Dragonwagon posted:

JackMann posted:

I've posted some here before, but I never get tired of sharing my little girls.



Here's a picture of both of them in my kitchen. Jessie is the abyssinian and Esme is the black girl in the sink.



Jessie likes to wait for me to come home. I've had Jessie for longer than I've had Esme, so I have more pictures of her. For now, at least.



Here's a picture of Jessie wondering why I'm not petting her (I petted her right after taking the picture, don't worry). She's very social. She's not particularly shy, and will meow at anyone who looks like they might be able to pet her. She's not terribly fond of strange cats. She used to try to get into my parents' bedroom to attack their cats. She was declawed by a previous owner and is significantly smaller than them, but she still managed to terrorize them.



This is a picture of Jessie with her brother Rocky. I lost Rocky about a year-and-a-half ago. He was basically the sweetest cat ever. He loved everyone. If I had guests over, he'd climb into their laps and demand belly rubs. He loved other cats. When I fostered a kitten, he took right to it and treated it like his own baby. He's very much missed.



Here's a picture of Jessie in a shark costume. She thought this was less cute than I did.



She was also not entirely into the Wonder Woman costume I got her.



This is Esme. I got her about a year-and-a-half ago after I lost Rocky. She's a very sweet cat. However, she's also much less confident than Jessie, and it took a lot of work to get her to feel safe around me. She didn't leave my kitchen for weeks after I got her because she was scared of encountering Jessie. She stayed either in a little cupboard or on top of the fridge, where Jessie didn't like to go.



Gradually, Esme became much more comfortable. She started to explore the house more. She likes to perch on the cat tree and sharpen her claws on it. Unlike Jessie, she has a full, functional set, but she's still terrified of of the cat that's about 3/4 her size (8 lbs vs. 12 lbs). She loves to play and chomp me. I do not mind being chomped. She's still more nervous than Jessie. She doesn't like being picked up and she gets scared if she thinks she's backed into a corner. I don't dress her up like I do Jessie because it would be more stressful for her, where Jessie just gets mildly annoyed with me (and demands snuggles in compensation).



Here they are at the vet. Jessie is in excellent health. Esme has a viral infection that makes her eyes look the way they do. There's not really any treatment for it, but she still has good quality of life. She basically gets the sniffles a lot and her eyesight isn't as great as it could be. But she's happy, and I love her.

I'm hoping to get a dog with a nice, generally calm disposition that will do well with them. A yellow lab or a golden retriever would be pretty good. I'll see what's at the shelter, though, or maybe look into rescue groups.

Instant Jellyfish posted:

This puppy is just too much, I can't take it.

Instant Jellyfish posted:

This puppy is just too much, I can't take it.

Dragonwagon posted:

Instant Jellyfish posted:

This puppy is just too much, I can't take it.

porkswordonboard posted:

Forgive me if this has already been covered, Instant Jellyfish. Is her name Mina so it's like Major -> Minor (Mina?)

IMJack posted:

foxes

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Isn't the way to get them to stop their curiosity to let them have a sniff and/or a nibble, just so they can see what The Human is eating?

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Isn't the way to get them to stop their curiosity to let them have a sniff and/or a nibble, just so they can see what The Human is eating?

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Isn't the way to get them to stop their curiosity to let them have a sniff and/or a nibble, just so they can see what The Human is eating?

Trig Discipline posted:

We have to do this with Ralph. He pretty much never wants to eat human food, but he always wants to know what it smells like. He's just like "Hmmm...sniff...sniff...so this is actually going in your mouth? On purpose? Interesting."

Working theory is that he's a Cat Scientist embarked on a long term study of human diets.

Trig Discipline posted:

We have to do this with Ralph. He pretty much never wants to eat human food, but he always wants to know what it smells like. He's just like "Hmmm...sniff...sniff...so this is actually going in your mouth? On purpose? Interesting."

Working theory is that he's a Cat Scientist embarked on a long term study of human diets.

sneakyfrog posted:

those are good dogs. Glad they found good people

Night10194 posted:

Condolences about Shadow. He looks like a wonderful dog.

Megabound posted:

Om the other hand Scoops will eat everything. Kettle Chili chips are a favourite, as are Doritos, gravy, whatever meat you're eating, you're cereal (not muesli), yoghurt, the list goes on. He's persistent too.

Instant Jellyfish posted:

This puppy is just too much, I can't take it.