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(busselton mail.com)		Against all odds, Squid the cat turns 97 (cat) years old. This article seemed appropriate as we celebrate another birthday this weekend - Caturday's one and only Alien (busseltonmail.com.au)		745
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tigerose		2012-03-31 07:10:24 PM

Ok, so I am having a rather irreverent thought, and I am going to share it! Especially since I know that AlienD enjoys them....

I remember as a kid watching " The Greatest Story Ever Told" around this time..and I was thinking..what Caturday cats could we cast..and costume in the various roles....

Yes, I do have a window seat on the bus....

yobbery		2012-03-31 07:14:30 PM

Chimpasaurus: sherpa18: lethological_lassie, akimbotoo, Zizzowop, yobbery: and anyone else I may have missed who is trying to medicate a hyperthyroid cat, I have a couple of suggestions based on my personal experience. While crushing the pills to mix in food is all well and good, it still tends to be a bit grainy. Try dissolving the pill in a little hot tap water before adding to the food.

Dragon hates pill pockets, so I hit upon the simple solution of breaking the pill into quarters so that they would fit into his favorite soft treats. Sure, he still beats me from time to time, but I figure (and my vet agrees) that his getting 3/4 of a pill instead of spitting the whole thing out where I find it a day later is better than nothing.

My 15 yr old was just diagnosed with slight hyperthyroidism. He just started meds and it's half a pill, so luckily I can hide it in a piece of meat and he eats it with no problems. Question though---do any of you know what happens if you don't medicate them for a few days? I'm worried about what will happen during the holidays when we go out of town for the weekend and no one else will come over to medicate him every day.

If it's slight hyperthyroidism you should be ok. One of my previous cats was moderately hyperthyroid and our vet told us that going without meds for four days wouldn't be an issue. Still, make a quick phone call and ask your vet...every cat is different.

sherpa18		2012-03-31 07:15:18 PM

valnt9 huh?? please to explain. I WANT to be able to colorize at times and I've seen it done by others...:

Anytime you respond to a comment, their name is in blue. If you add your post before the appropriate HTML closing tags, it will all appear in blue (as above). If you take the check mark out of the HTML enabled box and refresh, you will you will see all of the basic coding instead of pics, text color, etc.
You can also use basic HTML font color codes.

i415.photobucket.com

/ you know where to find me if you need further clarification :o)

sherpa18		2012-03-31 07:24:47 PM

syzygy whizz: I've found that cleaning the wound with H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) IMMEDIATELY AS POSSIBLE really cuts down on swelling, redness, welting, and incipient infection. Seems to speed the healing a bit, too.

AGREED! As a frequent recipient of Dragon punctures, I think I actually learned this from you on a previous Caturday thread, and it works wonders for me.

i415.photobucket.com

yobbery		2012-03-31 07:32:22 PM

lethological_lassie: Chimpasaurus: sherpa18: lethological_lassie, akimbotoo, Zizzowop, yobbery: and anyone else I may have missed who is trying to medicate a hyperthyroid cat, I have a couple of suggestions based on my personal experience. While crushing the pills to mix in food is all well and good, it still tends to be a bit grainy. Try dissolving the pill in a little hot tap water before adding to the food.

Dragon hates pill pockets, so I hit upon the simple solution of breaking the pill into quarters so that they would fit into his favorite soft treats. Sure, he still beats me from time to time, but I figure (and my vet agrees) that his getting 3/4 of a pill instead of spitting the whole thing out where I find it a day later is better than nothing.

My 15 yr old was just diagnosed with slight hyperthyroidism. He just started meds and it's half a pill, so luckily I can hide it in a piece of meat and he eats it with no problems. Question though---do any of you know what happens if you don't medicate them for a few days? I'm worried about what will happen during the holidays when we go out of town for the weekend and no one else will come over to medicate him every day.

Thanks for the hint, sherpa18! I'll try that. Got the baby food and liver/chicken kitty crack food this afternoon.

Chimpasaurus: I don't know that it is dangerous to skip the meds for a few days, but I do remember the vet tech telling me that the medication is fairly short lived in the animal's system. We had to get Sneaker's kidney levels checked once he was on the meds for a month, and since we had so much trouble getting it in him, it was almost 2 months before the dosing was consistent enough for the test. He's on methimazole. Here's a link that suggests missing "a few doses" isn't dangerous, but not optimal treatment. I'd check with your vet to be sure, tho.
http://lorie-huston.suite101.com/tapazole-or-methimazole-for-cats-a10 4 881

I heard the same thing. You get the most consistent levels if you divide the meds into two doses...morning and evening.
/or afternoon and middle of the night if you're the daring sort.

Sherpa With practice and frustration my wife has become a markswoman with the pill popper. I'd bet she could shoot one down Alice's throat at 5 yards.
i211.photobucket.com

Mrs CDK		2012-03-31 07:51:33 PM

valnt9: how did lethological_lassie make
her post show up in blue??

Hmmm, Although i was able to get it to work the other day, as in this post... (pops) I am not able to color my text today. Maybe there is some strange problem with FARK today?? Here are the instructions anyway.

i384.photobucket.com

predle		2012-03-31 07:54:18 PM

It's not often that I get all three in the same picture. Juno seems a bit concerned.

tigerose		2012-03-31 07:54:23 PM

Eli had a special treat tonight....lamb! I made my lamb with artchoke stew, and as I was cutting up the meat Eli was dancing around the kitchen. I gave him a small nobble. EIP me if you want the receipe.

Today is adopt a black animal day, according to our local no kill shelter. I am a black cat fan, so of course I have a Tabby...lol!

I think he was waiting for us. We understood the biteys...in a kill shelter he would not have made it past the first few days.. I am so glad he chose our Boy as his person. He enriches our lives. And leaves hair on my black slacks....

predle		2012-03-31 08:02:00 PM

maxheck		2012-03-31 08:06:10 PM

Max's method for pilling a cat:

(this being Fark, it's probably going to sound like a rape scene, but...)

Have pill ready.

Catch cat.

(optional) Take her somewhere where she can't get traction such as tile or hardwood floors.

Kneel down with feet together, and scooch cat between legs so she has nowhere to go.

Hold her head in one hand, turn her head up, and gently press on her jaws with finger and thumb so she opens her mouth.

With other hand, put the pill as far back in her mouth as you can, ideally past her tongue. I never realized that a cat could spit until the first time I tried to pill a cat. It's also helpful if you have callused fingers that can deal with poinky teeth.

Once it's in, close her mouth and stroke her from chin to chest with a knuckle to get her to swallow.

Let her go, and tell her with words and pettings and lovings what a good cat she was (even if she wasn't.)

Also, if there is a liquid version of whatever meds... Go for that instead of pills.

laulaja		2012-03-31 08:15:28 PM

Musta snatched this myself off the website at lower left, or else it was featured someplace else. Maybe gratuitously. Still haven't found that alphabetical series in the fairly new Memes gp at ICHC --

CrankyAndi		2012-03-31 08:17:00 PM

maxheck: Let her go, and tell her with words and pettings and lovings what a good cat she was (even if she wasn't.)

I pill a cat 2 times a day. I do the same routine but no crouching etc. I just go up, scruff him, shove the pill down his throat, pick him up and snuggle and try to keep his back paws away from my skin (yeah, he has done damage).

I pilled Bob the cat for at least 4 years while he was on tapazole, 2 times a day.

I've pilled my neighbors cat the same way.

Not sure how or why I can. I just do. Now if I have to pill the heathens....that might be different. and when I had to pill my dog....nothing quite like shoving a pepcid ac down a large shephard/labs throat. She only bit me once...and that was her last day (she told me a few days before that it was time). She let me pill her....she was a sweet dog. And Bob the cat...sweet. Robin....mmm, psycho but I can still pill him.

thankful that I can pill them. whew.

What a psycho cat might look like (this is Robin)

tigerose		2012-03-31 08:17:21 PM

maxheck: Max's method for pilling a cat:

(this being Fark, it's probably going to sound like a rape scene, but...)

* mega snip* this is how I pill Eli. But I gotta tell you I have had kittehs who swallow, and then spit out the pill! Sneaky little buggers!

Honestly, I ask the doc if there is a shot. To me it is worth the cash not to have to brave Eli's claws..which need to be trimmed.....

quantum_jellyroll		2012-03-31 08:27:23 PM

sherpa18		2012-03-31 08:35:44 PM

Chimpasaurus: sherpa18: Question though---do any of you know what happens if you don't medicate them for a few days? I'm worried about what will happen during the holidays when we go out of town for the weekend and no one else will come over to medicate him every day.

Don't worry too much, he should be fine. Like any medication (hoomin or feline), the effect is cumulative, and it should be OK for a weekend. Right after I started Dragon on his pills I too had to leave for a couple of days, and while the vet was not thrilled, he did say that once a cat was on a regular schedule, a few days would not really matter. While hyperthyroidism is no joke, treatment is basically a long term maintenance issue, and it is not in the same category as insulin shots. YMMV, check with your vet...and please note that most vet techs I have dealt with run a side-line business sitting/feeding/medicating cats, usually at a very reasonable cost.

i415.photobucket.com

/ proceed at your own risk
// i accept no responsibility as to what might await you for lack of gooshy food :o)

maxheck		2012-03-31 08:39:20 PM

CrankyAndi:

maxheck: Let her go, and tell her with words and pettings and lovings what a good cat she was (even if she wasn't.)

I pill a cat 2 times a day. I do the same routine but no crouching etc. I just go up, scruff him, shove the pill down his throat, pick him up and snuggle and try to keep his back paws away from my skin (yeah, he has done damage).

I pilled Bob the cat for at least 4 years while he was on tapazole, 2 times a day.

I've pilled my neighbors cat the same way.

Not sure how or why I can. I just do. Now if I have to pill the heathens....that might be different. and when I had to pill my dog....nothing quite like shoving a pepcid ac down a large shephard/labs throat. She only bit me once...and that was her last day (she told me a few days before that it was time). She let me pill her....she was a sweet dog. And Bob the cat...sweet. Robin....mmm, psycho but I can still pill him.

thankful that I can pill them. whew.

Wow. Either those critters are long used to getting pilled, or you have the best bedside manner EVER!

/ has had to pill horses. Now THAT is fun.

laulaja		2012-03-31 08:40:05 PM

Now for summat maybe not different at all -- earrings made from hairballs, illustrated.
Only a couple recoverable files in this sub-folder, much is garbage. Saved long time ago.

Timid Goddess		2012-03-31 08:41:25 PM

What a hard-to-pill, hard to trim nails, who demands gooshie food cat might look like.

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Gillie was a good girl, even if she did need a few extra calories and help cleaning her nail beds.

tigerose		2012-03-31 08:44:37 PM

maxheck: CrankyAndi:

maxheck: Let her go, and tell her with words and pettings and lovings what a good cat she was (even if she wasn't.)

I pill a cat 2 times a day. I do the same routine but no crouching etc. I just go up, scruff him, shove the pill down his throat, pick him up and snuggle and try to keep his back paws away from my skin (yeah, he has done damage).

I pilled Bob the cat for at least 4 years while he was on tapazole, 2 times a day.

I've pilled my neighbors cat the same way.

Not sure how or why I can. I just do. Now if I have to pill the heathens....that might be different. and when I had to pill my dog....nothing quite like shoving a pepcid ac down a large shephard/labs throat. She only bit me once...and that was her last day (she told me a few days before that it was time). She let me pill her....she was a sweet dog. And Bob the cat...sweet. Robin....mmm, psycho but I can still pill him.

thankful that I can pill them. whew.

Wow. Either those critters are long used to getting pilled, or you have the best bedside manner EVER!

/ has had to pill horses. Now THAT is fun.

Oh now horses are a different thing all together! At the barn where I ride, I watched my instructor load a rubber tube, insert it into the horses mouth..rather far.. And then take the other end of the tube in her mouth and BLOW. She said it was icky....this is a horse with Cushings who then foundered...sad.

quantum_jellyroll		2012-03-31 08:46:10 PM

konekosama:
i saw kate mulgrew in a production of antony and cleopatra. i was thrilled when she ran down the aisle so close i could have touched her. and then i got an accidental panty shot while she was lolling on the floor of the stage. still don't know how i felt about that. yes, i am geeky enough to have driven down to Connecticut just to see captain janeway play cleopatra

Who was playing her panties?

CrankyAndi		2012-03-31 08:50:20 PM

Neighbor's cat I've pilled. (he really isn't mean like this but he did bite the crap out of me when I went to pick him up outside...he was scared. I got antibiotics and a tetanus shot and a scar)

Orange cat is Bob, pilled him for 4 years. the dog getting her butt bit is Wraggs, I pilled her for her the last 4 months of her life.

tigerose		2012-03-31 09:06:50 PM

CrankyAndi: [i112.photobucket.com image 640x480]

Neighbor's cat I've pilled. (he really isn't mean like this but he did bite the crap out of me when I went to pick him up outside...he was scared. I got antibiotics and a tetanus shot and a scar)

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Orange cat is Bob, pilled him for 4 years. the dog getting her butt bit is Wraggs, I pilled her for her the last 4 months of her life.

Bobtail kitteh? Pilling a cat is a verb, not a noun. If only more vets understood this...Can you imagine cat pills in suppository form? ( thank you Dr. Farnsworth)

maxheck		2012-03-31 09:07:00 PM

tigerose:

Oh now horses are a different thing all together! At the barn where I ride, I watched my instructor load a rubber tube, insert it into the horses mouth..rather far.. And then take the other end of the tube in her mouth and BLOW. She said it was icky....this is a horse with Cushings who then foundered...sad.

That's even more hardcore than what I had to do... The device I had a tube with a plastic plunger in it, but the worst part was that I was pilling Brandy, who was a BIG horse... like 18 hands or so. Sweetest, dumbest, most gentle horse you'd ever meet... But if he didn't want something he could throw you through a wall.

Usually, though the worst part was the sheer quantity of horse slobber.

sherpa18		2012-03-31 09:08:47 PM

yobbery: I heard the same thing. You get the most consistent levels if you divide the meds into two doses...morning and evening. /or afternoon and middle of the night if you're the daring sort. Sherpa With practice and frustration my wife has become a markswoman with the pill popper. I'd bet she could shoot one down Alice's throat at 5 yards.

I guess I should have been more specific - Dragon gets his evening pill mixed into his gooshy food, and the morning one is broken up into his treats. And while I too have become sorta expert with the pill popper, Dragon hates it with a passion, so we seem to have come to an agreement that I will not shove that plastic tube down his throat as long as he eats his pills.

/ is fark now truncating quoted posts, or is it just me?
// wait, it's probably just the booze

i415.photobucket.com

tigerose		2012-03-31 09:13:53 PM

maxheck: tigerose:

Oh now horses are a different thing all together! At the barn where I ride, I watched my instructor load a rubber tube, insert it into the horses mouth..rather far.. And then take the other end of the tube in her mouth and BLOW. She said it was icky....this is a horse with Cushings who then foundered...sad.

That's even more hardcore than what I had to do... The device I had a tube with a plastic plunger in it, but the worst part was that I was pilling Brandy, who was a BIG horse... like 18 hands or so. Sweetest, dumbest, most gentle horse you'd ever meet... But if he didn't want something he could throw you through a wall.

Usually, though the worst part was the sheer quantity of horse slobber.

Oh yeah. Green horse drool! The joy...18 hands is biiiig! ( a hand =4 inches)...I ride a haflingerxarab gelding, an Appy Quarter, a red Quarter, who is 29 this yr! And who ever needs to be ridden. I am very happy that my instructor has me riding different horses. I am really learning tons!

Then there are the barn cats! One of which is 20! we think. Definitely an older kitteh...

genebone697		2012-03-31 09:14:24 PM

Happy Birthday AlienD!!!!

Been in lurk mode the last few weeks as things have been very busy is real life, but had to make it to Caturday in real time this week to join the party. I brought nachos and tequila, where's the wet bar?

and a cat, looking like she has partied a little too hard
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yobbery		2012-03-31 09:16:01 PM

CrankyAndi: Neighbor's cat I've pilled.

first thing that came to mind...
i211.photobucket.com

tigerose		2012-03-31 09:18:33 PM

Sherpa18 " Drinking Rum and Co-ca-cola!" hihi!

You and Dragon have a great relationship. He says you play a great game of fetch...:)

OMG? Have to tell you..while at school I had to explain what a yak looked like..how big etc..teacher had no clue..really? Yeesh!

laulaja		2012-03-31 09:22:24 PM

Cranky Andi typed above & was quoted re pilling: ...nothing quite like shoving a pepcid ac down a large shephard/labs throat. She only bit me once...and that was her last day (she told me a few days before that it was time).
The late dearly loved Cheeky only bit me once either. She'd had a paralysing stroke that got her hindquarters. This was before fast access to Eddie's Wheels & like places. We sadly decided to take her to the Bridge, assisted by our vet at the time. I held her close when he administered the euth solution. She bit me, then licked my wrist where she'd bitten. She was 17, this was 1993.
wonder why it's got so dusty in here
Oh yeah, also, #5 on the top 10 list of things you don't want to hear your pilot say is "Meow." This is AFN Funny being revived by the late Bob Stoffel (the paranoid guy)'s sis Bea. Had the whole list of 10 just came in, but needed copy function to remedy Short Term Memory Fail.
Calls for some other cat's, or cats', pic or pix!
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Out of the wayback machine comes a pair of seal point Siamese eyes fetched in by bessyglass.
There are also 2 more cat hair jewelry .jpgs, but those can waitabit.

tigerose		2012-03-31 09:23:52 PM

genebone697: Happy Birthday AlienD!!!!

Been in lurk mode the last few weeks as things have been very busy is real life, but had to make it to Caturday in real time this week to join the party. I brought nachos and tequila, where's the wet bar?

and a cat, looking like she has partied a little too hard
[fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net image 640x480]

I think the bar is on the left, cookies and other sweets to the right. Litter box for hoomans all the way at the end of the hall. At leadt that is where I go...it is pretty linear. And of course ther is food all over the place, I made a pot of sausage chili for tonight and some corn bread. There is also some left over lamb stew...

Got to ask..did you by chance go to OSU?

lethological_lassie		2012-03-31 09:27:28 PM

sherpa18: yobbery: I heard the same thing. You get the most consistent levels if you divide the meds into two doses...morning and evening. /or afternoon and middle of the night if you're the daring sort. Sherpa With practice and frustration my wife has become a markswoman with the pill popper. I'd bet she could shoot one down Alice's throat at 5 yards.

I guess I should have been more specific - Dragon gets his evening pill mixed into his gooshy food, and the morning one is broken up into his treats. And while I too have become sorta expert with the pill popper, Dragon hates it with a passion, so we seem to have come to an agreement that I will not shove that plastic tube down his throat as long as he eats his pills.

/ is fark now truncating quoted posts, or is it just me?
// wait, it's probably just the booze

[i415.photobucket.com image 280x280]

It breaks my heart when Sneaker runs from me and he does it everytime I approach him after we've done pills the hard way. Now we only do the crushed pill in his evening food, hence the need to suit his majesty's ever-changing tastes. He LOVES getting his nails, trimmed, though, since we've made it part of a kitty massage and treat session since he was a kitten.

And yes, Fark was truncating me when I tried to quote a long post earlier and I'm not drinking tonight. May've been one of the updates?

Is AlienDandelion still in the house? Or is she out on the town?

sherpa18		2012-03-31 09:29:49 PM

Mrs CDK: valnt9: Hmmm, Although i was able to get it to work the other day, I am not able to color my text today... Maybe there is some strange problem with FARK today??

I had the same issue. i415.photobucket.com

yobbery		2012-03-31 09:37:48 PM

sherpa18: And while I too have become sorta expert with the pill popper, Dragon hates it with a passion, so we seem to have come to an agreement that I will not shove that plastic tube down his throat as long as he eats his pills.

You're lucky. We tried that Alice and she didn't hold her end of the bargain. She still doesn't approve of the pill popper, but really it's just a minor inconvenience anymore. She doesn't stress over it.

Alice and Nate just chillin'
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Bingledak		2012-03-31 09:39:31 PM

ANybody say happy birthday to Alien yet?

I heard it was her birfday

genebone697		2012-03-31 09:45:22 PM

tigerose: genebone697: Happy Birthday AlienD!!!!

Been in lurk mode the last few weeks as things have been very busy is real life, but had to make it to Caturday in real time this week to join the party. I brought nachos and tequila, where's the wet bar?

and a cat, looking like she has partied a little too hard
[fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net image 640x480]

I think the bar is on the left, cookies and other sweets to the right. Litter box for hoomans all the way at the end of the hall. At leadt that is where I go...it is pretty linear. And of course ther is food all over the place, I made a pot of sausage chili for tonight and some corn bread. There is also some left over lamb stew...

Got to ask..did you by chance go to OSU?

Nope, I did my time at CWRU in Cleveland during the late 80's. Great engineering school meant there were 4 guys for every girl on campus so I never had to pay for a drink. The bad news was that there was a severe shortage of truly great kissers...

and another cat! Here is Baxter and Mom. He spent last weekend with the grandparents since Mike was out of town. Mom had to hold him for the pic because he won't hold still for a camera

fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net

yobbery		2012-03-31 09:46:11 PM

Bingledak: ANybody say happy birthday to Alien yet?

I heard it was her birfday

Not really...those were just warm up posts. Her birthday begins officially at midnight.
/Hmmmm...rolling time zone goodness.

valnt9		2012-03-31 09:51:39 PM

Bingledak: ANybody say happy birthday to Alien yet?

I heard it was her birfday

you're kidding!
I would have never guessed!

and Yobbery, just out of
curiosity, how many cards and
such did you get for your b-day?
Alien challenged that we couldn't do as
much for her b-day...just wondering...
I know quite a few people said they
had sent her cards and Cadbury eggs, etc.
I think we did (or will) beat your deliveries.

John Buck 41		2012-03-31 09:53:55 PM

tigerose: Sherpa18 " Drinking Rum and Co-ca-cola!" hihi!

You and Dragon have a great relationship. He says you play a great game of fetch...:)

Caturdayers drinking? And I wasn't invited?

www.thenibble.com

tigerose		2012-03-31 09:59:03 PM

CooperDaKat		2012-03-31 10:01:26 PM

Hi guize. Happy Caturday!

Happy anniversary of birth, Alien!

i384.photobucket.com

tigerose		2012-03-31 10:01:28 PM

genebone697: tigerose: genebone697: Happy Birthday AlienD!!!!

Been in lurk mode the last few weeks as things have been very busy is real life, but had to make it to Caturday in real time this week to join the party. I brought nachos and tequila, where's the wet bar?

and a cat, looking like she has partied a little too hard
[fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net image 640x480]

I think the bar is on the left, cookies and other sweets to the right. Litter box for hoomans all the way at the end of the hall. At leadt that is where I go...it is pretty linear. And of course ther is food all over the place, I made a pot of sausage chili for tonight and some corn bread. There is also some left over lamb stew...

Got to ask..did you by chance go to OSU?

Nope, I did my time at CWRU in Cleveland during the late 80's. Great engineering school meant there were 4 guys for every girl on campus so I never had to pay for a drink. The bad news was that there was a severe shortage of truly great kissers...

and another cat! Here is Baxter and Mom. He spent last weekend with the grandparents since Mike was out of town. Mom had to hold him for the pic because he won't hold still for a camera

[fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net image 640x480]

ZOMG! I now live in Lakewood, a hop skip and a jump frm there! Small world! Kitteh and Mom are lurvly BTW. Good wishes to all!

genebone697		2012-03-31 10:03:27 PM

John Buck 41: tigerose: Sherpa18 " Drinking Rum and Co-ca-cola!" hihi!

You and Dragon have a great relationship. He says you play a great game of fetch...:)

Caturdayers drinking? And I wasn't invited?

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took me a minute to figure that out, I was distracted by the alcohol in the first pic.
Come on over and have a margarita. Or if I can find the lemon you can just have a shot, I know there is a salt shaker here somewhere!

/isn't there a rule about the birthday girl doing a shot with everyone that comes to the party?
//hope Alien has a BIG bottle of tylenol handy

CooperDaKat		2012-03-31 10:03:32 PM

CooperDaKat		2012-03-31 10:05:38 PM

tigerose		2012-03-31 10:07:21 PM

genebone697: John Buck 41: tigerose: Sherpa18 " Drinking Rum and Co-ca-cola!" hihi!

You and Dragon have a great relationship. He says you play a great game of fetch...:)

Caturdayers drinking? And I wasn't invited?

[www.thenibble.com image 230x327]
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took me a minute to figure that out, I was distracted by the alcohol in the first pic.
Come on over and have a margarita. Or if I can find the lemon you can just have a shot, I know there is a salt shaker here somewhere!

/isn't there a rule about the birthday girl doing a shot with everyone that comes to the party?
//hope Alien has a BIG bottle of tylenol handy

Ohh, Margaritas! What flavour? I will bring the chips and salsa!

Hey AlienDandelion, you in?

CooperDaKat		2012-03-31 10:10:34 PM

yobbery		2012-03-31 10:11:37 PM

valnt9: Bingledak: ANybody say happy birthday to Alien yet?

I heard it was her birfday

you're kidding!
I would have never guessed!

and Yobbery, just out of
curiosity, how many cards and
such did you get for your b-day?
Alien challenged that we couldn't do as
much for her b-day...just wondering...
I know quite a few people said they
had sent her cards and Cadbury eggs, etc.
I think we did (or will) beat your deliveries.

Fourteen people had sent me cards.
You can't close out this contest for another week or two. I'm sure there's still stuff in transit. Mine should get there this week, but I think somewhere along the path to BC they randomly set a portion of the mail aside to let it age.

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CooperDaKat		2012-03-31 10:12:32 PM

maxheck		2012-03-31 10:12:53 PM

Getting back to topic, tigerose reminded me of horses and barn cats, which led to:

For many years, my little brother's best friend was a cat named "Nuisance," and here is how she got her name....

My dad used to do electrical work for a local riding academy where my sister and I took riding lessons, and I helped him out as a step-and-fetch. One day when we were working in the barn we happened across a mama cat and a whole lot of kittens.

Evidently one of the kittens decided she liked us, because after doing our work, packing up, then driving 20 miles (stopping at a gas station along the way) when we arrived home and as I was helping to unload the truck...

A tiny tortise-shell kitten hopped out from under the truck frame.

She looked at us wide-eyed like we were looking to eat her soul, then zoomed up the nearest tree.

Fine. I climbed up said nearest tree, detached her from the bark, and took her down getting scratches every single-handed way down the tree.

We took her inside and fed her, and things were going well... My family is no stranger to cats. Then my brother came in the door, and she took the opportunity to zip out while the door was open and zoom up the same tree.

I went up after her. Halfway down I figured out her name, which was "Nuisance." She bonded with my little brother and was his best friend for the rest of her life.

I know... CS, B.