Ace of Spades Pet Thread

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(H/T Lori B)

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Leave your troubles outside on the front porch, come on in and enjoy the world of animals.

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A Little of This. A Little of That.

Do you use flea collars on your dog? If you do please read this article!(H/T Hrothgar)

Rhonda Bomwell had never used a flea and tick collar before. Pierre, her 9-year-old Papillon service dog, was mostly an indoor animal.
Still, her veterinarian recommended she purchase one, so Bomwell went to the pet store near her home in Somerset, New Jersey, and selected Bayer’s Seresto collar.
A day later, on June 2, 2020, Pierre had a seizure, collapsing while Bomwell was making dinner. Lying on his back, the dog stopped breathing and his eyes rolled back.
Bomwell tried giving him CPR. Then she called the police. An officer helped her lift the dog into her car, and she rushed him to the hospital. Pierre died before he could receive medical treatment. Bomwell didn’t think to take off Pierre’s collar.
“I just didn’t put it together,” she said.
Bomwell isn’t alone. Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars in the country, has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of injured animals and hundreds of harmed humans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents show.
Yet the EPA has done nothing to inform the public of the risks.
Seresto, developed by Bayer and now sold by Elanco, works by releasing small amounts of pesticide onto the animal for months at a time. The pesticide is supposed to kill fleas, ticks and other pests but be safe for cats and dogs.

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It won't be long before we can blame robotic dogs for eating the home work. H/T Hrothgar

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Chuckle worthy submission from BeckoningChasm.

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This is pretty dang cool. This Is What Happens When A Cat Touches A Plasma Ball H/T Creeper.

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Meet The PetMorons

This is my boy Duncan. As you can see he is like most greyhounds in that he is relaxed to the point of comatose. Thus the reason I can stack toys on him.
-NR Pax

Oh how adorable! What a collection of toys Duncan has. He certainly appears mistreated, while living a pampered life. Thanks for sharing today.

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Hey, Mis Hum.
Put up a post on your piece, we had to put down our beloved Trixie today.
She was 16 years old, and as sweet and gentle a dog as one could wish.
Half Welsh Corgi, half German Shepherd, and don't ask me, I don't know how it happened.
Well, she and her brother Robbie, a purebred Corgi, are in doggy heaven now, chasing squirrels and cats, and getting treats to their hearts content.
We'll miss her terribly.
TANSTAAFL

So sorry to hear of your dog's passing. 16 years is a long life for a dog. And no we won't ask about her heritage. Trixie and Robby looked so dang cute together. Hopefully this little tribute will help ease the pain.

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Hi Mis Hum,
Here is Vasca, a.k.a. A$%hole, Little Dummy and a host of other names we call him. We adopted him from the shelter 16 years ago and he's still got a few lives left in him. He'll be 17 in August. He has a couple health issues we deal with but is otherwise a happy and healthy tyrant. As you can see he owns my lap and rules all he surveys. At some point he stopped using the litter box so we started giving him treats whenever he did use it, to show our appreciation of course. Now we are fully trained to jump at the sound of him scratching in his box and attend him. He also does the cutest ear splitting shrieking in the morning when his dish is empty to make sure we feed him as soon as possible. He's a mostly benevolent dictator, only occasionally beheading an innocent house plant when left within reach. Other than that, he's a good boy.
Love the pet thread.
Signed DM

Well DM that photo is worth a thousand words. Vasca certainly has the look of Resident Cat in Chief. Glad he is doing well considering he is a Sr. Citizen now. Thanks for contributing to the Pet Thread.

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Hello Horde!!
Here are a couple pictures from the new digs. Three of the senior horses enjoying a Texas sunset. Wish I could take credit for the pics, but I can’t.
First up is Rainbow. She was rescued from an island near Galveston after she was left there for 20 years with some cows.
Next is Boogie (looking the other way) and Bonnie. They are both Tennessee Walkers and have been together for almost 20 years. They were given to the rescue from a woman who became too sick to take care of them.
Thanks again for letting us post pics of the animals.
MW in Texas

No thanks necessary MW in Texas. I thank you for your regular contributions to the thread. You are affiliated with a wonderful organization to save those wonderful horses. We thank you for sharing with us today.

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Well that's a wrap for another Pet Thread. We want to thank those who contributed to today's thread. Thanks!

If you have something you wish to share with us, you can reach us at petmorons at the gmail thingy dot com.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

Comments

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2021 03:01 PM (Cxk7w)

2 Horde summoned

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2021 03:03 PM (Cxk7w)

3 Yes!

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 03:03 PM (87oRe)

4 Wonderful pet yet again! Thanks MisHum for the pet threads, one of my faves.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 03:03 PM (99Nt9)

5 Well, a #3 isn't too bad considering I am trying to do my taxes while looking at the Pet Thread!

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 03:04 PM (87oRe)

6 dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/no fear
https://tinyurl.com/4d5ubuns

I have always wondered if a cat in a very high place knew they were and not just a few feet

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2021 03:08 PM (Cxk7w)

7 Hip, hip! The thread I hanker for all week. Although it tends to sadness for our lost pets it makes me all the more grateful for them all and their loved lives.

Gotta love that Vasca side-eye, oh yeah.

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:08 PM (fJy+U)

8 I had the garage door open this morning and a cute little french bull dog dared enter, whereupon my 12 year old male cat Dexter, stationed nearby, delivered a swat to the nose of said doggie, who went yelping off to his master.
Cats are territorial as anything.
Dexter probably had 5 lbs. of advantage.

Posted by: navybrat, at large at March 06, 2021 03:16 PM (w7KSn)

9 Love the pet thread... thanks!

Posted by: Inogame at March 06, 2021 03:17 PM (+2xjH)

10 Not that I want to defend Bayer, but in late 2019 they were warning about counterfeit Seresto flea collars.

Apparently legitimate Seresto flea collars are made in Germany. Counterfeit ones are made in Biden's favorite country. One guess on its name.

And I'm sure our press would be reporting in 30-point headlines if counterfeit collars were responsible. Really sure. 100 per cent sure.

Posted by: Chuck C at March 06, 2021 03:18 PM (awtm/)

11 Always love seeing the pictures and reading the backstories of all the beautiful pets posted.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:19 PM (NpAcC)

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No flea collars at Schloss Hadrian. Can't remember the last time we saw any live ones on the dogs. They get Interceptor monthly for heartworm.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at March 06, 2021 03:19 PM (mht8P)

13 redridinghood, are the puppies there yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 03:21 PM (l26Ik)

14 Today is the day my 2 parti cocker spaniels puppies are arriving from Alabama.
I am getting really excited to meet them!

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:21 PM (NpAcC)

15 Heh Vasca is quite the cat. Our new to us 12 year old cat Tux will use the litterbox for peeing but mostly poops next to it. His LF leg is deformed so he is a tripod and its probably a bit hard for him to deal with litter. That may be the true reason his owners rehomed him. But "too many dogs are upsetting him" is credible as Tux has decided its fine in the basement and he has no need to come upstairs unless I forget to feed him and he has to come holler at me. But he snuggles with dad overnight, and I can live with with poop issue since he isn't leaving surprises in random places and he is peeing in the box so I don't have puddles of liquid.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 06, 2021 03:22 PM (Aashi)

16 redridinghood, are the puppies there yet?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 03:21 PM (l26Ik)
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Probably within the hour!!!

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:23 PM (NpAcC)

17 Yay! My Duncan is now famous!

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:23 PM (Z7Jj3)

18 OOooo, congrats redridinghood, that is exciting!

2 at once, that will be...quite a handful. Lucky you and lucky them.

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:24 PM (fJy+U)

19 Beautiful pet morons

I use Frontline Plus on doggeh whrr we n I am worried about ticks

Posted by: Herr Frau Doktor vmom at March 06, 2021 03:24 PM (nUhF0)

20 Beautiful pets today, as always!

I was hoping that ordering my Serestos from Chewy would increase the likelihood of them being legit, as opposed to buying from random Amazon sellers. I've had good results from them; only one little weird cat has ever acted like it bothered her, so I took it right off, and use Frontline on her now.

Posted by: skywch at March 06, 2021 03:24 PM (Y/Ps0)

21 Half Welsh Corgi, half German Shepherd, and don't ask me, I don't know how it happened.

A ramp and a running start.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:25 PM (Z7Jj3)

22 Reading what I wrote. I am quite a cat servant but it's okay.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 06, 2021 03:26 PM (Aashi)

23 Yay! My Duncan is now famous!
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:23 PM (Z7Jj3)

Your Duncan is adorable! And famous.

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:26 PM (fJy+U)

24 No flea collars at Schloss Hadrian. Can't remember the last time we saw any live ones on the dogs. They get Interceptor monthly for heartworm.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at March 06, 2021 03:19 PM (mht8P)
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Yes, Interceptor works great.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:26 PM (NpAcC)

25 Hey, Hadrian, I wish to thank you for your gift of music.
I never realized that "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" was in fact a lift of "Dance of the Hours" by Amicare Ponchielli.
I was playing it while puttering in my garage.

Posted by: navybrat, at large at March 06, 2021 03:26 PM (w7KSn)

26 I have not heard of the Serestro brand collars, but we didn't use flea collars when we had dogs. We used the one-month application flea stuff with good results.

I used flea collars on my cats the year we had a horrible, horrible flea season without ill effects.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 03:27 PM (GLv8N)

27 Your Duncan is adorable! And famous.

I am sure he will thank you for your kind words when he wakes up. And then my other two will demand acknowledgement as well.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:28 PM (Z7Jj3)

28 PaleRider, I sympathize. My late tuxedo cat Angus did the same thing as he got to the end of his days, and I never minded that much either. Wish he was back, so I could clean up after him again!

Posted by: skywch at March 06, 2021 03:28 PM (Y/Ps0)

29 I never realized that "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" was in fact a lift of "Dance of the Hours" by Amicare Ponchielli.
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It is also featured in a segment of the original "Fantasia".

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 03:29 PM (GLv8N)

30 We haven't had fleas for a while here, but when we did we used Frontline and it works in a day or so.
Apply it where pets can't lick it off, like between the shoulder blades.

Posted by: navybrat, at large at March 06, 2021 03:30 PM (w7KSn)

31 This doggy photo and caption made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/3y9jztbf

I loved the picture of Duncan with all the toys stacked on top of him, Vasca looks like a still sassy cat with an attitude Also looks like my rescue cat.

Sorry about Trixie. We love our pets.family members so!

And I like the horse pictures and the sunset in the background.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:31 PM (VP4Cd)

32 (((HUGS))) Skywch. Their lives are never long enough, but I always feel like the joy they brought outweighed the grief.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 06, 2021 03:32 PM (Aashi)

33 Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:24 PM (fJy+U)
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Definitely going to be a handful. I've been told they've already had an accident in their crate on the way. So they'll probably be getting baths today.
A regiment of crate and pet door training for the next few weeks.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:32 PM (NpAcC)

34 **********
Probably within the hour!!!
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:23 PM (NpAcC)

That's exciting!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:33 PM (VP4Cd)

35 Jack, the best cat that ever lived, never made litterbox mistakes. Then his back legs started becoming paralyzed, so I helped him to the cat box. When he couldn't do that, I had him in a comfy space on the bed and would wash his back end off at night. He always seemed so surprised at that. Had to let him go when it started to affect his breathing. Current cat, Fanny, is good about the litterbox but tends to puke up food.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at March 06, 2021 03:34 PM (YynYJ)

36 Consider getting a larger litter box for older cats.

Posted by: navybrat, at large at March 06, 2021 03:35 PM (w7KSn)

37 Vasca looks as if he wants to know why you are not giving him treats in return for deigning to pose for you.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:36 PM (Z7Jj3)

38 Consider getting a larger litter box for older cats.
Posted by: navybrat, at large at March 06, 2021 03:35 PM (w7KSn)
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Doesn't always help. Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 03:36 PM (GLv8N)

39 Bringing up collars reminded me of my grandfathers bird dog who got into it with a raccoon who nearly drowned the dog by the collar in front of us in a pond. Dog won but got pulled under a few times before she killed it. Also had a dog get her collar snagged on a fence nearly hanging herself. I think we took the collars off after that one.

Posted by: dartist at March 06, 2021 03:38 PM (+ya+t)

40 That's exciting!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:33 PM (VP4Cd)
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Yes, so many emotions running through my head.
Still not over the loss of Holly, but hoping the puppies will help me heal.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:39 PM (NpAcC)

41 dartist, that is the exact reason that my dogs do not wear collars

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 03:41 PM (l26Ik)

42 That's exciting!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:33 PM (VP4Cd)
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Yes, so many emotions running through my head.
Still not over the loss of Holly, but hoping the puppies will help me heal.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:39 PM (NpAcC)

Oh, so tough enduring the loss, but 2 new puppies will be very healing. Happy for you.

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:42 PM (fJy+U)

43 Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:39 PM (NpAcC)

Sorry about Holly. These deaths can take a long time to get our bearings back from, but after some time I think new furry friends can help with that transition. You have to go to pick them up or they get delivered to you?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:42 PM (VP4Cd)

44 Bruno, our 3 month old mini schnauzer, will never wear a flea collar. My old schnauzer Hansel viscerally HATED when he had one, and Ive heard nothing but horror stories about them otherwise. That story here kinda just provides more fuel to the affirmation fire.

Posted by: THE Lonebadger at March 06, 2021 03:43 PM (lIDCz)

45 Here's my dog training dilemna: i get off work at 7 and take the dogs out. I try to stay outside with them, as they like that, but sometimes go in and do a few things. Get them in and then I want to decompress from work. But the old dog will agitate to go out again. She doesn't usually do anything but she's been a bit incontinent so I always let her out. Get them back in and she'll do it a half an hour later. Some nights, I get so irritated with them. Leaving her out longer doesn't help. For all I know, she forgets that she's been out. Any ideas?

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at March 06, 2021 03:43 PM (YynYJ)

46 38. Yup, I have a large box. Possible one with shorter sides would help. But I just put the litter trapping mat upside down so it doesn't trap poop, and I can hose it off once in a while. It helps that the cat box is just in a storage room which has a painted concrete floor if Tux misses the mat. If the whole house was carpeted or had some fancy porous tiles, I would be less sanguine, but I'd figure something out.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 06, 2021 03:43 PM (Aashi)

47 I have a 13 yr old lab, who has severe meat protein allergies. He started having seizures 2 weeks ago and after a couple of nights at the vet hospital for tests and stuff he's home with a bunch of meds and prescription dog food for "hydrolyzed protein." Does anyone else have experience with severe food allergies in dogs?

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 03:44 PM (99Nt9)

48 Semi pet related. Next up on the cancellation chopping block. Pepe Le Pew. Charles Bow says the frog skunk is a rapist.

https://bit.ly/38hppiK

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at March 06, 2021 03:46 PM (VVEnO)

49 No; I have never seen a fluffy Frenchie, but here one is and it is adorable:

https://tinyurl.com/3cj3rjrt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:46 PM (VP4Cd)

50 Current cat, Fanny, is good about the litterbox but tends to puke up food.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at March 06, 2021 03:34 PM (YynYJ)
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My cat Willow pukes up food too. We've tried switching cat food and we've taken her to the Vet for this, but nothing seems to work.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:47 PM (NpAcC)

51 Woo Hoo!!! Pet thread! Great pictures of the horses. Thanks

Posted by: Novadog at March 06, 2021 03:48 PM (o3Gy9)

52 Excessively beautiful pet morons!

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 03:48 PM (ONvIw)

53 At the end, when Dorkie Dork (who was by then a tripawd) could no longer use the litter box even with assistance, my gf put puppy pads on her. (DD was a runt Maine coon.) DD pretty much stopped eating a few days before she died so we only had urine to deal with. It's hard taking care of animewls during their last days, but it brings out the best in our humanity, and there's just something spiritual about comforting and caring for furry friends in their final days. We love them and they love us, and that's the way it should be.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 03:48 PM (KAi1n)

54 No; I have never seen a fluffy Frenchie, but here one is and it is adorable:

https://tinyurl.com/3cj3rjrt
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:46 PM (VP4Cd)

Oh Fen, it is! Thank you for that.

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 03:50 PM (fJy+U)

55 My older cat pukes a lot. It helps if I only give her tiny amounts at a time (so she gets fed frequently during the day) and no dry food which must expand in her stomach and make her puke. People talk about the pain of stepping on legos in the dark. It's not painful but treading on cat puke in the dark isn't too pleasant either

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:50 PM (VP4Cd)

56 You had me at comatose Duncan.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 03:51 PM (45fpk)

57 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at March 06, 2021 03:46 PM (VVEnO)

I'm so glad that they can put their great brains and compassion to work on cleaning up cartoon world/s.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:51 PM (VP4Cd)

58 I had a robot dog. Named him Dogmatic.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2021 03:52 PM (63Dwl)

59 Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 03:48 PM (KAi1n)

I've never heard of putting puppy pads on cats, but it sounds like a very sensible idea.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:53 PM (VP4Cd)

60 It's hard taking care of animewls during their last days, but it brings out the best in our humanity, and there's just something spiritual about comforting and caring for furry friends in their final days. We love them and they love us, and that's the way it should be.
Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 03:48 PM (KAi1n)

Wonderful way to express those anxious times. I think we're facing that with our boy. Hardest part is to figure out when to say enough, especially when they have good and bad days, sometimes on the same day.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 03:53 PM (99Nt9)

61 Dm, vasca is gorgeous.

Also Yoga Helper Dog syndrome is real at my house. Except the yoga part. He barges in no matter what exercise you're doing.

Posted by: Funsize at March 06, 2021 03:53 PM (EiPf6)

62 You have to go to pick them up or they get delivered to you?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2021 03:42 PM (VP4Cd)
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They offered to drive from Alabama to Texas which worked out great for me. I am definitely going to pay them extra for this.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 03:54 PM (NpAcC)

63 It's hard to deal with the loss of a beloved pet. Not everyone understands and it makes grieving harder when you have to hold it in. I still miss my Rusty, he was perfect for me. He was calm quiet and he immediately adjusted his routine to mine. Bogie is an adolescent pup, with all the pup stuff still going on. Adopting an adult is smoother, but we're doing great. I am the one who made the adjustments this time

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 03:55 PM (ONvIw)

64 Does anyone else have experience with severe food allergies in dogs?

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 03:44 PM (99Nt9)

Yes. My Golden Retriever was allergic to anything edible, to the point of chewing her skin off. Her coat was nearly gone and she itched like crazy, plus vomiting. We finally found that she could only eat salmon and sweet potatoes. She ate nothing but that for about ten years. No treats, no bones, nothing but salmon and sweet potatoes. Her hair grew in nice and glossy.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 03:56 PM (45fpk)

65 It's hard taking care of animewls during their last days, but it brings out the best in our humanity, and there's just something spiritual about comforting and caring for furry friends in their final days.

The hardest part is that even when you know it's the right time and you need to help them stop suffering, there is always the doubt you are doing the right thing.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:56 PM (Z7Jj3)

66 Russkilitlover, do you know what meds they sent him home with?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 03:58 PM (l26Ik)

67 Vesca really does look like a mostly benevolent dictator.

Nice to see the horses on the Pet Thread, too.

Posted by: KT at March 06, 2021 03:59 PM (BVQ+1)

68 Yay! My Duncan is now famous!

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:23 PM (Z7Jj3)

In my opinion, every Greyhound deserves a turn in the spotlight.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 03:59 PM (45fpk)

69 grammie, your suggestion is the very best answer. I will sometimes add brown rice.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 04:00 PM (l26Ik)

70 I will sometimes add brown rice.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 04:00 PM (l26Ik)

Lots of trial and error till we found the right combo.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 04:02 PM (45fpk)

71 In my opinion, every Greyhound deserves a turn in the spotlight.

Then I shall submit pictures of the rest of my pack for another thread.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (Z7Jj3)

72 65. I agree. Years later I still second guessed my decision in two cases, but I can't believe dog suffering with no cure available is right.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (ONvIw)

73 Thank you Pale Rider, hugs to you too, and sympathies for any who have lost one. You are so right about the joy, though!

Posted by: skywch at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (Y/Ps0)

74 Then I shall submit pictures of the rest of my pack for another thread.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (Z7Jj3)

You have a set? How wonderful!

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (45fpk)

75 Then I shall submit pictures of the rest of my pack for another thread.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (Z7Jj3)
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Greyhounds are really cool dogs. How many do you have?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 04:05 PM (NpAcC)

76 Great bunch of pets this week! Beautiful horse pics.

I can't say enough bad things about flea collars, my hate for them goes back to the early 70's, and that was before I knew they were basically nerve gas.

As I've mentioned before, my family had an end of the road house up in the hills, and at one point or another we adopted or cared for everything save for a horse. Even a goat for about 3 hours.

One evening, we were greeted with a very, very angry blue point Siamese cat, who simultaneously wanted to beg for help and kill us, It was hiding under a car making its presence known. Apparently, it was thrown out wearing a flea collar. The flea collar in turn snagged a very large branch from a scrub brush, which the cat was dragging with it. The worst part was the poor critter apparently trying to wrest itself free had put its leg through the flea collar, and now had this thing sawing it's leg off just under its arm pit. It was horribly infected and gangrene.

Of course, the ONLY time critters show up in distress is on a weekend evening in the pouring rain in the dead of winter. (continued)

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at March 06, 2021 04:06 PM (46GDR)

77 The hardest part is that even when you know it's the right time and you need to help them stop suffering, there is always the doubt you are doing the right thing.
Posted by: NR Pax

I vividly know that and I'll suffer that decision the rest of my life. I cannot scream this loud enough:

EUTHANASIA IS NOT THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR PET!

It is poison and the root of the word "gift" in English is the same as the word "gift" in German, and "gift" in German means "POISON".

Euthanasia is a complex procedure. It is NOT as simple as clicking your heels 3 times and saying "there's no place like Rainbow Bridge". Sometimes it is necessary, like when my prior cat, Toonses, developed liver/pancreas cancer and would've died in utter agony without it. But pets do die naturally and without pain, and it is incumbent on all pet parents/owners (whatever term you prefer) to educate themselves on what can be a barbaric and painful procedure. And NEVER allow a vet to do a heart stick unless in the same condition you'd have it done to you.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

78 Russkilitlover, do you know what meds they sent him home with?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 06, 2021 03:58 PM (l26Ik)

Gabepentin and Levetiracetam. Also prescribed the hydrolyzed protein and omeprazole but that last one made him vomit a couple of times.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 04:06 PM (99Nt9)

79 @74 and 75: I have three Greys and I foster for a rescue organization.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:07 PM (Z7Jj3)

80 The last few days Cinnamon had were hard, (she looked like Vasca only with a cinnamon splash on her fore head) she couldn't walk but seemed to like head and chin scratches.
Last morning she couldn't even raise her head.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2021 04:07 PM (Cxk7w)

81 In my opinion, every Greyhound deserves a turn in the spotlight.

Then I shall submit pictures of the rest of my pack for another thread.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:03 PM (Z7Jj3)

That will be great, love the greyhounds. Went to a pet store once that was adopting out a bunch. One caught my heart, he would just lean on me. Wish we would've taken him home...

Posted by: Pony Tail at March 06, 2021 04:08 PM (fJy+U)

82 (continued)
So, luckily the branch acted as a handle to pull the very angry, very large cat out from under the car. Threw a towel over 15 lbs of pure anger, and drove it to the vet.

Somehow, the vet managed to save his leg. I also found out that it had a BAD crate experience, because when the adoptive family showed up - well not hilarity ensued. We had only travelled with him on lap - he was much friendlier once sewn up and feeling less pain.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at March 06, 2021 04:09 PM (46GDR)

83 We finally found that she could only eat salmon and sweet potatoes. She ate nothing but that for about ten years. No treats, no bones, nothing but salmon and sweet potatoes. Her hair grew in nice and glossy.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 03:56 PM (45fpk)

He did ok on salmon but like everything else we tried - home cooked, raw, exotic, vegi, organic, etc., it would work for 3-4 months then the indigestion would hit again until finally 2 weeks ago he started seizures. The hydorlyzed protein "fools" his immune system from thinking is actually protein. We'll see.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at March 06, 2021 04:09 PM (99Nt9)

84 I have three Greys and I foster for a rescue organization.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:07 PM (Z7Jj3)

I've told my Italian Greyhound story here before, I was surprised at how awesome those dogs are. Highly recommended - and pictures are necessary.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at March 06, 2021 04:10 PM (46GDR)

85 I have been using Bravecto for fleas and ticks (oral good for three months) and Heartgard (Ivermectin-based) once a month for Conor. I saw Interceptor mentioned above as well as

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 04:10 PM (87oRe)

86 I think the cat has colitis. She does okay on fish based wet foods. Solid Gold is good as is Fancy Feast flaked trout.

I would experiment with food on my old dog but I suspect there's a fatty tumor causing her seizures. They are so happy I got some liverwurst. I'll have to remember to buy it more often. I've bought lamb liver for them but it's not the same.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at March 06, 2021 04:11 PM (YynYJ)

87 77. My dogs were terminally ill and in pain when I chose euthanasia. Two, Rusty and Foxy, died naturally and quickly, but were not in pain or diagnosed with cancer. In Topsy's case even morphine brought no relief.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:13 PM (ONvIw)

88 I have a GBH rookery about 200 yards off the end of my driveway

kinda swampy with a bunch of tall, dead trees, that's where they build their nests

I go over there and watch the nestlings. They must be the largest fledglings of all the birds. and they are so high up they can't leave the nest to feed.

I love watching the GBH eat marmots

vicious fuckers

Posted by: REDACTED at March 06, 2021 04:13 PM (6iURM)

89 Sorry but any comments about Interceptor vs Heartgard? Or any recommendations for a flea and tick preventive alternative to Bravecto (which has seemed to work well with Conor?

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 04:14 PM (87oRe)

90 Thanks for the post!

I showed wife Scottish Kate, and she choked up,

"I miss her so much"

Posted by: TANSTAAFL at March 06, 2021 04:15 PM (fBtlL)

91 I used heartgard for years with no ill effect.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:15 PM (ONvIw)

92 Mrs. Franpsycho has made it clear if it's me or the dog...it's the dog.

Posted by: Little Bird at March 06, 2021 04:16 PM (EZebt)

93 The hardest part is that even when you know it's the right time and you need to help them stop suffering, there is always the doubt you are doing the right thing.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 03:56 PM (Z7Jj3)

I still feel terrible guilt at the loss of my little girl from stomach cancer. The treatments she received took her way beyond the predicted time if we HAD gone ahead with chemo. She was happy and playful until the last few days. She took a terrible turn over the weekend, exacerbated by my horrible ex who insisted on taking her out in the baking sun wine tasting. She was in great distress the evening before she passed, and the next morning was terrible. I had a call in to one of the "at home" people, but she passed on her own terms before that could happen.

I did put down my mother's dog recently, and it was quite peaceful. But I'm a coward, and am well aware of things not going as planned. I'm sort of glad my other dog (the sibling) dropped dead from a heart attack. It's really a call no pet owner wants to make, and I wish they never had to.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at March 06, 2021 04:17 PM (46GDR)

94 I'm so very sorry to read about Trixie.

The horse pictures are full on flat out gorgeous. MW.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at March 06, 2021 04:17 PM (lgiXo)

95 One caught my heart, he would just lean on me.

That's how they suck you in.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 04:18 PM (45fpk)

96 "I miss her so much"
Posted by: TANSTAAFL
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I know the feeling. Such a sweet and adorable picture.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2021 04:18 PM (NpAcC)

97 That doggie yoag thing is very funny. It reminded me of something our departed calico But used to do.

Whenever I did pushups she would trot over and work out with me, even sticking her hind legs out behind her in the front lean rest. I still miss that little goof.

Just wish we had shot video of it. Alas.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Purveyor of Artisinal Trunalimunumaprzure at March 06, 2021 04:18 PM (x8Wzq)

98 You had me at comatose Duncan.

Let me give you an idea of just how lazy he is. I do a turnout first thing in the morning. Kraken and Winnie (The other two in the pack) get their collars on and charge outside. Then I go upstairs with Duncan's collars and walk over to his bed. I lift his head, put the collars on and the head just drops back down. I swear that he sleepwalks on the way downstairs.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 06, 2021 04:19 PM (Z7Jj3)

99 85 I have been using Bravecto for fleas and ticks
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Commissar Hrothgar, 100% flea and tick free.
Conor discovers what's been bugging him.

Posted by: Braenyard, Patriot dog, starving the beast at March 06, 2021 04:19 PM (TAe5w)

100 92 I would choose my dog, too. When I first met my husband. I had a Spitz companion. He suggested that I rehome him as his silly sister didn't like dogs. I said " goodbye then". We kept my dog. We rarely see his irritating sister. I think her son got a dog in order to limit her visits. Toxic witch.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:20 PM (ONvIw)

101 Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at March 06, 2021 04:17 PM (46GDR)

I'll will never do another vet office euthanasia. I found a caring holistic vet that will do house calls, much easier on everyone. If paying the bvet more money could have kept any of them healthy I would do it, but some times there doesn't seem to be a choice if there is pain involved!

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 04:21 PM (87oRe)

102 Bug, not But. Me no type good.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Purveyor of Artisinal Trunalimunumaprzure at March 06, 2021 04:21 PM (x8Wzq)

103 Trixie and Robbie look like two much-loved pups!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 04:21 PM (XAAi9)

104 I would hang the horse pictures.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at March 06, 2021 04:22 PM (lgiXo)

105 Commissar Hrothgar, 100% flea and tick free.
Conor discovers what's been bugging him.
Posted by: Braenyard, Patriot dog, starving the beast at March 06, 2021 04:19 PM (TAe5w)

It is more expensive than you might think to get Bravecto scaled to my weight, but the freedom from fleas and ticks has been worth it!

Posted by: Commissar Chairman Hrothgar ~ (@Hrothgar on GAB) at March 06, 2021 04:23 PM (87oRe)

106 6 dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/no fear
https://tinyurl.com/4d5ubuns

I have always wondered if a cat in a very high place knew they were and not just a few feet
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2021 03:08 PM (Cxk7w)

Not Safe for People Who Hate Heights
whoa

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 04:25 PM (XAAi9)

107 Whelp... spent some "quality time" with the house feline. Her name changes depending on circumstances and currently it's "Pork-Pork." She's fat as shit. But she's very dedicated to us. Her kids are somewhere around... hopefully bagging some moles and/or mice.

It's purrrfect kitty weather outside...

Posted by: Martini Farmer - Now a Pirate, Hoisting the Black Flag at March 06, 2021 04:33 PM (3H9h1)

108 Happy happy joy joy thread! Love from Molly to all other fur babies

Posted by: acethepug at March 06, 2021 04:36 PM (5faQs)

109 64 My Golden Retriever was allergic to anything edible, to the point of chewing her skin off. Her coat was nearly gone and she itched like crazy, plus vomiting. We finally found that she could only eat salmon and sweet potatoes. She ate nothing but that for about ten years. No treats, no bones, nothing but salmon and sweet potatoes. Her hair grew in nice and glossy.
Posted by: grammie winger at March 06, 2021 03:56 PM (45fpk)

That's really quite a story!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 04:36 PM (XAAi9)

110 104 I would hang the horse pictures.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at March 06, 2021 04:22 PM (lgiXo)

Me too! They're artist quality.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:38 PM (ONvIw)

111 We give our Goldens Nexguard for fleas. It's a once a month chewable like Heartguard. Works great. They swim so much that Frontline isn't very effective. At first our vet didn't want to give it to our girl dog because she has epilepsy, but she has been on it for over a year with no ill effects.

Posted by: TN Deplorable at March 06, 2021 04:41 PM (mgeBd)

112 Ana, are you a dog or a cat?

Posted by: skywch at March 06, 2021 04:47 PM (Y/Ps0)

113 Waiting as I type for UPS to deliver Chekov's Rx cat food. I ran out of it 3 days ago, earlier than expected, and Petco has his order on automatic, so it shipped 2 days ago. He and his brother the big black Wolf have been living on Purina "Gentle" dry food (ironic name, in their case). The Rx was the only thing that has nearly stopped Chekov's occasional diarrhea from his food allergy. So far, though, he has not had any real trouble.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 06, 2021 04:51 PM (lSpWa)

114 Anyway, I just took Bogie out for a pee. Three unmasked women were walking. I thought "yay" until one said that she and her husband had been asked to a dinner by his employer and she loudly said, she refused as eating inside "might kill us both". Breathtaking stupidity.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:52 PM (ONvIw)

115 My ex-gf grew up a dog person but eventually fell in love with my kitteh (and vice versa). She still loves the puppehs but apparently discovered that she interacts with kittehs in a different, more individualistic, way. Last year, when she got Maceo (a smallish, orange Main coon rescue), he had survived mast cell cancer but there was a chance it could return and he had other health issues so he was unadoptable. She met him and they got along fabulously. She insisted on adopting him (but needed my $ help) and said that even if his cancer returned and was incurable, he deserved to be loved and cared for. Who was I to refuse? He's thriving today and hopefully for a long time. He also really likes me. : - >

Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 04:52 PM (KAi1n)

116 As for fleas, I've been putting the Revolution or similar topical stuff on the cats for several years. Flea-bombing the entire apartment while they are out at the vet, then cleaning up afterward, has kept the fleas from coming back.

You have to be careful with the flea stuff. When I rescued the late Siberian Angelique, we treated her with the pet-store stuff from Hartz Mountain. She started to twitch and shiver violently. We washed her off, and she was okay, but what if we hadn't been there to see her reaction? I've never used any of their products since.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 06, 2021 04:54 PM (lSpWa)

117 I would hang the horse pictures.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker

"They hang horse pictures, don't they?"

"Hung like a horse picture"

I'll be here all week and see myself out.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 06, 2021 04:54 PM (KAi1n)

118 I don't typically use flea products. On the rare occasion, Rusty had a flea, I found a nice soak, and bath with a neem product solved the issue.

Posted by: CN at March 06, 2021 04:58 PM (ONvIw)

119 Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 06, 2021 05:00 PM (uttR/)

120 Good Saturday afternoon, horde!

I used a Seresto flea collar on the feral cat what wouldn't stay indoors. I used it after everything else failed--the drops didn't help, and he wouldn't eat an edible. It killed the fleas, and he didn't seem to suffer any ill effects from it.

Foodwise, we put a lot of effort into cooking the dog food ourselves, because Tank was always allergic to something in the commercial foods. Vet said it may be cross-contamination from the manufacturing process.

Because he is so susceptible to developing allergies, we rotate between duck, rabbit, lamb, and fish with brown rice, veggies, and berries. I try to make sure he has a variety of proteins. All the skin issues have finally cleared up. Still have the paws to clear up.

Posted by: April at March 06, 2021 05:03 PM (OX9vb)

121 Oh, and for the paw and skin situation, I've started giving him an epsom salt bath weekly. It seems to help. I can only keep him in the tub for about five minutes before he gets antsy, but even five helps for a couple of days.

Wonder if I could get him to just soak his paws?

Posted by: April at March 06, 2021 05:05 PM (OX9vb)

122 >>>duck, rabbit, lamb, and fish with brown rice, veggies, and berries

gourmet feral catfood!

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 05:07 PM (XAAi9)

123 gourmet feral catfood!

Nah, that's for the doggehs.

The cat gets the leftover fish from the dog meals, though.

Posted by: April at March 06, 2021 05:10 PM (OX9vb)

124 My Golden Retriever was allergic to anything edible, to the point of chewing her skin off. Her coat was nearly gone and she itched like crazy, plus vomiting. We finally found that she could only eat salmon and sweet potatoes. She ate nothing but that for about ten years. No treats, no bones, nothing but salmon and sweet potatoes. Her hair grew in nice and glossy.

When I had a Golden he had the same problem, with the same solution. Changing the diet worked like magic. He was still a big goof, though.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Serving all Americans, even the Neanderthals. at March 06, 2021 05:11 PM (SchxB)

125 Posted by: Ana Maria at March 06, 2021 04:47 PM (+c6aa)

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That's great, but does he have lace wigs?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2021 05:12 PM (kTF2Z)

126 Right sidebar:
Paul Ryan (Globalist-Babymurdoch) will hold a fundraiser for Liz Cheney (Foreverwar-TheSwamp)
House warming gifts are for when you are newly arrived. Is this occasion a house-ousting or a bridge burning?

Posted by: Downcast at March 06, 2021 05:15 PM (CMJ27)

127 Late to the Pet Thread. Great looking group of moronimals. Thanks MisHum.

What kind of pooch is that in the Yoga Video?

Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 06, 2021 05:20 PM (ju2Fy)

128 123 gourmet feral catfood!

Nah, that's for the doggehs.

The cat gets the leftover fish from the dog meals, though.
Posted by: April at March 06, 2021 05:10 PM (OX9vb)

Oh, I see! Lucky dogs.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 05:21 PM (XAAi9)

129 What kind of pooch is that in the Yoga Video?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 06, 2021 05:20 PM (ju2Fy)
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Bernese Mountain Dog.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 05:26 PM (GLv8N)

130 Thanks, Captain.

Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 06, 2021 05:26 PM (ju2Fy)

131 127 Late to the Pet Thread. Great looking group of moronimals. Thanks MisHum.

What kind of pooch is that in the Yoga Video?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 06, 2021 05:20 PM (ju2Fy)

In the comments at the youtube site, people are saying it's a Berner.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 05:28 PM (XAAi9)

132 De nada.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 05:28 PM (GLv8N)

133 Nice Pets Y'all!....

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 06, 2021 05:32 PM (R/m4+)

134 where is Bernese?

Posted by: will choose a nic later at March 06, 2021 05:34 PM (r4bSV)

135 The puppy in the poster up top is sort of ridiculously cute.

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 05:34 PM (XAAi9)

136 where is Bernese?
Posted by: will choose a nic later at March 06, 2021 05:34 PM (r4bSV)
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Probably a reference to the Bernese Oberland, in Switzerland.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 06, 2021 05:35 PM (GLv8N)

137
where is Bernese?
Posted by: will choose a nic later

She was married to Fish.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2021 05:36 PM (63Dwl)

138 chess thread up

Posted by: m at March 06, 2021 05:37 PM (XAAi9)

139 Noodus chessiana dressus

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at March 06, 2021 05:38 PM (lSpWa)

140 Seresto almost killed my beautiful cat! Aside from that, I was a horse lover/rider as a youth and took my husband to a draft horse show recently. We both commented about the depth of the soul you can detect in a horses eyes. Loved the horse pictures.

Posted by: shakerone at March 06, 2021 05:50 PM (Sj6Mv)

141 I will preface this short story by saying I had bought flea collars years before. Most dogs 30 yrs ago wore flea collars, at least in my neck of the woods. Anywho, I think it was a good 15 yrs ago when I bought a Hartz flea collar from my local grocery store for my 6 yr old mixed fox terrier. When I got home I put the collar on Bella and in about 3-4 minutes she started throwing up along with trying to breathe. I remember thinking when I took the flea collar out of the package it smelled very strong of chemicals, but, I thought it's Hartz so it has to be good. I immediately cut the collar off and brought her outside. I washed her face and neck off. It took about 15-20 minutes for her to get back to normal. I thought
O M G I almost killed my beautiful babe. I have never bought another flea collar and I never will

Posted by: sidney at March 06, 2021 05:58 PM (7/kmB)

142 where is Bernese?
Posted by: will choose a nic later

She was married to Fish.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 06, 2021 05:36 PM (63Dwl)

Just wandered back here to drop an LOL!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Purveyor of Artisinal Trunalimunumaprzure at March 06, 2021 06:23 PM (x8Wzq)

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