Pet(s): Photos & Discussion

[bosawks 54.8k]

Do you ever feel like you’re being watched......

[theredhead77 16.5k]

11 minutes ago, bosawks said:

Do you ever feel like you’re being watched......

 

 

[WhereThereIsLife 170]

Alli and Harper: Hey, Bosawks, why you just chillin’?  Get up and entertain us!

[ginger90 64.0k]

Elsie:

[icemiser69 15.6k]

On 10/9/2020 at 1:46 PM, GHScorpiosRule said:

I hate people.

Welcome to my world.  

I am so sorry that you had to give up your dog. 

[KnoxForPres 3.5k]

Is anyone here a horse person?  While I don’t live in the country there is pasture area behind the house and a horse is there (appeared?  I guess horse owners know these things). 
 

He/she is wonderful and grazes nearly all day. It does have a barn if it needs shelter. Do horses get lonely?  I talk to it everyday and it’s like it listens and likes it.  I am actually somewhat scared of horses and their size but it’s such a gentle giant. Knox even likes it. Beautiful and brown. 

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

I am a horse person. Yes, they can get lonely. They are herd animals. However, they also do do well with other kinds of animals. I’ve seen them be friends with dogs, goats, a turkey (that was a funny coupling), alpacas and pigs. You could try and find the owner and see if it is ok for you to give it a carrot or apple daily. Then you could be it’s friend. 

Edited October 19, 2020 by Mindthinkr · Reason: Grammar

[bosawks 54.8k]

A day’s hike in three snapshots....

[Moose135 17.2k]

Jake is ready for Halloween...

 

[Suzn 7.4k]

Jake is very handsome.

This is my blue merle girl, Sushka.

Edited October 19, 2020 by Suzn

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

Mom got this portrait of me (Squeaky) from a friend. Mom wants to know why I couldn’t be bothered to smile for the camera. 

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

Jake and Sushka are both beautiful! Squeaky is also gorgeous, but slightly disapproving in that picture.

[Suzn 7.4k]

8 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

Jake and Sushka are both beautiful! Squeaky is also gorgeous, but slightly disapproving in that picture.

As only a cat can be!

Sushka thanks you!

[ginger90 64.0k]

Some may remember Reba in the first picture.

Reba today, in the second picture:

 

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

Aw,  she still has an adorable kitten face! She looks like a cuddler, is she?

Edited October 19, 2020 by MargeGunderson

[ginger90 64.0k]

3 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

As, she still has an adorable kitten face! She looks like a cuddler, is she?

Yes she is! 😁 Even with dogs! This isn’t the best example I have, but you get the idea.

[Moose135 17.2k]

Sushka is a sweetheart, @Suzn!

[Annber03 27.3k]

40 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Yes she is! 😁 Even with dogs! This isn’t the best example I have, but you get the idea.

Well, that's just precious <,3 :). 

[Suzn 7.4k]

5 hours ago, Moose135 said:

Sushka is a sweetheart, @Suzn!

Thanks!  She's every bit as sweet as she looks.

[Suzn 7.4k]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Some may remember Reba in the first picture.

Reba today, in the second picture:

 

I love that face!

[Nicmar 2.6k]

On 7/18/2020 at 2:22 PM, isalicat said:

Welluh, my torti kittie, Kali, was HIV positive and lived to 23 years of age. FIV (or the cat equivalent of Aids) is not at all a death sentence and cats that have it are generally non-symptomatic and don't need any treatment at all. When I went to be adopted by my current cat, all the cats at the local Humane Society were FIV positive so I did not take any of them home because I wanted a cat that could definitely go outside (we have a cat door built into our house and a very high walled back garden so its a super safe environment for a cat to lounge in the sunshine) - cats that are FIV positive can communicate the disease by biting another cat, so generally you want to either keep them in or make sure they are not going to encounter unfamiliar cats. My Kali lived with three other cats for her whole life and never gave any of them the disease and we had to let her go over the Rainbow Bridge because her kidneys finally gave out.

I always though cats with FIV that are born with it were fine but a adult who contracted it was fatal.

[Nicmar 2.6k]

On 9/4/2020 at 9:24 PM, Gramto6 said:

Oh thank you! I'll try that. Poor guy moves both his back legs together, like a limp. If he'd let me touch him, I'd take him to the vet but that isn't going to happen.

I take it he is not fixed just by looking at his round face. You can get him fixed and maybe some of the pills that someone mentioned for arthritis.. just a thought 🙂

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

@Suzn Oh Reba is too cute for words. She has wonderful tabby markings and I especially like the two black lines over her eye that almost shape a V or W. Kittens are so entertaining and I love it that she gets along with your dog. Keep those photos coming 😊

[Suzn 7.4k]

22 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

@Suzn Oh Reba is too cute for words. She has wonderful tabby markings and I especially like the two black lines over her eye that almost shape a V or W. Kittens are so entertaining and I love it that she gets along with your dog. Keep those photos coming 😊

Reba is not my kitty, but I agree about her wonderful markings.  Just beautiful!

[Gramto6 8.1k]

9 hours ago, Nicmar said:

I take it he is not fixed just by looking at his round face. You can get him fixed and maybe some of the pills that someone mentioned for arthritis.. just a thought 🙂

I doubt he is fixed. He used to torment my late Baby Boo so he has to be at least 10yrs old. I have been feeding him since Feb but have never been able to touch him or get close to him. If I could get him to the vet I would in a heartbeat. But I think if I tried to catch him, I would be shredded. I'll get the supplement and put it on his food...hope it helps him.

[theredhead77 16.5k]

23 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

I doubt he is fixed. He used to torment my late Baby Boo so he has to be at least 10yrs old. I have been feeding him since Feb but have never been able to touch him or get close to him. If I could get him to the vet I would in a heartbeat. But I think if I tried to catch him, I would be shredded. I'll get the supplement and put it on his food...hope it helps him.

You can probably find a trap and release program that will lend you a trap, fix him for free (if needed) and treat if he has an illness.

[bosawks 54.8k]

Is there something on my head?

[WhereThereIsLife 170]

8 hours ago, bosawks said:

Is there something on my head?

Alli to Harper: Being in Bosawks’ photo shoots is sometimes weird, but din-din always makes it worth it. 🐶🥘

[KnoxForPres 3.5k]

On 10/18/2020 at 12:33 PM, Mindthinkr said:

I am a horse person. Yes, they can get lonely. They are herd animals. However, they also do do well with other kinds of animals. I’ve seen them be friends with dogs, goats, a turkey (that was a funny coupling), alpacas and pigs. You could try and find the owner and see if it is ok for you to give it a carrot or apple daily. Then you could be it’s friend. 

Good to know and thank you. Carrots and apples qre bought!

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

6 hours ago, KnoxForPres said:

Good to know and thank you. Carrots and apples qre bought!

Lucky horse! 

[bosawks 54.8k]

Happy early Halloween! 

[bosawks 54.8k]

Happy 🎃!

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

Happy Early Halloween from BB 🎃 It is also my 17th Birthday 

 

Happy Halloween from Squeaky. It’s also my 17th Birthday 

[SoMuchTV 4.6k]

10 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

Happy Early Halloween from BB 🎃 It is also my 17th Birthday 

 

Happy Halloween from Squeaky. It’s also my 17th Birthday 

I’m going to assume those were photoshopped, but if not, I hope all your scratches heal up quickly. 

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

Just now, SoMuchTV said:

I’m going to assume those were photoshopped, but if not, I hope all your scratches heal up quickly. 

Yes, my friends photoshopped these for me. Also it’s the cats 17th Birthday. Not mine, I have many decades on them 😹

[SoMuchTV 4.6k]

50 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

Yes, my friends photoshopped these for me. Also it’s the cats 17th Birthday. Not mine, I have many decades on them 😹

I figured as much. I’m a little jealous. I’ve had many cats over the years, and even though I feel like I’m doing things right (indoors, decent food, vet visits), none of them have made it that long. Genes, maybe?

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

50 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

I figured as much. I’m a little jealous. I’ve had many cats over the years, and even though I feel like I’m doing things right (indoors, decent food, vet visits), none of them have made it that long. Genes, maybe?

I attribute it to good food and a vets visit every year. All but one of my cats (I’ve had many) have lived over 20 years. 

[ginger90 64.0k]

Crafts with Elsie:

[SoMuchTV 4.6k]

3 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Crafts with Elsie:

Did she also make hand turkeys to post on the refrigerator?

[theredhead77 16.5k]

The house lions are pleased with their new blanket. For those who have previously read the cat-cats saga, he's the Snuggleupapuss the on the right (dark orange)

We're disinterested in your photoshoot, hooman

Edited October 31, 2020 by theredhead77

[supposebly 3.7k]

4 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

Happy Early Halloween from BB 🎃 It is also my 17th Birthday 

 

Happy Halloween from Squeaky. It’s also my 17th Birthday 

That is utterly terrifying. No, not the vampire picture. Happy Birthday!

[Mindthinkr 49.3k]

8 minutes ago, supposebly said:

That is utterly terrifying. No, not the vampire picture. Happy Birthday!

The nun outfit? Someone on another SM site said that it gave them flashbacks of Catholic School and not in a good way. 
 

[supposebly 3.7k]

My catholic school years were not that bad. But a cat face in there? Nononono.

[KnoxForPres 3.5k]

All of these sweet babies are so cute!  Happy Halloween!

Edited November 1, 2020 by KnoxForPres

[EighteenTwelve 998]

One of the reasons I don’t like changing the clocks in the fall is the being stared at by cats who don’t care what the clock says, it was dinnertime an hour ago.

[emma675 18.1k]

Yep, I have a very talkative dog who let me know she was not happy about dinner being "late" tonight. It's going to be a long few days till she gets used to this. 

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

One of my cats has been trying to get me to come to bed since about 6pm. She wants her before bed treats, and keeps going upstairs, then coming back down a few minutes later when it becomes clear I’m not following her. Much like me, she is a creature of habit.

[Gramto6 8.1k]

Even my feral cats that I feed were upset with the disruption in their daily feeding schedule...I so hate these time changes! 

[Bastet 57.8k]

On 10/30/2020 at 5:25 PM, Mindthinkr said:

I attribute it to good food and a vets visit every year. All but one of my cats (I’ve had many) have lived over 20 years. 

I've provided the same care, and my oldest was 19 at death, most were around 16, a couple were 13, and two were only around nine.  While I prefer to adopt adults, kittens have dropped into my life, yet there's not remotely a guarantee of a better outcome if I'm the one providing their care almost all their lives - I got the one who lived to 19 at approximately one year, but also got one of those who died at 13 at about six months and the other one at just a couple of months.  Just like with people, a pet's diet and medical care increases the odds, but one can't control for genetics and/or chance.

[smittykins 5.6k]

A certain House Panther expected breakfast at 6 am Sunday instead of 7.  I broke down and fed her at 6:30.

Edited November 2, 2020 by smittykins