The pets thread!

[Noodles]

Our cats also do the licking-drops-from-the-shower thing. Also we had a dog that LOVED canned pumpkin and also any people-food he could get his paws on, though he is sadly deceased now. And our uncle's (also late) dog once stole a whole brick of cheddar from the counter when he was a puppy (not like a really small puppy, but like beagle-sized). The neighbour's chickens eat melon rinds, too.
Edit: Oh, and also one of the cats loves chewing on a *poisonous* houseplant and the other enjoys eating curling ribbon, which is *not good* for her, um, elimination process. X/

[DancingRanger]

Let's see weird things that my pets have eaten. The dogs: Clothes, paper, wooden beads, seashells. The Cats: aloe plant, tomatoes, celery, and felt. My Betta fish: bugs, peas(rarely), and the fake plants.

[KMK]

This is some advice I gave in the comments for someone whose friend had an old dog that had gotten mange. Old dogs are more susceptible to getting it. There are two main types of mange. One is relatively easy to get rid of with just some dipping and care. The other kind that most plagues old dogs is actually caught from humans. We are practically immune to it and don't show symptoms until advanced age. I have been fighting it in my dogs for a year now. Before I learned that it was caught from us I didn't have a clue how to break the cycle. My beagle is the worse affected. It makes her smell the same funky way that I have smelled old people in nursing homes who had bad yellowish flaky skin. It is the exact same scent.  The salt treatment has been the turnaround.
 
Kathy Megar-Kestner Sunflower • 3 days ago

The weird thing is that dogs get that kind of mange from humans. It just really doesn't affect us the same way. I am battling it in my dogs mostly my oldest ones. Anti-itch and anti-inflammatory medicines seem to stop a lot of the scratching which does a great deal of making the hair fall out and making the inflammation worse. I have a lady who makes an oatmeal, goats milk, tea tree oil and rosemary soap for me that has worked wonders.

    I have also had some success in reducing the problem by salting the carpets and leaving the salt down for a few days and then vacuuming. It also seems to kill fleas and flea eggs. I think the fleas were making them itch and making the problem worse. If you are afraid of the pesticides in most home flea treatments try this.
   
        Hrolfr> Kathy Megar-Kestner • 3 days ago

        Just ordinary table salt, or finely powdered stuff? I would thing the fine salt grains in a dry environment would act like diatomaceous earths on the little bugs...
       
            Kathy Megar-Kestner> Hrolfr • 2 days ago

            I have used both table salt and course ground salt (like you use to make ice cream or salt you walk ways to melt ice). If you have dogs that shed profusely once or twice a year if you use the course salt and sweep first before vacuuming you will loosen up the hair from the carpet. You will get up about 2x as much fuzz than just regular vacuuming. For just hair removal you don't have to leave it on the rug. You can just sweep immediately. And yes I believe it works by robbing the bugs and eggs of all their moisture. Don't walk barefoot on it when you leave it down for a couple of days because it will also rob your feet of moisture so bad that you can crack and bleed. The salt will also reduce bacteria that can build up in the carpet too. Bacteria can't reproduce in a highly salty environment.

[Baku]

Here's a few pics of my blessed feline... he could be grade B if he tried hard enough?

The lighting on the middle pic is odd because it was taken with my old phone, but you get the general idea!

[OrigamiOwl]

Here's a few pics of my blessed feline... he could be grade B if he tried hard enough?

The lighting on the middle pic is odd because it was taken with my old phone, but you get the general idea!

Awwwwwwww he's amAZING ;u; What's his name? the 3rd photo is melting my heart...

[Baku]

Awwwwwwww he's amAZING ;u; What's his name? the 3rd photo is melting my heart...

Thank you!! ;w; His name is Tsuki (I was 16 and in a weeaboo stage back when I got him OTL).

[daItrick]

I just discovered this thread though hehe
Those pets are adorable! all of them!

Well, I want to share my pets here then 7w7


He's my cat Bichi, a 12 years old cat (I forgot the specie uuugh)



She's my dog Luna, a 3 years old chihuahua

and last but not least ( I have no photos ;_;)
My bird Mario, the only thing I know it's he's a canary. I raised him from the Street like... 3 years ago I guess.

[koalalou]

I just discovered this thread though hehe
Those pets are adorable! all of them!

Well, I want to share my pets here then 7w7


He's my cat Bichi, a 12 years old cat (I forgot the specie uuugh)



She's my dog Luna, a 3 years old chihuahua

and last but not least ( I have no photos ;_;)
My bird Mario, the only thing I know it's he's a canary. I raised him from the Street like... 3 years ago I guess.

So cute! And that pic of your cat is so pretty!
_{I'll have to post some Jabberwocky pics here later...}

[daItrick]

So cute! And that pic of your cat is so pretty!
_{I'll have to post some Jabberwocky pics here later...}

Thanks! The picture was taken by my father, he spends his time doing photos like this when we are in this house (my awesome holiday house).

[kahli]

So here's the promised pictures of my prettybird Molly! (about 4 months late...oops )



Puffed to groom her feathers!


Getting a little suspicious of the camera


Some interesting things about Molly:

- We have no idea where she came from. My family and I didn't get her from a pet store or anything, she just kind of showed up one day sitting in our garage. Which is weird because Cockatiels are Australian birds and we live in the US. we figured she must have escaped from someone's house or a pet store. My Dad got her inside somehow and when no one responded to our "Found Bird" posters and alerts on the internet, we kept her. She's been with us for around 8 years now.

-We're actually not 100% sure what gender Molly is. She has characteristics of both genders. After doing some more research my Dad found that Molly is more likely male than female but we still couldn't tell for sure. By that point though we had been calling her "she" for so long that molly being feminine had just kinda stuck.

[wolfie]

Well, since I keep telling everybody about how cute my dog is, I thought I'd share a picture of her with everyone.
If I know comment to someone, 'here is a kiss from my dog' You know what you are getting!
Enjoy my dogs 'What is that thing you are holding in front of my face?' look. Cameras fascinate her.
(sorry for the bad resolution, I made the pic with my phone)

[daItrick]

Well, since I keep telling everybody about how cute my dog is, I thought I'd share a picture of her with everyone.
If I know comment to someone, 'here is a kiss from my dog' You know what you are getting!
Enjoy my dogs 'What is that thing you are holding in front of my face?' look. Cameras fascinate her.
(sorry for the bad resolution, I made the pic with my phone)

Oh my gosh
she's so cute!! >w<
It reminds me of the pet of my crazy-for-me friend  X3

[Rabbit]

Well guess what folks, I've been missing my dog a lot recently and that means you get drowned in doggy pictures.


this here's Tomo
he's a Japanese spitz
I call him mine but really he belongs to my mum on paper and my sister in spirit and actually I'll just acknowledge right now that we all belong to him


little guy loooooooooooves snow


and saunas, if you would believe
I mean you'd think being 95% fur would deter you from the 90°C temperatures, but nope


as far as he's concerned the number one public enemy is the Brush


accusations that his purpose in life is sausage have been made
but that's a filthy a lie his real purpose in life is sausage and washing the ears of his pack members


he can look picturesque sometimes


sometimes :þ

that's it that's my dog bask in his majesty

[daItrick]

Well guess what folks, I've been missing my dog a lot recently and that means you get drowned in doggy pictures.


this here's Tomo
he's a Japanese spitz
I call him mine but really he belongs to my mum on paper and my sister in spirit and actually I'll just acknowledge right now that we all belong to him


little guy loooooooooooves snow


and saunas, if you would believe
I mean you'd think being 95% fur would deter you from the 90°C temperatures, but nope


as far as he's concerned the number one public enemy is the Brush


accusations that his purpose in life is sausage have been made
but that's a filthy a lie his real purpose in life is sausage and washing the ears of his pack members


he can look picturesque sometimes


sometimes :þ

that's it that's my dog bask in his majesty

He looks sooooooooooooooo fluffy! >w<

[wolfie]

Oh my gosh
she's so cute!! >w<
It reminds me of the pet of my crazy-for-me friend  X3

Thankyou. She is really loving, she loves snuggling with people and giving them kisses! (Sometimes people get face kissed if they don't watch out, she has a ninja way of suddenly jumping up for a kiss)

Rabbit : That is a beautiful, fluffy, amazing dog. So cute. In the snow! *tries to calm herself* I love dogs way to much.