Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 4

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.

It's turtles all the way down.

Courtesy Donald Sensing

I've realized I've never actually heard an armadillo speak and I was not expecting that pic.twitter.com/aquciCJBj0

— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) October 2, 2025

Courtesy Hrothgar

A squirrel trying to store nuts in a dogs fur
pic.twitter.com/lxFjaQXUiq

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) October 3, 2025

Hi KT!

Saijo had a big adventure with his fall photoshoot! The only thing missing was a pumpkin spice latte, but the last thing he needed was caffeine! 

- Piper

Saijo looks great with pumpkins!

At the end of June, I was helping my friend transport his neighborhood kittens to the Let the Animals Live shelter to be spayed. Sitting on the counter there was a box with four newborn kittens, two days old; in need of someone to foster them for two months until they could be adopted. Having at that moment more heart than brains, I brought them home with a few supplies. At first, I called them the Marx Brothers, but I couldn't decide which was which, so I ended up calling them Jeden, Dwa, Trzy, and Cztery (1, 2, 3, and 4 in Polish) figuring they would get new names when they were adopted.

I did not realize how hard it would be to return them to the shelter. But . . . I could only adopt two of them (and the vet reminded me that it's a 20-year commitment; I did not mention that in 20 years I will be 97). In the photo are Trzy and Cztery, cozy on a shelf of my bathroom supply cart. The little boys in my neighborhood come to visit them every day.

Sharon the vet told me that if I hadn't fostered them, they would almost certainly have died. In the shelter the volunteers are only there during the day, and would not have been able to manage the feeding schedule; they might have caught a virus or had some other problem. I hope that Jeden and Dwa have gone on to loving forever homes.

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Alifa

What a wonderful story and what darling kittens! Thanks for sharing!

New cat species (my idea, but you have to start somewhere)

The American Keyboard Cat (felis domesticus electronica) is a species native to desktops and laptops. They are characterized, not by color or body shape, but by several preferred habits:

- Head-butts hands away from keyboard when she wants attention
- Awakens caretaker at breakfast time
- Sings Breakfast Song to make sure everyone else is up
- Will accept pets but prefers treats
- You are not permitted to move until she does
- Will permit you to work until she decides otherwise
- Responsible for some interesting social media posts under your name

This is Sushi, our Keyboard Cat, helping me edit audiobook files. She was the runt of the litter, the last one in the "Free Kittens" box at a church social. As soon as she arrived home, she declared that I was her property, and she has run my life for eight years now. A sweet, affectionate cat who has established her schedule, and expects the world to work the way she has decided it will. I love her dearly.

Doug Pratt

Sushi looks and sounds wonderful.

Here's the newest addition to our family. He is 75% Maine Coon and 25% Oriental Shorthair. Just brought him home a few hours ago. He is very friendly and a big time purr machine. So far he's been pretty chill with the situation. Will keep you up to date on the interactions with the other animals. 

lin-duh

Wow. He looks exotic and sort of regal in that setting! Thanks for sending in his photo.

Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

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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 27.

Last comment of the day:

My pets are wild birdies. When I opened front door this morning there were two Australian Magpies on my doormat. They have a nest and kiddies. I then sat on the porch and they perched on my knee to receive food. Good start to the day.

Must go, a pied currawong has arrived and is singing at my front door. They're wonderfully entertaining and irrepressible.

Posted by: Bruce of Newcastle at September 27, 2025 08:46 PM

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 03:12 PM

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