Best Christmas gift you'll be giving.

[Violet]

Originally Posted by Livia

I can't talk about all the badass gifts I bought just yet, 'cause some of 'em are Ledgies, I'll let them post later what I got them....but I think my kittie got the best gift of all this year- of being able to urinate again. Three days in the kitty hospital, all jacked up on morphine with a catheter in his weiner, an IV in his paw, one of those cone thingies on his head, and $700 later, he'll be fine. This all happened Thanksgiving weekend. No "if he were my cat, he'd be dead" jokes please. He's my baby, I'd do anything for him. I just did.

Aw, I'm so glad he'll be okay. I'd also do anything for my cats.

I haven't decided what the best gift I'm giving is this year. Probably something for my daughter. But I'm too tired to think about it. I have to head out to Target now to TRY to find something for hubby. He's too picky.

Carol

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Violet

Aw, I'm so glad he'll be okay. I'd also do anything for my cats.

I haven't decided what the best gift I'm giving is this year. Probably something for my daughter. But I'm too tired to think about it. I have to head out to Target now to TRY to find something for hubby. He's too picky.

Carol

I'm glad he's okay too, my Mufy was in the kitty hospital for 3 days early this year, he was so small and I was so worried about him. He just wouldn't keep food down. This was right after he was neutered so I think he picked something up there. After a barage of tests they found virtually nothing, just some fluid in his belly with some bacteria. He probably had some infection. Anyway, this cost $1300!!!

They require half of the money down before you can even leave your pet, I was so shocked. But he is totally healthy and has been ever since. If I hadn't brought him in he probably wouldn't have made it since they can dehydrate fast. It was so sad visiting him in the hospital but he is such a trooper! He was swatting at passersby by the end which was when we knew he would be okay,

[Livia]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I'm glad he's okay too, my Mufy was in the kitty hospital for 3 days early this year, he was so small and I was so worried about him. He just wouldn't keep food down. This was right after he was neutered so I think he picked something up there. After a barage of tests they found virtually nothing, just some fluid in his belly with some bacteria. He probably had some infection. Anyway, this cost $1300!!!

They require half of the money down before you can even leave your pet, I was so shocked. But he is totally healthy and has been ever since. If I hadn't brought him in he probably wouldn't have made it since they can dehydrate fast. It was so sad visiting him in the hospital but he is such a trooper! He was swatting at passersby by the end which was when we knew he would be okay,

My cat was a little bastard to all the people at the vet - hence, the steady morphine drip so they could work on him. They were wonderful! And I felt so bad that he was being a meanie. They told me not to worry about it - it's the cats that are the sweetest little (spoiled rotten) angels at home that are always the meanest at the vet. When I finally got him home, he was SOOOO happy to be there! He's my little purry-monster!

P.S. I had to take him to a 24-hour place since it was a weekend. I took him there once before after he'd gotten into a fight and his neck was bleeding profusely. They were so good w/ him, that I'm making them his primary care vet from now on! Incidentally, he wouldn't even have had the urinary tract problem if I hadn't listened to my former vet. They were more concerned about his weight than urinary tract health (that food makes them gain weight). So, at their insistence, I switched his food back to low-cal - and look what happened! I hate them now....

[amber]

Originally Posted by Livia

My cat was a little bastard to all the people at the vet - hence, the steady morphine drip so they could work on him. They were wonderful! And I felt so bad that he was being a meanie. They told me not to worry about it - it's the cats that are the sweetest little (spoiled rotten) angels at home that are always the meanest at the vet. When I finally got him home, he was SOOOO happy to be there! He's my little purry-monster!

Little purry monster!!!! sqeeeee. so cute. what was wrong with him, anyways?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by amber

Little purry monster!!!! sqeeeee. so cute. what was wrong with him, anyways?

I just added a ps to my last post - and there's more at the beginning of this thread. He got the best, and most expensive gift this year.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Livia

I just added a ps to my last post - and there's more at the beginning of this thread. He got the best, and most expensive gift this year.

oh, so did he have urinary tract blockage from ash in his food?

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by madformac

Well this wasn't cheap but I figured it was worth it...

I bought my mother a digital camcorder.. She's going on a trip around the world for two months and I figured as it's a once in a lifetime trip she should capture a few memories. (Thanks to a certain Ledgie for giving me the idea. Also thanks again to the same Ledgie for making me broke now!!)

I also bought myself (does that count?) a new electric shaver because I've decided to go clean shaven again after a couple of years with some fluff on my face and I'm sick of using razors..

Yay!!! I'm so glad that a certain Ledgie gave you that idea (coz it's a very good one), oh dear, your'e broke? Hmmm...I'm not sure that was such a great one, but just think ..you'll get to relive their whole journey when they get back.
The best present I'll be giving is lots of love to someone, who unfortunately can't be down here with me at Xmas....damn it!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by amber

oh, so did he have urinary tract blockage from ash in his food?

Yeah, and magnesium. Why don't they make a low-calorie, urinary tract health food?

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

I probably spent about $200 on all the gifts I gave or will be giving this year. I bought my nephew a few physics and science books. I built a computer for my buddy’s daughter and the rest of the gifts were crossbred and grown with loving care. Frosty came early this year.

I was talking to a friend yesterday about all he’s going through with gift giving and we laughed so hard I was in tears. He works hard and tries to save money the kids will need to further education. Unexpected things pop up that can be expensive and he tries to think ahead. He spent about $1,500 on his 3 children this year and was pissed.

He said “Look at all that sh!t wrapped over there. While I was wrapping it I thought man this really sucks. Some fat a$$ mythical son of a bitch gets all the glory. I work hard all year and spent countless hours shopping for all this crap. I was wrapping it and writing from Santa on the cards for what? The kids will tear it apart and fight over it for 2 weeks until it gets broken. All I get is the Santa shaft. Every year I get bent over for a good screwing by some fat a$$ slug that takes all the credit for my hard work.”

Of course he used some salty language I couldn’t type here, but we laughed so hard my stomach hurt. You folks with young children sure do get a good screwing this time of year don’t you? When the kids come tearing into the room with gleaming eyes screaming “Look Santa was here.” You know some of them get a thought in they’re head if only for a few seconds. That thought being…Look at all this wonderful stuff Santa gave me. Man my parents sure do suck.

[amber]

Originally Posted by ½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®

I probably spent about $200 on all the gifts I gave or will be giving this year. I bought my nephew a few physics and science books. I built a computer for my buddy’s daughter and the rest of the gifts were crossbred and grown with loving care. Frosty came early this year.

I was talking to a friend yesterday about all he’s going through with gift giving and we laughed so hard I was in tears. He works hard and tries to save money the kids will need to further education. Unexpected things pop up that can be expensive and he tries to think ahead. He spent about $1,500 on his 3 children this year and was pissed.

He said “Look at all that sh!t wrapped over there. While I was wrapping it I thought man this really sucks. Some fat a$$ mythical son of a bitch gets all the glory. I work hard all year and spent countless hours shopping for all this crap. I was wrapping it and writing from Santa on the cards for what? The kids will tear it apart and fight over it for 2 weeks until it gets broken. All I get is the Santa shaft. Every year I get bent over for a good screwing by some fat a$$ slug that takes all the credit for my hard work.”

Of course he used some salty language I couldn’t type here, but we laughed so hard my stomach hurt. You folks with young children sure do get a good screwing this time of year don’t you? When the kids come tearing into the room with gleaming eyes screaming “Look Santa was here.” You know some of them get a thought in they’re head if only for a few seconds. That thought being…Look at all this wonderful stuff Santa gave me. Man my parents sure do suck.

When i was 3 -4, I pestered my mom with so many questions/arguments about Santa and the feasibility of Santa that she finally just said "there is no Santa!!!" so, I never got Santa gifts after that. but really, i had never gotten santa gifts before that, either, cause there is no santa. It's all the same gifts.
anyway, it didn't really matter. I didn't care about santa, as long as i got presents.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Livia

My cat was a little bastard to all the people at the vet - hence, the steady morphine drip so they could work on him. They were wonderful! And I felt so bad that he was being a meanie. They told me not to worry about it - it's the cats that are the sweetest little (spoiled rotten) angels at home that are always the meanest at the vet. When I finally got him home, he was SOOOO happy to be there! He's my little purry-monster!

P.S. I had to take him to a 24-hour place since it was a weekend. I took him there once before after he'd gotten into a fight and his neck was bleeding profusely. They were so good w/ him, that I'm making them his primary care vet from now on! Incidentally, he wouldn't even have had the urinary tract problem if I hadn't listened to my former vet. They were more concerned about his weight than urinary tract health (that food makes them gain weight). So, at their insistence, I switched his food back to low-cal - and look what happened! I hate them now....

They were actually glad when he started getting playful like that because he was very depressed for he first day or so. Poor guy. They pretty much fell in love with him, hehe. He really loves people, especially those he hasn't met, he is very gracious with guests. He tries to kill me every day but if you come over to meet him, he'll be sweet as pie! Haha, I call him a little bastard all the time.

I'm glad your cat is doing well now, Livia. It's so heart breaking when they suffer!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I'm glad your cat is doing well now, Livia. It's so heart breaking when they suffer!

Tell me about it! I don't have kids, so he IS my child.

My former next-door neighbors adopted the neighborhood stray cat, Blackie (in addition to the 3 dogs, 1 cat and rabbit which they already had). They wanted me to keep him when they moved, but there's NO way I will ever have 2 male cats in the same house, my cat will not allow it, which I told them. So after they moved and took Blackie w/ them, they brought him back to the neighborhood 'cause they decided he "wasn't adjusting well" to their new house. I was SO pissed off at them for doing that. To me, that's like abandoning a child. So, I fed him on their front porch since they haven't sold the house yet. I wanted the realtor and whoever was seeing the house to KNOW that a cat lived there. I put an ad in the paper and within 3 days, found a new home for him. He's beautiful, black with green eyes, and a real sweetheart. If I didn't already have a cat, I would have gladly kept him. The person I ended up giving him to had just had his cat killed by coyotes. He renamed him Plato (a MUCH better name). But the point of the story is, if you're going to take on the responsibility of having a pet, then see it through. Even if you no longer want the pet, take the 10 minutes I took to place an ad online, rather than dumping them on your former neighbors, or even worse, dumping them off at the pound where they'll end up being put to sleep. Mean people suck.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Livia

Tell me about it! I don't have kids, so he IS my child.

My former next-door neighbors adopted the neighborhood stray cat, Blackie (in addition to the 3 dogs, 1 cat and rabbit which they already had). They wanted me to keep him when they moved, but there's NO way I will ever have 2 male cats in the same house, my cat will not allow it, which I told them. So after they moved and took Blackie w/ them, they brought him back to the neighborhood 'cause they decided he "wasn't adjusting well" to their new house. I was SO pissed off at them for doing that. To me, that's like abandoning a child. So, I fed him on their front porch since they haven't sold the house yet. I wanted the realtor and whoever was seeing the house to KNOW that a cat lived there. I put an ad in the paper and within 3 days, found a new home for him. He's beautiful, black with green eyes, and a real sweetheart. If I didn't already have a cat, I would have gladly kept him. The person I ended up giving him to had just had his cat killed by coyotes. He renamed him Plato (a MUCH better name). But the point of the story is, if you're going to take on the responsibility of having a pet, then see it through. Even if you no longer want the pet, take the 10 minutes I took to place an ad online, rather than dumping them on your former neighbors, or even worse, dumping them off at the pound where they'll end up being put to sleep. Mean people suck.

They totally suck. There are 3 strays by my office that I feed every day. Some *sshole must have dropped them off here, I've seen them around for months, since they were really small kittens. Now they're about 5 mos. There was a deep freeze the other night though and when I went to feed them today hardly any of their food was gone. I hope they are alright. I wish I could take them in but they won't let me near them and I can't take 3 strays into my apartment. Also, no one will take them. The shelters do not take feral cats and the animal hospital will put them to sleep So hopefully they are okay!!!

Mufy is also my baby. And he's my roommate's boyfriend! He sleeps with her most nights, little brat.

[estranged4life]

are fine, Warm & comfortable...They (The 5 metalhead kittens-Pip, Token, Butters, Tweak & Rerun) love the floor furnace, They love to sit in front of it when it kicks on & stretch out like a sunbather

We'll probably keep all 5 of 'em since I don't trust people to take care of pets, So the other 3 cats (Ace, Jr. & Shioban) will just have to get used to Patches and her "Motley Crue" of kittens.

Brian j.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

are fine, Warm & comfortable...They (The 5 metalhead kittens-Pip, Token, Butters, Tweak & Rerun) love the floor furnace, They love to sit in front of it when it kicks on & stretch out like a sunbather

We'll probably keep all 5 of 'em since I don't trust people to take care of pets, So the other 3 cats (Ace, Jr. & Shioban) will just have to get used to Patches and her "Motley Crue" of kittens.

Brian j.

Your little fur kids rock! You must post a pic at some point! My Mufy loves to stare at the tree or sprawl out underneath it. The way he lays makes him look like a king!