The new addition to my family... - Page 2

Serrart · #16 02-15-2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

So I went to the animal shelter on a whim today (I had today off) - and I found the sweetest girl.

She's older so no one wanted her and she was about to be um "transfered"
So - I adopted her

She's an Irish Setter Mix and is as sweet as can be - very quiet and loving but does have a drooling and gas issue

Here are some pictures of my new buddy...

Congratulations, she's beautiful!

Romy

DrummerDeanna · #17 02-15-2005, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by skcin

YAY! Good for you! Older dogs rock - all the love & affection, none of the puppy behaviors.

Better start working on a dog sitter for NOTS!

I knew I wouldn't have the patience for a new puppy - so this girl is perfect

And I just thought I'd dress her as Sulamith and take her with me to NOTS

Nah - I already have a friend who LOVES dogs and will be the perfect sitter

amber · #18 02-15-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I knew I wouldn't have the patience for a new puppy - so this girl is perfect

And I just thought I'd dress her as Sulamith and take her with me to NOTS

Nah - I already have a friend who LOVES dogs and will be the perfect sitter

I would sit that dog any day. I just wanted to kiss and snuggle her and give her treats when I saw her!

estranged4life · #19 02-15-2005, 08:36 PM

I need another pet like I need another sibling

Anyone want some destructive "Mosh inducing, Thrash inflicting, Slam dancing, Punk assed metal head kittens?" Yeah, figured as much

amber · #20 02-15-2005, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

I need another pet like I need another sibling

Anyone want some destructive "Mosh inducing, Thrash inflicting, Slam dancing, Punk assed metal head kittens?" Yeah, figured as much

I do!

Sign me up!

Miss Vicky · #21 02-15-2005, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

I need another pet like I need another sibling

Anyone want some destructive "Mosh inducing, Thrash inflicting, Slam dancing, Punk assed metal head kittens?" Yeah, figured as much

Sorry, but I need another pet like you need another sibling.

But since you're advertising let me say:

Anyone want a three year old, grossly overweight, schizophrenic, pain in the ass cat with a crooked tail who can't seem to spend more than an hour outside without coming home with lacerations, abscesses, and all kinds of lovely bank breaking medical problems? Did I mention he's currently on antibiotics for fight wounds from a few days ago?

He's fully vaccinated, neutered, and microchipped. Anybody? No? Gee, can't imagine why not.

On a side note: Estrange4Life, it is oddly amusing that someone such as yourself, with your sig of a guy headbanging, would be on a Fleetwood Mac board.
But then again, metalheads confuse me sometimes. I had a friend in High School who was one and absolutely hated FM because they were "too pop." Yet on the other hand, he was a huge Phil Collins fan. WTF?

catinthedark · #22 02-16-2005, 12:35 AM

OMG, she's so sweet looking, Deanna. And YOU are a saint. I have never, ever been able to understand how people can have a pet, and then one day decide they don't want it anymore. Moving across the country? I'd DRIVE my dog 3000 miles before I'd leave her behind (or put her on an airplane, which would terrify her). I just can't conceive of it. Kudos to you for saving her from, um, transformation. Poor little thing. So glad she found someone to love her.

HomerMcvie · #23 02-16-2005, 04:44 AM

Congratulations! Cherish your new friend.

DeeGeMe · #24 02-16-2005, 08:32 AM

She looks like a sweetie. A tip on the gas thing-try a higher-grade dog food. They cost more but my dogs always did much better on them than they did the cheaper stuff. Some dogs also don't tolerate canned dog food well--some do, some don't. I usually fed mine canned in the morning and dry at night. That seemed to work for them.

DrummerDeanna · #25 02-16-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Sorry, but I need another pet like you need another sibling.

But since you're advertising let me say:

Anyone want a three year old, grossly overweight, schizophrenic, pain in the ass cat with a crooked tail who can't seem to spend more than an hour outside without coming home with lacerations, abscesses, and all kinds of lovely bank breaking medical problems? Did I mention he's currently on antibiotics for fight wounds from a few days ago?

He's fully vaccinated, neutered, and microchipped. Anybody? No? Gee, can't imagine why not.

On a side note: Estrange4Life, it is oddly amusing that someone such as yourself, with your sig of a guy headbanging, would be on a Fleetwood Mac board.
But then again, metalheads confuse me sometimes. I had a friend in High School who was one and absolutely hated FM because they were "too pop." Yet on the other hand, he was a huge Phil Collins fan. WTF?

OMG - that cat looks awesome....!!! I like obese cats

BUT I'm highly allergic to cats

DrummerDeanna · #26 02-16-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

She looks like a sweetie. A tip on the gas thing-try a higher-grade dog food. They cost more but my dogs always did much better on them than they did the cheaper stuff. Some dogs also don't tolerate canned dog food well--some do, some don't. I usually fed mine canned in the morning and dry at night. That seemed to work for them.

Thanks - this guy at a book store I stopped at last night recomended a dog food - he feeds it to his dog and apparently has spent hours scrutinizing over ingredients at the pet food store - so I'll try that food...though now the name escapes me

She's now a bit nervous - won't eat - but I bought her a chew bone thing that she thoroughly enjoyed -

Miss Vicky · #27 02-16-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

OMG - that cat looks awesome....!!! I like obese cats

BUT I'm highly allergic to cats

Looks awesome? Maybe. He is cute, I'll give him that. But you wouldn't think he was awesome if you had to live with the little psycho (allergic or not).

He runs around the house meowing at the top of his lungs for no apparent reason.

If you try to approach him when he's inside, he'll run away every time-though sometimes only for a few feet and then stop to let you pet him- othertimes he dashes underneath the nearest piece of furniture. When he's outside? You can't even get within 30 feet of him. Oh well, I guess I should just be glad that he no longer hisses at anyone who even looks at him.

If he wants attention and you don't want to give it to him (for example, when you're trying to sleep) the little bastard will BITE you.

Still think he looks awesome?

Although I will say that even though he's a nutcase and a pain, I love him anyway and would never give him up. But then again, two of my four rats cannot even be safely touched because they're so ill tempered and I love them anyway as well. Ah... motherly love is the blindest of them all.

DrummerDeanna · #28 02-16-2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Looks awesome? Maybe. He is cute, I'll give him that. But you wouldn't think he was awesome if you had to live with the little psycho (allergic or not).

He runs around the house meowing at the top of his lungs for no apparent reason.

If you try to approach him when he's inside, he'll run away every time-though sometimes only for a few feet and then stop to let you pet him- othertimes he dashes underneath the nearest piece of furniture. When he's outside? You can't even get within 30 feet of him. Oh well, I guess I should just be glad that he no longer hisses at anyone who even looks at him.

If he wants attention and you don't want to give it to him (for example, when you're trying to sleep) the little bastard will BITE you.

Still think he looks awesome?

Although I will say that even though he's a nutcase and a pain, I love him anyway and would never give him up. But then again, two of my four rats cannot even be safely touched because they're so ill tempered and I love them anyway as well. Ah... motherly love is the blindest of them all.

Oddly - I do still think he's awesome lol....I don't know I have a thing for weird quirky cats....don't know what it is...

I house sat for some folks in San Jose a few summers ago - and they had this glutonous obese cat named Wumpus - lol - such a weirdo cat - but he was so fun and amusing - granted I had to live on allergy meds all summer but it was fun....I ended up having to put the cat on a diet - he couldn't get through the pet door or anything lol...

Though your cats inability to be outside without coming back with injuries is a bit worrisome...

catinthedark · #29 02-16-2005, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Thanks - this guy at a book store I stopped at last night recomended a dog food - he feeds it to his dog and apparently has spent hours scrutinizing over ingredients at the pet food store - so I'll try that food...though now the name escapes me

She's now a bit nervous - won't eat - but I bought her a chew bone thing that she thoroughly enjoyed -

Can you stand another suggestion? It may help to introduce the new food slowly (both for her taste buds and for her tummy). Mix in a little bit at a time, a little more of the new food and less of the old each time. Poor thing must be feeling very disoriented. She lost the person she loved most in the world, got locked in a cage at the pound, was probably scared and confused, and then brought to a strange house with new smells and a new person. Can understand why the poor love is nervous - give her some time. Give her lots of love. Even going out and coming back after short spurts will help her see that you aren't going to abandon her. Then, when you go for longer, she'll know you're coming back. Try saying the same thing to her everytime you leave. That will become a signal that you are leaving - but that you will be back. Sounds silly, but in their little worlds, that is big.

Have I mentioned I think you're a great person for saving her!

Miss Vicky · #30 02-16-2005, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Oddly - I do still think he's awesome lol....I don't know I have a thing for weird quirky cats....don't know what it is...

I house sat for some folks in San Jose a few summers ago - and they had this glutonous obese cat named Wumpus - lol - such a weirdo cat - but he was so fun and amusing - granted I had to live on allergy meds all summer but it was fun....I ended up having to put the cat on a diet - he couldn't get through the pet door or anything lol...

Though your cats inability to be outside without coming back with injuries is a bit worrisome...

Let's see he's come home on at least four seperate occasions with abscesses.
He came home with a huge laceration on his rump that nearly reached his anus. (Apparently another animal tried to rip him a new a$$hole and almost succeeded.)
I've had to pull other cats' claws out of his skin more than once.
Oh yeah, and he came home one night lethargic, hissing at everyone, covered in mud and his claws were all broken and frayed. Never did figure out what happened. Neither myself nor the vet could find any wounds, xrays showed nothing out of the ordinary... hit by car and got lucky? Who knows.

But I know what you're probably thinking... Why don't you just keep him inside all the time? I never let him outside or my other cat Dunlop (named for the tire company because he'd been hit by a car before we adopted him) for that matter. My family on the other hand cannot be convinced to do the same.