Ace of Spades Pet Thread

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

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A Little of This. A Little of That.

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This little kitteh was saved by a 7 year old. 2 little sweethearts.

Sometimes, we are so busy with life we don’t notice the things that are happening right around us. Maybe we are running late for the next meeting or appointment, or trying to make the subway on time. Either way, I urge you to slow down and enjoy this life; it already goes by so fast. There is no need to make it go by any faster. Unfortunately that is the case in Istanbul. Day in and day out people passed a trash can and avoided the crying coming from inside. Nobody is sure about the amount of time this creature was left in there, it could have been days or even weeks. Thousands of people passed by it though and not one curious person stopped to find out what the horrific cries were. Except for one 7-year-old girl who decided to stop and see what was making all of that noise.

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It isn't often that Congress does the right thing.

Congress Passes Bill To Help Veterans With PTSD Get Service Dogs
A bill to connect more veterans with service dogs trained to support mental health conditions is headed to the President's desk.

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Meet The PetMorons

The Dream Team, Izzy (2) & Dreamer (7) Irish Red & White Setters hanging out at Camp Misanthrope. - Misanthropic Humanitarian

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Following up, a few weeks ago I mentioned a stray cat who moved in with us, and that she was pregnant. Well, Bean gave birth three weeks ago. I thought I would post a follow up and mention that mother and babies are available to good homes and any morons in the Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio area would like to adopt one or more, they are welcome to contact me. - Victor Tango Kilo

What adorable little kittens. Good luck in finding loving homes for those critters.

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You've carried far too many pictures of Paisley but I think this photo of her checking out my car's moonroof is cute.
I wasn't driving at the time. - Northernlurker

One can never post too many pet photos. Thanks for sharing this cute photo of Paisley with us. Yes, we are glad you weren't driving.

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Hi, Mis Hum! Thank you for all your fine work on the blog. I am having a new floor laid, which explains all the extraneous crap in the background. This is my youngest of three cats, Bing Crosby, trying to decide if he likes it or not. I like it much better than the junky carpet it replaced. - Longtime lurker, iamfelix

Thank you for your kind words. And thanks for submitting Bing's photo. Once he get's use to the new flooring he'll be fine. I think you'll like it as well.

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his beautiful bundle of energy joined our Ohio-based rescue a few weeks ago from the overcrowded Atlanta Fulton County shelter. He’s about 4 years old, has horrible manners, drools everywhere, and doesn’t like to share.
Oh, and by the way, his name is “Ace of Spades.” He’s no Ewok, but he’d make a great mascot.

My oh my what a long tongue this character has. "Ace" certainly looks friendly and full of energy. Best wishes in finding him a forever home.

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A great group of pets today. Good luck to those kittens and Ace in finding forever homes. Thank you to all who contributed today.

If you have something animal/pet related you would like to contribute, you can reach us here at petmorons at gmail dot com.

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

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

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1 hiya

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 02:01 PM (arJlL)

2 Afternoon, Horde...How goes it? Kaylee the calico kitty cat (the cutest little cat of them all) says, "Hello!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2021 02:02 PM (K5n5d)

3 Thanks for another great Pet Thread, Mis Hum!

The Dream Team sure looks happy. Love to see all the Pet Morons!!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, Believing in America at August 28, 2021 02:04 PM (rwusL)

4 Critters!

Posted by: Abe Lincoln at August 28, 2021 02:05 PM (kTF2Z)

5 Beautiful kittens, Victor! I remember when you posted about them. Good luck with adoptions. Tabbies are great.

Posted by: skywch at August 28, 2021 02:06 PM (QVgqY)

6 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 28, 2021 02:07 PM (R/m4+)

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

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 28, 2021 02:07 PM (xopIz)

8 My cat doesn't eat the occasional mouse he catches, and he will let them eat his food from his bowl. On the other hand his favorite delicacy is baby bunny brains. We find headless bunnies in the back hall frequently. He field dresses them efficiently and sometimes eats the meat as well. Bunny flavored cat food for the win

Posted by: Lurking Grandma at August 28, 2021 02:08 PM (sujqA)

9 Well, that was unfortunate.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 28, 2021 02:09 PM (kTF2Z)

10 Yay, pet thread!

All of the Moron pets are lovies!!

Posted by: squeakywheel at August 28, 2021 02:10 PM (J8GVW)

11 Love the Dream Team.

Ace of Spades has presence.

And the kitties are as cute as anything.

Posted by: KT at August 28, 2021 02:10 PM (BVQ+1)

12 I was giving Conor ear skritches and he reminded me the Pet Thread was up.

What a lovely bunch of beautiful pets today!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3)

13 We still miss our girl Riley, but stopping by here every Saturday is good for the soul.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at August 28, 2021 02:13 PM (jvt6t)

14 I had an epiphany about who really rules my house. I mean, I already KNOW who rules, but this was just confirmation. Whenever I come home from work, my cats Jasmine and Kaylee are there to greet me. Really they just want food, of course. Penny, on the other hand, makes me go to HER instead. Clearly, she is in charge.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2021 02:14 PM (K5n5d)

15 "Headless Bunny Flavor" is the most Metal of cat foods.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at August 28, 2021 02:15 PM (Dc2NZ)

16 Those kittens are as cute as a basket of kittens!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at August 28, 2021 02:15 PM (Dc2NZ)

17 Yep. Have a bunny killer as well. Mashed 2 even though she was wearing a muzzle. Did you know that bunnies scream? It was so pitiful and Mr. NEC was out of town. Had to clean up the mess myself.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at August 28, 2021 02:17 PM (2NHgQ)

18 The picture of the poor, disfigured cat was gruesome, but thanks for the little girl who stopped to listen to the crying and to the veterinarians and others who helped to save it. I'm glad it has a home now and someone who loves it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:17 PM (AJzTi)

19 Had a big black and white cat who would kill squirrels and eat only the head, leaving the rest for me to dispose of. I always said that in the burning times I would never starve as long as Cisco was around. Alas, had to have him put down a few years back. Still miss him.

Posted by: skywch at August 28, 2021 02:17 PM (QVgqY)

20 AllHailEris, you could road-trip to pick up a kitty or two. I was sorry to read about the hideaway.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 02:18 PM (b88US)

21 LadyS, I think I'll put off getting a cat for a bit.

I'll live vicariously through the Pet Thread.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at August 28, 2021 02:20 PM (Dc2NZ)

22 I like it much better than the junky carpet it replaced. - Longtime lurker, iamfelix
Thank you for your kind words. And thanks for submitting Bing's photo. Once he get's use to the new flooring he'll be fine. I think you'll like it as well.

You realize, of course, that Mr. Bing there will still hurl on any area rugs or couches or shoes rather than on a hardwood floor that's much easier to clean.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Keith's Son at August 28, 2021 02:20 PM (4l77G)

23 >Why is there no mouse flavor cat food ?

Answer: Marketing(money$)

Humans buy cat food not cats. Further, most cat owners think of their cats as human not feline.

Posted by: Less Than Nothing at August 28, 2021 02:20 PM (tA1/w)

24 Kabul Small Animal Rescue, run by an American woman, needs help getting out of Afghanistan, called Operation Hercules. She's been stuck at the airport in Kabul for four days with dozens of dogs. They need a landing permit. Time is running out. She's trying to get the animals in cargo holds, they do not take up space that can be used by rescue people.

Biden recently shut down allowing animals to come to the US from other countries because covid, so I don't have a lot of hope that anyone in a position to do so will help them.

Pen Farthing got out with his dogs and cats yesterday. The UK govt. helped him to do so. He also had a lot of high-profile people pressuring the govt.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 02:21 PM (mNhhD)

25 Has anyone ever dealt with stomatitis in their dog? My poor Yorkie has been on a half dozen meds to cure it and nothing is working. Poor things gums are so swollen. He does continue to eat but because he's had so many teeth removed and with the swollen lips/gums he tends to get food caught in his beard around his mouth and I have to put him in the sink and ever so gently get it out. I'm at my wits end with this.

His vet was supposed to get back to me early this week with 'next steps' and didn't. When I called to speak to him on Tues they told me he was gone on vacation. Ugh. I'm at my wits end with this.

Posted by: Tami at August 28, 2021 02:21 PM (cF8AT)

26 1: mice are not cat's favorite food, they're just an available food that we're familiar with housecats eating
2: as far as we know, the cat food IS mouse flavored

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 28, 2021 02:22 PM (KZzsI)

27 Since I can post right now without the usual problems, thanks to Jewellls for the leather and beaded bracelets. Lovely work.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 02:23 PM (b88US)

28 Mouse tastes like chicken

Posted by: weirdflunky at August 28, 2021 02:24 PM (cknjq)

29 My stray/part feral that lives in the shop had her kittens last night, all died by this morning, 5. I know I can't dispose of the new born again, I just can't.

FelonSpoke you once said on a pet thread that you don't like the rainbow bridge poem because you don't believe that cats and dogs go to heaven. I'm, heartbroken, do you think that's all there is for them?

Posted by: old chick at August 28, 2021 02:25 PM (sOete)

30 21 I hear ya. I live vicariously through Pet and Dress Pron threads, myself.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 02:25 PM (b88US)

31 Is Ace, the dog, a German shepherd and (a black) Labrador mix??

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at August 28, 2021 02:25 PM (UHVv4)

32 brains. We find headless bunnies in the back hall frequently. He field dresses them efficiently and sometimes eats the meat as well. Bunny flavored cat food for the win
Posted by: Lurking Grand

Bobcats favorite food is bunnies, so that makes sense.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 28, 2021 02:25 PM (LB/yG)

33 2: as far as we know, the cat food IS mouse flavored
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 28, 2021 02:22 PM (KZzsI)
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*frantically mends rift in space-time*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at August 28, 2021 02:26 PM (Dc2NZ)

34 Dry cat food may be mouse-flavored. Wet cat food is puke-flavored.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 02:28 PM (b88US)

35 I have an awesome picture but I can't share it because too many of my friends are in the pic.

Some cowboy rode his horse in the bar last night. I'm surprised security let him in.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 28, 2021 02:28 PM (LB/yG)

36 Is there a job where people taste pet food for quality?

I picture a guy like Booger from Revenge of the Nerds, or that weird guy in Chuck, the one with crazy hair.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Keith's Son at August 28, 2021 02:29 PM (4l77G)

37 Tami, do you have his muzzle shaved?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 02:29 PM (Ea0UU)

38 Oldchick, do a search on John Wesley's sermons about animals and the afterlife. I find his reasoning, with Scriptural basis, very comforting.

Posted by: skywch at August 28, 2021 02:30 PM (QVgqY)

39 Posted by: old chick at August 28, 2021 02:25 PM (sOete)

No, that was not me; I never said that. Must have been somebody else I have no idea if animals go to heaven or not but I don't have any problem with it. I did say I liked the idea in one of C.S. Lewis' books-"The Great Divorce," I think, where some very kind woman in heaven is followed around by bunces of animals because she was very kind to them in her life.

I did say that I knew someone who said "Everybody goes to heaven" (They were talking about people) THAT idea I don't like because if I go to heaven I don't want to be stuck up there with an unrepentant Mao, Stalin or Hitler.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:30 PM (AJzTi)

40 Think of mice as toys, not food.

Posted by: cat ballou at August 28, 2021 02:30 PM (aAP3z)

41 39-"bunches" not bunces.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:31 PM (AJzTi)

42 Lovely pet morons! Your puppehs look happy MisHum!

Posted by: CN at August 28, 2021 02:32 PM (ONvIw)

43 No Ben Had...he has a normal Yorkie cut. He's going next week and I was planning on telling the groomer to cut it as short as she can. I can't imagine being able to shave it without causing him a lot of pain.

Posted by: Tami at August 28, 2021 02:32 PM (cF8AT)

44 The "author" of that retarded twitter post (sorry, redundant) has never eaten a mouse or cat food, so how the fuck would he even think he's qualified to say shit? Oh, right. It's twitter.

Posted by: normal at August 28, 2021 02:32 PM (obo9H)

45 I love the puddle of kittens.

The Dream Team looks happy and thriving, MisHum!

Posted by: bluebell at August 28, 2021 02:33 PM (wyw4S)

46 Pretty pet morons today!

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2021 02:33 PM (NpAcC)

47 Kitteh mosh pit!! \m/ \m/

Up the Irons!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Keith's Son at August 28, 2021 02:33 PM (4l77G)

48 Beautiful pets as always

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 02:37 PM (kmPM/)

49 The thoughts behind The Rainbow Bridge are nice. I realize it was written long before the recent usage of rainbow imagery and I'm off rainbow imagery right now except for its use as symbol of God's covenant with creation after the flood.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:38 PM (AJzTi)

50 Little League world series.

Good thing they've got their masks.

Posted by: weirdflunky at August 28, 2021 02:39 PM (cknjq)

51 Posted by: All Hail Eris, Live! from the Dungeon of Discord at August 28, 2021 02:26 PM (Dc2NZ)

Faster Eris, faster!

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at August 28, 2021 02:39 PM (hOUT3)

52 Best smelling wet cat food is Applaws.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 28, 2021 02:39 PM (2DOZq)

53 The answer is simple.

If you feed the cat mouse-flavored food, it will not catch mice.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 28, 2021 02:40 PM (EZebt)

54
FelonSpoke you once said on a pet thread that you don't like the rainbow bridge poem because you don't believe that cats and dogs go to heaven. I'm, heartbroken, do you think that's all there is for them?
Posted by: old chick at

I am so sorry. One of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes is the one where the man and his dog are trying to be tricked by the devil to go to hell. The dog knew better.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 28, 2021 02:41 PM (LB/yG)

55 Thanks, skywych for the mention of John Wesley's sermon on redemption and animals. Wesley was a very bright man so his comments make sense:

https://tinyurl.com/xyed525x

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:43 PM (AJzTi)

56 Posted by: old chick

Fen might disagree, but God made all the animals as well as Man. I'd like to think He would have no problem with innocent creations of his being in Heaven with those of us that manage to make past St Peter!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 02:43 PM (hOUT3)

57 56 Posted by: old chick

Fen might disagree, but God made all the animals as well as Man. I'd like to think He would have no problem with innocent creations of his being in Heaven with those of us that manage to make past St Peter!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 02:43 PM (hOUT3)

Amen!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 28, 2021 02:44 PM (aA3+G)

58 Tami, they make a pet form of oragel. I would flush his mouth with a 60% water 40% apple cider vinegar solution at least 3 times a day. I don't know if that is possible for you to do.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 02:44 PM (Ea0UU)

59 MisHum, are Izzy and Dreamer best buddies?

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 02:44 PM (nzEdf)

60 Felonspoke, I apologize. I truly thought one time you said you don't belive cats and dogs go to heaven when someone posted the rainbow poem.

I'm so glad you do belive pets go to heaven.

What a really awful day. I know so many are are suffering such a worse pain.

Posted by: old chick at August 28, 2021 02:45 PM (sOete)

61 FDA only allows a limited amount of mouse parts, even in pet food.

If you want mouse or rat flavored food, get stuff from overseas.

(Cats have a deep love of venison, but like tuna they are unable to procure it themselves)

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2021 02:46 PM (HG00O)

62 I just have 2 dogs and a cat and was thinking about adding a kitten to the mix, but then I read the bunny horror stories and think, "No, I am good with the 1 cat."
Luckily she has no interest in dissecting things. Occasionally she'll bring a lizard through the pet door, but she just drops it and walks off.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2021 02:46 PM (NpAcC)

63 Thanks for the pet thread. It is amazing how a happy dog can make you happy.

Mini Ajax review of pet food: I have usually gotten him Beneful. It has usually been to combo champ of being easy on him to digest and expel, he seems to enjoy the flavor and does not get tired of it real quick. Salmon or Beef.

In Kroger, I was getting him some food after work at 3AM and they had a new flavor/product: Beneful Protein Rich. Seems to only have one 'flavor' and is about $3-4 more for a 14 lb bag. I went ahead and picked it up to see whether he would like it long term (he likes anything new for the most part- except science diet) or whether this would be a repeat of the explosive diarrhea he had with the Brave stuff.

He seems to actually like it. Does not let the food sit as long before plowing through it while I am brushing my teeth in the morning (somehow, the dog has triggered off me brushing my teeth as the call to eat anything remaining in his bowl.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 28, 2021 02:46 PM (csEWM)

64 AGAIN, I did NOT say animals didn't go to heaven. See post in 39. That is one problem with the ways these posts go. If you don't read the whole thread you may not get the rebuttal.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:47 PM (AJzTi)

65 Mis Hum, Izzy and Dreamer are just gorgeous.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 02:47 PM (Ea0UU)

66 Posted by: old chick at August 28, 2021 02:45 PM (sOete)

No problem, Old Chick. I missed the part of the thread where you must have talked about having a beloved furry friend die. I will look for that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:48 PM (AJzTi)

67 All my former pets are probably in purgatory.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at August 28, 2021 02:48 PM (C/kwd)

68 Because mouse tastes like chicken

Posted by: rold at August 28, 2021 02:49 PM (+8PKc)

69 My stray/part feral that lives in the shop had her kittens last night, all died by this morning, 5. I know I can't dispose of the new born again, I just can't.

Old Chick. I am so sorry. That must be heart wrenching.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:50 PM (AJzTi)

70 I'm having a moral conflict. I had a mouse in the house so I put a couple of those glue pad traps. The mouse got caught quickly.
But it was twitching and wriggling. It bothered me. I don't want mice in the house but it seemed like a torturous death.
Yeah I guess I'm a wuss.
Those glue traps are really effective.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 02:51 PM (kmPM/)

71 He's about 4 years old, has horrible manners, drools everywhere, and doesn't like to share.
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He personality and behavior sounds like most of my friends. Especially if they have shotguns and are let loose for an unsupervised week of bird hunting.

Posted by: LostInSpace at August 28, 2021 02:51 PM (ESLBo)

72 If there's a doggie heaven, there must be a doggie hell.

Mostly Dobermans and German Shepherds.

I'm looking at you Blondi!

Posted by: Hunter's two headed love child at August 28, 2021 02:53 PM (ZHVt1)

73 Yay pet morons!

Posted by: vmom sic semper stabbicus (oEn12) at August 28, 2021 02:53 PM (EGSGm)

74 I'm, heartbroken, do you think that's all there is for them?

If God thinks there shall be dogs in heaven, there will be dogs. OTOH, this may be heaven for dogs, mine sure is treated that way.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 28, 2021 02:53 PM (r+sAi)

75 Ann Barnhardt had a long post a while back going into specific Biblical detail about why animals including pets do not have souls and cannot and do not go to heaven. IIRC, the basic argument was that humans are made in the image of God and therefore have immortal souls, animals are not made in the image of God and therefore do not have immortal souls, QED, "now stop being so childish about this, when you're in heaven you'll be so happy to be with God you won't even care about that dumb little animal". Or words to that effect.

I'm not a Christian, tho if I was, I daresay Barnhardt could make an atheist out of me. I had a cat die earlier this year. He was probably the best cat I've ever known, and I've known a lot. If there's an afterlife I think I'd genuinely prefer to spend it with that cat than with people.

Posted by: rold at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (+8PKc)

76 40 Think of mice as toys, not food.
Posted by: cat ballou at August 28, 2021 02:30 PM (aAP3z)

Yep.

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (nzEdf)

77 Doggies understand us more than they let on, they can interact pretty well sometimes. Then when necessary they can sort of shut it off, like a light switch, and revert back. They give you that look, if they even bother "Hey, I'm a dog, whattaya expect!?"

Posted by: Common Tater at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (QEgj7)

78 Friend lives on the edge of town and came back one morning after rolling in a glue trap down at the stables.
She had to half shave the stupid cat for that

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (HG00O)

79 We be all herd Trump paid some people to go in fo Afghanerstien yo get Americans and bring them out two makes Oreseent Bidum look bad. That bothers us and these people should be arrested.

Posted by: Mary Cloginstien from Brattleboro, VT at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (D9mnB)

80 72 If there's a doggie heaven, there must be a doggie hell.
Mostly Dobermans and German Shepherds. I'm looking at you Blondi! Posted by: Hunter's two headed love

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Where they are greeted by a Beagle.

Posted by: LostInSpace at August 28, 2021 02:54 PM (ESLBo)

81 I'm feeling very stressed and a little depressed. Paisley is responding by being very quiet.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 02:56 PM (kmPM/)

82 58 Tami, they make a pet form of oragel. I would flush his mouth with a 60% water 40% apple cider vinegar solution at least 3 times a day. I don't know if that is possible for you to do.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 02:44 PM (Ea0UU)

Not sure how I would do that. With some type of syringe? He has never liked anyone touching his mouth...ever. But now, having to grab his mouth and pry it open I'd be causing him a ton of pain. I'd probably have the same problem trying to apply oragel.

I do appreciate your suggestions though Ben...Thank you!

Posted by: Tami at August 28, 2021 02:58 PM (cF8AT)

83 This is heaven, for me. My humans do my bidding, treat me like a furry prince.
Not all cats are lucky like I am, though...

Posted by: cat ballou at August 28, 2021 02:58 PM (aAP3z)

84 It's Fenelon's birthday??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 28, 2021 02:58 PM (EZebt)

85 Mary, tell us about the cats, did you get them all tested for Covid yet? Keep trying, the swabs are not hard.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2021 02:58 PM (HG00O)

86 As an antidote to Ann Barnhardt- at least on that issue there is some book by a RC monk or priest who talks about animals being in heaven. Unfortunately, I can't think of the name of the book right now.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 02:59 PM (AJzTi)

87 It's Fenelon's birthday??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 28, 2021 02:58 PM (EZebt)

LOL. No; I have the same birthday as the poster known as Sponge.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:00 PM (AJzTi)

88 rold - i have to believe your best cat, your buddy, is waiting now, with no worries or pain, knowing you will join him when the time is right.
I'm just so sad that I have responsibility to kittens that never had a chance. jeez. what an awful day.

Posted by: old chick at August 28, 2021 03:01 PM (sOete)

89 Hope Br Northernlurker feels better soon. I always enjoy your comments here.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 03:02 PM (b88US)

90 Bunny flavored cat food for the win
Posted by: Lurking Grandma
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They do make this. I have some freeze dried rabbit based cat food made by Stella & Chewy's.

Posted by: lin-duh at August 28, 2021 03:02 PM (UUBmN)

91 Funny how we're just now finding out through emails that Biden's dog Major bit Secret Service agents on 8 different days in March when Jen Psaki said in March that there was only 1 incident.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2021 03:03 PM (NpAcC)

92 St. Francis of Assisi would have wanted animals in heaven.

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 03:03 PM (nzEdf)

93 Do giant crocodiles and sharks count as pets? Click my nick to watch Mega Shark vs Crocasaurus starring Urkel.

Posted by: Baldy at August 28, 2021 03:03 PM (OLCH5)

94 I don't know if our pets have souls but I don't think that would prevent them from being in heaven. They are God's creatures too.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 28, 2021 03:03 PM (YynYJ)

95 44 The "author" of that retarded twitter post (sorry, redundant) has never eaten a mouse or cat food, so how the fuck would he even think he's qualified to say shit? Oh, right. It's twitter.
Posted by: normal at August 28, 2021 02:32 PM (obo9H)

And it was written by somebody who spells in British.

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 03:04 PM (nzEdf)

96 Tami, I hope the both of you get some much needed relief.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 03:04 PM (Ea0UU)

97 They do make this. I have some freeze dried rabbit based cat food made by Stella & Chewy's.
Posted by: lin-duh at August 28, 2021 03:02 PM (UUBmN)

Stella & Chewy's is good stuff, and they have quite a variety to choose from!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 03:05 PM (hOUT3)

98 I rarely share my theological thinking here but God will ultimately create a new heaven and a new earth.
Everything He declared good at creation will be in Heaven.
That includes dogs.
Maybe not the deepest thought.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:06 PM (kmPM/)

99 Thanks Ben!

Me too. Poor thing.

Posted by: Tami at August 28, 2021 03:08 PM (cF8AT)

100 C. S. Lewis believed that anything that is good and beautiful on Earth will have its better version in heaven. This included trees, flowers, animals, and many other things. The Narnia books were written by a man who truly loved animals.

Of course, Lewis isn't the final judge of these things, and he said so many times, but when I picture a loving God, it's hard to believe that this isn't true.

Posted by: MW at August 28, 2021 03:08 PM (u33s0)

101 BTW I love the concluding chapters of The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis with the dogs racing higher in deeper.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:09 PM (kmPM/)

102 Yes, good point, Notsothoreau--that's kind of where John Wesley was coming from in his sermon.

Posted by: skywch at August 28, 2021 03:09 PM (QVgqY)

103 I rarely share my theological thinking here but God will ultimately create a new heaven and a new earth.
Everything He declared good at creation will be in Heaven.
That includes dogs.
Maybe not the deepest thought.

Works for me. Thanks for sharing that. Just worried that one day I'll die and the next thing I know I'll be swarmed by all the dogs I've ever had.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 28, 2021 03:10 PM (SchxB)

104 My little tom is a hunter, he does get the occasional fledgling, but he mostly huts mice and rats.
Mice get the hackeymouse treatment but he just kills the rats

I have watched in awe as cats will catch a mouse, drag it to the middle of the lawn and release it so they can catch it again.
My poor Tortie has no teeth so if she catches the mice, she has trouble doing anything but playing with them.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2021 03:12 PM (HG00O)

105 Re: Mouse flavored cat food.

At some point, some human has to decide how things are flavored. How would you flavor the food except by adding mice? Artificially? Then how do you test the results?

I had this same question when they came out with booger-flavored jelly beans. I pictured the food scientist coming up to the boss to test it. The boss tries the booger bean and says, "yes, that's a lot closer."

Scientist: "How do you KNOW?"

Posted by: MW at August 28, 2021 03:12 PM (u33s0)

106 Anyone who believes they are certain who or what does not go to Heaven needs to check their arrogance at the door.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 28, 2021 03:13 PM (2DOZq)

107 My dog caught a mouse in the yard once, flung that thing about 10 yards. It went to mouse hell, where all mice go.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 28, 2021 03:14 PM (r+sAi)

108 Works for me. Thanks for sharing that. Just worried that one day I'll die and the next thing I know I'll be swarmed by all the dogs I've ever had.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 28, 2021 03:10 PM (SchxB

I've had a dream I've shared here before of dying and being met by my late wife Faye in Heaven. As we share joy way off in the distance I see a white blur jumping wiggling and barking.
Faye tells me it's Paisle. " She's been wondering when you'd get home. "

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:15 PM (kmPM/)

109 I made my dog door into an IOT thing. So I can say "Alexa turn dog door on" and it opens.

On weekends the door opens later because sometimes they go out and bark. Today I had some early work to do for work, and the beagle - not the smart dog - comes over to look at me. So I say, "Alexa.." and he starts heading for the door. Usually they wait for the sound of it opening. So he knew what I was saying for sure.

Posted by: blaster at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (mbFEM)

110 If there is an afterlife, if there's a heaven, it doesn't seem to be much of a stretch to think that a beloved pet is waiting to greet you, tail wagging, with lots of smooches ready to be deployed. Sure, why not?

Posted by: Common Tater at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (QEgj7)

111 Beautiful dogs MisHum!!

I did a shift at Sheps today. My last one until Sept 18. I got all the way home and realized I left my damn phone there!! GAH!! I had taken it out to take a picture of our newest dog, Teddy. He's a Bichon whose owner just passed away. He's very confused and sad right now. My heart was just breaking. I'll send the pic along to you next week sometime.

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (nxdel)

112 I have encountered something we have never seen before. Our dog Abby has a bad uti and was peeing blood and needed to be seen by a vet. We were in Mason City Iowa and not one vet would see us because we didn't live there. Our coach was getting work done at the Winnebago factory and we were going to be there for a week, we couldn't take her anywhere else. I had to call our vet in Ohio and she prescribed antibiotics to last us until we got to Wyoming where we have another vet. Luckily they worked and she is getting better but our Wyoming vet had to put her on three weeks of medication. I have never had a vet refuse to see a sick dog. So much for compassionate vets.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (uWWe5)

113 I'm feeling weirdly emotional.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:17 PM (kmPM/)

114 I'm feeling weirdly emotional.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:17 PM (kmPM/)

Me too, hermano. This thread is usually pretty prone to trigger emotions.

and you ain't helping!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Keith's Son at August 28, 2021 03:19 PM (4l77G)

115 112 I have encountered something we have never seen before. Our dog Abby has a bad uti and was peeing blood and needed to be seen by a vet. We were in Mason City Iowa and not one vet would see us because we didn't live there. Our coach was getting work done at the Winnebago factory and we were going to be there for a week, we couldn't take her anywhere else. I had to call our vet in Ohio and she prescribed antibiotics to last us until we got to Wyoming where we have another vet. Luckily they worked and she is getting better but our Wyoming vet had to put her on three weeks of medication. I have never had a vet refuse to see a sick dog. So much for compassionate vets.
Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (uWWe5)

I wonder if you had tried a local vet school, if they might have seen you.

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 03:19 PM (nzEdf)

116 Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:16 PM (uWWe5)

Don't know if you did but next time look for an 24/7 Animal ER . More expensive than a vet office but emergency.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 28, 2021 03:20 PM (2DOZq)

117 Faye tells me it's Paisle. " She's been wondering when you'd get home. "
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:15 PM (kmPM/)

That made me tear up. We lost Buck four weeks ago today. Thanks for sharing your pic of Paisley, I usually miss the Pet Thread because I'm out running around so this is the first time I've seen her.

Your pups are beautiful, MisHum.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:20 PM (hP4QN)

118 Beautiful pets today. We can never have too many Paisley or Connor pictures.

Old Chick I'm so sorry about your feral's kittens. That is a gut punch for sure.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (pxVvf)

119 I tried the animal emergency clinic and they refused me too. They only accepted animals of people that lived in their zip code. I used them often enough in Ohio and was never asked where I lived. The closest university was about 100 miles away.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (uWWe5)

120 Our puppy and my kitten are fighting like cats and dogs.

Posted by: I'm Garth Marenghi: horror author, dreamweaver, visionary, plus actor at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (eeRB6)

121 Why no cat flavored dog food?

Posted by: leber at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (MxeFh)

122 Or mailman flavored?

Posted by: leber at August 28, 2021 03:24 PM (MxeFh)

123 I tried the animal emergency clinic and they refused me too. They only accepted animals of people that lived in their zip code. I used them often enough in Ohio and was never asked where I lived. The closest university was about 100 miles away.
Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (uWWe5)

I have NEVER heard of an emergency vet doing such a thing! Or a regular vet, for that matter.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:24 PM (hP4QN)

124 I read an account of a near-death experience that involved dogs. The woman died and found herself walking up a long set of stairs that had beautiful plants and flowers all around. At the top of the stairs was the welcoming bright light. She stopped on the stairs, wanting to come back.

All these dogs that were on the stairs with her continued on their way, walking around her toward the light. A few even looked back at her as if to say, "What are you doing? Come on!" Next thing she knows she's back in her body on the hospital bed with a doctor whacking her chest to get her heart going again.

I found it comforting to think of dogs heading for Heaven.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:26 PM (mNhhD)

125 So this weekend we are babysitting a greyhound. After about half an hour of stress panting, she's settled down. My pack was curious about her but they are giving her some space.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 28, 2021 03:26 PM (+bM9z)

126 I think God experiences our pets here with us and through us. Sometimes I'll say as I'm stroking my marmalade cat, "Doesn't George feel glossy this morning?" It's not exactly a prayer. More like a share. I'm much more sure of my pets going to heaven than my own chances.

Posted by: Wenda at August 28, 2021 03:26 PM (4grFk)

127 Old chick.. damn I'm really sorry. {hugs}

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 03:27 PM (nxdel)

128 Wow, what a crummy experience Megthered. And stuck there for a week. Kudos to your home vet for prescribing something over the phone.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:27 PM (pxVvf)

129 Wow. Emergency vet clinic refused to treat?
Everything is stupid.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 03:27 PM (b88US)

130 Mouse flavored?

Hmm. How about bird, or, baby bunny flavored?

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 03:28 PM (GBHAb)

131 126 I think God experiences our pets here with us and through us. Sometimes I'll say as I'm stroking my marmalade cat, "Doesn't George feel glossy this morning?" It's not exactly a prayer. More like a share.
Posted by: Wenda at August 28, 2021 03:26 PM (4grFk)

That's so lovely.

Posted by: m at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (nzEdf)

132 When we picked up our coach I mentioned it to our customer liason and she was very angry. She said she would talk to her boss who would get the word to people who should hear it. Winnebago has some pull in the area so someone probably has some explaining to do.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (uWWe5)

133
Best of Breed for Delilah at today's St. Croix Valley KC show. Her Majesty handled her and so she was Best of Breed Owner-Handled as well. With that win Lila is now the No. 1 Borzoi lifetime in the AKC National Owner-Handled competition.

If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

134 How do they know cat food has new, improved flavor?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (TayrX)

135 First husband had a vision of heaven and it did include pets and the countryside.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 28, 2021 03:30 PM (YynYJ)

136 I hope pets go to heaven. I'd love to see all my boys and girls when I get there. Well, maybe.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at August 28, 2021 03:30 PM (jvt6t)

137 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

Congratulations to Delilah and Her Majesty!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:31 PM (AJzTi)

138 Don't be silly Hadrian. Its fun to hear about Her Majesty and Delilah.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:31 PM (pxVvf)

139 No, do not shut up about it. Huge congratulations to Delilah and your wife.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 03:31 PM (b88US)

140 Loved the Red and White Setters. We have two English Setters (both of which have been featured here). Irish Red and White? Didn't know there was a third kind. Thanks. Now I want one.

Posted by: leber at August 28, 2021 03:31 PM (MxeFh)

141 All true love is of God. So the love of a pet is of God.

Dang I'm weepy.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:32 PM (kmPM/)

142 Thanks for the info on Stella & Chewy's. A number of locations near here sell it. We had a very rainy day yesterday, and the cat was challenging. I was thinking it would be a long winter. I can try rabbit food, even wrap it in a rabbit skin if I have to. He thinks I am a cat toy.

Posted by: Lurking Grandma at August 28, 2021 03:32 PM (sujqA)

143 Hadrian that's wonderful! You've shown us her pictures and she is beautiful. Well done.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:32 PM (uWWe5)

144
If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

We're delighted for you. My Bogie lives vicariously through Delilah's wins.

Posted by: CN at August 28, 2021 03:33 PM (ONvIw)

145 Congratulations Hadrian.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:33 PM (kmPM/)

146 135 First husband had a vision of heaven and it did include pets and the countryside.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 28, 2021 03:30 PM (YynYJ)

Good, it would be less joyful without them.

Posted by: CN at August 28, 2021 03:34 PM (ONvIw)

147 Hadrian, I thoroughly enjoy your show updates and what is happening with the stay at home gang. Finn is still my favorite.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 03:34 PM (Ea0UU)

148 Lovely pets. Ace, you better get some manners because you are a stunner!

Posted by: Funsize (EiPf6) at August 28, 2021 03:35 PM (EiPf6)

149 Congress Passes Bill To Help Veterans With PTSD Get Service Dogs
A bill to connect more veterans with service dogs trained to support mental health conditions is headed to the President's desk.

Knowing congress, it also appoints Biden president for life and grants him unlimited authority. But, you can't be against veterans getting puppies!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at August 28, 2021 03:35 PM (TayrX)

150 In the NYC metro area we have VEG, Vet Emergency Group. Don't know if they're in other areas. They're open overnight, on weekends, and holidays only. They have a number of locations. One opened up five minutes from my house. I hope I never have to use them but it's good to know they're available when your regular vet isn't.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:36 PM (mNhhD)

151 If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

No way! I love hearing about it.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:36 PM (hP4QN)

152 St Francis assures us that our animal companions have souls. And that " They have trust in us as we have in You; our souls and theirs are on this earth together to give one another friendship, affection, and caring. "

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 28, 2021 03:36 PM (U2p+3)

153 Funny thing with Paisley.
She's useless with the mice that get into the house but she's really good with birds in the yard.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:37 PM (kmPM/)

154 One opened up five minutes from my house. I hope I never have to use them but it's good to know they're available when your regular vet isn't.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:36 PM (mNhhD)

Five minutes is great. The closest 24h vet is about 20min from me.

Posted by: CN at August 28, 2021 03:37 PM (ONvIw)

155 Congratulations, Hadrian and family! What an accomplishment!

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 28, 2021 03:37 PM (YynYJ)

156 Lovely pets. Ace, you better get some manners because you are a stunner!
Posted by: Funsize (EiPf6) at August 28, 2021 03:35 PM (EiPf6)

I agree.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:37 PM (kmPM/)

157 Well, there are more than 50 ex-service dogs and contractor dogs at the airport in Kabul waiting for somebody to give the go-ahead to get them on a flight. I'm sure they would love to be paired with a veteran.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:38 PM (mNhhD)

158 1981-Jimmy Stewart reads a poem about his late dog Beau on the Johnny Carson show:

https://tinyurl.com/45e326n3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:39 PM (AJzTi)

159 (Cats have a deep love of venison, but like tuna they are unable to procure it themselves)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 28, 2021 02:46 PM (HG00O)

I have a cat that was on a limited ingredient diet as a teenage kitten because he was having trouble with normal stuff. LIDs have a smaller set of proteins/add ins so you can exclude things like chicken bits if the cat can't handle it. Anyhow at one point I found one with Venison meat and Rabbit meat and nobody really went for it.

He got over that though he still has itchy skin that i put coconut oil on when he gets slow enough I can get hold of him - it seems to help.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:39 PM (eoQWY)

160 nurse, How is Lucy doing?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 03:39 PM (Ea0UU)

161 I feel like I'm talking too much but I'm feeling chatty.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:39 PM (kmPM/)

162 I have a friend that lives in a small village in England. The village is surrounded by lilac fields and woods. He has a rather large black cat that is a prodigious hunter. She brings back an average of a rabbit every second or third day. She eats the head first and when done leaves the innards and fur outside his front door. I witnessed her having a meal myself. Friendly cat was well.

Posted by: Javems at August 28, 2021 03:40 PM (8SSHh)

163 I love the Paisley stories. Good doggy!

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:40 PM (mNhhD)

164 I am sure my Beagle will be there. The Border collie, not so much. He loves us but is full of mischief.

Posted by: blaster at August 28, 2021 03:40 PM (mbFEM)

165 Congratulations Hadrian! Always love hearing about Delilah.
How'd the Cavalier show go?
I almost bought one this year, but ended up adopting the parti cockers.

Posted by: redridinghood at August 28, 2021 03:40 PM (NpAcC)

166 The picture of Bean's kittens looks like a kitty oroboros.

Posted by: Napoleon XIV at August 28, 2021 03:42 PM (AiZBA)

167 Hi Ben Had!

Lucy is sitting right here with me now, getting lots of pets and demanding to go out into the courtyard so she can eat some grass, come back inside and promptly vomit on the carpet.

She's adjusting to taking medication twice a day.

Seems to be fine. But what do I know? I love you for asking about her.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 28, 2021 03:42 PM (U2p+3)

168 161 I feel like I'm talking too much but I'm feeling chatty.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker

No such thing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 28, 2021 03:43 PM (U2p+3)

169 Paisley is noisy and messy but she's a gift to me.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:44 PM (kmPM/)

170 Northernlurker stay as chatty as you like. We love it.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:44 PM (uWWe5)

171 I tried the animal emergency clinic and they refused me too. They only accepted animals of people that lived in their zip code. I used them often enough in Ohio and was never asked where I lived. The closest university was about 100 miles away.
Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:23 PM (uWWe5)

I have NEVER heard of an emergency vet doing such a thing! Or a regular vet, for that matter.
Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:24 PM (hP4QN)

I just had that happen - kitty injured a leg and my regular vet reception said no vet there (was a weekday at noon) and the local emergency vet also said they weren't handling cases. The time before a month ago my regular vet's receptionist said that they couldn't set an appointment for weeks - a different cat was vomiting and refusing food. That cat did recover in a day or so, but not from vet care.

Kitty is limping less day by day, but apparently helping animals is dying out here in California.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:45 PM (eoQWY)

172 NL, No you are not talking enough. I've nothing to offer today and the thread is barely filling between refreshes.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:45 PM (pxVvf)

173 Nurse, refresh my memory. Why is Lucy on medication?

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 03:45 PM (nxdel)

174 Congratulation, Hadrian! That's exciting! I think the AoSHQ Pet Thread is the perfect place to bask in the win!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 28, 2021 03:46 PM (K5n5d)

175 Brothernothernlurker:
I had a mouse in my house a few days ago. I went out to a local supermarket and bought four mouse snap-traps. The ones they have now are made of sturdy plastic, not like the old-fashioned wooden ones, and kill instantly. The brand name of the ones I bought is "PIC", which I had never heard of. Peanut butter is the recommended bait to use. After the first kill, I kept the other traps loaded, in case there was more than one mouse, but so far, there have been no more.

Posted by: RTW at August 28, 2021 03:47 PM (jJlJu)

176 If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.

How can we celebrate your success if you don't tell us about it?

It's not like we need an excuse to drink, but it's nice to have one.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 28, 2021 03:47 PM (SchxB)

177 My cat doesn't eat the occasional mouse he catches, and he will let them eat his food from his bowl. On the other hand his favorite delicacy is baby bunny brains. We find headless bunnies in the back hall frequently. He field dresses them efficiently and sometimes eats the meat as well. Bunny flavored cat food for the win
Posted by: Lurking Grandma at August 28, 2021 02:08 PM (sujqA)

Our hunter cats growing up seemed the reverse. One ate all but he head, perhaps as a warning to others. They would also leave kidneys out along, cleaned off and intact.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:48 PM (eoQWY)

178 As Jimmy Buffet says, Iraq Iran Afghanistan, we've got a lot to drink about. So good news to drink to is quite welcome.

Posted by: blaster at August 28, 2021 03:48 PM (mbFEM)

179 Adorable kittens; I wished I lived near Victor Tango Kilo, but I'm not sure how our adult male would react to a kitten. We all miss our loveable Tess, the striped cat who died a few months ago. Well, Pynchon, the black cat probably doesn't miss her, but the humans do.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:49 PM (AJzTi)

180 I didn't have many pets growing up. I remember Candy, a Boston Terrier that mom got when my stepdad was sent to the Phillipines. She was a sweet dog. She somehow ended up with her inlaws and they ran over her

. I had black cat named Barnabas we rehomed when stepdad got his reassignment. Another Boston Terrier when I was married (first time) named Dixie. Only had a few pets since but my Moose, daughters dog is my heart. He's everything to me.

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 03:50 PM (nxdel)

181 I had a mouse in my house a few days ago. I went out to a local supermarket and bought four mouse snap-traps. The ones they have now are made of sturdy plastic, not like the old-fashioned wooden ones, and kill instantly. The brand name of the ones I bought is "PIC", which I had never heard of. Peanut butter is the recommended bait to use. After the first kill, I kept the other traps loaded, in case there was more than one mouse, but so far, there have been no more.
Posted by: RTW at August 28, 2021 03:47 PM (jJlJu)

The glue trap is easy but I find the mouse suffering disturbing. I may have to return to a snap trap.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:50 PM (kmPM/)

182 Anybody tried The Farmer's Dog prepared dog food that's delivered to your door? I've seen a lot of commercials. (The little dog Koli who jumps up on his hind paws, waving his front paws over his head is adorable.)

I make my dog's food from scratch because of her lifelong digestive issues but that's a lot of work. I'm tempted to try this Farmer's Dog stuff just to get a breather from slaving over giant frying pans full of ground chicken but am probably too skeptical to ever do it.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:50 PM (mNhhD)

183 Our hunter cats growing up seemed the reverse. One ate all but he head, perhaps as a warning to others. They would also leave kidneys out along, cleaned off and intact.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:48 PM (eoQWY)

We had a cat that would catch sparrows and eat everything but the head.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:50 PM (hP4QN)

184 Adorable kittens; I wished I lived near Victor Tango Kilo, but I'm not sure how our adult male would react to a kitten. We all miss our loveable Tess, the striped cat who died a few months ago. Well, Pynchon, the black cat probably doesn't miss her, but the humans do.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:49 PM (AJzTi)

I've always had luck with males and new introductions, especially kittens. The females are the tougher ones, they are more turf sensitive in my experience.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:51 PM (eoQWY)

185 I make my dog's food from scratch because of her lifelong digestive issues but that's a lot of work. I'm tempted to try this Farmer's Dog stuff just to get a breather from slaving over giant frying pans full of ground chicken but am probably too skeptical to ever do it.
Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:50 PM (mNhhD)

Buck was on it for about two months before he died (NOT related!) He was always a picky dog but he really liked it.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 03:52 PM (hP4QN)

186 Brothernothernlurker:
I had a mouse in my house a few days ago. I went

Posted by: RTW at August 28, 2021 03:47 PM (jJlJu)

I remember when a mouse got in my house and would shuffle by my bedroom, and computer room for a week. This might have been the first story I told when I got here.

I got so sick of them scurrying past I was legit pissed. I think one trap got them but I am not sure about that. I know the second was felled by a 3 iron. I simply would not allow another night of that. There is something about a 3 iron and flat our refusing something to go on. It wasn't easy but really no other outcome was possible.

Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 03:53 PM (WxYD8)

187 got so sick of them scurrying past I was legit pissed. I think one trap got them but I am not sure about that. I know the second was felled by a 3 iron. I simply would not allow another night of that. There is something about a 3 iron and flat our refusing something to go on. It wasn't easy but really no other outcome was possible.
Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 03:53 PM (WxYD8

Oh mouses in the house have to die

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:54 PM (kmPM/)

188 NL. Yeah, glue trap isn't bad if you are right there and can give the stuck mouse a quick death, but snap trap takes care of that for you. Don't worry over much about it though, nature is mostly not as kind as we humans try to be with swift or painless deaths.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:54 PM (pxVvf)

189 I got so sick of them scurrying past I was legit pissed. I think one trap got them but I am not sure about that. I know the second was felled by a 3 iron. I simply would not allow another night of that. There is something about a 3 iron and flat our refusing something to go on. It wasn't easy but really no other outcome was possible.
Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 03:53 PM (WxYD

You use a pitching wedge for mice. Three irons are for rats.

Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:54 PM (eoQWY)

190 Bing looks like Miss Linda's late Annabelle. A pure white shorthair is kind of unusual.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 03:55 PM (+nNqu)

191 If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

FWIW, my vote is that you keep talking about those lovely pups and the people that handle them. It is always enjoyable to hear from you!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (hOUT3)

192 I'm tempted to try this Farmer's Dog stuff just to get a breather from slaving over giant frying pans full of ground chicken but am probably too skeptical to ever do it.

My daughter has been using it for about 2 months and Moose loves it! and he's picky!

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (nxdel)

193 Jewells,
Hyperthyroidism. Common in older cats. But Lucy is only 8.
She had a scare with kidney failure a couple years back when she got some diclofenac gel on her coat when she rubbed up against me. Diclofenac is used as a topical anti inflammatory. Poison to critters.

But she's full of piss and vinegar right now demanding freedom.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (U2p+3)

194 LOL Oldcat.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply Irredeemable at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (pxVvf)

195 I'm beer two. I'm thinking maybe a shandy then out.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (kmPM/)

196 Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021 03:51 PM (eoQWY)

Thanks; That's good to know.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 03:57 PM (AJzTi)

197 Loved the Red and White Setters.
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Which reminds me. As a kid, I read Jack Kjeldgaard's 'Big Red' series of dog books. Did anyone else?

A list: https://tinyurl.com/2t7r52u5

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 03:57 PM (bPH26)

198 Thanks Jordan61. The food does look very appetizing.

Posted by: JuJuBee at August 28, 2021 03:57 PM (mNhhD)

199 Whichever mouse trap you use, remember to take them out of service if you're going to be away more than a couple days. I forgot about set traps in my basement before a recent vacation, and when I returned there were decaying mice in two of them...the stench was godawful.

Posted by: Bigsmith at August 28, 2021 03:57 PM (G/mW5)

200 As Jimmy Buffet says, Iraq Iran Afghanistan, we've got a lot to drink about. So good news to drink to is quite welcome.
Posted by: blaster at August 28, 2021 03:48 PM (mbFEM)

Some people can always find the bright side!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 03:58 PM (hOUT3)

201 If you want me to shut up about all this, please let me know.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 28, 2021 03:29 PM (/U27+)

FWIW, my vote is that you keep talking about those lovely pups and the people that handle them. It is always enjoyable to hear from you!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar ~ Lay back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at August 28, 2021 02:12 PM (hOUT3) at August 28, 2021 03:56 PM (hOUT3)

My vote is that you talk more about your beautiful dogs.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 03:58 PM (kmPM/)

202 Our cat Sam was a great mouser. In the winter we would get up and he had all of these tiny mice lined up in a row for our inspection.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 03:58 PM (uWWe5)

203 Wolfus, are you going to have to pack up the kitties and decamp?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021 03:58 PM (Ea0UU)

204 Hyperthyroidism. Common in older cats.
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Mike Hammer's Cat is suffering with it (and renal problems) not responding to meds.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 03:59 PM (830x5)

205 My surviving cat is 15 and also takes hyperthyroidism meds twice daily. Was worried about pilling but she just gobbles them with wet food.

Posted by: LadyS at August 28, 2021 03:59 PM (b88US)

206 She had a scare with kidney failure a couple years back when she got some diclofenac gel on her coat when she rubbed up against me. Diclofenac is used as a topical anti inflammatory.

I remember that and I'm refusing to believe that was two years ago! Good Lord where is the time going???

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 04:00 PM (nxdel)

207 I've always had luck with males and new introductions, especially kittens. The females are the tougher ones, they are more turf sensitive in my experience.
Posted by: Oldcat at August 28, 2021

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My altered male Chekov D. Siberian, age 3.5 at that point, had no trouble with the introduction of big black Wolf cat (about 1.5 years old then). They eyed each other warily, but there was no hissing or fighting. Within an hour the two of them were sitting in the window together watching birds. On the other hand Arizona, male and altered, age 3.5, disliked my mother's cat Li'l Bit, a small girl cat -- but then he never liked any other cat in his territory. So it can go either way.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:00 PM (+nNqu)

208 You use a pitching wedge for mice. Three irons are for rats.

There's no kill like overkill.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at August 28, 2021 04:00 PM (SchxB)

209 I'm not beer two. I'm on beer two.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 04:00 PM (kmPM/)

210 I'm sorry, Mike Hammer.
Seeing our creatures ill is almost as bad as when our little kids were sick.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 28, 2021 04:00 PM (U2p+3)

211 I am sure that the stench of the dead taught any visitors that "this is not a good place."

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at August 28, 2021 04:03 PM (xopIz)

212 Wolfus, are you going to have to pack up the kitties and decamp?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 28, 2021

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Thanks for asking! I honestly don't know. I have a room reserved in Birmingham, 6 hours drive away, for Monday and Tuesday. If the power goes out on Sunday, I'll live through it until I can pack them up on Monday and bug out. Cancellation window closes at midnight on Sunday, and I may not know by then if I'm leaving. But I'd rather pay a cancellation fee and not need the room, than to cancel early and not be able to find another place.

I don't expect any flooding -- just power loss from winds and rain. The storm is generally trending a bit more west than it was. Maybe I'll get lucky.

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

213 Loki just came in for a beer. Maybe I should quit.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 04:04 PM (kmPM/)

214 Lovely Pet Thread, MisHum! Best part of the week is checking out all the pet morons. Ace is gorgeous and so are your setters. Wish I could have a kitteh (allergies) but love seeing everyone's felines.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (nWxPx)

215 Just cleaned up cat vomit . Usually they are considerate enough to vomit on the tile or hardwood but decided to make me work and chose the bedroom carpet this time . Can't complain too much as they rarely vomit.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (2DOZq)

216 the lucky rats die in the trap

the unlucky rats face the cutting torch

Posted by: REDACTED at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (uCLWI)

217 nurse, How is Lucy doing?
Posted by: Ben Had

Does she have some 'splain' to do ?

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (arJlL)

218 Mike Hammer's Cat is suffering with it (and renal problems) not responding to meds.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 03:59 PM (830x5)

sorry man.

Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (WxYD8)

219 Mini Ajax review of pet food: I have usually gotten him Beneful. It has usually been to combo champ of being easy on him to digest and expel, he seems to enjoy the flavor and does not get tired of it real quick. Salmon or Beef.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 28, 2021 02:46 PM (csEWM)

I just remembered a funny story. Some years back we were feeding the boys Beneful. There was one kibble in there that Sam didn't like (the cone-shaped one, I think). He would carefully take those out of the bowl and line them up on the floor, and eat the rest.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:07 PM (hP4QN)

220 Wolfus I've been thinking about you and hope everything goes well!

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 04:07 PM (nxdel)

221 He would carefully take those out of the bowl and line them up on the floor, and eat the rest.

That's hilarious!

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021 04:08 PM (nxdel)

222 Just cleaned up cat vomit . Usually they are considerate enough to vomit on the tile or hardwood but decided to make me work and chose the bedroom carpet this time . Can't complain too much as they rarely vomit.

Posted by: Just a side note at August 28, 2021 04:06 PM (2DOZq)

the worst cat advertisement ever lol.

Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 04:11 PM (WxYD8)

223 I'm sorry, Mike Hammer.
Seeing our creatures ill is almost as bad as when our little kids were sick.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Heart wrenching, it is. I hate crying in my beer here, it should not be a melancholy thread, but damn.

MH"s Cat is 19 1/2 now.

I don't speak much about Sophia, our little ShiTzu, but she is over 16 now, deaf and almost completely blind, and her joints bother her sometimes. She still seems to enjoy sniffing around outside, but we rarely walk more than 150', and as often as not I pick her up and carry her home.

It's awful that they are both aging out at the same time. I do not resent in the slightest nursing them along, but, it consumes a LOT of time and emotional energy. They both have to be coaxed to eat the food that I make up for them, and there are the meds.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:11 PM (bk3Sg)

224 God Bless ya, Mr. H. !

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:12 PM (arJlL)

225 Wolfus I've been thinking about you and hope everything goes well!
Posted by: Jewells45 at August 28, 2021

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I'm constantly amazed and touched by the concern my friends here in the little grey boxes show for each other! Again, I doubt I will have to deal with flooding. The apartment building is part of a brick complex built in the '70s. It's not too far from the river levees, but far enough that I have never in 20 years seen flooding here to come up into my place. It's power outages that worry me -- and I have no place to put a generator.

I pray this will be my last season in this place.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:14 PM (+nNqu)

226 Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:11 PM (bk3Sg)

I'm sorry.

Have you tried Cosequin or Dasequin for Sophia? I saw that stuff work wonders for the MWD's and border patrol dogs.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:14 PM (hP4QN)

227 Yeah, come on all of you big strong men, Uncle Joe needs your help again. He's got himself in a terrible jam Way down yonder in Afghanistan. So put down your books and pick up a gun, We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.

And it's one, two, three, What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, Uncle Joe don't give a damn, Next stop is Afghanistan; And it's five, six, seven, Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopee! we're all gonna die for Allah

Well, come on generals, let's move fast; Your big chance has come at last. Gotta go out and get those rag heads, The only good rag head is the one who's dead and you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to Kingdom Come.

And it's one, two, three, What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, Joe Biden doesn't give a damn,
Next stop is Afghanistan; And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why Whoopee! we're all gonna die for Allah !

Posted by: james at August 28, 2021 04:15 PM (24+Vp)

228 Mr. Wolfus prayers for you and all of us after this week.

Posted by: Megthered at August 28, 2021 04:16 PM (uWWe5)

229 These gorgeous pet morons! Izzy and Dreamer are very fetching, MisHum !

Posted by: Ladyl at August 28, 2021 04:16 PM (+4oV5)

230 Why don't Americans eat bacon flavored potato chips? We love bacon more than any other nation. We love potato chips. The Brits eat bacon flavored potato chips like crazy, they are easily in the top three or four. But we don't have them. It makes no sense but it has always been this way.

Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 04:18 PM (WxYD8)

231 Yep, I often wonder how much longer the old dog has. But then she'll have a good day that makes it all worthwhile.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at August 28, 2021 04:19 PM (YynYJ)

232 Have you tried Cosequin or Dasequin for Sophia? I saw that stuff work wonders for the MWD's and border patrol dogs.
Posted by: Jordan61
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Cosequin, yes. She receives it daily.

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:20 PM (L47aO)

233 Outside it's cloudy, overcast I mean, with a stiff warm breeze from the north (which is odd). The sun peeks out then is hidden again. The cats don't seem to be upset, so I guess the barometric pressure isn't low enough to worry them.

I need to collect some phone numbers, so I can call on Monday to find out if the I-10 is closed. If it is, there is no way I can go to Birmingham -- US 90 runs much closer to the water and may get damaged.

And of course this may all come to nothing, this time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:20 PM (+nNqu)

234 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:14 PM (+nNqu)

I was thinking about you this morning; I remember you said yesterday you were planning to stay. Prayers up for you and the family!

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:20 PM (hP4QN)

235 My lab puppy today was chasing a couple of flies that got in the house. When I came back in the flies were gone. I asked him if he ate them and he....burped! He's all boy and a total vacuum.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at August 28, 2021 04:21 PM (nWxPx)

236 Why don't Americans eat bacon flavored potato chips? We love bacon more than any other nation. We love potato chips. The Brits eat bacon flavored potato chips like crazy, they are easily in the top three or four. But we don't have them. It makes no sense but it has always been this way.
Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021

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We used to have bacon-flavored Melba rounds, I think. But you're right, I haven't seen bacon-flavored chips maybe ever.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:21 PM (+nNqu)

237 Just sent up a prayer for all of the fine Morons here who care for these wonderful pets--particularly the aging pets.

Posted by: Ladyl at August 28, 2021 04:21 PM (+4oV5)

238 was thinking about you this morning; I remember you said yesterday you were planning to stay. Prayers up for you and the family!
Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021

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The time to leave was on Thursday night or Friday morning before the roads got clogged. Unfortunately I have this pesky little thing called a "job," and would have had to make arrangements for vacation time.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:23 PM (+nNqu)

239 My lab puppy today was chasing a couple of flies that got in the house. When I came back in the flies were gone. I asked him if he ate them and he....burped! He's all boy and a total vacuum.
Posted by: Russkilitlover
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Brrrrrurp. Ah...natural gas.

Posted by: Paul Newman, in HUD at August 28, 2021 04:23 PM (L47aO)

240 I'm putting you on my prayer list, Wolfus!

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at August 28, 2021 04:24 PM (Vf4Y7)

241 Cosequin, yes. She receives it daily.
Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:20 PM (L47aO)

Oh, good. I completely understand about having two old pets at the same time. Sam was almost 14 last year when he died, and Buck was 13 when he died a few weeks ago. The last few years have just been worry worry worry. And lots of meds.

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:24 PM (hP4QN)

242 Tato Skins have appropriately synthetic bacon flavors.

Posted by: klaftern at August 28, 2021 04:25 PM (r4sI4)

243
Oh, good. I completely understand about having two old pets at the same time. Sam was almost 14 last year when he died, and Buck was 13 when he died a few weeks ago. The last few years have just been worry worry worry. And lots of meds.
Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:24 PM (hP4QN

I'm so happy Paisley is still young.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 04:25 PM (kmPM/)

244 Just sent up a prayer for you, Wolfus.

Posted by: Ladyl at August 28, 2021 04:26 PM (+4oV5)

245 Tato Skins have appropriately synthetic bacon flavors.
Posted by: klaftern at August 28, 2021

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Oh, right-- the TGI Friday's brand they sell at Dollar Tree!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:26 PM (+nNqu)

246 I'm on a shandy after two beer.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 04:26 PM (kmPM/)

247 I'm putting you on my prayer list, Wolfus!
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at August 28, 2021 04:24 PM (Vf4Y7)

Ditto! Whether or not you get hit with flooding, losing power sucks.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at August 28, 2021 04:27 PM (nWxPx)

248 Hiya Mrs. Leggy !

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:27 PM (arJlL)

249 Ditto! Whether or not you get hit with flooding, losing power sucks.
Posted by: Russkilitlover

I read that as "hit with flooring"

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:28 PM (arJlL)

250 JT!!!!

Jordan!!!

Posted by: Ladyl at August 28, 2021 04:28 PM (+4oV5)

251 I'm on a shandy after two beer.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at August 28, 2021 04:26 PM (kmPM/)

coming in for a landing.

Posted by: Quint at August 28, 2021 04:28 PM (WxYD8)

252 Hiya Ladyl !

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:29 PM (arJlL)

253 Hiya JT!!!

Posted by: Ladyl at August 28, 2021 04:30 PM (+4oV5)

254 Hi Ladyl!

Posted by: Jordan61 at August 28, 2021 04:30 PM (hP4QN)

255 Happy Caturday everyone and

CHESS/DRESS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at August 28, 2021 04:30 PM (znIQ9)

256 Hiya, JT! It's a hot one here in central Indiana. Grrr the dog wants to go out but gets overheated when he does. He is blind and can't hear very well anymore but he loves the sun. I'm at his beck and call.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at August 28, 2021 04:31 PM (Vf4Y7)

257 Hiya, JT! It's a hot one here in central Indiana. Grrr the dog wants to go out but gets overheated when he does. He is blind and can't hear very well anymore but he loves the sun. I'm at his beck and call.
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy

Its cool here in SE Pa after a heat wave. With a threat of rain.

Give yer dog a scritch for me !

Off to the Chess Thread ! See ya !

Posted by: JT at August 28, 2021 04:34 PM (arJlL)

258 Just want to say that you all are the best. Week after week I see rescues, adoptions, and many huge hearts opening homes for unfortunate animals. After a week of political crap, this just makes it all better. Thank you, each and every one of you, and Mis Hum who makes the sharing of your stories possible.

Posted by: Bama Bubba at August 28, 2021 04:37 PM (ayMeB)

259 coming in for a landing.
Posted by: Quint
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[spays runway with foam]

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:38 PM (bPH26)

260 Watching the local coverage of Hurricane Ida: It's clear that trying to drive east out of the city would be a disaster. Bumper to bumper, stop-and-go, and "go" is maybe 10 mph. I endured that horror in 2005; 12 hours to go 90 miles. Never again. In '12 I waited grimly without power until the storm had passed, then bugged out to Jackson, MS, along empty roads. Jackson was not exactly Valhalla, but there was A/C.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 28, 2021 04:40 PM (+nNqu)

261 Quint - still swimming with bow-legged women?

Posted by: Bama Bubba at August 28, 2021 04:41 PM (ayMeB)

262 [readies plate of kimchi, bottle of Pepto Bismol, and charming smile for the Korean model]

Posted by: Mike Hammer etc., etc. at August 28, 2021 04:41 PM (bPH26)

263 There are people in their 90's in my congregation who are very sharp, but it's evident Biden has some form of dementia and dozing off and word salads are frequently features of that along with forgetfulness and irritability.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 05:48 PM (AJzTi)

264 whoops; Mispost.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 28, 2021 05:49 PM (AJzTi)

265 How would you know what mice tasted like?

(I was amused to read about how Alton Brown made cat-poo flavored biscuits to try to get his dog to stop scavenging his cat's litter. No, he didn't actually taste-test. He figured if he could duplicate the smell, it'd probably duplicate the taste. Apparently, it worked.)

Posted by: Richard DeCamp at August 28, 2021 05:54 PM (4meUL)

266 "...God willing and the creeks don't rise..." I am told that actually refers to Indian uprisings, not hydrological conditions.

Posted by: RNB at August 28, 2021 06:58 PM (DjjZJ)

267
Ace is a perfect name. Both have radar ears and a well hung tongue.

Posted by: Willy Stark at August 29, 2021 07:50 AM (kk8TL)

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