The Pet Thread

dradernh · 04-04-2023, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

^ I pulled out some string one time from one of my cats. He didn't like it at all. He hissed at me and took off running. That must not feel too good. Don’t think I’d like it either. lol

We hadn't had a cat in 20 years when we moved to the country and had to get some to keep Rodent World at bay.

We got the first cat and took him in for shots, etc. The vet practice was only for cats, and the vet shared two useful pieces of info with us:

1) if the cat swallows a piece of string and doesn't pass it, it will cost you $1,800 for me to operate and remove it

; and,

2) a cat is not a dog or like a dog. doh, right? the vet sees our failure to get it and says "They're wild animals, and you'll be better owners if you remember it." and she was right!

Esteban · 04-04-2023, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

We hadn't had a cat in 20 years when we moved to the country and had to get some to keep Rodent World at bay.

We got the first cat and took him in for shots, etc. The vet practice was only for cats, and the vet shared two useful pieces of info with us:

1) if the cat swallows a piece of string and doesn't pass it, it will cost you $1,800 for me to operate and remove it

; and,

2) a cat is not a dog or like a dog. doh, right? the vet sees our failure to get it and says "They're wild animals, and you'll be better owners if you remember it." and she was right!

I don’t think of them as wild animals but they’re not like domestic dogs either. Definitely something different.

Esteban · 04-04-2023, 04:31 PM

^ Oh, and happy that piece of string came out the other end. Would be very UNhappy if I had to pay $1,800 to have it removed. Let’s call it the luck of the Irish. ☘️

R BMW · 04-04-2023, 04:46 PM

That's why some people don't like cats. They are so independant it's crazy.
They need to be treated like that "special girl friend"

M-technik-3 · 04-04-2023, 06:52 PM

Mine giving me cattitude while waiting for water.

dradernh · 04-04-2023, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by R BMW

That's why some people don't like cats. They are so independant it's crazy.
They need to be treated like that "special girl friend"

All of ours have been outdoor/indoor cats and have had the opportunity to be pretty independent. Only our first one had a cat door into the house. That was when we lived in an apartment in San Francisco. His outdoor world was the building's back stairs and especially the roof, where he could roam up and down the block. He'd come in at night, but otherwise we didn't see him except when he felt like visiting.

The other five came along much later when we lived in the country, and they were mostly let-in to eat. They had to be kept separated when being fed or the wildest one would have found a way to eat all five cats' food. We'd let them in for an hour or two in the evening, but they spent the night, and in the winter, the days, too, in a kennel. From there, they could get to the outdoors and also into a breezeway (glassed-in in the winter and screened in the summer) where they could hang, bring their kills in, and play on their cat condos and with their toys.

All six of those cats were certainly the definition of independent. Only one had that "special girl friend" thing going on. While she was small, she was more wild and aggressive than the other five put together. Due to ranging too far from home while hunting at night, that got her killed at age 3. Oddly, maybe, she wasn't just the most aggressive, she was also by far the sweetest and most friendly. That was one heckuva cat, and we were very saddened when we lost her. Given how many predators were roaming about at night there, it's a miracle we didn't lose more of them.

M_Six · 04-04-2023, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by R BMW

Funny story about one of my former cats.
Christmas tree tinsel is made from plastic. Joey decided to eat some. Well he came running out of the litter box a few days later with a turd following him attached to the end of a piece of tinsel.
When I pulled it out the rest of the way, he took off faster than any car I've ever seen. Zero to 60 in 1 second.
We stopped using tinsel after that.

Klingons!!

happyjack · 04-05-2023, 08:07 AM

from this past weekend...mollie got a beach day!

...and we had a lot of sand to clean out of the car.

R BMW · 04-05-2023, 12:06 PM

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HBC · 04-08-2023, 06:02 PM

Here is one of our 3 pets. Two white cats and this guy. Needless to say I vacuum every other day or it looks like we are all wearing white socks.

Esteban · 04-08-2023, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HBC

Here is one of our 3 pets. Two white cats and this guy. Needless to say I vacuum every other day or it looks like we are all wearing white socks.

Nice looking pup.

Now how about posting some cat pics, please.

dradernh · 04-08-2023, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HBC

Here is one of our 3 pets. Two white cats and this guy. Needless to say I vacuum every other day or it looks like we are all wearing white socks.

Our sort-of solution was to have our oak floors refinished to match our orange tabby's fur color. Once the first "fur bunnies" appear, we know it's time to vacuum again - roughly, 5-7 days.

Esteban · 04-08-2023, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

Our sort-of solution was to have our oak floors refinished to match our orange tabby's fur color. Once the first "fur bunnies" appear, we know it's time to vacuum again - roughly, 5-7 days.

Carpet here, and I vacuum once a week.

R BMW · 04-09-2023, 10:38 AM

All wood floors and our fur baby doesn't shed.

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Esteban · 04-11-2023, 06:07 PM

Today is National Pet Day. Do something special for your pet today.

JJ 911SC · 04-11-2023, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Today is National Pet Day. Do something special for your pet today.

I did, indirect heat...

EdM5 · 04-12-2023, 01:29 PM

My beloved Australian Cobberdog

doing the transformation from Chewbacca to Poodle...after getting her hair cut. Happens a few times a year.

Esteban · 04-13-2023, 11:39 AM

Our cat Samantha, looking very relaxed.

JJ 911SC · 04-15-2023, 06:11 PM

Poop Out from watching the Birdies...

dradernh · 04-15-2023, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Poop Out from watching the Birdies...

No question – of all of our pets cats have it the hardest.

Esteban · 04-15-2023, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

No question – of all of our pets cats have it the hardest.

Oh yeah, real hard. That sleeping up to 16 hours a day can certainly wear a kitty-cat out.

flybigjet · 04-16-2023, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Oh yeah, real hard. That sleeping up to 16 hours a day can certainly wear a kitty-cat out.

I get up to go to work and when I come back out of the shower, this is what I find.

He didn't want the warm spot in the bed to go to waste.

R.

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