Cute Thread: hypothetical murder potato

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Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Nordick posted:

That's actually kinda elementary as far as bird intelligence goes. I guess the next step up would be a latch of some kind, and those little fucks would probably figure that out too, given some time.

It's still awesome though

BinSpring:

I had to buy one after crows worked out there was food inside the bags in my bin and made a huge goddamn mess.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 03:58

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# ? May 25, 2024 18:13

my cat is norris: Mar 11, 2010; #onecallcat

Aphra...! I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 04:05

Beartaco: Apr 10, 2007; by sebmojo

Dick Trauma posted:

https://twitter.com/golrizghahraman/status/1134561967346085888

Who's that French guy who makes those fantastic animations on his DS and posts them to Twitter? I'd love to see him do this one!

On the topic of New Zealand birds I met this friendly little fantail at the community garden yesterday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Z-rBEnR9h/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

# ? Jul 28, 2019 04:56

Sanguinary Novel: Jan 27, 2009

Kéké!

https://twitter.com/Kekeflipnote/status/1154871603978809344?s=19

# ? Jul 28, 2019 04:59

Busket Posket: Feb 5, 2010; ✨ⓡⓐⓨⓜⓞⓝⓓ✨

Quoting catte for new page. Aphra is good catte. Bertrand is good human. Please forgive her for biting; especially after living on the street and just having a major medical procedure, cattes can be hyper reactive.

Bertrand Hustle posted:

Let me tell you a story.

Over in the Boston thread, poster street doc said "started feeding a skinny 1yo street cat, friendly, tame, but drat skinny"

This was the point where I fell in love, and I was like "give me a few days to get things ready". Talked to my roommate, who is moving out at the end of August, and we agreed to keep the new cat quarantined in my room until she got a clean bill of health from the vet. Things moved quickly and it was getting hot and I didn't want anything to happen to this poor sweet baby so I swung by a pet store and grabbed some supplies, food, treats, a cheapo cardboard carrier, collar, litterbox, etc. Basically everything I would need to have a cat. Texted my roommate like "uh, bringing her home today, plan is still to keep her in my room for the time being, getting her vet appointment scheduled".

First introductions:

She likes the chicken! Many headbutts were had. Meet a homeless guy nearby who tells me she's been on the street a while.

I get her into the carrier without much trouble:

I've already decided on a name. Aphra, after Aphra Marsh from the book Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys, which I've been reading. Good fuckin' book. Check it out.

Drive to the MSPCA to see if a) she had a microchip (nope!) and b) when I could get her spayed. Meet an older lady with a cat named Grace O'Malley. MSPCA says 8/1 was the earliest, but it's their low-cost spay/neuter program. Texting roommate the whole time, she's like "have you tried the place near us? that's where I take my cat". Call them up, they can get me in the next day but it'll cost almost $300, so no thanks. So we schedule the appointment for 8/1 at the MSPCA and head home. Whole time we're in the car I hear this soft whispery "mahhhh". Sounds like she's wheezing at first but then I realize that she's meowing, but she lost her voice. Check the thread, street doc mentioned that was a thing. Okay, so no change.

We head home:

She basically doesn't stop purring from the instant she gets out of the carrier. She knows she's home.

She wants to be in my lap pretty much always (she is in my lap right now as I am typing this post).

We have a couple of false starts with the litter box until I realize she doesn't like the hooded box. Take the hood off and she uses it just fine. Decide to trial a top-entry box instead because I don't like an open litter box in my room. She uses that just fine too. Healthy appetite, eating and drinking, no sign of worms or blood in her poops which are solid and healthy-looking.

That first night I'm laying in bed snuggling with her and I feel her belly and it feels, idk... lumpy? Like maybe there might be kittens in there? Nipples feel swollen too. I freak out a little. Call the MSPCA the next morning, they have a cancellation and can get me in on Friday. Discuss it with my mom who says she thinks she's probably close to 6 months old. I agonize over the decision but I ultimately decide that terminating the pregnancy and going ahead with the spay is the most compassionate option, because a) I am not financially or otherwise equipped to deal with a litter of kittens and moving her into a foster situation to raise the kittens would be stressful since she only just found a forever home, b) there are enough cats in the shelter/foster system and on the streets that we don't need to add to that, c) if she is as young as we think, carrying a litter to term might be a health risk for her. So I drive her in Friday morning feeling sick to my stomach but ultimately like I made the right choice, drop her off, go to work and can't stop worrying all day.

I pick her up around 3:30. The techs all tell me what a sweetie she was.

Not pregnant. Spayed now, microchipped and registered with my information, FIV/FeLV negative (recommended re-test in 6 months), low-grade heart murmur that "might be nothing, but pls follow up with regular vet", one fractured toof. Donations from goons in the Boston thread start coming in to help me out with the costs and I literally burst into tears because I'm so overwhelmed and happy. I have never understood happy crying until this point.

She also likes to steal my chair whenever I get up.

And her voice is starting to come back, so when she yells at me for food it's now a soft creaky MAAAH instead of a whisper.

She bit me today and broke the skin. Even hissed at me. Demeanor instantly changed after I put her down and she started headbutting me and rubbing against me. I think I picked her up wrong and scared her. So now I'm on a week of antibiotics to prevent infection. Even with all that, I have completely fallen in love with this cat.

I went out today and got some more treats to see if I can figure out what she likes - turns out it's fish flavored stuff. Ordered her a custom tag. We're both adjusting to our new lives. I had been planning on getting a cat, and Aphra happened to come around at just the right time. I'm as lucky to have her as she is to have me.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 07:22

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

She looks ferocious(ly adorable). Sounds like you've just made a great friend.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 07:44

ILL Machina: Mar 25, 2004; Glory to Italia!

Ayy!! This text is-a the color of marinara! Ohhhh!! Dat's amore!!

Looks like an $800 chair that cat is sitting on o_O

# ? Jul 28, 2019 08:52

Pookah: Aug 21, 2008; 🪶Caw🪶

Beartaco posted:

Who's that French guy who makes those fantastic animations on his DS and posts them to Twitter? I'd love to see him do this one!

On the topic of New Zealand birds I met this friendly little fantail at the community garden yesterday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Z-rBEnR9h/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Fantails were one of my favourite animals to meet when I was travelling around NZ - they are so chipper and SO PROUD of their beautiful tails :kimchi:

Also Bertrand Hustle, you and Aphra are so lucky to have found each other - she's a clearly very good kitty and you're obviously a very good person :3:

# ? Jul 28, 2019 08:56

Ichabod Sexbeast: Dec 5, 2011; Giving 'em the old razzle-dazzle

ultrafilter posted:

Would a horse-proof lock be enough to keep them out?

Nah, they'd just eat the ants.

Aphra is a good Deepe Catte, take good care of them Bertrand

# ? Jul 28, 2019 09:05

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

ILL Machina posted:

Looks like an $800 chair that cat is sitting on o_O

More like $150 chair from Staples that I bought discounted because I worked there.

Oh, and the vet thinks she's about 2 years old. So she's not actually going to get much bigger. She just has giant paws.

She's so soft and floofy, and those whiskers are just glorious.

Busket Posket posted:

Quoting catte for new page. Aphra is good catte. Bertrand is good human. Please forgive her for biting; especially after living on the street and just having a major medical procedure, cattes can be hyper reactive.

No hard feelings. She's the best catte. I was sitting at my computer earlier and without warning she just launched herself off my bed and into my lap, and immediately curled up and went to sleep. She adores me and it's the sweetest thing.

I just randomly woke up and she's curled up next to me. She was in my chair when I went to sleep.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 09:13

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

Oh yeah and I got a clicker, gonna try clicker training.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 09:14

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

# ? Jul 28, 2019 12:33

MadDogMike: Apr 9, 2008; Cute but fanged

Bertrand Hustle posted:

She bit me today and broke the skin. Even hissed at me. Demeanor instantly changed after I put her down and she started headbutting me and rubbing against me. I think I picked her up wrong and scared her. So now I'm on a week of antibiotics to prevent infection. Even with all that, I have completely fallen in love with this cat.

Well of course, how could you not be in love with Aphra Bitey?

_{Sorry not sorry...}

# ? Jul 28, 2019 16:57

Automata 10 Pack: Jun 21, 2007; Ten games published by Automata, on one cassette

MadDogMike posted:

Well of course, how could you not be in love with Aphra Bitey?

_{Sorry not sorry...}

I appreciate your nice pun in this cute thread.

Also, Aphra reminds me of my cat Ghostly, the Ditch Kitten Who Was Found in a Ditch. Super affectionate but if you move your hand out of his vision and behind his head he'll panic and will sometimes bite it.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 17:16

Safari Disco Lion: Jul 21, 2011; Boss, if they make us find seven lost crystals, I'm quitting.

aaaaaaaa I love her

# ? Jul 28, 2019 19:16

ILL Machina: Mar 25, 2004; Glory to Italia!

Ayy!! This text is-a the color of marinara! Ohhhh!! Dat's amore!!

Bertrand Hustle posted:

More like $150 chair from Staples that I bought discounted because I worked there.

Jellyyyyy. I got the aeron retail for the warranty and I regret everything.

Also I agree with everyone here, that catte is achieving very high levels of goodness and cuteness.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 23:03

Huzzah!: Sep 15, 2007; Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.

https://twitter.com/Bodegacats_/status/1155603371283419137

# ? Jul 29, 2019 00:43

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

She's sleeping in my lap again and she's so warm :3:

She just seems to know that she's safe and loved with me. She knows she has a home now. I'm glad I was able to share this wonderful experience with everyone.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 00:44

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

Huzzah! posted:

https://twitter.com/Bodegacats_/status/1155603371283419137

A cat facedown in the Doritos is basically my spirit animal.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 01:29

ACES CURE PLANES: Oct 21, 2010

Bertrand Hustle posted:

She's sleeping in my lap again and she's so warm

She just seems to know that she's safe and loved with me. She knows she has a home now. I'm glad I was able to share this wonderful experience with everyone.

As someone who doesn't have a home and just kinda shelterhops, I want you to know I appreciate reading it, as it gives me a good feeling of proxy comfort if that makes any sense.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 01:38

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

ACES CURE PLANES posted:

As someone who doesn't have a home and just kinda shelterhops, I want you to know I appreciate reading it, as it gives me a good feeling of proxy comfort if that makes any sense.

I hope you find something for yourself, friend.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 01:48

Evil Mastermind: Apr 28, 2008

Huzzah! posted:

https://twitter.com/Bodegacats_/status/1155603371283419137

# ? Jul 29, 2019 01:58

guestimate: Nov 10, 2011

Bertrand Hustle posted:

She's sleeping in my lap again and she's so warm

She just seems to know that she's safe and loved with me. She knows she has a home now. I'm glad I was able to share this wonderful experience with everyone.

Thank YOU

# ? Jul 29, 2019 03:09

PainterofCrap: Oct 17, 2002; hey bebe

Bertrand Hustle posted:

She's sleeping in my lap again and she's so warm

She just seems to know that she's safe and loved with me. She knows she has a home now. I'm glad I was able to share this wonderful experience with everyone.

There is no better feeling. I picked Mehitabel out of the street in South Philadelphia in on August 18, 2008. She was a mangy, starving sack of bones.

She never exceeded five pounds, but runs the house.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 03:40

ILL Machina: Mar 25, 2004; Glory to Italia!

Ayy!! This text is-a the color of marinara! Ohhhh!! Dat's amore!!

Huzzah! posted:

https://twitter.com/Bodegacats_/status/1155603371283419137

My favorite yet, I think.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 04:00

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

PainterofCrap posted:

There is no better feeling. I picked Mehitabel out of the street in South Philadelphia in on August 18, 2008. She was a mangy, starving sack of bones.

She never exceeded five pounds, but runs the house.

aaaaa she was so tiny!

# ? Jul 29, 2019 04:33

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

The best feeling is waking up to a snuggly purring kitty who wants nothing more than to be close to you.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 10:37

Elfface: Nov 14, 2010; Da-na-na-na-na-na-na
IRON JONAH

Any goons near Canterbury, UK want to be their own cute success story? Apparently these guinea pigs have been living with the RSPCA for 18 months because potential adopters keep saying they're 'too ugly'.

Dunno what they're talking about. Two cute squeakers imo.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 11:45

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

Bertrand Hustle posted:

The best feeling is waking up to a snuggly purring kitty who wants nothing more than to be close to you.

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but she wants breakfast.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 11:48

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

MrYenko posted:

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but she wants breakfast.

I gave her breakfast. She comes right back and snuggles after she eats. :v:

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:03

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

A cat can want a few things at a time. My cats will patiently sit on me til I get up to feed them. :v:

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:04

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

I literally can't work at my computer without her being in my lap. :3:

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:08

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

a lot of y'all people should be posting in the rescue/foster thread :colbert:

but they are all very cute as well.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:09

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

sneakyfrog posted:

a lot of y'all people should be posting in the rescue/foster thread but they are all very cute as well.

look I'm already posting her in the tortie thread, the yoscatte thread, and the Boston thread yeah okay I will

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:12

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

Bertrand Hustle posted:

This is Tomas. He lives on my street, and if he sees you, he will chase you down and yell at you until you pet him.

From a year ago.

I saw him in the window the other day and he yelled to me :3:

I was like IS THAT MR. TOMAS?! HI!

it me, the weirdo who talks to every cat he sees

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:20

Elias_Maluco: Aug 23, 2007; I need to sleep

This video killed me

https://twitter.com/meowlibrary/status/1155535398921068544

# ? Jul 29, 2019 12:43

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

https://twitter.com/LucyKnisley/status/1150775630650380289?s=20

https://twitter.com/LucyKnisley/status/1153300295100903424?s=20

https://twitter.com/LucyKnisley/status/1155564762954129409?s=20

ubawwwwwwww :cry:

# ? Jul 29, 2019 13:18

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

well im all weepy over here now

# ? Jul 29, 2019 13:26

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

That made me go smooch Aphra on her fuzzy little head

love your kitties, folks

# ? Jul 29, 2019 13:33

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# ? May 25, 2024 18:13

SCheeseman: Apr 23, 2003

One of my cats passed away recently (he was 20 and wonderful) and that comic mirrored the end so closely it caused me to cry pretty drat hard.

Bad cute thread.

# ? Jul 29, 2019 13:35

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