Ace of Spades Pet Thread

(I'm hoping a certain dog in my world is paying attention.)

Welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Let your furry buddy know it's time to kick back and relax.

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The Pet Thread wants to know, which one of you Morons did this?

Jerk? That's harsh. Moron? Yes.

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A Little of This. A Little of That.

We all have our thoughts about Lena Dunham. Poor dog. But, at least it wasn't sat on by the whale or eaten. h/t Lizzy

The next story is an awesome one sent into us by PaleRider. In a crazy world full of hate, intolerance and awful restaurant food, A miracle story!!!

Blast from the distant past

The guy who wrote "the waltzing cat" wrote lyrics to it.
He's also the guy who wrote the typewriter song and sleigh ride. submitted by Katy

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Meet The PetMorons

Quite the story behind our first PetMoron of the week.

This is Roscoe, a foundling pit bull mix. He was a terrific dog, great around kids, horses, other dogs, and the indoor cats. (Outside cats, not so much.) One night, I went to let him in for the night, and he refused to come in. Flipped on the porch light, and this is what I found.

Took a bit to figure out what was going on, but when I turned the porch light on, this is what I found:

that’s nine baby chickens huddled up behind his bed! The hen (which belonged to my neighbor, across the road) had been hit by a car, and the chicks decided that the safest place to roost was behind that vicious pit bull. I had to find a box, gather all of them up and bring them into the house before Roscoe would come in. Put them in the laundry room, and he spent the night in front of the laundry room door. I’d let them out in the morning, and he’d follow them. Bring them in at night, and he’d follow them into the house.

That was the routine until one morning, he couldn’t get up (he was almost 15 then) and we made the last trip to the vet.

Don’t let anyone tell you that pit bulls are vicious.

(And Charlie Brown was right: The more I learn about people, the better I like my dogs.)

Retired Spook

Thanks for sharing with us Retired Spook.

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Scout is a Schnoodle, 6 months old. Just now finding ways to entertain herself. Her partner in crime wouldn't pose for the mugshot.
-FireNWater (lurker)

Been there, done that.

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Hi folks,
We are 2 Goldens, brother and sister, we live in Panama with Mum and Dad, but we were born in Ft. Myers, Florida, we will be 7 years in October. We love to read the Pet column every week.
Best regards,
Sammy and Cindy.
PS, Dad is a lurker, (ziggydog)

Who knew Goldens had thumbs and could type? Thanks for the email!!!!

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The survivors in the backyard.
We discovered these two beautiful creatures living in our outdoor garden shed when they were kittens, around the early fall last year when it was still hot here in California. They were little, maybe only a few months old and they were tiny. We estimate the time because there was a heat wave, which is normal for late September. By our backdoor is a spigot with a big metal bowl under it to catch the water. Normally birds drink, splash, whatever out of it, and one night, my sister came in the house and said something scurried into the bushes, it was at the bowl, and she must have surprised it. Seriously freaked her out (we had just gone through the experience of a possum taking up residence in the shed, but it was long gone). And she said it was little. Whatever it was, it was little.
The boy, on the left - we call him B-man or BB, short for Batman because of his cowl-like coloring - we eventually found sleeping in a small wire hanging basket filled with sphagnum moss, and God only knows where the girl was sleeping because we never saw her out in the open, only occasionally, a good few weeks after we found him, a brief glimpse of fur here and there. And we call her Mommy, because, well, she became a mommy.
They were both feral, her more than him. He was friendly, easily seduced by food. A little petting here and there allowed, but still skittish. And her? She'd eat and disappear. Not too interested in making an acquaintance. We discovered that our neighbors were feeding them, too, and they seemed interested in adopting them. But they weren't really locked into it, and really, we have a much nicer backyard, and they liked it here. Lots of plants to sleep and hide under and not be seen. Reluctantly, we'd spruced up their accommodations. Beds in the shed were made, toasty blankets, water, food. It was starting to get cold by then, and the girls next door didn't have any place outside set up for them, but still were weakly saying they wanted them. We advised the girls to get them fixed, gave them out vet's name, the feral fixing rate, all the information. But nothing happened, so we made plans to do it, just in case.
And then. She could not have been more than seven months old when we saw her tummy. When we told the neighbors our suspicions, that was that.
Three beautiful kittens were born in the early morning hours on April 1st, in the ivy, under a ladder, right next to my bedroom's sliding glass door. That was when Mommy had to trust us, and we got to know the loving, sweet, gentle girl that we have to find a good home for.
So we need the morons help. If anybody knows anybody in the San Gabriel Valley - we live in Covina - that would be so kind to adopt these sweet, sweet, deserving creatures, please let me know. There are also the three kittens that need moms and dads so if you could help us out, we would be forever grateful.
If okay with Mis Hum, you can contact me through the pet thread email.
P.S. We would keep all five if we could but we already have eight wonderful catz and we just can't keep 'em. And apologies that this is so long but sometimes stories can't be told in a damn paragraph.

Sincerest thanks!!
Joanne, comments as joanne

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This week's Pet Thread brought to you by Cuteness.

Thank you for stopping by today. Thank you all for your submissions. We are getting to them.

Do you have something pet/animal related you wish to share? Contact us at petmorons at g mail dot com.

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1 The pet thread seems to have quite a lurker following

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 08, 2017 02:53 PM (J+eG2)

2 A clever little video that's quite fun, with well-trained dogs who look like they're enjoying themselves. Cthulhu sent this to me. Hi Cooth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 02:59 PM (Id9+8)

3 Lurkers, come on out and play! We really don't bite, although we can sometimes be a little snippy. Especially if you put carrots in chili. Even then, we can learn to love you!

Posted by: moki at July 08, 2017 03:01 PM (V+V48)

4 Good luck with your kitten adoptions Joanne! They are very tempting, but I am on the other side of the country.

...and a second cat is probably not in my budget.

Posted by: shibumi at July 08, 2017 03:02 PM (aT+Bx)

5 The making of that doggeh video in post #2, if you're curious. Cooth recommends starting at 4:53 and watching to the end, then going back to the beginning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJflIGDE-o

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:04 PM (Id9+8)

6 Anybody keep tarantulas as pets? It's raining tarantulas on the last thread.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:04 PM (sdi6R)

7

who got mommy the teen-kitten pregnant??

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at July 08, 2017 03:07 PM (rFQmw)

8 Love the dog-and-chix story. So sweet.

Back to read more content. btw, I had a schnoodle and they are awesome!

Hi lurkers!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:08 PM (Id9+8)

9
anyone have a pet tarantula in the pet thread, yet?

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at July 08, 2017 03:09 PM (rFQmw)

10 Anybody keep tarantulas as pets? It's raining tarantulas on the last thread.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:04 PM (sdi6R)

My bf in San Diego found one in the backyard and kept it as a pet. I think he fed it grasshoppers.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:09 PM (Id9+8)

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Anyone keep a grasshopper as a pet?

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at July 08, 2017 03:10 PM (rFQmw)

12 Dunham link is busted. And yeah I think she's full of shit. Any neuroses that dog developed it was because of her.

Posted by: buzzion at July 08, 2017 03:10 PM (z/Ubi)

13 " I think he fed it grasshoppers."

How nice

Posted by: Jiminy De'Cricket at July 08, 2017 03:11 PM (J+eG2)

14

There is a Korean canine flu going around. H5K2. There is a vaccine for it. Get it. Its extremely catchy. In TX, IL, and CA.

It killed my dog in 5 days, from exposure to death

Posted by: ThunderB at July 08, 2017 03:13 PM (hPBW1)

15 Dunham link to yahoo

http://tinyurl.com/yaw4h9my

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 08, 2017 03:13 PM (J+eG2)

16 One night, I went to let him in for the night, and he refused to come in. Flipped on the porch light, and this is what I found.

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Cool story. Better than my first thought which was that dog had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 08, 2017 03:14 PM (FUu/Z)

17 She rescued the dog from quicksand?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 03:14 PM (xAvrH)

18 That second photo in the last link.

That right there is how cats came to rule the world.

Behold the terrible power of cute.

You will do their bidding.

Because you want to.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:16 PM (sdi6R)

19 Apparently, Dunham's dog didn't like peanut butter .

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 08, 2017 03:17 PM (J+eG2)

20 On the police dog meme: Our dear departed Warrior Princess, Maggie, just knew that her job was to protect us and to keep everyone in line. She scolded the other dogs if they misbehaved. She was nanny to an abused puppy and kept him in line. She kept her humans in line sometimes.

She also stationed herself by the back yard gate many times when the other dogs were in the house.

Miss her. We think she was part German Shepherd and part Cocker Spaniel. More attractive as an old dog than as a young one, somehow.

Posted by: KT at July 08, 2017 03:19 PM (BVQ+1)

21 I'm not usually a fun of pet costumes but the dog in the martini glass did make me laugh, and I enjoyed the various pet stories. Love the pit billion and chicks story. Also, the grey kittens are adorable but I live across the country too and spouse said, "Until one of the ones we have now goes, no more cats!" (The two we have now don't look like they're going anywhere anytime soon.)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2017 03:19 PM (soOgU)

22 That right there is how cats came to rule the world.

Behold the terrible power of cute.

You will do their bidding.

Because you want to.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:16 PM (sdi6R)

The cat parasite is In Me. I must do their bidding.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:20 PM (Id9+8)

23 Dunham link is busted.

Posted by: buzzion at July 08, 2017 03:10 PM (z/Ubi)

Fixed.

She got bored with the dog and had to make up some bullshit lie to justify her own inability to act like a fvcking human being.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 08, 2017 03:20 PM (wYseH)

24 Shoot. I could never get down and back to Covina in this heat wave, let alone with kittens.

Has anyone called Child Protection Services for Cuteness? If she were kept in her room by county-appointed (and compensated) guardians, she would never have to go thru the horrors of getting dirty like that.

Posted by: t-bird at July 08, 2017 03:20 PM (OBJWS)

25 ThunderB, so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:21 PM (Id9+8)

26 Pet Thread!

WeaselCat v1 has a UTI but is feeling better with a couple of days antibiotic treatment. For 17 years old she is in remarkably good shape. Good kitty.

Posted by: Weasel at July 08, 2017 03:22 PM (Sfs6o)

27 Oh, no! Roscoe has no nose!
How does he smell???

Posted by: andycanuck at July 08, 2017 03:22 PM (nlbfN)

28 who got mommy the teen-kitten pregnant??

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at July 08, 2017 03:07 PM (rFQmw)

Who knows, Sooth. She was wandering freely back then. Both she and the kittens are kept in kennels now in the shed at night. The contraption the kids are in in the photo above, we got another one for her, and bring them out during the daytime.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:23 PM (A07hL)

29 Betrayal

Actually a cute kid and pets photo:

http://tinyurl.com/y9tbwsqo

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (soOgU)

30 Sweet kitties, Joanne.

We had two kitties give birth at our house the same week three years ago. Well, one gave birth on our front porch and the other on our neighbor's patio, but she brought the kittens over.

It can be kind of overwhelming, can't it? We think the kittens may be cousins. We still have some of them. Plus both mothers. Well, One of the mothers, Spooky Mama, and a couple of the kittens take off from time to time.

Posted by: KT at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (BVQ+1)

31 24 Covina is like 10 miles for me
Pomona in fact...

Posted by: MAxIE at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (9TR2V)

32 We managed to get them spayed, though.

Posted by: KT at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (BVQ+1)

33 Posted by: shibumi at July 08, 2017 03:02 PM (aT+Bx)

Thanks, shibumi. I just took Mommy to the vet Thursday to deal with her ear mites and fleas and it cost me $250!

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:26 PM (A07hL)

34 Oh goodness, all these stories got me very misty eyed.

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at July 08, 2017 03:27 PM (CNHr1)

35 So sorry for your loss ThunderB.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 08, 2017 03:27 PM (8qFZP)

36 I hope that's mud.

Posted by: andycanuck at July 08, 2017 03:27 PM (nlbfN)

37 Jerk? That's harsh. Moron? Yes.
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Maybe. I'm inclined to believe that a Moron would have made a Gibson, using onions from their belt.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 03:30 PM (sQ1li)

38 >>She got bored with the dog and had to make up some bullshit lie to justify her own inability to act like a fvcking human being.

She used it as a freakin' prop to promote herself - lied about it being abused to cast herself as savior, used it in magazine photoshoots, put it on prozac because she was projecting that the dog was neurotic, claimed it bit her, then dumped it when she got two cute puppies. Let's hope she never has kids.
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My brother had tarantulas when we were kids. Well, one climbed over the terrarium partition and ate the other. Then he would taunt us with the skin after it molted; would leave it sitting on his desk (or other odd places) so we'd think the live one escaped. Good times!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2017 03:30 PM (NOIQH)

39 I let my daughter know about the H5K2. So sorry ThunderB.

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at July 08, 2017 03:30 PM (CNHr1)

40 Cute pets! Love Roscoe the pit bull guarding the chicks!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2017 03:31 PM (NOIQH)

41 I don't know if Dunham actively mistreated the dog or just neglected it and Consuela )or whoever runs her house while she's out with 3 male strippers and a mule lying in a puddle of her own vomit) did, but clearly that pooch was not treated well at home.

I am not a dog guy, but I like all animals, and I think it has to be awfully hard to mistreat dogs, because they're either hostile or want to be your best friends SO MUCH.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 08, 2017 03:32 PM (39g3+)

42 Thanks, shibumi. I just took Mommy to the vet Thursday to deal with her ear mites and fleas and it cost me $250!
Posted by: Joanne
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I'm thinking that the vets are playing on our emotions. Costs have become ridiculous.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 03:32 PM (OdK9v)

43 Been inquiring if anyone lost one of two of more pets how the other surviving pet takes the loss or notices. Well we do think Cinnamon is looking around fof her sister Sugar but she isn't crying but does seem to be askjng Where's my sister?

ThunderB, that is horrible,

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2017 03:33 PM (Ot7+c)

44 I'm sorry for your loss, ThunderB.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:34 PM (sdi6R)

45 I can't seem to find anything specific on internet about H5K2. Is it perhaps known as something else?

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at July 08, 2017 03:34 PM (CNHr1)

46 My other dogs wont eat or play. Mac was the alpha

Posted by: ThunderB at July 08, 2017 03:35 PM (Jhq/P)

47 So sorry about your doggie, ThunderB!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 08, 2017 03:36 PM (NOIQH)

48 Evidently, there is a shortage of large animal vets: horses, cows, etc. Everyone who goes into veterinarian medicine wants to work with cute stuff instead.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 08, 2017 03:36 PM (39g3+)

49 I will miss him forever but sometimes when you love something you have to let it go (especially when it requires tetanus shots and stitches)

Wow. Lena Dunham really is this generation's William Shakespeare.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 03:37 PM (/qEW2)

50 It can be kind of overwhelming, can't it? We think
the kittens may be cousins. We still have some of them. Plus both
mothers. Well, One of the mothers, Spooky Mama, and a couple of the
kittens take off from time to time.

Posted by: KT at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (BVQ+1)

Overwhelming to say the least. Plus my beautiful catgirl Grace Marie Louise was diagnosed with terminal cancer right around the same time the kittens were born so it's been constant cat-world issues, as well as $$$$$$$.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:38 PM (A07hL)

51 This is a sad story I heard yesterday on radio, woman's house was on fire, she got out but went back into the blaze to rescue her two pets. All perished.
http://tinyurl.com/y8r4d7bp

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2017 03:38 PM (Ot7+c)

52 42
I'm thinking that the vets are playing on our emotions. Costs have become ridiculous.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 03:32 PM (OdK9v)

I've spent plenty of money at the vet for the last six months for my 17-year-old cat.

I don't feel like she's ripping me off. Veterinary costs are orders of magnitude less than people doctor and hospital costs.

When Kira had to have surgery in March, the vet gave me an estimate beforehand. Does a people doctor do that?

No, they don't, and that is a big part of the problem.

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:38 PM (sdi6R)

53 Wifey is taking our kitteh to get his shots. He didn't much like the cat carrier.

Posted by: Ronster at July 08, 2017 03:39 PM (4fjYU)

54

H5N2 is the Avian or bird flu, brought here by Korean rescue dogs. Your vet should know

Posted by: ThunderB at July 08, 2017 03:40 PM (hPBW1)

55 Been inquiring if anyone lost one of two of more
pets how the other surviving pet takes the loss or notices.

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2017 03:33 PM (Ot7+c)

Kenny and Taz were my 2 kitties. Kenny was our love child, and Taz was a rescue. Taz was a few months younger than Kenny, and they fell in love at first sight.
Taz disappeared one day, after a few years - we never found out what became of him. Kenny was distraught, always out looking for him. Then he started to act out and got in a few fights with the neighbor cat. He finally accepted the loss, but it was heartbreaking to see his bewilderment.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at July 08, 2017 03:41 PM (Id9+8)

56 As much as people don't like Lena Dunham(and I find her opinion and self involvement objectionable as well) I have to cut a bit of slack on the door story as well. Shelters don't usually know what happens to the dogs behavior after they leave. The only reason I say this is because we adopted as a pup a dog that came from a shelter NC. He had two of his two chewed off by other dogs, but he was a cutie. He was fine for a while, but then he got very territorial over food and her bit our son-twice. The second time he bit him so hard he bled and needed stitches and the dog just missed his eye-and no, son was not being mean to the dog and never hurt him nor did anyone else. We just never knew after that when he would bite or really do some more damage and we had to put him to sleep. Our son cried and we were very sad.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2017 03:42 PM (soOgU)

57 13 " I think he fed it grasshoppers."
How nice
Posted by: Jiminy De'Cricket at July 08, 2017 03:11 PM (J+eG2)

Hiya horde!!
Yep this is a problem I have. I once had water newts (really!) and my 10 yr old nephew scooped some out in a cup and dropped them in the toilet, flushed, and waited for them to come back up. They didn't. So when he got older, he bought me a chameleon. Perky critter. I tried to bond with it but it never stayed still long enough. Like a speed freak. And I hadda feed it live crickets. The crickets would just sit in the palm of my hand, chirping happily. I could not feed them to the chameleon. I bonded with the crickets. Eventually I gave the chameleon away so it didn't starve, and released the crickets in the park. I still, to this day, cannot feed anything living to another living creature.
So, no snakes in my future, I guess...

Posted by: Ritabootoo at July 08, 2017 03:43 PM (30/ry)

58 I'm thinking that the vets are playing on our emotions. Costs have become ridiculous.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 03:32 PM (OdK9v)

Seriously. You should have seen the high cost of the estimate that the vet gave me - over freakin' $400. Oh, and because I could bring her in a cat carrier, she's not eligible for the feral spay of $50 anymore.
We've been going to the same clinic for 11 years and they have never, and I mean never, given us a break on any treatment price.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:45 PM (A07hL)

59 Dad went to the county animal shelter and brought home a Sharpei cross dog yesterday. Toby is fitting in pretty well. I was reluctant to get a dog that was there because of being an escape artist but since dad is pretty much home all of the time I think it will be OK. He is content to stay in our yard when we are outside. We had to go get some hay today and left Toby in the house for the three hours and he didn't chew up the couch or anything.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 08, 2017 03:47 PM (8qFZP)

60 Evidently, there is a shortage of large animal vets: horses, cows, etc. Everyone who goes into veterinarian medicine wants to work with cute stuff instead.

The cute stuff pays a lot more bills. You should see the Animal Hospital near me! I compare that to our farm vet whose pickup truck was his office.

Posted by: t-bird at July 08, 2017 03:47 PM (OBJWS)

61 H5N2 is the Avian or bird flu, brought here by Korean rescue dogs. Your vet should know

If kids would clean their plates, this never would have happened.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at July 08, 2017 03:49 PM (kuiuS)

62 I don't remember "The Waltzing Cat", but "Alley Cat" was a popular song when I was a little kid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmCsdqs-lLU

Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:49 PM (sdi6R)

63 Posted by: rickl at July 08, 2017 03:38 PM (sdi6R)

Rickl, my baby Grace's oncologist is like that. Grace just had major (tumors) surgery and they capped it at $2500, knowing it was way more expensive than that. And they kept her an extra day, no charge.

My regular vet would never do that. If you can't pay their amount, too bad for you. Never a break.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:50 PM (A07hL)

64 >>>I'm thinking that the vets are playing on our emotions. Costs have become ridiculous.

I've known a couple people pay vet bills ten times more than that. There's a lot of high end vets out there doing treatments that would have put a pet down a decade or two ago.

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 08, 2017 03:53 PM (eNRlf)

65 Great pets and great pet stories, as usual.
I love the pet thread!

Posted by: navybrat at July 08, 2017 03:55 PM (w7KSn)

66 When my Rye was about to die, one of the vets gave me a really helpful tip: don't ever say yes to the "should we try resuscitation if it comes down to it?" question. It's expensive as hell (I think she said it can go to 100k) and has an almost ZERO percent success rate.

We just assume it's the same as human CPR. Apparently it's not so cut-and-dried.

Posted by: t-bird at July 08, 2017 03:56 PM (zEjuG)

67 Covina is like 10 miles for me

Pomona in fact...

Posted by: MAxIE at July 08, 2017 03:25 PM (9TR2V)

And ... cats are really cute in pairs.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:56 PM (A07hL)

68 Lena Dunham has always given me a hard off. Now even more so.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at July 08, 2017 03:58 PM (npdX6)

69 Miley, my folks had 2 near same age and the younger one seemed to lose will to live after older one died, vet said she just she seemed to shut down. She seemed healthy as long as other was alive, even when in very poor health.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 03:58 PM (PUmDY)

70 That's horrible, ThunderB. So, so sorry for you.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 03:59 PM (A07hL)

71 The thing about Lena's dog, I'll bet the dog loved her, right up to the second she abandoned him.

Loved her with all his little heart.

Posted by: navybrat at July 08, 2017 04:02 PM (w7KSn)

72 Dear stupid dog, your humans love you and are doing what they can to help you.

Sheesh. Dogs are so stupid. And they can't take a joke either.

Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:03 PM (UnDQI)

73 Shit. They are having a "block party". In a few hours they will crank up the music, and then I will have to resort to punching out DJs playing loud music.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 04:03 PM (/qEW2)

74 I think they just think new butt to sniff.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:04 PM (PUmDY)

75 Hey bartender! There's a dog's head in my giant martini.

Posted by: JuJuBee at July 08, 2017 04:05 PM (2NqXo)

76 You're young white and cute and you think your shit doesn't stink and you are really really bad girlfriend.

Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:06 PM (UnDQI)

77 NB, kudos for the Vacation ref.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:07 PM (PUmDY)

78 The trouble with kittens is that they grow up to be cats.

Just cleaned the carpet today that the cat vomited on earlier in the week because she just had to try to eat that baby mole.

Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:07 PM (UnDQI)

79 Okay, I am effin' BAWLING about the story of the autistic kid and the dog. Back to finish the thread now. Once my eyes clear.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 04:11 PM (EgOr3)

80 I've known a couple people pay vet bills ten times more than that. There's a lot of high end vets out there doing treatments that would have put a pet down a decade or two ago.

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 08, 2017 03:53 PM (eNRlf)

I'm still embarrassed to say what I paid for back surgery on Sofie (our oldest and smallest French Bulldog) but it gave her (and me) another two years of being together. Worth every penny!

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 08, 2017 04:12 PM (gwPgz)

81 Now all weepy about Roscoe and his chicks. RIP, Roscoe!

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 04:14 PM (EgOr3)

82 Hrothgar, I have a father/daughter pair of Frenchies now, due to happenstance. They are awesome.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:17 PM (PUmDY)

83 lena dunham is subhuman. she never should have been allowed to rescue anything. she is a selfish pile of shit.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 08, 2017 04:20 PM (KP5rU)

84 Too hot. But I can't go out naked.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 04:22 PM (/qEW2)

85 Just read the story about the autistic boy and the dog. That's beautiful!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2017 04:22 PM (soOgU)

86 ThunderB -- keep talking about the dog flu. So sorry about your dog.

Peoples, listen carefully - any large group (humans, pets, herds,etc) are vulnerable to massive viral infections. 'Socializing' your dog does not mean doggy or kitty daycare. Before you leave your pet for a procedure they must have a kennel cough vaccine. New viruses appear all the time.

I'm in IL, and two years ago at our scheduled appointment, the vet was called for an emergency. When she finally came in (approx 2 hrs later), she said that was the first dog that she was able to save -- and only because they were already coming in and the owners called ahead. She was almost in tears because she wasn't able to save the others.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but old-fashioned hypochlorite bleach kills viruses. If you have a site where toddlers or pets are around, the old bleach water once or twice a week keeps most of the viruses away.

Posted by: mustbequantum at July 08, 2017 04:23 PM (MIKMs)

87 Umm can someone stop the "block party"?

I'm scared shitless as to how loud it will get.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 04:24 PM (/qEW2)

88 Hrothgar, I have a father/daughter pair of Frenchies now, due to happenstance. They are awesome.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:17 PM (PUmDY)

Both Conor and I offer you congratulations on joining the prestigious ranks of French Bulldog owners.

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 08, 2017 04:28 PM (gwPgz)

89 H, incredibly sweet and stubborn dogs.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:31 PM (PUmDY)

90 You're young white and cute and you think your shit doesn't stink and you are really really bad girlfriend.

Posted by: JAS
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Non Sequitur cartoon:

http://tinyurl.com/y7m3er3j

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:34 PM (OdK9v)

91 It is so fucking hot here - sis just said it's 102.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 04:35 PM (A07hL)

92 Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:31 PM (PUmDY)

And they're funny as well.

The trainer that gave up on us said she personally won't own a Frenchie because they have the bully dog traits and they know their real job is to sit in your lap and look cute! She also said she loves Frenchies!

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 08, 2017 04:37 PM (gwPgz)

93 *checks outside temperature*

73 deg., on the downside, it is rainy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:38 PM (OdK9v)

94 87 Umm can someone stop the "block party"?

I'm scared shitless as to how loud it will get.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 04:24 PM (/qEW2)

Call the cops with a noise complaint.

Posted by: buzzion at July 08, 2017 04:40 PM (z/Ubi)

95 Skip,
My lab Stonewall died at age 16. His daughter and best friend of 13 years Vee searched for him in the backyard for a week. That evening I came home to find Vee dead a few feet from where we buried Stonewall. I'm convinced that she died of a broken heart.
That was a rough summer. In the space of a little over 2 months the Grim Reaper took my wife to stroke, my best friend to cancer, and my two dogs.

Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at July 08, 2017 04:41 PM (IJX6l)

96 So, my cat has learned a New Thing.

Let's say she wants her food "refreshed." She sits next to the dish and waits for me.

When I notice her, I, being an easily trained human, will do her bidding.

As I approach her with food, I'll notice she's purring. Loudly.

/ if Mommy does the right thing, she gets rewarded with purrs. My cat is Pavlovian.

Posted by: shibumi at July 08, 2017 04:41 PM (aT+Bx)

97 That was a rough summer. In the space of a little
over 2 months the Grim Reaper took my wife to stroke, my best friend to
cancer, and my two dogs.

Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at July 08, 2017 04:41 PM (IJX6l)
Ah, jeez, that is hearbreaking. My eyes are leaking again. I'm so sorry.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 04:43 PM (EgOr3)

98
*checks outside temperature*

73 deg., on the downside, it is rainy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:38 PM (OdK9v)

There's supposed to be a few thunderstorms tonight which should be awesome. Can't remember, will that break the heat or increase the humidity?

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 04:44 PM (A07hL)

99 Dear Deplorable,

Look at it this way:

"Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty. I am free at last."

I am sorry for your loss. But still....

Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:46 PM (UnDQI)

100 That was a rough summer. In the space of a little over 2 months the Grim Reaper took my wife to stroke, my best friend to cancer, and my two dogs.
Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen
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Great Heavens! I think that you are a better man than I. Dealing with that much grief might have been too much for me to handle.

Manhugs, my friend.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:46 PM (OdK9v)

101
There's supposed to be a few thunderstorms tonight which should be awesome. Can't remember, will that break the heat or increase the humidity?
Posted by: Joanne
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50% chance

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:47 PM (OdK9v)

102 What great Moron Pets!!!!

Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at July 08, 2017 04:49 PM (hMwEB)

103 >>That was a rough summer. In the space of a little over 2 months the Grim Reaper took my wife to stroke, my best friend to cancer, and my two dogs.

That's about the worst thing I've heard in a long time. Very sorry you had to go through that, not sure I could have handled it.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 08, 2017 04:49 PM (/tuJf)

104 That was a rough summer. In the space of a little over 2 months the Grim
Reaper took my wife to stroke, my best friend to cancer, and my two
dogs.

Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen

OhmyGodholyshit. How in the world did you cope?!

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 04:50 PM (A07hL)

105 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:47 PM (OdK9v)

Funny.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 04:51 PM (A07hL)

106 Nice group of pets this week. Partial to the Doublemint Twins. And Martini Guy.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 04:52 PM (lwiT4)

107 Hey bartender! There's a dog's head in my giant martini.

Ma'am, I believe you got my order by mistake...

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at July 08, 2017 04:52 PM (OBJWS)

108 When I go to take a nap, what do I find?
http://tinyurl.com/yad92ad6

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:52 PM (OdK9v)

109
Dear Deplorable,

Look at it this way:

"Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty. I am free at last."

I am sorry for your loss. But still....

Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:46 PM (UnDQI)

Not funny.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 04:53 PM (A07hL)

110 H, it is crazy how springy they are if you're somewhere they want to be. They can stare like no other dogs as well.

Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at July 08, 2017 04:54 PM (PUmDY)

111 / if Mommy does the right thing, she gets rewarded with purrs. My cat is Pavlovian.

Posted by: shibumi

We train dogs. Cats train us.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, not a damn failure at July 08, 2017 04:54 PM (66CWr)

112 http://tinyurl.com/yad92ad6

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:52 PM (OdK9v)
=========================

I'm seeing a hosting logo.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 04:56 PM (lwiT4)

113 That was 15 years ago, and I came as close to being broken as I think I could ever be. But I moved through it. I later met a wonderful woman who has been my wife for 10 years now, I have seen the birth and growing up of some wonderful grandchildren, and I have have had the company of (and been through the loss of) some great dogs. Life wins. Never give up.

Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at July 08, 2017 04:57 PM (IJX6l)

114 nood chess/dress pr0n

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at July 08, 2017 04:58 PM (SRHA6)

115 I'm seeing a hosting logo.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 04:56 PM (lwiT4)
That's what I got, too, grammie. And, hey, how the heck are ya? Hot AF here, hoping they are right about the coming cool-down. I'm too old for this shit.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 04:58 PM (EgOr3)

116 #ruralAdventures

I was gonna rush down, leave a comment, then return to the post, but gosh darn those pet pix wouldn't let me just whiz by. D'aaawwww.

The comment I was gonna rush to make has little to do with pets, I guess. But pets is an anagram for pest.

Earlier, I walked outside barefoot, as I frequently do, on the asphalt driveway, and I felt a sharp rock under my foot. Only, as I lifted my foot, a red wasp flew away and I realized that, for the first time in decades, I'd been stung.

I am kind to wasps. Usually will catch and evict if I find them in the house. I noted earlier today that they seemed drunk on the heat and humidity, as a mud dauber bounced off my forehead. They're usually harmless. But this red wasp didn't care to be stepped on.

Manymany years ago, a mud dauber advised me I was too close to its nest, touching my hand with its stinger, but no injection. This red wasp gave me a solid dose. Possibly a saving grace was it was on my calloused heel, but it still hurt like heel! ; )

(The order of wasp evil: lazy ol' mud daubers, twitchy black wasps, aggressive red wasps, and -fortunately unseen for many years now- terrorist yellowjackets.)

I had barely comprehended that I'd been stung badly, hobbled back to my desk, when my lower back started screaming - maybe the poison had hit a nerve? I managed to lie down, but couldn't find a not-hurting position.

Fortunately, that part passed relatively quickly and I napped out. The feeling that someone was poking my foot with an ice pick eventually faded. My heel is still swollen, so I hobble a little, but it's not gaw-dawful anymore.

Of course (PET TOPIC ON-NESS ACHIEVED) my little fuzzy yellow buddy Charlie came in to sleep with me. Such a great kitteh! Likes to lick my hand (or whatever bare skin is handy), and likes to stretch out a paw to touch me - and only once nailed me in the back today. Cats! Like wasps, they can't help it.

Posted by: mindful webworker - known by the animals we keep at July 08, 2017 04:58 PM (nRs0E)

117 The good thing about vets is you can shop around and compare prices. Most vets have a price sheet and can at least estimate what you're looking at. When I worked at the vet, we knew exactly where we fell as far as price level with other vets in the area. We were in the sweet spot. Not too cheap (signs of a struggling or crappy vet) and not to pricey (signs of liberal yuppies taking over your neighborhood.) If you aren't happy with the cost, make some calls. Vets will give prices, unlike people doctors.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 04:59 PM (lwiT4)

118 I'm seeing a hosting logo.
Posted by: grammie winger
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It's a PhotoBucket link. You probably have an adblocker stopping their Super Important ads.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2017 04:59 PM (OdK9v)

119 Chess/Dress Nood

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2017 05:00 PM (Ot7+c)

120 Posted by: JAS at July 08, 2017 04:46 PM (UnDQI)

Short for Jack Ass? This kind of surprised me.

Posted by: t-bird at July 08, 2017 05:00 PM (OBJWS)

121 >>Apparently, Dunham's dog didn't like peanut butter .

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

I like peanut butter. Not fond of peanut butter and anchovies.

Posted by: Lena's Dog at July 08, 2017 05:00 PM (/Nite)

122 And, hey, how the heck are ya? Hot AF here, hoping they are right about the coming cool-down. I'm too old for this shit.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 04:58 PM (EgOr3)
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Doin pretty good, Peaches. Not too bad weather-wise. Maybe 78 or 80. Not a lot of humidity. Pretty nice day. However, next week we go to Cancun, where I will get broiled.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 05:01 PM (lwiT4)

123 #3 kid just left. After five years, he finally picked up his amps and miscellaneous stuff (filled his truck). He tried to go through the garage, but could only take his ladders and nothing else. My only concession was that he finally 'understood' my anger with all four of my darlings -- because each and every one of them claims that there is nothing of theirs in my house or garage.

Once again, I wimped out and let him go home without major healthy guy labor (because grandson is due any day now), but mostly because his dog was spayed yesterday and he wasn't happy leaving her.

Our family dog and cat were ecstatic to see him.

Posted by: mustbequantum at July 08, 2017 05:01 PM (MIKMs)

124 Call the cops with a noise complaint.

Posted by: buzzion

I think I'll soon get to that point. It's getting late, and these assholes always crank up the shit until 10. Fucking DJs.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at July 08, 2017 05:02 PM (/qEW2)

125 San Diego shelter has 71 unclaimed dogs that ran away because of fireworks on July 4.

Posted by: navybrat at July 08, 2017 05:06 PM (w7KSn)

126 I have to say: I love the pet thread with all my heart! Many of the pictures and stories make me teary. It's getting close to the time I will have a dog again...

Posted by: Ladylibertarian at July 08, 2017 05:08 PM (TdMsT)

127 >>We've been going to the same clinic for 11 years and they have never, and I mean never, given us a break on any treatment price.

Posted by: Joanne

I don't think our vet has ever really given us much of a break on price despite 5 dogs. We should get a volume discount. My daughter makes dog collars for sale and one of the vets has bought a number of them from her after seeing them on our dogs, so there is that.

Posted by: Aviator at July 08, 2017 05:09 PM (/Nite)

128 125
San Diego shelter has 71 unclaimed dogs that ran away because of fireworks on July 4.

Posted by: navybrat at July 08, 2017 05:06 PM (w7KSn)

Our nextdoor dot com is loaded with "missing" pets. WTF is wrong with people? It's disgusting.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 05:10 PM (EgOr3)

129 However, next week we go to Cancun, where I will get broiled.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 05:01 PM (lwiT4)
Oh, grammie, a vacation!!! Awesome. And, you know, if you stay in the bar, you won't get too much sun. :-)

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 05:11 PM (EgOr3)

130 Another great pet thread, Thank you Mis Hum.

ThunderB, so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2017 05:11 PM (8pPQD)

131 The vet I go to will do the first visit free of charge (of course you pay for tests & shots still).

Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at July 08, 2017 05:12 PM (hMwEB)

132 >>Umm can someone stop the "block party"?

I'm scared shitless as to how loud it will get.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear

I'm on it!

Posted by: Bill de Blasio at July 08, 2017 05:13 PM (/Nite)

133 And, you know, if you stay in the bar, you won't get too much sun. :-)

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 05:11 PM (EgOr3)
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That's my plan. Lay under the cabana and wait for the drinks guy to walk by with a tray of sumfin.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 05:17 PM (lwiT4)

134 Im taking Cecil cat to the vet for skin issues he gets from fleas or heat or something. Happens every year. He's my big fat white tom with orange spots.

The pregnant mares are still pregnant but now the foals are viable so they can have them and i won't freak out. Im cranky and snappy from not enough sleep watching my high risk mare through the night, but so far Grimmy its the only casualty.

She didnt like me trying to stick my hand in her hoo ha to check her cervix. She is to swollen and stove up behind to try kicking much, but i think things are changing fast since the last feel up indicated i could sleep last week. I liked sleeping it was nice. Now I'm up all night. Looks like it's a good thing the mare likes my music.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 05:17 PM (CszaC)

135 gushka!!! Dang, I forgot . . . I told Tammy I would email you. Had no idea you were dealing with such a situation (although, knowing you, not too surprised). Will shoot you a quick email. It's hot AF here, must be like the surface of the sun out where you are. xoxo

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 05:19 PM (EgOr3)

136 Gushka, been wondering how things were progressing?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2017 05:22 PM (8pPQD)

137 Posted by: grammie winger at July 08, 2017 04:59 PM (lwiT4)

grammie, you know, that's true. But I also think that if the level of personal care is there, price isn't so much an issue. My vet clinic moved to a larger, newer facility, and the best vet left to go work in some small, low-cost clinic. She was so awesome in her care for all of our pets, I can't begin to say. Just wonderful.

The new place has a lot of new people - vets, technicians, office staff who are perfectly adequate, but the personal touch is gone. They still have some of the same vets and old staff, but it's changed. It's all about the business now, you know?

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 05:35 PM (A07hL)

138 My 9-1/2 year old cat Oblio was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease a month ago. Even if diagnosed early, the cat has already lost up to 75% of kidney function. It will eventually kill her. I bawled like a baby.

She is not in pain and still scampers about like a kitten.

Fortunately, with diet and supplements, I may be able to give her another five years of being the most spoiled cat on the planet. I have to focus on enjoying her now and not grieve too much in advance. Crap, it got awfully dusty in here.

Sorry for bumming people out.

Posted by: Butch at July 08, 2017 05:44 PM (hXu8T)

139 {{{{{Butch}}}}} I think my 9-year-old may be having the same issue. But no scampering. And, yes, you have to stay positive with them, they really pick up on that, no grieving in advance. We know when we fall in love with them that they will go first. And, when you think on it, that's how it should be. She's well-loved, that's the best thing a kitteh can ever have.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 05:48 PM (EgOr3)

140 Ben had, both mares bagged up so im happy. The complicated ine isstove up and has 5hat one weird spot on the off side giving the vet hives. Im glad it keeping him up at night just like me

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 05:52 PM (CszaC)

141 Now riding shotgun on the way to the vet, cage with screaming 22 lb fraidy cat in my lap.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 05:55 PM (CszaC)

142 Oh and im covered in biozide gel and band-aids

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 05:56 PM (CszaC)

143 Butch and Peaches - Delurking to suggest that you have your vet teach you how to give your kitties subcutaneous (sub-Q) fluids. You've probably watched the vet tech do it before--Ringer's solution, hose, needle. If you can do it, you'll extend your cats' lives and maintain a higher quality of life for them. I've done it for 4 cats now. It's not as scary as it sounds, and the cats do get used to it.

Posted by: LivingProof at July 08, 2017 05:57 PM (OY1mS)

144 Thanks for the update. Good to know life is normal on the farm.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 08, 2017 05:59 PM (8pPQD)

145 Butch, you're not bumming people out. From what I've read on the pet thread, every one of us has been where you are to a degree. But like Peaches said, just keep on spoiling her and make her time with you happy!

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 06:00 PM (A07hL)

146 Thank you, Mis Hum for posting my "kids" stories. Forever grateful.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 06:03 PM (A07hL)

147 Peaches, Living Proof, & Joanne - Thank you for the kind words. It is funny how these little fuzz faces worm their way into our hearts.

I think the subcutaneous fluids are still a few years down the road.

The vet will euthanize at home, so Obie won't have to go thru the stress of a visit to the office.

Posted by: Butch at July 08, 2017 06:08 PM (hXu8T)

148 141
Now riding shotgun on the way to the vet, cage with screaming 22 lb fraidy cat in my lap.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 05:55 PM (CszaC)
Oh, lord, does that sound familiar. Last time I too my Cecil to the vet (first time in probably a decade), he was screeching so bad, other pet parents were sympathetic. One said "rescue?" I'm all, yeah, 12 years ago. Let us know how it goes.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 06:09 PM (EgOr3)

149 Joanne - B-man, Mommy, and the kittens are adorable.

Posted by: Butch at July 08, 2017 06:09 PM (hXu8T)

150 Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 05:35 PM (A07hL)

I think part of the difference is, dare I say this, due to corporate shenanigans. In my area, a surprisingly large number of the formerly private vet practices have been bought up by VCA (Vet Clinics of America, NASDAQ:WOOF). Needless to say, the corporate culture was soon transferred to these smaller clinics.

Posted by: Hrothgar at July 08, 2017 06:35 PM (gwPgz)

151 VCA sucks donkey bawls. And even the donkeys are not happy about it. Find an independent vet, they're everywhere.

Posted by: Peaches at July 08, 2017 06:41 PM (EgOr3)

152 138 Yeah, we're in the same boat with our calico Clarissa who showed up on death's door, abandoned and malnourished. Oh, and as it turns out, feline leukemia. She's been nonsymptomatic for about four years, but now she's going fast. Fortunately our cats are vaccinnated and the older ones are fine, but we did lose a kitten before we found out about the leukemia.

She has a few weeks left, tops, so,we're giving her the affection and comfort we can before we have to do the necessary.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 08, 2017 06:54 PM (cJDvr)

153 The vet will euthanize at home, so Obie won't have to go thru the stress of a visit to the office.

Posted by: Butch at July 08, 2017 06:08 PM (hXu8T)

Butch, that's what my sister and bil did for their beloved golden retriever, Dutchess. Cancer. My bil had to come to grips with her being at the end of the road for treatment and end her suffering - he loved that dog so much. They choose to do it at home, which I must say, from their experience, sounded like the best thing to do.
They also had someone else come and pick her up afterwards for cremation, with her ashes delivered back to them.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 07:09 PM (A07hL)

154 Posted by: LivingProof at July 08, 2017 05:57 PM (OY1mS)

If anybody's still here, this is something to learn. Nothing will kill a pet faster than dehydration.

Posted by: Joanne at July 08, 2017 07:15 PM (A07hL)

155 200$ later Cecil is back from the vet, thoroughly traumatized. Its as hard on me as it is on kitty. Luckily, our vet is a sweet Thai woman who is incredibly sweet and gentle, and understanding that all our cats are former ferals, and treats them gently. They usually have to get shots instead of pills or liquid (theres not enough band aids in the world for medicating ferals that way) but antibiotic shots cost more.

But when your big crybaby kitty gets a skin problem, you fork out and make sure he's ok, because pets>nearly everthing else.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 08, 2017 07:35 PM (CszaC)

156 Lena Dunham: It's understandable. The dog just didn't like them. Who would?

Posted by: Alana at July 08, 2017 08:53 PM (WFVVX)

157 That Lena Dunham thing is just... weird. She invented a terrible back story for the dog just to make herself look/feel better for dumping it. I'm glad the shelter stood up for the dog.

Sometimes pets and people just don't bond; sometimes you just don't have the time and attention to give your pet. It's not shameful or anything. Dogs are pretty needy. Should have gotten a cat to begin with.

Posted by: Gem at July 09, 2017 02:18 PM (uaHyk)

158 Great pics of moronpets, as usual.

Sorry to Butch and others who are dealing with illnesses and bad news.

I think Noodle is having some teeth issues (she had bad breath the other day - very unusual) so time for a vet visit.

Posted by: Gem at July 09, 2017 02:44 PM (uaHyk)

159 I guess living in the sticks has some benefits besides peace and quiet. Couple of years ago, I came home from work to find my Arab-Appy mare standing in the middle of the pasture, and refusing to put weight on her right forefoot. Called the vet (at home, it was 7 PM) and he was here in 30 minutes, although he lives 20 miles away. Diagnosed as a abscessed hoof, he gave her antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, (both injected) plus more meds to mix with her food, including probiotics to stave off the gruesome poopies caused by the anibiotics. Advised me to get some cheap fruit flavored yogurt at Walmart, to help her digestive system as well. Four days later, she was moving around like nothing was wrong, and a week after the visit she was running. Total bill, including an after-hours farm call, two injections, three meds, and a band-aid (he cut himself with the hoof knife), the total bill was $205.

Vets who go into a large animal practice are NEVER going to get rich!

Posted by: Retired Spook at July 09, 2017 07:01 PM (ZLRrA)

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