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one day while driving, I saw a man dying an old van. On the passenger seat headrest was a crow.. just hanging out, enjoying the ride…
nevervsawxa crow as a pet before.
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Bounce,
HE EARNED that name. :(
I’m just done taking him to the vet. (not really. Just annoyed)
missy too
I figure they were rescued and one is 16 and the other is 14 years old..
missy 16, has a bad skin rash and other issues. Doc called me up and said she has a new heart murmur.. echocardiogram highly suggested.. what?????
I kindly told him she is now my hospice kitty… I’ll keep her happy.. this thing actually purrs while she is eating. It’s fun to hear…
Sur Barfsalot.. poor guy.. poor us when we step in it the following morning..
I try to give them boiled chicken…
we got him 3 days old.. eyes were still closed.. he went with me everywhere.
I took my daughter to school one day. And he would sleep on the dash of my car.. I slid him over to the passenger side of dashboard, and the car next to me was shocked. She thought he was a stuffed animal at first. One day we came home . He wasn’t around.. we sat quietly and yelled for him. He was on top of a telephone pole.. way up high.. DH got the ladder… told me to go get him.. cat trusts you more.. (wonderful)my neighbors house had a 20 foot drop to the yard behind them. I told my DD to give me her jacket. It doesn’t fit you mom.. today it will!!
I climbed up, look down at the backyard . And looked up at sir barfs… as he was deciding to climb higher…no no way.. grabbed him by the scruff and Velcro’d him to the jacket.
he never did that agsin..
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we adopted a 3 day old kitten. He grew up with the 2 dogs. One was a Dalmatian. He looked like her. The Dal would growl at cat, nicknamed Sir Barfsalot.
When I brought mom’s cat to live with us, I put both cats in crates and had them face each other. It’s an easy way for them to get used to each other. Then I’d let one out of cage for awhile. then switch. Then I’d let one roam in a room while the other had the the rest of the home to wonder.. then switch.
At the beginning when moms cat came to live with us.. snd they were in cages staring at each other, missy started hissing. SIR Barfsalot never heard a hiss before. He grew up with dogs.. it was the funniest thing. It was an attempt with a question mark sort of a hiss.. “huh..hiiis?” What the heck is that noise?
the only aggressive noise he ever heard before missy was a growl.
If it’s your idea to pick him up, he will give you the warning growl, then comes the bite.. not hard, but it’s still a bite…
Cats are fun.. and unpredictable .
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Bounce - the kitten climbed the screen and somehow made the jump to the christmas lights that are at the top of the ceiling around the perimeter of the room and was hanging from them. All in the span of the seconds my DH wasn't watching said kitten. He was alerted by momma cat yelling at him. It was like she was saying turn around my baby is in trouble. I think the hanging from the christmas lights was actually in the movie Gremlins.😺🌲🐈🦃
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Bounce yes I have 2 other "rescue" cats that came from outside inside. Baby will be inside forever and hopefully mom too. I won't know for sure until her cone is off and she can be a little more free from being crated so she doesn't pull her staples but I got her ear tipped just in case.

Had to go to the vet yesterday because momma got an infection from the spay. We only had her cone off a couple of times and she licked the spot so I guess that was enough to cause problems. Now the cone will be on until Monday when she goes to get her staples out. Hopefully the infection is cleared up fully by then and I can retire her cone for good. It's been a long 2 weeks.

Not looking forward to a repeat on the spaying in a few months for baby.

I think the kitten will be the bridge for introductions between momma and my other two cats. I will now have 2 boys and 2 girls.

I bought the kitten a scratching pad and she looked at it like it was an alien. She swiped at it and did the adorable kitten crab walk as she backed away from it. I know in a few weeks she will love it but that kitten crab walk is cute as hell.

My one boy was born outside and spent a winter under our shed sleeping. We spotted him sometimes coming home before dark to go under it. My husband gained his trust and he would run up to him for food helling his little head off. When we brought him in he was so scared of anything soft like a blanket or a bed. Now he curls up in bed and loves to snuggle under blankets.
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Bounce this is my first kitten. So it's been fun 😺. The kitten was a package deal when her momma brought her to our deck a few weeks ago. We have 2 other adult cats so we are 1 cat away from being official crazy cat people. My other cat plays with her through the door. Which is great because at first he would hiss at her.
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I thought kittens slept for like 19 hours a day. Nothing tuckers out this kitten. She played for 2 hours and was ready for more. Plus the other six 30 minute play sessions she got all day today. She climbs the screen door and onto the top of the main door to try and get out of the quarantine room she is in for now with her momma. Almost jumped onto the christmas lights at the top.of the ceiling before we caught the little gremlin. When we put her to bed in her crate she throws a temper tantrum like a little kid. It's so cute.

She keeps trying to nurse her momma who is 7 days out from being spayed and momma wasn't having any of that.
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Bounce right now the score is: Cat 10 and Onesie zero. She is back in her cone, unfortunately.
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Ali,

Mason jars are great for so many things. Quite durable too!
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Pam,

Me too. I up cycle jars as well.
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Glad, wishing you and Ming much happiness in the new place. Happy that this issue is finally sorted out for you. 💙
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I often save containers in case I want them later, but I have to say after cleaning out my grandparents' house during caregiving, there really needs to be a limit. lol My grandparents' neighbors called their house "the store" when I started offering them things and inviting them in to take whatever they could use. There were just so, so many containers and other things kept over many decades.

Recently my workplace was getting rid of glass mason jars with handles on them. They were drinking mugs that were replaced. I took a case of them home and tried to give them to neighbors and roommates, but no takers. I kept four and donated the rest. Now I wish I'd kept at least six. lol It's hard to strike just the right balance on the spectrum from hoarding to only keeping things that are useful. I find having less space to store stuff helps prioritize.
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I love to upcycle glass jars, they are so much better than plastic, and some of them are really pretty. I love the ones you get at Costco with fruit in them, sort of rounded? I keep candy, flour, sugar and the like at the river house in them. And the dog food!
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Willie, on Facebook they have one of those containers being used as a mail box because the top is hinged. We bought our litter that way and found all kinds of uses for them.
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cw and Way,

I am all about multi purpose items. It saves money to up cycle new life into old items that would be otherwise discarded.

It’s certainly not a new concept. Our grandparents up cycled many things. Necessity is the mother of invention!

Good for you for up cycling the kitty litter containers.
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I have used the kitty litter boxes as buckets as well . And now I buy the litter in cardboard boxes and refill the plastic bucket . Less plastic in the landfill .

My cat loves playing with hair ties , sort of like rubber bands I guess.
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I'm not sure if this is more appropriate for the cat thread or the gardening one, but since this one popped up I'm posting it here.
I was commenting to a friend that I was thinking of buying some 5 gallon buckets to store my dahlias, cannas and other tender bulbs over the winter and she mentioned the pails from her kitty litter are about that size and with 4 cats she has more than she can ever use herself. Wow!!! - they have lids, they are rectangular so they use space more efficiently than round ones, and they stack too.... I'm flabbergasted thinking that thousands of these wonderful pails must be going to the landfill every week!
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Going to attempt to replace cats cone of shame with a onesie today, maybe. I was supposed to try yesterday but just couldn't bring myself to do that to her. What if she hates the onesie more than the cone? Seven more days until her staples come out. It's been a long week already. One more to go.
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I like how aloof cats are. We live with them. They don’t live with us!

I miss having a cat or dog. I am glad that my daughter brings over her dog. We love spending time with him.

Pam,

Your DD’s dog has a spunky personality! The little dogs at the dog park are always barking at the bigger dogs. The small dogs crack me up.
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Thanoks NHWM and Pam! Yes Ming still loves playing with her rubberbands!

At my daughter's house until Wednesday when movers will deliver my stuff.
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Way to go Glad!! So happy for you, and Ming will adjust! A new chapter for you both! I had DDs chihuahua last night because the cleaners were coming today and she 16 and cranky! At least this time she did not pee in my bed,, like one night last time we watched her, but we were up for a walk at 2 am, and she drank like a camel.. but hey I was awake anyhow so what the heck. She had earned he 2 am walk for making it to 16!
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So good to see you, Glad! Congrats on the house sale.

Poor Ming! 😞 Is she still playing with rubber bands? She sounds like such a playful kitty.
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Hello all! Just an update, poor Ming has had a very traumatic day! Her house finally sold after being on the market since February 2022! It has been hard on her with people in and out. Closed this morning, movers were here and house is cleared out (Ming did not like that, not one little bit!). Now to move on, back home where I was before becoming mom's caregiver. Close to kids and grands. Close there on Monday, new carpet going in, other updates in line, my belongings to be delivered next Wednesday.
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One of my favorite things that my cat loved doing was to curl up inside of an open paper grocery bag. She looked so cute peeking out from inside.

I kept one bag for her when I went to the store. I would lay it sideways and sure enough, she would hide out in there. It was her personal hideaway tent!
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Way,

My dog would occasionally slide across my kitchen floor after I mopped too.
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I washed the kitchen floor today . Usually my cat stays away . She doesn’t like mops or vacuums. Today she came trotting into the kitchen and slid on the wet floor and then gave me the funniest look . It was hysterical. She made my day !!! 😂😂🤣
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Pammzimert,
Saw on another thread that Merlin-cat has passed over the rainbow bridge.
So very sorry for your loss.
Wanted the other pet and cat lovers to hear the sad news.
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rocky - her undercoat is soo thick. If I miss brushing her for a couple of days she starts to get matts in the ruff around her neck. Fortunately she loves a good brushing. It's part of our morning routine!

way - I get that- Sometimes they just want to know that you will...

lu - so happy trouble is out of trouble and no more pain for her.
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Thank you for all your support and caring about Trouble.

Trouble was supposed to get two teeth pulled but she had to have five taken instead,so she was sore for a few days but now,a week later,she's back to herself.
Trouble's out of trouble now.
I'm so glad~
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Daisy was meowing. I heard it briefly and must have fallen back to sleep . When I got up DH told me “ your cat wanted cookies (treats) at 6am , so I put some on her mat and she just walked away “. 🤷‍♀️ Sometimes she leads us to the pantry door for cookies , she just wants them on her mat …….for later .
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