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Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets.
Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets.
Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
Here is my cat Misty's first ever litter of kittens (all have been sold already). https://imgur.com/a/bDg9Ith
Wow, those are genuinely beautiful cats. I'm severely allergic to cats, but I would happily suffer through the stinging, itchy, bright-red hands I get after touching them so I could pet those lovely little fluffballs. I wouldn't be able to resist. Adorable! :P
They're so cute!
I just saw this just now and WOW gorgeous cat and her babies are super adorable! Have they gone to their new homes yet? More photos?
Yes, they have good homes now! This litter was a while back, but many of our litters look very similar, so I wanted to upload something even if it was old.
Edit: here are some more pics and some vids of my cats and kittens https://imgur.com/a/rEJAzNE
Seal point Siamese with blue eyes does not lead to deafness like other white cats with blue eyes, right?
Correct. We have never had a deaf cat or kitten, and my parents started this business at least 25 years ago.
My two friends enjoying an afternoon nap
Is your one cat's paw just resting at a funny angle, or are they a polydactyl? Because it definitely looks like they have a thumb in that pic.
His name is Beppe, and he is polydactyl with two thumbs on each front paw. Unfortunately the one on his right foot is not quite fully formed so we need to take special care of that claw which has a tendency to get ingrown.
Edit: You can see both feet a little better in this picture
Neato, and also aw poor guy. :(
My dog has issues with his paws as well, although he's not a polydactyl... he just gets interdigital cysts in the webbing from ingrown hairs, so I have to regularly soak his feet in epsom salt and slather them in ointment. How do you deal with an ingrown claw though!?
Very careful and gentle clipping with a special nail clipper, sometimes with a small amount of veterinarian provided anesthetic as it is not a fun process for either of us. He gets wrapped up in a blanket and makes sad cat sounds the whole time. But it's better than the claw poking into his pads which causes pain at best and could lead to bleeding or infection at worst.
Yeah, that doesn't sound like fun. I wish we could properly communicate with our pets so we could make them understand when we're just trying to help and do something for their own good, even though it may be uncomfortable for them. :(
The biggest one for me is cleaning my dogs ears so he doesn't get a yeast infection in them. He absolutely hates it, and fights me every step of the way. I understand why, since it probably isn't super pleasant having a bunch of liquid squirted into his ear canals, and then cotton pads wiped around inside them afterwards. But it needs to be done or he would end up in far worse pain. He always gives me the cold shoulder for the rest of the day after I do it though. :(
I'm sure cleaning out ears is no fun either, and I do wish often that we could communicate why we are doing what we are doing to our smaller friends. Do you have any pictures of your pup to share?
Ooops. Sure do. How remarkably inconsiderate of me. I forgot to pay the dog tax! :P
Quincy pics:
In his natural environment
Guarding a new toy
Show-dog pose!
Bonus pic of him as a puppy. :)
(He's an Olde English Bulldogge, in case you were wondering)