O/T lets see your pets

[darwinbulldog]

Here's Walter. He likes a good nap.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Here is my cat, Mao:



Unfortunately, he had to be put down after an accident in February. I miss him every day.

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

[Dpeck100]

This is my wife Michelle and I's shih tzu Grace Kelly. We got her In November of 2017 and she was actually born on September 11th that year. Unfortunately our beloved Ginger Rogers passed that year after a long hard fought battle with a rare form of cancer and we laid her to rest in July. Losing her was the toughest thing I have ever had to endure. Just heartbreaking losing my little one after 13 years with her. The shih tzu breed is a lap dog and so they are extremely affectionate and need lots of attention. Grace has been a wonderful addition to our lives and just so much fun to have around. My wife snapped this pic yesterday of her chilling on the floor. Like Ginger and think she enjoys posing for the camera!

[daves_resale_shop]

This is albus- the tired Boston terrier

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

This is albus- the tired Boston terrier

Love the BTs. I have 2 of these

[tschock]

We currently have 12 koi. The 5 small ones we got last year. 6 of the 7 larger ones we got about 10 years ago. They were about 2-3 inches in length at the time. One of the spotted ones was in the pond when we bought the house in 2003, and he was probably about 5 years old then. 3 of the original 4 from 2003 died or 'ran away'. 1 was struck by a limb from our neighbors large oak tree during a storm, 1 got sick and was put down which required us to quarantine the others for a few days, and the other just mysteriously disappeared (our guess, either a heron, hawk, or raccoon).

The small ones don't have names, but some of the larger ones do, sort-of. Dinsdale (from 2003) survives Doug and the other 2. Then there's Whitey and Big Fatty, along some subset of Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan, and Cindy. You can probably guess Whitey and Big Fatty from the pics. As to the Brady kids, your guess is as good as mine.

I built them a 'garage' out of a large piece of slate, using bricks for pillars to park their fishy butts in. And while they a much bigger now, they still try to cram themselves in there when they want to go into stealth mode. As a size comparison, you can see a full size brick that makes up part of the one pillar in the pic where there are a couple other bricks on the stone edging. I think a couple of them are bigger than the neighbors cats that come by. Not the best pics, but you can make out the brick just above Dinsdale's head in the top right pic. We leave the waterfall (bottom right) running constantly except for a few hours when they're fed.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by tschock

We currently have 12 koi. The 5 small ones we got last year. 6 of the 7 larger ones we got about 10 years ago. They were about 2-3 inches in length at the time. One of the spotted ones was in the pond when we bought the house in 2003, and he was probably about 5 years old then. 3 of the original 4 from 2003 died or 'ran away'. 1 was struck by a limb from our neighbors large oak tree during a storm, 1 got sick and was put down which required us to quarantine the others for a few days, and the other just mysteriously disappeared (our guess, either a heron, hawk, or raccoon).

The small ones don't have names, but some of the larger ones do, sort-of. Dinsdale (from 2003) survives Doug and the other 2. Then there's Whitey and Big Fatty, along some subset of Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan, and Cindy. You can probably guess Whitey and Big Fatty from the pics. As to the Brady kids, your guess is as good as mine.

I built them a 'garage' out of a large piece of slate, using bricks for pillars to park their fishy butts in. And while they a much bigger now, they still try to cram themselves in there when they want to go into stealth mode. As a size comparison, you can see a full size brick that makes up part of the one pillar in the pic where there are a couple other bricks on the stone edging. I think a couple of them are bigger than the neighbors cats that come by. Not the best pics, but you can make out the brick just above Dinsdale's head in the top right pic. We leave the waterfall (bottom right) running constantly except for a few hours when they're fed.

Love the koi. I could watch them all day.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

Our second cat Ernie became a diabetic, and the veterinarian told me in order to save him, I would have to inject him twice a day with insulin. I said that will never happen, as Ernie was difficult and I was certain he would never sit still and would claw me to death.

But for two years I gave him his insulin twice a day, and he got used to it very quickly. I had to inject him at the nape of his neck, and he reached the point where he would tip his head voluntarily for the shot. I imagined it gave him some kind of relief, and he might have even looked forward to it.

Those extra two years we had him were a blessing.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

Your loss too.

We only had Mao (actually, Hai Mao, which means black cat according to my daughter) a bit under 5 years. He was a feral cat who showed up on our doorstep during Thanksgiving, undernourished and in some distress. My daughter started feeding him and gradually gained his trust but it took months for him to adopt us. Eventually, when she left for college I became his go to person because my wife is the dog's person. We were inseparable whenever he was in the house. He ended up being 11# of hell on wheels, bigger than the dog, but a really sweet personality for an apex predator. He hunted the local rodent population (which was considerable) to extinction; some mornings I'd come outside and find rat and mouse parts all over the front yard. He got hurt while roaming his territory one night in February (we still don't know how but given his climbing propensities I think he fell out of a tree in the rain) and made it home with a broken back. I had multiple consults and operations but after a month of extraordinary efforts we euthanized when it became clear that there was no chance of recovery from the nerve injuries he'd suffered. The tough little bastard actually took two shots to euthanize; he was that strong even after a month of medical torture and losing a good chunk of his weight.

I was inconsolable for weeks. Still haven't fully gotten over it. Amazing how they get under your skin.