The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

Zapperzy · 13-04-2012 12:10am

SillyMangoX wrote: »

My Peach is currently sitting on the floor with her front 2 paws inside my moms slipper. She is a strange creature! Im afraid of disturbing her if I go to get the camera so ill upload a crappy phone picture later

Smart cat keeping her feet warm!

Whispered · 13-04-2012 1:26am

anniehoo wrote: »

Youtube dog training vids (im sure someone here can recommend you some) and stick to them religiously. .

Search KIKOPUP - I've only seen a few but think she's great.

Dolbert · 13-04-2012 11:20am

Dolorous wrote: »

Well luckily it's not stones, seems to be an infection. She's had her antibiotic now and we also have drops to give her for the rest of the week, hopefully she'll be right as rain in a few days

I might have to take her back to the vet, there was blood in her urine this morning and she peed outside the litter box also, she must be associating it with the pain

Surely the antibiotics should have worked by now, we've been giving her drops since Saturday...

Discodog · 13-04-2012 4:25pm

Anyone know why DBB has disappeared - I don't think she was banned

No posts in two weeks & she is not replying to email.

EDIT Forget it - she has just replied to a text. She's been on hols & didn't miss us one bit !

tk123 · 16-04-2012 3:56pm

:eek: I got my at risk of redundancy notice last week.. looks like faith has decided to give me a little push as I've been wanting a career change for a while now. I'm happy, sad, relieved and stressed all at once!!

Whispered · 16-04-2012 7:53pm

Were you expecting it or is it out of the blue? Hopefully things will work out well for you.

tk123 · 16-04-2012 8:14pm

Knew it was coming tbh.

Whispered · 16-04-2012 8:19pm

I'm sure it doesn't make it any easier. When I was let go it was out of the blue. One morning we showed up and the bosses were outside, telling us we couldn't go in - the place had been shut down. I hope you look back on it as a great thing for you, if it pushes you into a career change it could be a blessing.

Zapperzy · 17-04-2012 5:07pm

http://www.theroyal.ie/july/1stforever-pets-expo.html

Anyone going or has anyone else even heard of it? I presume M is for Mayo, but nothing on their website about it. Wonder will you be able to bring your own dog?

SillyMangoX · 17-04-2012 6:10pm

The aforementioned picture of princess Peach warming her little jelly bean toes

anniehoo · 18-04-2012 6:29pm

Round 2 of trying to trap Merlin the stray again tonight. I hope ive left it long enough that hes kind of forgotten about the trap from a few weeks ago. Fingers crossed for this time!!!!!

Whispered · 18-04-2012 6:45pm

Good luck!

anniehoo · 19-04-2012 5:24pm

Failed....again

I tell ya ill flippin castrate this cat myself when i finally manage to catch him

Léan · 19-04-2012 7:07pm

I was walking Cato yesterday when some woman with a terrier stopped to pet him :

Woman; "Oh he's beautiful, he's only a puppy is he? Lovely dog. What breed is he?".

Me; "Oh he's a German Shepherd X, he's only 9 months"

Woman; "Oh god, I wouldn't have touched him if I knew he was a German Shepherd".

:mad:

Whispered · 19-04-2012 8:40pm

Ha What a gob****e. Well you know yourself, her loss.

Cherry Blossom · 19-04-2012 8:42pm

I'm packing up all my dogs most prized possessions to be put away and feel like a horrible, horrible person

All sorts of new things will appear in duplicate tomorrow morning though

Whispered · 19-04-2012 8:46pm

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

I'm packing up all my dogs most prized possessions to be put away and feel like a horrible, horrible person

All sorts of new things will appear in duplicate tomorrow morning though

Magic duplicating box?

Cherry Blossom · 19-04-2012 8:49pm

Whispered wrote: »

Magic duplicating box?

Ha, ha, No magic disappearing wages :pac:

(Doggie Number 2 arrives tomorrow)

Whispered · 19-04-2012 8:51pm

Exciting! Good luck. I hope you've got your camera ready.

Cherry Blossom · 19-04-2012 8:54pm

Whispered wrote: »

I hope you've got your camera ready.

Knew I was forgetting something! That's the rest of my Thursday taken up searching for my charger now :rolleyes:

anniehoo · 19-04-2012 8:57pm

Oh very exciting AJ!

Whispered wrote: »

Exciting! Good luck. I hope you've got your camera ready.

Obligopics now tomorrow ok!!!!

SillyMangoX · 20-04-2012 2:49am

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

Knew I was forgetting something! That's the rest of my Thursday taken up searching for my charger now :rolleyes:

Ooh yay puppy pictures!!

is it a sheltie you're getting?

This week as been unbearabley long up in college. After two weeks of being home for Easter I forgot how much the time up here draaaags!! At least I get to go home tomorrow to lots of licks and marks from Cream and a night spent with Peach on my lap trying to steal whatever Im eating. Oh how I miss my furbabies!!!<33

Cherry Blossom · 20-04-2012 11:15pm

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Ooh yay puppy pictures!! is it a sheltie you're getting?

He is, and getting nicely settled in. Certainly likes his food and his cuddles, and sticking to me like glue since his new best bud (my niece) went to bed, could be in for a long night :pac:

SillyMangoX · 20-04-2012 11:33pm

Oh my goodness he is beautiful!!!! Really gorgeous colouring

What did you call him?? If he goes missing, it wasn't me

Léan · 20-04-2012 11:56pm

Oh my god :eek:. What a babe! He is gorgeous!

toadfly · 21-04-2012 12:02am

Ahhh hes gorgeous

Zapperzy · 21-04-2012 12:57am

He's gorgeous!!! Love his colouring, is he merle?

mymo · 21-04-2012 2:36pm

Awwwwwwwwwwww, AJ what a gorgeous pup!
Did you name him yet?

(More pic's please;))

tk123 · 21-04-2012 9:12pm

I want a puppy!!! lol

rorrissey · 22-04-2012 3:58pm

Was just walking with Gussie there and I was so glad to see a GSD running free allowed to play, because normally every time I see them they're on a lead. So him and Gussie were playing and swimming together for ages, he was such a lovely dog. On my way back out of the park, this lady with a yappy westie stopped me telling me that "there is a dangerous alsatian on the loose up there, my nerves are getting at me!" You'd swear they were vicious. Then she commented on how Gussie was gorgeous, I decided not to mention that he was a GSD Retriever x because I think she would've lost her mind!

It was just so annoying that she was so terrified of the GSD that was so lovely and gentle. Her dog was crazy!

are you serious · 22-04-2012 4:37pm

She knocks in just after I had the dogs out and says "did you just have the dogs outside?" yes I replied(she knew and had obviously just seen me walking back in), is everything ok? "its just that there is a big poo in my garden" so I replied "it wasnt buddy or izzy..." she then says "well its so big and i'm just concerned for the kids running around" I was thinking to myself would you ever F#@k off you dog is constantly going in my garden and I just said it wasnt my dogs... :mad:

Anyway I went and investigated said poo and I says to her no thats not my dogs (isnt it weird how we can tell our dogs poo...

) I turned and said I Will pick it up if you want me to though... she replies "yeah its just the size of it, it had to be your dogs"

Fact I know it wasnt my dogs, what I will do next time her little rodent comes into my garden is pick it up (like I always do) and kindly place it on her doorstep! :mad:

Anyway found a new place to walk the dogs (off leash imagine) so they have been loving their walks and Buddy who normally shy's away from getting into the car jumps in now no problem every time!!!! This makes me

and forget about poo lady next door!! (and united not beating everton)

Happy weekend!!!!

tk123 · 22-04-2012 5:06pm

Yeah we tried a new place to walk the other day - Santry Park/Woods beside Northwood. OMG - it was BRILLIANT all well behaved dogs off lead and long grass for him to run thru. He jumped in the lake and came out with 4 black boots lol! :rolleyes:

Zapperzy · 23-04-2012 4:54pm

Round 2 of worming cat, 2-0 to her. :rolleyes: Injuries so far include a claw lodged in my thumb. I will not admit defeat. Wish they'd invent worming doses in injection form, I could stab her all day with needles and she doesn't flinch, show her a tablet and she nearly passes out hyperventilating and turns into demon cat.

are you serious · 23-04-2012 8:09pm

tried grinding it up and put it in the food???

Zapperzy · 23-04-2012 8:58pm

are you serious wrote: »

tried grinding it up and put it in the food???

Nope, she's so fussy if she gets a whiff of it she won't eat it, don't wanna waste a tablet. Next step is to wrap her in a towel while sitting on her. Tried sitting on her without the towel but the front paws come up.

The dogs the same, only way to get them into him is to get 3 pieces of raw sausage or liver, stick the tablet into the middle piece, give him a piece, give him the tablet piece and immediately give him the third piece so he doesn't chew the tablet. Cutting a pork flavoured tablet into 4 pieces and mixing it into wet food results in him eating around it and spitting out the tablet.
What are the pair of them like!

anniehoo · 23-04-2012 11:10pm

Zapperzy try and source the Profender spot on wormer i mentioned. Am going to try and get work to get it in...will make life soooo much easier!

SillyMangoX · 24-04-2012 2:28am

I got the profender before in my vets. I found it worked very well but it involved keeping my babies separate for a time as they groom each other and its used once a month instead of 3 months so not as practical (but still not the worst!) Im blessed with my 2 though, offer them the tablet and theyll just eat it! Sometimes I pop it in a small bit of soft cheese if they are reluctant though. Have you tried using one of those things that kind of looks like a syringe and forces the pill back? I cant remember what they are called!

Zapperzy · 25-04-2012 1:47am

I must look into the profender, only have the 1 cat so no issues with cross grooming, no danger of the dog grooming her anytime soon either! Mango I call them pill poppers no idea of the proper name, that's what I used last time and I got it into her no trouble at all because I think she thought it was a toothbrush so she let it into her mouth and I had it down her throat before she knew better, she's too wise this time though!

Just checked and it's £4.07 on vetuk and prescription only, drontal is £1.66 or €3 where I normally get it here. Must price the profender next time I'm at the vets which is probably some day this week. Mango it also says it does for 3 months which wouldn't be as bad on the pocket as once a month.

mymo · 25-04-2012 2:58pm

Sitting in work freezing...gotta stay here until at least 7, and the weather is awful.....
I wanna fury baby to hug and keep me warm.
Mine are all asleep on the sofa (or my bed) at home.

are you serious · 26-04-2012 3:50am

Love working nights.. Can't wait for bed, bright mornings kids leaving for school Montessori a few doors down from my house, oh yes this is the life!!!! Roll on 7 when I get in the door take the dogs out, possibly have a cup of tea maybe stretch it out spoil myself and have some toast, then morning traffic leaving for the rat race keeps me awake, then the kids.... I think I'm tired now, roll on Sunday the end of my week....

As you can all tell I am going a little crazy here in work tonight haha!!

SillyMangoX · 26-04-2012 4:31pm

Sickened my babies didnt win the competition we entered them in on my vets Facebook page. All the winners were Jack Russels. Racist much??! :P they were the only cats entered in that category, though Cream did come 3rd in their last competition so I suppose I cant complain :pac:

Cherry Blossom · 26-04-2012 10:56pm

Pet insurance quote for all 6 of my lot = €1550 if you say no for all the questions in relation to the ponies (which is not the case but just for laughs for a basic estimate), this is just for veterinary cover only. Generally I only have insurance for babies and fizzy horses (no fizzy horses currently).

So the outcome is insurance for the pup after I ring them for an argument over the kennel cough vaccs and €1350 to be paid into my emergency vet fund over the next 12 months.

anniehoo · 27-04-2012 1:00am

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

Pet insurance quote for all 6 of my lot = €1550

:eek: Holy jesus!!!!! That is 5 times my car insurance. Crazy money.

wrote:

fizzy horses (no fizzy horses currently).

Whats a "fizzy" horse?

Currently on €8.20/mth for my cat. How in gods name are 6 animals costing that ridiculous amount?

Cherry Blossom · 27-04-2012 2:05am

anniehoo wrote: »

Whats a "fizzy" horse?

Hot-blooded, young, nervous, over-excitable or otherwise accident prone (by my definition

)

anniehoo wrote: »

Currently on €8.20/mth for my cat. How in gods name are 6 animals costing that ridiculous amount?

€304 x 2 for the ponies
€338 for my horsie

The 2 dogs separately are €197 for either of them, but for both it's over €430 - I guess you only get introductory discount for 1 and it says discount for 3 pets+ but when I add in the cat to the quote it's €604 for the three of em :rolleyes:. Insurance only covers the first €5000 in vet bills for the ponies and €4000 for cats and dogs for that price so I'd need to have a major problem every 3 years for it to be worth while and at least one of the ponies is probably uninsurable anyway.

toadfly · 27-04-2012 9:13am

Hows the pup settling in AJ?

Spent hours baking & decorating a cake yesterday evening, put it in a box on dining room table and left the room for 5 mins. Came back to Tilly somehow on the table, took the lid off the box and ate the letters off the top and a chunk of cake.

tk123 · 27-04-2012 9:58am

TillyGirl wrote: »

Spent hours baking & decorating a cake yesterday evening, put it in a box on dining room table and left the room for 5 mins. Came back to Tilly somehow on the table, took the lid off the box and ate the letters off the top and a chunk of cake.

Are you going to repair it with icing?

toadfly · 27-04-2012 10:02am

Cant she licked the side of it!

Zapperzy · 27-04-2012 3:06pm

Just got around to watching death row dogs, 3 months too late but better late than never. Heartbreaking to say the least.

Cherry Blossom · 27-04-2012 11:47pm

TillyGirl wrote: »

Hows the pup settling in AJ?

He was making little puddles the first few days every time I left the room, even if there were still other people there, is settled now though and happily charging around the house ripping up carpets :pac: Poppy has been a little star despite being nipped and growled at, getting her hair pulled and attempts have been made to extract milk from her (good luck to him on that front!). She's allowed back into bed now and has been given her Mr. Duck back as she's happy to share. She's not getting out for walks though as I'm keeping her within the confines of the house and garden until the pups vaccs are finished so everything's pretty energetic around here at the minute. :eek:

TillyGirl wrote: »

Spent hours baking & decorating a cake yesterday evening, put it in a box on dining room table and left the room for 5 mins. Came back to Tilly somehow on the table, took the lid off the box and ate the letters off the top and a chunk of cake.

I'd still eat it

SillyMangoX · 28-04-2012 11:30am

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

She's not getting out for walks though as I'm keeping her within the confines of the house and garden until the pups vaccs are finished so everything's pretty energetic around here at the minute. :eek:

Sound like you're having a fun time at the moment

Any more pics of him? Are many people still mistaking him for a husky? :P

I had the most wonderful dream last night, my mother bought me the most gorgeous harlequin great dane and he was so wonderful and well behaved and slept in my bed really nicely.. then I woke up and there was no great dane. A little part of me feels empty now! I need him back!!! :pac::pac::pac:

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