The Pet Thread

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Princess Leah was spayed probably about 13-14 months. We weren't up for stupid ugly puppies. Some of the strays working the neighborhood streets

She is only out of her cage to get juiced and maybe sit on the bed for a few minutes at night. Last night she was sitting with my son and the wife came home. I went to greet her and my son is laughing. I turn and she's dragging herself, legs tucked under, to address the threat to the Realm

Glad to hear she's progressing. I've read it's a hard recovery, but she's lucky to have you guys.

Always nice to hear good news.

[No one]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

In our travels across the local garage, we encounter the domestic miniature house lion. After a long day of grooming and being injected with vaccines, he is spotted here giving another local feline the stink eye for entering his domain.

.....and below we find him quenching his thirst at his favorite local watering hole.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by No one

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

In our travels across the local garage, we encounter the domestic miniature house lion. After a long day of grooming and being injected with vaccines, he is spotted here giving another local feline the stink eye for entering his domain.

.....and below we find him quenching his thirst at his favorite local watering hole.

Originally Posted by No one

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

He's an antivaxer....

Either that or he's ticked that your cat identifies as a lion and you support him.

[No one]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Well, I mean that grooming looks an abuse (ugly at the very least) and that (presumed) joke of he has to drink from the least appropriate source is too far from funny (disgusting, in fact) to me.

I just couldn't help sharing that, especially after so many people liked that post (making me wonder what I am doing here ).

To avoid misunderstanding, you have a really nice cat (as you present him)!

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by No one

Well, I mean that grooming looks an abuse (ugly at the very least) and that (presumed) joke of he has to drink from the least appropriate source is too far from funny (disgusting, in fact) to me.

I just couldn't help sharing that, especially after so many people liked that post (making me wonder what I am doing here ).

To avoid misunderstanding, you have a really nice cat (as you present him)!

The grooming comes from the fact that he won't allow me to brush him to remove loose hair. I'm a bit anal and having everything I own covered in hair is not an option.....therefore this is the only option. It's a trade off, he allows me to share the nice ass house that he reigns over and gets pampered at the cost of getting a haircut once a year so that I'm not constantly covered in hair.

He doesn't HAVE to drink from the toilet, he has other options for water. He gets fresh water in his dish morning and afternoon. He prefers this source, because of that, it is kept spotless at all times. I find it gross too but as long as it stays clean, whatever. At the end of the day, he is an animal. You should see the disgusting shit he does when he is outside. Drinking from the toilet is no less disgusting than when he rips the heads off of mice, moles, birds and rabbits.....yes rabbits, in front of company when I am entertaining friends on the back deck.

No misunderstanding. I'm not taking offense to it. He may drink from a clean toilet and I may take pictures of it but he is well taken care of. He eats better than most humans I know of and treated better than most people are to their kids. If I tell him "no", "stop" or "don't" he's going to do it again as soon as the bathroom door is open. He's a cat, he's going to do whatever the hell he wants whether I like it or not - he'll just do it behind my back if I disapprove.

I'm not going to apologize if I have offended you with a picture of a cat drinking from a toilet. Perhaps I should take it down and post pictures of him destroying the rabbit that he climbed up the back deck with and shredded in front of a couple of female friends having a glass of wine.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

The grooming comes from the fact that he won't allow me to brush him to remove loose hair. I'm a bit anal and having everything I own covered in hair is not an option.....therefore this is the only option. It's a trade off, he allows me to share the nice ass house that he reigns over and gets pampered at the cost of getting a haircut once a year so that I'm not constantly covered in hair.

He doesn't HAVE to drink from the toilet, he has other options for water. He gets fresh water in his dish morning and afternoon. He prefers this source, because of that, it is kept spotless at all times. I find it gross too but as long as it stays clean, whatever. At the end of the day, he is an animal. You should see the disgusting shit he does when he is outside. Drinking from the toilet is no less disgusting than when he rips the heads off of mice, moles, birds and rabbits.....yes rabbits, in front of company when I am entertaining friends on the back deck.

No misunderstanding. I'm not taking offense to it. He may drink from a clean toilet and I may take pictures of it but he is well taken care of. He eats better than most humans I know of and treated better than most people are to their kids. If I tell him "no", "stop" or "don't" he's going to do it again as soon as the bathroom door is open. He's a cat, he's going to do whatever the hell he wants whether I like it or not - he'll just do it behind my back if I disapprove.

I'm not going to apologize if I have offended you with a picture of a cat drinking from a toilet. Perhaps I should take it down and post pictures of him destroying the rabbit that he climbed up the back deck with and shredded in front of a couple of female friends having a glass of wine.

Sophie ate one of Bella's turds, barfed it up, then ate the barfed up turd. Filthy beasts. Drinking from the toilet would literally be the cleanest thing she did all day.

[No one]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

The grooming comes from the fact that he won't allow me to brush him to remove loose hair. I'm a bit anal and having everything I own covered in hair is not an option.

I'm not questioning (or discussing: there are short-haired breeds, etc.) the necessity, I'm only sharing I don't like the look.

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

He doesn't HAVE to drink from the toilet, he has other options for water.

I would really hope so! I just did not like the joke you made of it. It's not my kind of humour and I feel as free to share that as you can share your ideas of fun: "tastes differ" here.

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

I'm not going to apologize if I have offended you with a picture of a cat drinking from a toilet.

You haven't offended me, of course (to me it's just irrelevant, at least ): I only find it an offence to the cat. By the way, does he really drink from it or can it be anything else attracting his predator/house guard attention:

?

No offence, I only evaluated your post: just like the others, only differently. You can't be everybody's hero, after all. Not every time, at least:

.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by webmeezer

FYI.. our experience is long haired cats love to be shaved during the summer.
Both for the temp as well as removing any mats. I swear the male cats with lion cuts strut around the shelter saying, "I'm one fierce looking dude"....

Z

Agreed. He's pretty funny with his new found swagger after his grooming. I do find it odd that he won't let me brush him, but after a trim he struts like a pimp.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

Agreed. He's pretty funny with his new found swagger after his grooming. I do find it odd that he won't let me brush him, but after a trim he struts like a pimp.

I'm sure he showed his groomers his pimp hand too. Many times during the process.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

I'm sure he showed his groomers his pimp hand too. Many times during the process.

I have no doubt that he did indeed. I really wanted to talk to the groomer when I picked him up but she was nowhere to be found.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

I have no doubt that he did indeed. I really wanted to talk to the groomer when I picked him up but she was nowhere to be found.

Did you check the local ER?

[UncleWede]

Princess Leah and I were sitting on the front lawn last evening. It gave her a bit of time to sniff the air, and be out of the cage.
At one point, she stood up, drunkenly wandered about 2 feet from me, then squatted and lifted a leg and peed all on her own!!!!! Then she staggered back and sat, put her head in my lap, and watched longingly at the crow across the street she wanted to accost.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Did you check the local ER?

She wouldn't have made it that far. He's more of a concrete shoes kinda cat.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

She wouldn't have made it that far. He's more of a concrete shoes kinda cat.

OR, he has a better buddy than you who will help him dispose of the bodies

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

OR, he has a better buddy than you who will help him dispose of the bodies

That is possible. He is shady in the connected, made man/cat kinda sense. I suspected something was off when found cuff links that resembled Rottweiler testicles.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Now_Rudi

That is possible. He is shady in the connected, made man/cat kinda sense. I suspected something was off when found cuff links that resembled Rottweiler testicles.

Me-YOUCH!!!

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Princess Leah and I were sitting on the front lawn last evening. It gave her a bit of time to sniff the air, and be out of the cage.
At one point, she stood up, drunkenly wandered about 2 feet from me, then squatted and lifted a leg and peed all on her own!!!!! Then she staggered back and sat, put her head in my lap, and watched longingly at the crow across the street she wanted to accost.

That's great progress!

Has the vet talked to you about "PT" exercises to do with her at home? I dont want to speak for your vet as they are clearly the experts here, but this was the point at which ours had us start doing PT exercises with Sophie, multiple times per day. Only takes about 10 minutes. it was 4 or 5 different moves that help stretch and strengthen, as well as retrain nerve connections.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

That's great progress!

Has the vet talked to you about "PT" exercises to do with her at home? I dont want to speak for your vet as they are clearly the experts here, but this was the point at which ours had us start doing PT exercises with Sophie, multiple times per day. Only takes about 10 minutes. it was 4 or 5 different moves that help stretch and strengthen, as well as retrain nerve connections.

We've been doing range of motion and basic standing exercises since we brought her home. IT is weird when a leg gets "stuck" almost like she is having a cramp. Once we bend the joints and get that leg moving though, then things are pretty easy.

They talked about at the end of 6 weeks, when she gets paroled, that we consider pool exercises. Not sure where that would occur, since we don't have one. Leah is not much of a rain or shower person, I don't imagine pools are going to be high on her list either.

"Hi, I'm your neighbor down the block. Can me and my dog swim in your pool for a few weeks, just until her strength comes back?"

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

We've been doing range of motion and basic standing exercises since we brought her home. IT is weird when a leg gets "stuck" almost like she is having a cramp. Once we bend the joints and get that leg moving though, then things are pretty easy.

They talked about at the end of 6 weeks, when she gets paroled, that we consider pool exercises. Not sure where that would occur, since we don't have one. Leah is not much of a rain or shower person, I don't imagine pools are going to be high on her list either.

"Hi, I'm your neighbor down the block. Can me and my dog swim in your pool for a few weeks, just until her strength comes back?"

Got it. Cool. Those ROM exercises are key. Poor Sophie's hamstrings were like rocks after the surgery. Something about the nerves that control the hamstrings vs. the nerves that control the quads being impacted differently by the injury so the hamstrings were contracted and the quads were dead. Had to peel her hind legs away from her body to stretch them out.

We went to a PT place after 6 weeks and they were like "she's doing fine just keep slowly ramping up the exercises." They said their typical "clients" are the ones who 6 weeks post op still can't even stand. So if Leah is standing and walking by 6 weeks I'll bet you won't need further professional PT.

[UncleWede]

But *I* want to get in the pool

[jahdish]

My new lil man Maximus with his big brother Magnus