December 13, 2025 04:07 PM (wLjpr)

15 Rancher Bob and Cow Horse Queen's handsome fellow is a heterochrome (if I'm using the term right) -- one eye blue and the other brown?

When Miss Linda gets a look at the Christmas outfits on S. Lynn's girls, she's gonna want to devise something like it for my cats. She keeps saying, "They don't mind costumes." To which I reply, "How do you know?" She insists on putting a Santa suit on them every year and taking pictures. At that it's better than the princess cone-cap and cape she used to dress the late Marie-Antoinette in. True, Marie did not seem to mind; it meant more attention from her human servants, and that she loved.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

16 Smash rescued a neighbor's cat from being dinner for a fox several years ago.

See them frequently enough around here to not be surprised when one passes through.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at December 13, 2025 04:10 PM (QVmho)

17 My big tom caught a mouse and "played it to death" night before last, just before I let him in for the night. He got a treat for being a mighty hunter, but I let the mouse on the porch.
The next morning I threw it over the fence for the neighbor's chickens, and a while later I saw the youngest kitten batting it around and mock-hunting it. When she saw me watching she picked it up and trotted over to show me.
She got a treat too, and the sadly mangled mouse went in the compost heap, hopefully for good.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 13, 2025 04:11 PM (rbvCR)

18 Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025 03:58 PM (f0sNM)

So glad to hear you are earning their trust.

Hrothgar

So sorry your pup had to even go through that. I am glad he is doing well. We have lost several cats to lymphoma. Horrible disease.

Posted by: Joyenz at December 13, 2025 04:12 PM (2F0/Y)

19 We had a fox napping in our yard all afternoon last Sunday

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at December 13, 2025 04:15 PM (DoBxX)

20 There was an item on a thread last week about the suggestion that raccoons are becoming more domesticated. I find this hard to believe. They are smart creatures, but still wild animals. It may take a long while before they are domesticated, if ever.

Maybe they are becoming "domestic-lite," as in perfectly happy to live in proximity to humans for the food and even the entertainment value. The way cats began to take up with us.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:16 PM (wzUl9)

21 Oboy. Didn't nap through the pet thread today.

We're fortunate that neither the cat, nor the dog, nor the four "cousin" dogs visiting yesterday, care about the tree inside the house.

Daisy, our dear, sweet and sensitive Malinois, did not care for this brief, creative version of Jingle Bells. Made her whine and cry, so I stopped it before the end.

https://youtu.be/fG90ZlnloAE

Posted by: mindful webworker - squeaky squeaky at December 13, 2025 04:20 PM (lbDMw)

22 So about foxes,....

A couple years ago, had a HUGE mole/vole problem. Backyard looked like varicose veins. Noticed that a pair of foxes (assuming M/F pair) started showing up in the backyard in the EARLY morning (I generally wake up around 4:30 and grab some coffee). Within 4-6 months NO MORE MOLES/VOLES!!!!

Ya think the two might be somehow linked?????

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at December 13, 2025 04:21 PM (e/Osv)

23 There was an item on a thread last week about the suggestion that raccoons are becoming more domesticated. I find this hard to believe. They are smart creatures, but still wild animals. It may take a long while before they are domesticated, if ever.

Maybe they are becoming "domestic-lite," as in perfectly happy to live in proximity to humans for the food and even the entertainment value. The way cats began to take up with us.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:16 PM (wzUl9)
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I think an animal has to have a distinct useful purpose to humans before it can truly be called "domesticated." Racoons don't serve any purpose other than to be a nuisance. Acclimated to human activity, but not in danger of being domesticated any time soon.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 13, 2025 04:22 PM (ESVrU)

24 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at December 13, 2025 04:23 PM (sAmhv)

25 The ranch doggo’s name is Jane.

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 13, 2025 04:23 PM (mT+6a)

26 I think an animal has to have a distinct useful purpose to humans before it can truly be called "domesticated." Racoons don't serve any purpose other than to be a nuisance. Acclimated to human activity, but not in danger of being domesticated any time soon.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 13, 2025 04:22 PM (ESVrU)

I think "acclimated" to humans is the key here. I live in the suburbs next to a reservoir, so we get ALL sorts of critters in the neighborhood. This time of year, it's 6-10 deer in the yard eating acorns and crabapples.

I go outside to warm the truck, and they may glance at me, but they don't run. I swear I have been within 15 feet of a couple. Hmm, is this where I start considering "alternate" hunting methods???

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at December 13, 2025 04:28 PM (e/Osv)

27 I've seen several foxes in my little part of Babylon DC, even as developed as it is here, for years. Fairly common siting.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at December 13, 2025 04:31 PM (sAmhv)

28 …This time of year, it's 6-10 deer in the yard eating acorns and crabapples.…
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter

We hardly ever saw deer all summer and early fall. Funny thing, as soon as hunting season starts, we get many of them here in the living area.

They drive Daisy dog crazy, mad barking and running from window to window. But so do the feral cats down the driveway. Also, squirrels, blowing leaves, and hallucinations, as far as we can tell.

Posted by: mindful webworker - almost as if they knew at December 13, 2025 04:34 PM (lbDMw)

29 There was an item on a thread last week about the suggestion that raccoons are becoming more domesticated. I find this hard to believe.

Its pretty easy. We're not trapping or shooting 'coons, or deer, or turkey anymore.

Let the grocery store shut down a couple weeks. Then you'll hear some bangs. And then all those cute critters won't come 'round anymore. They won't be extinct ... as a species.

And you'll see some skinny, miserable people. And some people that don't look at the end of starvation. The End.

Posted by: Howdy at December 13, 2025 04:34 PM (ivXYS)

30 You don't want to have foxes nearby during mating season. If you've read or heard that a vixen sounds like woman screaming, it's very true. First time I heard it I wasn't sure if I needed to call 911 because someone was in trouble.

Posted by: Vendette at December 13, 2025 04:34 PM (pJK38)

31 It's snowing a lot, here at Little Oaxaca on the Miami. Smoke the Cat wanted to go out earlier. He took a couple of steps outside into the falling snow & cold...and turned around his own length and went back in!

Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025 04:36 PM (XjTSo)

32 A friend of mine loves black cats and recently lost one. Who knows? Maybe Babymonster will end up being one of the lucky ones who finds a home.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025 04:37 PM (f0sNM)

33 There was an item on a thread last week about the suggestion that raccoons are becoming more domesticated. I find this hard to believe.
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This was actually a topic of discussion at a work meeting. Item 5: Raccoons: Are they self-domesticating. I'm not making this up.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025 04:38 PM (f0sNM)

34 A friend of mine loves black cats and recently lost one. Who knows? Maybe Babymonster will end up being one of the lucky ones who finds a home.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 13, 2025

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In my limited experience (three so far), black cats are the most easygoing and adaptable, and possibly the smartest, of all the coat colors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:40 PM (wzUl9)

35
Award of Merit, but not Best of Breed, for The Big Dummy at today's AKC National Championship show. Her Majesty said he was a hot and tired boy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 13, 2025 04:40 PM (tgvbd)

36 2
What should you do if you see a fox in your yard?

I have 11 choices.
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The fox doesn't need my approval, he needs the approval of Smoke the yard panther.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025 04:42 PM (XjTSo)

37 It's snowing a lot, here at Little Oaxaca on the Miami. Smoke the Cat wanted to go out earlier. He took a couple of steps outside into the falling snow & cold...and turned around his own length and went back in!
Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025

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Last January we had a historic (for here) snowfall. Linda got the idea to see how little Dagny the Siberian would react to conditions in her "homeland." She toted Dagny out -- and the little cat, normally silent, let out a yowl you could have heard across the street. We brought her in quick.

Last month she tried exposing Dagny to warmer and calmer conditions. Dagny did not complain at all. So it was the cold or the snow hitting her fur that bothered her before, not the vista of the scary wide open outdoors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:43 PM (wzUl9)

38 Someone new moved into the neighborhood and has a gorgeous Siamese long haired blue eyed beauty. She is very friendly and has an air tag on her collar.

This is not a safe place for kitties. Too many cars and coyotes, owls, eagles and yes, fox. And she doesn’t seem particularly street smart. Ugh. Makes me horribly anxious and worried for the pretty pretty girl.

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 13, 2025 04:43 PM (mT+6a)

39 100 Calculus 2 Problems: The Ultimate Final Exam Review Marathon

Posted by: Maths at December 13, 2025 04:44 PM (taD4S)

40 It's snowing a lot, here at Little Oaxaca on the Miami. Smoke the Cat wanted to go out earlier. He took a couple of steps outside into the falling snow & cold...and turned around his own length and went back in!
Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025

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At Christmas time in '89, we had another historic (for here) snowfall. When I got home, I decided to let Arizona the red-and-white tabby part-Coon out into the little fenced patio, to see how he'd react to "Maine" conditions. He padded around on the snow, sniffing at everything and holding his muzzle up to feel the snow on his nose. I got cold before he did and ushered him back inside.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

41 7 You met Sakura last week, the stray calico weegie. Lately, she has become more affectionate and more willing to spend time indoors with me. Still freaks out at the presence of other people.
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Smoke the cat sort of joined me over the period of a couple of weeks. He was part of the beggars I feed for a while, but was a little different. He was less of a fraidy-cat & more confidant. Sometime in September he realized all the food came from inside our house, so he let himself in. He stayed longer each time, and by October he was staying for good. I'm sure he was previously owned, but put outside or abandoned right after he had atrained his full growth.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025 04:47 PM (XjTSo)

42 If anyone wants a possum as a pet or neighbor, they can come get the one that shows up here sometimes. He's attracted by the food I put out for the beggars, so i have had to switch feeding times. I have food for cats, not for possums.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025 04:50 PM (XjTSo)

43 Hrothgar, Sorry to hear about Conor's cancer. Hope he is fully recovered. You are special.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at December 13, 2025 04:53 PM (yTvNw)

44 We have red foxes in our neighborhood although I haven't seen one in our yard since spring. Sometimes we hear them at night. It's a very odd sound, kind of a cross between a sheep's baa and a scream.

Posted by: Oddbob at December 13, 2025 04:57 PM (3nLb4)

45 In my limited experience (three so far), black cats are the most easygoing and adaptable, and possibly the smartest, of all the coat colors.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 13, 2025 04:40 PM (wzUl9)
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I only have one sample (Penny) but she's very much like you describe.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 13, 2025 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

46 I had a fox conversation a few years back. I went outside for an early morning mug of coffee, to look at some work we were having done.

The fox walked up to me and cocked his head as though to say, Do I know you? As close as any dog. I just talked to him. He nodded and went off into the garden--between me and my house--checking back every few steps. You're still here? Then wandered away.

One of the workers was already on site. I said, Did you see that? He said, Never seen anything like it. So I have a witness.

Posted by: Wenda at December 13, 2025 05:02 PM (A65Zh)

47 I have my own possums, thanks!

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 13, 2025 05:02 PM (+mUZM)

48 A few years ago--before we adopted our dog, Luna--we had two baby foxes hang out in our yard. In central Texas, these are gray foxes. One of the fairly unique qualities of our foxes is that they are great tree climbers. The two babies in our yard frequented a hollow in one of our native live oaks. They'd crawl down and play and explore in our side yard.

We christened the female "Adventure Fox" and her brother "Cautious Fox" based on their behavior. Mom fox came by to tend them frequently. We had a very entertaining spring watching them grow up but have only occasionally seen foxes in our yard since then.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at December 13, 2025 05:03 PM (FEVMW)

49 >>The fox walked up to me and cocked his head as though to say, Do I know you? As close as any dog. I just talked to him. He nodded and went off into the garden--between me and my house--checking back every few steps. You're still here? Then wandered away.

The day I moved into this house some friends came over with a bottle of champagne to celebrate. We were out on the patio having some bubbly and a fox came out of the conversation land, stopped in the yard and just watched us. He stood there for about 30 seconds and then turned and trotted through the yard. Cheeky little bugger.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 13, 2025 05:09 PM (viF8m)

50 Today's Update:

I am up and about (I have always recovered fairly quickly from most surgeries that I have had), and I am giving the nursing staff kittens because I am an old lady with an old lady's bladder, and when I need to go, I NEED TO GO!!!!! I have asked them to turn off the floor alarm....(they are threatening to assign me a full-time "handler" if I don't comply with the floor alarm, because I am a "fall risk"🤣🤣🤣

It looks like the largest tumor is, for all intents and purposes, dead. However, the smaller tumors are still there, and it looks like at least 1 more has cropped up. Some lymph nodes were sent off to be biopsied to see if the cancer has spread beyond the liver, and tissue from a couple of the smaller tumors was also sent off to see if those cancer cells have mutated (a common occurrence).

Once the surgeon got into the abdominal area, it was obvious to him that there was more tumor involvement than either the CT scans or the MRIs had shown (also a common occurrence), so he made the decision - which we had talked about in advance - to leave the liver intact and install an HAI pump inside of the liver instead.

(Continued....)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at December 13, 2025 05:10 PM (fV+di)

51 .....They will be running a “pump test” on Monday – while I am still in the hospital – to make sure that the pump is adequately delivering medication into my liver. If it is, the doctor thinks that I should be able to be discharged on Monday.

I don’t know when they plan on starting the chemo through the pump, but it appears that I will not have to “sit through” weekly chemo sessions, as the medication is sort of time-released through the HAI pump – a couple of weeks of focused chemo, followed by a week or two off. I will also be able to continue oral chemo in addition to the concentrated internal chemo which will be given through the pump. Once we know more about potential mutations in the cancer cells, a decision will be made about what type of chemo I will need to be on going forward.

I don’t know what the side effects of the new chemo in the pump will be, nor do I know if they will be starting a different oral chemo – it’s going to depend on if they find a new mutation in the tumor tissues. If the combination of both of these treatments results in tumor shrinkage, the hope is to get me to a liver resection at some point in the near future.

(Continued....)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at December 13, 2025 05:11 PM (fV+di)

52 I see lots of grey foxes around here, especially when I'm going to work in the early morning.

Jane and Zip are great dogs!! I need to bring my dog to see if they'll rub off on him. Buckley is a really great dog, just needs a few rough edges smoothed out. 🤗

Posted by: lin-duh at December 13, 2025 05:12 PM (VCgbV)

53 ....If the new chemo(s) don’t shrink the tumors, we are hoping that at the very least I will get several months more of Progression-Free Disease (PFD).

In the meantime, “Bucket List Year #2: Electric Boogaloo” plans continue apace. First on the list is our trip to Las Vegas in February, where we will be seeing Chicago (the band), Piff the Magic Dragon, Barry Manilow, The Wizard of Oz, The Eagles, and Penn and Teller, as well as taking a nighttime limo ride down the Strip and a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon with a sojourn over the Skywalk.

In March we have tickets to see Jeff Dunham in concert in Reno combined with a visit with our oldest daughter’s family (well really, we’re going to see the grandbabies!), followed by a George Strait Concert in Lubbock in April, and then a trip down to Galveston in May to see Jeff Foxworthy and to spend some time with my BFF from high school and her family.

Last but not least, in July we have tickets to see “Hamilton” at Bass Hall in Fort Worth. We will be going with a large-ish group of friends to see that, preceded by dinner at The Cheesescake Factory (which is right across the street from Bass Hall).

(Continued....)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at December 13, 2025 05:13 PM (fV+di)

54 ....Then, God willing and the creek don’t rise, in October we will be driving down to Corsicana for the annual Ace of Spades Moron Meet-Up – I have promised to bring along at least one “Black Forest Cake” from The Swiss Pastry Shop in Fort Worth.

Well, that’s all for now – I would like to thank everyone for all of their prayers and well wishes, and thank goodness for the miracle of modern medicine!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at December 13, 2025 05:13 PM (fV+di)

55 That’s fascinating about your foxes! I looked up foxes in Texas, because I know I’ve seen a red fox here in East Texas, and learned that grey foxes are indigenous, but red foxes got introduced and turned loose by somebody a while back, so there’s a lot of those around too.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 13, 2025 05:13 PM (k5cxK)

56 That is wonderful Theresa!!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 13, 2025 05:14 PM (k5cxK)

57 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at December 13, 2025 05:11 PM (fV+di)

Continued prayers. Stay strong and faithful.

Posted by: the way I see it at December 13, 2025 05:16 PM (KDPiq)

58 44 We have red foxes in our neighborhood although I haven't seen one in our yard since spring. Sometimes we hear them at night. It's a very odd sound, kind of a cross between a sheep's baa and a scream.
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Foxes can make some goofy sounds at times. I've heard them yelling during the mating season, and it makes me wonder what that noise is. Even though I know it's foxes.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 13, 2025 05:16 PM (XjTSo)

59 The foxes and my cats seem to coexist with each other.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 13, 2025 05:16 PM (VCgbV)

60 And while I’m not wild about “Hamilton”, I’ve been to Bass Hall a few times and I think that’s one of the best performance venues in the entire country.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 13, 2025 05:17 PM (k5cxK)

61 I was golfing a few years ago at the local club and saw two fox pups, watching me play. They followed the ball in the air, it was cute. Then one of them nipped the other and they started chasing and playing with each other.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 13, 2025 05:22 PM (8NxQe)

62 OT, breaking. Mass shooting at Brown University in RI. Links at Insty. Sounds bad.

Posted by: Oddbob at December 13, 2025 05:22 PM (3nLb4)

63 Sitting in the car in the parking garage at Philly airport. Son's flight is delayed 3 hours. Aarrgh! And there is absolutely nowhere to go to eat or have a drink.

Posted by: IrishEi on the phone at December 13, 2025 05:25 PM (0vGzG)

64 >>OT, breaking. Mass shooting at Brown University in RI. Links at Insty. Sounds bad.

Trying to get some details but seeing mixed reports. It does sound pretty bad.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 13, 2025 05:28 PM (viF8m)

65 On-topic, just ran across this c/o blazingcatfur:

https://x.com/iris_seraphina/
status/1998456615314325674

Cat saving chicken from fox
🦊🐓🐈

Says it's ring cam. Looks like maybe AI to me, dunno.

Posted by: mindful webworker - everything is virtual at December 13, 2025 05:31 PM (lbDMw)

66 Go Navy beat Army!

Posted by: Archer at December 13, 2025 05:32 PM (YGRGv)

67 Navy's down by 6

Posted by: Archer at December 13, 2025 05:34 PM (YGRGv)

68 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at December 13, 2025 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

69 Love the pet thread. Thanks to all who send in pet pictures! I miss my doggehs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at December 13, 2025 09:32 PM (t93WW)

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