Pets!

[Mongrel]

Honestly, yeah, it sounds like it might be time for her to get some well-earned rest.

:(

I'm so sorry dude.

[atog]

:(((

Poor sweet li'l ol' toofyhead.

[Upthorn]

My condolences. Losing pets is always really hard.

[Thad]

Sorry to hear. Saying goodbye is hard. But it sounds like you're acutely aware that a day comes when it's the kind and humane thing to do, and that's all part of the love and care you've given your friend these eleven years. Which is a good long run for most breeds, let alone the larger ones.

[Yoji]

It's sad and bad, but it's honestly been on the horizon for a while. And who knows, this might be an improvement over what happened with Cougar, our last fat floofball cat. She just got really sick, stopped eating, and the vet said it was something like cancer and she should probably be put to sleep. I think the whole thing happened in like three days. At least with Poppy we'll have a chance to say goodbye on our own terms.

In the meantime, Poppy's still Poppy. She was barking like crazy last night, and when my mother-in-law went to see what was up she found a freakin' raccoon. We keep a supply of raw unshelled peanuts to feed a pregnant squirrel who's been visiting our yard, but all the humans big and small can't keep their paws off them either. I guess my daughter took the bag into her playhouse out back and left it there overnight. It's a bit of a mess, but I can't get too mad; the animals are just hungry, they have a hard lot in the world, and they were here before us humans started causing trouble.

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In other news, Oreo's at the vet today, getting fixed I think. We're debating whether we should microchip him or not, and my wife maybe casually suggested a GPS collar. Does anyone have any experience with those? I thought about those once and how it might be useful and interesting and fun to see where the little bastards go every night. I think the price was the only thing that turned me away.

[hngkong]

We keep a supply of raw unshelled peanuts to feed a pregnant squirrel who's been visiting our yard, but all the humans big and small can't keep their paws off them either. I guess my daughter took the bag into her playhouse out back and left it there overnight. It's a bit of a mess, but I can't get too mad; the animals are just hungry, they have a hard lot in the world, and they were here before us humans started causing trouble.

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In other news, Oreo's at the vet today, getting fixed I think. We're debating whether we should microchip him or not, and my wife maybe casually suggested a GPS collar. Does anyone have any experience with those? I thought about those once and how it might be useful and interesting and fun to see where the little bastards go every night. I think the price was the only thing that turned me away.

First, I'm so sorry to hear that you might have to lose a pet. I still get teary eyed when I think about my pets as a kid.
Second, that's so sweet. I love raccoons and squirrels.
Third, I had just seen a Twitter thread about how when some animals get GPS tagged in the wild, all it shows is that they hang around in a tiny area and are boring as hell. I relate to those animals.

[Thad]

Last night it was stormy. Dog sat beside the bed panting for a little bit, then crawled under the bed.

Around 5 AM she woke me up with confused crying. I looked under the bed and saw that she had crawled all the way across to the other side, under my wife's side of the bed; presumably she'd woken up startled and not knowing where she was or why she couldn't stand up.

I walked around the bed and pulled her out. She ran out of the room to get a running start and then jumped up on the people bed. My wife slept through the whole thing.

[Esperath]

[Silversong]

Wait what does Esper's post mean, I don't speak anime girl

[Mongrel]

I've been wondering the same thing but was too afraid to ask in case it was bad news. :(

I think it's a Non Non Biyori screenshot? But I've never watched that so I still dunno.

[Friday]

It's a still from the ep where Renge (the girl in the pic) captures some tadpole shrimp, and then is sad when later they die.

I'm afraid it probably means either Ramona or Julian has passed.

Sorry, Esper.

[Esperath]

Julian died shortly after midnight on September 22, 2022.

He purred to the very end.

He was the best man.

[Esperath]

Cat had every disease known to science, to the point where it was easier to provide a list of organs that weren't impacted in some way (lungs, spleen) than to provide a list of his ailments.

He was absolutely trusting and loving, and even though he was raggedy as hell by the end, he kept purring.



What a wonderful little loaf.

[atog]

;______; What a sweet lil senior kittizen. Bless every moment you had together. >^..^<

[Mongrel]

:((((((

I'm so sorry Esperath. That poor little raggedy thing. ;___;

[Upthorn]

I'm so sorry, Esperath.

Thank you for loving this little loaf through his final moments

[Friday]

All my love to you, your wife and Ramona. Amazing pictures as usual, by the way.

[Silversong]

I think I mentioned in the How Was Your Day thread about how my partner's family ended up taking home a rescue dog (that was noticed, removed from its owner, and adopted all during the course of a dinner). That was a couple weeks ago now, and my partner has been dogsitting for the last week. He's doing better! Fuzz is starting to grow in on the bald spots, his hookworm and heartworm is treated, he'll get vaccines and neutered and eye surgery soon. He's also cowering a whole lot less, which is great, and starting to play with toys. I feel like playing must be a good sign. He mostly wants to be cuddled at all times, which seems like insecurity. Anyway figured I couldn't mention him without a pic:



Oh yeah and his name now is Biscuit. Vet thinks he's probably 3-4 years old, and partly Jack Russel Terrier.

[Mongrel]

oh my goodness somebodys a lil sweetheart just look at him ;____;

[atog]

Bisuketto-kun you're a star!