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corbe · « **Reply #1800 on:** June 03, 2021, 11:55:57 am »

According to this article my cat loves me, something has to change. (I need a dog)

9 Signs That Prove Your Cat Loves You More Than Anything

Elena Nicolaou 4 hrs ago

Real talk: Does this cat love me, or does it love what I can do for it? It's a question many a cat parent has pondered.

We spoke to a cat behaviorist and a veterinarian to learn if your cat loves you for you—or for your food. Here are behaviors that prove your cat loves you.
Mikel Delgado, cat behavior expert with Rover, confirmed that cats can, indeed, feel affection for humans. “Cats can have a lot of the same emotions that we do, including liking to be around us and enjoying our presence,” she says. “I believe they are capable of enjoying relationships with us and even loving us. ”

Cats derive pleasure, safety, and comfort from their relationships with humans. However, all cats express their happiness with their human companions differently. Long story short? Cats have distinct personalities, just like people.

“Some cats are more affectionate than others, or they're more obvious with their affection,” Delgado explains. "For some cats, the way they show they love you is to want to be in the same room with you. For other cats, the way they show they love you is sitting on your chest and purring in your face.”

Delgado gave us tips for interpreting cat behavior, no matter what kind of feline you have, you can see once and for all, that your cat does indeed love you.

Step one? Make sure your cat has been socialized.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/9-signs-that-prove-your-cat-loves-you-more-than-anything/ar-AAKDqIL?ocid=msedgntp

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1801 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:30:56 pm »

Quote from: corbe on May 29, 2021, 03:22:18 pm

Here's the next Dog the local Humane Society won't allow me to pay the $200 adoption fee for. These people are azzholes.

@corbe

What's wrong with my screen? I don't see a pic of the dog you didn't get to adopt (and the dog @Cyber Liberty dissed for no valid reason

).

corbe · « **Reply #1802 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:41:57 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on June 03, 2021, 04:30:56 pm

@corbe

What's wrong with my screen? I don't see a pic of the dog you didn't get to adopt (and the dog @Cyber Liberty dissed for no valid reason ).

@AllThatJazzZ

The dog(s) I wanted were adopted by someone else so they took the IMAGE off their webpage which I directly linked.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1803 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:23:50 pm »

Quote from: corbe on June 03, 2021, 04:41:57 pm

@AllThatJazzZ

The dog(s) I wanted were adopted by someone else so they took the IMAGE off their webpage which I directly linked.

@corbe

Sorry you missed out. Are you still in the market for a dog?

I heard about my rescue on the radio (Pet of the Week segment) and called to see if he was still available before making the 2-hour drive. He's a poodle, and poodles go quickly. But two things he had going against him were his age (12 at the time) and his vision (blind in one eye). That probably worked in my favor. Since he was "damaged goods," they only charged me $50 adoption fee! I paid them quickly before they had the chance to change their minds. He's been mine for a year and a half now. And, like you, I've never allowed any of my dogs to be barkers. They're allowed to bark with purpose (someone's at the door, scary noise outside the house), but incessant barking isn't allowed. I tend to get a tad annoyed when people stereotype small dogs, especially in that the barkingest dog I've ever had was my collie when I was a kid. Plus the fact that far too often I have to listen to the German Shepherd next door for hours.

corbe · « **Reply #1804 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:39:32 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on June 03, 2021, 05:23:50 pm

@corbe

Sorry you missed out. Are you still in the market for a dog?

I heard about my rescue on the radio (Pet of the Week segment) and called to see if he was still available before making the 2-hour drive. He's a poodle, and poodles go quickly. But two things he had going against him were his age (12 at the time) and his vision (blind in one eye). That probably worked in my favor. Since he was "damaged goods," they only charged me $50 adoption fee! I paid them quickly before they had the chance to change their minds. He's been mine for a year and a half now. And, like you, I've never allowed any of my dogs to be barkers. They're allowed to bark with purpose (someone's at the door, scary noise outside the house), but incessant barking isn't allowed. I tend to get a tad annoyed when people stereotype small dogs, especially in that the barkingest dog I've ever had was my collie when I was a kid. Plus the fact that far too often I have to listen to the German Shepherd next door for hours.

@AllThatJazzZ
Got a big black Lab across the street that barks at everything, keeps strangers and even Deer away, most the time.
Still can't keep roses.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1805 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:38:59 pm »

My little guy had to have a procedure called Ciliary Body Ablation last week. He is blind in one eye due to glaucoma. Despite medical drops and supplements for eye health, his eye pressure started going higher in that eye. It was time to get it addressed.

More about the procedure here:
https://vetgirlontherun.com/how-to-perform-ciliary-body-ablation-in-dogs-vetgirl-veterinary-ce-videos-blog/

It's about 80% successful. If his isn't successful, removal of the eye is the next step. Praying this worked.

He looks a bit more normal since the CBA. See the comparison. (In the 2nd pic, I accidentally caught him in mid lick.) His white eye now has a reddish look to it.

While I truly hope he doesn't have to have an eye removal, I realize there's a possibility. Has anyone ever had to experience their dog losing an eye?

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1806 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:44:01 pm »

That poor baby!

roamer_1 · « **Reply #1807 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:53:12 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on June 03, 2021, 06:38:59 pm

While I truly hope he doesn't have to have an eye removal, I realize there's a possibility. Has anyone ever had to experience their dog losing an eye?

Yeah. one of mine spent most his life without his left eye. Lost it in a tussle with a cougar. nothing left of it.

Had to keep it packed and sowed shut till the healing was done, and then opened and the packing removed and anything left was removed at that time... and then the lid sowed shut. Had a hella scar across his face from that ever after... But he lived a good long while just fine after, well adjusted... Lost him a while later, when he was maybe 6 or 8... The forest took him and he never came back.

Joe Wooten · « **Reply #1808 on:** June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm »

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

libertybele · « **Reply #1809 on:** June 05, 2021, 08:44:47 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

Congrats! Duke is absolutely adorable!!!! Thanks for introducing him to us.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1810 on:** June 05, 2021, 10:09:20 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on June 03, 2021, 06:53:12 pm

Yeah. one of mine spent most his life without his left eye. Lost it in a tussle with a cougar. nothing left of it.

Had to keep it packed and sowed shut till the healing was done, and then opened and the packing removed and anything left was removed at that time... and then the lid sowed shut. Had a hella scar across his face from that ever after... But he lived a good long while just fine after, well adjusted... Lost him a while later, when he was maybe 6 or 8... The forest took him and he never came back.

@roamer_1

A cougar?! OMG. Thank God all he lost was an eye.

So far, so good for my guy. I'll know more when we check his pressure in a couple of weeks. All indications are that he was able to see something in that left eye because he now approaches the front door hesitantly. I have to coax him out or pick him up and set him outside. I hope he gets accustomed to his new vision and can move about without hesitancy before long.

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1811 on:** June 05, 2021, 10:12:23 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

Cute little guy, especially that little white goatee. Congrats on your new family member.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #1812 on:** June 05, 2021, 10:27:51 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on June 05, 2021, 10:09:20 pm

@roamer_1

A cougar?! OMG. Thank God all he lost was an eye.

*shrugs* He was asking for it, shagging after that cat, and he didn't learn a dang thing... Went after cats his whole life, and it was likely a cat that took him. Can't say that for sure, but I never found hide nor hair...

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So far, so good for my guy. I'll know more when we check his pressure in a couple of weeks. All indications are that he was able to see something in that left eye because he now approaches the front door hesitantly. I have to coax him out or pick him up and set him outside. I hope he gets accustomed to his new vision and can move about without hesitancy before long.

Well I would wish for the very best outcome - I am glad he's doing some better. And even if he's some blind in it, it is still better than nothing. And hopefully he will regain full use.

Chewy, my current pup, caught some damage from a (barn) cat when he was young... Deep scratch in his left eye, which healed alright, though you could always see the fine scar of it... Well it's a trouble for him now, in his old age, and that eye is getting cloudy.

I started knowing he was having problems seeing by the way he held his head moving forward at a pace - He would center his right eye in the direction he was going, so he went with his head cocked to the left a touch. You are probably seeing that too - And in that, you can know it is getting better as that cocked head goes away.

best wishes @AllThatJazzZ ... Hope it turns out fine.

sneakypete · « **Reply #1813 on:** June 06, 2021, 01:49:03 am »

I always dreamed of having a 30 year old Sophia Loren for a pet,but for some odd reason it never happened.

If it were to happen now,it would probably scare me to death.

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #1814 on:** June 06, 2021, 10:05:11 am »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

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Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

Interesting. He has the ears of a lab but it looks like the shape of his head and muzzle might be more like a German Shepherd. It'll be interesting to see how his temperament develops and whether he loves water.

Gefn · « **Reply #1815 on:** June 06, 2021, 11:27:17 am »

Welcome to the world, Duke. You have a good dad.

verga · « **Reply #1816 on:** June 06, 2021, 01:44:18 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

D@MN nice looking dog you got. enjoy.

GtHawk · « **Reply #1817 on:** June 06, 2021, 08:21:13 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

That's a dang fine looking Sheprador you have there. I have known several people who had that mix and they were all great dogs, I'm sure Duke will be thrilled with his new parents and home.

Joe Wooten · « **Reply #1818 on:** June 06, 2021, 09:10:02 pm »

Quote from: PeteS in CA on June 06, 2021, 10:05:11 am

Interesting. He has the ears of a lab but it looks like the shape of his head and muzzle might be more like a German Shepherd. It'll be interesting to see how his temperament develops and whether he loves water.

His head, body and fur are black shepherd, and his ears are more a lab shepherd mix, long soft anf floppy with pointd instead of rounded like a lab. . He's lost most of his puppy look and has an appt to get fixed Tuesday. I'll try to post a pic soon. He also likes the water.

Joe Wooten · « **Reply #1819 on:** June 06, 2021, 09:11:55 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on June 06, 2021, 08:21:13 pm

That's a dang fine looking Sheprador you have there. I have known several people who had that mix and they were all great dogs, I'm sure Duke will be thrilled with his new parents and home.

He's a sharp little fella, and completely obsessed with food.......

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1820 on:** June 06, 2021, 09:18:47 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 06, 2021, 09:11:55 pm

He's a sharp little fella, and completely obsessed with food.......

Teenagers.....

libertybele · « **Reply #1821 on:** June 06, 2021, 09:21:05 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 06, 2021, 09:11:55 pm

He's a sharp little fella, and completely obsessed with food.......

Completely obsessed with food ... as most dogs are. Our dog is obsessed with Nudges treats. We keep his treats in the laundry room on the shelf and now when he wants a treat he stands in front of the laundry room door and licks his lips.

BTW your puppy Duke is sure a cutie pie and looks absolutely huggable!!

mystery-ak · « **Reply #1822 on:** June 06, 2021, 09:25:01 pm »

Quote from: Joe Wooten on June 05, 2021, 08:12:17 pm

Well, after our dog Indy died from a heart attack while chasing a deer on January 8th, we were muttless. At the end of January, #2 son (the fireman), called to tell us that a fellow fireman on his shift just had a bitch who gave birth to 9 pups on January 17. We talked about it, and decided to make the drive and go see if we wanted one of them. The first week of February, he called and told us that they had opened their eyes and were starting to move around. We made teh 3 hour drive to go see them. We picked one little male. BTW...I call the breed German Chocolate. Momma was a purbred Chocolate Lab, Daddy a purebred black German Shepherd.

This is the little guy we went home with on Feb 28. Itroducing Duke!

Puppies grow fast. Here he is at 10 weeks

First bath after rolling in the mud at 15 weeks

Nothing like getting a new pup...Congrats.

corbe · « **Reply #1823 on:** June 09, 2021, 09:51:17 pm »

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1824 on:** June 20, 2021, 02:25:15 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on June 05, 2021, 10:27:51 pm

Chewy, my current pup, caught some damage from a (barn) cat when he was young... Deep scratch in his left eye, which healed alright, though you could always see the fine scar of it... Well it's a trouble for him now, in his old age, and that eye is getting cloudy.

I started knowing he was having problems seeing by the way he held his head moving forward at a pace - He would center his right eye in the direction he was going, so he went with his head cocked to the left a touch. You are probably seeing that too - And in that, you can know it is getting better as that cocked head goes away.

best wishes @AllThatJazzZ ... Hope it turns out fine.

Midnight hasn't changed his gait in any way, but he has been hesitant to exit through the front door (which has a step down) since his CBA procedure. He does fine with the back door, but the patio is level with the house so he only encounters the threshold. He's a little guy, so what seems like a small step-down in the front is proportionally large to him. He was able to negotiate it before the procedure, so that tells me that he was see something out of that blind eye before the ablation. Maybe he just needs to adjust to his new vision.

As to the results of our follow-up visit, the pressure in his eye is now -0- (zero! nada! nuttin'!), so mission accomplished! He's still on drops for pain and inflammation for another month, but he seems to have been part of the 80-85% group for whom the CBA works. Praise the Lord.

BTW, I don't know if it will help Chewy's situation, but my Vet Eye Specialist put Midnight on Ocu-GLO supplement for the eyes. It's OTC and not exactly inexpensive, but if it protects dogs' vision, I'd definitely have given it to all my dogs had I been aware of it. There's been no change in his right eye cataract in the 18 months I've been seeing her. I can't prove the supplement is the reason, but I'm not willing to take chances with his one good eye, so he'll stay on it as will any subsequent dogs I may get.

Hope things go well for Chewy.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #1825 on:** June 20, 2021, 03:31:42 pm »

Quote from: AllThatJazzZ on June 20, 2021, 02:25:15 pm

Hope things go well for Chewy.

Nah... that ain't going to happen... I expect I will be putting him in the ground in the next year or two. He will go blind in that eye, and he is old enough now that there ain't much for it. He's getting deaf too, and it is just a matter of course as he eases into the end of things. Sad but true. I have no illusions about that. So long as it don't bring him pain, I will leave him be and not put him through it.

But, I am glad that Midnight seems to have met with some success. I hope that continues.

@AllThatJazzZ

AllThatJazzZ · « **Reply #1826 on:** June 20, 2021, 08:01:37 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on June 20, 2021, 03:31:42 pm

Nah... that ain't going to happen... I expect I will be putting him in the ground in the next year or two. He will go blind in that eye, and he is old enough now that there ain't much for it. He's getting deaf too, and it is just a matter of course as he eases into the end of things. Sad but true. I have no illusions about that. So long as it don't bring him pain, I will leave him be and not put him through it.
@AllThatJazzZ

@roamer_1

I didn't understand that he was so far along in years. That's that period of time that we pet owners dread, but for the joy they bring us in their all-to-short years, we agree to accept. I'm sorry, friend. I truly am. He's still here; I'm sure you'll make the most of it for the both of you.

Midnight will be 14 in October, and I will have had him for 2 years when his birthday rolls around. The best part of dinky dogs is that you generally get to have them around a few years longer. Well, that and you can get more of them in your lap at one time. After this inve$tment I've made to address his eye problems, I had better get my money's worth out of him! He understands this and will do his very best to accommodate me.

corbe · « **Reply #1827 on:** June 23, 2021, 09:27:42 pm »

sneakypete · « **Reply #1828 on:** June 24, 2021, 12:01:13 am »

Quote from: corbe on June 23, 2021, 09:27:42 pm

@corbe

Raccoons are VERY smart and make great pets. I had one when I was maybe 8 years old. I had two big problems with him. Number one was he was a thief,and a VERY good thief. I have seen him steal individual cigarettes out of one of my uncle's shirt pockets as he sat in a chair talking to us. He didn't know we had a racoon,and this was a fully-grown male coon by this time,so nobody wanted to scare him. The coon just crawled up the back of the chair and reached over his shoulder and picked them out of the pack one by one.

Other than possibly giving my uncle a stroke,his stealing was no big deal. We knew where he hid his treasures,and if anything important was missing,we would just go get it.

My bleep father decided he shouldn't be living in the house with us and sleeping with me anymore when he was a couple of years old,and built a cage attached to the rear wall of our house. And,of course,the neighborhood dogs came back and drove him nuts trying to attack him. He finely broke out of the cage and blinded one of the dogs and did some damage to another one.

Which of course resulted in animal control coming around and threatening to arrest my father for having an animal that was illegal to have,so he drove out to the swamp where we found him when he was a baby with a mother who had been ran over,and let him out to run free.

Later in life after we returned to the country,he was trapping and killing coons for their hides,and the market dropped,so he just opened the cages and let them loose. Took some of them over a month to start going away even though he had quit feeding them.

corbe · « **Reply #1829 on:** June 26, 2021, 08:52:08 am »

Elderberry · « **Reply #1830 on:** June 26, 2021, 09:27:36 am »

I was pleaded to take in an adult raccoon from a good friend's neighbor. He had owned it from a kit but had let it have the run of the city neighborhood. He knew that neighbors would kill it one day for raiding their garbage cans. He'd been warned more than once. I had a 4 ft cubed cage and he was totally irate whenever I put him in it. To get him out of the cage, I'd put on both a pair of leather gloves and over them welding gloves. He would chomp down on my hand, I'd nestle him in my arms while he still chomped down on my hand. I could feel his teeth thru both gloves. I'd toss him into my room, our garage converted into a game room. For quite a while he would circle the room growling. After awhile he would come to me and would be the most playful pet I've ever had. But if I came to him, I'd never know what kind of mood he was in.

I had a good friend who had 2 raccoons growing up, until the neighbors shot both of them. He always wanted us to take the raccoon with us in the car when we went cruising. It sure freaked out a hitchhiker we picked up. One Friday nite he talked me into take the raccoon into a record store, he knew the owner, and said it'd be OK. Like a fool, I took him into the store chocked full of customers. He was going back and forth on my shoulders. He then got on top of my head. He started to climb down my chest , so I brought my arms up to catch him. With no warning he bit me in the throat. I grabbed a handful of his fur in the middle of his back and yanked him off my throat. I knew there was no way I could let him get loose inside the store full of people. So I held him out as far from me as I could as he spun around and around attacking my arm and chest. I got him back into the car and got in with him. He growled for a good while before he settled down. A week or so after that I gave him his freedom.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1831 on:** June 26, 2021, 11:35:52 pm »

PeteS in CA · « **Reply #1832 on:** June 27, 2021, 10:03:25 am »

Quote from: corbe on June 26, 2021, 08:52:08 am

My daughter has mentioned that costumed purse-sized dogs being walked are pretty common in her city in China. That's aside from the often necessary sweaters necessary for winter weather.

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on June 26, 2021, 11:35:52 pm

"I caught him. Now what?!"