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Whenever I see Butterscotch videos I feel like they need a tuba soundtrack. He's so great. Your little free loaders are also great. I hope they find a new loving home soon! Do you do the foster interviews for your organization too?
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How much does he weigh now? He's looking trim.
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Apr 13, 2016 03:58
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Chili posted:Oh my goodnes! It hadn't occurred to me that we hadn't weighed him in a while. Your post prompted me and he weighs 23.5 pounds now! Down a whole pound since his last weigh in! Thank you for reminding me, this just made my day! Holy crap good job Butterscotch! Pretty soon it'll be all rock hard abs and cleft chins.
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Apr 13, 2016 04:08
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Chili posted:GUYS GUYS Mark my words: this one's trouble.
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Apr 18, 2016 04:47
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His sprint is quick but I doubt he's much of an endurance runner.
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Apr 18, 2016 17:51
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RIP Mo, you were a tremendous badass.
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May 10, 2016 14:51
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Safari Disco Lion posted:Yes this. Runt kittens grow up to be adult cats who are itty bitty their whole lives and super cuddly and loving from being hand-reared. Not my runt. He just trips me all the god drat time and screams whenever the abstract concept of the kitchen crosses his tiny mind.
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May 18, 2016 21:37
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It seems wrong somehow to raise money for pugs by performing sustained aerobic exercise.
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Jun 7, 2016 03:03
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SneakyFrog posted:
Better buy another of the same size and join them together. If you're gonna already be too big, you might as well go for comic effect.
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Aug 2, 2016 23:33
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Maybe you can make him a girdle or something.
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Aug 3, 2016 19:56
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LivesInGrey posted:As a present to our permanent cats for dealing with this year's crop of kittens, we bought them a new, taller cat tree. Let's see if future babies are willing to climb up six feet to harass them. We had kittens at one point and the older cats would knock the kittens straight off the cat tree. They'd fall, wailing all the way, bounce off the ground then climb the cat tree again to get another dose of rear end-beating. So at least it will be more entertaining for the existing cats.
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Aug 25, 2016 23:32
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Oh wow, early butterstare. That cat had seen some poo poo from an early age.
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Aug 30, 2016 22:46
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I'm sorry about whatever that is, but it's good news that Butters is still losing weight (even if it might be too much weight). What kind of treats does he like? ("Yes")
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Sep 27, 2016 19:17
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Chili posted:If by "yes" you mean everything, then yes. My idiot kitten goes apeshit for coconut oil too. I looked it up; it's not poisonous but I feel like he shouldn't be eating it.
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Sep 27, 2016 19:48
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Who rules Buttertown?
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Oct 6, 2016 17:04
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Soon he will be unstoppable.
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Nov 10, 2016 18:07
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Yay for lighter, trimmer Butterscotch!
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Nov 16, 2016 18:25
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Whoa, she's almost a real cat now. Awesome!
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Nov 17, 2016 23:58
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WHY DON'T MY JOWLS MAKE THAT SLAPPING NOISE ANYMORE
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Nov 21, 2016 06:15
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Hey Monty, look over there! It's... cheeseburgers! Why aren't you looking? Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Dec 5, 2016 |
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Dec 5, 2016 15:48
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Chili posted:Good, you should think about! This is definitely one of the more special kittens I've worked with. I don't say that about many. They're all great of course, but some are especially cool. Jerky is definitely one of the smarter kittens I've worked with, and she's also insanely lively! She's smarter and better at killing than my one-year-old already.
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Dec 15, 2016 22:31
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Chili posted:Oh, and another first for me, is a kitty that likes being weighed. They usually fight with me nonstop when they're on the scale but Cherokee.... I feel like you just need to put a box on the scale and then subtract the weight of the box later.
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Dec 16, 2016 15:58
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Chili posted:Anyway, here's momma giving them baths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By1d6Wa1eHQ This improved a seriously crappy day by a lot. 
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Jan 3, 2017 18:17
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Marchegiana posted:In desperation to find something to occupy them during this time I brought in one of our cats toys, the mouse on the stretchy cord. They went absolutely batshit, unfortunately I only got video of the last couple minutes but what you see here went on for like 10 minutes before this. Sorry for shakycam but it's hard to film while laughing. Now we know why cats don't hunt in packs.
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Jan 15, 2017 06:48
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Teddy is the best of the bunch but it's a really close competition.
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Jan 16, 2017 02:02
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Kwyndig posted:One of my cats expects there to be food in the bowl even when he's not hungry. Doesn't mean I'm going to feed him, but he still makes a fuss. Once in awhile it might work!
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Feb 2, 2017 18:16
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I'm surprised there isn't a suction cup or some kind of weighted insert that you can put on that maze to keep it from tipping over. It looks like the rubber mat has a little flange that mounts it to the dish but that doesn't seem like enough. My cat would have taken a runner at that thing from the opposite side of the room and blown it apart within seconds, but Butterscotch clearly has a gentle spirit.
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Feb 10, 2017 15:04
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These look like great cats.
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Mar 8, 2017 19:41
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My little guy hates my Furminator. He keeps trying to bite his own fur off of it after a good pass.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:01
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Alteisen posted:No its damage, when the momma cat cat him I had to rush her to the vet when I noticed something was wrong, I have never broken so many speed laws in my life but gently caress it lives where at stake, they couldn't quite tell how long he'd been out not if he'd pull through but thankfully he did. It has never occurred to me to trust any of my cats with a can, I always just put it in a neat little pile on a plate for them while singing. Pretty cute for an apparent dumbass.
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Mar 18, 2017 04:49
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LuiCypher posted:The amount of Butter contained within this bag is truly staggering. I feel like my bond with Butterscotch will get deeper soon.
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Apr 8, 2017 05:06
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Those look like great choices. Who was the best cuddle?
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May 9, 2017 01:31
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Oh man he's so slim now.
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May 16, 2017 22:06
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You should be looking for Weight Watchers sponsorship or something, do one of those before and after photos.
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Oct 3, 2017 17:15
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I'm glad you were able to save that hawk. Poor little dude, hope he has a good winter and a successful release.
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Jan 6, 2018 00:39
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Since about October, I have been dealing with a younger cat who has some mental issues and would piss in various corners of the house to assert his dominance over an imaginary home invader but loves the other cat who actually lives in our house with him. At one point, he was so stressed that he was pissing blood and blocking his urethra which led to a hospitalization. It started with "hey maybe I'll piss behind the TV today," which was temporarily fixed with more litter boxes, and then it just spiralled. We went through a ton of vet visits - spent a ludicrous amount of money - to give him basically a clean bill of health. After a few different drug trials ranging from periodic injections (blinding rage) to opiate painkillers (stared at walls and drooled in a near coma), we figured out it wasn't a mechanical problem. Ended up putting him on expensive antipsychotics, which didn't help (2-3 months to see any effect, according to the spec) and had some weird side effects. Doc put him on Cerenia, which is putatively an anti-nausea drug but also works as a very mild antipsychotic (according to the weird vet forum our vet posts on), and then I started rewarding him for using the litter box by giving him treats. Some combination of doing those two things worked. We also tried Feliway at the same time, but the dispensers have since run dry and if anything his behaviour has improved. Every cat is different, but we had one hell of a run with this one. I thought it was deliberate/for attention until once we saw him freak the gently caress out about seeing the neighbour's cat on the deck and start pissing on the door in retaliation. We never went to a behaviorist since the one in our city was booked solid for months in advance. I've been cleaning the house ever since and it is unbelievably hard. Every so often I catch a whiff of a corner where he left me a surprise months earlier and I am trying not to convince myself that everyone who visits the house is thinking that I am a complete burnout who can't manage life. Two things that helped: the big bottles of Nature's Miracle fit a squirt nozzle top, and you can get a cheap UV LED flashlight off Amazon that makes piss light up like you're Gil loving Grissom. You have my sympathy for sure. If you just want someone to complain to, feel free to send a PM. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Mar 28, 2018 |
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I wonder if you can work with another foster group in town or something to defray some of the expense.
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sneakyfrog posted:most likely I suppose, I just always get so caught up in "omg tiny cute thing" I forget to ever ask for help It does seem like you are an intake magnet, and also know what you are doing. At the very least, they should be aware of your antics because they probably have a deal worked out with localish vets. Knowing other fosters can't hurt either.
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Cerenia (the anti-hairball med) did wonders to fix my orange cat's weird paranoid streaks and resulting pissing matches. My vet suggested it because she saw it recommended as an off-label use on some goony vet forum. As far as I can tell, the side effects are pretty minimal, and the pill is cheap and can be put into a Pill Pocket (which he loves). He was never clingy or anything, though.
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Bobby Digital posted:A familiar story: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/obese-shelter-cat-bronson-weight-loss-journey Good stress tester for their cat furniture business.
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