And They Say To Keep PETS On Leashes

[Cookiesaur]

Because Herbie was declawed when they found him, he obviously belonged to someone initially, given that they think he's around 9 years old. I have a suspicion that when these problems cropped up, his owners might have dumped him. We would have adopted Herbie anyway, but it would have been nice to get a head's up. The SPCA seemed a little shady about it, since we were repeatedly assured by the interviewer that Herbie had been "checked out" and was healthy. The vet informed us that Herbie's tooth infection was so bad you could tell something was wrong at a glance, so she doubts the SPCA didn't know about it with even a cursory examination. Kind of lame.

[JoitheArtist]

Kitties!!!!!! *wants to hug kitties*

Pretty kitties...


(Yes, I turn into a non-verbal...something...when I see cats. I can't help it! http://xkcd.com/231/ )

[Elspeth]

KITTIES!!! They are very cute. And big.

*hugs the kitties*

[Severen13]

Acres and acres of Herbie and Milo to love!!! Such gorgeous floofiness!

I could use one or both of them as lapwarmer right now. It's fucking cold outside!!!!!

[protege]

Here are my kitties. Baxter is a Maine Coon. I have no idea what Sally is. Not that it really matters. Both photos were taken the very first night I had them. Sally wanted to play...but Baxter wanted to hide. He simply wasn't comfortable yet. In fact, he scared the crap out of me that night.

Imagine you've just adopted two kitties, brought them home, and then suddenly one disappears I searched the entire house, garage, even outside...but I couldn't find him. Turns out he'd somehow crawled under the couch to hide. How he managed to get under there, with only 3-4 inches of clearance, I have no clue!

[MystyGlyttyr]

Yeah, my mom's cat Ozzy is one of those huge kitties. He's just some random gray tabby who wound up weighing 20 pounds and being about three feet long. He's not even fat. A little pudgy, yes, but not fat. Just fucking huge.

Also have to toss my vote in the vicious assault camp. If some little brat starting hitting my Wally with a tube, said brat would be VERY lucky if I only stopped with shoving him over backwards. Far more likely would be said tube needing to be recovered from said brat's orbital cavity. And that's only if Wally DIDN'T take off the kid's arm to begin with as Wally is quite a nasty little deaf baby when he wants to be. (Scrappy like his mom )

[tropicsgoddess]

I wouldn't mind if a kid asked nicely to pet my dog, but to come right up to somebody else's pet and start rough housing them is just wrong. Kids like that little shit and his poor excuse of a mother piss me off. Hope your kitty is okay.

[AriRashkae]

Turns out he'd somehow crawled under the couch to hide. How he managed to get under there, with only 3-4 inches of clearance, I have no clue!

If the head fits, the cat fits.

We want to do something like this when we get (re)settled permanently. Whether it's when we move back into the house we own, or take over my grandfather's and rent our out.

[raine_naoe]

I also would not have handled that as well as you did. My baby is actually rather small for an adult cat, and we think she was just a stray before the shelter found her. She is scared of any strange person, and positively terrified of loud noises. Almost went crazy on a second cousin once because he was chasing her and almost stepped on her when he cornered her.

The shelter we got her from was horrible too. They had told me that where she was spayed wasn't quite healed yet and that it would be better soon enough, but when we took her to the vet she said it was infected and she had a fever. would've been dead in a couple of weeks without treatment.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Your husband and my husband must be related through the inner cosmic justice of just being men! My husband does/says the same thing. My theory is that when they figure out where that cable goes, they'll feel manly and feel like they accomplished something. But that's just a theory.

Plugging things in is what guys do best.

[Kyree]

We want to do something like this when we get (re)settled permanently

How much does something like that cost? That is all sorts of awesome!

[Buglady]

My monster-kitties...

Pickles (orange guy) currently weighs about 16 lbs. He's a LONG cat - I am 5'8" and this cat can very easily reach up to my hips when I am standing! (And does, whenever I am doing dishes. I do not know why he feels the need to use my ass as a scratching post only when I am at the sink. Feminist cat?)

Molasses has slimmed down a LOT to about 11 lbs from a high of 17. She has beautiful plushy fur and always tries to sleep on my books.

My sister's cat still wins - I have to find the picture, but Hobbes is the size of my entire TORSO. 22 pounds, a good 3 feet from nose to tail tip.

[RetailWorkhorse]

How much does something like that cost?

If you now the right people*, next to nothing.






*Carpenter right here! Looking for carpentry work because I'm bored again! I'm REALLY GOOD!

[AriRashkae]

How much does something like that cost? That is all sorts of awesome!

I saw it on Cats 101 on Animal Planet. I think they said they added "$20,000 of work, and took $50,000 off the value of the house." It's not just that one room, either. The whole house is done up like that.

[Dreamstalker]

We want to do something like this when we get (re)settled permanently.

There's an off-the-grid house in Santa Fe that's like that (my Ecology class visited the owner for a tour one day). Yes, she has about eight cats running around. All of whom would gravitate toward me for some reason.