Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 9

Above, dog psychology. Below, cat psychology. Courtesy Misanthropic Humanitarian.

Welcome to this weekly respite from most of the outside "civilized" world -- the Ace of Spades Pet Thread.

Thanks for stopping by. See if you can remember where the really good treats are, kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Reminder: For current events and politics, the Thread before the Gardening Thread (a couple of threads below) is almost always an Open Thread.

How did your pets do with the fireworks? We had some hysteria when dogs were still out when the noise began, otherwise, we had dogs on feet, under desk, in office with closed door. They still had some trouble sleeping.

Sharon (willow's apprentice) sent in this fun video. Dog makes a friend, gets a special treat.

And this one. A short dog with a big problem.

via Misanthropic Humanitarian

From someone who may wish to self-identify in the comments, Anti doesn't matter:

I built this litter box cabinet to match my kitchen cabinets. I have also attached photos of the users, who couldn't care less.

Update from the comments: These cats are Bogey and Bacall. They are spoiled beyond the special cabinet shown here.

Great design! The cats are beautiful and the garden is lovely.

Anybody else done something like this? Thinking about it?

From High Desert David:

Bohannon and River. 5 year old brother and sister. One ear up, one ear down. Probably smooshed against each other in their mom's belly. They act like twins mimicking each other all the time. 110 out here in Las Vegas and they still cuddle.

What a distinctive set of twins! Don't you just love to look at them?

Loooong time reader, *very* occasional commenter (Lyana, Lady Lil).

This big, blue-eyed beauty is our much beloved Thalia. We think she is a mix of tabby, siamese and ragdoll. She adopted us - showed up in our back yard one day in March about 5 years ago, friendly and chatty. We had several neighborhood cats who would come visit for snacks and pets, and we thought maybe she was a new one! Hubbie is quite allergic, so we fixed up a cozy spot for her outside, and noticed that she didn't really leave our yard.

After about a month, we put a collar on her. Another month later, a note on the collar. There was no response, so we started looking through lost pet ads, but didn't see anything close to her description. Meanwhile, she became our second daughter's therapy pet; it's not an exaggeration to say that daughter survived finals her junior year without a significant mental health crisis because of that cat. She would come home from school, go directly to the back yard, and just sit and stare into the distance and pet a lapfull of very soft, purring, appreciative cat.

A distinctive cat and a great story!

Dear MisHum:

I have some very sad news - last month, I lost Max. On Sunday, June 19th, Max had to have emergency surgery for bloat (GDV). During the surgery, they found that his stomach had twisted 360 degrees, damaging much of the tissue. His spleen also had to be removed. His prognosis was guarded because of the damage to his stomach, and I was told that the next 24-48 hours were critical. I was able to visit Max on Tuesday, and he did not look good initially but brightened up when he saw me. When I visited him over the next two days, he showed gradual improvement and was even able to walk on his own. Everyone thought he was going to make it, but on Friday morning they found that he was leaking a lot of fluid from his incision. The diagnosis was that the fluid was coming from his stomach, which was not healing on its own, and there were only two options - additional surgery to see if they could fix the damage, which they did not recommend, or euthanasia. I made the decision to let Max go and cross the Rainbow Bridge. I know it was best for him, but it was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make.

I really miss Max, but I am thankful for the time we had together especially since he got me get through the pandemic. We were two old bachelors, living comfortably together and enjoying each other's company. I thought we would have more years together, but that was not to be. Our time together was much too short, but I will always treasure the memories I have: Max barking defiantly at the thunder, sitting in front of me when he wanted a treat, eagerness itself to go for a ride in the car - all precious moments. Max will be in my heart forever.

The picture is Max two days after his surgery when I first visited him. Thank you.

Max's Dad

Awwww. We had a fairly young dog go through surgery for bloat. Very tough. She survived, but she was not the same and died not long afterward. I am so sorry. I am glad you have those treasured memories.

From Jewells:

This sweet old boy is Blue a slightly overweight coonhound. He's nine years old, was owner surrender. He's very sweet and loves to be around all of us. We are working on integration and I think he'll soon be with the other big dogs and have the run of the house. He hates his kennel!

Hope he finds his forever home fast!

Love those PetMorons! Thank you for sharing your pets with us. We have some left for next week.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 2 Therapy dogs, dogs who may need therapy because of fireworks, PGA reptile pets, and wonderful PetMorons including a rabbit! The comments are closed now so you won't accidentally ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread, but don't try it anyway.

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