Ace of Spades Pet Thread, December 20

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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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Planning on doing a little local shopping? Respect the resident cats.

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Not all breeds of dogs are the same. Then again, not all individual dogs of the same breed are the same . . .

😂🤣😂🤣🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/NC4Jaezxf3
— Original Spike1962 (@Spike19621) December 17, 2025

Courtesy Hrothgar

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Beware of what your cat gives you for Christmas… pic.twitter.com/9hyO2R7KgG
— Jan Hawn (@JanHawn) December 9, 2025

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Unusual dog sings Christmas music, if you have an imagination.

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Special Notice:

Hi KT:
I wasn't sure if anyone had updated AofS people who had donated to Shep's Place in honor of Jewells (Julie McGuire). I was in contact with Shep's Place, and wanted everyone to know that the donation goal for naming a room for Jewells at their new facility had been met. Shep's Place asked that their thanks be extended to everyone at Ace of Spades who donated in Jewells' name.
Well done all!

Thanks to all in the Horde who donated. We so loved to read Jewells' updates on the special pups at Shep's Place.

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Meet The PetMorons

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These photos are from 2010 when we had two Abyssinian kittens in the house, but they were interested in the Hannukah menorah upstairs and the Christmas "tree" downstairs.
That year we set up the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree and had to practically weld the lone ornament to it or it would have been batted all around the living room; couldn't leave the menorah attended for a second while the candles were burning, either!
Use whichever pictures you feel work best.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours, and thanks for running the wonderful Pet Thread!
-- Tankascribe

Those kitties present a challenge for decorators! Thanks for sending in the photos!

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Please see attached pictures of my Christmas elves!! Camilla is the small girl --a terrier mix--who used to help my contractor as a pup. She loves walks, treats and Christmas sweaters. Alexis is the Australian Sheppard mix that was dumped on the road in rural central Texas. Unbelievable anyone could abandon such a sweet, smart girl who LOVES to herd cattle, chase cats and chew on EVERYTHING!! We want you to know how much we love the Pet Thread (and all of Ace of Spades) all of the time and we want to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!.
NIC: Ozzie

What adorable elves!

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Longtime reader and semi-professional lurker here, but I’ve got some Christmas-themed cat pictures for you.
They feature the youngest amongst our set, who found their way to Nogglestead a couple years back. One kitten showed up in my below-grade office window, and when I went out to find him, I heard meowing from our windbreak about thirty yards away. I thought it was a fast kitten, but it turns out there were two kittens: One in the window, and one clinging like a koala bear about four feet up the trunk of a tree. We eventually adopted them and named them Nico (Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) and Cisco (Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia—I know, I know, in the book the nickname was Frisco, but… A couple of weeks later, our church’s school posted a picture of another black kitten who wanted to be let in. It was fait accompli—and when the kitten ran across the church parking lot the following Sunday, he came home with us. My beautiful wife named him Paul after St. Paul, but that seemed a little improper to me, so I appended Paul Atreides, the Meow’Dib.
Suddenly, we were heavily kittened. And what clever kittens (now cats) they have proven to be. We had to childproof our house again since they learned how to open cabinets and drawers (we briefly nicknamed Nico “Opa” because he would get into the cabinets and break glasses). They learned how to the open sliding screen doors to let themselves out—and when we put in locks at the top of the screen doors to prevent them from opening them, Meow’Dib taught himself to push out the spline at the bottom of the screens to let himself out.
They’ve proven very curious, and Nico especially likes to involve himself in any work or appliance repair I attempt, climbing ladders, entering the cavities between the joists in the ceiling, sniffing appliance motors, and whatnot.
I have tried to exploit them by creating a line of t-shirts featuring their wisdom (at https://NicoSez.com) and an iPhone app designed to translate your cat’s meows to English (Nico’s Kitty Translator at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nicos-kitty-translator/id6754846011).
However, attached are some of their Christmas-related exploits: Nico looking up the chimney as though looking for Santa Claus; all three of them in an undecorated Christmas tree (labeled for your convenience); and Nico as the star atop a Christmas tree.
Thanks.
Brian J. Noggle

There are some cats who know how to appreciate Christmas!

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Goodtime Christmas Charlie
Boswell

Everyone must love Charlie!

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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:

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, December 13

Posted by: K.T. at 03:42 PM

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 20, 2025 03:44 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Hello. This week, temperatures dipped into the single digits and Sakura decided to try out being an indoor cat. I still have to keep her separate from the others. She currently hangs out in the room where the Christmas decorations are stored. It's adjacent to the main part of the the basement, but that is Bean's domain and she is not yet welcome there.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 20, 2025 03:45 PM (f0sNM)

3 My local bicycle shop has a shop cat.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 20, 2025 03:46 PM (Kt19C)

4 I think my neighbor's cat loves me. She always hanging around when there's any activity in the yard, and I'm pretty sure she's the one that butchers birds on my porch from all of the feathers blowing around.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 20, 2025 03:51 PM (nljXp)

5 Yay, pets!

My poor kitties have to eat later than usual tonight. Church obligations keep me busy.

Posted by: Perfessor Sqiurrel at December 20, 2025 03:51 PM (YZJEf)

6 The US has seized a second ship off Venezuela.

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 20, 2025 03:58 PM (fBbkm)

7 My current "pet" is a possibly albino (or at least white morph) house spider that I captured and have not yet taken photos of.

Its current favorite activities are wandering around its container when I'm not looking, and rolling over in its nest when I am.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at December 20, 2025 03:59 PM (C0Nlv)

8 Mr Senegal had a big day yesterday. While he is often out of his cage, he is rarely outside. We went to the Birds Plus for an affordable flight feather clipping. Freaking vets demand $250 now! Tests, you see. Hmmph. Then to Super King market where the goodies live. Barbari bread with sesame seeds on top! He was tired (me too!) getting home.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 20, 2025 04:00 PM (Kt19C)

9 Good afternoon one and all. With the passing of Kroger on Wednesday, Winnie finds herself being an only dog for the first time since she moved in here. Thankfully, we have two guests right now to keep her company.

As for Meow'Dib: Is he the Hissatz Caterach?

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 20, 2025 04:03 PM (7xrfc)

10 Sorry about the computer weirdities today. Shouldn't a changed over to Microsoft 11.

The animals are great.

Anyone rather have a live mouse than a dead mouse? I think that having a cat helps keep the mice away.

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:03 PM (7vIsy)

11 Remembering Jewells today too, and those senior dogs.

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:05 PM (7vIsy)

12 Tankascribe's Abyssinian furry thugs must be a handful. They look like they're always up for getting into trouble!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at December 20, 2025 04:07 PM (O7YUW)

13 Rev. Wishbone at December 20, 2025 03:51 PM

Our neighbor's cat has been visiting lately, and this week came over and batted Mr. Bar-the-Door on the foot, said "feed me now" and when he came out with food she had two kittens on each side.

She is now coming in the house for more food and we are working on socializing the kittens. We think the daddies may belong to other neighbors.

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:10 PM (7vIsy)

14 New pup (10 months) went in for X-rays yesterday. She started limping on right front leg couple weeks ago. She runs ok but when she stops raises paw. It doesn't appear real bad or painful but it's new. Vet thinks it's soft tissue problem. Not sure what that means. Sending her X-rays to Mizzou for further review.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 20, 2025 04:11 PM (bQ4nt)

15 There is a black cat that eats here sometimes. I may have mentioned him. I found out on FB that another neighbor also feeds him and he has an owner. Yesterday, I was headed home and saw a guy calling him over, so I stopped to talk to him. This guy also is not the owner but the cat sleeps at his house. He said the owner doesn't take care of the cat. It has an amazing ability to slip off any collar. You would think the cat would be huge, but it is thin (likely worms). It seems to have maximized its support network.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 20, 2025 04:12 PM (+mUZM)

16 Thanks for the update re Shep's place.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 20, 2025 04:12 PM (bQ4nt)

17 Has any super genius animal behaviorist studied the feather bomb? Is my porch just the right place to kill avian creatures, or is the cat telling me something? Feed me, perhaps?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at December 20, 2025 04:13 PM (nljXp)

18 I thought I wasn't going to be back at ASHQ until
Monday, but I got more accomplished than I thought I would, so here I am. Great pictures of all the pets! Thanks for sending them in and to KT for posting them

Pynchon the black cat wants to go out right after he eats. I should be timing these outdoor visits because he is not a cold weather cat. I barely turned around before he was back in the house
again. It's kind of comical .

And here's a nice story about a man and his sweet dog:

https://tinyurl.com/5n7pu6a5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:14 PM (ix8EF)

19 https://www.shepsplace.org/

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 20, 2025 04:15 PM (bQ4nt)

20 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

Nico and his friends are very handsome! They sound like a super-handful. Not even Marie-Antoinette ever learned how to open screen doors. Her successor Tatiana the Wonder Siberian learned how to open a kitchen cabinet and a kitchen drawer, and pull out things she wanted to play with. Dagny La Siberienne currently opens the same cabinet, which is where I keep the kitty treats, but she doesn't pull anything out.

The Abyssinians sound like extra handfuls as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:16 PM (wzUl9)

21 As for the "no dogs on the bed" rule: I used to think it was not "sanitary" for cats to be on kitchen counters, and had a running struggle with Arizona the big red part-Coon about it. By the time black cat Marie-Antoinette came along, I had given up. "It's easier to clean the counter than police the cat."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:19 PM (wzUl9)

22 All the pet morons are cute. I especially love the pictures of the mischievous three black cats.

I've been very sick for six days and ended up in the ER Thursday morning. Because of this, I haven't done any cat blog updates about the other cats. The house is too quiet since we let Oscar go on Wednesday.

Posted by: Joyenz at December 20, 2025 04:21 PM (2F0/Y)

23 Years ago an avian vet pronounced Mr Senegal the biggest brightest Senegal he'd ever seen, "like a sub species of royalty".

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 20, 2025 04:24 PM (Kt19C)

24 I am sorry you haven't been feeling well, Joyenz, but am glad that you are out of the hospital.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:25 PM (ix8EF)

25 Meow...

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at December 20, 2025 04:27 PM (sAmhv)

26 >>> (we briefly nicknamed Nico “Opa” because he would get into the cabinets and break glasses)

haha!

Posted by: m at December 20, 2025 04:28 PM (RuTUS)

27 Color coordinated foxes!

Posted by: ErikInTexas at December 20, 2025 04:30 PM (FAhum)

28 What book are Nico and Cisco named for?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:30 PM (wzUl9)

29 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:25 PM (ix8EF)

Thanks. Thankfully they didn't have to admit me into the hospital for a stay. The ER doctor found the problem and has given me medications that hopefully will fix me up.

Posted by: Joyenz at December 20, 2025 04:31 PM (2F0/Y)

30 Meow'Dib

LOL! Great name!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at December 20, 2025 04:32 PM (sAmhv)

31 The photo of Nico looking up the chimney is great!

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:32 PM (7vIsy)

32 Dune?

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 20, 2025 04:34 PM (fBbkm)

33 Dune.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at December 20, 2025 04:36 PM (sAmhv)

34 As for my furry thugs: Stirling the great black sleeps with me nearly every night, at least for part of the time. Dagny the aloof kitten (well, like her "brother," she's over three years old now) often curls up between my pillow and the next one. I turn over on my right side and find a fluffy gray tail in my face. This, I suppose, is her idea of showing affection.

Each one of my cats -- while still being clearly a cat -- has had a unique personality unlike any of the others.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:37 PM (wzUl9)

35 Camilla looks a little bit like our Sparky.

This is the worst time of the year for him, with so many people coming onto the porch. The other neighborhood dogs don't seem to like it, either.

Posted by: Eeyore at December 20, 2025 04:37 PM (s0JqF)

36 Thos Abyssinian kittens look a lot like cats.

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:38 PM (7vIsy)

37 Goodtime Christmas Charlie wants a snuggle.

Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:40 PM (7vIsy)

38 My Wife: "We need to get Charlie a doggie gift for Christmas!"

Me: "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:40 PM (BGfwC)

39 Glad you have some meds, Joyenz.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:42 PM (Nx5jP)

40 Thos Abyssinian kittens look a lot like cats.
Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025

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Abyssinians, I understand, are long and rangy, even as kittens. But I still call my two "kittens" even at over age three, so I can imagine Tankascribe is doing the same.

Come to think of it: We were watching the "Data's Day" episode of ST:TNG where Data's cat "Spot" was introduced. He looked like the long-haired version of the Abyssinian, the Somali. Later they used a shorthaired red tabby in Spot's scenes. Maybe that one was easier to train.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:44 PM (wzUl9)

41 Goodtime Christmas Charlie wants a snuggle.
Posted by: KT at December 20, 2025 04:40 PM (7vIsy)

He was definitely grumpy when my daughter put those antlers on him...but he always is up for snuggles...and treats, lots and lots of treats...

Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:44 PM (BGfwC)

42 Who are the foxy ladies?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 20, 2025 04:45 PM (pkeXY)

43 the Abyssinian, the Somali.

SOMALI?! what deviltry is this?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 20, 2025 04:46 PM (Kt19C)

44 My Wife: "We need to get Charlie a doggie gift for Christmas!"

Me: "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025

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I'll have to remember that for when Linda pipes up with "Your cats need new toys!" (I don't begrudge them the toys, not really; just the store prices. But they have an entire basket of toys. They still pull one out from time to time. And if I take one out that they haven't seen in some time, it's as if it's brand new.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:46 PM (wzUl9)

45 he Abyssinian, the Somali.

SOMALI?! what deviltry is this?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at December 20, 2025

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A better form of deviltry than is found with the two-legged variety.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:47 PM (wzUl9)

46 Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:40 PM (BGfwC)

I didn't know Scrooge was "Scroogy" about pet gifts as well😉 I've gotten some fancier toys for the cat.. He'd just as soon bat around little jingly balls that cost about two dollars and the other day he was fascinated by a pair of balled socks spouse had taken off by the couch ,and which cat grabbed and threw up in the air.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:48 PM (Nx5jP)

47 I cut Eddie's front claws today. I don't think he realizes it yet.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 20, 2025 04:49 PM (VCgbV)

48 Lovely pets!

St Francis would be proud of the horde.

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 20, 2025 04:49 PM (IhIKR)

49 It's hard to imagine Scrooge in his earlier outlook on life having a pet of any kind.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:49 PM (wzUl9)

50 He'd just as soon bat around little jingly balls that cost about two dollars ...
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:48 PM (Nx5jP)

You're lucky, Fen! You won't get off so cheap with Christmas Charlie - he likes his expensive toys...I guess he's just a kept dog.

Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:52 PM (BGfwC)

51 Afternoon everybody
Just saw this and I guarantee it will make you laugh
https://tinyurl.com/4rfk3kys

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 20, 2025 04:53 PM (t/2Uw)

52 We're building a house about 60 miles from our current home but our partially finished home (no heat-very cold!) has been claimed by a very cute cat/kitten. She's been hanging out there for the last several weeks. She doesn't have a collar so hubby brought her some blankets and towels for a bed, and tomorrow we're bringing her an automatic food and water dispense and flea collar. I've only ever had dogs so I'm not sure what else she might need. Cat lovers- any ideas?

Posted by: LASue at December 20, 2025 04:54 PM (UwBs6)

53 I have decided, once (a) my housing issues are resolved and (b) I am cancer free for five years, I will be taking a dive into pet ownership. That second is a bit of an 'if', but I don't feel it would be responsible to move on it until I know I don't have the big 'C' hanging overhead.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at December 20, 2025 04:54 PM (FIwBs)

54 Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:52 PM (BGfwC

Kept dog. LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:57 PM (PFs9e)

55 We're building a house about 60 miles from our current home but our partially finished home (no heat-very cold!) has been claimed by a very cute cat/kitten. She's been hanging out there for the last several weeks. She doesn't have a collar so hubby brought her some blankets and towels for a bed, and tomorrow we're bringing her an automatic food and water dispense and flea collar. I've only ever had dogs so I'm not sure what else she might need. Cat lovers- any ideas?
Posted by: LASue at December 20, 2025

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Litter box. She may be using the outdoors, but what if it's snowing or very cold?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 04:57 PM (wzUl9)

56 LASue,
I’ve found flea collars to be kinda nasty on the kitty fur. I’ve had better luck with the drops behind the neck. Will he let you handle him?

The cat distribution system seems to be working well in your neck of the woods!

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 20, 2025 04:57 PM (IhIKR)

57 Afternoon everybody
Just saw this and I guarantee it will make you laugh
https://tinyurl.com/4rfk3kys
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 20, 2025 04:53 PM (t/2Uw)

Ha - that video is just sooo true!

Posted by: Boswell at December 20, 2025 04:58 PM (BGfwC)

58 Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at December 20, 2025 04:53 PM (t/2Uw)

Cute. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 20, 2025 04:59 PM (PFs9e)

59 I took Elvis to the park today and as I was driving a huge hawk I didn't even see took off right next to me and full at window height next to my car for about 40 feet. Very cool.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 20, 2025 05:00 PM (viF8m)

60 flew not full

sheesh

Posted by: JackStraw at December 20, 2025 05:02 PM (viF8m)

61 LASue,
Plus one on flea drops over collars.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 20, 2025 05:03 PM (VCgbV)

62 Our Abys, Gadget and Gizmo (named by DH, not me) were the best little cats ever. Unfortunately Gadget developed FiV and died at barely two years old, which was devastating as our cats always live to be twenty or close to it. Gizmo was exposed to the virus and was a carrier but never developed the diseases so she became The Only Cat and lived to be 13. She was much loved the entire time; I also painted her portrait many times. She passed away two years ago and we haven't gotten any kitties because we'd like to travel and also move away from our blue-run area. Then we'll get new cats!

Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:03 PM (NtoJk)

63 59 I took Elvis to the park today and as I was driving a huge hawk I didn't even see took off right next to me and full at window height next to my car for about 40 feet. Very cool.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 20, 2025 05:00 PM (viF8m)

Unless your Elvis is tiny and the hawk was hungry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at December 20, 2025 05:04 PM (ynpvh)

64 Whoot!

I HATE THE EGGLES!

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 20, 2025 05:04 PM (IhIKR)

65 Abyssinians are a lovely breed of "oriental" cat; they're long and leggy with pointed faces. They behave a lot like dogs and will play fetch. Gizmo would growl if somebody knocked at the door and constantly followed us from room to room. They're not "picking up" cats but love sitting next to you and being stroked and petted. Pick one up and voop! they've slithered out of your grasp and lit out for the tall timber. They are also smart and can get into things. They don't meow a lot, which is where they're superior to Siamese cats, IMHO.

Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:06 PM (NtoJk)

66 The Redskins should try to sink below the Giants.

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 20, 2025 05:08 PM (fBbkm)

67 LASue, a scratching post is a must-have. Preferably several which will provide a high-up place from which to view proceedings, else there will be a cat on the counter, on the dressers, and climbing the drapes.

Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:09 PM (NtoJk)

68 LASue, a scratching post is a must-have. Preferably several which will provide a high-up place from which to view proceedings, else there will be a cat on the counter, on the dressers, and climbing the drapes.
Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:09 PM (NtoJk)

I have a scratching post for my kittehs. It's called my brand new dining room chairs. My fault because I should have known and not bought the cloth backed chairs. I'll wait until they are destroyed enough to replace with non-cloth chair backs.

Posted by: Opinion fact at December 20, 2025 05:13 PM (KDPiq)

69 Not too late to the pet thread today? My late oldest brother's ex is here for tonight's Nutcracker ballet, and brought her cute pint-sized dog Othello with her. She and Daisy the mad Malinois didn't play too well together. Growly and nippy. We kept Daisy on a leash. Othello was confused by all the excitement - wanted pets, waggy tail but growling at the same time.

That pup on the bed up top looks like it might be a Malinois. I was just telling how when we got Daisy, she quickly learned we didn't want her on the guest bed or the couch. Which lasted until Daughter's and Son's dogs visited and jumped on both freely; we gave up on that.

Daisy still knows not to get up on our bed, though, so there's that.

Happy critterday, pet people.

Posted by: mindful webworker - don't bite the hand that pets you at December 20, 2025 05:19 PM (WB0Mb)

70 I'm still feeding the cat that lives in the disused car wash. We are two years into this arrangement. The current cats that show up for food are Otto, a tuxedo cat with a Kitler moustache, and the cat who sits on my neighbors porch. I expect what he gets from me is only part of his support system. A small black kitten-cat shows up intermittently. I call her Babymonster.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 20, 2025 05:27 PM (f0sNM)

71 Anyone hear lately from Stateless? I enjoyed the updates on his kitty visitors.

Posted by: Joemarine at December 20, 2025 05:27 PM (y171U)

72 Gotta catch 'em early before they start scratching stuff up, Opinion fact. Sometimes using double-sided sticky tape (especially on a corner) will help deter, but once they get going on a spot, you're doomed. You also have to find out what sorts of things they like a scratch as it differs: corrugated cardboard, fabric, carpet, etc. One of our cats loved sharpening his toes on that thick plastic foam stuff you wrap around exposed pipes. DH had some out in the garage and it got ripped to shreds.

Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:29 PM (NtoJk)

73 My dog is not allowed on furniture but he sees the cats on the couch and bed so he tests his boundaries.

Posted by: lin-duh at December 20, 2025 05:29 PM (VCgbV)

74 In our house one does not simply use the bathroom without running the bath faucet for Charlie

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at December 20, 2025 05:31 PM (f0sNM)

75 Anyone hear lately from Stateless? I enjoyed the updates on his kitty visitors.
Posted by: Joemarine

He hasn't been around for a very long time. Kind of worried about him.

Posted by: Tuna at December 20, 2025 05:31 PM (lJ0H4)

76 The photo of Nico looking up the chimney is great!
Posted by: KT

And that's a pretty nice fireplace!

Posted by: mindful webworker - up the chimney she went at December 20, 2025 05:32 PM (WB0Mb)

77 I'm dying to acquire two kittens but we're putting it off. Having finished up 12 years of elder-care, we want to travel. Also now that our obligation to elderly relativos is done, we want to move out of the SF Bay Area and get out of California -- or at least move into a part where the prices are lower and there isn't killer traffic. We'll get cats after we move and are no longer going on long trips. But I sure do miss having any; we've always had cats.

Posted by: tankascribe at December 20, 2025 05:33 PM (NtoJk)

78 trips. But I sure do miss having any; we've always had cats.
Posted by: tankascribe

Why not try fostering?

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 20, 2025 05:39 PM (IhIKR)

79 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 06:12 PM (wzUl9)

80 Nico: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
Cisco: Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia

1. I guess we were just asking for it by naming him Nico.
2. I know, I know: in the book, the nickname is Frisco, but the kitten is more of a Cisco.

Posted by: BJN at December 20, 2025 06:16 PM (EC3O9)

81 Nico: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
Cisco: Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia

1. I guess we were just asking for it by naming him Nico.
2. I know, I know: in the book, the nickname is Frisco, but the kitten is more of a Cisco.
Posted by: BJN at December 20, 2025

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What book is it from, though?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at December 20, 2025 06:25 PM (wzUl9)

82 Thanks for the kitty tips! Ill definitely go with drops instead of a flea collar and get her a litter box.

Posted by: LASue at December 20, 2025 06:44 PM (lCppi)

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