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cooby May 20 2016 01:34 PM

Today I took one of our kittens, Rusty, to the vet for a procedure...when he breathes, he makes a whistling or wheezing noise. It is utterly enchanting but since I have asthma I wanted to be sure he was healthy. Turns out his soft palette is malformed, partially blocking his nasal passages. His doctor says it won't be a problem since he can breathe through his mouth and is kitten-y active, but we could take him to Cornell if we wanted it repaired. I've heard about Cornell prices from friends, I love Rusty dearly, but if his vet says he doesn't need it, well.... Anyway, we arrived at 8 am and another car pulled in right before us. It took this person a minute or two to get her pet out of the car, and I held the door for her...it was a calico kitty wrapped in a blanket. She was crying. She had brought it in for final procedures (okay, cremation). We were all in tears. I've been there... I know it took her that long to get her kitty out of the car because she just couldn't face it :( I feel awful :(

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 20 2016 01:50 PM Re: Our pets

Our cat Saturn has the same deal, mostly when he sleeps, which is most of the time. He is living a happy life so we don't worry about it much

Fman99 May 20 2016 01:59 PM Re: Our pets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 01 2018 08:36 PM

This is Mookie. He will turn 14 around the same time that the United States turns 240. He has lived with my wife and I since before the kids were born and is the only pet they know. So far, too, he has been free of any health issues. It helps that he never goes outside.

cooby May 20 2016 02:00 PM Re: Our pets

Yes, as I say it is part of Rusty's charm....we can be lying in bed at night and hear this wheezing coming across the bedroom floor and just burst into laughter. He's a total delight :D

cooby May 20 2016 02:01 PM Re: Our pets

Mookie is beautiful, Fman! We just have one cat that goes out, but never ever without me with him. That is Bennie and he is a big strong black panther Tomcat, who is afraid of every neighbor we have :D

soupcan May 21 2016 08:06 PM Re: Our pets

I had a Dalmatian named Mookie whose ultimate demise was related to the forum almost 10 years ago (crazy!). He was 12 when he died. Our dog since - Buckner - is now almost 10 and she has had two(!) ACL repairs at Cornell. Yes cooby, very pricey indeed.

d'Kong76 May 21 2016 09:49 PM Re: Our pets

I'm not a cat person. I'm allergic, but not as much so as I've been in the past. Cats love me, especially cats that generally don't socialize. We have a friend who has a cat no one sees for days at a time, a hide-y cat. I go to their house, cat's in my lap. Strange. My best buddy: [fimg=600:1imf909a]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/060114a.jpg[/fimg:1imf909a]

Chad Ochoseis May 21 2016 10:07 PM Re: Our pets

cooby wrote: Today I took one of our kittens, Rusty, to the vet for a procedure Fman99 wrote: This is Mookie I'm wondering if there's an entire team's worth of Metly pet names in the CPF. Someone's got to have a cat named Felix. A parakeet named Yoenis? A hamster named Cleon?

themetfairy May 21 2016 10:29 PM Re: Our pets

Our late dog's middle name was Dykstra, if that qualifies.

cooby May 22 2016 05:43 AM Re: Our pets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 22 2016 03:56 PM

A couple of summers ago, we found four kittens in our yard. I named the little boy Rey-Rey, but his new owners renamed him Martini. (My previous, and much missed, next door neighbor Ray thought I named it after him, the Doofus. He's a Yankee fan)

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 22 2016 06:06 AM Re: Our pets

Our departed cat Skipper was named in honor of Bobby Valentine.

cooby May 22 2016 03:55 PM Re: Our pets

I think I still have a picture of Skipper on my hard drive. Pretty girl Edit: yes I do. She was a beauty!

Rockin' Doc May 22 2016 08:33 PM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: I'm not a cat person. I'm allergic, but not as much so as I've been in the past. Cats love me, especially cats that generally don't socialize. We have a friend who has a cat no one sees for days at a time, a hide-y cat. I go to their house, cat's in my lap. Strange. My wife and I had a huge male Maine Coon cat named O.D. when I was in school in Chicago. He was an indoor cat that just loved people. One of my friends, Tim, was raised on a large farm in Iowa and his hatred of cats was well known to everyone, except O.D. Whenever he was at our apartment, Tim seemed to be O.D.'s favorite, regardless of who else was visiting. Tim believed "the only good cat is a dead cat". Tim's wife thought it was hilarious to watch O.D. shadow Tim throughout their visits. A few weeks before graduation we hosted a small party and had 4-5 couples crammed into our tiny apartment. As usual, O.D. sought Tim out and followed him everywhere. Near the end of the evening, Tim's wife told me, "You know, Tim really does hate cats. He would never admit this to you, but he actually likes O.D. I think he would miss the attention if O.D. were to ignore him when we came over here."

d'Kong76 May 23 2016 07:33 AM Re: Our pets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 23 2016 08:25 PM

I think many cats know when they are in the midst of a non-cat person. Other friends of our at times have had several cats at a time. Wildfire was a long-haired white and orange cat that I was particularly allergic to. She liked to climb on me and get all in my face until my neck broke out in a rash. What fun! Stimpy was a stray they took in and he was a beast. He was so big and muscular he was scary. He like to climb on me and if I tried to move him he'd bite me. He didn't know better, he was just wild, but his teeth were f'n sharp as all hell. He was a short haired solid grey cat with giant yellowish eyes. He looked like Satan's cat.

cooby May 23 2016 07:46 PM Re: Our pets

I read someone that people who are allergic to cats make excellent cat magnets. I allergic to dogs and they think I'm really keen

G-Fafif Aug 06 2016 01:35 AM Re: Our pets

Hozzie the Cat, 14, nearly bought it tonight. Was experiencing seizures on top of a UTI, on top of dehydration, on top of diabetes (actually, it all stems from the diabetes). Breathing was not a strong suit when we arrived at the pet emergency room and the vet there was ready to "help him along," as it were, until he discerned through asking that maybe it was low blood sugar causing his immediate problems. Yup, basically. So he's not being helped along, the euphemism for euthanasia, at least not yet. Instead he's spending the night being cared for in kitty ICU, which we tried to avoid for a few days via antibiotics for his infection. But he wasn't eating or drinking very much, despite some gradual improvement in demeanor and appetite, and he probably got too high a dose of insulin in relation to his lack of food intake. Either way, he was going to have to get hydrated and looked at more closely. That was our vet's recommendation on Monday after he first seemed alarmingly off Sunday (ten minutes after he was business as usual; go figure). Our vet wanted to refer him to a hospital, but I had flashbacks to Hozzie's tabby predecessor, Casey, who went through three cancer surgeries, the third at a serious animal hospital and it was more punishing than the tumor that kept growing back. Every creature is different, of course, thus there we go, up another level in the ol' feline industrial complex. With all the affection I can muster, stupid cat.

themetfairy Aug 06 2016 05:10 AM Re: Our pets

Best wishes to Hozzie for a speedy recovery. And best wishes to you and Stephanie. {{Hugs}}

MFS62 Aug 06 2016 06:58 AM Re: Our pets

themetfairy wrote: Best wishes to Hozzie for a speedy recovery. Ditto. Later

G-Fafif Aug 06 2016 11:36 AM Re: Our pets

Our boy is rallying. Hozzie ate like a cat, we're told. "Alert response." "No longer recumbent." "Definitely seeing improvement." Still getting poked and prodded and whatnot. Waiting to hear more.

Chad Ochoseis Aug 06 2016 11:57 AM Re: Our pets

Go, Hozzie!!

Chad Ochoseis Aug 06 2016 11:59 AM Re: Our pets

Rockin' Doc wrote: My wife and I had a huge male Maine Coon cat named O.D. when I was in school in Chicago. He was an indoor cat that just loved people. One of my friends, Tim, was raised on a large farm in Iowa and his hatred of cats was well known to everyone, except O.D. Whenever he was at our apartment, Tim seemed to be O.D.'s favorite, regardless of who else was visiting. Tim believed "the only good cat is a dead cat". Tim's wife thought it was hilarious to watch O.D. shadow Tim throughout their visits. A few weeks before graduation we hosted a small party and had 4-5 couples crammed into our tiny apartment. As usual, O.D. sought Tim out and followed him everywhere. Near the end of the evening, Tim's wife told me, "You know, Tim really does hate cats. He would never admit this to you, but he actually likes O.D. I think he would miss the attention if O.D. were to ignore him when we came over here." Maine Coons are basically dogs with whiskers.

Rockin' Doc Aug 07 2016 07:56 AM Re: Our pets

G-Fafif wrote: Our boy is rallying. Hozzie ate like a cat, we're told. "Alert response." "No longer recumbent." "Definitely seeing improvement." Still getting poked and prodded and whatnot. Waiting to hear more. Good news. Wishing Hozzie a full recovery.

G-Fafif Aug 07 2016 10:37 AM Re: Our pets

Hozzie made it home in time to watch his cousins the Tigers maul Logan Verrett. Or to sleep through their unsightly actions. He's punctuating his naps with occasional trips across the living room carpet to have a look and sniff around. Then it's back to resting. Not really up and at 'em yet (his is the appetite that made 3 AM awakenings infamous), but not visibly on any unwanted doorstep. In my capacity as cat spokesman, i issue a statement thanking you all for your good wishes.

cooby Aug 07 2016 12:01 PM Re: Our pets

My kitty Rusty also spent last night in the hospital. In addition to his above mentioned sinus issues, we found out that he also has asthma or a lungworm (ew). He is home and sleeping under the baby's bed right now. I hope he perks up soon, but he at least isn't walking around making a choking noise any more. Very scary. Glad your kitty is home and recuperating, GFAFIF!

G-Fafif Aug 08 2016 02:54 AM Re: Our pets

Rusty's preparing to come through in a pinch. I can feel it. Somewhere between 4:00 and 4:30 this morning I felt a set of claws on my elbow. Hozzie was swiping at me to get up and feed him. That's a move that's been missing from his repertoire for a while. As I was preparing his and Avery's pre-dawn snack, he swiped at my left leg. I instinctively kicked back at him. Except for his not actually eating what I gave him and his far raspier than normal cry, we're reapproaching business as usual. Kitten steps.

cooby Dec 30 2016 10:33 AM Re: Our pets

Had to convince my cats today that they would not like pecan pie.

themetfairy Dec 30 2016 11:28 AM Re: Our pets

Liar! They'd have loved it!

cooby Dec 30 2016 11:38 AM Re: Our pets

I know! Hee! Hee !

Lefty Specialist Dec 30 2016 01:16 PM Re: Our pets

I have a crab problem. Now that I got your attention...........It's a hermit crab problem. The problem is that we got two hermit crabs for my son when he was 8. One of them lived for 5 years, long after the novelty had worn off for him. The other one (yes, he named him 'Mr. Crabs') keeps plugging along and is now 13 years old. My son's gone away to college, is practically done, and we're still taking care of the damned hermit crab. I feel bad that he's lonely, but I know if I buy him a companion, that one will probably live until 2030 or so. So here we sit. They're relatively low maintenance, of course, just change the food every couple of days and keep the humidity high. But I'm betting I'll croak before he does.

d'Kong76 Dec 30 2016 01:46 PM Re: Our pets

Do you have any Old Bay Seasoningâ„¢? I'M JOKING!!

Lefty Specialist Dec 30 2016 03:24 PM Re: Our pets

They say that hermit crabs can live 30 years in the wild but usually only last a few months in captivity. If so I have the Mars Opportunity Rover of hermit crabs, 'cause he just keeps going and going...... And yes, my Maryland friends have made similar suggestions.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2017 10:19 PM Re: Our pets

Mars, our 6-year-old orange tabby who is normally super active, healthy and fanatical about food, this last week is lethargic and wouldn't even get up when I popped the can tonight.

cooby Mar 25 2017 09:50 AM Re: Our pets

Oh no!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 25 2017 12:08 PM Re: Our pets

We saw the vet this morning, they say he's a little hypoglycemic and could be diabetic, they're checking his whizz to be sure. I gotta say that would be shocking, other than loving to eat he looked and acted totally healthy his whole life till this last week. They say he's a a little overweight but I'd argue most of that is pure muscle in his haunches. You want a fat cat you should see his buddy Saturn

cooby Mar 25 2017 01:39 PM Re: Our pets

:) At least if it's diabetes you can treat it. It's no fun giving shots to your kitties but it's worth the effort. Good luck to you! As you know, I adore cats so all my best to Mars! (and yes, i STILL have a picture of Skipper)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2017 07:43 PM Re: Our pets

Good news it's not diabetes; somewhat bad news is we don't know what still. Hopefully whatever it is just passes

batmagadanleadoff Mar 27 2017 10:00 AM Re: Our pets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Mars, our 6-year-old orange tabby who is normally super active, healthy and fanatical about food, this last week is lethargic and wouldn't even get up when I popped the can tonight. Tough week, huh? First your belt goes, and now this. Hoping for the best, here.

cooby Mar 27 2017 10:26 AM Re: Our pets

Feel better Mars!

Benjamin Grimm Mar 27 2017 12:09 PM Re: Our pets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Good news it's not diabetes; somewhat bad news is we don't know what still. Hopefully whatever it is just passes I wouldn't be surprised if he swallowed something he found around the house and starts feeling better when he urps it back up. (Or poops it out.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 27 2017 12:27 PM Re: Our pets

That's what we suspect too, but the Vets didn't see anything when they xrayed him.

Edgy MD Mar 27 2017 12:48 PM Re: Our pets

Our dogs are spoiled rotten and demand to be in bed. Incessantly and won't take no for an answer. The problem is that they occasionally go whoomp and fall off. Usually, they land on their butts, and the pratfalls are harmless. But Lily, secretly our favorite, sustained a torn ACL. (Soccer injuries for shih tzus!) While she is lightweight enough to not need surgery, her quality of life is diminished, with her forsaking her bunny rabbit ways. Lousy. I got this big backyard for you, dog. Go out and play. Please.

d'Kong76 Mar 27 2017 12:56 PM Re: Our pets

Maybe he's depressed over something. Are any toys missing or something change at your place? We have a friend and the cat got all lethargic over the winter last year and after the snow melted on the deck and they found a small canary toy the cat liked to pounce on and fuss over and he was fine again. Pets are weird, our dog is nutty about his stuff. He'll go weeks without taking a particular toy out of his home base and you can straighten it up and move something and he knows his stuff's been messed with. I'm not an animal psychiatrist, but I play one on the interweb...

Edgy MD Mar 27 2017 01:21 PM Re: Our pets

I didn't mention, but our oldest dog just turned 18! Blind, deaf, and crazy, but full of life.

d'Kong76 Mar 29 2017 08:16 PM Re: Our pets

'Our' orange stray cat is back the last couple of days. He's fat, or she's pregnant. Beautiful/handsome thing, but street wary/shy. I was gonna put some food out this afternoon, but the garage door op- ening scared it off. I'm not a cat person, but this is a cool-lookin' cat... I'll try to get a pic.

d'Kong76 Mar 31 2017 02:13 PM Re: Our pets

Did Mars perk back up?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 31 2017 02:29 PM Re: Our pets

He did, thanks for asking. We're at a loss to explain what troubled him, I guess as suggested above he ate something he didn't like and it knocked him out for a week. But he's been eating a little heartier since about Tuesday and seems much better.

cooby Mar 31 2017 02:43 PM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: 'Our' orange stray cat is back the last couple of days. He's fat, or she's pregnant. Beautiful/handsome thing, but street wary/shy. I was gonna put some food out this afternoon, but the garage door op- ening scared it off. I'm not a cat person, but this is a cool-lookin' cat... I'll try to get a pic. If you visit my Facebook page you'll meet Midnight, my stray baby. She's getting pretty tame but still takes swipes at me which is going to make it hard to work in the garden... So glad Mars is better!

cooby Apr 29 2017 04:35 PM Re: Our pets

Just made my first chewy.com order....for litter of course...:D If I don't have to lug it home from the grocery store, that's a plus! And it's waaaay cheaper

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2017 04:58 PM Re: Our pets

I think Chewy just got bought by Petco or Petsmart, forget which one. WE have occassionally used them and Wag.com, which was like a Amazon "boutique" it acquired but recently shut down. I was frustrated as someone who buys litter in bulk that they often had worse prices for the 40-pound boxes than the 20-pound ones, obviously due to shipping costs but then again that's why I'm using you. Mars in the meantime is down in the dumps again, we gotta take him in for an ultrasound this week and see what's going on.

cooby Apr 29 2017 06:06 PM Re: Our pets

Mars! Get better honey! :(

cooby May 26 2017 09:34 AM Re: Our pets

I use essential oils in a diffuser (or I DID!) and for cleaning and potpourri so this is a bombshell. Kitty lovers, please read this! http://www.usingeossafely.com/is-it-saf ... with-cats/

d'Kong76 May 30 2017 09:06 PM Re: Our pets

Worried about Kasper tonight, wants to hang in 'his room' and won't come upstairs. He's perky enough, but has a warm nose.

themetfairy May 30 2017 09:18 PM Re: Our pets

Feel better Kasper!

d'Kong76 May 31 2017 08:24 AM Re: Our pets

Thanks, he's still mopey this morning... maybe he's wanting some warmer weather to finally come!

cooby May 31 2017 08:41 AM Re: Our pets

I hope he feels better soon!

d'Kong76 May 31 2017 09:14 AM Re: Our pets

Thanks!

Edgy MD May 31 2017 09:31 AM Re: Our pets

I was staying late to work out after work. But a few days a week, my wife and I work alternate shifts, She leaves a few hours before I come home. It was working out fine, and I'd let the dawgz out or take 'em for a walk when I got home. But when I started coming home later, the three hours of unsupervised time started extending to four or four and a half, and that was just too much, and so they started greeting me with accidents. Liquid accidents and solid accidents. Well, I got the message, and bagged the late workouts and started coming home promptly, but the accidents didn't exactly stop. I'm like, "Surely you guys can handle yourself for three hours!" They're all, "You've demonstrated your unreliability. We have no idea WHEN you're going to be home!" And they stand up for each other, too. I DEMAND to know which one did it, and they're all, "I am Spartacus!" and "No he's not! I am!" Get well, Kaspy.

themetfairy May 31 2017 09:46 AM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: Thanks, he's still mopey this morning... maybe he's wanting some warmer weather to finally come! He and me both.

cooby May 31 2017 11:43 AM Re: Our pets

For Edgy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlU1yKHL3c0

d'Kong76 May 31 2017 11:49 AM Re: Our pets

Hahahaha

Edgy MD Jul 02 2017 09:12 AM Re: Our pets

Our neighbors asked us to look after their fish while they were in Zurich. Sure! They bring over a five-gallon tank, with sad gray gravel at the bottom. A beta fish is half floating/half swimming on its side on top. A sucker fish is sadly adhered a few inches from the bottom on one side. And that's it. There's no vegetation, fake or otherwise, no props, NO fake stone outcroppings, no filters, no lights, no treasure chest. None of the things that make for an an aquatic environment that delights fish-friendly people everywhere. The fish essentially look like hostages thrown in an unlit concrete basement. These people are maniacs, right?

dgwphotography Jul 02 2017 10:04 AM Re: Our pets

Do you know if they even change their water? Betas need light filtration - anything stronger would be too much current for them.

Edgy MD Jul 02 2017 05:30 PM Re: Our pets

I don't know, no, but the water isn't a fetid disaster or anything.

Lefty Specialist Jul 03 2017 05:26 AM Re: Our pets

A moment of silence for Mr. Crabs (2004-2017), who finally went to that luxury shell in the sky after 13 years. Services were private.

MFS62 Jul 03 2017 07:08 AM Re: Our pets

Lefty Specialist wrote: A moment of silence for Mr. Crabs (2004-2017), who finally went to that luxury shell in the sky after 13 years. Services were private. Sad. But I thought Mitch McConnell was Mr. Crabs. (Trying to cheer you up) Later

Lefty Specialist Jul 03 2017 11:19 AM Re: Our pets

Mr. Crabs couldn't bear another 3 1/2 years of the Trump administration.

Edgy MD Jul 03 2017 01:53 PM Re: Our pets

Was Mr. Crabs and actual crab or was he another animal with crabby characteristics?

Lefty Specialist Jul 03 2017 02:07 PM Re: Our pets

Mr Crabs was a hermit crab we got when my son was eight, who lasted until after he graduated from college. His demeanor was difficult to determine. He liked climbing on things and digging himself into the sand. He firmly believed that Michael Flynn was in an FBI safe house singing his heart out. Okay, that last part was me. Mr Crabs believed we shouldn't draw any conclusions until the investigation is finished. He just couldn't wait that long.

Edgy MD Jul 03 2017 05:43 PM Re: Our pets

My regards to your family crustacean, and my sympathies to you.

cooby Jul 03 2017 07:21 PM Re: Our pets

Mine too. That is a tremendous life span for a hermit crab! A member of your family

dgwphotography Jul 04 2017 08:17 AM Re: Our pets

Wow that is a long life span! He was obviously well cared for. My condolences. There are worse ways to wake up than waking up sandwiched between two pups (one is 75 lbs, and the other is about 50) Our house is a menagerie: 3 leopard geckos, 2 ball pythons, a bearded dragon, and the aforementioned fur babies

dgwphotography Jul 17 2017 05:20 AM Re: Our pets

Max is on the DL. I took him to the vet Friday to have a lump under his chin checked. What we thought was an impacted saliva gland turned out to be an abscess. During surgery to drain the abscess, the doctor found a mass. Now we wait for the biopsy results...

Edgy MD Jul 17 2017 06:24 AM Re: Our pets

Ah crap. Let's hope it's nothing. My dog had an abcess in his jaw from a dislocation that healed wrong before we got him. We got a negative biopsy then and I hope the same for you.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 17 2017 07:07 AM Re: Our pets

Best of luck to Max. John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Mars in the meantime is down in the dumps again, we gotta take him in for an ultrasound this week and see what's going on. I never updated you all on Mars but he turned out to be fine. As I had mentioned he was definitely not eating and barely moving for a few weeks; in the course of the vet's step-by-step treatments over the course of several week they at one time gave him medicine to spark his appetite as well as antibiotics; that seemed to help briefly but he went back into the dumps as referred to above. The vet at the Ultrasound called me in and said he IDed several chest areas that in his opinion "didn't look good" but referred the results to a cat oncologist. I went home that day and explained to Wifey and Lunchpail that Mars was likely to die of cancer only to get a call the following day that the specialist looked at the same results and found nothing. In the meantime we were given three medicines to administer to the cat for the next week: An appetite stimulant; an antibiotic; and something else I forget. Before the week was out he was absolutely fine. At that point we stopped the medicine and he stayed fine. So to recap, my cat lost ~4 pounds and all his energy and was examined for suspected diabetes, x-rayed, ultrasounded, cancer screened (where he was prematurely assumed to have a fatal disease) etc etc but healed after a couple days of medicines, which ones we'll never know. He got his belly shaved and the hiar is finally growing back. We got slammed for around $2,400.

dgwphotography Jul 17 2017 07:15 AM Re: Our pets

Thanks guys. Ed that gives me hope - I've been hoping for the same thing. JCL - it's amazing how much vet care costs - we dropped 1200 Friday, and that's not going to be the end. I'm not complaining, because for what Max has given me, he's worth every penny, and then some.

Fman99 Jul 17 2017 07:31 AM Re: Our pets

We've had our cat for 15 years, and he is a beloved family pet, but if I'm looking at a $1000+ repair bill, it's going to be a tearful day at the Fman household, soon to be followed by joyful new kitten arrival day. Call me callous, if you will. I will always be the hatchet man at my house.

d'Kong76 Jul 17 2017 09:44 AM Re: Our pets

Best to Max (love his fb pics) and glad Mars worked out. In my next life I'm going to Vet School. Hope a new kitty gets the Fkids through quickly.

Edgy MD Jul 17 2017 10:17 AM Re: Our pets

We had a tick removal yesterday. Last time I did that was 15 years ago, with a shorthaired breed and the tick was on top of his head. This was Rocket, a longer-haired dog, and we had to pull the tick out of her beard. How do you know if you've got the head out?

d'Kong76 Jul 17 2017 11:01 AM Re: Our pets

You don't really know if you got it all. Kasper is a tick magnet (even using a monthly dose of Frontline) and we're constantly pulling and prodding. He's had Lyme disease twice. We have a little spoon with a cut-out that is pretty effective. I'll take a pic later when I can.

dgwphotography Jul 17 2017 11:55 AM Re: Our pets

We've had our cat for 15 years, and he is a beloved family pet, but if I'm looking at a $1000+ repair bill, it's going to be a tearful day at the Fman household, soon to be followed by joyful new kitten arrival day. Call me callous, if you will. I will always be the hatchet man at my house. Here's the thing, and understand that this is coming from someone who only had cats and never a dog for the first 51 years of his life: It's just different when it comes to a dog. I didn't get it until Mrs. DGW sent me a text that said 'Please have an open mind, but you need to meet this dog..." I'm not going to repeat ad nauseam about how he rescued me as opposed to the other way around, but I'd go into hock to save him. I check Max and Ronni after every walk - this is supposed to be a really bad year for ticks. I'd love to see that spoon like gadget.

Frayed Knot Jul 17 2017 12:30 PM Re: Our pets

Finding ticks on a collie, now THAT'S a challenge.

d'Kong76 Jul 17 2017 12:55 PM Re: Our pets

cooby Jul 18 2017 10:18 AM Re: Our pets

Just spend almost $1000 spaying and vetting a kitty that lives in our yard. I hear ya.

dgwphotography Jul 18 2017 07:06 PM Re: Our pets

Max' biopsy came back negative. It's just a strong infection, so another round of antibiotics should do the trick. *huge sigh of relief*

d'Kong76 Jul 18 2017 08:25 PM Re: Our pets

Good to hear!

Edgy MD Jul 18 2017 08:46 PM Re: Our pets

Way to go, Max. Meanwhile ... history! [fimg=600:16kf8590]https://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/20170722_WOC287.png[/fimg:16kf8590]

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2017 09:41 PM Re: Our pets

And Teddy housed most of those critters IN the White House.

d'Kong76 Jul 25 2017 11:30 AM Re: Our pets

Just got a stool follow up, Kasper has whipworms. Poor baby.

dgwphotography Jul 25 2017 11:59 AM Re: Our pets

Poor Kasper - I hope the meds clear it up quickly

cooby Jul 25 2017 12:00 PM Re: Our pets

Me too...that sounds miserable!

Lefty Specialist Jul 25 2017 12:02 PM Re: Our pets

Somehow, I wouldn't have put Coolidge at the top of my 'President most likely to own a hippopotamus' list.

Ceetar Jul 25 2017 12:38 PM Re: Our pets

That's a cool chart. 'Presidential Pets' seems like a solid LearnedLeague OneDay quiz topic, i may propose.

d'Kong76 Jul 25 2017 02:00 PM Re: Our pets

dgwphotography wrote: Poor Kasper - I hope the meds clear it up quickly cooby wrote: Me too...that sounds miserable! Thanks, got some powder to put in his appetizer tonight and then wait three weeks for a follow-up. Have to cancel a trip to Mass this weekend, I don't have the heart to sent him to his doggy motel if his belly is all bubbly.

G-Fafif Jul 27 2017 05:48 PM Re: Our pets

Hosmer Beverage Cat Prince -- Hozzie the Cat -- called it a day today after fifteen loving years. A lot that was wrong with him came to a head. Plenty was all right about him. A helluva run for a helluva cat. Was named for the soda company in Connecticut long before a certain first baseman appeared in Kansas City. That our Hosmer would go on the day the first baseman who didn't throw out their Hosmer went (in a manner of speaking) is...well, it's something. Could be a self-absorbed pain in the ass. Was an all-time great regardless. He is survived by his non-fraternal brother Avery, also named for a soda company in Connecticut and not the Atlanta pitcher of yore.

d'Kong76 Jul 27 2017 06:12 PM Re: Our pets

RIP, Hozz

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 27 2017 08:29 PM Re: Our pets

Sorry to hear, Hozzy

cooby Jul 27 2017 08:33 PM Re: Our pets

Sorry:(

Edgy MD Jul 27 2017 09:20 PM Re: Our pets

May our kitties live joyful afterlives at the Great Connecticut Beverage Company in the Sky. All blessings and condolences to the Princes, a household that has to be a jackpot for any creature to land in.

Rockin' Doc Jul 27 2017 10:42 PM Re: Our pets

Sorry to hear of Hosmer's passing. Fifteen years in a loving home is a good run though. Rest in peace, Hosmer.

dgwphotography Jul 28 2017 04:03 AM Re: Our pets

Oh Greg, my condolences for your loss. :-(

41Forever Jul 28 2017 06:28 AM Re: Our pets

Sorry to hear about Hozzie. Pets are family.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2017 06:39 AM Re: Our pets

My condolences too. Losing a pet is a very sad thing.

G-Fafif Jul 28 2017 12:51 PM Re: Our pets

Thanks for the sympathetic ears and words. It's weird, never mind sad, being without him. Hozzie should have been staring up at me from downstairs earlier, impatiently insisting on expedient lunch service. Instead, there's just Avery patiently letting me take my time to feed him at my discretion. Their yin and yang will be missed. Avery mostly drafted on Hozzie's demands, rarely making a thing about wanting to be fed. He's like, "I dunno when I wanna eat. That was Hozzie's department." My remembrance of the Hozzie experience is here if you're interested. It masquerades as a Mets-Padres recap.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2017 01:10 PM Re: Our pets

My two cats are like that too. One demands the food, and the other lays back. But sometimes the one who demands the food isn't hungry, so she doesn't bother. The other cat then fumes for a while before yelling at us in an especially shrill voice.

G-Fafif Jul 28 2017 01:28 PM Re: Our pets

Benjamin Grimm wrote: My two cats are like that too. One demands the food, and the other lays back. But sometimes the one who demands the food isn't hungry, so she doesn't bother. The other cat then fumes for a while before yelling at us in an especially shrill voice. Avery's rare food assertiveness has been embodied in his scratching at a pile of papers we keep on a living room end table for the express purpose of Avery scratching at them. Little shreds of paper equals, "Geez, don't wait for Hozzie, get on the ball already."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 28 2017 03:06 PM Re: Our pets

I would tell anyone getting 1 cat to get 2. They are so much more fun together. [fimg=500:m72b0exb]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/36228282995_1cf9cbcdcf_k.jpg[/fimg:m72b0exb]

Benjamin Grimm Jul 28 2017 03:14 PM Re: Our pets

I agree.

d'Kong76 Oct 04 2017 01:28 PM Re: Our pets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 04 2017 07:57 PM

About a year or so ago I burned something on the stove and it set off two smoke detectors. We have like 50 smoke detectors, city code or something. Kasper went nuts and ran upstairs and buried his head in the darkest room he could find. Since then any time I fire up the stove (the click click click of the electric gas ignition) he bolts upstairs. I feel bad that it scares him but it's also comical that a dog that the coyotes in the woods give a wide berth, thunder and lightening doesn't bother him, the nuclear plant warning siren they test from time to time... nothing. Saute some garlic, big scared-y cat. Strange creatures sometimes, our pets.

cooby Oct 04 2017 06:37 PM Re: Our pets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I would tell anyone getting 1 cat to get 2. They are so much more fun together. [fimg=500]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/36228282995_1cf9cbcdcf_k.jpg[/fimg] Oh yes! We have 8 cats now 6 inside and 2 outside and though they all get along pretty well, every one of them has their own special friend. KC that's a funny story :)

d'Kong76 Oct 04 2017 07:29 PM Re: Our pets

KC that's a funny story :) He's a piece of work...

cooby Oct 05 2017 05:57 AM Re: Our pets

I like his 'freckles'

d'Kong76 Oct 11 2017 07:03 PM Re: Our pets

He went to the vet this afternoon. The pig weighed in at 83 lbs. He's not fat or anything he's just getting bulkier as he gets older. KB was like no way he weighs 83 lbs and they put him on the big floor scale again and he peed all over it.

Chad Ochoseis Oct 28 2017 11:01 AM Pets Split

[attachment=0:2giuzi3z]20171024_194616.jpg[/attachment:2giuzi3z] Jango, my girlfriend's cat, 13. My girlfriend was at my house this morning, and we got a call from her boarder saying that she couldn't find him, and he hadn't come down for his food (Jango is a food hound who screams for breakfast regularly at 6:30). So we rushed across town to her house and found him inside some fabric hanging underneath a sofa. He'd pooped all over the fabric and was in obvious distress, so we took him to the nearest 24 hour vet center, where the vet narrowed it down to either an injury (highly unlikely) or a blood clot that had migrated to the spine, and didn't give us much hope. We decided to euthanize. This really hurt. I've lost some family members to old-age type diseases, but I never had to consult on a decision to actually pull the plug on a living being. My girlfriend and I bawled our eyes out for fifteen minutes. They brought Jango in for some last minute playtime, though he was on pain meds with dilated pupils, and probably had no idea what was going on (OK, animals generally don't). But he kept looking up towards the ceiling, like he knew something was up. I haven't had a pet since I was 13, and I never really sympathized with the loss of a pet before. But Jango and I had gotten really close - he was jealous as hell when I started coming in from Jersey to visit, and it got worse for a bit when I moved here full time. Then he peed on my clothes once, which was either a final act of aggression or his way of welcoming me to the fold; I'm not sure which. But we were buddies after that. He made me sneeze like all hell. But I'm going to miss him. Posting this here instead of Facebook because my girlfriend's son is in Europe for a few days, and she doesn't want him to find out until he's back home in NYC.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 28 2017 11:49 AM Re: Guess who died in 2017

BetterHalfer and I had to pull the trigger on euthanizing my mother-in-law's ornery, hemorrhagic Chihuahua mix; I took him in to the room myself, since I was a little less close to the guy. It was awful and tear-sodden... and this was a dog whose relationship with me can best be described as "mutual antipathy/avoidance. It's wrenching to make that call... I can only imagine what it was like for you guys. I'm sorry, Och.

41Forever Oct 28 2017 11:54 AM Re: Guess who died in 2017

Pets are family. Sorry to hear about your loss!

Frayed Knot Oct 28 2017 12:54 PM Re: Guess who died in 2017

This side discussion might fit better in the 'Pets' thread - if someone cares to move it. The last pet I was responsible for I found dead when I woke up one morning. Not that waking up to a dead dog on the kitchen floor (along with the accompanying last gasp piss and poop) is the best first sight of the morning but it wasn't totally unexpected for a nearly 14 y/o pooch and that's a lot easier in a lot of ways when that call is made for you. After the discovery I realized that I had heard a bunch of odd sounds maybe an hour or so earlier that only partially registered on my semi-conscious brain and weren't enough to wake me up, but it probably meant I had missed the death throes by just a short time and, at worst, she had a bad last couple hours of life but not a lingering bad weeks/months, so that made things easier too.

cooby Oct 28 2017 05:46 PM Re: Our pets

So very sorry :(. The toughest decision to make. :(d

cooby Oct 28 2017 05:48 PM Re: Our pets

And frayed knot I am so sorry. I absolutely think that pets are every bit as dear as anyone else in our lives

Chad Ochoseis Oct 28 2017 08:58 PM Re: Guess who died in 2017

Frayed Knot wrote: This side discussion might fit better in the 'Pets' thread - if someone cares to move it. I'm such a non-pet guy that I scarcely remembered this thread existed. Thanks for the good thoughts, all.

d'Kong76 Jan 11 2018 09:22 PM Re: Our pets

Kasper had a seizure last night, hasn't happened since April last year. Cleared by two doctors, scary to feel so helpless when your best bud is totally out of control and you don't know how to relieve him.

Edgy MD Jan 11 2018 09:30 PM Re: Our pets

Sorry to hear that. I've been there and it's awful. K is lucky to have you.

d'Kong76 Jan 11 2018 09:50 PM Re: Our pets

He's cool, he's been good.

seawolf17 Jan 12 2018 06:47 AM Re: Our pets

Goodness, Kase, I hear you. Peanut had a seizure about year and a half ago and we went in to full-on panic mode because we couldn't figure out what happened or why. Vet said it appeared to be nothing and thankfully, he hasn't had one since. On the flip side, though, he's sixteen years old and has been *really* showing it the last couple of weeks. He sleeps virtually 24 hours a day. We're really worried he's not going to make it until the move next month, and I'm not sure how we're going to handle that on top of everything else. He's the only dog I've ever had.

dgwphotography Jan 12 2018 07:02 AM Re: Our pets

Oh geez, Kase. Hopefully Kasper will be ok. Wolfie, I hope it's just the winter. Both of our dogs have been sleeping much more than normal, and I think it's because of the brutally cold temps.

cooby Jan 12 2018 08:54 AM Re: Our pets

Keep well peanut and Kasper! Meanwhile my cats are all acting weird today, looking towards the windows, stalking about, etc. either there is yet another form of wildlife in my house or they already sense the 50 degree drop in temperature about to happen Wow make that 60

A Boy Named Seo May 01 2018 02:50 PM Re: Our pets

Anyone here have chickens? I'm thinking of getting a couple.

cooby May 01 2018 05:16 PM Re: Our pets

I have friends with chickens that absolutely love having them. I would probably try it myself but there are too many hawks. Foghorn Leghorn, you know :)

seawolf17 May 18 2018 02:10 PM Re: Our pets

There's a very good chance we're picking up a puppy this weekend, and I'm working hard to come up with an unvetoable Mets name for him. Thanks to soup for the Twitter inspiration, I'm pushing hard for "Bartolo" but I'm getting resistance.

Benjamin Grimm May 18 2018 02:21 PM Re: Our pets

Casey? Rusty? Mookie? M. Donald?

A Boy Named Seo May 18 2018 02:37 PM Re: Our pets

I like dog names that sounds like just a regular dude. Maybe call him Jerry Koosman or Jerry Blevins or Jerry Cram. Can you imagine if your dog's name was Keith Hernandez? "Come here, Keith Hernandez! Sit Keith Hernandez! Good boy, Keith!" Pumpsie? Choo Choo? Butch Vinegar Bend Scooter Mr. Sparkle Mr. Koo Mr. Met? Don't name him Harvey or he'll shit on everything.

dgwphotography May 18 2018 02:43 PM Re: Our pets

It should be simple, and monosyllabic. Shea. Or, you could be like Robert on Everybody Loves Raymond, and name your dog Shamsky

Fman99 May 18 2018 06:37 PM Re: Our pets

Our cat Mookie is doing well but the names for the next wave (post-Mookie, someday) of possible Mets names for pets includes Yoenis or "Yo" for short. Another solid choice.

seawolf17 May 21 2018 07:55 AM Re: Our pets

We wound up with a list of ten or twelve finalists, and each picked our favorite three. Landed on Kirby, which is (sort of) a baseball name, sort of a video game name, sort of just a cute name that was the only one that was on all four of our lists. [tweet:1s3w4ymd]https://twitter.com/cdorso/status/997951992696918016[/tweet:1s3w4ymd]

Fman99 May 21 2018 07:57 AM Re: Our pets

seawolf17 wrote: We wound up with a list of ten or twelve finalists, and each picked our favorite three. Landed on Kirby, which is (sort of) a baseball name, sort of a video game name, sort of just a cute name that was the only one that was on all four of our lists. Mets connection is 0%. You lose, sir.

dgwphotography May 21 2018 07:59 AM Re: Our pets

Screw the Mets connection. Kirby is a great name, and he looks adorable.

Edgy MD May 21 2018 07:59 AM Re: Our pets

We had to grab a stray this morning that was lost in traffic. Somehow we both survived and my wife was able to grab this girl who looked like a German Shepherd, but was all black, and so maybe had some Black Lab mixed in. I wrestled her into the car, and we had to keep our two shih tzus, who were riding along with us, and her from getting too interested in one another. The shelters don't open to noon, so my wife is home trying to give her some food (she was very ribsy) and a bath, while I'm the smelliest guy at work. Congrats on Kirby. May the spirit of Peanut bless you all.

Benjamin Grimm May 21 2018 08:00 AM Re: Our pets

There may not be a Mets connection, but nevertheless, Kirby is a good name.

Edgy MD May 21 2018 08:03 AM Re: Our pets

Fman99 wrote: seawolf17 wrote: We wound up with a list of ten or twelve finalists, and each picked our favorite three. Landed on Kirby, which is (sort of) a baseball name, sort of a video game name, sort of just a cute name that was the only one that was on all four of our lists. Mets connection is 0%. You lose, sir. Wayne Kirby, baby.

Ceetar May 21 2018 08:03 AM Re: Our pets

Fman99 wrote: Our cat Mookie is doing well but the names for the next wave (post-Mookie, someday) of possible Mets names for pets includes Yoenis or "Yo" for short. Another solid choice. What did Mariano Duncan say to Yoenis Cespedes when he saw him on the street? Yo Yo.

d'Kong76 May 21 2018 08:07 AM Re: Our pets

Kirby is adorable! Everyone knows K names are the best.

Fman99 May 21 2018 08:25 AM Re: Our pets

Edgy MD wrote: Fman99 wrote: seawolf17 wrote: We wound up with a list of ten or twelve finalists, and each picked our favorite three. Landed on Kirby, which is (sort of) a baseball name, sort of a video game name, sort of just a cute name that was the only one that was on all four of our lists. Mets connection is 0%. You lose, sir. Wayne Kirby, baby. Quit making up Mets, ya phony.

d'Kong76 May 21 2018 08:29 AM Re: Our pets

Kirby was in that infamous Shawn Gilbert trade! UMDB page

seawolf17 May 21 2018 08:48 AM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: Kirby was in that infamous Shawn Gilbert trade! UMDB page Great, now you're making up Mets who are being traded for made-up Mets. Nice try.

cooby Jun 08 2018 10:27 AM Re: Our pets

Yesterday we woke up to find our outdoor kitty cat limping. No idea what happened but while trying to get her in the carrier she bit me. Not my first cat bite and ow they hurt Anyway she was sedated and xrayedd, no obvious injuries. She had to spend the night in a big crate on the porch. When I was told I could let her out she went right over to my neighbors house. That must be her happy spot. (Still limping a little) Oh and I got a tetanus shot and antibiotics

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2018 05:30 AM Re: Our pets

We walked downstairs for coffee this morning and found a black rat snake sitting in the living room. a) how in fuck's hell did a snake get in the house? b) why didn't the dog find it first? (he flips outi f a fly is in the house) and c) how are we ever going to sleep again?

cooby Jun 13 2018 05:43 AM Re: Our pets

What did you do???

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2018 06:01 AM Re: Our pets

Picked it up by the back of the head with a pair of kitchen tongs and put him back in his flower bed where he belongs!

cooby Jun 13 2018 06:15 AM Re: Our pets

:)

Rockin' Doc Jun 13 2018 07:39 PM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: We walked downstairs for coffee this morning and found a black rat snake sitting in the living room. a) how in fuck's hell did a snake get in the house? b) why didn't the dog find it first? (he flips outi f a fly is in the house) and c) how are we ever going to sleep again? a) Snakes are sneaky and seem to able to slither almost anywhere. b) Luck of the draw. Had the dog come across the snake first, it likely wouldn't have been long before you knew something was wrong. c) It will likely take a little time to feel comfortable in the home again. We once found a black racer snake in our game room. It was a rather young (small) snakes only 17-18" long, but it could get around pretty quick when alarmed. My son caught it with the bridge for my pool table. He carried into the woods across the road and released it. It was a a few weeks before I felt comfortable walking around downstairs without turning on a light so I could easily see. The uneasiness passed with time, though it was months before we told our daughter about finding the snake in the house. A year or two later I heard my wife squeal one morning as I was getting ready for work. I figured it was the usual spider, but she said she had seen a large snake coming up the stairs of our back deck. I looked out and didn't see anything, so my son and I tentatively went out to investigate. I found a fat snake coiled under my gas grill. It was rather aggressive and my son said he thought it was a water moccasin, but he would have to get closer to know for sure. I told him that would not be necessary and had him get his pellet gun. After we shot it we confirmed it was indeed a "cotton mouth" water moccasin about 3 feet long. I prefer to give all snakes a wide berth, they don't bother me, I won't bother me. However, venomous snakes that come up onto my living space and around the house, well they have bothered me (as far as I am concerned) so I will remove them dead or alive, without hesitation.

cooby Jun 13 2018 08:12 PM Re: Our pets

Yikes. I won’t lie; we’ve had a snake or two or six in our house.. and black snakes are the worse. Kudos to KC for efficiently getting-it-out-of-there

d'Kong76 Jun 13 2018 09:30 PM Re: Our pets

I have to do some investigating tomorrow for possible points of entry. It wasn't a mature snake, about half the size of the relatives I've run into over the years. The big ones are 4-5 foot long here and twice as thick.

d'Kong76 Jun 24 2018 02:13 PM Re: Our pets

We had to kennel Kasper yesterday morning at his vet. Normally when he goes to the doggy motel for the weekend we can pick him up Sunday. The place went under some merger with changes in personnel and rules and policy and we can't get him until tomorrow morning. Lazing on a Sunday afternoon without him around feels terribly empty. He's a big part of the soul of our house. I keep expecting to hear his collar come around a corner with that 'I'm awake again, what are going to do now?' look on his face. Have to find a new place for him to go.

MFS62 Jun 24 2018 03:24 PM Re: Our pets

We had a bat in the house Tuesday night. It flew around and I thought I chased it out the back door I had opened. My wife found it Friday. It was behind the shades (between the window and the screens) on a window in the room with that back door. She called the exterminator (I REFUSE to call him the Bat-man), and he came within the hour and that bat is now in "a better place". At no time did we consider it to be a pet. Later

d'Kong76 Jun 24 2018 05:06 PM Re: Our pets

Bats are pretty cool, and like snakes, desirable to have around your property. Outside.

MFS62 Jun 24 2018 05:32 PM Re: Our pets

d'Kong76 wrote: Bats are pretty cool, and like snakes, desirable to have around your property. Outside. If this was facebook, I would give that a big thumbs up! Later

cooby Jun 24 2018 06:37 PM Re: Our pets

Bats in the house are no fun. And they usually come in multiples KC why did Kasper have to be boarded out? :(

d'Kong76 Jun 24 2018 07:23 PM Re: Our pets

cooby wrote: KC why did Kasper have to be boarded out? :( He's ok, had an out-of-town wedding and no one around to feed/walk him, etc.

Edgy MD Jul 08 2018 06:06 PM Re: Our pets

Very nice young lady down the street told us the sad story of how her sister-in-law wasn't taking good care of her little toy dog. Mini-yorkie/maltese combo. Now that dog is living with us. Bouncing from wall to wall like Ricochet Rabbit. Wow. This may be the end of me.

cooby Jul 09 2018 07:58 AM Re: Our pets

Read this last night :D How was the first night?

Edgy MD Jul 09 2018 08:00 AM Re: Our pets

I'm alive, but I fear my wife and I may be too used to low-key older dogs. This one is six, but she's been denied socialization, so she's always yapping and dancing. Hope it calms down soon.

cooby Jul 09 2018 07:20 PM Re: Our pets

PLEASE don’t give up on her (I don’t think you will)

d'Kong76 Jul 09 2018 07:44 PM Re: Our pets

Post a pic! We used to have neighbors with two, Peanut and Popcorn. Wacky dogs, liked to bite my ankles and chew on my sneakers.

Edgy MD Jul 09 2018 09:08 PM Re: Our pets

We did some work with her this evening, and I think we made some progress. Here's a video of her trying to disembowel Lambchop as our older shih-tzu, Bumble, snores away. [youtube:2e8hd5q3]2mlws8dB1aY[/youtube:2e8hd5q3]

Fman99 Jul 10 2018 06:00 AM Re: Our pets

Our cat Mookie turned 16 last week. He's still doing great.

cooby Jul 10 2018 09:21 AM Re: Our pets

Happy birthday mookie! Remy is cute!

Edgy MD Jul 10 2018 09:30 AM Re: Our pets

She is cute, though that vid captures her in one of her frantic moments. I think we can make progress with this dog. Our goal is to get her calm and obedient enough that we can turn her over to one of our neighbor's elderly father, but I think once my wife gets the dog socialized, she'll want to keep her. We turned down a papillon that an elderly, wealthy Annapolis-area couple wanted to give us. We want to visit them and they were kindly but the whole situation smelled kind of crazy and Trump-y. These dogs cost a few thousand dollars and they were looking to dump this one because their new puppy papillon was driving it nuts. And we were trying to tell them, "This dog is happy here. Your problem is the puppy." They were utterly disconnected though.

Edgy MD Jul 15 2018 08:45 PM Re: Our pets

Well, we left the Yorkie with the neighbors' pappy. We'll be helping them adjust over the next couple of days before he heads back to Indiana, but we were kind of getting attached to her, even though it had been only eight days. Fostering is hard.

Vic Sage Jul 16 2018 08:12 AM Re: Our pets

we lost our second dog. she went quietly a week or two ago. My daughter Jamie immediately wanted another one. No, i said. Eventually, but not now. I'll take care of it, she said. Your going back to college in 6 weeks, i said. So that's not true. Your brother is going to be home and have to raise her while mom and i are at work, and he's said he's not ready. And i'm not ready, either. And your mother always wants a dog, but she reluctantly agrees. so it's 3-1 against. Jamie asked why? What does "ready" mean? I'm not done grieving Elphaba is why. And instead of grieving, you're just trying to fill the hole. You need to grieve, i said. I did grieve, she said. I just do it faster than you. How about if we just foster a rescue? Lovely idea; but no, i'm not built that way. what does that mean, she asked. It means i will fall in love with the animal and then have to give it away. I won't be able to do that. And you know that. So its just a sneaky way for you to get me to get another dog. Will we ever get another dog? Yes, i think so. When the whole family is ready. when will that be? Probably after your back from school and can spend time with it. So your just going to choose to be sad for the next 5 months? Yeah, pretty much. Ok.

Edgy MD Jul 16 2018 08:49 AM Re: Our pets

Yeah, if that Yorkie was in our house two more days, we never would have been able to let go of her. My condolences.

Fman99 Jul 16 2018 09:51 AM Re: Our pets

Vic Sage wrote: we lost our second dog. she went quietly a week or two ago. My daughter Jamie immediately wanted another one. No, i said. Eventually, but not now. I'll take care of it, she said. Your going back to college in 6 weeks, i said. So that's not true. Your brother is going to be home and have to raise her while mom and i are at work, and he's said he's not ready. And i'm not ready, either. And your mother always wants a dog, but she reluctantly agrees. so it's 3-1 against. Jamie asked why? What does "ready" mean? I'm not done grieving Elphaba is why. And instead of grieving, you're just trying to fill the hole. You need to grieve, i said. I did grieve, she said. I just do it faster than you. How about if we just foster a rescue? Lovely idea; but no, i'm not built that way. what does that mean, she asked. It means i will fall in love with the animal and then have to give it away. I won't be able to do that. And you know that. So its just a sneaky way for you to get me to get another dog. Will we ever get another dog? Yes, i think so. When the whole family is ready. when will that be? Probably after your back from school and can spend time with it. So your just going to choose to be sad for the next 5 months? Yeah, pretty much. Ok. We've been lucky in a sense. Mookie, at 16, is older than both Fboy (13) and Fgirl (11), so they've yet to have to face this whole scene. But I expect it to be bad, real bad, when the time comes.

Rockin' Doc Jul 16 2018 04:59 PM Re: Our pets

Vic, I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved dog. Pets become a part of the family after so many years and it is always painful when they pass.

Vic Sage Jul 17 2018 07:46 AM Re: Our pets

Rockin' Doc wrote: Vic, I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved dog. Pets become a part of the family after so many years and it is always painful when they pass. we lost our older one about a year ago, but because we had this one, it softened the blow. Now it feels like we're grieving for them both.

cooby Jul 20 2018 08:00 AM Re: Our pets

Sorry Vic :( Your conversation with your daughter was spot on.

d'Kong76 Jul 21 2018 07:58 PM Re: Our pets

Kasper is kenneled today, but we have a visitor for the night. Her name is Madde. It took her some time to get used to the house, but now she's my shadow girl. Kasper and Madde know each other very well, wondering how he's gonna be in the morning when he comes home and the house smells like her. [fimg=450:1q49hmqo]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/072118a.png[/fimg:1q49hmqo]

d'Kong76 Dec 09 2018 07:34 PM Re: Our pets

Kasper has episodes of tuning out on us with a total look of not knowing what's going on and his front legs go into spasm. Early this evening was one of the longer lasting ones and not himself. He took me for an hour pull in the woods today, puzzling. I fear he has a brain tumor or something but prolly just dog stuff...