From commentor MomSense: Here are some photos of the new poopy. She is just what we all needed. Our neighbor’s dog came over and she just marched up to him with her cutest wag and made a friend. She is 8 weeks old and weighs 10 pounds. [Chow/St. Bernard/Border Collie mix, IIRC] We have just …
Pet Rescue
Cat Rescue Bleg – Sequim, Washington Area
From commentor Triassic Sands: For the past month I’ve had a stray cat hanging around my house. (I have three cats and they seem to act as magnets for strays.) He first showed up during a cold snap and I went ahead and started to feed him. I have an indoor/outdoor cat (a female) and …
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Late Night Forget-It Open Thread
. Courtesy commentor Omnes Omnibus. Because I’m tired. And not looking forward to this Friday’s doc-dump. On the other hand: Available here. Thanks again to Beth, who put it together, and remember all profits go to animal rescue.
With Much Fanfare
It’s that time of year again, and first, a word from our benevolent artist: Four years ago I volunteered to design the Pets of Balloon Juice calendar. And halfway through each of those four years I come to a point where I utter, “This is my last year. Let someone else take on all this …
Sad Pet News: RIP, Biggie
From commentor Satby: The Juice commentariat has been very good to us, so I wanted to update everyone on my big guy. He had, it turns out, an aggressive malignancy and though he had been doing well for the last 6 weeks, 48 hours ago that changed drastically. He suddenly stopped eating, though he had …
Open Thread: Another Call for Pet Photos
In lieu of the missing Friday Recipe Exchange (TaMara has a teenage Great Dane puppy on her hands), I swiped Jeffrey W’s excellent portrait of Toby. Beth S. is still collecting pet pics for the 2015 Balloon Juice Pet Calendar. Here are her rules: the usual rules apply: you have a pet (or six) and …
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Cat Rescue Bleg – NYC Area
Token non-political content, via commentor Nicole, here’s “Chowder“: This sweet, approximately 1 year old little girl was found in the Conservatory Garden near Central Park North. She was likely someone’s pet, as she’s litter trained, and very amenable to indoor life. She’s spayed and had all her shots, all she needs now is a new …