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Ace of Spades Pet Thread-Answering The Ultimate Question Edition
From our friend Jane D'Oh. You might want to grab a Kleenex or two. Thanks Jane.
Therapy animals. Have we gone too far?
No mention of Goldilocks.
This is what happens when you do silly things to your dog.
Long story. My Mom got dog, Doberman mix. Next thing you know she has granddaughter (my daughter that dog loved). Dog howled when granddaughter left. Now dog lives with us. Cold (north texas ha!) night Sophie sneaked up hall from laundry room to sleep in from of fireplace. She was about 11 or 12 then. She died in 1996. So Sophie was lonely (ha!) and needed a companion. We adopt a ridgeback mix named Dottie. This is her chasing fettuccini Alfredo under dishwasher. She died in 2005. I am a better person because they were in my life.Unfortunately this Moron didn't give us his name. But as with all pet owners we are better people because of our pets. Thank you for the submission. If you are around today let us know who you are.
This is our Tigre. His superpower is getting belly rubs.Another proud but shy pet owner. Please let us know what your nic is.
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Happy Hoover (the lab) and Tango (cardigan welsh corgi). There is nothing as fun as a ball! -AWPAwesome action shot! What a pair, a Lab and a
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The first picture is of my cats, Isis and Penelope (also known to veterinarians everywhere as Thunder and Lightning) saying hello to their parakeet buddy (?) Alex. They're all gone now, but not forgotten. The next two pictures are of my Wire Fox Terriers. Tucker (the one with the bandage) was 14 pounds of sheer combative machismo, while Monty was a more substantial and dignified gentleman. They were both adorable. Finally, my beloved rescue Lab mixes, Dallas and Houston. They were brothers but were completely different in all ways except one - food was their number one priority. Dallas (the brindle) was the sweetest dog ever, just 100 pounds of cuddle bug. Houston (the chocolate), who was obviously part pit bull, was my best friend ever. Thanks for the Pet Thread! -YuiQuite the gang! Thanks for sharing.
My #3, #1 (of 4) son wanted a kitten to cuddle at night. He is now over 30, but has inherited his father's insomnia. We had no idea that the cute, playful little brown and white kitten at the shelter would become an 18 lb beast. But Klaus is a very nice kitteh and very intelligent (but autistic, like most cats.) He has some "pet" names, like "Klausdale" or "Kitler." Halloween special! Another cat of ours, affectionately nick-named A-hole, didn't ike her bath. Best regards -BergerbilderBergerilder a cat guy, who knew?!?! Some interesting names for your cats. Thanks for submitting them to the Pet Thread.
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Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 03:15 PM (I/iGu)
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Posted by: Jesse Ventura. Alex Jones works as well. at November 18, 2017 03:19 PM (Y/y3J)
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Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:22 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at November 18, 2017 03:23 PM (rnAwa)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, unwashed savage at November 18, 2017 03:23 PM (89T5c)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 03:23 PM (9G8jN)
Posted by: Skip at November 18, 2017 03:23 PM (aC6Sd)
And who doesn't like a wet cat named A-hole?!?
Looking at Hoover the lab and Tango the corgi, I am reminded of QEII, who had that combination of breeds.
Well, maybe she still has them (?) --- but I haven't seen any pictures of her with them in the last several years.
I suspect that frolicking at Balmoral with labradors is a bit much for a 90 yr old.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 03:24 PM (0jtPF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2017 03:25 PM (8+Ozj)
Posted by: IanDeal at November 18, 2017 03:25 PM (qcIL3)
Those birds will ride a cat on his scruff just like we do bulls at rodeos!
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 03:27 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 18, 2017 03:27 PM (Lqy/e)
8 Satan has possessed the white cat.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, unwashed savage at November 18, 2017 03:23 PM (89T5c)
Errrr, it's a kitteh. How could you tell the difference?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 18, 2017 03:28 PM (eXA4G)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 03:28 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 03:29 PM (14URa)
Bergerbilder
Gonna have to watch his posts more.
Seriously, that cat must be an A-hole even when dry. This satan like pic must be payback. B/c omg, unflattering. Eyes even 3 colors. lol
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:30 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2017 03:31 PM (BtQd4)
Just what's needed on this rainy/snowy afternoon.
Beauties all - love Yui's gang.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 03:31 PM (s3h4N)
Posted by: IanDeal at November 18, 2017 03:25 PM (qcIL3)
I wonder how much of it is being a bit further from subsistence level, culturally speaking.
I also think it is partially do to seeing them as valued members of a household (dogs for warning against intruders and animal threats, cats against vermin.) I wonder if dogs were used as herding animals in the far east and whether that had anything to do with it. Once you put a certain amount of training into an animal to make it useful to you, it becomes much less likely that you want to eat it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 03:32 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:33 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2017 03:31 PM (BtQd4)
Very nice dogs. It is always hard to lose em.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 03:33 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:33 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: never enough caffeine at November 18, 2017 03:34 PM (N3JsI)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 03:34 PM (9G8jN)
Posted by: Susan at November 18, 2017 03:34 PM (+ZK/F)
Posted by: willow at November 18, 2017 03:37 PM (UbFuA)
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (GsAUU)
They finally did study on which were better pets...cats or dogs.
Conclusion: Dogs.
Before the uproar posts, let me tell you why.
B/c dogs make their owners get off the couch and take them for walks. And get exercise. That was it.
They also added all dogs & cats were better to have than none at all.
So you could also argue cats are better b/c you don't have to get off the couch.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (7UCSd)
Food/Friend - Yeah? ask that dog whether he thinks the pig is "food" once I fry up some bacon!
And a certain ex-fakeprez might see the dog as food... and the pig as haram.
Posted by: mindful webworker's ultimate comment du jour at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (/IMJl)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (9G8jN)
Posted by: IanDeal at November 18, 2017 03:25 PM (qcIL3)
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Hmmm. Yes, interesting.
We'll eat sea critters or birds that snack on beasties but we shun mammals that do so. (Even when it comes to birds, we normally only eat ones that eat fish, worms or insects, etc., not those that eat mammals.)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 03:39 PM (0jtPF)
As always, a very handsome group of moraminals. Black lab stealing blankies brings back such wonderful memories.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 03:39 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2017 03:41 PM (8+Ozj)
Sorry for your health struggles. Prayers will continue. I appreciate what your share about your four legged family members.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2017 03:45 PM (8+Ozj)
Only because you were beaten to it!
/ yeah, I know, guilty too
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at November 18, 2017 03:47 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Hands Solo at November 18, 2017 03:47 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Weasel at November 18, 2017 03:48 PM (Sfs6o)
Dottie story: We lived in a house with a patio door and sliding patio screen door. We got Dottie and she was about 6 inches tall. There was a small split in screen she could get through. So over the next 6 months as we left screen door open Dottie kept going in and out of small tear. Ending up being about tall/wide enough to push a spinet piano through.
So Dottie is barking and growling. She has a racoon of about 30 lbs (she weighed about 4
in the yard and they are fighting like day 3 at the Alamo. I proceed to separate them and the coon runs up a tree. About an hour later, more ruckuss, more blood, it is dark and I cannot see anything. I call Dottie, blood everywhere and she is smiling. Smiling like the cheshire cat, most fun she has had in here life, I am talking Las Vegas fun!. So I bring dog in house and clean up blood, none was hers. So next morning I looking out window of second story bedroom double doors. There in the fork of oak tree was dead coon. Oh crap, that is going to smell bad. I walk out on balcony and there he is, dead coon. Wife and I have coffee and I go to figure out how to get dead coon out of tree about 20' off ground. Then TADA, Rocky raises his head, he is alive, beaten and tired. I tell him Dottie is locked up and he scampers down tree, never to visit (much to Dottie's vexation) again.Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2017 03:50 PM (BtQd4)
Gushka, prayers for you to get back to good.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 03:50 PM (s3h4N)
The three we've had each just walked up on us one day. I couldn't imagine going to the shelter to get one. Well, I can, but I can't imagine getting just one...!
We pet them, teach them, train them, feed them, groom or bathe them, give them shelter and territory and purpose, control their reproductivity, chip them, vaccinate them, tend them when sick, and then deal with so much when they're dying... no small cost of material and peoplepower.
When Gimli walked up and adopted us, we took on all that with a groan, but happily, immediately. We're not quite in the same shape as we were then...
Hard to imagine going to get a dog...
However, if the Lord of Pets throws another good one at us, I suppose...
Posted by: mindful webworker still has cats at November 18, 2017 03:50 PM (/IMJl)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2017 03:50 PM (8+Ozj)
So maybe that's why the truck says Why? They don't do bacon right!
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:52 PM (7UCSd)
Puppy managed to get out of the crate and greeted me coming home early in the front window. Our forensic examination determined that she picked up the sides of the crate and slithered out. Wait a minute, that's not the cat in the window. It was funny, but I am still picking pieces of the rug she ate from the crate out of the rest of the house.
Good thing I went home early with eldest grandson. Who knows what havoc she could have wrought.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Hands Solo at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: rickl at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (sdi6R)
I had to euthanize my cat Ava yesterday, tough day. My other cat is a little depressed. My husband let Reagan smell Ava so I hope Reagan understands her friend isn't coming back.
It's really sad, Ava was the smartest cat I've ever had.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: rickl at November 18, 2017 03:54 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2017 03:54 PM (8+Ozj)
So maybe that's why the truck says Why? They don't do bacon right!
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:52 PM (7UCSd)
--Canadians have Canadian bacon (ham) and back bacon (bacon).
Vive le difference!
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 03:56 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: james the deplorable disciple of kek at November 18, 2017 03:56 PM (jxw6R)
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 03:56 PM (14URa)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (9G8jN)
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I don't think that's it. We eat pigs, and pigs will eat anything, dead or alive. Parasitic danger is avoided by properly cooking the meat.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 18, 2017 03:57 PM (pvjTE)
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 03:57 PM (s3h4N)
Posted by: Weasel at November 18, 2017 03:57 PM (Sfs6o)
Awww, so sorry Caligirl. I know you posted a pic of a beautiful leopard like spotted cat on a wheel that we oohed & awed over but I remember her name.
May the good memories balance out your sad heart.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:57 PM (7UCSd)
Prayers for you Gushka, I pray you are on the mend soon.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 03:58 PM (Ri/rl)
And, yes, winged rodents begin decomposing before sunrise.
Nothing quite like an ammonia alarm clock.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 03:59 PM (I/iGu)
It's really sad, Ava was the smartest cat I've ever had.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (Ri/rl)
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What happened to Ava?
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 03:59 PM (GsAUU)
I have heard before that Ridgebacks have a pretty strong drive when it comes to critters.
Dogs seem to have an instinct when it comes to these kinds of things that transcends experience. Ajax is a Australian Cattle dog who has never seen a cow or sheep. However, when he about 6 or so, he was staying at my parents. They went out to do something an did not notice when he slipped out while they were leaving the garage. They were gone for about two hours.
This is in a suburban neighborhood. A lot of kids usually run through my parents yard. When my parents returned after a couple hours, they found Ajax sitting proudly in the middle of the yard, and not a kid in sight. The neighbors related that he had chased the kids every time they got close to the yard, but never once they were beyond the yard. He evidently did not bite a one, just chased them and nipped at their heels to get them moving.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 04:00 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Hands Solo at November 18, 2017 04:00 PM (EzdLW)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 04:01 PM (9nNCU)
Rik Mayall debunks this starting at 2:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIZxNG5gYo
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at November 18, 2017 04:01 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:02 PM (lwiT4)
Belly rubs and upper chest scratches.
But there's a usually a small little in-between that'll get you clawed to death.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:02 PM (I/iGu)
Vive le difference!
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 03:56 PM (GsAUU)
Though I've been to Canada, my experience of their bacon is only here...at McDonald's! I always have to ask them to switch it out. And now you have ruined my whole theory on why they don't think pigs should be eaten. *pouts*
*laughs*
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:02 PM (7UCSd)
Pig-unclean-don't eat. ----- Dog-unclean-can eat.
------------------Why? Because Allah! -------------
Posted by: geoffb at November 18, 2017 04:02 PM (zOpu5)
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:02 PM (s3h4N)
The vet said "fish oil," but that's not doing anything. I've tried an expensive cream, but that... did nothing.
The place she licks is usually associated with allergies; I don't think it's her food, so my guess is "seasonal allergies." She's not under stress, so I don't think it's that.
Any ideas? I don't want to put her in the cone, since she gets super depressed when it's on; as for a sweater... no. She won't got for that either.
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:03 PM (aT+Bx)
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:03 PM (lwiT4)
It's really sad, Ava was the smartest cat I've ever had.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 03:53 PM (Ri/rl)
Sorry to hear that CG.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 04:04 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 04:05 PM (9nNCU)
--I lived up there for a decade, and never grew into "Canadian" pizza.
Beats "Hawaiian" pizza, though.
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 04:05 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 04:06 PM (LAXwj)
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:06 PM (MIKMs)
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sometimes pets will do that from anxiety. Also, do you use plastic or ceramic bowls for food and water? That sometimes triggers allergic reactions in pets. Use glass if you can. For anxiety - try regular sustained active play sessions. See if that helps.
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:06 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:03 PM (aT+Bx)
I bought a spray that seemed to work on a hot spot my dog had, many moons ago. Got it at Feeder's Supply 9not sure if that is a big chain since I have only seen them in Louisville.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2017 04:07 PM (ycWCI)
And, yes, winged rodents begin decomposing before sunrise.
Nothing quite like an ammonia alarm clock.
Oh my glockenspiel. I would sleep with my door closed/locked at night. What if I rolled over on it? Looking at it would be bad enough. Then you have to dispose of it. This to me is the cat version of the Godfather horse head in bed.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:07 PM (7UCSd)
A cat that likes belly rubs? Every kitty belly I've ever touched has earned me a hissing and a clawing.
Posted by: Hands Solo at November 18, 2017 04:00 PM (EzdLW)
Zoey, the Pudgy Princess, loves them! She's also a licker. Bottle babies are different from other kittehs.
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 04:08 PM (14URa)
I lost my last cat to an early evening stroke. Laid out her body on my bed until morning and made a point of obvious mourning and making sure my other cat took part. I'd like to think it made a difference.
Sorry to read about your departed kitteh friend, CaliGirl.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:08 PM (I/iGu)
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My Jinx would literally, cry, get in front of me and plop like a downed AT-AT for her belly and chin rubs. And she also drinks from the toilet. She's a cat who acts like a dog.
Posted by: auscolpyr at November 18, 2017 04:08 PM (pzA2L)
I have 2 Bengal cats, Ava was 10, Reagan is 8. I noticed over maybe the past two months Ava was losing weight. I must've been in denial, I attributed it to her getting older.
Long story short, she either had cancer or IBD and also possible bowel obstruction. She had some secondary problems in her blood work also. Three home vet visits, steroids, antibiotics, anti nausea meds, sub q fluids. She didn't respond to the treatment.
She lost a half pound in her last week and she was eating.
We gave her a fighting chance but it wasn't enough, the vet yesterday told me we were doing the right thing.
She also caught a mouse when she was coming off the anesthesia Monday. I was shocked. She was tough.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:09 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Barry from Jakarta at November 18, 2017 04:09 PM (Ndje9)
Me neither. Only b/c growing up we had one next door that barked all.the.time. I have no idea how it did not go hoarse.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:11 PM (7UCSd)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lick_granuloma
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:11 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: mindful webworker's animated animus at November 18, 2017 04:11 PM (/IMJl)
--10 is a good long time to have a great cat, especially a mouser. Growing up, we had some long-lived ones, but way too many did not make double-digits . . . or just ran away.
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 04:12 PM (GsAUU)
There is a spray called bitter apple but I'm not sure if you can use it on the skin.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:12 PM (Ri/rl)
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sometimes pets will do that from anxiety. Also, do you use plastic or
ceramic bowls for food and water? That sometimes triggers allergic
reactions in pets. Use glass if you can. For anxiety - try regular
sustained active play sessions. See if that helps.
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Thank you Ben and Grammie.
1. I actually started the apple cider vinegar and water, but didn't follow through.
2. She's using stainless steel bowls. More play might be the answer. She's stopped coming upstairs at night, which makes me wonder if something is wandering around the yard that's upsetting her. I've sprayed some anti-anxiety stuff where she hangs out.
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:12 PM (aT+Bx)
"No Fluff, we've had this conversation before, it's to early for treats. Now go get your brother and go play in camp."
Help. Me.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM (VezBU)
Kittehs are tough creatures. They're stoic. They can hide illness just as well as any other creature including us humans.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM (I/iGu)
Dottie like sitting on my truck tailgate when I was doing yard work. Just sat and watch.....until neighbor came up to me or wife, then Dottie would put herself between us and neighbor. No barking or growling, just ridge fur standing on end and protecting her pack.
Another story: Dottie got old and could not catch Dottie in dog tag. I would catch Dottie, hold her down, while Sophie would do that dog slobber fake bite.
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2017 04:15 PM (BtQd4)
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:16 PM (Ri/rl)
So sorry about Ava. My post said I remembered the name... but I so did not. My keyboard is wacky since the update, and I didn't correct b/c your grief seemed more important than my grammar mistakes.
Doing the right thing for someone is often the hardest thing for yourself. I believe cats & dogs go to heaven and we shall meet again. And no one better tell me different. {{{Hugs}}}
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:16 PM (7UCSd)
No, we don't have a Feeders Supply.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:12 PM
I tried bitter apple when this first started and it didn't deter her at all. Stubborn little thing she is...
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:11 PM
I don't think it's that. It's not red or swollen or strange looking. She's just... gotten rid of the fur. If that makes any sense.
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:17 PM (aT+Bx)
AT-AT for her belly and chin rubs. And she also drinks from the toilet.
She's a cat who acts like a dog.
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So is mine. He throws himself in front of my feet (navy blue carpet black cat) and somehow thinks its funny when I apologize and pet. I know he does it deliberately. One of us is going to be really hurt one of these days.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:17 PM (MIKMs)
I need to get a life. i found myself talking to the cats yesterday...I mean like a conversation..
"No Fluff, we've had this conversation before, it's to early for treats. Now go get your brother and go play in camp."
Help. Me.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM---
The conversation is isn't a problem.It's when the cats start talking back to you in English that is a cause for concern.
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:18 PM (aT+Bx)
Not a threat though. More like a reverent donation.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:18 PM (I/iGu)
I talk to all animals. Out loud.
What concerns me is when I talk to myself out loud...and answer back.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:19 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:17 PM (aT+Bx)
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If it continues, you could go back to the vet and ask them to do a skin scraping. They will let that culture and you might get answers from that.
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:19 PM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 04:20 PM (gC2IV)
"No Fluff, we've had this conversation before, it's to early for treats. Now go get your brother and go play in camp."
Help. Me.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM (VezBU)
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I crossed that span of the Crazy Bridge a LONG time ago.
Posted by: Weasel at November 18, 2017 04:21 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:18 PM (I/iGu)
That's what we want you to think!
Muhahahahahaha
Posted by: Walter's Sly Cats at November 18, 2017 04:22 PM (7UCSd)
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Good wishes and hugs.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:22 PM (MIKMs)
Sock off. Needless to say, in my conspiracy theory, the Bilderbergers and Illuminati are rivals for power.
Posted by: Oschisms at November 18, 2017 03:20 PM (Y/y3J)
Heh.
Posted by: Bohemian Grove at November 18, 2017 04:22 PM (zCyNd)
Thank you, my mother told me there is a bible verse that talks about our pets in heaven with us.
Both of my cats have made the pet thread. You may have seen Reagan on her wheel.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:23 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Oschisms at November 18, 2017 03:20 PM
Heh.
Posted by: Bohemian Grove at November 18, 2017 04:22 PM
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That's what we want you to think.
Posted by: The Reptillians at November 18, 2017 04:25 PM (aT+Bx)
...and I think I did hear Fluff swear at me in English as she walked away.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:25 PM (VezBU)
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:25 PM (aT+Bx)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at November 18, 2017 04:25 PM (zO1cf)
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at November 18, 2017 04:26 PM (HAA3B)
Yes. And maybe Ava sitting regally on a pillow in a yellow and rattan/wicker? Sun room. Both were beauties.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:26 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (lwiT4)
Help. Me.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM (
I'm worse than you are, when I'm outside I talk to all the critters. Hi snake, it's okay I won't hurt you. I also talk to my cats. They don't answer thankfully.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Reptilian king at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (zCyNd)
Posted by: Weasel at November 18, 2017 04:21 PM (Sfs6o)
*fistbump*
That ship has sailed awhile back. I find I'm happier though.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (VezBU)
Posted by: TexasDan at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (TqXWc)
She also caught a mouse when she was coming off the anesthesia Monday. I was shocked. She was tough.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:09 PM (Ri/rl)
I got one that's going down fast, too, CaliGirl, although not as fast as I thought. Stunned he made it cross country and clearly approves of his new home, still gets off the bed at night and finds one of his pookies (fave toy, all his life) and demands play. But I don't think he'll make it to Christmas, maybe not even Thanksgiving. They're tough critters and we know going in that we'll be on the wrong side of goodbye. So hard to let them go, though.
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 04:28 PM (14URa)
"No Fluff, we've had this conversation before, it's to early for treats. Now go get your brother and go play in camp."
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Used to get people in the office hysterical as I was describing talking to my preschool children the same way. The funniest was that I had a rottie at the time and she listened carefully, and honestly did her best to comply.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at November 18, 2017 04:25 PM (zO1cf)
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In Germany, it's both/and.
Posted by: Armin Meiwes at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:26 PM (7UCSd)
Yup, those are my kitties.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (Ri/rl)
Thats awesome Caligirl. You're 'one with nature.' i draw the line at plants....so far.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (VezBU)
family. what are they good for.
Posted by: grammie winger - maranatha at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (lwiT4)
You should have added that to your marriage vows with the Rev.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (7UCSd)
Even named them, Elvis and Polly.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:30 PM (s3h4N)
Here's the new teaser for "The Incredibles 2":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYegycTIKuw
Hope it's as good as the first.
Posted by: naturalfake at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (NyJwR)
Oh Peaches, love them while you have them. Hugs to you.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (Ri/rl)
Used to get people in the office hysterical as I was describing talking to my preschool children the same way. The funniest was that I had a rottie at the time and she listened carefully, and honestly did her best to comply.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:29 PM (MIKMs)
. yep i did EL education. Whe i did the little ones it was like hearding cats. And at least the cats pretended to listen.Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (VezBU)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:32 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:33 PM (s3h4N)
snake, it's okay I won't hurt you. I also talk to my cats. They don't
answer thankfully.
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LOL. I talk to the birds. They have not started answering... yet.
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:34 PM (aT+Bx)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
Uh-oh. I'm worried about you now. Obviously they think you are saying " bring me dead bats for morning cereal".
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:34 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:32 PM (7UCSd)
I do it in front of the guys that work here. I'm sure they talk about me in Spanish without using the word loca.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:35 PM (Ri/rl)
I haven't had kids yet, but I do think about getting a new cat to pair with each one, just so they learn about the "wrong side of goodbye" early in life.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:35 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:35 PM (I/iGu)
I figured I would just combine what I had been saying for a week getting him to come from out from behind the boxes in my garage and name him the same thing .
I am sorry I found a home for him. Hindsight I would have liked to have kept him.
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at November 18, 2017 04:35 PM (zO1cf)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:36 PM (I/iGu)
Oh Peaches, it is so very sad, I know - just love and fun while they are with you.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:33 PM (s3h4N)
I'll be sad when he's gone. While he's here, we just go business as usual. I just hope he goes on his own. He'd rather have me shoot him than take him to the vet, so I'm not doing that. And I'm 2000 miles away from any people doc who might help me ease his transition on my own, as I did once before. He's cool, he's happy, a lot more snuggly and affectionate than he ever was (rescue, straight outta Compton - literally!).
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 04:37 PM (14URa)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
Ok you may be kidding but I'm not. Patch our Maine coon is a juvenile delinquent we decided. he's trouble, He starts yowling at the top of his lungs sometimes. I yowl back and he stops, looks at me a little confused. I may be swearing at him, I dont know.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:37 PM (VezBU)
So if the cat answers in Portuguese everything is still OK?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at November 18, 2017 04:37 PM (IcT7t)
"No Fluff, we've had this conversation before, it's to early for treats. Now go get your brother and go play in camp."
Help. Me.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob 'Sexual harassment will not be reported. It will however be graded.' at November 18, 2017 04:14 PM (VezBU)
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I don't think they understand language that well. When I had a cat, it would play this game. I'd be reading something in bed, and it would crouch, and start wiggling its behind in order to pounce. I'd shout, "No! No!" and it would attack, I brought up my forearm to shield myself, and it would tap it with its front paws and run away.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at November 18, 2017 04:38 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: shibumi at November 18, 2017 04:18 PM (aT+Bx)
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Um, how about if they talk back in German?
Is that a problem?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 04:39 PM (0jtPF)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at November 18, 2017 04:40 PM (zO1cf)
Posted by: Patch the Maine Coon at November 18, 2017 04:40 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 04:41 PM (9nNCU)
There was a huge Ash outside my bedroom window it was over 25 years old. 5 stories high and almost as wide. I loved it. It got that Ash disease & had to come down. People actually hugged it good-bye. I was lucky enough to get a big chunk of it.
But I used to lay in bed and watch the squirrels play in it with their babies. And birds with their nests and young uns. It was so alive. And in fall it filled my windows with blazing red, orange, and the colors in between. It was glorious.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:41 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:42 PM (s3h4N)
Do a search for a vet that does home visits. I live in horse country so the vets come to me. They do surgery and have X-rays and ultrasound machines in their big trucks. Some vets will do housecalls for euthanasia.
I think some vets will do it at your home even if they don't have a mobile clinic.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:43 PM (Ri/rl)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6KGPBflhiM
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 04:43 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:44 PM (s3h4N)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6KGPBflhiM
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 04:43 PM (YqDXo)
I keep watching Ava videos of her hauling butt on her wheel.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:46 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Sharkman at November 18, 2017 04:46 PM (BfOXk)
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Cat does the same with me with the underarm thing. Maybe to clean his eyes, I don't know. My two previous cats were toughies whose big affection was sitting next to you purring and bringing dead bodies to the door and they always came when called. I have no idea what to do with an affectionate cat, aside from being grateful, I guess.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:47 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 04:49 PM (9nNCU)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at November 18, 2017 04:50 PM (zO1cf)
I think some vets will do it at your home even if they don't have a mobile clinic.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 04:43 PM (Ri/rl)
I know . . . but I'm literally their only person. They hide when anyone else comes in. I don't want to rain terror down on him and then dispatch him. My doc in LA will help me if I really need him to, he almost had a nervous breakdown when he lost his first 2 corgis. Yes, he's a corgi man. :-)
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 04:50 PM (14URa)
My kitty is an older female Maine Coon that I inherited from my father several years ago. She's a rooster cat. She grew up with him going to dialysis for the early shifts.
She insists upon the social ritual of refilling her food bowl every morning before sunrise. It doesn't matter if I refresh her food and water before bed.
I yowl at her from bed when I don't wanna get up, and she looks at me like she doesn't give a shit.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:51 PM (I/iGu)
Seeing the birds reminded me of a pair of 'keets we had years ago. I got to name them and they were called Maggie and Drumstick. People, mostly women, were horrified about naming a bird Drumstick but I thought it was hilarious. (I still do.) Those two lived 3 times the average span for parakeets, so I guess the name didn't cause any stress.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at November 18, 2017 04:52 PM (V+03K)
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Jay, please don't waste your pet-friendly household. JTB and wife stuck their necks out and adopted older animals. Pain when they lost one of them, but the love was worth it. The pet habits (outside, feeding, etc) are invaluable.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:54 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: empire1 at November 18, 2017 04:55 PM (YV4Ey)
Posted by: TexasDan at November 18, 2017 04:27 PM (TqXWc)
Blessing in diguise. He had Alzheimers. Guess it runs strong in the family. I always wondered why he lived the way he did. Fast & so reckless. Then one of his last interviews he talked about it and how he knew it was only a matter of time before he got it. It all kinda made sense then. From his perspective.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 04:55 PM (7UCSd)
Went to a benched dog show a while back and met some in person. These were very thin dogs - perhaps they are meant to be? But oh how I wanted one for the longest time - just something about them...I wish you could find one.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 04:57 PM (s3h4N)
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 04:54 PM (MIKMs)
Oh, I expect we won't. Our hearts are still too heavy to think about getting another pup (we already took in my mother's Yorkie a couple years ago, so we're not pup-free).
Our inclination is toward getting another golden retriever puppy, for several reasons. First, they're such sweethearts, and so totally adorable as puppies. Second, to maximize the amount of time we have with him.
But let me think about getting a rescue dog. The problem here is that the pound is full of pit bulls (left by Marines going on deployment, I expect), and we're simply not pit bull people.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 04:59 PM (YqDXo)
Finally I barked "Grandma! Will you STOP BEING A BRAT and GET BACK IN YOUR CRATE", and she did, even though of course she got all pouty about it. That's when the cat started acting up.
Posted by: hogmartin at November 18, 2017 04:59 PM (y87Qq)
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 05:00 PM (MIKMs)
I'm sorry Peaches. I have rancher friends that dispatch their animals themselves when it's time. I almost think it's kinder because the animal isn't scared.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 05:01 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 05:01 PM (9nNCU)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:03 PM (I/iGu)
the pound is full of pit bulls (left by Marines going on deployment, I
expect), and we're simply not pit bull people.
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Hence my hesitation about terriers. Staffordshire bull terriers. There are many lab/golden/collie mixes if you can tolerate their busyness.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 05:05 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 05:06 PM (gC2IV)
Best of luck to you on your search - those wired doxies are very cuteful, too.
Posted by: Ponytail at November 18, 2017 05:08 PM (s3h4N)
I know, right? The halloween costume practically makes itself.
Just stick two of those frilly white French roast things on his feet and call it done.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:08 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:03 PM (I/iGu)
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Santa would never endorse a car since it would melt down the North Pole and cause his STUPID FAT ASS operation to fall into the sea and drown.
Posted by: Al Gore at November 18, 2017 05:09 PM (/qEW2)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:10 PM (7UCSd)
And not just our lives. We had friends take care of him when I was in the hospital last month. Just to give him a run in the back yard and feed him. Our friends fell in love with him which took about 5 seconds. (He is a love bug.) They took him home to play with their 10 month old Rotty, who is about four times Prince's size. Those two romped together for hours then fell asleep cuddled up. I got the impression they would not have minded if we were away a bit longer. :-)
Posted by: JTB at November 18, 2017 05:11 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 05:11 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:10 PM (7UCSd)
Always remember: news reporters (any kind of news) are idiots.
Posted by: filbert at November 18, 2017 05:12 PM (s5o+q)
Posted by: Fritz at November 18, 2017 05:12 PM (bD2SM)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at November 18, 2017 05:13 PM (60v4h)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:13 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: Weasel at November 18, 2017 05:13 PM (Sfs6o)
That's my dogs Sophie and Dottie. I would type more but there is something in my eyes.....
Posted by: rhennigantx at November 18, 2017 03:31 PM (BtQd4)
Condolences on the loss of your furry buddies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 18, 2017 05:14 PM (oPNmq)
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 05:05 PM (MIKMs)
Keep looking and try to befriend people at the shelters. My wife got a runt Bichon puppy that somebody threw out at the dumpster for free. They said they didn't expect it to make it through the weekend. A year and half later, he's healthy as a horse. A bit small at thirteen pounds but a great dog
Posted by: sofa saver at November 18, 2017 05:15 PM (4u7kU)
That bus poster reminds me of a hilarious moment from grad school. PETA was on campus handing out similar flyers (I think theirs was a cow and a dog), and one of the people the canvasser happened to stop was a friend of mine. You wouldn't know it to look at her, because she's a blue-eyed blonde with an American accent, but she's a missionary kid who grew up in the South Pacific. She took one look at the picture and calmly said, "Good question. I'd probably eat both of them." And she went on her merry way, leaving the PETA twerp totally dumbfounded.
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at November 18, 2017 05:16 PM (3032H)
But man, if I had dementia I'd say, let me die. That is a horrid disease...having watched someone waste away from it.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:16 PM (7UCSd)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6KGPBflhiM
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 04:43 PM (YqDXo)
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I remember a few weeks after our GR Sammy died we took the kids to see "Air Bud."
Big mistake.
Spitting image.
Mr. D. and I were bawling like complete fools through most of the movie.
It actually was funny. As we walked out weeping, all of these people were staring at us like we were crazy. Sure, there were a couple of mildly poignant moments, but WTF?!?
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 05:16 PM (0jtPF)
Most would, but family gets the say, and family can be weird.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:18 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:13 PM (7UCSd)
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Exhausted? Tough to get started? Maybe you're running on empty.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 05:18 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: JTB at November 18, 2017 05:21 PM (V+03K)
Posted by: mindful webworker's ultimate comment du jour at November 18, 2017 03:38 PM (/IMJl)
I think, to a real observant muslim, the flesh of a dog would be equally haram to eat as would pork. Bambam can't even get his superstitions right.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 18, 2017 05:22 PM (oPNmq)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 05:01 PM (9nNCU)
Have you looked outside your local area & shelters? Sometimes they will transfer a dog/cat from a shelter to a person outta state. Plane and everything. You pay though, iirc. I was really surprised by it...TV show years ago. Or if a few hundred miles, you could do the drive.
Sorry if you already did all this, just offering idea. The internet makes it really easy to look at all the shelters in the country.
I just know after typing all this you have already done it.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:23 PM (7UCSd)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:24 PM (I/iGu)
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 05:25 PM (9G8jN)
Big mistake.
Spitting image.
Mr. D. and I were bawling like complete fools through most of the movie.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 05:16 PM (0jtPF)
Max's predecessor was the late, much beloved Bud. Although everyone thought he was named for the movie, we had actually named him that before the movie came out.
We saw the movie back when, but cannot bear to watch it now. Air Bud was a ringer for our Bud too.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 05:27 PM (YqDXo)
We are also bird sitting a friends cockatiel for the week while they are out of town. Still only have one dog.
Posted by: lin-duh at November 18, 2017 05:27 PM (kufk0)
lol
You'd have to know my family. They'd be like 'oh yea, pull the plug.' I don't know why I'm laughing but it's true. Maybe because of our various ties with medicine. I just hope and pray there's a cure before I get to that age. Parents don't have, but one grandparent did.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:27 PM (7UCSd)
https://youtu.be/K5wgsQT1ey4
This is long but it comes together at the end.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at November 18, 2017 05:28 PM (rnAwa)
We're good, Gushie. It's the circle of life and, as you well know, it's not for the fainthearted. Still got you on the prayer list, mama. We're all in this together. I'm cookin' some chili (damn this electric stove) and youtubin' like a lunatic. xoxo
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 05:29 PM (14URa)
Okay, I am laughing. I know those looks from some of my antics.
But ya know, it was probably really cathartic for you. And just think, you were dinner conversation that night at someone's house.
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:30 PM (7UCSd)
Just noticed that is a Canadian truck. Maybe bacon is more an America thing. I don't like Canadian bacon...it's ham.
So maybe that's why the truck says Why? They don't do bacon right!
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 03:52 PM (7UCSd)
That is a Vancouver City transit bus, owned by a Provincial government entity, the B.C. Transit Corporation (or some variant thereof; it changes names periodically, as it gets reorganized from one cluster-fuck to another). It's also an electric bus; those diagonal wires you see go up to trailing poles mounted on the vehicle's roof, and those pole carry shoes which pick up current from overhead power lines. Those electric buses can scat pretty good, way faster than their Diesel counterparts. I knew a guy who drove them.
Vancouver is Moonbat Central, hence the PETA ad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 18, 2017 05:32 PM (oPNmq)
Posted by: rickl at November 18, 2017 03:54 PM (sdi6R)
Ditto from me, CaliGirl.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 18, 2017 05:33 PM (oPNmq)
eat anything, dead or alive. Parasitic danger is avoided by properly
cooking the meat.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at November 18, 2017 03:57 PM (pvjTE)
Chickens eat bugs, too. And worms. And each other, if given the chance.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 18, 2017 05:35 PM (oPNmq)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:36 PM (I/iGu)
Yeah, my rant is starting early about all the college kids who talk about how much they love their pets and every year the nice animals are abandoned.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 05:40 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: CaliGirl
Very sorry to hear of her departure. I bet she was so proud of herself for catching that mouse!
Posted by: twitch at November 18, 2017 05:41 PM (Vs3ZB)
134 Yeah, see, I meow with my cats; trying to speak their language.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
I do this, too.
She answers me sometimes and we have quite the chat.
Noodle is getting up there in age. The ASPCA says the average lifespan for an indoor cat is 13 -17 years, so she's in the middle there. She overnights in the basement where her litter box is and the other morning she sat at the bottom of the stairs, meowing. I went halfway down and asked her if she was feeling kind of stiff and did she want me to come and get her and she just blinked at me. ("Duh." ) So I carried her upstairs for breakfast and right afterwards she hops on the back of the wing chair in the family room as agile as you please. ???I
Totally played.
Posted by: Gem at November 18, 2017 05:41 PM (XoAz8)
Posted by: Insomniac - Nobody in Particular at November 18, 2017 05:43 PM (NWiLs)
I'm so sorry Caligirl. It was 2005 when I lost my most favored feline, who live to be 21 years old, and was the best mouser I've ever seen.
I could go on for pages with tales of her. Her name was "Boo-boo", sort of silly, but naming her that is a story in itself. She would really respond as I kitten when I made a "booo-boooo-boooo" sound while tickling her belly.
If there is truly a heaven, when I cross over, I will be able to call "Boo-boo?" and her meow in response once again.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 18, 2017 05:44 PM (8O3HH)
That's the reason why the cat rescue group I volunteer with does not allow college students to adopt any of our kittehs. On the other hand, we have had several students as volunteers (most of whom are considering becoming veterinarians or vet techs), and they are just wonderful with the cats.
Posted by: Basement Cat at November 18, 2017 05:46 PM (3C9q2)
Most would, but family gets the say, and family can be weird.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 05:18 PM (I/iGu)
This is why it is absolutely critical to have your advance directives in place before you get to that point.
Posted by: Insomniac - Nobody in Particular at November 18, 2017 05:46 PM (NWiLs)
134 Yeah, see, I meow with my cats; trying to speak their language.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
I do this, too.
She answers me sometimes and we have quite the chat.
Posted by: Gem at November 18, 2017 05:41 PM (XoAz
I used to do that with Kira, and we would meow back and forth.
Posted by: rickl at November 18, 2017 05:47 PM (sdi6R)
Blinking with cats is a sign of trust. And a way to signal "I'm not a threat".
I didn't know this for a long time, but sort of automatically picked up on the blinking thing. When I see a cat, I will automatically blink slowly.
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 18, 2017 05:50 PM (8O3HH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 05:51 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at November 18, 2017 04:31 PM (I/iGu)
I not only talk to my kittehs, I sometimes sing "Take Meow to the Ballgame" to them, especially during the winter BWS (baseball withdrawal syndrome) season.
Posted by: Basement Cat at November 18, 2017 05:52 PM (3C9q2)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 18, 2017 05:53 PM (gC2IV)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 18, 2017 05:50 PM (8O3HH)
Hey guys, check out this trick I learned with humans. I can make this guy blink like an idiot ... It's the coolest thing.
Posted by: Cool Cat at November 18, 2017 05:53 PM (8gDQu)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Culture Producer at November 18, 2017 05:53 PM (UJUju)
Posted by: Peaches at November 18, 2017 05:29 PM (14URa)
You described by yesterday, after i got the mares and their little bastard's feet done. Love them all madly, but there was not a single one not feeling mischievous in the cold morning air. Was so wiped i nearly couldnt get chili thrown together, but now i got food for a week. Its Grims fave, and he can take it to work.
Was thinking about it...i talk to all animals like they are people, as well as my truck. Name all vehicles and my saddles too. But the cats do talk back and so did my dog Waldo. I miss him so bad. To me animals are l8ke people. Different people, alien perspective from human, but you can learn it and its awesome
Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at November 18, 2017 05:54 PM (9G8jN)
Posted by: Meremortal, no prosecutions, no peace! at November 18, 2017 05:54 PM (3myMJ)
Posted by: josephistan at November 18, 2017 05:55 PM (ANIFC)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 05:30 PM (7UCSd)
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196---We saw the movie back when, but cannot bear to watch it now. Air Bud was a ringer for our Bud too.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at November 18, 2017 05:27 PM (YqDXo)
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As Gumdrop says, there was definitely an element of catharsis, along with (much needed) laughter at the situation.
But just like Jay, we couldn't bear to see it again!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at November 18, 2017 05:55 PM (0jtPF)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2017 05:55 PM (tbOMB)
I remember you were looking for a Scottish deerhound. A lady at the dog park has one and I told Jules to ask where she got if I wasn't with.
Finally crossed paths again and she asked. Answer...Scotland. Sorry we couldn't help.
Posted by: Farmer at November 18, 2017 05:56 PM (lfXAE)
Posted by: rickl at November 18, 2017 05:47 PM (sdi6R)
I'm still sorry for your loss.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 06:03 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: publius, the Persistent Poperin Pear at November 18, 2017 05:44 PM (8O3HH)
I will hear Ava's sweet meow again one day too publius, thank you.
Posted by: CaliGirl at November 18, 2017 06:05 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Gumdrop Gorilla or morose moose mussed at November 18, 2017 06:16 PM (7UCSd)
I will hear Ava's sweet meow again one day too publius, thank you.
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I think a lot of us believe our friends will be there when we cross.
Posted by: mustbequantum at November 18, 2017 06:17 PM (MIKMs)
If you have ever seen one of the sight hounds on a hunt, they will give you a passion.
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 06:19 PM (KRxQk)
CG,
Sorry for your loss. Saw their pics here, what beautiful cats.
Posted by: Farmer - 2017 GNAMM Survivor at November 18, 2017 06:38 PM (yJ1e6)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 06:50 PM (KRxQk)
Posted by: navybrat at November 18, 2017 06:54 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: votermom pimping great books! at November 18, 2017 07:13 PM (hMwEB)
Posted by: Ben Had at November 18, 2017 06:50
She also had a Russian wolfhound and did walk them on the nearby trail. I think she was Russian or something like that. Odd here in small town N IL. Had an accent and not very friendly.
BTW they are thinking of closing the dog park, it's the only one around for miles. Volunteers started it, then petered out. When possible closing was announced support appeared, so who knows the fate.
Posted by: Farmer - 2017 GNAMM Survivor at November 18, 2017 07:53 PM (yJ1e6)
That's why it's heaven.
If they aren't there, I ain't goin'.
Posted by: navybrat
Like I said once before...pets don't have souls like humans...but when we get up there, I'm convinced we'll meet some rather familiar furry angels...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, this space for rent! Call 1-800-MORON-AD for details! at November 18, 2017 08:59 PM (lLeln)
Posted by: logprof at November 18, 2017 09:03 PM (GsAUU)
Plus: Not worried about kittehs underfoot or bolting out the door.
Minus: ...going to admit, I miss the little furballs.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, this space for rent! Call 1-800-MORON-AD for details! at November 18, 2017 09:13 PM (lLeln)
Posted by: Deplorable Lady with a Deplorable Basket of Deplorable Cats at November 19, 2017 12:45 AM (vYBY4)
Posted by: Anna Mac at November 19, 2017 01:50 AM (rj4Yf)
https://youtu.be/K5wgsQT1ey4
Posted by: BourbonChicken at November 18, 2017 05:28 PM (rnAwa)
That person's voice is really hard to listen to.
Posted by: m at November 19, 2017 04:14 AM (V+b9T)
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