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porkswordonboard posted:Moral of the story: if you know anyone who is neglecting their dog, you can convince them--maybe over a long period--that the dog, cat, or whatever might be better elsewhere. Sometimes you win that fight and the animal goes on to a wonderful life they never could have dreamed. Indeed. And this gives me an opportunity to talk about my first cat. He doesn't get as much attention itt because he's not quite as glorious as his counterpart. But Monty is a lil' pimp, and he's a Good Boy. About four years ago, my old roommate from college moved in with me. He asked if he could bring his cat along and I was all right with it, but admittedly a little nervous as I wasn't a cat guy at the time (lol I had 12 of them in my house only a few months ago). Anyway, my roommate, who is otherwise a pretty decent guy, showed up to my house with Monty in a large, closed Tupperware bin . He assured me that, while on the drive over, he was cracking the lid every couple of minutes so that Monty could breathe.... Yeah... I didn't fall in love with Monty right away, but he was a quiet and decent little dude. poo poo happened, and my roommate had to move out after only a month, but I just couldn't imagine that his cat would do well with him, long term. So I sat him down for some realtalk and asked if I could keep the cat. He was super relieved and admitted that he was going to ask me to do it if I hadn't brought it up. Cut to today, and I'm madly in love with Monty. He has the most important job in the house: guarding the fridge at midnight and shaming me if I dare attempt to sneak a midnight snack.  He spends most of the day chilling up on the fridge where he can survey the house at peace and not have to deal with Butterscotch's drama. He is a Good Catte and him being so chill was a perfect way for me to learn more about these insanely cool animals and ultimately led to me becoming a foster. So yeah, always step in. People usually want you to, because they probably care about the pet, and know that they're not doing enough. Also, the pet will nearly always find a way to show you their appreciation. It may be something as simple as a cat being willing to appreciate a nice gesture, like putting a bed on a fridge: 
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I hope you and Monty enjoy many hugs.
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Chili posted:like putting a fridge on a bed: Please don't put a fridge on your kitty's bed.
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The fridge is on the underside of the bed.
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Pander posted:Please don't put a fridge on your kitty's bed. Blugh. Thank you pander
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Oh my word, he is stripey  Please post him more often.
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Pander posted:Please don't put a fridge on your kitty's bed. Considering who's thread this is that's blasphemy right there.
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Nice kitty guarding the house.  Gonna need more pics of him, yes we will.
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luloo123 posted:You are a good person, and that is an awesome dog. Thanks dude! She was pretty drat awesome. And Chili, Monty looks like a Top Notch A+ Excellent Handsome Catte. Also I mentioned Lana gave me a huge tip, but forgot to add that I'm donating $10 worth of dog stuff (I get a discount at work, so it's a better deal) to the local refuge league. I think Zenni would like that 
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I will happily post more Monty pics, he's a wonderful catte. But as it's Sunday Evening....  Let's try something new! This time, we're going to use some  ! Drag the picture into paint or somesuch and fill in the Butter Bubble! ,Don't quote it, just put it in its own post. And because this is the third contest, the forums are dying, and I'm in a peppy mood,  the winner gets an avatar certificate!
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I mean, I know I was sneaking treats when chili wasn't looking, but I didn't think he was serious about kicking me out over it!
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 e: I call it "Butters Dreams of Ham", in theaters everywhere holiday 2016 Dewgy fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Nov 14, 2016 |
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 The full quote: “Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all?” ― Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique I felt it captured the existential dread of his magnificent expression.
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 The perfect crime.
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http://i.imgur.com/zKXOf9L.gifv Fixed - Thanks AlphaKretin! deeter fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Nov 14, 2016 |
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Welp, looks like we're done here. (Making it a gifv like I have in the quote would be nice for those with low bandwidth/crashy browsers though  )
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These are all amazing so far. Keep it up! Also, as folks asked for more Monty, this is where he sleeps:  Right next to my head. Well, half the time. Some nights he stays up on the fridge, but I like to think when he's having his kitty nightmares he likes to have me around. About a year ago, I noticed him expressing a lot of curiosity in that little bedside cubby when it was filled with books, an alarm clock, and various other things I need, but I decided that turning it into an ad-hoc catcove was a far better use of the space. Speaking of, if you buy a catbed and your cat doesn't seem to like it, it's probably less to do with the bed itself, and more to do with them not wanting to give up their favorite place. A bed didn't work in that cubby so well so I just went with some old blankets and Monty couldn't be happier in there. So yeah, this is just another area of cat care where the advice is "let the cat tell you what it wants." Monty is in his cubby tonight, and Butterscotch is splayed out like hedonism bot in the middle of the bed. Not a bad way to live.
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Yeah. The winner here is pretty clear: Deeter runs away with the victory and the avatar gift certificate! Deeter, you can e-mail me at TheContrarySon@gmail.com and I'll reply with the certificate link. JackMann is the runner-up with another non-food/fat related joke that fit the expression very well. Tune in next Sunday for another. Did you guys like this way better? With the comic bubble and all?
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The thought bubble was pretty cool, and I'd like to see it again. That said, I wouldn't want every Buttercaption to be that way, or we lose out on the possibility of ones like NoirButter.
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Just wanted to give an update on Soraya, the found Persian I had been fostering. She had her intake appointment at the SPCA this morning, and before I even left the building was put on the reserved list for one of the employees to take home. Not too shocking given her looks and personality. The next two days we'll be cleaning up the kid's bedroom (our unofficial foster room) and looking to foster again over the holidays. I've already got my eye on a black cat named Octopus that sounds like she really needs a break from the shelter.
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Marchegiana posted:Just wanted to give an update on Soraya, the found Persian I had been fostering. She had her intake appointment at the SPCA this morning, and before I even left the building was put on the reserved list for one of the employees to take home. Not too shocking given her looks and personality. Awesome! Also, I owe you guys an update. First off, we have returned Mr. Dennis. He was such a sweet cat. When I brought him back to the SPCA they were thrilled because prior to him going to a foster home he was failing all of his behavioral assessments. When they assessed him, he would just lie down and not do anything. They were delighted to find out that when he was in a home and in a less stressful environment, he was sweet and playful so now he's adoptable! We're going to cool it on fostering for the next couple of weeks as we're going on our honeymoon at the start of December, but we're looking forward to getting back to it when we return. And as for Butters... He has done it. He has finally cracked the 20 pound threshold. He currently weighs 19.5 pounds! He's looking trimmer than ever and we just bought what may be our last order of weight management food. With all of his extra skin it's likely that the best we can hope for without surgery is somewhere in the ballpark of 17 pounds. So yeah, all good things here! 
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LASER CAT VICTORY Good job butters! 
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 "WORSHIP YOUR BENEVOLENT ORANGE BUTTERGOD"."OR ELSE."
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Chili posted:When they assessed him, he would just lie down and not do anything. Sounds like standard model cat to me.  And yay Butters! 
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Yay for lighter, trimmer Butterscotch!
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Chili posted:He has done it. He has finally cracked the 20 pound threshold. He currently weighs 19.5 pounds! He's looking trimmer than ever and we just bought what may be our last order of weight management food. With all of his extra skin it's likely that the best we can hope for without surgery is somewhere in the ballpark of 17 pounds.
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