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That's kind of the problem I'm working on. And that he's terrified of it.
Gorgeous dogs, Frozenshades!
So, I'm thinking about possibly naming my puppy Kahlua(her coloring reminds me of the drink ) (refer back to post 1 pic)
Let me know if you figure out something that works. I should probably re-try to train mine. Maybe I'll work on that for my behavior class next semester. Hmm...
I know someone who named her dog Bacardi. There were also a few other alcoholic names. They can be quite cute.
My family had a cat named Kahlua, and my roommate's family cat is Bacardi! They're both great names, although Kahlua is kind of difficult to shorten.
View attachment 22078So this is Ricky, my new cat.
He was a barn cat at a barn where one one of my classmates rides. People are always dropping off cats at this barn and the barn owners pay to have them spayed/neutered and for yearly rabies vaccinations. The vet found that Ricky has a heart murmur. Long story short, I adopted him planning on him being mostly outdoor, but coming in at night, and I was prepared to do whatever necessary for his heart condition. Well...he's FeLV +. My wonderful husband agreed to keep him indoor only (despite his severe aversion to litter boxes, cat urine odor, feces in the house etc...). Ricky has other medical issues too, for which he is receiving treatment, especially being PU/PD.
Initially he used the litter box perfectly, but now it's hit or miss. I've even been in the room when he has urinated directly in front of the box! He has defecated in front of the box as well. He has two boxes, both of them are cleaned daily. Each box has a different type of litter, a veterinary behaviorist told our class that some cats like different litter types. I just don't understand what is going on. If my husband knew how much the cat was urinating on the floor, I wouldn't be able to keep him. And once the semester starts, it won't be as easy to hide. Help cat people, please! I'm more of a dog person and haven't had a cat in a long time, I just don't know what to do.
I don't see any reptile/amphibian pictures here! I currently have a salamander, gecko, and beautiful red/blue betta fish. My salamander is very important to me (I've had her almost three years!), and she is the one featured in my avatar. You wouldn't think a salamander could be that exciting, but she sometimes tries to climb up the side of the tank to get to me, begs for food, chases cats, and likes to bite/jump at fingers.
I know someone who named her dog Bacardi. There were also a few other alcoholic names. They can be quite cute.
Meanwhile there still aren't enough horses on here. So have another photo of my horse Duncan with the two mares I used to own - Sonora is the bratty little chestnut pony, and Giny is the dark bay TB mare who looks very irritated to be there.
And one of Duncan from back in the days we actually went places and did things, other than going to the hospital and trying to keep him from inventing creative new ways to die.
I will relate an anecdote to avoid giving medical advice: one of the receptionists at my old practice had a wonderful cat with MAJOR urinary issues that were ongoing since he was a kitten. He was thoroughly (and frequently) checked for urinary and bladder infections, crystals, stones, etc, which was thrilling because he was the kind of cat you basically needed to wear chain mail to handle. Somewhere there is a video of me trying to get him out of a cage at the clinic and I am just standing there holding a towel over the front of the cage, with my giant cat gloves on, while there is noises like a wolverine coming from the cage.
Anyways. She ended up working with one of our vets to try just about every anxiety medication (and some pain meds) known to man in a progression to figure out a combo that worked for him. Ended up with him well-managed on anti-anxiety medication, Feliway diffusers around the apartment, and well-placed and cleaned litter boxes. It was NOT easy for her and eventually he did develop problems with crystals in his urine, but it was do-able.
I don't see any reptile/amphibian pictures here! I currently have a salamander, gecko, and beautiful red/blue betta fish. My salamander is very important to me (I've had her almost three years!), and she is the one featured in my avatar. You wouldn't think a salamander could be that exciting, but she sometimes tries to climb up the side of the tank to get to me, begs for food, chases cats, and likes to bite/jump at fingers.
Penny - my 5-6 yo FS guinea pig, aka the love of my life This little pig is more spoiled than you could ever possibly imagine and I love her more than anything in the world She does not get to live with me in Grenada, and while it breaks my heart to leave her behind, I know the travel aspect would just be awful and incredibly stressful for her, so she stays at my parents house and gets spoiled like crazy!
I had anoles in high school too! I tend to name by betta fish after dragons.I had an anole for a couple years in high school and lost my betta, Starburst just over a year ago. My roommate and I contemplated adopting a classmates leopard gecko but I think he found a home already.
It says "kawaii" or "cute" in Japanese. I think the description is fitting, though many people seem to think she is "kowaii" or "scary."Wow beautiful pets everyone! TwistedRose, what do the Japanese characters say on your avatar, if you don't mind me asking?
I've always been a big fan of exotic animals, too. I need to take some up-to-date photos of my gecko to post here. I have plenty of my salamander. What kind of geckos do you have? I have a crested gecko that I took from someone who wasn't taking good care of it.I've always been a big fan of reptiles and exotic animals in general. I currently have 3 geckos and 5 snakes. I'll work on posting some pictures!
I think mine might rival your Penny in spoiledness. Mine are rescues and they are so spoiled. It's been said close to half my living room is dedicated to them (in reality it's not that much but they do have two mid-western cages). They get all the hay they can eat (usually organic), organic pellets and treats, and a couple of slices of fresh bell peppers (their absolute favorite food) for dinner every day. I don't think I have any good pictures to post, though I'll look for some. One is a little over 2 years and the other is 6 and a half. I got them already pair bonded at the humane society a year and a half ago. You can hardly tell my little old lady is getting old (minus the cataracts). She popcorns and squeaks with the little one.
his staff kept accidentally getting her preggers!).
I had anoles in high school too! I tend to name by betta fish after dragons.
Penny is a "rescue" too - I got her from a vet a few years ago who had acquired her to practice his spay technique (except his staff kept accidentally getting her preggers!). She's an Oxbow pig . She gets a liquid orange flavored Vit. C supplement every day that I can't believe she likes (I was so worried I was just going to be forcing it down her throat for the rest of her life when I got it haha) and I recently started her on some of the Oxbow "vitamin" hay tablets which she LOVES. she gets urinary support and digestive support, and I will be in SERIOUS trouble if Oxbow ever discontinues them because she will just sit there and scream all day long (instead of most of the day haha as she tries to bribe people for treats). Her favorite veggies are carrots and lettuce and then she occasionally gets some fruit thrown in as a snack. she is SO rotten - i have created quite the monster
Do I want to know what exactly the staff were doing to get her pregnant???
Mowgli is pretty much an Oxbow pig too since we get food and hay from them at a discounted price. He wasn't a fan of the actual Vit C tablets so he just gets the drops in his water. Carrots and lettuce are his favorite too with an apple thrown in the mix. He's pretty picky about other treats though. I had timothy hay ones that he didn't like. My mom got him some other treats for Christmas so we'll see if he likes those at all.
Penny is a "rescue" too - I got her from a vet a few years ago who had acquired her to practice his spay technique (except his staff kept accidentally getting her preggers!). She's an Oxbow pig . She gets a liquid orange flavored Vit. C supplement every day that I can't believe she likes (I was so worried I was just going to be forcing it down her throat for the rest of her life when I got it haha) and I recently started her on some of the Oxbow "vitamin" hay tablets which she LOVES. she gets urinary support and digestive support, and I will be in SERIOUS trouble if Oxbow ever discontinues them because she will just sit there and scream all day long (instead of most of the day haha as she tries to bribe people for treats). Her favorite veggies are carrots and lettuce and then she occasionally gets some fruit thrown in as a snack. she is SO rotten - i have created quite the monster
putting the boy(s) with her "accidentally"
i actually planned on adopting her baby boys that day and ended up liking her better and then i basically fell in love instantly
I started with Oxbow orchard grass when i first got Penny because I'm obscenely allergic to timothy hay and I was about a year shy of all the other companies jumping on board with the "specialty" hays. then came the hay tabs because they looked cool haha. last was the pellets because petco stopped carrying the brand i used to use. she has some of the banana treats by oxbow from christmas that she thinks are pretty great.
Penny is super picky about treats too. wouldn't catch her eating peppers! or tomatoes haha
Do I want to know what exactly the staff were doing to get her pregnant???
My girls are Oxbow pigs too! They'd be on vit C supplements if their peppers didn't have like 2 or 3 days worth in a single (x-large) serving! I've tried giving my girls a variety of veggies, though some were blacklisted for being too high in calcium and oxylates.
I thought my girls would be picky (as everything I've read says they are) and then they like to eat EVERYTHING. (They are a little on the chunky side ). They don't like brussel sprouts or kiwi, but they;ll eat just about any other fruit or veggie. Oh and tomatoes are one of the foods I got blacklisted (along with spinach, broccoli, kale, and a couple others). just thought I'd share. Peppers ounce for ounce have the best vit C content. My baby eats them so fast sometimes she chokes a little on the juice.
My rats are Oxbow rats. I have to monitor how much I give them because it is the only commercial food that they will completely devour and not hoard.
My rats are white. They both have pink heads at the moment because whatever polyphrin they form gets groomed onto their heads. (And no, they are not sick. I never see the polyphrin build-up, just the pinkish heads). Because of that, it doesn't really matter what I give them.
Lately, they have been getting some pulp from our juicer.
They are spoiled... homemade grain, cereal nut and dried fruit mix in the morning, fresh foods at dinner time (fruits, veggies, occasionally sardines and chicken bones for iodine and calcium) and some Oxbow at night.
We have a rabbit and he LOOOOVES juicer pulp. We feed him mainly fruit, veg, some grain, and a variety of hay - no pellets.
Am still slowly convincing the beau to get him fixed. But you know men and their animal's balls
There is a two testicle limit in this house!
Made myself a microwave pizza for dinner. Problem Dog got about a third of it when I got up to use the bathroom. Guess that'll teach me. Moral of the story is Pitbulls: Very, Very Untrustworthy. And they get grease stains on your sheets.
I am heading to Cornell this fall for my first year with my group of pets!
I have a 4 year old greyhound named Ichabod that I adopted from West Virginia, where he had raced at a track for two years. I also have a 3 year old French bulldog named Evelyn who was adopted as a former breeder from a shelter in Atlanta.
I also have two cats I adopted from previous owners through craigslist: Loki, a 3 year old Sphynx, and Athena, a 3 year old Persian. Loki is practically a dog though. Unfortunately I lost my 11 month old DMH last summer to heart failure due to her persistent truncus arteriosus.
All four are social butterflies, so hopefully some of you will get to meet them! They are all incredibly sweet! I also have a 135 gallon saltwater aquarium that will be coming with me.