Ace of Spades Pet Thread, November 18

Good afternoon, and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

Ahead of Thanksgiving, veterinarian reveals a common reason pets wind up in the ER during the holidays

Butzer said feeding your pets some table food on Thanksgiving can be OK -- but that owners should proceed with caution.

"Overindulging in food is hard for us, and even our pets, to digest," she said. "Food bloat is a real condition for pets that makes them uncomfortable and sick."

She said pets are safe to eat turkey with no seasoned skin and minimal fat, as well as plain steamed green beans, rice, plain potatoes, boiled carrots and other vegetables.

But "have your pets stay away from eating turkey skin, buttery vegetables, gravy, bones and desserts," she said.

I can understand that food bloat could become a problem. But some of those recommendations sounds sorta boring. How about watching quantities and allowing a bit of a treat?

And of course you want to be careful with gifts of macadamia nuts, grapes, etc.

Any other thoughts on keeping pets healthy and happy during the holiday season?

Thought about a Pure Bread Dog for special guests at Thanksgiving?

I once designated a pink sea cucumber in a canal along a walking route in Venice, CA as my pet. You might want to designate a certain whale as your pet.

This Beluga Whale Crashed a Wedding and It turned out to Be the Cutest Photobombing Ever.
You can't help but gush at the whale's adorably innocent expression.
Credit: Aging With Attitude pic.twitter.com/fpwpniLPtP

— Judianna (@Judianna) November 12, 2023

When your dog has to wear a Cone of Shame

Even his best friend has a cone of shame pic.twitter.com/3iAV1lZ2gt

— Heckin Good Dogs (@HeckinGoodDogs) November 16, 2023

Cute Circular Animals

pic.twitter.com/by4eNEJZTH

— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) November 18, 2023

I sent you several pictures of our late, lamented Schnauzer, Scooter. After only a few months we got very uncomfortable about not having a canine member of the family and so we acquired Lucy.

She is a purebred AKC-registered pup, so when it came time to give her an official AKC name, we took inspiration from what we have seen on dog shows, and looking at her coloring, named her Star of Bethlehem Lucy Silver Boots. Quite a mouthful, but she is quite a handful. We had forgotten how active a puppy is. So far her favorite activity is to grab things she knows she isn't supposed to have and parade around the house with them.

Mongo

Lucy is absolutely adorable! You still remember Scooter, though, don't you?

See attached short video of Sebastian enjoying one of his favorite snacks. Snubble in the background, posturing for a fix.

Thanks for fighting the Good Fight,

LarryCC

Cape Cod, PRMA

Sebastian and Snubble are beautiful kitties. They like their snacks!

Thanks to CBD for formatting the video for us.

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Thank you for sharing your pets with us today. We love to see them!

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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, November 11.

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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