Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 14

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.

This tortoise understood it can go much faster with the help of a vehicle in order to better play with its best friend.

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— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 14, 2024

Courtesy Hrothgar:

Friends come in all shapes and sizes..😊🐠👧 pic.twitter.com/PpQn61hZre

— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) September 11, 2024

Yes, Hrothgar, fish can be pets.

Repeat from last week, with baby photo of both sisters added:

Thelma and Louise. But mostly Louise

Meet Miss Louise, of the Misses Thelma and Louise, from deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas. We rescued the teeny, tiny sisters from a likely drowning and brought them home; so young, they didn't really know how to eat so we spoon fed them til they decided to bury their little faces in kitten kibble. Three years and 17 pounds later, Miss Louise is unbothered, moisturized, happy , in her lane, focused (sort of) and flourishing.

S.

A wonderful story and a great photo! We look forward to seeing her sister.

Awwww . . . Both sisters!

Wanted to share with you and the Horde - we just got back from vacation to Alaska and Canada. On of the excursions we (my husband's cousin and I) took was a real bucket list item. We took a helicopter ride to the top of Mendenhall Glacier and got to ride behind a dog sled team in training at the top of the glacier.

It was SO. MUCH. FUN!!!!! I highly recommend it, if anyone ever has the chance to do it. It was pricy, but something I will always remember ��♥️

I was worried the helicopter ride would be scary, but it was exhilarating - seeing the vast expanse of the glacier was absolutely spectacular (and eye-opening). I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Teresa

Wow! What an adventure!

K.T.,

Thank you for the Pet Thread. It's something I wait anxiously each week for,

Recently (August 21, 2024) we had to put down our Frenchton, Miley (the black one). She was our rescue. She had suffered a lot of abuse as a stray in South Carolina before she came to us in 2016. She never really lost her fear of strangers, but she integrated into our family after about a year. She was diagnosed about 3 years ago with the kidney disease called Cushings. She fought a very brave fight, eliciting comments from specialists that "with her kidney enzyme values, we don't know how this girl still eats." But eat she did until the last couple of days when her appetite declined precipitously. Miley also had developed some kind of mass in her neck that was affecting her esophagus and trachea, causing her to choke and cough whenever she ate or drank. Our vet, who has been an amazing comfort to us, told us that we gave Miley the chance at life that nobody else would have, and now it was time to give her the peace she deserved. So we sent her on her way to the Rainbow Bridge with the help of our vet.

My wife and I could not bear coming home to an empty house each day, so it only took 3 days for us to find and bring home, our newest family member. Meet Tanner, the fawn colored, 12 week old, French Bulldog. He is already asserting his will at our Casa. And, he is extremely photogenic.

Thank you again for your work on the Pet Thread.

I don't post or comment a lot, but when I do, it's TimInVirginia.

So sorry you lost sweet Miley. Tanner certainly looks wonderful!

Happy dog of the day pic, a PB mix rescued in the high desert near Barstow; now thriving In Redlands.

By-Tor

Nice pet stories today. Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

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

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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, September 7. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

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.

posted by K.T. at 03:44 PM

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