OT: PETS (show them off because you love them)

[petriacce]

Just me and my boy cat Pajo hanging out. He drools when he's happy.

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epetriacce/image0006.jpg

Time to feed the stuffty.

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epetriacce/image0005.jpg

[King_Vold]

I just got my cat three weeks ago, I named him Abe (no prizes for guessing whom he's named after) :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/King_Vold/abe.jpg

You can sorta tell from this picture, but he's had his tail amputated. Apparently when he came into the shelter he had a wound from a fight that was all infected so the tail had to go. He's much better now, and we've hit it off really well.

[Sparky]

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epetriacce/image0005.jpg

AAAGH! It's a godless killing machine!

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4963/colbertreportpw2.gif

[Maija]

How can Orin be so old?! :eek:

(His name is "Orin", right?)

How time flies.

I luvs all the kitties and want to rubs their fuzzy bellies.

[petriacce]

Yeah, he just turned 3. I can't believe it either. Our second son will arrive next Thursday.

Just to clarifty, he is not coming in a box. We have to go the c-section route.

[Maija]

This reminds me of Loki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zDpBh7k-A) when I visited morna & gary, except Loki didn't actually want me to wake up, I was just in his way. :)

[gary bolt]

This reminds me of Loki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8zDpBh7k-A) when I visited morna & gary, except Loki didn't actually want me to wake up, I was just in his way. :)

That's Loki behaviour, all right.

I'm glad we don't have a baseball bat lying around the house!

[morna]

My favorite is when he walks across the top of your pillow stepping on your hair and pulling it - there's no way you can sleep through that. (or of course, just plain stepping on your face)

Also a fairly effective trick is jumping up on the dresser or the desk and pushing stuff off till you have to yell at him to cut it out - game over - he KNOWS you're awake now.


What a monster!

[Ken O]

Also a fairly effective trick is jumping up on the dresser or the desk and pushing stuff off till you have to yell at him to cut it out - game over - he KNOWS you're awake now.


I woke up to that one this morning with our little monster.

[shonokin]

I can't even imagine losing our puppy and we've only had her for 3 years. I'm so sorry to hear about this.

This is my wife Willow and our "baby" Grace. We gave out candies to lots of little ones this year.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5650/willandgracehalloween07fj4.jpg

[Todd H]

Kay...my turn.

Pathetic looking Fat Pug. She was giving me her "crying face" because I wouldn't share my cookie (it had chocolate in it!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/Samfat-1.jpg

Samantha once more trying to make me feel guilty. She is betrayed by the wagging tail though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/Sleepsam.jpg

Extreme close up of B-Mail (Bentley) or as I like to call him Boobzilla. He's a huge beat of a cat yet he's terrified of everything. Really. He's the size of a small mountain lion.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/WarBossGrash/Orks/squiggoth.jpg

These are all the pics I currently have. There are two more cats at home A Him/Persian and another Tabby.

And I lied:

Gabriella (Gabbles...she's a big Jack Black fan)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/gabblegood.jpg

[Todd H]

Vs The Cheat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/n674805101_148452_4866.jpg

Men with Pugs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/n674805101_148451_4627.jpg

[Ken O]

Vs The Cheat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/n674805101_148452_4866.jpg


I cracked wise at The Cheat
But in my defense he cracked wise at me first
I hope he doesn't end up in a hearse
At the cemetery, 'cause once again that would mean that he's dead

The Cheat is not dead
I'm so glad The Cheat is not dead

[Maija]

OMG DOGGY IN COSTUME!

KITTEHS!

PUGSY!

*explodes from the cuteness*

[Asa]

Men with Pugs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/RavenTwyst/n674805101_148451_4627.jpg
You two make such a cute couple. aawwwww.:D

[Maija]

I think this one is burning up the intarwebs right now, but here it is again for those who might have missed it:

An Engineer's Guide to Cats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4)

And for those with musical interests and limited attention spans, here is an excerpt from An Engineer's Guide to Cats:

Cat Yodeling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM_soUJ9In0)

[Kees_L]

Wow, what cool pet pals are to be seen here, people.
As cool pets make cool friends and vice-versa. (YES! an inversive sentence in only my 51st post already :tongue: ) Sorry. But I need to state here that Mr. Bellygrub's pic of one 'guilty Samantha' has altered my viewpoint on uhm receding-nosed-dogs for good. Which is quite a thing really :biggrin: .

[gary bolt]

Morna and I lost our beloved Loki last night. He was a wonderful friend and companion who we will miss for a very long time. He died suddenly, apparently from a heart attack, shortly after coming in the door.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/loki086_4_5_tonemapped.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/loki004.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/June1308014.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/mornagary/BotanicalBeach021.jpg

[Mike Cross]

That's terrible Gary and Morna, my sincere condolences for Loki's passing.

[Asa]

My sympothy's to you both. Losing a family memeber is hard. my condolences.

[fitzroy]

Gary and Maorna, I am so sorry for you both. Love from myself, Willow and Darla

[Kees_L]

Morna and I lost our beloved Loki last night. He was a wonderful friend and companion who we will miss for a very long time. He died suddenly, apparently from a heart attack, shortly after coming in the door.


My sympathy you have, Morna and Gary. Even to a stranger Loki seems a fine companion indeed.
I can be mushy when it comes to cat friends, like they're part of some party of particular souls, choosing at times to mingle among and look in on the mortal world. To feel able to bond or connect with them has been special for me always. And I have come to feel that favoring these friendships may have lead to being sought out even more often. Hoping this to uplift you somewhat.
On here is a guy I remember favorably:

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He took pleasure in crossing chess boards or fields of Playmobil without ever knocking anything over, a skill which he displayed fondly and regularly. The way your Loki looks on in the second pic, with the apt tailpositioning thing causes to reminisce - a look of condonement in general contentness 'though with making a point of failing to see a particular point: 'Well look at you, having fun with your photo hobby? Why not chase something? Sleep? No lets dine!..'
My portrayed cat friend - officially named Tijger but mostly greeted as hey pal - often condoned as well, or made points of failing to see points. when he didn't approve he winked (Sjeesh what insanity) or sighed audibly.
Again: this to hopefully uplift you somewhat.

[morna]

Thanks for the sympathies folks. It's been a rough day and a bit.

Loke was with us nine years and it was estimated that he was one when we Gary brought him home. Strangely our previous cat Emo-Bah was nine when he died. Odd little co-incidence.

We had nine really good years together and I thought we'd have a bunch more. He seemed so healthy and vibrant. I guess the little live wire just burned out. It was a quick but nasty end as if his heart exploded in his chest. The powerlessness of having the event carry itself on without any heed of my protests. Poor little guy he was terrified and clearly in great pain for the thirty seconds of his end. The suddenness of it has been staggering. ... sigh.

He knows we love him.

[Sparky]

Oh man...so sorry to hear this. What a beautiful cat he was. :( I'm sure your Loki will be welcomed at the gates of Valhalla.

"Then Loki flew...
Till he left behind him the home of the giants,
And reached at last the realm of the gods."

-- from the Norse Poetic Edda

[E. Spears]

I'm so sorry, Morna and Gary. That's awful news. :(

[hellboyone]

Bummer, guys. :(

[Nick W]

Horrible news guys. :frown:

My thoughts are with ya'll.

N

[Maija]

I'm so sorry, Gary and Morna. Loki was such a sweety (and a scamp, true to his name). I'm glad I was able to meet him.

[petriacce]

Oh My! I'm sorry that I missed your posts about Loki. I am so sad to hear the news and Pajo sends out a paw of support too.

[applecat]

I'm so sorry to hear about your Loki. Sincere condolences from me and all my pets.

[hellokittykat]

Newbie to this forum, but I just happened to stumble on this thread, and I'm very sorry for the loss of your cat. :frown:

[gary bolt]

Thanks again for the kind words. We still miss him very much, he was a constant presence in our home and what you might call an "in your face" cat. I'm having some problems with a woman at work who knows that we lost Loki and wants us to adopt a cat from people she knows who are moving. She has poor English skills and I'm having a hard time getting her to understand that we want to honour the memory of our beloved little guy. We will likely bring another cat into our lives some day but for now we just want to remember Loki.

[Buslady]

Cats are special, sad to hear of your kitty's passing. I love black kitties, he was beeeyootiful!


I'd like to share my monster Jinks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Animals/jinks.jpg

Pain in the butt cat, he is a 100% attention whore, you can push him off he comes back for more.

This big guy is Crown, or was. He recently passed on. Poor boy's displasia got bad and affected his whole quality of life. He had a fantastic life as a bus yard dog with a huge "pack" of humans to protect. He was a great great dog.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Animals/crown2.jpg


con't to next post (darn picture limit!)

[Buslady]

I have 6 of these, two are fathered by this bum
Donatello:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Animals/Don.jpg

This is what all of them look like:
Mom & Dad
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/manni%20babies/DSC00459.jpg

This little punk is Cody, my Reeve's turtle. He's 2" and about a year old this month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Animals/Cody%20and%20Spot/DSC08898.jpg
And his roomie, Spot. She's a spotted turtle and about 1.5" and less than a year old.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Animals/Cody%20and%20Spot/DSC08890.jpg

[Nora Roan]

Very sorry about the loss of your cat. :(

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Here are two pics of my Blue and Gold Macaw, his name is "Ivan the Terrible"... Of course I call him Ivan for short...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/nora_roan/Picture016-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/nora_roan/Picture018.jpg

[Nick W]

Here are the 2 lil bastids that are the bane of my existence. The grey one is Jack (7) & the tabby is Dana (9).

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http://members.aol.com/bigdaddyschwinn/jd

Shortly after I got home from work today Dana passed away. Nobody on the board ever got to meet her, but she was one of the sweetest cats I've ever had. Over the last couple of weeks she started to become lethargic and wasn't eating or drinking as much and so I took her to the vet yesterday. After running bloodwork they told me her liver was failing and that she was anemic. I left her there overnight so they could put her on an IV and hopefully rehydrate her. This morning the vet called me at work to say that her condition was worsening and that other than a total blood transfusion, there wasn't anything to be done. I left work after the call to pick her up because if she was going to die I wanted her to be at home and not in unfamiliar surrounding. After we got home I stayed with her for about an hour & then had to go back to work. We're nearing the end of the month so of course everything is busier and I had to stay later than usual. When I got home I found Dana curled up behind the couch and when I called her name she cried. I picked her up and held her and she nuzzled my neck. I took her into the kitchen because I thought she might need water. Then she just went. It didn't last long and I don't think she was in much pain. I'm just thankful that I was able to be there and pet and tell her it was ok.

I don't know why I'm posting this here, but I just had to type it out. Ya'll are some of the most kind, compassioante & funny people I've ever met and I want to thank you for all the fond memories I have over the years.

And now I'm down to one lil bastid...

N

[Asa]

Oh My, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your treasured and beloved kat Dana.
My simpathies.:frown:

[MarisaSmith]

Sorry to hear about your loss Nick.

[gary bolt]

I'm sorry to hear of your loss Nick. It was a great thing you did making sure she could be in her own home to die. She was beautiful.

[morna]

aw jeez I'm bawling my eyes out. I SO know how you feel Nick. Our little Loki died June 15 he was 9 too.

There's nothing sadder than a pet dying. So sweet that she waited for you to get home, so heartbreaking.

My sincere condolences and a big hug.

sigh

[petriacce]

Nick, sorry to hear about Dana. Pets are awesome and it is cool that she was waiting for you. Gotta go, I got some dust in my eye.

[Kees_L]

[...] I'm just thankful that I was able to be there and pet and tell her it was ok.

N

I am sorry to hear about your loss. But I'm glad it went down in a way you can feel thankful for. Some acceptability in this real life stuff can make much difference, I feel. And you come of as a warm and funny type yourself.
Kind regards and 'keep being well', Nick. Or as they say in the military: As you were.:smile:

[siamese goat]

Sorry to hear about your cat :frown: . I totaly understand. I lost my two black cats within a month of each other. The boy was what I was told is a ragdoll cat which is long wheel base and very well tempered, I had him for 6 years and lost him to the neighbors dogs. The female was a scrapper and I seriously had to take her to the vet 3 times with copperhead bites! She would not leave them alone. Needless to say the copperheads won in the end.I got her the same day under different circumstances. I miss them both and still have the daughter of the two she is a gray cat named Sassy.

[shonokin]

Nick, I really feel for you. Had to go through a similar situation with one of our cats, he died in me and my wife's arms. It's tough to even type it out 4 years later.

We were able to move on though and got a very sweet dog who was a rescue from the Humane Society. Though she desperately wanted to play with our other cat who is 11, the cat wasn't interested and was quite grumpy about it.

So finally (just a couple of weeks ago) we got a little brother for our pup (who is now 4). They are like playmates, Sis and brother, best friends, Mother and son, and conspirators in trouble.

Guess I'm saying that I know how much it hurts and that may never go away, but you'll have a chance to make a difference in more animal's lives.

I've only once posted in this thread before but hope maybe this might bring a smile and glimmer of hope.
This our dog Grace and her new friend Leopold.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3158/graceleosleepingoj5.jpg

[morna]

OMG! That's wicked cute. Leopold's ADORABLE. Grace looks like a sweety too.

[Nick W]

Thank you guys. Today started of pretty tough since I had to take her back to the vet so she could be cremated. But things like this make you realize just how many people care about you. The support I've gotten from friends & the coworkers that I shared the news with has been unreal.

Morna... you, Gary & Loki were very much in my thoughts while I was writing my post last night. This is a really shitty club to be a part of. When you see them everyday, you start to take for granted that they're aren't going to be around forever. Then when they're gone, it just breaks your heart.

Shonokin, thanks for posting that. The picture makes me smile. I have a feeling though it'll be a while before I bring another one home.

Everybody else, thank you again for all the kind words. :redface:

N