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Pine Marten
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Thank you, kind shipmates. I am waiting to hear from my daughter what the plan is re Sam's burial - if there is enough earth in H's front garden then she would like to bury Sam there (the vets charge an arm and a leg for individual cremation... ![[Frown]](frown.gif) ).
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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde
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daisydaisy
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) Pine Marten, H and all who loved Sammy
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Huia
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Brenda thanks. for some reason I had though furminators had a blade in them to thin out the fur ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
I bought one today.
Huia
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Piglet
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RIP Sammy, and for PM and H. Poor little pussy-cat.
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Brenda Clough
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I believe they do have a blade. But it works wonderfully, you will be amazed.
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lily pad
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My dog got "furminated" this morning. I was going crazy when she blew out her winter coat a few months ago - bought a new brush and used it daily but she was still losing hair all the time. I was in at the pet store deliberating over the $60 Furminator products and the attendant said she the one for her cat just behind the counter. It took one four inch swipe of my dog's shoulder to prove to me that there is nothing like it. I was sold.
I don't think it is supposed to actually cut the hair. The way it was explained to me is that it tugs on the hairs that are pretty much ready to fall out anyway. It just gets them all now instead of dropping randomly.
My dog seems to really love it and, while I prefer the feel of her fur with more of an undercoat, I can't handle any more hair around the house.
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Boogie
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I am tempted to try a furminator now that I have both black and yellow dogs in the house!
I thought my long haired Cavaliers were bad - labs are much worse!!
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lily pad
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Boogie, mine is a border collie/lab cross and in almost every way seems to favour her border collie side. But she sure is shedding lately so I'm going to claim it is the labrador side showing!
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Brenda Clough
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I furminate my cats out on the front porch. The fur blows across the yard in clouds. (I trust the local bird population uses it for nests.) If you furminate them, and then go back the following day with an ordinary brush, you will see how little the second brushing removes. The furminator got it all.
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Huia
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![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) Georgie-Porgy fat'n'fluffy and I are totally blown away by the furminator. She looked a bit suspicious at first, but after a while rolled over and presented her tummy. I took handfuls of fur from her and when I had finished couldn't see where it had come from, except that her bib looked neater. Apart from once when I got the angle wrong the purring was loud and steady.
When I finished I looked to be in need of a furminator myself.
[ 10. September 2014, 09:25: Message edited by: Huia ]
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Jen.
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I think I need to buy a furminatior. Anyone any ideas of stockists in the UK?
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Brenda Clough
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Phone around to the larger pet supply stores in your area. Or Amazon never fails.
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lily pad
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Keep in mind, there are various sizes and different ones for smooth and rough coats. There are also some cheaper ones that are not the brand name.
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daisydaisy
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I got one from Pets At Home - it successfully unclogged my long-haired Persian.
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ElaineC
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It sounds like a lot of you could use this book Crafting with Cat Hair
Actually with four cats I will be getting a furminator myself.
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Jen.
Godless Liberal
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Excellent. Pets at home will be getting a visit this weekend!
Our little furry friend is a domestic short hair, but has longer hair than most, and she's a calico so the white hair is a killer on my mostly black wardrobe.
She loves being groomed, and even tolerates having her claws clipped reasonably well.
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Was Jenny Ann, but fancied being more minimal.
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Brenda Clough
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Grr. I looked out front today and saw a squirrel digging energetically in the flower bed. He pried out a tulip bulb and set off into the underbrush to eat it. I dashed out to the rescue and of course was too late. And the cat was sitting right there! I cried, "What am I giving you kibble for?" She gave me a blank stare. "Who, me? I toil not, neither do I spin."
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Lothlorien
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Vale little Sweetpea, eighteen years old. A small Abyssinian who looked like a tawny miniature lion. She belonged to one of my sons and his wife and was very much loved and well looked after. She survived three major traumas in her life, any of which would have killed a less determined and strong minded cat.
The last of these was when she was attacked by two Jack Russell terriers which had escaped their yard. They twisted her and broke her pelvis and ripped muscles but she pulled through that.
She had a distinct personality and well defined likes and dislikes. She will be much missed but it was the right decision.
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Kittyville
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Vale, Sweetpea. RIP. She sounds like a real character, Lothlorien.
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Piglet
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RIP Sweetpea.
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Pine Marten
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Sweetpea.
Speaking of cats, a bit further upthread I told how my daughter H found one of her cats, Sam, lying dead in the alley round the back of the gardens. Her housemate L was so sad at H's sadness that she brought home.....oh yes, a kitten for H, who was a bit gobsmacked at the sudden new arrival. Anyway, Sam has now been cremated , and little kitten, Millie, has been checked over by the vet and joined H and L's household ![[Smile]](smile.gif) .
Also, one of our church's elderly members has had to go into a nursing home, and his cat, Charlie, was threatened with homelessness. Nobody was able to take Charlie so Mr Marten and I said, oh go on then, we'll have him... We have 3 already so I hope Charlie will fit in. He's over 10 years old we think, and appears to snooze a lot. He should be joining us in the next couple of weeks or so.
Here's hoping for a smooth ride...
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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde
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Brenda Clough
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My daughter arrived at her home yesterday, after being deployed in Afghanistan for nine months. Today, she and her husband have acquired a puppy. It is a Great Dane!
It is hard to believe this will go well. Her optimistic mom hopes it is practice, for a baby.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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In the interests of providing a happy 'thought for the day', I have permission to recount a story of a friend who 'owns' two rescue greyhounds. She brought them back from a walk and went indoors. After five minutes or so one of them was indoors with her, the second - who would normally have followed her straight in - was still outdoors.
She went out, to find him immobilised because he was standing on his own lead ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Mrs. S, still chuckling at that one
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Huia
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Poor dog - I have days like that too.
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Moo
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Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
She went out, to find him immobilised because he was standing on his own lead
When I lived in New Hampshire, we had a dear sweet mutt who loved to be outdoors with us. When there was snow on the ground, we used to cross-country ski starting in our back yard.
When she saw us with the skis on, she would come bounding up and stand in front of us on the skis. She was very puzzled that we weren't moving.
Moo
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ship's cat
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Just survived the first ever time of giving one of our cat's (Willow) a bath - she complained but with far less tooth and claw than we were expecting. She sadly has oral cancer and isn't able to groom properly now. Has anyone else had a cat with sublingial squamous cell carcinoma and can tell us what we should expect? We have been told the prognosis is very poor and are expecting to have to make the sad last vet visit in just a little while.
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Custom without truth is but the longevity of error. St Cyprian
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ChastMastr
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Please pray for poor Barley the pet possum, whose adventures we follow:
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Barley update: We are rushing Barley to the Emergency & Specialty clinic right now. He's not doing well. Dr.s Register and LaVasser suspect it's his heart. We did x-rays and blood work. Now he needs an echocardiogram on his heart. We need all the prayers from all his friends. He has to pull out of this. We can't loose him. I'll do anything for God not to take him from me!
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Pigwidgeon
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My sweet dog, who just turned ten years old but thinks she's about ten months old, has a small swelling on her side. We're going to our favorite vet tomorrow (he's not in the office today), but please keep "A" in your thoughts, prayers, whatever. She's my best friend in the world, and my only family.
![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Huia
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Pigwidgeon and A.
Georgie-Porgy continues to enjoy the furminator, but I may need to wear some kind of mask when I brush her as my asthma has returned. There are a lot of weird respiratory reactions occurring here with the combination of spring and the dust from the demolition and rebuilding going on.
Huia
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Piglet
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for Pigwidgeon and A. - hope she's going to be all right.
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Pigwidgeon
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Thanks, everyone! I feel pretty sure that it's something simple and harmless, but until our vet confirms that I'll worry.
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Pigwidgeon
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It's just a lipoma -- a harmless fatty skin tumor. Thanks for all the prayers and concern!
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Hurrah!! What a huge relief for you!
Gypsy has her date for her spay - 27th November. She is part of a research project into whether to spay early or after the first season.
There are pros and cons, but it's a much smaller op as her uterus will be small and undeveloped. There is no conclusive research to show which is best, so Guide Dogs are doing their own. They have the best researchers on the project and 1000s of dogs they can follow closely through their lives.
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Pigwidgeon
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My previous dog was spayed at about six months, before her first season. "A" was spayed before I adopted her, which was at nine weeks,so I assume she was only 7-8 weeks, which seems very young. Both did just fine, though.
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lily pad
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A very quiet day here as it was time for vaccinations early this morning. I didn't realise my pup would be so sleepy though. It's also been pouring rain so, all things considered, good timing.
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Piglet
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Glad to hear A's going to be all right, Pigwidgeon.
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Huia
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Georgie-Porgy found some forget-me-nots and has the seeds embedded in her tummy fur
This is one of those "I love her but..." moments.
Huia
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sophs
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The cat we got as a kitten 18 years ago is fading. I'm pleased I saw her last week, she came up and groomed Elaine, groomed me and sat on my lap purring.
Poor Rosie.
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Sherwood
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for Rosie.
We lost our Mikki cat back in June and it feels like it's time we visited the cat sanctuary here in Vaasa and adopted a new furry friend.
Mum's coming over for a visit in a couple of weeks and is bringing a little money for me that my Grandad left to me in his will. It seems right that some of it goes towards bringing more life into our little flat.
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Sardonic Angel
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She has rallied slightly, but is very old. She was given weeks to live 18 months ago, so has had love, care and all the cake crumbs she can eat!
Last time I was there I spent more energy stopping her eat my cake than I did stopping her licking my baby. I did draw the line when Rosie tried to stand on Elaine's head!
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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Gypsy is in for her spay today - she's part of a large research project to find out the best age to spay dogs.
She's six months old.
I will worry 'till she's home safe! Then, on Monday, she's going to a quieter home for two weeks to recover. I will miss her terribly
Gypsy - get well soon little girl xx
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Pigwidgeon
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Prayers for a quick recovery for Gypsy -- and prayers for Boogie's lonesomeness.
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"...that is generally a matter for Pigwidgeon, several other consenting adults, a bottle of cheap Gin and the odd giraffe."
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Sherwood
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I hope the two weeks goes by quickly for you both, Boogie
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Piglet
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Good luck Gypsy!
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