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skimom2

skimom2

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Too many to count when I was a kid--we moved a lot & could rarely take them with us.

Since I've been an adult, I've had a few:

Calvin and Sasha--Russian Blue cats, litter mates, that I loved dearly. One each for BH and I, our babies for years. Sasha died when my oldest daughter was 1, and Calvin died when I was pregnant with our youngest (so about 9 years ago). He was 17, so a good old age for a big cat. Since then, our oldest girl has developed an allergy to cats, so he'll be our last.

Sunflower-a birthday black Lab, given to #1 son for his second birthday. She died on his 17th birthday. Such a good girl--she made me feel safe letting the kids play outside in the back yard without me, as no one she didn't know could get in the yard without either BH or me right beside them.

Daisy-birthday Basset Hound, given to #1 daughter on her second birthday (BIL was big on dog gifts--lol). She was a sweet dog; died about a year before Sunny.

Now I have Lulu, my dream horsedog :) I've wanted a German Shepherd all of my life, but could never afford one. She has a pedigree eight miles long, but my cousin couldn't keep her, so she became my sweetheart and constant companion. She even calls me "Mom" (lol). She also says "home" and "walk". She wants anything I have, even my coffee (if I leave it where she can reach it). She's 10 now, so we're watching her--that's old for a biggish dog, but Sunny made it 5 years longer, so I have hope!

We also currently have "Pretty bird", a blue parakeet that LilMan got for his birthday a couple of years ago.
 
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Agincourt Concierge

Agincourt Concierge

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Neesy said:
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This picture is a bit banged up, but I took this one of our three cockatiels - Coco is the Dad with the yellow crest, Buddy in the middle is the female and Max (on the right) was hand raised from a chick
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cockatiels are so much fun .... I babysat my best friend's bird for 6 months ....
 
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fljoe0

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We had a shop in an industrial park that had feral cats. The cats would like to make homes in the steel pile in our yard. They loved to crawl in the steel pipes to sleep. I think it was probably a nice safe place for them. So we had cats hanging around that would get named for where they were hanging out. A few feral cat names I remember were

Square Tube
Alloy
Rebar
Ingot
Rusty
 
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DiO'Bolic

DiO'Bolic

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Here’s my names for our current pets:

Cat 1: “Stupid Cat”
Cat 2: “Stupid Cat”
Cat 3: “Stupid Cat”
Parakeet 1: “Stupid Noisy Bird”
Parakeet 1: “Stupid Noisy Bird”
All the aquarium inhabitants have the same name: “Stupid Fish”

And my pet name from them, for providing them food, shelter, and a clean and cushy existence, with nothing but pain and aggravation in return has got to be “Stupid Guy”

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I got this T-Shirt from my kids for Christmas as a joke.
(Warning: I’m putting it behind spoilers to protect the womenfolk here from succumbing to it’s apparent mystical aphrodisiac qualities)

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I wear the shirt when working around the house in hopes it doesn’t last very long, and only wear it out in public if I forget I have it on. Its crazy, but woman of all ages will chat you up because of the shirt. “Great shirt”… “How many cats do you have”… “What’s your cat’s name”… “”Do you have pictures of your cats”… etc etc. The one that really gets to me is “You must really love cats,” to which I usually reply “Oh yeah, I love being woken up every morning at 5:30 am with whiny cries of FEED ME - FEED ME. And if I ignore them for too long, they take turns playing jump over his head ‘till he can’t take it any more. And I love having to walk to the kitchen to get their food, half asleep, only to step in a wet hairball one of them strategically put in my path, in bare feet.”

And god forbid you tell horror stories of your cats in a humorous manner, and state you must be nuts for providing for them when all they give you back in return is pain and suffering... It automatically makes you breeding material in the minds of the fairer sex. :umm:

I don’t get it… what’s the allure to women of guys with cats, especially when you state you "rescued them?" (Yet when I try to pawn off any of the cats away to the ladies with interest, they want nothing to do with it.) :stupid:
 
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FlakeNoir

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DiO'Bolic said:
Here’s my names for our current pets:

Cat 1: “Stupid Cat”
Cat 2: “Stupid Cat”
Cat 3: “Stupid Cat”
Parakeet 1: “Stupid Noisy Bird”
Parakeet 1: “Stupid Noisy Bird”
All the aquarium inhabitants have the same name: “Stupid Fish”

And my pet name from them, for providing them food, shelter, and a clean and cushy existence, with nothing but pain and aggravation in return has got to be “Stupid Guy”

- - - - - -

I got this T-Shirt from my kids for Christmas as a joke.
(Warning: I’m putting it behind spoilers to protect the womenfolk here from succumbing to it’s apparent mystical aphrodisiac qualities)

th
I wear the shirt when working around the house in hopes it doesn’t last very long, and only wear it out in public if I forget I have it on. Its crazy, but woman of all ages will chat you up because of the shirt. “Great shirt”… “How many cats do you have”… “What’s your cat’s name”… “”Do you have pictures of your cats”… etc etc. The one that really gets to me is “You must really love cats,” to which I usually reply “Oh yeah, I love being woken up every morning at 5:30 am with whiny cries of FEED ME - FEED ME. And if I ignore them for too long, they take turns playing jump over his head ‘till he can’t take it any more. And I love having to walk to the kitchen to get their food, half asleep, only to step in a wet hairball one of them strategically put in my path.”

And god forbid you tell horror stories of your cats in a humorous manner, and state you must be nuts for providing for them when all they give you back in return is pain and suffering... It automatically makes you breeding material in the minds of the fairer sex. :umm:

I don’t get it… what’s the allure to women of guys with cats, especially when you state you "rescued them?" (Yet when I try to pawn off any of the cats away to the ladies with interest, they want nothing to do with it.) :stupid:
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Becks19

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I have Maxine and Lucky. Both were rescued. My female was found running along side a highway. My male was found running along side a country road, bordered by endless farmland. ( the lady who rescued my male thought he was a cat...he was that tiny....and well, kinda orange):love_heart: My girls also have one cat named Thomas, one goldfish and two turtles. Hubby calls it a zoo.
 
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no bounce no play

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Gone but will always remain in my prayers
Mitzi (terrier mix)
Jock (large standard poodle)
Penny (goldfish)
Chang (pekinese)
Bobo (silkie terrier)
Smaug (black cat)
She (german shepherd mix)
Rover (white cat)
Hulk (large mix with long black fur)
Widget (terrier mix)
Wolf (wolf/shepherd mix)
Buddy (English pit bull mix)
Spot (black cat)
Clyde (border collie mix)
Magic (really large german shepherd mix)
Annie (terrier mix)

I'm fiercely allergic to cats so the cats were strays that I fixed up quarters for in the garage. After Annie passed away, hubby said No more animals! Luckily, Mouse found us. She woke me up early one morning looking in the window and barking. She was so tiny and thin, her eyes were buggy... she looked like a mouse. Hubby and I argued a lot about keeping her but he gave in after he realized I would move before I took Mouse to a shelter. This is Mouse :)
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