Ace of Spades Pet Thread

(H/T KT)

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thank you for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

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A Little of This. A Little of That.

A Feel Good Story. (H/T redc1c4)

That's an awfully big kitteh cat. (H/T - Adriane the Critic)

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Moar kitteh action.........(H/T Isophorone Blog)

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Forgot to send you this. This cockatoo is owned by the nephew with the macaws. It's a Moluccan cockatoo. He got it to go with the one we gave him (which died last year). I post as notsothoreau

What a lovely bird notsothoreau. What kind of snacks is he eating? Hope you are around today to tell us about it's diet. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Hi MH. Love the pet thread.
This is Bella. We found her via Craigslist after losing our adventurous cat Lily to coyotes. She came to us sick and about the size of a tennis ball - she has since assumed control over our 95lb pit bull Coco and gets just about anything she wants from the wife and I. She enjoys eating dog treats, June bugs, licking gravy, chewing yoga blocks and salmon sticks. She believes treats taste best at 2:15 in the morning. She’s a champion ball chaser and is currently training for the Tokyo Olympics - I don’t have the heart to tell her that while it’s true that a man can be a woman, or a woman can be a man, or that they can be both or neither, a cat cannot be an Olympian, not even if Biden can’t tell the difference.
Thanks! - Shane

When I first opened the photo I giggled. That photo is cute. Sounds like she is one lucky kitteh to be adopted by you folks and Coco. We appreciate you sharing with us today.

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We brought this little guy home at the end of June. He's a Cavachon. We had never heard of the breed until I searched for cute, non-shedding dogs and stumbled across them. Of course, you can't tell from pictures, but of all the hundreds of puppies I looked at, he seemed the happiest. So far he is adorable. And he doesn't shed. - Windbag

We hope you are around today Windbag so you can tell us what this little cutie's name is. He looks like an adorable pup. Hope to hear from you.

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(Angie)

(Sammie)

We have welcomed Sammie and Angie to the pack. They are a bonded pair that have been together for 13 years. They said chihuahua and yorkie mix. Angie is the blonde and she's a sweet soul. Sammie reminds me of an Ewok for some reason! He's a bit aggresssive towards other dogs so integration has been a challenge. He absolutely loves people though and belly rubs. Definitely belly rubs. Both have lost most of their teeth so soft only for these two sweethearts. -jewells

That's a cute pair of pooches you have there. Once again thanks for the work you do with these seniors and sharing with us.

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Thank you all for your contributions today. Great links and pets as always. If you have something you wish to contribute to the AoS Pet Thread you can reach us at petmorons at gmail dot com.

God willing and the creeks don't rise we will see you here next Saturday. Have a great week!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

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1 Greetings to pet lovers and keepers! Condolences to all who have lost a furry friend recently.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:00 PM (Mzdiz)

2 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2021 02:01 PM (Cxk7w)

3 yay pet thread!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabbyt stabby stabamillion at July 10, 2021 02:02 PM (oEn12)

4 Cocktail might be eating honeycomb but my tablet isn't that big to blow it up.

Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2021 02:03 PM (Cxk7w)

5 I met a guy at the pub yesterday who has a Leonberger (that's a dog). His father is 220 pounds
His mother is 160 pounds.
They sound like amazing big dogs.
But the food budget. And the size of the poops.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:03 PM (WJNu0)

6 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 10, 2021 02:04 PM (kTF2Z)

7 Cockatoo stupid autocucumber

Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2021 02:04 PM (Cxk7w)

8 Thank you MisHum! Angie has since been to the groomers and looks much better! Sammie is the only male dog we have now. His eyesight is very limited and he bumps into things but he's a happy guy.

A good friend of ours is adopting Baby II. She's the husky mix you featured I think last week and I know he'll take very good care of her. We are just waiting for her skin condition to improve before we send her off to him. Of course we haven't had a meet and greet yet but I'm sure that will go fine.

Posted by: Jewells45 at July 10, 2021 02:06 PM (nxdel)

9 I like parrots and cockatoos but my dog doesn't like birdsm

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:07 PM (WJNu0)

10 Wonderful pet thread as usual!
Nothing quite the joy of having pets!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at July 10, 2021 02:09 PM (hOUT3)

11 As always the petmorons are gorgeous.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:10 PM (WJNu0)

12 Newbie mistake. And my post didn't post. Lovey critters one and all.

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 02:10 PM (dYrVA)

13 I wrote birdsm but I meant birds.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:11 PM (WJNu0)

14 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 10, 2021 02:11 PM (R/m4+)

15 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 10, 2021 02:15 PM (4e67B)

16 I'm going to have to post this in parts, I guess, since Pixy thinks a cat story looks like spam:
1) Publius' parents kept a cat named Streaker. She was always a wild one, a
child of Whiskey, who didn't bring the kittens up to the house until
they were past socializing. Back in the day, Publius said, she was a
stocky cat. By the time of my arrival in 2018, she had become quite
bony (thyroid?) Anyway, she had large beautiful eyes, but whenever I
appeared she would give me what I called "an Adam Schiff look" and take
off. It took about a year for her to accept me as a suitable candidate
to feed her.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:15 PM (Mzdiz)

17 2) This past June 16th (actually June 17th, since it was 2 am) Publius
called me to the back porch. Streaker had walked past the sliding door,
he said, and was now standing on the crown of a slope leading down to
the stream behind our house. She'd only been down here once, last
summer when the house was being built. She knew Publius was here, doing
some wiring.
Now, she stood silently, watching us. He went inside to get cat
treats, but by the time he returned, she had disappeared towards the
woods, and hasn't been seen since. I went out to look for her body, but
found nothing. We wanted to bury her with my girl Harli, but she had
chosen her own resting place.

That farewell was bittersweet.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:16 PM (Mzdiz)

18 How big's your corgi?

Ours will be 2 in December, she's petite, and weighs 22.4 pounds. My sisters think she's fat, but you cam feel her ribs.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at July 10, 2021 02:16 PM (qp+NT)

19 The guy in the top picture is obviously a software developer.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 10, 2021 02:18 PM (DMUuz)

20 Miley, that is a poignant story. She came to say goodbye, bless her heart.

Posted by: skywch at July 10, 2021 02:18 PM (Y/Ps0)

21 I wrote birdsm
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:11 PM

Isn't the ONT where kinky is discussed? ;-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 10, 2021 02:21 PM (DMUuz)

22 Miley, the Duchess

Your Grace, may you be comforted that Streaker was in command of herself all the way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 10, 2021 02:21 PM (u82oZ)

23 Gonna hafta rejigger my wild bird feeder setup, damn feral cat just managed to snatch one!! Dayum.

Posted by: Getting the banned back together at July 10, 2021 02:21 PM (Sytvi)

24 The first picture is hilarious. That big guy could pick up a German Shepherd; I don't think I could, even if I had one

Great photos today. The pups are adorable. Bella the cat is a cutie, (I've always liked black and white cats) and the picture of the snacking cockatoo makes me smile. J.J. was mentioning today a movie he really likes called, "The Lady Killers" with Alec Guinness-which I highly recommend if people haven't see it. Anyway, there's a cockatoo in that movie-part of a funny scene .And here's a story I posted a few days ago, but I thought I'd post it again. A touching story about a man who takes his sick dog-who loves to walk-for one last trip up the mountain:

https://tinyurl.com/4evjkxwu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 02:22 PM (k39e/)

25 Brother Northernlurker just another guy

Bird S&M? I have led a sheltered life.

May all your tall barmaid friends be normal.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 10, 2021 02:22 PM (u82oZ)

26 I know, skywch, and I was touched to the core. She was not what one could call an affectionate cat, but after 14 years, she wasn't leaving without telling Publius goodbye.
His Mama knew this was coming - Streaker's final days were restless and she followed Mama around the house that day, with her usual incessant plaintive yowl.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:23 PM (Mzdiz)

27 My dog absolutely loves going on rides with me
She barks her head off at cyclists
I think it's the spandex that sets her off.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:24 PM (WJNu0)

28 Your Grace, may you be comforted that Streaker was in command of herself all the way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at July 10, 2021 02:21 PM (u82oZ)
Yes, she was. I think Sandy misses her, even if they showed no affection for each other. That's not uncommon with cats.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:25 PM (Mzdiz)

29 Pet thread! My second, most favoritest place to visit here.
First? ONT!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 10, 2021 02:26 PM (wAcdS)

30 She barks her head off at cyclists

I think it's the spandex that sets her off.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:24 PM (WJNu0)
Publius is the same way

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:27 PM (Mzdiz)

31 What a beautiful group of pets!

Posted by: CN at July 10, 2021 02:28 PM (ONvIw)

32 Very funny top photo!

2 cat items:

Binks the cat has been found alive in the condo rubble in FL. and has been reunited with its owners.

Really amusing 3D billboard in Japan of a sleeping cat. Link goes to twitter.

https://tinyurl.com/djxuxhn8

Posted by: pet enthusiast at July 10, 2021 02:28 PM (aAP3z)

33 Thanks for your touching story about Streaker, Miley.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 02:29 PM (k39e/)

34 I am in Utah now, visiting Son No.1. Apparently my kitty Scout spends an hour or so watching the front door waiting for me to come home. Mrs Mahon mutters,, I'm right here, you ingrate.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 10, 2021 02:29 PM (ZtRJ/)

35 Thanks for the Pet Thread, Mis Hum!

So wonderful to see and hear about the Pet Morons. It truly is the highlight of the week!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, Believing in America at July 10, 2021 02:32 PM (rwusL)

36 Oh Miley that has me in tears!

Posted by: Jewells45 at July 10, 2021 02:33 PM (nxdel)

37 Gonna hafta rejigger my wild bird feeder setup, damn feral cat just managed to snatch one!! Dayum.
Posted by: Getting the banned back together

I have two bird feeders. One for hummingbirds and one for real birds.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 10, 2021 02:33 PM (d9FiS)

38 24
Fen, I should have known better, that was a great story, but boy on boy did it grab me. What a tribute!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 10, 2021 02:33 PM (hOUT3)

39 Love reading the Pet Thread. The Cavachon is adorable (heck, they're all adorable dogs!) And I'd love to learn what other junk food the cockatoo eats. :-)

Posted by: CarolinaGirl at July 10, 2021 02:34 PM (Kh9rg)

40 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:16 PM (Mzdiz)

So touching and sad. A noble ending for a noble animal.

Posted by: CN at July 10, 2021 02:35 PM (ONvIw)

41 She barks her head off at cyclists

I think it's the spandex that sets her off.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 02:24 PM (WJNu0)
Publius is the same way
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked

My Charlie does that too. My theory is the bicycles big brother, the motorcycle, growls at him.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 10, 2021 02:36 PM (d9FiS)

42 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 02:16 PM (Mzdiz)

Streaker gifted you all with an elegant farewell, but it still a sad loss!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 10, 2021 02:38 PM (hOUT3)

43 That picture with the shepherd cracked me up.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 10, 2021 02:39 PM (O+I8R)

44 Reading the pet thread while sitting in the garage with the garage door open accompanied by my two kittehs. They insist on going on walks twice a day to lizard hunt . Afterwards we rest in the garage taking in the sights before we head back in the house.

Posted by: Just a side note at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (2DOZq)

45 I would think a German Shepherd would go 60 - 80 pounds

Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (Cxk7w)

46 Here in Kentucky there are warnings about some sort of illness that's killing off the songbirds. Researchers think it has something to do with a bacteria or fungus that is appearing in birdseed that's been left outside, got wet, then whatever the bacteria/fungus is grows, birds eat the seed, get sick, die.

This apparently only affects birds that eat seed put out by people, not what they eat in the wild.

Not being said is where the seed is coming from. I have my suspicions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (BFigT)

47 I saved a red slider turtle that was trying to cross the main street into my neighborhood yesterday. I saw it crossing the road and a lady was driving toward me on the side the turtle was on, she didn't even see it and clipped it with her tire. I saw it spinning and turned around to see if she crushed it. It seemed fine so I picked it up and carried it to the side where the ponds is. Turtles are way too slow to attempt a road crossing.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 10, 2021 02:46 PM (UUBmN)

48 Yay. Pet thread!

Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 02:47 PM (yAio1)

49 This apparently only affects birds that eat seed put out by people, not what they eat in the wild.

Not being said is where the seed is coming from. I have my suspicions.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (BFigT)

Perhaps also treated seed that is coated with chemical to prevent such things?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 10, 2021 02:52 PM (066Ar)

50 Posted by: lin-duh at July 10, 2021 02:46 PM (UUBmN)

That was kind of you to help out the turtle. For the past four days or so FenSpouse and I go out in the morning to a local adult community that has a pond on their property. There are a bunch of small fish and sliders in the pond. We throw out turtle food to them. The fish eat it too and the turtles often get annoyed by them. Anyway, it is a pleasure to see the turtles sticking their heads out of the water and then swimming over to get the food. The other day there was a heron there about three feet away from us. It makes such a nice start to the morning after our prayer time at home. I wonder, however, since we've been coming for a few days if we don't show up tomorrow the turtles think, "Hey, where's my breakfast?"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 02:54 PM (k39e/)

51 Better living through chemicals is sometimes an oxymoron. Especially for critters.

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 02:56 PM (dYrVA)

52 Posted by: Skip at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (Cxk7w)

Well; I still don't think that I could pick up a 60 lb German Shepherd very easily, if at all. After all, a German Shepherd moves around. It's not like a weight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 02:56 PM (k39e/)

53 Re: Lambert the lion. Disney had a cartoon lion named Lambert
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VvY50vOIWl8

We had a rescue Yorkie/Chihuahua mix named Tralfaz. He was overweight at 6 lbs and our first small dog after having medium and large dogs.

He treed 2, 40+ pound raccoons one evening after chasing them off the porch. He did a leap to the ground and took after them with me in pursuit. Around the corner I could hear thrashing noise and feared Tralfaz had met his demise. Nope, the raccoons where 15 feet up a cedar tree with Tralfaz trash talking. He peed on the base of the tree and headed back to the porch.

Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 02:56 PM (yAio1)

54 Nope, the raccoons where 15 feet up a cedar tree with Tralfaz trash talking. He peed on the base of the tree and headed back to the porch.
Posted by: Beartooth

That is just so funny. Good Boy!

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 03:00 PM (dYrVA)

55 Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 02:56 PM (yAio1)

I liked your story about your brave little dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:00 PM (k39e/)

56 {{{Fen}}}

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 03:02 PM (dYrVA)

57 Casa Refugee experienced some intense remodeling this week. Strangers yelling, weird machines making way too many new and loud sounds, etc etc. Fortunately, the worst is over, and kittehs have come out of hiding. They are, however, giving me some serious stink eye.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 10, 2021 03:03 PM (0m75J)

58 Thanks for your touching story about Streaker, Miley.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 02:29 PM (k39e/)

I had to pay her a tribute, Fen. I miss the old bag of bones and her Adam Schiff goggle eyes.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:04 PM (Mzdiz)

59 People are stupid. A defanged and declawed lion is still a lion. He is not a house cat. He is not even a Maine coon cat. 2-300 lb 'pets'. I guess horses are bigger- but they also do not have the instinct or prey drive of a lion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 10, 2021 03:05 PM (csEWM)

60 It's vet day! Everybody goes to the vet.

Dog is done. She's healthy.

Next up are Cat A, Cat B, and Cat C. Each gets its own ride.

Glad the vets' office is close to home.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 03:07 PM (Om/di)

61 Gonna hafta rejigger my wild bird feeder setup, damn feral cat just managed to snatch one!! Dayum.
Posted by: Getting the banned back together

Not seeing the problem about your cat-feeder.

Posted by: mindful webworker's critter-catching feline trio at July 10, 2021 03:08 PM (F8EBp)

62 OT, but why didn't anyone tell me that the guys who did the great war show on youtube started up a similar week by week series... looks like a couple years ago. Son of a Bitch! and also, Oh boy!

I feel something odd... is that joy? Strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 10, 2021 03:09 PM (csEWM)

63 Not being said is where the seed is coming from. I have my suspicions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2021 02:43 PM (BFigT)

Chyna? They love to kill our pets.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:09 PM (Mzdiz)

64 Thank you for that beautiful story, Miley.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 10, 2021 03:11 PM (0m75J)

65 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:04 PM (Mzdiz)

Even a "bag of bones with a "Adam Schiff google eyes" (The connection with Adam Schiff made me laugh) can tug on your heartstrings-as Streaker did. We've had several cats whom I think knew their end was near and wandered off into the woods. It's sometimes easier that way then when you have to put them to sleep.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:12 PM (k39e/)

66 I wonder if I am allergic to lions? Probably the least of my problems should I be confronted with one, but I am curious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 10, 2021 03:13 PM (csEWM)

67 I took our kittens (Purry Mason and Della Street) to the vet this week for their final shots. Dr. B had a big grin on his face when he came into the examining room. "Kittens!"
So now we've begun allowing them outside in the back. Publius hasn't mown the wild grass back here and it's very tall. They love to hop around in it and skulk.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:14 PM (Mzdiz)

68 "Purry Mason" Great name!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:15 PM (k39e/)

69 What BEAUTIFUL pet morons.

Posted by: Ladyl at July 10, 2021 03:18 PM (+4oV5)

70 > Perhaps also treated seed that is coated with chemical to prevent such things?

I don't believe there's any "treatment" on the seed we have. There's just the typical advisory about it not being for human consumption. I understand that if left outside in a wet feeder the seed can mold. It's always done that. For some reason the bacteria or whatever is killing some species that eat the contaminated food. Never heard such before. Weird.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2021 03:20 PM (BFigT)

71 It isn't well known, but "Tralfaz" was the actual name for Astro, the dog on The Jetsons cartoon. He was adopted, the Jetsons were unaware and renamed him. I've no idea why I remember this.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2021 03:20 PM (TL6qR)

72 Even a "bag of bones with a "Adam Schiff google
eyes" (The connection with Adam Schiff made me laugh) can tug on your
heartstrings-as Streaker did. We've had several cats whom I think knew
their end was near and wandered off into the woods. It's sometimes
easier that way then when you have to put them to sleep.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:12 PM (k39e/)

Yes they do! My Harli was suffering, and with the Christmas weekend coming up, we took her to the vet to have her put to sleep. RIP, beautiful girl. Publius dug her grave below the rocks where she surveyed the woods when we moved here a few weeks earlier. I'm sorry she was on her last legs then, despite the several thousand dollars spent to try to save her. She didn't even make it to 13, poor princess. She put up with me and my various moves, after Tim died, with uncommon grace.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:20 PM (Mzdiz)

73 "Purry Mason" Great name!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:15 PM (k39e/)
Not original with us, but since we're big Perry Mason fans, it was a no-brainer

And he lives up to that name!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:21 PM (Mzdiz)

74
Best of Breed and fourth in the Hound Group for Delilah at today's Greater Collin KC show in Dallas. This is the start of the big summer show season in Texas. Dallas this weekend, San Antonio next weekend and Houston the week after that.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 10, 2021 03:22 PM (mht8P)

75 Purry Mason, heh.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 03:24 PM (Om/di)

76 >>71 It isn't well known, but "Tralfaz" was the actual name for Astro, the dog on The Jetsons cartoon. He was adopted, the Jetsons were unaware and renamed him. I've no idea why I remember this.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 10, 2021 03:20 PM (TL6qR)

Didn't Astro speak in the first couple of episodes?
Or was that Dino?

Really confusing for a kid.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 10, 2021 03:24 PM (vuisn)

77 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:20 PM (Mzdiz)

Sorry about your furry family member, Harli. It is so very hard to say goodbye and I think that's a lovely tribute-that she "put up with your various moves, after Tim died with uncommon grace." She loved you as you loved her. You can put up with some things more easily when it's with someone you love .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:25 PM (k39e/)

78 Congratulations to Delilah and your wife!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:27 PM (k39e/)

79 Kitten Della got into the shower with me today. Her curiosity is so great that even water doesn't deter her. Granted, it's a huge walk-in shower, so she made a circle without getting too wet. Silly beast!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:28 PM (Mzdiz)

80 @76 --

Dino spoke in his first appearance on the show.

I wonder how many discussions took place about the character.

I read that a tense, two-day meeting determined whether Fred and Wilma would have a boy or a girl.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 03:29 PM (Om/di)

81
It isn't well known, but "Tralfaz" was the actual name for Astro, the dog on The Jetsons cartoon. He was adopted, the Jetsons were unaware and renamed him. I've no idea why I remember this.
Posted by: Common Tater

His original owner tried to get him back.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0949053

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 10, 2021 03:29 PM (63Dwl)

82 Thanks! - Shane

Shane, I'd much prefer your cat, Bella, in the Olympics to Gwen Berry.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:30 PM (k39e/)

83 She loved you as you loved her. You can put up with some things more easily when it's with someone you love .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:25 PM (k39e/)
That's very true. And while she used to make a stink driving 2 blocks to the vet when we lived in NoVA, she tolerated the 10 hour drive down to SC with little complaint. And not only tolerated Publius (she who used to hide under the bed whenever a stranger showed up), but fell in love with him.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:31 PM (Mzdiz)

84 Congratulations to you and your pup on the prize, Hadrian!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:32 PM (Mzdiz)

85 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:31 PM (Mzdiz)

She obviously knew that Publius was a good guy who would fit in you you both.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:33 PM (k39e/)

86 The Pet Thread is a precious place, especially when you have to share the loss of a beloved animal.
Little Corn Pop disappeared the day we were about to move to the house. I still miss that little shitbird.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:34 PM (Mzdiz)

87 Afternoon, all,

Bella is the true tuxedo cat! And I know about cats wanting to play at 2:00 a.m. Tatiana the Wonder Siberian kitten made a habit of waking me around that time, so often that I ended up putting the litter box in the kitchen and locking both cats out of my bedroom. I hated to do it, but I couldn't function on only 4 hours' sleep a night.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 03:35 PM (+nNqu)

88 She obviously knew that Publius was a good guy who would fit in you you both.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:33 PM (k39e/)
I told her I would find her a new daddy worthy of her! And he was, and is, the best of all cat-daddies. His heart is so big.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:35 PM (Mzdiz)

89 Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:35 PM (Mzdiz)

Awww. That's very nice!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:36 PM (k39e/)

90 Regarding the birds and contaminated seed. Right after the Big Freeze in Texas in February we had an outbreak of a disease that affected finches--made them lethargic and listless. Turned out it was Salmonellosis transmitted by migrating Pine Siskins. The disease gets deposited on the seed at feeders and then picked up by other birds. People were advised to take down their feeders for a few weeks until the danger passed, but it never hit our area.

Don't know if that's what is going on in KY, but that's what the cause was here (central Texas).

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 10, 2021 03:37 PM (fTtFy)

91 Can anyone recommend a decent digital camera under $100 suitable for photographing pets? It has to be able to upload onto the computer. I'm stupid about technology.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:38 PM (Mzdiz)

92 ZOD.Mrs. ZOD.

Canis Jr. and Canis Sr.

Announcement, headstones, family tree, police lineup, population survey, Thanksgiving introduction.

Posted by: ZOD at July 10, 2021 03:38 PM (xK9An)

93 Not seeing the problem about your cat-feeder.
Posted by: mindful webworker's critter-catching feline trio at July 10, 2021 03:08

(pushes feral cat jerky thru usb port)

Posted by: Getting the banned back together at July 10, 2021 03:39 PM (eSEPS)

94 91 Can anyone recommend a decent digital camera under $100 suitable for photographing pets? It has to be able to upload onto the computer. I'm stupid about technology.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked at July 10, 2021 03:38 PM (Mzdiz)

You don't have a cellphone? I'm pretty sure the DHS demanded that all cellphones have cameras.

Posted by: Commander Tacticool at July 10, 2021 03:43 PM (Uzh5E)

95 Yes, our Tralfaz was named from that Jetsons episode. I had been waiting for years to use it and when we brought the little guy home I knew my chance had arrived.

He actually saved our marriage by forcing us to retire to the bedroom at 8:30 pm sharp nightly. So all three of us were on the bed and had time to talk things out as it was clear we were drifting apart but didn't know what to do. Then along comes Tralfaz and we start to laugh, talk, take quick trips to the coast.

I held him all night as he died. Longest night of my life including staying in my dad's hospital room after his stroke.

Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 03:46 PM (yAio1)

96 Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 03:46 PM (yAio1)

What a moving account of your dog and the healing effect he had on your relationship with your wife. Sorry about the loss of your beloved furry family member, Tralfaz.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 03:49 PM (k39e/)

97 I'm staying for the weekend with my daughter in FW, and she's got a white german shepherd and a corgi named Brody. I was in a trundle bed and both of them were excited at me being here, and kept trying to get in my bed all night long. I dreamed of an orange wild cat with leopard spots that tried to get in my bed and was licking my head, then I dreamed I woke up and it really was this new abyssinian cat that I didn't know my daughter had, and it was still getting in bed with me.

Ordinarily I'd say it was psychologically pretty weird to dream about an animal getting in bed with you, but since it happened on a night when two big animals were pestering me and trying to get in my bed all night long, I think it's understandable.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 10, 2021 03:53 PM (q3gwH)

98 Love that picture of Bella!!

Posted by: keena at July 10, 2021 03:54 PM (SYy1i)

99 You don't have a cellphone? I'm pretty sure the DHS demanded that all cellphones have cameras.

Posted by: Commander Tacticool at July 10, 2021 03:43 PM (Uzh5E)

Hellz no! Just a flip phone with (no doubt) a shitty camera in it which I don't use.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 03:54 PM (Mzdiz)

100 He actually saved our marriage by forcing us to
retire to the bedroom at 8:30 pm sharp nightly. So all three of us were
on the bed and had time to talk things out as it was clear we were
drifting apart but didn't know what to do. Then along comes Tralfaz and
we start to laugh, talk, take quick trips to the coast.

I held him all night as he died. Longest night of my life including staying in my dad's hospital room after his stroke.

Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 03:46 PM (yAio1)
OMG, that is both awesome and heartbreaking.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 03:56 PM (Mzdiz)

101 What a moving account of your dog and the healing effect he had on your relationship with your wife. Sorry about the loss of your beloved furry family member, Tralfaz.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021

Thanks Fen. I appreciate the nice words.

Tralfaz still "travels" with us. When we vacation or if I go to a conference I take his U of Montana t-shirt. We keep it in one of the travel bags. I have pics of me and the t-shirt from all across the country.

Posted by: Beartooth - (yAio1) at July 10, 2021 03:56 PM (yAio1)

102 Happy Pet Thread Day.

Cockatoo diet, fruits, vegetables, the larger seeds, peanuts and anything you have in your hand.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 10, 2021 03:58 PM (TuTYZ)

103 Cleanup in aisle 103. Stat.

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:03 PM (dYrVA)

104 yo wut sup

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:03 PM (yrol0)

105 Have a nice day, MH. You'll be busy.

Posted by: MH's tampon at July 10, 2021 04:03 PM (rWmF+)

106 My nephmew has somehow learned to wash his face by dipping his paw in his water bowl first rather than licking his paw as most cats do. It's really amazing to see. He dips his paw, then rubs his face, dips his paw, rubs his face again, then his head and ears.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 10, 2021 04:04 PM (KAi1n)

107 Posted by: SFGoth

lol, too funny. ADD kitteh?

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:05 PM (dYrVA)

108 I keep telling myself: set up Python to send automated POST queries on AOSHQ to keep MH busy.

One day, one day.

Posted by: MH's dirty underwear at July 10, 2021 04:06 PM (f3Ork)

109 I've forgotten how much I HATE taking the cats to the vet.

It's always a fight to get any of them into the carrier. They're also more nimble and speedy than I am, and this house is cluttered, providing hiding spaces.

Score so far is Cats 2 (bloody scratches on hand), Geek zero.

I have one trapped in a room. Stay tuned.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 04:06 PM (Om/di)

110 Deleting posts fir no reason again?
Posted by: MH's dirty pad at July 10, 2021 04:01 PM

Was there one you're pining for?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 10, 2021 04:08 PM (DMUuz)

111 CALIFORNIA TO REQUIRE MASKS AT SCHOOLS; CDC SAYS MASKS NOT NEEDED IF VACCINATED.

Masked Cal School Kids carbon dioxides level higher than allow in office buildings.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:08 PM (yrol0)

112 Sorry.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 10, 2021 04:09 PM (DMUuz)

113 It's always a fight to get any of them into the
carrier. They're also more nimble and speedy than I am, and this house
is cluttered, providing hiding spaces.

Score so far is Cats 2 (bloody scratches on hand), Geek zero.

I have one trapped in a room. Stay tuned.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 04:06 PM (Om/di)
I bought a carrier which allows downloading from the top (as well as the front). This way I only need to grab front and back paws and quickly lower the cat into the carrier. Trying to stuff them in from the front while the swinging door adds hilarity to the chore sucks.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 04:10 PM (Mzdiz)

114 Someone has a fan. A very persistent, illiterate fan.

Posted by: ZOD at July 10, 2021 04:10 PM (xK9An)

115 Oh SMOD, where art thou!

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:10 PM (dYrVA)

116 For the First Time, Scientists Detect a Moving Photon Multiple Times Without Destroying It.

Most things when observed are destroyed.

See Race Sex Gender Occupation Education Life...

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:11 PM (yrol0)

117 lol, too funny. ADD kitteh?
Posted by: Infidel

No, a very smart kitteh. Do you wash your face by licking your hands? I assume no. Why should he?

Posted by: SFGoth at July 10, 2021 04:11 PM (KAi1n)

118 When they smear you as a conspiracy theorist, youre onto something

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:13 PM (yrol0)

119 Smart ass. Sounds like it would make a great awww vid.

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:13 PM (dYrVA)

120 I wonder if I am allergic to lions?

-
Break out in claw marks?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at July 10, 2021 04:14 PM (d9FiS)

121 San Diegos libraries are welcoming rather colorful characters this summer to read to children to celebrate the unusual sexual practices community, including drag queens who encourage liaisons with young men who look like boys.

Billed as Pride-themed family-friendly story times, four such events will take place in July featuring performers that some parents and residents are not enthusiastic about.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:14 PM (yrol0)

122 I take his U of Montana t-shirt.

Your dog went to the University of Montana?

Smart dog, brave dog, and a healer as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 04:16 PM (k39e/)

123 some parents and residents are not enthusiastic about.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Shocker. I really need 20 acres and a small cabin.

Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:17 PM (dYrVA)

124 Uncle Joe headed to PA to say there is NO VOTER FRAUD.

ha

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:17 PM (yrol0)

125 Four months after his shaving (point-and-laugh pics were featured here back in April), Chekov D. Siberian looks pretty much his old feline puffball self. So far no knots or tangles have shown up in his fur.

Siberians are the only cat breed with a triple coat -- a survival characteristic in Russia, not so much in the American South. But he's strictly an indoor cat with the A/C. As am I.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:18 PM (+nNqu)

126 Miley, this carrier is just a box with flaps on the top. I try to wrap cat in a towel and deposit the works.

Problem is, the flaps don't stay open, and the cat claws loose while I fight the flaps.

I canceled the first appointment (they're staggered on the hour). A clear victory for Felines.

Quiet on the set! Take two.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 04:19 PM (Om/di)

127 Shocker. I really need 20 acres and a small cabin.
Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:17 PM (dYrVA)

Parent at gay boy fuker reading hour:
Hey do you want to fuck my kid?

gay boy fuker reading hour reader:
Is he the cute one in the garanimal shirt?

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:19 PM (yrol0)

128 Most of us with cats have had struggles getting them into the carriers, Week Geek. Afterwards it can be kind of funny. One of mine used to cling onto the grating with both paws It's not at the time. Hope it works out..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 04:21 PM (k39e/)

129 Siberians are the only cat breed with a triple coat -- a survival characteristic in Russia, not so much in the American South. But he's strictly an indoor cat with the A/C. As am I.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:18 PM (+nNqu)

So we move to Georgia and next door neighbor has this very furry husky sib looking dog that sleeps on a concrete bench in the rain, sleet, and snow. NO SHIT

Daughter comes home to visit and looks outside and ask what the dog that sleeps in the rain, sleet, and snow. I say Fuzzy. She starts laughing. I look out the window and he is shaved to the skin.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:22 PM (yrol0)

130 >>Shocker. I really need 20 acres and a small cabin.
Posted by: Infidel at July 10, 2021 04:17 PM (dYrVA)

Greenland. Homesteading. For a brief, shining moment three years ago, we were all gonna get our patch...

Posted by: ZOD at July 10, 2021 04:22 PM (xK9An)

131 Siberians are beautiful kittehs.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 10, 2021 04:23 PM (KAi1n)

132 Greenland. Homesteading. For a brief, shining moment three years ago, we were all gonna get our patch...
Posted by: ZOD at July 10, 2021 04:22 PM (xK9An)

A law was made a distant moon ago here:
July and August cannot be too hot
And there's a legal limit to the snow here
In Camelot
The winter is forbidden till December
And exits March the second on the dot
By order, summer lingers through September
In Camelot

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:24 PM (yrol0)

133 Our outside cats each went to the vet to get fixed. First one was trapped in a 'coon cage. He was not at all happy. Second was the momma cat... easy. Third was momma's little girl, fucking piss ant, threw a shit fit the whole time. Last was the oldest male. Chilled. No drama.

They all hang out at the Farm of Martinis on the porch, doing cat things and bringing us "treats."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 10, 2021 04:25 PM (BFigT)

134 BREAKING- City Council holding special meeting to vote to remove statue of Sacajawea and Lewis and Clark in less than 20 minutes

FFS

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:25 PM (yrol0)

135 Siberians are beautiful kittehs.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 10, 2021

***

I've known 3 well, and they are. But sometimes I think they are not ready for prime time. Angelique the creamy blue-eyed puffball growled if you shifted while she was on your lap. Tatiana the Wonder Siberian was sweet but sickly, and died young of heart trouble. And her nephew Chekov has digestion issues that require Rx food, and likes to nip to show he likes you.

Good thing cats are good-looking. If they looked like armadillos with psoriasis, we'd never put up with their attitudes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:28 PM (+nNqu)

136 Most of us with cats have had struggles getting them into the carriers, Week Geek. Afterwards it can be kind of funny. One of mine used to cling onto the grating with both paws It's not at the time. Hope it works out..
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021

***
All my female cats have been willing to go into their carriers, including Angelique, who growled if you shifted while she was on your lap; she walked right into the box. The males have been the difficult ones.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:30 PM (+nNqu)

137 Cat and carrier cartoon:

tinyurl.com/j6ds5zae

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 04:31 PM (k39e/)

138 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:30 PM (+nNqu)

You are fortunate; It didn't seemed to be based on gender with mine.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 04:32 PM (k39e/)

139 My dog did some barking early one morning this week.
When I looked there was a cat walking on the backyard fence.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at July 10, 2021 04:32 PM (cSyAR)

140 Good thing cats are good-looking. If they looked like armadillos with psoriasis, we'd never put up with their attitudes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Depends on the kitteh. My firstie, Toonses the street-fightin' tabby who forced his way into my home and heart, was a great, smart, fun, people-loving kitteh. The Fonz reincarnated as a feline. Then the dearest cat I'll ever have, "Dorkie Dork", who was 100% purebred sweetness whom I could take around in a sling pouch, and who was even more loving after losing her right, rear leg. And now Pretty Girl, another smallish Maine coon mix. She can be a feisty gal, but is becoming very friendly and playful with me. Smart but territorial. Nothing against the puppehs, but the kittehs got me. (And, yes, there are retarded cats, as my brother can attest to.)

Posted by: SFGoth at July 10, 2021 04:33 PM (KAi1n)

141 Yay, Pet Thread.

Just came off the lake before the rain hit. Cats were happy we were back. Thuundering now. New cat Bella is not skeered of it. Cat#2 hates thunder. Just took off to who knows where. Prolly won't see her until tomorrow.

Posted by: olddog in mo, Pontoon Captain* (like a real captain, only drunker) at July 10, 2021 04:34 PM (/WuLI)

142 Posted by: rhennigantx at July 10, 2021 04:25 PM (yrol0)

So the City Council is sexist and belittling of Native Americans? She was a huge help to Lewis and Clark.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 10, 2021 04:34 PM (k39e/)

143 We've had several cats over the years, never have had a problem getting them into carriers for a trip to the vet.

Posted by: ZOD at July 10, 2021 04:35 PM (xK9An)

144 That farewell was bittersweet.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess - #SuperStraight #NotSocked

What kinda story was THAT ?

I thought she was gonna come back with a million dollars !

Or some DB Cooper's cash , or a funny hat.

SOMETHING !

Posted by: JT at July 10, 2021 04:35 PM (arJlL)

145 The boy spawn adopted a three legged cat a few years ago. He named the beast Bagheera. Last week cat got sick. Barfing, jaundice, not eating or drinking much. Trip to the vet, where he stayed for the past 7 days getting blood tests, IV antibiotics, and fluids with appetite stimulants. Nothing worked. Last night the poor wee beasty died quietly. Boy spawn came here today to bury the critter.

Pets are awful.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 10, 2021 04:35 PM (Vxu+H)

146 @138 --

*chuckle*

Posted by: Weak Geek, wasting time while trying to lull cats into retracting defenses at July 10, 2021 04:37 PM (Om/di)

147 Noodus chessitorum

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 10, 2021 04:39 PM (+nNqu)

148 >>> The Fonz reincarnated as a feline.

Publius used to refer to Jake as the Dean Martin of cats. Since Jake began allowing Della to suck on his nipples, that no longer applies.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 04:46 PM (Mzdiz)

149 LOL, JT! Money has no significance to cats

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 04:47 PM (Mzdiz)

150 Owlkitty strikes again, starring in CLAWS (remove space)

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hhmKfpKM8bw

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, #SuperStraight #maskless (Mzdiz) at July 10, 2021 04:50 PM (Mzdiz)

151 Success! One cat packaged for vet visit.

Wife came home and told me where the treats are cached. That brought one cat into grasping range.

One to go(?)

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 04:56 PM (CNjJS)

152 I understand VP Harris has seen a cockatoo during her career too.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at July 10, 2021 04:56 PM (UHVv4)

153 >>>I understand VP Harris has seen a cockatoo during her career too.
Seen and engulfed.

Posted by: Willie B at July 10, 2021 05:12 PM (Mzdiz)

154 Final score:

Cats 2, Geek 1. Minuscule damage from claw to Geek's left hand.

What a way to blow a Saturday afternoon.

It will be some time until I post again on this thread. I'm not feeling kind toward pets at present.

Posted by: Weak Geek at July 10, 2021 06:18 PM (Om/di)

155 Busy day with a new puppy. The Cavachon is named Jesse. It was harder naming him than it was naming our kids. I suggested Larry or Kevin, but those got silence, derisive laughter, and icy stares, so Jesse it is.

He's already learned his name. Now we're working on responding when there's something more fun to do in the moment. The house breaking...it's a work in progress. It's fun taking him on walks. Everyone falls in love with him instantly, and he's a friendly pup.

Posted by: windbag at July 10, 2021 06:57 PM (AekM2)

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