From commentor JSF: This is Batman. His name was Glenn when we accidentally adopted him. Me and the boy were out shopping for an anniversary gift for mom for #22. We were looking for some copper jewelry because the 22nd anniversary gift is copper. I took my broken necklace with me so I could get …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Healing
From commentor RoonieRoo: We have always had rescue cats from the shelters and streets. Mishka has a special story. Mishka is a soul healer. 1999 was not a good year for my soul. Within a 3 weeks of each other, I lost my 13 year old and 10 year old pet rabbits (yes, rabbits), my …
Early Morning Open Thread: Pets Will Find You
From commentor Jacquie: I had to share the story of how I found my little pack. I will preface these comments by saying that while I grew up with adopted dogs and cats, I had no intention of getting my own, at least until I had my own house. __ Ah, but life sometimes has …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Seeking in Oakland
From commentor Grisha: I began seeing this gentleman in the neighborhood a few weeks ago. Last week he showed up on the porch. We couldn’t take him in because we already have three cats and only have room for two, and we didn’t want him to mix with our cats in case he had any …
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Cat Rescue: Bleg from a Commentor
Commentor Karen posted this morning: I have a cat that I’ll have to give back to the shelter if I can’t get someone to adopt her. This is Sasha. __ __ I have severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sometimes I can barely take care of myself, let alone two cats. __ My spouse (from who I was …
Early Morning Open Thread: Maru!
Thanks to commentor Trollhattan for this temporary antidote to the mondays: __ __ __ __ What really pulls the video together is Maru’s lashing tail… he knows it’s a cruel trick, that he’s being yanked around for our monkey entertainment. And yet, he can’t resist — it’s a BOX, after all! Incidentally, the Spousal Unit …
Early Morning Open Thread: Hippie Love
From commentor Leinie: The picture is of our Hippy. He’s one of four. He’s an old man now, at about 16, but was rescued by Mr. L when Hippy was about 6-9 months old. __ Mr. L was doing IT work at an asphalt plant. An asphalt tanker rolled into the yard, and this shivering, …