Ace of Spades Pet Thread July 12

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.

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

Hi Katy, Hope you're feeling great. Just found this. Regards from Jerusalem,

Biden's Dog

Delivery men vs dogs 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/ORfbl2JHP7

— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) May 6, 2025

Dogs that may keep you out of social situations altogether!

We confine our smaller dog when we open the door to strangers to keep them from trying to snuggle him (he was traumatized as a pup). The larger dog goes to the door with us (usually).

Do you have a dog with whom you take any precautions around people?

A dog with friends in the neighborhood:

Bro sees older dog done with his walk, lends owner a wagon to help get the dog home pic.twitter.com/yYadfkCv96

— B&S (@_B___S) July 11, 2025

Still life with cat, Dr_No

Restful.

From Popular Mechanice, a new cat color from Finland, "Salty Liquorice". They seem to be trying to neuter all the strays they find with the new color. Smart?

Meanwhile, orange cat:

I've emailed the thread before about Lily (Sheltie) and Pinky (Silky Terrier).  I'm sad to report that Miss Pinky passed on 4/30 and my life hasn't been the same since.  She was my adventure buddy, car ride buddy, and morning walk buddy...she was a month shy of 18 years old.  My life was better with that tiny little dog in it, and her absence is felt.  I miss her terribly - without her to tell me what to do all day, I've been a little lost.  Lily, as sweet as she is, didn't seem to care much that Pinks is gone, but she seems glad to get ALL of the hamburger I cook instead of just half.  

Attached is a picture of Pinks on my bean bag footstool she took over, taken a day before she lied down and wouldn't get back up.

Thanks for letting me share a bit of Pinks, she is irreplaceable, the most special of special tiny dogs.  My heart is broken.  

Lurker - Jerake75

So sorry that you have lost Pinky. What a sweetheart. Glad you still have Lily.

Good afternoon Pet Morons. Hope all finds you well. Since my post last week, the chicks are continuing to grow. Chicks C & D have more than doubled their weight and at the weekly weigh in came in at 9 and 8 grams respectively. Chick A & B's eyes have opened, a picture of Chick B attached.

Last week I mentioned what we call the red, yellow and green zones of hatchling development. This is a reflection of the mortality threat for these tiny creatures. See below:

Red Zone Day 0 to Day 2
Yellow Zone Day 3 to day 10
Green Zone Day 11 forward

If you can get them to the Green zone, chances are that they will continue to grow and develop, but there are no guarantees.

Unfortunately there are clouds on the horizon for Chick A. He appears to be developing Splay Legs. That is when the chick can't get its feet under him and they just 'splay' out in front of them. There is a picture attached and it's pretty clear what the problem is when compared to the other image of Chick B. The good news is that there is a treatment protocol for this condition. I'm posting this on Wednesday, 7/9 and have an appointment with our avian vet on Friday. I'll fill you in next week on how that went.

Regards,
David

Hope things go well for Chick A.

Good afternoon Pet Morons. Hope all finds you well. Since my post last week, the chicks are continuing to grow. Chicks C & D have more than doubled their weight and at the weekly weigh in came in at 9 and 8 grams respectively. Chick A & B's eyes have opened, a picture of Chick B attached.

Jill, the sedate lady on the left, and I recently welcomed Jax, our black Lab (All Labs Matter!) rescue.  She’s been seen on the Pet Thread before, most recently as she was preparing for hunting season by watching an Outdoor TV video on pheasants.  He’s the new addition.  Has been added to our pack with only an occasional snarl.  Jill:  “Hello … no, I don’t come here often.  No, I don’t care what your sign is.  No I don’t want to dance.  Yes, I have noticed that you have a penis … snarl.”

Our problem has been “fixed,” so to speak and he’s much more pleasant company for my bucket-list Lab, Jill.

My girl has had, since birth, about four or five white hairs on her muzzle.  I know it’s stupid, but I want to take a magic marker and black them out so she won’t get older.

Onward, clc

Found another special photo!

Feral Cuties:

A feral cat and her three kittens (two tuxedos and a grey tabby) have taken up residence beneath my back porch and often join me in lolling in the sun.

And yes, I know my porch desperately needs sanding and repainting.  Soon!

Eris

I can see why you like having them around.

Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

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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, July 5

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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