Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 16

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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.

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This is Bruce. He can wiggle his butt, bob his head, and keep the beat all at the same time. Please clap. 14/10 pic.twitter.com/3ZZI8nXiP0
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) November 14, 2024

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Mama cat introduces her tiny baby to her dog friend..🐈🐾🐶😍 pic.twitter.com/wC5W5DVUeh
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) November 14, 2024

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Meet The PetMorons

That's my chair, Diana.
Hadrian the Seventh

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Hey Petmorons,
Long time lurker but a huge fan. Lost my Boo after a good life of 18 years. Sunny as a puppy but soft and squishy like all good cats. She'll be so missed. Thanks for letting me share.

Thank you for sharing the lovely portrait and written profile of Boo. So sorry that you have lost her after such a long and wonderful friendship. Stay in touch.

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V for victory. My granddogs on Election Day.
Conservative Hippie

They look happy and excited! They are absolutely charming.

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Minnie the Minnifer says 'You have something on your shoe.'
From Eromero

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Hi,
I occasionally comment under the user name Happy, but I am mainly a reader/lurker. Anyway, today is a sad day as we have to have our Tuxedo cat Pudge put to sleep. He is only 6, but has congestive heart failure. He has been on meds and a special diet for quite awhile now, but an echocardiogram 2 days ago showed that he was at end stage. Terrible reason to finally force me to post on the Pet thread after meaning to for years now, eh?
Anyway, this is Pudge, named after the former catcher for the Rangers. The orange boy in the second pic is George. He was a feral kitten we rescued.
I will try to start contributing more. I'm 62, and have had both cats and dogs my entire life.
Thank you, and everyone else on this site for what you do. Best site on the internet, by far.

So sorry you have lost Pudge, and that he had health problems. Love the photo of him in the tree. And the one with George, who also looks like a fine cat. We look forward to seeing more comments from you in the future.

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Our Bernedoodle Stella is back home after tending to 10 puppies. We think she might be bored after being so busy, so we're getting in extra walks and fetching.
2009Refugee

YAY! Mama and puppies are almost unbearably charming. Congratulations!

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What a wonderful collection of pet stories today. Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

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, November 9. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

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 03:22 PM

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1 Shoe cat is awesome

Posted by: Kratwurst at November 16, 2024 03:24 PM (8Wr6l)

2 Calling Corgis

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at November 16, 2024 03:25 PM (VNX3d)

3 we are closed now!

Posted by: 80's music fan at November 16, 2024 03:25 PM (QSrLX)

4 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 16, 2024 03:27 PM (2UnvF)

5 It’s always hard to lose a family member.

Posted by: Eromero at November 16, 2024 03:28 PM (jgmnb)

6 PETZZZZ!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024 03:29 PM (nNkxN)

7 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 16, 2024 03:30 PM (fwDg9)

8 Woof. Stella and her pups are a treat. Thanks K.T.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at November 16, 2024 03:30 PM (VzB7O)

9 Beautiful pet thread.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at November 16, 2024 03:32 PM (kTd/k)

10 tinyurl.com/mr3zpv6k
This was funny on Dailytimewaster.blogspot.com today
Heh, No Cat is going to eat spicy ramen

Posted by: Skip at November 16, 2024 03:34 PM (fwDg9)

11 Boo has beautiful eyes
Pudge super kewt too
No, that's Diana's chair

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 16, 2024 03:34 PM (RIvkX)

12 Thanks for the pet thread, K.T.! One of my favorite parts of the weekend!

Posted by: NCDave at November 16, 2024 03:34 PM (mAiNO)

13 A question for the group - we have a 30' travel trailer which we plan on taking extended 4 - 8 week tours with around the US.

We lost our beloved Golden a number of years ago across the rainbow bridge. We'd like to get another similar dog (hopefully one with more than two brain cells this time) but I hesitate wondering how compatible such a dog would be with an extended tour.

Any thoughts, tips or experience would be appreciated. Life's too short to go without a dog, and boarding her isn't a real option for that long a period.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at November 16, 2024 03:35 PM (QGaXH)

14 11 No, that's Diana's chair
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 16, 2024 03:34 PM (RIvkX)

That was my first thought too....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at November 16, 2024 03:36 PM (QGaXH)

15 So sad for Pudge and Boo. Pudge looks a lot like our Marty (Walmart parking lot rescue after he was thrown out of a car as a kitten).
Condolences.

Posted by: Ciampino - The Joy of Pets at November 16, 2024 03:37 PM (i0xsb)

16 Boo was very colorful, condolences to you.

Posted by: Skip at November 16, 2024 03:37 PM (fwDg9)

17 Petzzzzz

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at November 16, 2024 03:38 PM (WL2lA)

18 So sorry about Pudge and Boo. Great looking cats. It is always so very, very hard to lose our dear pet companions.

And it good to see a picture of Diana, Hadrian, after hearing about her on the board. Beautiful dog!
Great pictures of all the pets, Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures and shared stories and thanks, KT, for posting them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 16, 2024 03:38 PM (rYs1b)

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The way cats think they're killing you when they're attacking your left shoe.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 16, 2024 03:39 PM (lCaJd)

20 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 16, 2024 03:48 PM (sAmhv)

21 YAY! BORZOI!

Posted by: NR Pax at November 16, 2024 03:48 PM (lXCUP)

22
Big Dan (GCH Soyara's High Noon) is a house dog while we try to stabilize his kidney problem. He's doing much better and his appetite is greatly improved. He may be on special dry food going forward, but we're just delighted he's eating again.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 16, 2024 03:49 PM (m9bzV)

23 More cat pictures

Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There are more photos in update #280 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
OR
http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

Posted by: Ciampino - The Joy of Furry Pets at November 16, 2024 03:50 PM (i0xsb)

24 My wife's cat has a ritual in the evening where he kills my boots as I take them off. He'll fight the laces until the boots tip over then he's done and walks away to go to bed. He also "gets" our elderly Pug but doesn't make contact. Full on run for the pounce and kill only to jump over him at the last minute and roll on the floor and attack on whatever furnature is near. I don't think the Pug even knows it happens.
They're buddies but 12 years apart.

Posted by: Reforger at November 16, 2024 03:51 PM (xcIvR)

25 19
The way cats think they're killing you when they're attacking your left shoe.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Heh! That fearsome look as they attack their prey!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 16, 2024 03:53 PM (sAmhv)

26 Happy: Losing a four footed friend is bad enough, but losing one early somehow hurts even worse. My condolences.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at November 16, 2024 03:55 PM (dAnLf)

27 What a terrific smorgasbord of critters.

That big dog with the wee kitten is giving off Marc Antony and Cleo vibes.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Agent of Chaos at November 16, 2024 03:57 PM (kpS4V)

28 If your local shelter has a great deal on spaying and neutering cats then you're lucky. We don't have one here so have to pay full vet fees to have it done.
At one time our vet would give discounts in the summer when they were training vet students and then I think it was just for 10 or more cats (not all at once) which even for us, is not a common number. I don't think they do that any longer.
A topic that came up here a while ago, our vet won't spay a pregnant kitty and always does an ultrasound (which we pay for!) first. It's good to know with rescue cats, particularly ferals.

Posted by: Ciampino - The Joy of Furry ompanions at November 16, 2024 03:58 PM (i0xsb)

29 What a terrific smorgasbord of critters.

Said the hungry Haitian.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024 03:59 PM (nNkxN)

30 I think Megthered has traveled with a dog. I do short trips with Jake, but he did fine sleeping in the car when we moved

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 16, 2024 03:59 PM (gfViB)

31 Cute dog and cat video (goes to X)

https://tinyurl.com/mpceermr

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 16, 2024 04:00 PM (gfViB)

32 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 16, 2024 04:01 PM (gWRQ1)

33 My local vet does "barn cat madness". Spay or neuter with rabies shot, no paperwork, $50. They do it early spring and fall. I pay full price for mine, since they aren't barn cats.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 16, 2024 04:02 PM (gfViB)

34 Just tossed corn and peanuts out for a roving gang of 20 wild turkeys.

Inside, I'm at the beck and call of a wild tabby cat.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Agent of Chaos at November 16, 2024 04:07 PM (kpS4V)

35 So sorry about Pudge and Boo. Great looking cats. It is always so very, very hard to lose our dear pet companions.

And it good to see a picture of Diana, Hadrian, after hearing about her on the board. Beautiful dog!
Great pictures of all the pets, Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures and shared stories and thanks, KT, for posting them.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 16, 2024

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Quoted for truth! Afternoon, Pet Folken.

Hadrian, what is Diana's coat pattern called? Among collies (if I recall my Albert Payson Terhune correctly), that grey was called "merle"?

And yes, it's extra hard to lose a pet friend early -- either early in her life, or early in your relationship with her, or both. Little longhaired tuxedo cat Oreo was five when I adopted her (though a vet thought she was older from her teeth), and she passed away only six years later. My first real Siberian, Tatiana, came to me at a verified five months of age, but lived to be less than four years old -- heart failure after surgery. Abrupt in both cases.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:07 PM (omVj0)

36 Boo and Pudge were very handsome cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:08 PM (omVj0)

37 Shoe cat deserves a good fucking slap.

You want to fight? Get up here and let's get it on!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at November 16, 2024 04:10 PM (ltevi)

38 So many beautiful animals and I'm so sorry for the loss of Boo and Pudge.

'Our' cats, Trumpy and Snowflake are doing well in week 7 of our experiment. We're working to get everyone onto schedules. They have been coming into my room around 6am to be put out and then come in after 8am for food.

Nighttime is getting better too.

Their weight is steady.

They stay outside a lot but for shorter and shorter periods. Race in. Between them and the dog Ralphy, my doorman skills are impressive.

Oh, and Oldcat taught me about catnip this week.

Thanks to everyone for your continued support.

Posted by: Stateless at November 16, 2024 04:11 PM (jvJvP)

39 As for my two furry thugs: Big black Stirling has not been sleeping with me, though he does sit on me multiple times on the weekends. (Like right now.) Little grey torbie Dagny, oddly, has been showing more affection in her peculiar cat way, sitting on the bathroom counter almost every morning this week as I brush my teeth, and curling in bed with me a couple of times. And no, it hasn't been cold yet.

They are both healthy and playful. I recently bought some Rachael Ray Nutrish dry food for them, and they dislike it, but eat it grudgingly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:13 PM (omVj0)

40 When cold weather hits, Trouble becomes a part time inside cat. He'll come in during one of my outside trips with Jake. I block off half the house and he sleeps in the living room. I get Jake and Fanny on my half. Works pretty well. And we are even managing for Hank the cat to come by for food. He sleeps under the house when he wants to.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 16, 2024 04:16 PM (gfViB)

41 My old lorikeet hated my wallet. Would bite it and my hand if holding it. He loved my keys, could even say "keys! keys!". See, the wallet, last thing he saw me putting in my pocket before going to work, was bad because it made me leave. Keys were good, they were in my hand when I returned. Silly.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024 04:18 PM (nNkxN)

42 What breed is Hadrian's Diana? Beautiful.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at November 16, 2024 04:18 PM (9IWfl)

43 Thank you for the Pet Thread, KT.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 16, 2024 04:19 PM (hoCmQ)

44 The other chow my beasts don't seem to like is Blue Buffalo Wilderness canned. They have been used to Friskies canned, the shreds or filets varieties, plus Purina One dry food, with an occasional switch to Tastefuls canned. The Wilderness and Rachael Ray dry last night was a bridge too far. Odd, since Stirling grew up on the Blue Buffalo kitten canned. Though Dagny is a little picky anyway.

They ate the majority of what I gave them this morning, so I guess they are adjusting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:22 PM (omVj0)

45 28 If your local shelter has a great deal on spaying and neutering cats then you're lucky. We don't have one here so have to pay full vet fees to have it done.
At one time our vet would give discounts in the summer when they were training vet students and then I think it was just for 10 or more cats (not all at once) which even for us, is not a common number. I don't think they do that any longer.
A topic that came up here a while ago, our vet won't spay a pregnant kitty and always does an ultrasound (which we pay for!) first. It's good to know with rescue cats, particularly ferals.

Posted by: Ciampino - The Joy of Furry ompanions at November 16, 2024 03:58 PM (i0xsb)

For 'our' cats, their owners took them to the humane society which only charged $50 Canadian a cat. Otherwise it was $400. We gave them that to fix Trumpy but they were able to get a $50 appointment. Our friends are raising a family in Canada so we were fine with helping out.

The cats got microchipped also.

They will abort kittens if the cat is pregnant but Snowflake had kittens earlier and we don't think she was pregnant again. We do think the father of her previous kittens was probably her brother Trumpy.

Posted by: Stateless at November 16, 2024 04:22 PM (jvJvP)

46 41: cats are similar. When I would watch my sisters cats when she was out of town, they would immediately figure out my work schedule and when I went to put on my shoes, I had a couple of cats 'helping' me.

Helping = sitting on my shoes, blocking the door, knocking over whatever so I would have to clean it up, fighting the shoelaces while I'm tying them, etc.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 16, 2024 04:24 PM (sAmhv)

47 I am so sorry to those who have lost their pets. It’s so hard.

Posted by: Piper at November 16, 2024 04:24 PM (pZEOD)

48 See, the wallet, last thing [my lorikeet] saw me putting in my pocket before going to work, was bad because it made me leave. Keys were good, they were in my hand when I returned. Silly.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024

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That seems very logical and shows an ability to make connections. Birds are quite a bit smarter than we give them credit for. I'm told crows, for instance, can recognize individual people and will bring little gifts (shiny objects, for example) to humans they like.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:25 PM (omVj0)

49 Yeah, I had Dagny ultrasounded a little while after she arrived. Stirling, not yet altered at that point and very precocious, had been going "Helloooo, baybee!" on her. I separated them, but I wanted to be sure Dagny hadn't been knocked up. She hadn't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:28 PM (omVj0)

50 They ate the majority of what I gave them this morning, so I guess they are adjusting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:22 PM (omVj0)

'Our' cats are still fine with Whiskas dry food from Costco.

They do like to sample the dogs' $5 a can fish food which the dog is indifferent about. Saturdays are usually tuna fish night for everyone. I'm working on expanding their food options.

Back to the basement. Everyone have a happy week!

Posted by: Stateless at November 16, 2024 04:29 PM (jvJvP)

51 I stopped at Whole Foods this morning to pick up something Linda had a coupon for. Back home, I put the paper bag with the handles out on the living room floor. Both cats love it and the fact it makes noise; Stirling is lying on it right now

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:30 PM (omVj0)

52 My cat, Snickers, is a good cat but, if she finds a paper bag or cardboard box, she can't help herself. She HAS to pee in them.
: -(

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at November 16, 2024 04:38 PM (sMkAM)

53 I like to toss plastic bags in the air and let them drift down like balloons, and watch kitty attack the zeppelins.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Agent of Chaos at November 16, 2024 04:46 PM (kpS4V)

54 Cat is due for his rabies booster.

Trouble is, he's an outdoor dude and I can't be sure he'll be around at appointment-time.

No walk-in vets in our area.

Posted by: JQ at November 16, 2024 04:46 PM (njWTi)

55 I stopped at Whole Foods this morning to pick up something Linda had a coupon for. Back home, I put the paper bag with the handles out on the living room floor. Both cats love it and the fact it makes noise; Stirling is lying on it right now
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 16, 2024 04:30 PM (omVj0)
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Penny is one of those cats. If it's a box or a bag, Penny has to be in it. The others are somewhat indifferent, though Hexie likes boxes as well.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 16, 2024 04:46 PM (BpYfr)

56 attack the zeppelins.

Boob thread!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024 04:47 PM (nNkxN)

57 Old GF's cat Sherman would manage to crawl (most of the way) into a shoe. But in the morning would be asleep on my head.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at November 16, 2024 04:50 PM (nNkxN)

58 The new cat, Magic, caught a Junco yesterday, and brought it in all excited, and then let it go in the hallway.

I opened the back door, and closed all the room doors, and tried to shoo it outside, and the little SOB caught it again.
I got it away from him and let the bird go outside where it flew away, hopefully not badly injured, and with a spine-tingling story.

This is the cat who had lived as an apartment cat, and was confused by rain and the outdoors about a year ago, so I think he is figuring out how to be a cat.

Posted by: Kindlot at November 16, 2024 04:53 PM (D7oie)

59 Lucy the Fink loves to shove her entire head into my shoes as soon as I take them off when I get home.

Such a weirdo.

Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 16, 2024 04:54 PM (PV/ya)

60 Pudge and Boo made me smile and sigh. Such sweet friends. I'm sorry they are gone.

Posted by: nurse ratched, garbage at November 16, 2024 04:59 PM (hQPf/)

61 Unhappy news about daughter's cat Kismet (first seen on here years ago with his brother Comet), sometimes mentioned since. Kismet came home with a badly broken tail. Going in for surgery on Monday, to end up with just a couple of inches of that big, beautiful fluffy tail he had. He will have to re-learn how to jump! Going to be wearing a cone and crate-bound for a couple of weeks. We'll be hosting him while Daughter & Hub are out of town for Thanksgiving.

Daughter says, at least we'll be better able to tell Comet and Kismet apart now. 😒

Comet and Kismet as new-found kittens, Pet Thread September 19, 2020
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=390266

Grown up, their Christmas card pic December 16, 2023
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=407399

Posted by: mindful webworker - don't know how it happened at November 16, 2024 05:00 PM (9ShvG)

62 Interesting local story, a person I follow on X rescued a puppy from a passed out addict, who later was determined to have expired.
He's raising it now. Turns out it's part St. Bernard.
Here is a picture.
Goes to X
https://tinyurl.com/y3rua9e4

Posted by: gourmand du jour at November 16, 2024 05:14 PM (MeG8a)

63 59: Lucy the Fink has a foot fetish?

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 16, 2024 05:15 PM (HmJIm)

64 59: Lucy the Fink has a foot fetish?
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 16, 2024 05:15 PM (HmJIm)
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Pics or it didn't happen...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 16, 2024 05:17 PM (BpYfr)

65 Daughter and her family have a Berniedoodle - she is sweet 😊

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade plucky comic relief at November 16, 2024 05:25 PM (SRRAx)

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