dturm
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I like Ben and Jerry, congrats on the new additions.
Hash and Tag made me laugh out loud ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
Doug & Sandy
Kaylee (16-year-old Terrier of some sort)
Winnie 4 1/2 year old golden
Sasha and many others at the Rainbow Bridge
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Dashonthedash
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dturm wrote:I like Ben and Jerry, congrats on the new additions.
Hash and Tag made me laugh out loud
They could have their own Twitter account
Gary Shapiro
Shadow - 7-year-old Greyhound (aka Shadow Ninja)
Hannah - 4-year-old GSD rescue (aka the Canine Tornado)
Max, Dash (GSDs), Willow, Dot, Allan, Lily (Greyhounds), and Molly(GSD Mix), at the Bridge and in my heart forever
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magnusfide
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Herself has some suggestions.
Romulus and Remus
Sherlock and Watson (she liked that one too).
Jethro and Leon (NCIS)
Wilbur and Orville (the Wright bros.)
George and Ira (Gershwin)
Odin and Thor
"The only time you should fear cast iron is if your wife is fixin' to hit you with it."-Kent Rollins
First law of science: don't spit into the wind.
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campincandice
Metro Chicago
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I'll let y'all brainstorm names, but did want to offer my congratulations and thank you for adopting!
Candice
Steve - Partner in Crime
Molly - black lab
Sabbath - chocolate lab/weimaraner
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Wanderlost
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We've temporarily settled on Czarny and Rudy. That's Polish for black and ginger-haired. If they ever come out of hiding and decide to hang out with us, the names may change, but these will do for now.
So why Polish? We don't speak it, but of all the languages we do speak, none had words for black and ginger that "sang."
I took Mom to one of her doctors, then around the city for various stuff, so that meant driving over 100 miles today. One of the ladies at the independent living place shared her cheesecake recipe with me; it does look good. Then I went to the pet store and picked up a couple of kitty beds, since that's what they grew up sleeping in, a couple small bags of grain-free kitten food, a few cans of grain-free kitten gooshy food, and some toys. Kittens need their own stuff, not hand me downs as old and worn out as we had.
When I got home, the boys had been exploring a little, but hid when I walked in the door. Someone peed on the door mat, so they clearly haven't figured out the Litter Robot yet. I did find Rudy "hiding" in the hall bathroom. He had his head stuck under the sink cabinet, with his entire body out in the open. Pulled him out and held him for a bit, until he calmed a little, then let him run off to hide somewhere else. At present, they are both behind the washer/dryer. I do hope they come out before we take them to the vet for a checkup on Tuesday.
Been a long day. Sleepy time. Later, y'all.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Czarny, black cat
Rainbow Bridge: Spotacus, Alexander the Grrreat, and so very many more
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agteacher
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How about Gingembre and Noir?
Ingvers and Melna?
camping buddies - my husband,">
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01 International 4700 - SOLD
99 Dodge 3500 Quad Long Bed,Cummins,Rhino Liner
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52 Ford 8N w/ Sherman 54B HydroHoe
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magnusfide
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Wanderlost wrote:We've temporarily settled on Czarny and Rudy. That's Polish for black and ginger-haired. If they ever come out of hiding and decide to hang out with us, the names may change, but these will do for now.
I like those. Very creative.
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Wanderlost
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Czarny has decided to be a velcro cat, ever since he came out of hiding yesterday. He's either wallowing all over one of us, exfoliating skin with his 60-grit sandpaper tongue, playing with all the toys, or zooming around the house, trying to get Rudy to come out and play. Rudy did zoom with him last night, and was fine as long as he didn't see us watching him. I saw Rudy very early this morning in the litter box, and nothing since.
So I picked up some Feliway, and we'll plug those into the sockets nearest where he seems to hide most. If that doesn't help quickly, a thunder shirt and some additional pheromones may be in order. He's way too shy for his own good.
Meanwhile, those kitty beds are a wasted purchase. No sign either one has been used. Nope, underneath something somewhere has been the preference, although at one point last night, I did feel someone on the bed -- Czarny most likely. Right now, Czarny is stretched out on my left side, purring away.
WLToo is assembling the second of two new kitchen island light fixtures. Mom said our great room is too dark, so I found new mission style fixtures. Two three-light fixtures are replacing two one-light fixtures of no particular style. The one we put up yesterday has definitely raised the light level. With WLToo standing on a 10' ladder and me standing on the kitchen island, it occurred to us both that maybe we're getting a bit long in the tooth for such things, but we persevered. When the second is installed and lit up, should be bright enough for pretty much everyone.
Then we hauled firewood from the rick to the porch, ready for the cold weather that's gonna hit tomorrow. Actually gonna freeze tomorrow night and Tuesday. Couple of weeks early for that. We'll need more firewood very soon, or else turn on the heater. I hate that. My sinuses get all dried out, skin does, too. Doesn't seem to be an issue if we just use the fireplace during the day and let it cool down at night.
I think it's time to find Rudy and make him come out for a while. Later, y'all.
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magnusfide
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Herself is the Cat Whisperer and she says the following.
"When I bring home a cat or kitten who is skittish in the new surroundings I put him or her in the guest bedroom for awhile. If there's a sibling the sibling goes in too. Being in the spare bedroom allows them to adjust to the sounds and smells of their new home while feeling safe.
"I keep them in there anywhere from a week to two weeks all the while feeding them and giving them Temptations by hand. Of course their water, food bowls and litter box is in there. I'll go in several times a day and just sit and hold the two cats while I hand feed them and just talk to them. I'll brush their fur or stroke them while talking quietly to them. You can tell when they're calm enough to come join the rest of the household.
"The longest I've ever had to keep a cat in the bedroom is two weeks. He was somewhat PTSD from some unknown trauma. He did eventually calm down enough to be settled in the house but we never let him outside as we knew we would never see him again if something spooked him. He would flee post-haste. Some cats just have that burden to carry.
"I don't mind having a full time indoor cat. They eventually 'own' the house and don't seem to mind if we go off for a couple of weeks on the road. I leave plenty of food and water in several containers and it has always worked. We have a friend who house sits if we have to be gone longer than 14 days so that works out too."
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I am sorry to hear about Spotacus. I have been following this thread since the beginning. I haven't looked lately because this is exactly what I was afraid I would hear. I feel that I had gotten to know Spotacis and Alexander, and will miss the stories about both of them.
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Ralph (W1KDK) and Cathy
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