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  • #152
    jellybear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,238 ✭✭✭jellybear


    The mind boggles!!


  • #153
    [Deleted User]
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    That's so frustrating tk! :(

    I was just on the Greenway with the dogs and someone had left mostly unopened roses all along the grass verge at regular intervals and some on top of poles. What the heck? A child maybe but how would they reach the poles unless it was an older child who should have more cop on?

    I had no pockets and a limited number of poop bags so I had to wait until the dogs were all pooped out and then start gathering. I got a whole bag full but there's still loads.

    I'm just worried about the little animals eating them :(


  • #154
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    some smiles...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRzhd3eUyO8


  • #155
    Cherry Blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭Cherry Blossom


    Merry Christmas to you all and your furred, feathered and scaley family members. Enjoy your day. :)


  • #156
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    May all our "animal companions" be happy! And us too; blessings for Christmas from.... Boycat, Jacob, Bella, Selkie and Smudge... safe and free on a tiny island..


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  • #157
    Fakediamond
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    Happy Christmas everyone!


  • #158
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    EUREKA!

    Heard the sound of running water, leaped out of bed to find one of the new cats on the litter tray having a really good pee!

    These were street cats and training them has been arduous, especially the boy. The day I caught him peeing on my pillow.. and earlier, he was starting to water my wellie...

    So has been a case of watching and offering them OUTSDE if they are looking that way

    They sleep in the kitchen, door closed and perforce use a tray in there.

    Made my morning!


  • #159
    Cherry Blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭Cherry Blossom


    Overheard today, said by someone describing their black mutt as half bichon half Westie - "only Scottish Westies are white"

    A whole new level of stupid.


  • #160
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    Cherry Blossom wrote: »
    Overheard today, said by someone describing their black mutt as half bichon half Westie - "only Scottish Westies are white"

    A whole new level of stupid.

    Wonder if it was breeder marketing...

    On a stupid note, I recently heard someone advise giving onion gravy to a Bichon with IBS.


  • #161
    Bells21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭Bells21


    Cherry Blossom wrote:
    Overheard today, said by someone describing their black mutt as half bichon half Westie - "only Scottish Westies are white"


    We had a Westie for years, I don't know how many times people commented 'oh it's a white Scottie dog'!


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  • #162
    Cherry Blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭Cherry Blossom


    Bells21 wrote: »
    We had a Westie for years, I don't know how many times people commented 'oh it's a white Scottie dog'!

    I wouldn't mind but they don't even look alike in anyway. Totally different shape, different face etc.


  • #163
    VonVix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭VonVix


    Ugh, just brought back one of my dog's from the vet, I hate seeing his range of motion being tested, particularly his neck! Felt so bad for him. It looked so unnnatural.

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



  • #164
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,050 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    VonVix wrote: »
    Ugh, just brought back one of my dog's from the vet, I hate seeing his range of motion being tested, particularly his neck! Felt so bad for him. It looked so unnnatural.

    Oh hope he’s ok!

    Lucy was actually in for a checkup last week... everything was fine - I think a change for the vet as she’d be dealing with dogs in pain where Lucy has full range everywhere. She was licking the vet and giving the paw lol.. unlike her bro who was giving death threats a few days before :rolleyes: still hasn’t forgiven her for giving him and injection in the bumbum!


  • #165
    VonVix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭VonVix


    tk123 wrote: »
    Oh hope he’s ok!

    Lucy was actually in for a checkup last week... everything was fine - I think a change for the vet as she’d be dealing with dogs in pain where Lucy has full range everywhere. She was licking the vet and giving the paw lol.. unlike her bro who was giving death threats a few days before :rolleyes: still hasn’t forgiven her for giving him and injection in the bumbum!

    He had a bad limp for nearly 4 days (over the Christmas period, of course), and the day he goes to the vet he is basically all back to normal. :p I still brought him to the vet regardless (my boys are my pride and joy on top of me being an overprotective owner). He got a week's worth of anti inflammatories and a month's worth of love and affection squeezed into an hour after his ordeal with the vet manhandling him! :o

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



  • #166
    Graces7
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    My cats are furious with me and one of them is racing loudly up and down on the roof ( demountable dwelling ie a glorified mobile home so the roof is aluminium and not soundproof.. :eek:

    Smudgie was yelling to be let in and when I opened the door he raced in followed by the other 4 cats - with something in his mouth.

    I realised it was alive so made him drop it, whereupon Jacob grabbed it so I grabbed him. I will not let them maul even a rat.

    Made HIM drop it; then ejected the lot of them... It is a bird, very much alive, bright eyes... safe in a small box in a dark cool room until the cats are in this evening.

    Hopefully it will be fine; I think maybe a wren but was not about to stress it by checking too much.


  • #167
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Graces7 wrote: »
    My cats are furious with me and one of them is racing loudly up and down on the roof ( demountable dwelling ie a glorified mobile home so the roof is aluminium and not soundproof.. :eek:

    Smudgie was yelling to be let in and when I opened the door he raced in followed by the other 4 cats - with something in his mouth.

    I realised it was alive so made him drop it, whereupon Jacob grabbed it so I grabbed him. I will not let them maul even a rat.

    Made HIM drop it; then ejected the lot of them... It is a bird, very much alive, bright eyes... safe in a small box in a dark cool room until the cats are in this evening.

    Hopefully it will be fine; I think maybe a wren but was not about to stress it by checking too much.

    Very happy to report that when I went outside to a large fuchsia bush and opened the box ,the bird erupted out and flew away . wonderful to see it.


  • #168
    Choc Chip
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Choc Chip


    I'm on my holidays abroad. I'm near a load of forests that allow dogs off-lead (under control). I've barely had to leash my german shepherd for the past week and we're out in woodland every day for hours.

    People out walking sometimes smile at her, and if they talk to her she sometimes goes over for a rub.

    It's SO NICE!!! :)


  • #169
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    Choc Chip wrote: »
    I'm on my holidays abroad. I'm near a load of forests that allow dogs off-lead (under control). I've barely had to leash my german shepherd for the past week and we're out in woodland every day for hours.

    People out walking sometimes smile at her, and if they talk to her she sometimes goes over for a rub.

    It's SO NICE!!! :)


    Ohh that sounds so nice...


  • #170
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    Hope all have a peaceful & happy paws New Years :)


  • #171
    aonb
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    Our vets have posters in their surgeries (we have 2 vets we visit) - typical anti-dog-obesity type charts. Blah Blah Blah - our dogs get treats, we feel guilt but being softies our dogs a bit plump, but hey....

    DISGUSTED to go into the vet the other day to see an anti-CAT-obesity type poster :rolleyes::D:rolleyes::D One of the cats is fat (1 very uninterested in food) - so the chart lists stuff like
    1x of cheese = equivalent of 1 doughnut
    1x of yogurt = equivalent of 1.5 doughnuts
    1X of ham = equivalent of 2 doughnuts
    etc
    I had just given our FAT cat, a spoon of yoghurt and a slice of ham before I left the house!!! oh the SHAME!!!!!!


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  • #172
    tk123
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    yeah i remember our old vets used to have one and it was in hamburgers - they're moving with the times and using doughnuts now lol :p. My two have lost weight since i switched from minces to chunks because i'm cutting the fat off the tripe - my dad keeps saying they're too skinny but vet is happy with them. She said at most she'd put 1kg on Lucy but their weight goes up and down so i'll leave their portions as they are for now and weigh again in a few months.


  • #173
    Choc Chip
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Choc Chip


    Lol - that's brilliant! My dogs aren't too bad right now, but only because I'm measuring food stringently for the wee one. Literally yesterday:

    I put wormer on food:
    GSDx and foster lurcher are a bit suspicious of their dinner and eat it slowly and carefully.
    Border terrier bolts his food as fast as possible from supposed slow feeder. I open the door when everyone is done and he races out, sticks his paw in the next bowl to hold it still, and licks round the bottom and sides in case anything is left (spoiler alert: the leftovers were tiny smears of wormer). Rinse and repeat with the second bowl.

    He is a glutton.


  • #174
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,050 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    oooooooh :mad: Somebody has shared one of these 'It's not ok to let your dog approach others' posts on the local FB page like everyone else is a terrible owner... Her dog has tried to attack my two when they were on lead and HE was off on more than one occasion and he's that reactive that he should be kept on lead and muzzled for everyone's safety :mad: I'm so tempted to reply. The other evening I saw her up ahead with the dog (she had her back to me) I had to go into somebody's driveway until she crossed at the lights because Lucy won't walk past him!

    EDIT - Well that backfired on them as people are responding who's dogs were attacked by theirs!


  • #175
    jellybear
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    Awh lads it's just never ending with pets. My poor mam was minding Milo for literally half and hour and the fecker stole a chicken kiev she was about to put in the oven. She's up the walls with worry but I rang our vet who said he'll be grand. Will keep an eye on him.


  • #176
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    jellybear wrote: »
    Awh lads it's just never ending with pets. My poor mam was minding Milo for literally half and hour and the fecker stole a chicken kiev she was about to put in the oven. She's up the walls with worry but I rang our vet who said he'll be grand. Will keep an eye on him.

    Naughty Milo, hope he doesn’t feel too poorly later :)


  • #177
    jellybear
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    em_cat wrote: »
    Naughty Milo, hope he doesn’t feel too poorly later :)

    We're preparing for a stinky night ahead!!


  • #178
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    jellybear wrote: »
    We're preparing for a stinky night ahead!!

    Ohhh how I know those only too well :) We had to get an air purifier in the sales earlier this year between the piggies & Mr C’s picky gut I just couldn’t take it anymore!


  • #179
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    jellybear wrote: »
    Awh lads it's just never ending with pets. My poor mam was minding Milo for literally half and hour and the fecker stole a chicken kiev she was about to put in the oven. She's up the walls with worry but I rang our vet who said he'll be grand. Will keep an eye on him.

    One of my new cats is a crafty one. I left a chicken defrosting in the closed microwave thinking it would be safe from her .. came into the kitchen next morning to find the breastless chicken on the floor...


  • #180
    Bells21
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    Graces7 wrote:
    .. came into the kitchen next morning to find the breastless chicken on the floor...
    I may be sleep deprived but when I read that sentence I had a picture of a chicken covering it's boob-less chest with its wings in my head !!!


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  • #181
    Mollyb60
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    One of my new cats is a crafty one. I left a chicken defrosting in the closed microwave thinking it would be safe from her .. came into the kitchen next morning to find the breastless chicken on the floor...


    that's actually an excellent idea. I usually leave out chicken breasts to defrost in a bowl with a plate on top. I'm always worried our cat will have a go at getting into it. She wouldn't go near the microwave.


  • #182
    Graces7
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    Mollyb60 wrote: »
    that's actually an excellent idea. I usually leave out chicken breasts to defrost in a bowl with a plate on top. I'm always worried our cat will have a go at getting into it. She wouldn't go near the microwave.

    Had a res cue cat once who could open the fridge door. Watched her and she would leap up, get her claws in the rubber seal and lean back until the door opened. I applied white sticky tape and that fooled her!

    The oven works too even with this wee madam. Love seeing the feistiness of her..


  • #183
    Mollyb60
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    That is one clever cat! Forget necessity, hunger is the mother of invention!


  • #184
    loveisdivine
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    Got word of a couple of small kitten hanging around a cafe on the main road here. I've spoke with the cafe and I'm gonna go and have a look this evening and see if I can catch them. I'm really nervous though, there's no one to help and it's really daunting on your own, especially as it's on a main road, I'm scared they'll run out and get killed.

    There's no cat rescues here and when I've contacted the <snip>in the past I've not gotten a reply. I've sent them a message today but not holding out much hope.

    I'll take full responsibility for them, just need help catching them!


  • #185
    aonb
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    loveisdivine wrote: »
    Got word of a couple of small kitten hanging around a cafe on the main road here. I've spoke with the cafe and I'm gonna go and have a look this evening and see if I can catch them. I'm really nervous though, there's no one to help and it's really daunting on your own, especially as it's on a main road, I'm scared they'll run out and get killed.

    There's no cat rescues here and when I've contacted the <snip> in the past I've not gotten a reply. I've sent them a message today but not holding out much hope.

    I'll take full responsibility for them, just need help catching them!

    You could ask your local vet if they would loan you a trap?
    Your local <snip> or POUND might be able to help - or at least have a trap?

    Bring some nice kitten food - and maybe something nice and smelly like tinned tuna and some bowls - dress warmly and be prepared to spend time sitting on the ground.

    GOOD LUCK! Let us know how you get on?


  • #186
    Cherry Blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭Cherry Blossom


    Guys you cannot name rescues in this forum under any circumstances. It really is extremely tiresome constantly snipping posts. Im going to be more inclined to just start deleting the whole post where they've been named or someone has come along and quoted the post above theirs were they've been named. It's a lot easier and less time consuming.


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  • #187
    Graces7
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    aonb wrote: »
    You could ask your local vet if they would loan you a trap?
    Your local <snip> or POUND might be able to help - or at least have a trap?

    Bring some nice kitten food - and maybe something nice and smelly like tinned tuna and some bowls - dress warmly and be prepared to spend time sitting on the ground.

    GOOD LUCK! Let us know how you get on?

    I bought 2 humane traps eventually . Got them in Dingle for E40.

    see

    https://www.maceoinltd.com/cat-cage-trap-mink-trap/

    They double as cat carriers.


    ask google?

    My first "catch" was my own big cat, who looked very very silly sitting in there..
    Be prepared for some wrong catches .

    And wonderful of you..all success to you.


  • #188
    KJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭KJ


    Thanks guys. I have a snap trap but it's not suitable for multiple kittens. We figured out how to use it with a water bottle to make it a manual release, but we've been down to the location they were at 3 times and no sign of them at all. The food we left wasn't even touched.

    The cafe haven't seen the at all since Wednesday, bloody typical! They're gonna ring me if they show up again.


  • #189
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,050 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    For the love of god I’ve been waiting 40 mins at the vets... I heard the owner ‘educating’ the nurse on how to ‘come at the dog’.. was expecting something huge/fierce... just an excited lab... he is now hissing at it and giving it kicks to the ribs... I want to scream / ask does he jab his kids in the ribs like that. :mad:


  • #190
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    tk123 wrote: »
    For the love of god I’ve been waiting 40 mins at the vets... I heard the owner ‘educating’ the nurse on how to ‘come at the dog’.. was expecting something huge/fierce... just an excited lab... he is now hissing at it and giving it kicks to the ribs... I want to scream / ask does he jab his kids in the ribs like that. :mad:

    :mad: :mad: :mad:


  • #191
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    KJ wrote: »
    Thanks guys. I have a snap trap but it's not suitable for multiple kittens. We figured out how to use it with a water bottle to make it a manual release, but we've been down to the location they were at 3 times and no sign of them at all. The food we left wasn't even touched.

    The cafe haven't seen the at all since Wednesday, bloody typical! They're gonna ring me if they show up again.

    Maybe some other kind person has gathered them in? when the cafe was closed?
    Let us hope so. Sounds likely tbh


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  • #192
    Graces7
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    fending off the new cat who was so abused and traumatised when she came ... now she is so happy she is trying to get inside me.. lol.... and she has grown! Delighted I am with her.


  • #193
    Cherry Blossom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭Cherry Blossom


    Is anyone else here into meditation or relaxation? If so please support my request for a forum on the topic.
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=109280342#post109280342

    Thanks ;)


  • #194
    Graces7
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    My cats are acting hyper with the frost; no snow here..

    Early today my 2 lookalike black and white boys were at the the ends of the long drive. They suddenly took off, raced to each other, leaped in the air and " crashed" with huge glee

    Another is racing round like a crazy thing.


  • #195
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    I put a hot water bottle under the fleece liners & the piggies are lovin’ it.


  • #196
    mymo
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    Sybil is 8 months and such a lovely dog now, going through the puppy blow right now, which is hard work. Her dad qualified for crufts today, he looks fabulous, hoping one day we'll get through this and see her beautiful coat in all its glory


  • #197
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Being on an sffhore island with Storm erik raging.. one of my cats was still outside when it hit and I could not get the door open. When it eased a little, he yelled at the door, came in and immediately sought refuge hiding in a cupboard.. I know how he feels


  • #198
    em_cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭em_cat


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Being on an sffhore island with Storm erik raging.. one of my cats was still outside when it hit and I could not get the door open. When it eased a little, he yelled at the door, came in and immediately sought refuge hiding in a cupboard.. I know how he feels

    Yep we’re all in for a duvet day here too, piggies happy out with their new bag of hay & mr c still in ‘bed’ ie in ours, under the covers...


  • #199
    Knine
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    I lost my Parrotlet yesterday after complications from egg laying. Only a month after my dad passed away. Pretty gutted. I keep having to give my kids bad news.


  • #200
    em_cat
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    Knine wrote: »
    I lost my Parrotlet yesterday after complications from egg laying. Only a month after my dad passed away. Pretty gutted. I keep having to give my kids bad news.

    So very sorry to hear Knine; my condolences for the loss of your father so soon before, I’ve been there & although I was close to my father, losing our dog 5 weeks later to cancer was somehow worse.


  • #201
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭Knine


    em_cat wrote: »
    So very sorry to hear Knine; my condolences for the loss of your father so soon before, I’ve been there & although I was close to my father, losing our dog 5 weeks later to cancer was somehow worse.

    It was like a kick in the face to be honest. The silence without her is deafening.


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