Printable View
Husband and I both got flu shots today. Just a reminder in case anyone forgets. I know some people don't get them. I respect those who choose not too but for those who do.... sometimes we forget. I haven't had the flu for at least 12 yrs. I started getting the flu vaccination. The last time was SO brutal. Wouldn't wish that on many folks. Okay, maybe D.T. Definately D.T.
Just wanted to give a huge shout out to all the Veterans and their families before it's too late. Thank you for your service, bravery and sacrifice. You are the best of the best.
I join in with you on that, mon. Happy Veterans Day/Remembrance Day to all our wonderful Veterans and families! Thank you for your service, bravery, and sacrifice. You're the best of the best, indeed!
:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:
I'm just now seeing this random thought. Couldn't agree more!Quote:
Originally Posted by mon
You know you are on the cats poop list when... you go to change the bedding and they are both sound asleep on the bed. 😾🙀🙄
Quote:
Originally Posted by mon
I hope you didn't disturb them!:D
I bribed them with temptations, I may be forgiven 😐
Oh, autumn in Chicago. Friday afternoon, 50 degrees F and rain forecast for this evening. Skip ahead to Sunday evening, 36 degrees with 3 to 6 inches of snow predicted. Just in time for Monday morning rush. I don't like driving in the snow!
Be safe, Elyse!Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
We are getting cold rain right now, it's about 35 degrees. I wouldn't mind some snow.
First, it's almost impossible to find well fitting socks.
Second, to make it worse, every pair I buy, is tied together with those annoying little plastic thingy tabs.:mad:
I stocked up on socks today, three sets with each two or tree pairs.
When I got home, I took a deep breath, got a pair of scissors and sat down. I started to cut the plastic tabs, very carefully, to separate the socks. Each tab was entangled in the sock fibers, as to annoy me even further.:(
One set had tabs on the toes, heels and top!!!
I bet it was faster to manufacture the socks than untangling them! Is this supposed to discourage shoplifters? Or potential customers?
Those socks better be the most perfect fitting socks ever!!!:D
Try livening in a home with a beloved but slightly demented Golden/Poodle who insists socks are to be eaten. She eats the toes out of my socks if she can get them, and the heels from Kermit's socks!Quote:
Originally Posted by cats4ever
Why do a lot of people insist on shaving their long haired dog an then jam it into a t-shirt right after?
never has made much sense to me LOL
I am thankful for PT :)
I am also grateful for Pet Talk too! Are pointsettias really toxic for cats? I never get one because I always get conflicting information. I also wonder why Lily bit out me out of the blue yesterday. It was really deep and once she dug her fangs in she shook her head and let go. Big, bloody teeth marks??? First time for everything, I'm sure I'll never know. Lily has her reasons, no doubt. 🤔🙁
They are only mildly toxic, not as dangerous as we used to be told. Here's a good explanation: https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/poinsettia/Quote:
Originally Posted by mon
And why did Lily bite? Because she's a Kat - all the reason you need!
Thanks Karen! I think we'll pass on the old pointsettia again as we do with the tree too. Too much potential for disaster. As for Lily.... 🙄 I have no comment! A very Happy Holidays to you sweetheart!! 🎄
Pet Talk is a loving place
We share the good and bad
In this time of gratitude
My heart is very glad
Full of gratitude and respect
For Karen an Paul
So many heartfelt gifts
Wonderful blessings
You have given so much
More than you know
Way more than you'll ever know.
A gift to us all
Thank you!
Thinking of you and just wanted you to know how grateful we are, for all you have done for us throughout the years with this beautiful website and the countless thousands of hours, heart and soul you have put in. It means SO much.
That's beautiful, mon. I'm with you there! Thank you so much, Karen, and Paul. You both have done so much out of the goodness of your hearts to create and maintain this beautiful site that means so very much to me, too.
:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:
I feel the same way. Every day, I look forward to Pet Talk. I have not been here as long as most of you, but it has become part of my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by mon
Thank you, Karen and Paul (whom I never had the pleasure to meet here on Pet Talk)
You know you are really pathetic when a girlfriend you haven't seen in ten yrs. invites herself over and she'll be here this Wed. You realize you only have two Christmas cards, and put some of the ones you saved, cuz they are cute out so she'll think you received more cards than you actually did. Then you realize one of the cards is one that she sent you last year. The other one is blank, one that's left over we didn't send and the other one is to my husband from our 2 cats 😸😼🤔
Truly, I have too much time on my hands. My freind is beautiful and would never notice I'll bet. She is a Jehovahs Witness, loves dogs, people and has not got a judgemental bone. I wonder if she'll like my new tattoo. It's a full sleeve and I just got it done 3 and a half weeks ago.....all at once. It's all healed but still a bit itchy. Pet talkers, never do it! I like the result, the artist was the very best professional but it was pure torture. So painful, freaking brutal freinds. I have a very high pain tolerance and I gotta say, torture is the best description. 6 hrs.lotsa blood. Like it now though.
A Poem for Lily
Lily is a feline goddess
She is the queen
There will be no rhyme
Lily does not care
It's Lily's world
Not ours, ha-ha
She makes every rule
She's heartless, she's loving
Her beauty is beyond compare
She's vicious and sweet
So playful and spirited
Sleepy and gluttonous
Unpredictable, so scary
Every day is Lily's day
Her heart is wild and free
Never underestimate our Lily
Never tamed, no rules for her
So beautiful
Never take her for granted
Always a kitten to us
Vulnerable and sweet
Violent and spooky
Most gracious, terribly evil
It is little Lily's world
Make no mistake
She takes no prisoners
She expects excellence
Deserves the best
Lily gets what Lily wants
Impossible one wee cat
Such a delight
So violent and unpredictable
A joy to behold
Her spirit burns so bright
She is love
I just really wanted to express my love for my cat today. I will have to do that for Mia when I am moved, otherwise I'll feel guilty.
Mia is so fragile
So old and sweet and kind
She puts up with her rowdy sister
No choice, must blow her mind
Born with 3 legs and does not care
She never missed a beat
I was born this way, Mia knows
I only need 3 feet.
Mia is a precious cat
She is the sweetest freind
Her heart is made of solid gold
We'll love her 'till the end
We never saw a cat so proud
She stood up tall and fine
One paw short, who gives a sh*t
I knew that she was mine
Mia has always had
The greatest self esteem
She knows her family
knows this too
We're on Mia's team
I'm not quite sure
We could repay
The joy that Mia gives
But we will do the best we can
Each moment Mia lives
You should post these in Cat General!
What nice poems, mon, in celebration of Lily and Mia. Thank you!
:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:
You could have had a lot more if you would have signed up for the Pet Talk Christmas card swap!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mon
You are so,right! I wanted to, I wasn't sure about postage. If I bought a book of American stamps is the postage the same for every state? Then Canada post went on strike, they like to go on strike around Christmas, the devils. Hopefully next year I will stop making excuses as I would really enjoy participating, the giving and receiving! I'll bet you all enjoyed it so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by cats4ever
I was just wondering if other folks would like to write some poems about their cats or pets. On the appropriate thread of course. I would love to read them, that's for sure. I would also like to know if any long term cat lovers ( peeps over 50) would ever get a kitten again. Talk about a pain in the arse. Lily is 2 and a bit now, and is a juvenile delinquent. Talk about 'tude. I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat, my husband says. Me too but.......what a tornado, cats a maniac. She's part Bengal, might explain a bit. I think next time we will adopt a cat who's at least one or two.
Absolutely! And we have an old - but fun thread called Cat Haiku, too!
Here is a happy news story about people and their dogs making visits to senior centers. I believe this makes an impact on people. Kids, senior citizens, people experiencing stressful situations, and more. In a previous job we had a therapy dog and her owner visit every other week, and they would sometimes use an elevator near our office to get to another part of the building. That was such a treat, just to have a few minutes in a busy day to love on a beautiful and very well behaved doggie.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-n...Bdy?ocid=ientp
Thank you so much cassiesmom. I learned something and was cheered up some too!
That's wonderful! Thank you so much, Elyse!!!
:love::love::love::love::love::love::love::love:
I just had to share this, it's just SO freaking weird to me. So, these people wrote an article or something like that, and referred to this sea otter as chubby. So this adorable sea otter is really fat. No bloody way 'round it. I saw a pic of the cute little darling and I instantly assumed it was pregnant with at least six babies. I'm talking huge belly here peeps. Now, there are letters of apology written for " fat shaming " the bloody sea otter. Like ....really. Do you think the sea otter was offended, do you think it gives one measly s*it. It's been in captivity and is overfed. Simple as that. Cute little bugger doesn't need a written apology, just needs to be fed less or maybe he's just a fat dude. I don't know why this irritates me so much but an apology for calling a otter fat, when he is clearly very fat, is merely an observation and a fact. I have never seen a fat otter before, well now I have. There is just so much time in the day, I realize that. But some things are just so assanine it gets me sad. 🙄
How about calling a gingerbread man a gingerbread person, so nobody would be offended and everybody is included?:eek:
Had the very best day, hope everyone had a good one as well! Both cats seemed a tad choked we went out for the day but we don't care. They are 2 spoiled rotten pussycats, they were left alone for 10 measly hrs. Happy Christmas to everyone!! 😸❤️❤️😻
I heard on news radio that the AKC is recognizing a new breed, a dog from Africa- Azawo? (sp- I probably got it wrong) The reporter described the dog as having a short coat and long legs. They served as guardians to nomadic people of that part of Africa. They are good at running and also very smart. I thought they sound a little like greyhounds from what the reporter said. Only six weeks or so till the Westminster dog show!
You are quite right cassiesmom, pretty exciting eh! This is the 193rd breed accepted, it is a very beautiful, slender hound with a short coat, very strong. It will not be allowed to compete until 2020, however. I believe it is spelled Azawakh, such a beautiful dog!
Oh ya, they do look a lot like greyhounds only bigger, more muscular.
Hey Peeps, what's up? Just thinkin' someone's gotta perk things up a bit around here. Guess I better go first eh. Well then...I'm pretty sure that I'll get in poo poo ca- ca for anything I say that may be inappropriate but I don't care. At least it won't be so bloody boring. Is everyone out there half assed dead. Weather... really. Did we not all experience weather, discuss, hear about weather enough? REALLY People?? So... we either talk about pets or weather. Today here in Surrey British Columbia, it was rather mild. There were a few clouds. We all thought that perhaps we might see a rainbow, I am quite certain that some people did, however, we did not. Pretty sure you get it. NOW, music, recipes, positive interactions, questions we might ask one another. But.... let me see now... pets .....weather that's it. Oh ya, start a thread.