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Saw this big scary birb at work. He's not yelling at me, it's just really hot outside.
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Reminds me of a hawk at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum who lost his poo poo at me, flapping his good wing, squaking over and over again. Someone said his keeper was a real tall guy like me, so he was probably confused why he was not being fed.
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Sep 4, 2015 06:15
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Sep 4, 2015 06:47
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Kwyndig posted:EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I never realized porcupines could be so cute! I wonder if their baby quills are soft. The saddest thing about porcupines? They love being petted.
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Sep 4, 2015 10:57
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Inzombiac posted:Gosh dang I am jealous of people seeing frogs all the time. I get snakes sometimes and small lizards very rarely but never frogs. When I had a garden my cat liked to rummage for frogs and stuff. She never actually ate or killed them, just liked to carry them around in her mouth. Of course she'd always forget how awful they tasted and would inevitably end up sat on the grass with a  , spitting.
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Samovar posted:The saddest thing about porcupines? 
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poptart_fairy posted:When I had a garden my cat liked to rummage for frogs and stuff. She never actually ate or killed them, just liked to carry them around in her mouth. Of course she'd always forget how awful they tasted and would inevitably end up sat on the grass with a Yes okay what the hell is this because all 3 of my cats did this one night with little brown tree frogs. They brought them inside with their mouths and then let them go unharmed and just watched them. Is this a thing that cats do?
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Sep 4, 2015 12:20
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Vienna turned 5 weeks old today!   The worrisome part is that she may turn out to be our first foster failure. Our other cat, Monty, whose always been very sweet with people has been a hissy rage box at all other cats.... except this one. We caught him grooming her yesterday.  Being a couple of blurry cattes We really weren't looking to get another cat, Monty seemed to be most content by himself, and we want to get a dog some day and are worried that between having one cat already and our three birds, a dog is already kind of a far off notion, and with a kitten in play... it'll only be longer. But I know cats do really well in pairs if they're properly bonded, and with my fiancee gearing up to be a busy bee in grad school and me working full time, the idea of Monty having a buddy is a nice one. Guuuuuhhhh.
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Sep 4, 2015 13:24
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Looks like its a done deal from here...you have been chosen!! Lucky Vienna though....looks like she will have a wonderful big sibling if you decided to admit the inevitable :P
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Sep 4, 2015 13:51
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It isn't us who are admitting anything. We're not the foster failures, really, it's actually Monty himself who will have failed. But yeah, he really does look like he could be her dad.
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Sep 4, 2015 13:54
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http://www.sbnation.com/2015/9/3/9257859/barack-obama-puppy-puppy-PUPPY-SPORTS-PUPPY-iditarod-good-dog
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SwissCM posted:Yes okay what the hell is this because all 3 of my cats did this one night with little brown tree frogs. They brought them inside with their mouths and then let them go unharmed and just watched them. Is this a thing that cats do? I think it's just an attention and joy thing. They like watching stuff scurry around - even better if the humans are chasing it. 
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Sep 4, 2015 16:18
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Tennessee recently did a writeup in the Torchbearer about Smokey, our mascot. He's so handsome     http://torchbearer.utk.edu/2015/08/a-vols-best-friend/
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SwissCM posted:Yes okay what the hell is this because all 3 of my cats did this one night with little brown tree frogs. They brought them inside with their mouths and then let them go unharmed and just watched them. Is this a thing that cats do? I also got a cat who brings in frogs. Totally gentle with them, just likes to watch them jump around, sometimes will bat at them with his paws, but not hard. He also likes to suffocate and crush rodents, like, he never leaves puncture marks on his kills. I've found a squirrel that was completely flattened like it had been deflated, and my only guess as to why is that he suffocated it or broke its back then sat on it for warmth on the cool august morning. He is a sick, psychotic, strangler. Here he is using drug paraphernalia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECC2Dr_IeWY
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MindlessHavok posted:Tennessee recently did a writeup in the Torchbearer about Smokey, our mascot. A noble dogge.
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Chili posted:It isn't us who are admitting anything. I wonder how much the similarity in looks plays a part in Monty's behavior? Or maybe he just knows Vienna isn't a threat and needs a little care/protection 
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Ozz81 posted:I wonder how much the similarity in looks plays a part in Monty's behavior? Or maybe he just knows Vienna isn't a threat and needs a little care/protection I'm not sure. If I had to guess, it's somewhat circumstantial. The first run in I saw was with an old room mate's cats, both of which were horrible. Then, we housed a feral 6 month old for a bit who seemed to like Monty but he definitely came on a little strong. Then we fostered four really good kittens but they were definitely a little team and it may have been overwhelming. Then there's Vienna whose just the tiniest most helpless little dust collector...  Pardon the laundry, we've had to adjust our priorities a bit at the moment
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I had a similar thing happen a while back with an ex who had one older cat and then got a 10 week old kitten. The older cat hated the kitten for about 3 days, but then somehow decided that it was her kitten and started mothering it.
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Croisquessein posted:Saw this big scary birb at work.
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Tendai posted:Looks like he IS yelling, only it's more like "BRO CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS FUCKIN' HEAT" I get a falcon that lands on the railing on my back deck and lays there all the time when it's hot out, he does the same thing. Splits his time panting and staring in the window at me wondering if I'm edible
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Azhais posted:I get a falcon that lands on the railing on my back deck and lays there all the time when it's hot out, he does the same thing. Splits his time panting and staring in the window at me wondering if I'm edible You should put a wide shallow container of water out for it to splash around in. I just assume a falcon would do that I dont know
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Azhais posted:I get a falcon that lands on the railing on my back deck and lays there all the time when it's hot out, he does the same thing. Splits his time panting and staring in the window at me wondering if I'm edible It's phoenix in the summer and will be until late October, so the birds are looking pretty haggard. The grackles usually look like this  But lately look like this  If I had feathers I'd pull them out too in this heat.
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Sep 4, 2015 20:45
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Porcupines look like they're wearing some kind of Jim Henson-esque costume.
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muscles like this? posted:Porcupines look like they're wearing some kind of Jim Henson-esque costume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeuwYvlBI0 Porcupines are goddamn adorable.
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This is my sisters boyfriends dog, Winnie.  I met her twice. Shes the sweetest dog, I havent heard her bark once. She just likes to stand around and be pet, or held. She is a rescue though I dont know of her previous circumstances.
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Chili posted:Vienna turned 5 weeks old today! This slightly tousled kitten is ridiculously cute. How have you not crushed it yet?
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MindlessHavok posted:Tennessee recently did a writeup in the Torchbearer about Smokey, our mascot. Kept my copy just to keep the pics of SmokeyDawg!!
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Chili posted:Vienna turned 5 weeks old today! Congrats on your new kitten.
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Each time it eats a cookie it gains another segment.
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Isn't chocolate poisonous to animals, or something? I know it's toxic to dogs, at least.
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CommissarMega posted:Isn't chocolate poisonous to animals, or something? I know it's toxic to dogs, at least. Dogs have to eat something like 1/12 of their weight in chocolate to die. Granted that means about one Kiss for a Chihuahua. Rodents probably shouldn't have it because they don't handle extra sugar very well.
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Lookit this lazy rear end
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Seven baby sneks hatched in Sweden: http://www.dn.se/webb-tv/klipp/nyheter/unik-ormfodsel-i-sverige/
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Hey everyone. So looks like we wound up with some bad news. This isn't the super bum out thread so I'll just keep this short. We lost Vienna last night. It appears fading kitten syndrome is a real bitch. We're obviously pretty crestfallen and this has been an immensely difficult night. She passed in my hands, she was warm, we were both with her. Monty is doing OK. He tried to finish her dinner, and that was about the only thing he seemed concerned with, so yeah... just being a cat. We're gonna take a break from fostering for a bit, and though we're currently pretty poor, we're gonna pass along some coin to the mdscpa. Check them out, it's a wonderful no-kill facility that does a lot for our wee furry counterparts and if you have the means and wish to pass something along in honor of little V's short but sweet life, it would be most appreciated.  Oh and I suppose it goes without saying, but pictures of happy teeny tiny kittens would be most appreciated. Chili has a new favorite as of 13:32 on Sep 5, 2015 |
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Oh no! I'm so sorry.
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Oh drat, that sucks. My sympathies. Kitten pics, kitten pics...    and with friends!   (pretty sure I got all of these from this thread originally but whatever)
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