Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 8

Courtesy Hrothgar

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

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

Did all of our pets make it through the fireworks?

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Courtesy Hroghtar

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Meet The PetMorons

Hi KT, attached is a picture of Robert the Cat (TM) watching the greebles at play.
Thank you for the weekend threads!
BeckoningChasm

There's a cat who knows how to watch greebles!

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K.T.:
Sadly, our good and faithful Yorkie, Sparky, made his final trip to the
vet at the end of June after a long life with us (16 years). Here he is
in a pic from several years ago, being chauffeured around on a bike
trail by the missus. She is pretty broken up about it yet.
He was a GOOD dog.
Thanks,
The Neon Madman

So sorry that you and your wife have lost Sparkie. What a good dog. What a sweet photo. Please pass on our condolences to your wife.

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K.T.:
Greetings from Florida! Big AoS Pet Thread fans here and couldn't imagine our weekends without reading all the fine submissions. We've got one ourselves this week.
Me and the wife have probably had 35+ cats in our lives (a few for her before we met 36 years ago, and MANY since we got married). All have distinct personalities and backgrounds, but we recently lost a very sweet, precious cat named Ana, aka Empress Anastasia, Ana Banana, Nanner, and many other goofy names.
She was rescued by a wonderful young woman/cat rescuer from near a dumpster behind an Italian restaurant during the Kung Flu lockdowns when she went to get some takeout. Poor thing was starving, had lots of injuries from other cats, but was so sweet and was crying out for someone to rescue her. One of her eyes was messed up pretty bad as well. Took her in to get her TNVR'ed (where they spay and clip an ear to show they have been treated) only to find out, after the ear clipping, that she'd already been spayed. She was someone's pet - who knows how she ended up on the streets. We fostered her for a while, trying to save her eye (it was too far gone and had to be removed) and decided to adopt her since she and I fell in love with each other.
She was MY cat (or I should say, I was HER human!) and the other cats knew not to try and sit in my lap or sleep by my head. Quirky, funny, fussy, and quite imperious, she loved nothing more than to sit in my lap, or stay on our porch and watch the world, albeit with just one eye. She was our little Pirate Cat. She also had a most . . . . pitiful affectation - any time we had any food that even hinted at Italian in smell, she went crazy for it - she would not leave me alone and would try to eat pasta, tomato sauce, pizza, you name it! Must have been from what that was what she was surviving on in the dumpster, poor thing.
We discovered later in our time with her that she loved "walkabout" where she one day just ran out the porch door into our fenced yard with my wife and hung out with our chickens. The chickens soon sort of "adopted" her and we called her "the grey chicken" from then on. She never bothered them. She also loved car rides, went camping with us once (she LOVED it), and even allowed us to put a harness on her and take her into the local park and forest for hikes.
Unfortunately after 3 years she developed very aggressive oral cancer and we had to say goodbye to her. She was probably about 8-10 years old when we adopted her. We have ZERO regrets taking her in and I highly encourage everyone out there to take a chance on a non-kitten or puppy if you have a place in your home and heart for a hard-luck story like this. God gave us 3 wonderful (and sometimes frustrating) years with this precious creature and I thank Him for it.
Rest easy, Ana - you will always have a special place in my heart.
Greywolf

Thanks for taking such good care of Ana. Sounds like a cat who was full of personality!

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He is photogenic! He comes over for pets as much as food. He seems to think I have a house full of cat food. Hope he decides to become a house cat this fall.
I post as notsothoreau

Those eyes!

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What a wonderful collection of pet stories today. Thank you for sharing your pets with us. We have more, but I need to go get vampired this morning, so, next week!

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 1

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:01 PM

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1 Arf

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at July 08, 2023 03:03 PM (8gc1F)

2 Foist?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 08, 2023 03:04 PM (oo0rP)

3 I love the beautiful pets thread.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 08, 2023 03:12 PM (VdGjU)

4 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 03:12 PM (xhxe8)

5 Greebles?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 03:13 PM (nb8cn)

6 Always gets dusty when the passed pets dominate. A fine lot, be proud of the time you had with them, and the time you have with the pets still with you!

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at July 08, 2023 03:14 PM (tjZop)

7 Neighbors cat came to us for protection during the fireworks. We watched from our porch, wife see's her and does the tchthche thing and she made a beeline for us. Cleared the 4 foot fence without touching it. Went home after it was over.

Posted by: Reforger at July 08, 2023 03:17 PM (B705c)

8 My life is temporarily in a sucky stage but Paisley makes me smile every day. I love dogs.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 08, 2023 03:17 PM (VdGjU)

9 That is one blacker than black cat.

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2023 03:23 PM (FO8S3)

10 BC Robert is very cute. Tell him we said he should be nicer to you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 08, 2023 03:28 PM (RIvkX)

11 Mr Trouble has a spot in the weeds at the back of the place, where he hangs out part of the time. Jake likes him, which is something since Trouble put a claw in his eye not too long ago. He likes it best when Jake and I hang out with him. He won't come in yet. He got one foot inside the door today. That should change when it gets cold. Still don't know if he was dumped or just not well cared for. But he is photogenic.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 08, 2023 03:30 PM (ouTlx)

12 Speaking of horses There's a young woman working at the pub who's a barrel racer. Interesting talking to her about the sport. And she looks lovely in jeans.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 08, 2023 03:31 PM (VdGjU)

13 Nice Pets Y’all!…

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 08, 2023 03:34 PM (R/m4+)

14 I feed a cat at my mom's former retirement home that is part of a group of cats that the residents feed in the courtyard. He usually meets me far away from the courtyard near the parking lot around noon everyday. Now one of the other cats has figured out Buddy's sweet deal and has muscled in where I now feed her too. Both have their ear clipped . Other than having to live in the elements they are living their best life. And since the cats are being fed already I just do this because my mom would have wanted me to continue to feed the cat her and I made friends with when I visited my mom everyday. I do upgrade the food 😀

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2023 03:35 PM (FO8S3)

15 Happy Saturday, one and all. My wife took advantage of the fact that people can now travel and we've been running a babysitting service that's mostly Greyhounds.

At the moment, we have three extra dogs in the house (2 Greyhounds and one honorary one.)

Posted by: NR Pax at July 08, 2023 03:35 PM (dkY4g)

16 I saw a three-legged dog the other day. He was hobbling a bit I wanted to hug him and kiss him and call him a good boy. Hetouchedmyheart. .

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 08, 2023 03:35 PM (VdGjU)

17 MegaRoy says 'mmmrrrppp' to all the other pet Morons.

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 08, 2023 03:37 PM (3CCua)

18 Jake didn't handle the fireworks that well this time. He kept getting agitated and the colostrum didn't help. Finally gave him some CBD oil. I didn't mind the weekend or Monday or Tuesday. But you're not celebrating anything on the 5th. You're just bring an asshole.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 08, 2023 03:38 PM (ouTlx)

19 Cat is indoors for his afternoon snooze. Too hot out there! He likes the cool tile floor.

He only startled once on the 4th. Big whoosh-boom nearby, early in the festivities. After that he was fine and we chilled on the deck to watch the neighbors' shows.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:42 PM (Gkog9)

20 Robert is a very handsome black cat, BeckoningChasm. I've had many black cats in my life. Our cat, Pynchon is one. Sparkie, the Yorkie was adorable. I love those ears!. Great story about Ana going camping and doing many other things. Thanks for caring for all those cats over the years, Greywolf and wife. Very Kind of you. Condolences to Neon Madman and the missus and to Greywolf and his wife as well. That is a beautiful cat, notsothoreau. I hope you get to have him inside.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 03:46 PM (Keyt1)

21 Moose the lab waves hi to all.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 08, 2023 03:46 PM (AviTG)

22 Afternoon.

Robert the Cat ™️ isn't just black. He's vantablack.

Posted by: Robert at July 08, 2023 03:46 PM (Rhaoh)

23 Yesterday I was driving and a very interested white horse was sticking his/her head out of their horse trailer coming the opposite direction. There is a horse farm near me that has show jumping. I bet that's where the horse was going. Anway it made me smile.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 03:48 PM (Keyt1)

24 The cat was sleeping in a room with rather loud air conditioning and a fan, and didn't appeared bothered by the low booms.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 03:50 PM (Keyt1)

25 I liked the cartoons, hrothgar. Thx.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 03:50 PM (Keyt1)

26 Lucy the Fink had had some really stinky poops recently. No change in diet. I wonder what's up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 08, 2023 03:51 PM (U2p+3)

27 Nurse, are you suuuurrre Lucy hasn't sneaked a nibble of tasty tasty mouse or bird?

My old cat (RIP) would get the most horrible farts when she ate wild food.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:54 PM (Gkog9)

28 Ciampino's Rescue kitties

https://is.gd/WQ5JcT
There's another photo update #107 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT

ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Biscuits' BABIES ON WEBCAM
Now most nights as well

https://www.twitch.tv/kittenwatch

Posted by: Ciampino - Claws and effect at July 08, 2023 03:55 PM (qfLjt)

29 This is not pet related but it's for Fen. Fen tell your friend with diverticulitis not to eat seeds of any kind including strawberries. Also no nuts. They become irritants stuck in the intestines and cause pain. I hope this is understandable.

Posted by: Gwenn at July 08, 2023 03:56 PM (9Gr7n)

30 28 Ciampino's Rescue kitties
Update is #110

Posted by: Ciampino -- Claws and effect at July 08, 2023 03:56 PM (qfLjt)

31 29 This is not pet related but it's for Fen. Fen tell your friend with diverticulitis not to eat seeds of any kind including strawberries. Also no nuts. They become irritants stuck in the intestines and cause pain. I hope this is understandable.

Posted by: Gwenn at July 08, 2023 03:56 PM (9Gr7n)
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Didn't that get debunked? Any doctors in the house?

Posted by: Ciampino -- Claws and effect at July 08, 2023 03:58 PM (qfLjt)

32 Ciampino, the babies are growing so fast!

Awesome of you to care for all those kittehs.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:58 PM (Gkog9)

33 My doctor told me. I haven't had a problem since.

Posted by: Gwenn at July 08, 2023 04:01 PM (9Gr7n)

34 I'm trying an experiment this weekend...

Allie has been isolated in my library for several months. I keep the door closed so that the other cats don't bother her. Yesterday, I decided to keep the door open to see how they would interact.

They've all been surprisingly well behaved. A bit of hissing and growling from Allie when Kaylee goes into the library to investigate, but Allie has been quite calm and relaxed for the most part.

No fighting at all. I even left the library door open overnight to see what might happen. Quiet night all around.

Perhaps they are finally getting used to each other...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2023 04:01 PM (BpYfr)

35 Robert the Cat (TM) is indeed a very handsome kitty.

He looks a lot like my Penny, with those intelligent, inquisitive eyes.

You can just tell he's thinking up another scheme that will get him into trouble...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2023 04:03 PM (BpYfr)

36 Afternoon, folken,

That's a great photo of Robert the black cat. I wish I could catch Stirling in such a pose. Black cats in my experience are the most easygoing and adaptable, and the smartest I ever knew, the late Marie-Antoinette, was black too. In fact Greywolf's Ana sounds a lot like M-A, who was also rescued as a young adult -- in Jackson Square from some kids who were about to set her on fire. So we were told, anyway, and it's made for a good story over the last thirty years.

Adopting an adult, a non-kitten, is almost always a good idea. An adult cat's personality and looks are pretty much formed, so you know what you're getting, and you don't have to deal with the kitten crazies.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:04 PM (omVj0)

37 Test

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 08, 2023 04:07 PM (1sdiE)

38 I'm feeling kinda bad. We have some great neighbors, but I was griping to my husband about a minor thing one day and I think they may have overheard me.

They have added a new puppy to the household. Their training technique involves high volume yelling and a high tech collar. Now, they can train their puppy however they want, but sometimes we get tired of hearing constant and high volume "Fido, come!" yelled over and over again (because Fido still doesn't come when he's called).

Ever since I griped to my husband, the yelling has diminished significantly. That's nice, but I didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings.

They are naturally loud-voiced people, especially when communicating with non-verbal creatures like babies or pets. I guess volume is supposed to help the message get through to beings with limited understanding. She yells, "I love you!" to her baby niece but fortunately her niece knows not to be alarmed at the volume. Niece just coos and giggles.

But really, these are awesome neighbors who are easy to live next to. Just some loud puppy training.

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023 04:07 PM (Emce2)

39 I repurposed a cat perch to my bedroom window and Penny seems to have taken a liking to it. She's sitting on it right now, just watching the world outside. (My cats also like the perches next to my office window.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2023 04:07 PM (BpYfr)

40 I saw this "Me and the wife have probably had 35+ cats in our lives."
We've probably had that number at a given time as the girls rescue everything.
That was a nice story about the 'Italian Food' cat. I had to read it in dribs and drabs as we had a lot of dust here.

Posted by: Ciampino - Jurassic Bark at July 08, 2023 04:08 PM (qfLjt)

41 As for my livestock: Dagny has recovered well in the two weeks since her snip; the fuzzy fur is starting to grow back and cover her scar.

This past week I had pretty much concluded that they have outgrown their kitten days -- except for hyper-excited playing -- and that Stirling won't knead me any more and Dagny will always be a little standoffish. Lo and behold, this morning Stirling spent a good while milk-treading my arm again, and Dagny curled up and slept with me during my nap this p.m. Cats will surprise you.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:09 PM (omVj0)

42 Awesome pet thread!
Condolences to those who lost a beloved friend. It's so hard to say goodbye, but as has been said, I wouldn't trade the time with any of our pets for the avoidance of the pain of losing them. The sweet memories and years of being loved and loving them are absolutely worth it.

And my cat is laying on my arm as I try to type. I therefore apologize for typos, etc

Posted by: Moki at July 08, 2023 04:09 PM (JrN/x)

43 Y'all do a great job of getting pet pix that show their cute little faces! That can be a challenge.

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023 04:10 PM (Emce2)

44 Y'all do a great job of getting pet pix that show their cute little faces! That can be a challenge.
Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023

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Especially with black dogs or cats. If the lighting isn't right, all you get is a black silhouette with eyes glowing in it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:14 PM (omVj0)

45 Photographing black cats is like photographing a starless sky. It's generally hard to tell if it's in focus or not.

I read not loo long ago that people were reluctant to adopt black cats, because they wouldn't photograph well for selfies and other social media stuff. That makes me sad for the cats these people DID adopt, as they were clearly just a novelty for them and would probably be neglected (at best).

Robert the Cat (TM) thanks you for your compliments.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 08, 2023 04:16 PM (CHHv1)

46 Yay! The cuddliest, tail-waggiest, lick-your-face-iest thread of the week!

Posted by: mindful webworker - would like a treat at July 08, 2023 04:21 PM (yOtug)

47 Ana is such a beautiful kitty. Thank you for caring for her. What a lovely story.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 08, 2023 04:22 PM (U2p+3)

48 Pax the cat is having a hard week. The girl spawn has banished the cat from her bed. Pax wakes her up stomping on her head and girl is tired of it. Now Pax is left to sleep on the floor. We are currently hosting an invasion of ants so the food bowl has been moved to a different location. If that wasn't enough, we got a different litter box that uses potty pads and pellets. Pax doesn't seem to like using this for poop. She uses it for pee but yowls to go outside when she needs to poo. She has been spending a lot more time on my lap.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 08, 2023 04:24 PM (Wy1BU)

49 Spent the 4th with dear friends and their 15 year old Jack Russell. "Jack" has been around almost as long as Little has. This time out I noticed how frail and unsteady on his feet he's become. Surprised by how suddenly the years have taken hold.

Years back he would dig up his yard hunting for gophers. Found one or two on occasion. I'd sometimes sneak up on him while he buried his face in a freshly dug hole and snatch him up to my chest. He never did learn to watch his back...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 08, 2023 04:26 PM (bUGMk)

50 I read not loo long ago that people were reluctant to adopt black cats, because they wouldn't photograph well for selfies and other social media stuff. That makes me sad for the cats these people DID adopt, as they were clearly just a novelty for them and would probably be neglected (at best).

Robert the Cat (TM) thanks you for your compliments.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 08, 2023

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If that's these people's "reason" to skip a black cat now, it's better, I guess, than the superstition that black cats are bad luck. Not much, but a little better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:29 PM (omVj0)

51 32 Ciampino, the babies are growing so fast!

Awesome of you to care for all those kittehs.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:58 PM (Gkog9)
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The Rescue Cats know we are about to visit the room and they all rush to aggregate by the door. As soon as the door opens: Cole rushes in, so fast that we often don't notice. Lately his sister Ashley joins him. They are very good with kittens. The babies rush out, they really want to explore. Ashley and Cole are Luna's babies. Luna was pregnant when she arrived here. Beautiful black cat, extremely friendly to us and a terror to all our other cats. Then she had these 2 beautiful kittens while hiding in the study. One day she presented them just to my daughter and me. A few weeks later she came into the lounge herding the 2 babies - formal integration into the cat family. She is now very timid and her 2 kids protect her. She'll come in to eat and often one of her kids will sit by the bowl while Mum eats.

Posted by: Ciampino -- Jurassic Bark at July 08, 2023 04:30 PM (qfLjt)

52 Clouds keep coming up to obscure the sun and then scudding away. I wish it would rain.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:31 PM (omVj0)

53 Robert - don't need pix of our Ony Cat. Just make Robert's eyes a bit yellower. Black cats are hard to get a good pic - sometimes all you see are the eyes.

Yorkie Sparky —16 years! That's a lot of investment of attachment, of heart. Cutie.

Ana, aka Empress Anastasia - tough little street cat. Great tale of your time with her.

notsothoreau - great pic

Thanks, KT!

Posted by: mindful webworker - let's play fetch at July 08, 2023 04:32 PM (yOtug)

54 Thanks, nurse ratched - small world - you know my Uncle Bob in WA state. He's the ornery, tall, bearded SOB who is probably 2 steps to the right of Genghis Khan. Hope all is well and you are staying safe and keeping your ammo dry.

Posted by: Greywolf at July 08, 2023 04:32 PM (jc3nu)

55 52
Wolfus, this morning we had quite a storm here in S IL, lots of rain. Still overcast.

Posted by: Ciampino --- Jurassic Bark at July 08, 2023 04:39 PM (qfLjt)

56 "Sparky" was also the name of my mother's beloved black cat, the one she had in the years before I was born. He had a small patch of white hairs on his chest. I know, because she kept a sepia-toned studio portrait of him in an 8 x 10 frame on a shelf in our home when I was growing up. Her upstairs neighbor (or landlord?) was a photographer, and in return for her bringing the cat up to rid the place of mice, he did a sitting of Sparky.

Recently I've found a pic of her with him in the back yard of that house dated 1948, and another with him in her arms sitting on the levee (!). I guess he was a good traveler.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:42 PM (omVj0)

57 Wolfus, this morning we had quite a storm here in S IL, lots of rain. Still overcast.
Posted by: Ciampino --- Jurassic Bark at July 08, 2023

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It's been a while since we even had something that could be described by the TV commercial jingle for the food delivery service: "Ding-Dong, It's Drizly!" The pavement outside my door was damp when I got up about an hour ago, but the sun has returned. I hope the car doesn't water-spot from it. I washed and spray-waxed the big red beast this a.m.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:45 PM (omVj0)

58 I took a nap from about 8:30 to 1:30. In my recliner where I sleep most of the time. Woke up with Shadow (20lb tabby) and Squeak (the runt of the runts but beautiful coat) lying asleep on me. Largest and smallest.

Posted by: Ciampino - Fleas Navidad at July 08, 2023 04:46 PM (qfLjt)

59 52
Wolfus, this morning we had quite a storm here in S IL, lots of rain. Still overcast.
Posted by: Ciampino --- Jurassic Bark at July 08, 2023 04:39 PM (qfLjt)
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That's probably the storm that rolled through my neck of the woods yesterday in south central MO...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 08, 2023 04:48 PM (BpYfr)

60 If you haven't seen it, cute cake at

https://is.gd/HcAUwg

Posted by: Ciampino -- Fleas Navidad at July 08, 2023 04:49 PM (qfLjt)

61 Big black Stirling is sprawled on the ottoman by the window. On it I've spread a fleece blanket I bought for the late Chekov a few years ago, red plaid on one side and white "sheepskin" fleece on the other. He's posed on the white as if born to it.

Dagny, for her part, is spread on the floor just below the ottoman and the blackout drapes, getting the little bit of sunlight and warmth that does edge in.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 04:49 PM (omVj0)

62 Cat went out, is now sprawled on the lawn, in the shade.

I watered that spot a while ago so it's cool. Ish.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 04:52 PM (Gkog9)

63 60 APOLOGIES
Wrong link for the cake. Try this
https://is.gd/pogndX

Posted by: Ciampino -- Fleas Navidad at July 08, 2023 04:53 PM (qfLjt)

64 Well I made the Pet Thread this week. I usually end up sleeping through it.

Posted by: Ciampino --- Fleas Navidad at July 08, 2023 04:57 PM (qfLjt)

65 Both links were cute, Ciampino. Thanks!

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 05:00 PM (Gkog9)

66 Greywolf,
Yes indeed, I know your uncle Bob. He's a joy to talk with and he keeps me somewhat sane during my workdays with our emails. Thank you for sharing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 08, 2023 05:04 PM (U2p+3)

67 5 Greebles?
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 03:13

I was in unawareness as well, vmom. Here's what I found from a reddit post:

You know when cats see something that's not there? That's a greeble. They're like invisible gremlins that like messing with cats.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 08, 2023 05:05 PM (APO+H)

68 I also wish to know the context of "greebles." Because that is the term my cover artist and I use for "artistic thingamabobs that do not exist in reality." It's a useful term!

I may have a lot of greebles on my book covers ....

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 08, 2023 05:06 PM (P+D9B)

69 >>>He seems to think I have a house full of cat food.

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at July 08, 2023 05:06 PM (x5hic)

70 Sparky the Yorkie looks pretty wonderful and much-loved.

Posted by: m at July 08, 2023 05:11 PM (x5hic)

71 Posted by: Gwenn at July 08, 2023 03:56 PM (9Gr7n)

Thanks, Gwenn. That was very understandable and I think it was very kind of you to reach out. I will tell her.---

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 05:18 PM (Keyt1)

72 Posted by: Ciampino -- Fleas Navidad at July 08, 2023 04:53 PM (qfLjt)

Great cake. Thanks for providing the link.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 08, 2023 05:19 PM (Keyt1)

73 "Greebles" sound like the invisible (to humans) Muskies in Spider Robinson's SF novel By Any Other Name. He mentions, in fact, that when our dogs or cats seem to be staring fixedly at nothing in a corner, it's a Musky.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 05:27 PM (omVj0)

74 I just finished vaccuming. Dagny bushed up her tail and fled, while Stirling, the cat frightened by firework noises, retreated calmly into the living room window behind the drapes and waited for the roaring to be over. He's there now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 05:29 PM (omVj0)

75 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 08, 2023 05:29 PM (omVj0)

76 This is not pet related but it's for Fen. Fen tell your friend with diverticulitis not to eat seeds of any kind including strawberries. Also no nuts. They become irritants stuck in the intestines and cause pain. I hope this is understandable.

Posted by: Gwenn at July 08, 2023 03:56 PM (9Gr7n)
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Didn't that get debunked? Any doctors in the house?
Posted by: Ciampino -- Claws and effect at July 08, 2023 03:58 PM (qfLjt)

Wife has had that for years. Corn gave her issues as well.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 08, 2023 05:54 PM (Zvtjl)

77 Love that picture. "Oh daddeh I want burger."

Posted by: PJ at July 08, 2023 09:37 PM (G1dq6)

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