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criscodisco posted:
They sleep on your coat because it smells like you and they love you 
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| # ? Dec 25, 2010 05:20 |
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Just read this thread from beginning to end. Best way ever to spend a Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to you and your babies, crisco!
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| # ? Dec 25, 2010 06:43 |
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Gizmo has vampire teeth as well, it's so cute when he's sleeping and his teeth poke out. Yes, they sleep on the coat because it's nice and smelly and they love you. 
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| # ? Dec 25, 2010 12:03 |
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criscodisco posted:This might sound anal, but is it OK that Chalmer's teeth poke out of his cat lips all the time? I thought it was normal, but none of the other cats have the problem. Also, years ago my vet at the time told me that like 90% of all cats die from dental problems. But she was an idiot and I had to change vets. She had been seeing Buffy (my older black pug girl) for almost a year and thought she was a Boston Terrier. Really. When I realized she thought she was a terrier, that was the last time we ever went there. She also told us when Buffy was young that we were probably going to have to "expand her nostrils surgically", because they were far too small. She's the only pug we have without breathing problems. Vampire teeth are fine. Pets with large canine teeth often have them poking out. Even seen a ferret?  Your vet sounds like she was pretty clueless, though. It's true that a lot of pets have dental problems because people don't take care of their teeth, but I think more cats which don't die of old age actually die of renal/urinary problems than teeth issues since that whole system tends to be weak in cats. Of course, I'm basing this on what I've read in PI, but it's probably more accurate than 90% of cats dying of dental problems.
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| # ? Dec 25, 2010 14:36 |
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Oh gosh that pug needs to lose weight immediately! I'm glad that you're ok crisco! I was really worried when you posted about getting hypothermia. Please try to get your dogs to lose weight, and keep an eye on the cats' weights as well. I know feeding them lots is just a sign of how much you love them, but pet obesity is a problem that is often overlooked although it can lead to many health problems. Even pets that are just moderately overweight shorten their lifespan by 2 years!
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| # ? Dec 25, 2010 17:03 |
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So glad you're doing great from the Hypothermia, I was worried. And yes, lots of strange internets people love and worry about you. For the loss of feeling in your hands, it might come back. I lost feeling in my right hand (and other places) but it's mostly come back. It did take a long time but the nerves were able to repair themselves. GROSS stuff ahead! It is very odd to brush your teeth and not be able to feel the toothbrush either in your hand or on your teeth/gums. Now, try picking your nose when you cannot feel your fingers. Cannot be done. 
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| # ? Dec 26, 2010 17:38 |
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Braki posted:Oh gosh that pug needs to lose weight immediately! While he is putting on a few pounds, that picture makes him look a lot more Jabba-esque than he really is. When he stands, his belly is still up higher than his chest, unless he's grown moobs under there. He's also pretty good about getting a winter weight like the rest of us in Ohio, and sheds it as soon as it gets warm enough to run around in the yard. He'll spend the whole day running around outside if I'm out there all day. I still can't get over how quickly he got over the partial foot loss. I know most all animals are either nocturnal or diurnal, but much like we invented umami, we need to come up with a new urnal for cats. My latin is rough, but maculournal? Something that describes sleeping for 6 hours, spazzing out for 15 minutes, and then crashing for another 6. Sometimes it feels like the whole house is shaking with the three of them racing through all the rooms at top speed. The dogs get terrified and jump up on the furniture and wait it out, and about 4 times a day I have to go around and put all my area rugs back. I'm about to just nail them down. Nannypea posted:
Wiping for the first time was a disaster. And I'm not even going to talk about other things boys do.
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 04:02 |
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Good luck getting feeling back in your hands, it can take a while but don't get discouraged! I had wood stuck to a nerve in my hand for 3 months that had to be surgically peeled off. The surgeon didn't expect much but its perfectly fine now. Have your kitties sleep on them. Fat kitty bellies fix everything and I think now you have enough to cover every surface Also, I went to school in Granville OH and the though of walking anywhere in winter in just flipflops and shorts horrifies me. The ice! The wind! You're lucky you still have all your bits and pieces even if you can't feel them.
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 04:12 |
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criscodisco posted:I know most all animals are either nocturnal or diurnal, but much like we invented umami, we need to come up with a new urnal for cats. My latin is rough, but maculournal? Something that describes sleeping for 6 hours, spazzing out for 15 minutes, and then crashing for another 6. I believe cats are crepuscular, actually. New word!
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 05:51 |
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Aw, you beat me to it - yeah, cats are crepuscular, it means being active during twilight (dawn, dusk).
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 16:49 |
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Even crepuscular doesn't fully describe house cats though. Sure, they'll be dicks at dawn on a regular basis, but they can and will spazz out at any time of day or night. The other night I was sitting on the couch watching tv when my elderly cat just suddenly ran up the couch while simultaneously chewing on it, used my back as a springboard with his claws out, and then disappeared for a few minutes before coming back for more. Why do we choose to live with tiny little insane people? Whyyy?
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 17:36 |
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My cats are meyerscular they are only active when I'm watching Twilight movies.
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 17:47 |
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wraithgar posted:My cats are meyerscular they are only active when I'm watching Twilight movies. They're trying to tell you something. 
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 18:06 |
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Mine are hungryscular, they only wake up and bug me when they want food.
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 20:14 |
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This is a delightful thread. Your kitties are so awesome, criscodisco. I mostly want to pass on to you some advice I got from my neurologist - take B1 for your nerves, if you aren't already. Be careful of B complexes, make sure they don't have too much B6 b/c that can cause neuropathy on its own. I've been taking just B1 for MS damage, and I think it really does help. Hope you recover from this - I think you will.
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| # ? Dec 29, 2010 21:42 |
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Spaghetti has become a whore and a stretchy cat. Here is is laying with Vanessa, his new bff and partner in knocking poo poo over. I finally went out yesterday and bought a bowl with a little waterfall in it. I was expecting something more grand than a little trickle of water, but it seems to be enough because even Chalmers, my most diligent toilet drinker, is using it regularly. Susan Calvin, I'm so sorry darlin but with all that happened this month, we just never got around to sending out Christmas cards. I'm so sorry, I fully intended on sending you one.
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 04:09 |
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Instant Jellyfish posted:Good luck getting feeling back in your hands, it can take a while but don't get discouraged! I had wood stuck to a nerve in my hand for 3 months that had to be surgically peeled off. The surgeon didn't expect much but its perfectly fine now. Have your kitties sleep on them. Fat kitty bellies fix everything and I think now you have enough to cover every surface The size of Ohio and the weather extremes involved always wreck my brain. I grew up in Mansfield and remember running Districts and Regionals for Cross Country in 30mph sub-freezing cold with snow and nastiness, and having snow on the ground until late March every year. I live in Cincinnati now and when I go home to visit my parents it's like going to Canada or something. The even funnier part is that I adjust after a day or so, but my wife, who's from Cincinnati, is a mess the entire time we're there. Good luck getting better Crisco. And now you don't need to sit on your hand to pretend it's someone else
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 06:51 |
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criscodisco posted:Susan Calvin, I'm so sorry darlin but with all that happened this month, we just never got around to sending out Christmas cards. I'm so sorry, I fully intended on sending you one. Dude, don't even worry about it. Get well, send me an Easter card.
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 06:55 |
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All of them are my favorite, but Vanessa is my double-favorite. I'm glad to see that you seem to be doing well in spite of what happened, and count me as one of the people who's sending all kinds of nonreligious positive energy your way in hopes that you get at least some of your feeling back.
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 17:37 |
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Grantaire posted:All of them are my favorite, but Vanessa is my double-favorite. I'm sorry but Spaghetti is the biggest BAMF I've ever seen. Look at his expression. He's about to fight the floor just so he has something to fight 
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 19:05 |
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How are we going to tell Spaghetti and Chalmers apart when Spaghetti turns from cute to handsome? I can foresee this being a serious problem.
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 20:44 |
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Grantaire posted:How are we going to tell Spaghetti and Chalmers apart when Spaghetti turns from cute to handsome? I can foresee this being a serious problem. Spaghetti has a tail, duh! 
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| # ? Dec 31, 2010 20:59 |
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There was a cat hanging out under my deck today when I went out to put birdseed out. He ran when I got near, but later I looked out when it stopped raining and he was sitting out there looking in the window. Is this happening again? This really can't keep going; 6 animals are enough for us. More than enough. Almost to the point of insanity, but not quite. He's black with orange spots, one of them bisecting his face. I have already named him Frizz. Talk me out of this. My partner already said "I don't want to hear it no I don't want to come look at it no no no."
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:01 |
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criscodisco posted:Talk me out of this. My partner already said "I don't want to hear it no I don't want to come look at it no no no." Are you kidding? What's one more cat to add to the circus? Just look at your custom title, you are made for this! VV True, sounds like a tortie to me.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:05 |
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I think he might be a she
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:08 |
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Are those chick colors?
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:14 |
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Another opportunity! Did you really imagine anyone here would talk you out of it? And yes, black-and-orange are 99.9% girls - means they have 2 X chromosomes, so the only boys you see that colour are XXY.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:17 |
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I've wanted a tortie for a long long time, they're just so drat pretty. Take her in. She will probably be a total slut and also insane. Doooo it! 
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:17 |
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You could always take her to a shelter, if you can't keep her. OR! Convince your partner you're "fostering" until he can;t give the new cat up.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:19 |
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Oh god oh god I want to but he'll kill me. I googled tortoise cat and yeah, that's her. Thankfully Frizz is a girl's name, too.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:19 |
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Susan Calvin posted:You could always take her to a shelter, if you can't keep her. OR! Convince your partner you're "fostering" until he can;t give the new cat up. That was my excuse with Vanessa, until he started saying "No! She loves it here you can't put her in a new home she loves us."
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:20 |
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What's with the crazy number of cats suddenly showing up? As others have said, sounds like it's probably a female. Anything that's tri-color like it sounds like this one might be is like 99.99% of the time female. What's one more cat. I have 2 dogs and 5 cats, so you can do one more. Good luck.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:21 |
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This is farmland and all my neighbors, albeit more than a mile away, are all farms, too. There's always been a handful of stray cats that you always see skulking around the barns and such, but they never come up to the house and this one suddenly is.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:25 |
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hhgtrillian posted:What's with the crazy number of cats suddenly showing up?
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:28 |
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criscodisco posted:This is farmland and all my neighbors, albeit more than a mile away, are all farms, too. There's always been a handful of stray cats that you always see skulking around the barns and such, but they never come up to the house and this one suddenly is. You guys could always build a small house just for when the strays come to you due to your wicked cat harnessing powers. That way, you get to keep some kitties, but they don't live in your house, but they have a warm house with scratchies and good food/fresh water like this, but better:  I seriously want you to bring Frizz in to see if you can tame the psychotic Tortie Cat. All Tortie's are absolutely batshit (mine included). Tell your partner the internet demands new kitty satisfaction  edit: Brillig posted:And you need to get a cat who isn't the same color as the first three, for variety! I had too many gray cats so I adopted a black one, and he's perfect! A tortie would be a perfect contrast to your hoard!
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:34 |
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I hope you'll at least take her to a shelter. 
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:35 |
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It's probably a combination of assholes dumping cats there and cats being able to sense that other cats are on his property. Cats like to congregate, that's how feral cat colonies get started. Also they smell a sucker. And you need to get a cat who isn't the same color as the first three, for variety! I had too many gray cats so I adopted a black one, and he's perfect! A tortie would be a perfect contrast to your hoard!
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 01:45 |
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It's happening again! At least take her to a shelter if you're not able to take her in.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 02:01 |
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Apidae posted:It's happening again! Yeah, or at least spay her, unless you want a half a dozen more kittens in a short amount of time. I'm sorry crisco. You and your partner seem to have such big hearts when it comes to animals. You're my kind of people.
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| # ? Jan 2, 2011 02:15 |
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You've already named her. Clearly it's too late.
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