My poor old akita mutt, Brenda, seems to be upset about Shiro. She didn't seem bothered when Tina and Guy died (but she didn't get along with them). She left food in both bowls for Shiro and when I was calling her over to take her medicine, she stopped, looked around for Shiro and started whimpering and whining. She wanted in the house so I let her in. She looked around, sat down, and started whining again. I went and got Fippy and brought him to her. She perked up a little and wagged her tail. I told him to "give her kisses" so he licked her face and that seemed to make her feel better. I petted them both for a few minutes and then Fippy wanted to go back to Mom, but I think it helped cheer Brenda up a little. Shiro was constantly bumping in to her and nearly knocking her over, but she apparently still liked him and would cuddle with him sometimes.
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I had to take Casper (cat) to the vet the other day and the dog cried as we was leaving. Speaking of the cat, did you ever give oral meds to a cat? f I was a boy scout, I would want a badge for "cat wrestling".
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I gave my cat a bath once . I was coughing up furballs for a week ..
Awww. Poor doggy.
Oh yeah! Oral meds for cats are not fun. I actually request liquid meds and a syringe. Grab kitty by scruff of neck, jam syringe in mouth, hit the plunger, try to avoid claws, and then pet the kitty and give them treats. My cat Itsy gets a pill once a month and I have to cram it as far as I can to the back of her mouth and hope she doesn't bite down or manage to spit it out. She gets over it quickly though-- I get out her favorite treats. I got a thing from the vet that was supposed to help with putting the pills in the mouth, but I never got the hang of it and can't remember where I put it. Looked so easy when the vet did it. When I tried it either wouldn't hold the pill long enough to get it in the mouth, or it would not push it out once I got it in the mouth.
Giving them ear drops is also a pain. I think I ended up with more of the stuff in my eyes and on my face. Hold them by scruff of neck, drop in ear, try to hold on to them as they kick and squirm, fold ear over and rub it in, reluctantly release kitty, cover eyes as they shake their head and make liquid fly everywhere... And I was having to do that for 12 cats for 10 days straight and then one day a week later. That sucked.
Nick, oh man, yeah, giving cats a bath can be a pain. I've been lucky that mine weren't too bad. Had one kitty who had gotten beat up and spent two weeks hiding in the pantry just peeing on himself. Door was open ajar so he could have left at any time, but he was traumatized. He didn't even struggle when I gave him a bath. Although, I still remember when my friend's nasty ex tried to give one of their cats a bath. Cat clawed the hell out of her face and I laughed my a$$ off.
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Easy way to give a cat a bath. Lift the lid on the toilet throw in the cat slam lid and flush. Cat gets a whirl pool bath. Stand back when the lid opens up.
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Pet ownership is easy if you really want it to be. My neighbors cat pops by sometimes.
...more often when I light the BBQ.
Cat gets a slice of cheese, or an empty corn on the cob pickin.......................... then it goes home, where it ought to be.
This system works puuurfect for me and the cat. I wouldn't want it any other way................. unless Trumps new tax plan allows cats or dogs as deductibles.
I wonder how many people with 5 or 10 (or 50
) so called pets would also consider it normal have 10 spouses? If so........... why?Naw. I just have me myself and I....and my brother. I don't need any more drama in my life. Plenty as it is.
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Nick
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Finished siding my house .
Got my back adjusted. Chiropractor said my hip was so far out that one leg was 2 inches shorter than the other.
Nick
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One leg is usually a little shorter ..
So is one of your knees.
Nick
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The short one ..
The wee knee.
I see Daris is still smart as a tack in here!
Took my youngest son (he is autistic) to the dr yesterday. He decided in March that he wanted to get healthy. He has lost 71 lbs. They took him off two meds already.
Fired up the wood stove this morning.
9am here and it's 57 degrees. Had a high of 71 yesterday and will be similar today.
I did a floor repair yesterday in an older mobile home. Looked like someone hit the floor with a 2x4 shaped sledge hammer. Broke clear through the particle board between the joists. In a small bedroom no less. Anyhow, I squared up the hole, glued in plywood to the underside of the floor, then filled the square hole with plywood before finishing it off with a non matching vinyl scrap.
In my many trips inside and out as I was cutting and fitting plywood pieces, I could hear banjos playing faintly in the background as I stumbled across a half dozen kittens, large and small dogs running inside and outside and dodging piles of dog doo doo, chicken poop, and a dead bird. I kept the van doors closed so I wouldn't get surprised by chicken eggs in the van at some later date. Nice people tho.
I did a floor repair yesterday in an older mobile home. Looked like someone hit the floor with a 2x4 shaped sledge hammer. Broke clear through the particle board between the joists. In a small bedroom no less. Anyhow, I squared up the hole, glued in plywood to the underside of the floor, then filled the square hole with plywood before finishing it off with a non matching vinyl scrap.
In my many trips inside and out as I was cutting and fitting plywood pieces, I could hear banjos playing faintly in the background as I stumbled across a half dozen kittens, large and small dogs running inside and outside and dodging piles of dog doo doo, chicken poop, and a dead bird. I kept the van doors closed so I wouldn't get surprised by chicken eggs in the van at some later date. Nice people tho.
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I knew a family here who raised a hog in the house every winter and butchered it in the spring.
Happy, content hogs probably taste better.
I'm far from being a perfect housekeeper........ but no way would I not clean up dog doo at both step entrances to my porch and deck, and the gravel in the driveway where I park. Just nasty having to step over that stuff, including the chicken poo on the porch and walkway........ it's like playing hop-scotch for 39 feet getting from my van into the house. It was hard even setting up my saw table so the saw table feet, or my own feet didn't get nasty. (well, one shoe got in it once)
The little dead birdie in front of the steps looked like it had been layin' there for a couple of days.Like I said before, nice people. He had some health issues but his wife didn't get out of the recliner for the three hours I was there.... and it was beautiful weather outside too, unlike the previous 4 days with 4 inches of rain.
Rusty, it got up to 83 here today with hardly a breeze.
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37 and windy here
