Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 7

Courtesy Kentuckiana Humor

How are your cats adjusting to Standard Time?

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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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Courtesy Hrothgar:

A little timeline cleanse. I know it won’t last long.
You call them dogs. I call them fur missiles.
When you’ve seen one of these four legged rockets in action up close, there are no words to describe it.
Pure speed, power, loyalty, and absolutely no brakes. https://t.co/jTtczGVmmW
— ARMY1325AIR (@army1325air) October 24, 2026

Amazing. Some people need to be careful around those pups, I think.

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Extreme, but steps taking here may be applicable when other animals get their heads stuck.

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A pet from the yard?

Meet The PetMorons

Zach from Hilton Head has been on the page before. He's enjoying his new home on the golf course.
Rich

Zach looks wonderful on the golf course.

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I should have sent these orange and black cats last week ...
My two boy cats -- Rufus is my golden boy, a dog in a cat body, very sweet and protective, bossy and vocal. Julius is the black blob with lantern eyes, a terrific hunter, yet very cuddly, and my baby. They are five and four years old, respectively.
The tortie is Susannah, who is 14 and usually grouchy, but occasionally sweetens up. I sing "My Girl" to her and "Oh Susannah," and she knows they are about her.
I am skywch, and I usually lurk. Thanks!

Thanks for sending in the great photos of your wonderful, distinctive cats! Susannah can give a Halloween look, can't she?

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Commentary by Saijo:

I told Saijo I was going out to dinner tonight and his sister was babysitting the cats and him. I don’t think this is a happy face! https://t.co/w83lPrd1GD
— Piper (@piper_moves) November 6, 2026

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

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The view from my kitchen window.
King of the Castle and The Prince, 10 minutes ago

Howard in Alberta

Thrilling view, Howard! And great photos. Thanks for sending them in.

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

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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, October 31

I closed the comments on that 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 03:17 PM

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1 Ralphy's still kicking and a lot of work.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 07, 2026 03:24 PM (Sco7b)

2 Mr Trouble got a trip to the vet this morning. Noticed one leg seemed a little swollen and he was limping. Decided to take him in. The vet doesn't think it's broken. Troubles got the good drug and is resting inside.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 03:27 PM (JNr/z)

3 >>>Julius is the black blob with lantern eyes, a terrific hunter, yet very cuddly, and my baby.

I had to scroll back and look for him! I hadn't seen him the first time through.

Posted by: m at November 07, 2026 03:28 PM (odBC9)

4 >>>There is currently (1) cat in front of you for the
heat vent
Estimated wait time: 2 hours

haha!

Posted by: m at November 07, 2026 03:30 PM (odBC9)

5 Fur missiles mama got nice legs

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at November 07, 2026 03:31 PM (b70jm)

6 Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 03:27 PM (JNr/z)

Thanks for the tip this morning.

Ralphy can be carried. Only 40 pounds.
It's the constant caregiving and making sure he doesn't hurt himsel that's wearing.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 07, 2026 03:31 PM (Sco7b)

7 >>>The view from my kitchen window.
King of the Castle and The Prince, 10 minutes ago
Howard in Alberta

Majestic!

Posted by: m at November 07, 2026 03:32 PM (odBC9)

8 >>>I told Saijo I was going out to dinner tonight and his sister was babysitting the cats and him. I don’t think this is a happy face!

uh-oh

Posted by: m at November 07, 2026 03:37 PM (odBC9)

9 This is the one I had for my old dog. Never really used it.

https://tinyurl.com/mserhh2w

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 03:39 PM (JNr/z)

10 Yay! Moron Horde Pets!

Murderfluff patrol:

Chloe - Napping on the cat tree next to my office window
Penny - Snoozing on my futon in my office
Allie - Siesta on the recliner in my library
Hexie - Wandering around my living room after I woke her up

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 07, 2026 03:40 PM (s2iZv)

11 9 This is the one I had for my old dog. Never really used it.

https://tinyurl.com/mserhh2w

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 03:39 PM (JNr/z)

Thanks. Looks complicated.
The carrying is just easier.
He always tries to do more though. He wants to go up himself.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106.5 years old - puppy at heart at November 07, 2026 03:44 PM (Sco7b)

12 Afternoon, Pet Peoples!

"Fur missiles" indeed!

Skywch, Rufus is easy to pick out as your "golden boy." But I'm confused as to which cat in the second pic is Julius, the "black blob with lantern eyes" -- is he the one whose eyes we see? And then Susannah is the one curled next to him whose head is hard to make out?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 03:49 PM (56Qyq)

13 My springr weighs 85 pounds. Luckily, there are just a couple of steps in the house. He has a step I use for him to get in and out of the car. Sometimes he needs help getting up on the couch. But he won't be around forever, so I do what I can. He can still chase bunnies out in the garden.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 03:51 PM (JNr/z)

14 My furry thugs have adjusted to standard time: The only way it affected them last Sunday was my shifting of their dinner and breakfast times. What used to be 6 am was now 5 am, so I held their breakfast off until 5:30 on Sunday. Dinner I gave them at 5:45 pm, and then breakfast as usual at 6 am Monday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 03:52 PM (56Qyq)

15 Freddy the Freeloader, the gray tabby with white semi-feral, and Alfred the Gray, the shorthair of that color, are still showing up for chow outdoors: Freddy 2x a day, Alfred for every second or third handout. I suspect he already has a home and they let him roam around. I suppose (he said, heaving a sigh) I'll spring for another $5 bag of the Friskies dry food for them when I hit the store on Monday. It's the Indoor Killer Kittenz who get the expensive IAMS stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 03:55 PM (56Qyq)

16 Murderfluff patrol:

Chloe - Napping on the cat tree next to my office window
Penny - Snoozing on my futon in my office
Allie - Siesta on the recliner in my library
Hexie - Wandering around my living room after I woke her up
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 07, 2026

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I forget who said it, but it's still true: "Cats may have many ailments, but I've never known one afflicted with insomnia."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 03:58 PM (56Qyq)

17 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at November 07, 2026 03:58 PM (sAmhv)

18 Pet World Problems

The glass of the sliding door is covered with moth smears and drool.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 03:58 PM (w6EFb)

19 Afternoon all,

Small update of the week.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

Those are some cute pet morons. The cats definitely look to be eating well.

Time to curl back up and sleep through my flu.

Posted by: Joyenz at November 07, 2026 03:59 PM (2F0/Y)

20 Ralphy has severe separation anxiety and needs to be around me all the time. So that means the constant carrying and it's a 2 level split. Five stairs to bedrooms, 8 to the computer room and 3 more for the basement.

We have a routine but still.
Like all caregiving it can be a drain.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106.5 years old! Puppy at heart! at November 07, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)

21 18 Pet World Problems

The glass of the sliding door is covered with moth smears and drool.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 03:58 PM (w6EFb)

Tons of leaves dragged into the house.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106.5 years old! Puppy at heart! at November 07, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)

22 My visitor, Alfred the Gray, looks much like the gray cat ("blue," the fanciers call it) in the top pic.

OH, and we stopped by a thrift store/cat adoption center out in the western suburbs this am. Lots of antique materials, plates and cups and books and Xmas things, and even a few pieces of furniture. One corner of the shop is devoted to a large screened "porch" with cat trees and toys, and a number of adult cats for adoption. There's even a book you can look through to see the background and details on each one. They had at least one pure black, a couple of gingers, and a domestic longhair ("She's a diva," the lady told us with a smile) who looked much like my Dagny La Siberienne.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:04 PM (56Qyq)

23 My kittehs are good about not having a precise eating schedule. They eat when I wake up and again in the evening when I remember. What they insist on though is going outside about 7:00 am (now 8:00am). I should have never started it. If I don't get up the sister kitteh has learned to open my bedroom plantation shutters and then yells at me. They both want to eat the grass before they start their day.

Posted by: polynikes at November 07, 2026 04:09 PM (OXhw3)

24 Every time I walk to the kitchen, the older cat follows me and goes for the food dish...
The two remaining cats don't really like human food, so leaving my food out is relatively safe...compared to the dead horny black cat, which would steal food off your plate if you were distracted by even a half second.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 07, 2026 04:13 PM (l3cgK)

25 Trained K9: "FA? FA? FA? FA? Please FA because I really, really want to deliver some FO!"

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 07, 2026 04:13 PM (HlyYF)

26 23 My kittehs are good about not having a precise eating schedule. They eat when I wake up and again in the evening when I remember. What they insist on though is going outside about 7:00 am (now 8:00am). I should have never started it. If I don't get up the sister kitteh has learned to open my bedroom plantation shutters and then yells at me. They both want to eat the grass before they start their day.

Posted by: polynikes at November 07, 2026 04:09 PM (OXhw3)

At least they don't smoke grass...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 07, 2026 04:14 PM (l3cgK)

27 Great moron pet pictures. Thanks.

That was a touching video about the wild animal rescue people trying to help the fox kit
They were right. What an incredibly small space to get its head caught in. These rescue people always seem like incredibly patient and caring folks. I guess they'd have to be to do that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 07, 2026 04:14 PM (JrHfD)

28 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:04 PM (56Qyq

Sounds like a nice place to visit.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 07, 2026 04:17 PM (JrHfD)

29 18 Pet World Problems

The glass of the sliding door is covered with moth smears and drool.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 03:58 PM

True, but are there any nargles in the house?

Go ahead and check, I'll bet you can't find a single nargle.

If so, be sure to thank your furry protectors!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 07, 2026 04:17 PM (HlyYF)

30 Zach looks **ALERT**!

I just finished reading Birdie Horne's charming and funny mystery novel Don't Cross Mo Ellery, in which having to take care of three show-quality adult poodles is just one of the title character's escalating problems. The dogs, she is told, have French names that mean something like "He Who Eats the Brioche," "Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood," and a third Frenchified title I can't recall. Fortunately for Mo and the reader, they go by Jean, Jacques, and again I can't recall the third, but it was a French name. Thus I guess Mo's poodles probably looked like Zach here.

"Oy with the poodles already!"
( -- Lorelai Gilmore, suggesting a new national catchphrase)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:20 PM (56Qyq)

31 I don't know about cats but the dogs think their supper is late every night. They give me that "It's about time" look.

Posted by: Case at November 07, 2026 04:20 PM (En+fz)

32 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at November 07, 2026 04:21 PM (Ia/+0)

33 My kittehs are good about not having a precise eating schedule. They eat when I wake up and again in the evening when I remember. What they insist on though is going outside about 7:00 am (now 8:00am). I should have never started it. If I don't get up the sister kitteh has learned to open my bedroom plantation shutters and then yells at me. They both want to eat the grass before they start their day.
Posted by: polynikes at November 07, 2026

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Like having a coffee and an antacid tablet before eating. Sounds sensible, if annoying.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:21 PM (56Qyq)

34 12 Afternoon, Pet Peoples!

"Fur missiles" indeed!

Skywch, Rufus is easy to pick out as your "golden boy." But I'm confused as to which cat in the second pic is Julius, the "black blob with lantern eyes" -- is he the one whose eyes we see? And then Susannah is the one curled next to him whose head is hard to make out?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 03:49 PM (56Qyq)

Julius is in the first photo. Sitting at the left.

Posted by: m at November 07, 2026 04:22 PM (odBC9)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:22 PM (56Qyq)

36 Julius is in the first photo. Sitting at the left.
Posted by: m at November 07, 2026

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Oh, okay! I just didn't see a pure black in either photo.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:23 PM (56Qyq)

37 Piper found a squirrel in the wood pile on the front porch. Chased the hell out of it and actually dispatched it, and then tried to bring it inside to show off. She is awfully fast when she needs to be, even though she's packed on a couple of pounds over the summer.

Also, it is the season of sled dog training, so when we drive in we usually see at least one and often three or four four-wheelers being pulled by full dog teams. The kennels around here are Iditarod dogs, and they need to train about twice daily to get into shape, and until there is reliable snow on the ground, they use the four-wheelers. Lovely dogs, really, and so happy to be out running.

We live near Reddington Kennels, which is the original home of the originator of the Iditarod race. Now it's run by his grandkids. Pretty cool legacy.

There's also a couple of 100 and 200 mile races that take off from our local lake in December and January. Plus the Jr. Iditarod for the kids.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 07, 2026 04:26 PM (5WPt1)

38 >>>True, but are there any nargles in the house?

Yes, we have no nargles! We have no nargles today.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 04:27 PM (w6EFb)

39 Regarding the kittehs waiting in line for a warm place, I've bought warming mats for the stray outdoor furbabies. They work indoors, too. $40-something on Amazon.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 04:29 PM (w6EFb)

40 The two remaining cats don't really like human food, so leaving my food out is relatively safe...compared to the dead horny black cat, which would steal food off your plate if you were distracted by even a half second.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at November 07, 2026

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Most of my cats have shown little interest in my food, even when sitting on the dinette table with us. (I know I shouldn't allow it, but hey, whatchagonnado?) Though the late black cat Wolf would sniff at my fish or meat if I got up and left the dish unattended.

Stirling knows when I am preparing frozen fish. He would show up on the kitchen counter even *before* I cut the plastic bag open -- there was no way he could smell it! Finally I figured it out. He was keying on my taking the aluminum foil from the cabinet and scrolling a length out before opening the fish. It's the only time I use the foil, really, so he saw the connection.

I cut open the bag and drain the meltwater into a bowl in the sink, and he laps at that while I prepare the fish out of his reach.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:29 PM (56Qyq)

41 >>>True, but are there any nargles in the house?
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Yes, we have no nargles! We have no nargles today.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026

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Yeah, but those Naugas are a bitch to work with.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 07, 2026 04:30 PM (56Qyq)

42 The real food issue around here is the cheese tax. Payable daily, but the dogs lie about whether one or the other of us has already paid it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at November 07, 2026 04:30 PM (5WPt1)

43 Baby saved by pet Doberman who noticed his racing heartbeat. "Good news network " site:

https://tinyurl.com/3ahzuvz7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 07, 2026 04:33 PM (JrHfD)

44 Zach from Hilton Head has been on the page before. He's enjoying his new home on the golf course.

Hopefully he only retrieves those big yellow balls and not the small white ones. Might make the old duffers grumpy.

Posted by: mikeski at November 07, 2026 04:44 PM (VHUov)

45 I forget who said it, but it's still true: "Cats may have many ailments, but I've never known one afflicted with insomnia."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

It's all relative. "Cat insomnia" is when you can only sleep 14 hours a day instead of 16.

Posted by: mikeski at November 07, 2026 04:49 PM (VHUov)

46 Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at November 07, 2026 04:51 PM (t9JcX)

47 I've been extremely catlike this week. I nap often and do little that could be considered useful (except feed Publius, sometimes badly). He doesn't judge me.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at November 07, 2026 04:57 PM (w6EFb)

48 Hi everyone! Cutie pets AGAIN! I love seeing your critters.

Posted by: Piper at November 07, 2026 05:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

49 Saijo survived his night. But it was a little exciting, a tree branch fell on a transformer knocking the power out. But the kiddo handled it well, she got all the flameless candles out from the hurricane, brought them to my room, and read to the animals by candlelight. 😂

Posted by: Piper at November 07, 2026 05:06 PM (ZdaMQ)

50 Posted by: Piper at November 07, 2026 05:06 PM (ZdaMQ

Awww. That's sweet!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 07, 2026 05:09 PM (JrHfD)

51 Happy Saturday from the blue state of Texas, y'all

Posted by: Texas Blue at November 07, 2026 05:10 PM (6Xg+m)

52 > How are your cats adjusting to Standard Time?
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Haaaaa haaaaa haaa ha ha *snorts*

Yea

No

Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 07, 2026 05:11 PM (RORbl)

53 I have a rabbit that lives in the green space behind my house. Now I have to make sure my sister kitteh does not stalk and attack it. I caught her in mid stalk last week but thought it was for a bird until I saw the bunny.

Posted by: polynikes at November 07, 2026 05:14 PM (OXhw3)

54 Jake follows me everywhere. If I get up at night, he follows me the four steps to the bathroom.

Is there anyway you could temporarily do everything on the ground floor? That would give you a break.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 07, 2026 05:17 PM (JNr/z)

55 I've wondered about pet birds when they are out of their cages. Do they just excrete all over the place? Poop on your shoulder? Or do they have a bathroom spot that's easy to clean?

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at November 07, 2026 05:18 PM (OlzlW)

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