Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:04 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335581#Comment_335581 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335581#Comment_335581 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:08:11 -0700 Argos
To start off, have a really big cat and a sugar glider, in Japanese photo booth version, of course.





Funny enough I'm not actually a fan of the sugar glider, but he makes great fodder for the photo booth app. Oh and FYI, that's our cat at his healthy weight, 14 lbs. Apparently he was at 22lbs before I met Edgar :O ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335583#Comment_335583 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335583#Comment_335583 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:21:00 -0700 Foamhead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335587#Comment_335587 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335587#Comment_335587 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:38:31 -0700 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335588#Comment_335588 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335588#Comment_335588 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:38:48 -0700 Foamhead eels maggots the thread.)

No Japanese photo booth app.sorry.

Eric, on (one of) his fave places to sleep:


Treacle avec drool-bubble.


Neighbour's cat inspecting new living room window (and completely winding my two up in the process.)
]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335591#Comment_335591 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335591#Comment_335591 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:55:19 -0700 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335592#Comment_335592 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335592#Comment_335592 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:12:13 -0700 Horrible Warning Si
Show me your subjugated furry love-robot slaves, by all means, but decorum will maintained, dammit, or it's the urethral maggots for the lot of you. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335595#Comment_335595 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335595#Comment_335595 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:26:02 -0700 ErikCJones http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335598#Comment_335598 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335598#Comment_335598 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:10:56 -0700 nelzbub
This is Monster, he's a Victorian Bulldog that my girlfriend rescued from the pound at five months old after his previous owner had locked him in the kitchen and gone on holiday for two weeks.
He's two years old now and we love him dearly.

This month he's had to have an operation on his elbow and he's supposed to be taking it easy which sadly means spending about ten hours a day tied to the radiator to stop him charging around.

Not a happy boy! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335599#Comment_335599 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335599#Comment_335599 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:20:37 -0700 flecky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335600#Comment_335600 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335600#Comment_335600 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:34:12 -0700 Foamhead There is a MAXIMUM SQUEE threshold. I can't tell you what it is, but you'll know if you cross it.Well, if the Japanese photo-booth effects didn't set-off his SqueeMax SpurAlert9000™ scrotal implant, I think we might be safe (for now). ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335668#Comment_335668 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335668#Comment_335668 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:39:00 -0700 dorkmuffin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335672#Comment_335672 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335672#Comment_335672 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:56:20 -0700 Salgood Sam

And then the next day i discovered a new litter of kittens and their stray mom on the balcony below ours. We took them in and have had a room full of kittens for the last 6 weeks.


this last one, link no good in Germany 'cus i put it to music, sorry.


Ed:PS; We found homes for all the kittens, but mom still needs one! Anyone in the Montreal are let me know if you're interested. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335675#Comment_335675 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335675#Comment_335675 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:25:36 -0700 Foamhead Too...much...squee... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335676#Comment_335676 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335676#Comment_335676 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:26:16 -0700 oldhat

He's about 16 years-old,a bit of a grump, a bit of a drama queen (screams for attention a lot) and...very clearly prefers my company over the rest of the family. His food of choice is Pastrami.

Here's a more dignified photo of him.
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Little Bruce Meowzers

Slightly Older and less Ewoky Bruce

Cecelia Rose Delores


@Nelzbub What a hoss! We have a big ridgeback and a little mutt at home, but I wants a bulldog for the pack.

@Sal Watching some kittens get born was my birds and the bees talk a couple decades ago. Nice videos. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335679#Comment_335679 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335679#Comment_335679 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:42:09 -0700 Alastair


and this is our new arrival Edie!
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Kira eating Cthuluoid sea creature: ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335681#Comment_335681 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335681#Comment_335681 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:02:41 -0700 chiaslut Would you just look at all these awesome creatures we decide to live with. I wonder with the scaled critters will make an appearance.

Here's the best dog in the whole world, Atticus.


This is the new girl, Chance, with my larval human.


I took the pooches kayaking on Lake Alpine last weekend! They did so well.
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He has a habit of sticking his tongue out all the time, and that may be my favorite thing about him.
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@curb I think we ended up with two manx separated at birth.


]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335727#Comment_335727 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335727#Comment_335727 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:48:16 -0700 SteadyUP


90% of my pictures of her are in my lap because that is all...



...she ever...



...does.



Hobbies include kicking litter all over my bathroom and staring at bugs but never trying to catch them. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335731#Comment_335731 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335731#Comment_335731 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:31:24 -0700 lampcommander
Here's our two dogs on Valentine's Day--Obi on the left and Mona on the right. They look pleased, I think!


And this is Mona as a puppy.
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My sister's cat, Oscar:


The pet photos have been incredibly darling. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335831#Comment_335831 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335831#Comment_335831 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:07:54 -0700 brittanica http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335838#Comment_335838 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335838#Comment_335838 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:18:55 -0700 Finagle
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toys for uber chewers, any recommendations? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335865#Comment_335865 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335865#Comment_335865 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:35:27 -0700 oldhat
And a question for Bulldog owners, how are they to take care of? From what I understand, pet health insurance is VERY much needed because their health problems are so bad. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335875#Comment_335875 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335875#Comment_335875 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:15:10 -0700 Alastair
i'll get some more pics soon :) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335886#Comment_335886 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335886#Comment_335886 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:58:30 -0700 chiaslut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335890#Comment_335890 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335890#Comment_335890 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:40:31 -0700 Alastair http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335901#Comment_335901 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335901#Comment_335901 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:18:18 -0700 Rootfireember
This is Brook, my mom's english setter. I took this picture of her yesterday; she died this morning (her heart just gave out). She was my boy Hunter's best friend; and now they're together again. The past few weeks she'd been very talkative and happy, and snugly, so at least you know, she wasn't miserable before she went.

Will post pics of mom's two current dogs, Stewie and Remmy, soon. And of course my cats.

@alastair-
KONG. KONG KONG.
:) They also make like, a super-tough edition of kong if your dog's a really strong chewer. We still have the one from our first dog in use now ( since 1996ish) and it's survived a lot of dogs. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335902#Comment_335902 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335902#Comment_335902 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:23:14 -0700 Alastair http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335905#Comment_335905 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335905#Comment_335905 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:42:29 -0700 FredG
]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335956#Comment_335956 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335956#Comment_335956 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:36:16 -0700 nelzbub
Sadly the list of genetic problems with the breed is pretty bad and so insurance for these breeds costs more and really must be paid.
Monster is two years old and his vet costs are already past 5,000 euros.
His breed type, known as the Victorian Bulldog, is supposedly an attempt to breed out some of the inherent problems with the old english breed- obviously not so successful in his case.
He's still recovering from his operation for elbow displacia(spelling?) and may need his other elbow done in the future, he also has bad skin allergies and requires a special diet. His facial folds require cleaning regularly and I've known of other bulldogs who have had to have facelifts costing thousands of euros to stop the folds on their foreheads damaging their eyes.

Now having said all that, please don't let that put you off considering a dog of this type, the rewards of sharing your life with a bully are well worth the extra care required. I mean who couldn't love this boy?

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Aimee


Luna
]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335987#Comment_335987 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=335987#Comment_335987 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:23:32 -0700 Rootfireember -my best friend just got an English bulldog puppy. Face washing is pretty much an every day thing; and the puppy does have allergies (and tends to stick her face into everything she's allergic to, too!). I used to have a boxer, and they tend to have similar face issues as other mush-faced breeds; and she at lest LOVED having her face washed. Unfortunately mom accidentally trained her to wipe her face off on your pants so...eh.. wasn't as much fun if you were trying to dress up.


This is her bully Lola


This is Remmy, who is a huge horse of a dog, and also a big baby.


Little Kitty


Fate :)


Stewie ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336008#Comment_336008 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336008#Comment_336008 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:54:59 -0700 Horrible Warning Si http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336013#Comment_336013 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336013#Comment_336013 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:38:28 -0700 Foamhead You all disgust me.*cough*jealousbecausehisurethralmaggotsaren'tasphotogenic*cough* ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336082#Comment_336082 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336082#Comment_336082 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:56:32 -0700 Rootfireember @SI
WARREN LIKED KITTIES.
SO THERE.

editing to add:
BRING ON THE KITTIES! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336083#Comment_336083 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336083#Comment_336083 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 22:17:22 -0700 glukkake
Does anyone here own a scaly pet? I have a very angry lizard named Harvey:



He's a blue tongued skink that I inherited from a friend who couldn't pay attention to him. Harvey has... problems. Likely, he just wasn't handled very well or often when he was a wee babe. Some of his toes were already missing when I got him and he refused to be touched or even come out of his cave.

I've done a lot to attempt to rehabilitate him - he lived in my office where my ex and I spent 90% of our lives, so he got used to humans doing human things and making human sounds and he's now social enough that he hangs out with me, watching TV, climbing around and generally being the curious sort that blueys are known to be. He comes when I call him, sleeps outside his cave at times, and seems generally OK enough with me but hates most strangers/even my roommate.

I can't for the life of me, touch him for more than a few seconds before he freaks out.

I can pick him up out of his terrarium (a friend bought him a nice front-opening one so he no longer stresses when I stick my hand in) and move him quickly into another box for cleanings. But he won't stand for being petted or being held. He bites fingers if I get too close for too long. I tried doing a daily handling regiment to get him used to it but it stresses him so badly that he once gave himself a bloody snout trying to get away, so I just stopped. Tried also teaching him to hand feed, but he lunges and most of the time just gets my fingers instead of whatever I'm offering (I feel this is on purpose, he's kind of a bastard.)

I want him to be a pet I can hang out with on my bed with my roommate, or carry around on my shoulder. Suggestions to tame the little bugger? He's an asshole, but I love him like the abusive boyfriend he is.



Liiiiizzzzzaaaarrrddd! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336084#Comment_336084 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336084#Comment_336084 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:08:23 -0700 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336089#Comment_336089 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336089#Comment_336089 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:54:40 -0700 glukkake I'll look around for something that can be hand washed and won't become a biohazard.
Even with his quirks, Harvey is still 1000x better than when my friend first got him and is my favourite little monster. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336101#Comment_336101 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336101#Comment_336101 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:28:25 -0700 Foamhead Escape!

The When: Last night, around 1.30am.
The Who: Treacle, a very timid, kitten-sized and (seemingly) contented house-cat ever since she first spat, hissed and clawed her way into my vestigial lump of a heart 16 years ago.
The Where: Right outside my living room window in the flat's communal back garden, which are permanently locked to keep the local scrotes out and I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO.
The Why: Apparently just to "patrol" the area directly below the window several times, stopping occasionally to munch on some lawn, even though she has access to grass indoors.
The Result: Fifteen wasted, increasingly anxious minutes of me shout-whispering at her to come back inside, trying to tempt her by waving an opened sachet of catfood over her head and really hoping one of the local urban foxes didn't decide tonight's a good time to drop in for a visit. (In case you're wondering why I didn't clamber out after her, the main, big panel of the window opens 4-5 inches, max, which, until last night, I assumed narrow enough for her not to be able to squeeze through. Hyeah.)
The Aftermath: She eventually deigns to return, slumps down on her blanket for a couple of minutes to clean herself up after The Big Adventure and then proceeds squawk at the top of her lungs to be fed...which is why I was looking for her in the first place.



Epilogue: Woke up this morning to find a gift from Treacle, which I'm interpreting as her way of apologising for last night's shenanigans: a small, partly chewed, undigested glob of regurgitated grass. Oh, and once I'd cleaned that up and went to give them both their brekkie, she was AWOL again. Naturally, the first place I checked was the back yard and, surprise surprise, there was a petite black cat mooching around out there. Just begun to call and try to beckon her back again when a familiar, near-ultrasonic, plaintive "I'm-hungry-so-feed-me-NOW!" mewling erupted right behind me. Rightfully, the cat outside shot me a contemptuous, dirty look and carried-on with its mooching. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336112#Comment_336112 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336112#Comment_336112 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:58:10 -0700 flecky
I have a moth in my bedroom. Does that count? As a pet?

*sigh*

I thought not. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336114#Comment_336114 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336114#Comment_336114 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 07:40:04 -0700 Warped Savant It's kind of like when I would go to the store every couple of weeks and buy a pet mouse. I would put it in the cage with my other pet to see if they would get along... The mouse always seemed to piss off the snake though and they only way to shut the little guy up was to eat him.

Or so it seemed. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336120#Comment_336120 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336120#Comment_336120 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:52:34 -0700 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336121#Comment_336121 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336121#Comment_336121 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:54:53 -0700 texture






He's my dialogue editor, if that doesn't make me sound too crazy. It probably does. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336125#Comment_336125 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336125#Comment_336125 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 10:38:58 -0700 glukkake
Moths are fun. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336148#Comment_336148 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336148#Comment_336148 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:43:21 -0700 brittanica
So we attempted to give him a bath, w/ the intent of putting some flea medication (off-the-shelf, but not Hartz; I've heard some scary stuff about their products) on him after and getting the apartment super-clean.
He hasn't had a bath since he was a tiny thing, about 5 years ago.
We're calling this a failed attempt. The fella and I got his back washed and rinsed, but that was it. And I walked away w/ this:

...Plus a few other scratches on my stomach and arm.

So! Anyone have any tips for taking care of fleas and/or getting a cat more comfortable w/ baths? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336151#Comment_336151 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336151#Comment_336151 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:26:07 -0700 Finagle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336160#Comment_336160 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336160#Comment_336160 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:04:26 -0700 Purple Wyrm

Klink (on the left) is a Dachshund/Jack Russel cross. He's quite elderly now, but you wouldn't know it from his energy levels - people often mistake him for a puppy.
Rudy (on the right) is a pedigree miniature Dachshund that grew too big to show (he's in between a miniature and standard in size). His name is technically something like "Etoir Mr Earl", but that's a ridiculous name for dog, so "Rudy" it is.


Here's another one of Rudy. He has a very long tail and can wiggle just the end of it :)

The pics were taken in the middle of winter - hence the faintly ludicrous coats. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336161#Comment_336161 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336161#Comment_336161 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:25:22 -0700 Fishelle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336178#Comment_336178 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336178#Comment_336178 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:21:46 -0700 Alastair ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336188#Comment_336188 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336188#Comment_336188 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:59:36 -0700 Rootfireember
Cat baths:
1) wear a jacket. Preferably leather.
2) Rubber gloves may also be needed
3) If your cat isn't used to wearing a harness, I suggest this. It gives you an added area to grip.

Have one person hold the cat, and the other shampoo, then rinse the cat, being sure to avoid getting suds in the kitty's eyes/nose. Towel-dry kitty before you let kitty escape, and offer lots of treats post bath.

For our girls, I generally do it in the sink, but the neighbors have had luck using the shower with their cats; just make sure the water isn't too hot.

If all else fails, there are wipes you can use on the cat instead of getting the kitty soaked with water; not sure if there are anti-flea ones, but there probably are. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336189#Comment_336189 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336189#Comment_336189 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:07:15 -0700 Argos
I've always washed them in the bath. I fill it with about 2 inches of water and then you can use a cup to scoop up water and pour it onto the cat. Don't use the actual shower setting as it freaks the shit out of cats and might make them literally shit themselves. I learned this the hard way when I was about 8 years old.

The harness is a good idea, I'll have to adopt that technique. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336202#Comment_336202 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336202#Comment_336202 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:02:21 -0700 curb
In other news, Poppy just decided to run out of the kitchen, shout into the drum of the washing machine, then run back in here. No reason for it that I can see. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336208#Comment_336208 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336208#Comment_336208 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:32:54 -0700 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336214#Comment_336214 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336214#Comment_336214 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:23:58 -0700 curb http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336218#Comment_336218 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336218#Comment_336218 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:38:06 -0700 oldhat ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336221#Comment_336221 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336221#Comment_336221 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:45:11 -0700 Rootfireember our cats like to play hide and seek. They run somewhere, make a search-call (It's a rather distinctive meow that means "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!!!", that I've heard in not only my kitties, but in lions on tv). When the other kitty comes to find the first kitty, the first kitty jumps out to surprise the second kitty, and they chase eachother about the house for a while, until it's time to trade places.

...For a while they would do this when I was trying to sleep, using my bed as part of their kitty race track. Now that they've mellowed somewhat, it seems to occur several hours earlier in the evening- around 11-midnight instead of 3am. That way they can play games, and be tired in time for bed. Or in time to argue over who gets to sleep with what human and where. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336224#Comment_336224 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336224#Comment_336224 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:48:58 -0700 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336232#Comment_336232 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336232#Comment_336232 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:51:06 -0700 Yskaya

'dear tumblr...' ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336246#Comment_336246 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336246#Comment_336246 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:12:16 -0700 LokiZero
Tater & Jake:


Bucky:




Tater & Bucky:
]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336264#Comment_336264 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336264#Comment_336264 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:23 -0700 Rootfireember It gets funnier when they try to get a human involved in their game of tag. You have to pretend you are godzilla. And then you have to run away and hide from them after you 'get' the kitty.

Yes. That is a kitty rule. You HAVE to be godzilla. Fate said so.

..also, her favorite hiding spot is in my bathtub. Because she's invisible when she's in it. Because ...you know... no one but HER can look over the side :) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336266#Comment_336266 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336266#Comment_336266 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:57:40 -0700 Horrible Warning Si http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336271#Comment_336271 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336271#Comment_336271 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:48:57 -0700 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336275#Comment_336275 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336275#Comment_336275 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:55:12 -0700 Foamhead did read them, right? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336276#Comment_336276 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336276#Comment_336276 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:47:05 -0700 flecky
Hi, Satan. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336300#Comment_336300 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336300#Comment_336300 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:23:48 -0700 Rootfireember http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336427#Comment_336427 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10741&Focus=336427#Comment_336427 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:10:52 -0700 D.J.
Squee always returns. ]]>