Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 3

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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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Weekreekfarmgirl sent in a link to a collection of impressive videos featuring Belgian Malinois dogs.

They are NOT Chihuahuas.

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Rowdy is the cutest NY LEO I have ever seen in my entire life. Sorry, @ZeekArkham. Facts are facts. 🫶 https://t.co/vEz1rgVgfi
— Piper (@piper_moves) October 2, 2026

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Rowdy (above) introduces some other animals who know something about harvests.

Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields pic.twitter.com/z1jbQJwiat
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) September 30, 2026

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beautiful harvest! pic.twitter.com/jXuUdGjUR8
— Kitty Cat Empire (@KittyCatEmpire) September 30, 2026

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Harvest mouse having a feast
pic.twitter.com/psG0qL4EgH
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) August 8, 2025

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Dog with a harvest job
pic.twitter.com/qfchzzexLd
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) March 8, 2026

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Meet The PetMorons

I had to bid farewell to Romeo last week. He was a good dog.
Lurker

Romeo looks like a wonderful friend. So sorry to learn that you have lost him. Keep in touch.

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

If you put water out in the desert don't whine about which birds stop by!
AZ deplorable moron

You would almost think that this is October!

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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, September 26

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 03:23 PM

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1 Sorry for your loss, lurker.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 03, 2026 03:29 PM (dK+Kv)

2 thx for this fun thread. Loved the one with the ducks.
Black Labs matter!

Posted by: vivi at October 03, 2026 03:29 PM (37r7s)

3 So sorry to hear about Romeo.

The best compliment we can give our pets is to say they were good.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 03:30 PM (FZ29D)

4 I think my cats have abandoned me.

Three of them (Penny, Allie, and Chloe) are snoozing in my bedroom.

One (Hexie) is out in the sunroom.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 03:33 PM (FZ29D)

5 Woof!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 03:34 PM (MX2u4)

6 Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields

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Ducks will, also, keep census takers (aka: pests) away as well, but you might want to upgrade to geese or swans. They are less concerned about who they bite on the a$$ and are remarkably proud of it each time.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)

7 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

I think my cats have abandoned me.

Three of them (Penny, Allie, and Chloe) are snoozing in my bedroom.

One (Hexie) is out in the sunroom.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026

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My two are being distant too. Stirling did not nap with me. He's curled now on a sheet of packing paper on the floor across the living room. I shifted little Dagny out of my spot on the couch, offering her the other cushion, and she sniffed and trotted away somewhere.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

I think the new Veterinarian hospital I worked at is open.
Freinds Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Newtown Pa.
I did a lot of the work there, doors, cabinets and other things.
Hope they do well.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM (Ia/+0)

10
Furry faces, cats or dogs.

God has blessed us.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:42 PM (/QHx4)

11 That's a lotta cats enjoying that hay.

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 03:43 PM (LHPAg)

12 The harvest mouse in the video reminds me of my hamsters long ago. We had two different pairs of females -- nobody told us they were supposed to be solitary creatures, but they got along okay -- and we kept them in a birdcage. I wonder now if their continual gnawing on the cage bars meant they got poisoned by whatever metal those bars were finished with? All four lived to be about two years old, which I think is normal, so maybe not.

They were both gone when Rusty, our first cat, came along. Good thing for them. He'd have watched that cage day in and day out to see if he could catch one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:43 PM (wzUl9)

13 That's pretty good there.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:47 PM (1ikK2)

14 I have been fighting fleas for months now and it's the worst I've seen. I won't use the Bravecitoclass as they can trigger seizures. I found a website with the best info I've seen. They have a article on flea meds for dogs with seizures but this is the info for cats.
https://tinyurl.com/mrv75syx
Capstar is used by rescue groups. It only kills adult fleas and is good for 24 hours. It starts killing fleas in 30 minutes! And yes, it does work. You can follow it with something longer lasting. My cat with flea allergies is finally able to get some sleep.

Hope this can help someone else. Vet's office, when I asked about these, told me the cheap ones don't work. Seems like they are wrong.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 03, 2026 03:48 PM (apFY6)

15 Good afternoon all,

Very short update on the cats

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

To Lurker, I'm sorry you had to let Romeo go. He was a very cute dog.

Posted by: Joyenz at October 03, 2026 03:48 PM (2F0/Y)

16 The Republicans are the Washington Generals of politics.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:49 PM (1ikK2)

17 I like the cat in the box. Why is it cats like boxes so much? . Our kitten does. He also likes caves. He had something that was supposed to be a scratching thing. He does scratch on it , but he's more interested in going under it so that all you can see is his tail. He also likes to climb under the blanket we have on our couch.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:50 PM (JrHfD)

18 Found out my cats like paper bags too...and the boy shreds them. I currently have a small box shoved tightly in one bag for them...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:51 PM (l3cgK)

19 Sorry about Romeo, Lurker. He looks like a nice dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:51 PM (JrHfD)

20
Fen,

Probably makes them feel secure.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:52 PM (/QHx4)

21 One uniform. Not allowed to launder it. I will soon be ass smelling French.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:53 PM (1ikK2)

22 6 Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields

_________________________

Ducks will, also, keep census takers (aka: pests) away as well, but you might want to upgrade to geese or swans. They are less concerned about who they bite on the a$$ and are remarkably proud of it each time.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)

You know of Anal otters, but what of Butt Ducks...
https://youtu.be/Mp5KeP8PBSA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (l3cgK)

23 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (sAmhv)

24 Don't remember medication as was long ago when our cats had flees. But it helped cure it. Really think I was in contact with a stray cat not at home that they got infected. Both were inside only and only that spell was ever the case.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

25 Both our cats their long lives loved boxes. Who knows why.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

26 25 Don't remember medication as was long ago when our cats had flees. But it helped cure it. Really think I was in contact with a stray cat not at home that they got infected. Both were inside only and only that spell was ever the case.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

Crap...need to give them their bi-weekly pills for fleas...was due yesterday.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (l3cgK)

27 I like the cat in the box. Why is it cats like boxes so much? . Our kitten does. He also likes caves. He had something that was supposed to be a scratching thing. He does scratch on it , but he's more interested in going under it so that all you can see is his tail. He also likes to climb under the blanket we have on our couch.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026

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Years ago I told Linda that cats' liking for enclosed spaces (the ones they choose themselves, anyway) is a racial memory of cave lion days. She had not heard of cave lions then and thought I was making it up.

Aside from that, I suspect they are pretending to hide by a waterhole for some prey to come by which they will then seize.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)

28 Oh,see their website at Freinds Veterinarian opens Oct 14

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

29 Paul -

It's a non politics thread. Go away, dickbag.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (bWZYx)

30 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)

That makes sense- a memory of cave lion days. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (JrHfD)

31 TN needs a new corrections chief. Qualifications?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:59 PM (1ikK2)

32
I can't imagine living without pets. Our pets have added so much to our lives.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (/QHx4)

33 29 Paul -

It's a non politics thread. Go away, dickbag.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (bWZYx)

Maybe he has a thing for animals...IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (l3cgK)

34 Freddy the Freeloader, the gray tabby-with-white semi-feral, is still stopping by twice a day (and lingering at other times) for a handout. I bought some dry Friskies for him so I can reserve the expensive IAMS dry chow for Stirling and Dagny. Freddy is handsome enough for a shorthair, I guess. He will bump against your leg on occasion, but does not want to be petted.

His friend Alfred the Gray, a larger shorthair who has a home somewhere nearby, stopped by this week as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (wzUl9)

35 Keeping us safe from the ravages of yams.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:02 PM (1ikK2)

36 35 Keeping us safe from the ravages of yams.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:02 PM (1ikK2)

I yam what I yam.

Posted by: Popeye at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (l3cgK)

37 FYI

"Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today."

Also, no trolls. Go suck start a hand grenade you douche.

😾😾

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (sAmhv)

38 Bobby McFerrin.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (1ikK2)

39 Boy cat mostly rubs against me when he's hungry. Girl cat rubs against me at other times too.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:04 PM (l3cgK)

40 37 FYI

"Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today."

Also, no trolls. Go suck start a hand grenade you douche.

😾😾

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (sAmhv)

I rate that comment at two angry cats. LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:05 PM (l3cgK)

41 I had to clip Eddie's nails on his front paws since he likes to grab things off of the table/island and you when you walk by. He can draw blood frequently. Much nicer because it just feels like he's patting you now.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 03, 2026 04:06 PM (VCgbV)

42 Lily the Cat is batting around a wadded up piece of paper like it owes her money.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 04:07 PM (kpS4V)

43 The vape ban is in effect.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:08 PM (1ikK2)

44 Big black Stirling is still fond of climbing into my lap and working my arm with his paws, the milk-treading kitten behavior. I find it rather flattering that he still wants to do that. Marie-Antoinette the smart black cat did it with us every day.

None of the Siberians, Angelique (though she liked laps), Tatiana, Chekov, or Dagny, has ever done it. Perhaps it's because they don't leave their mothers and don't get adopted from their catteries until they are five months old or more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

45 I yam what I yam -
Annie Sprinkle

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 04:09 PM (Gwb1P)

46 10 minutes of cats in boxes. Video:

https://tinyurl.com/3mytv6bf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 04:13 PM (JrHfD)

47 I stopped feeding the feral kitties because it was becoming a gang, and because I was tired of the attendant groundhogs and skunks (and late night skunks funk).

The cats still stare at me through the windows. 😿

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 04:14 PM (kpS4V)

48 That's one beautiful tuxedo cat.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:17 PM (odBC9)

49 Usually, we get a nice cold spell during winter, that keeps the fleas in check. Didn't happen last winter. And I have Mr Trouble bringing in fleas from outside. I have limits on the chemicals I can use inside. Even Wondercide gave me problems. The article I linked will give you information on the effective chemicals and the ones with known issues.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 03, 2026 04:24 PM (apFY6)

50 I stopped feeding the feral kitties because it was becoming a gang, and because I was tired of the attendant groundhogs and skunks (and late night skunks funk).

The cats still stare at me through the windows. 😿
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026

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That's part of what I'm worried about -- that the word will get around, and I'll become a stage stop on the feline road to Lordsburg.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)

51 8 Happy Caturday everyone

I think the new Veterinarian hospital I worked at is open.
Freinds Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Newtown Pa.
I did a lot of the work there, doors, cabinets and other things.
Hope they do well.
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

Cool, Skip.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:27 PM (odBC9)

52 So sorry to hear about Romeo. He must have been a sweetheart.

My breath caught a bit. We have almost identical photos of our senior rescues Prince Toy poodle) and Precious (Bichon). Those dark, loving eyes looking at you through the white fur. Such poignant images and wonderful memories.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 04:29 PM (yTvNw)

53 >>>@9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future ... Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM
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Greetings, Skip ...
There are several photos and short videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsvetnewtown

Posted by: Kathy at October 03, 2026 04:34 PM (MOK4W)

54 53 >>>@9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future ... Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM
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Greetings, Skip ...
There are several photos and short videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsvetnewtown
Posted by: Kathy at October 03, 2026 04:34 PM (MOK4W)

Lots of cabinets and doors and benches!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:36 PM (odBC9)

55 And Happy Birthday to Cornwall vet, "James Herriot" or Alf Wright, born on this day, October 3rd 1916. So many wonderful stories he gave us.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 04:39 PM (JrHfD)

56 So sorry about Romeo - I have a soft spot for little white furballs. He must've been a special little guy

Posted by: Kay B at October 03, 2026 04:39 PM (I4O09)

57 Must be getting close to dinner time for my cats. Hexie came in from the sunroom and is now plopped on the floor of my office...as if she's expecting me to do something...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 04:47 PM (FZ29D)

58 I am so sorry, Lurker. Romeo had a very sweet face.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 04:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

59 57 Must be getting close to dinner time for my cats. Hexie came in from the sunroom and is now plopped on the floor of my office...as if she's expecting me to do something...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 04:47 PM (FZ29D)

Is she batting her eyelashes at you?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:52 PM (odBC9)

60 m did all that

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Ia/+0)

61 Saijo and I are supposed to be decorating for Halloween but it’s pouring outside. So now he is jumping out of his skin and making kitties miserable.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 04:56 PM (ZdaMQ)

62
Our two dogs would eat 24/7, lol. They are on a regular feeding schedule.

It is hilarious. They hear us opening any food containers and they turn into beggars.

They are not starving. Is it a survival trait? Tank up we might not get food for a few days, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:57 PM (/QHx4)

63 Fvck Ghana!

Posted by: Rowdy at October 03, 2026 05:21 PM (RIvkX)

64 Still raining here, with street flooding warnings. Looks like I can escape going to this outdoor art & shopping event, if they are even going to have it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:29 PM (wzUl9)

65 Noodus hobbyana hallowe'en

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

66
Wolfus,

Probably most of the art will be some commie chit.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:32 PM (/QHx4)

67 They are not starving. Is it a survival trait? Tank up we might not get food for a few days, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:57 PM (/QHx4)

I've never met a dog that wouldn't eat if you had food in your hand.

Unless they were sick or dying.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:01 PM (6ydKt)

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