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Originally Posted by Axl
Animal thread hell yeah.
So we've got Bule Bule, who is a young lady cat whom I found in a neighbor's backyard as a month-old kitten. Because of this, she has the need to always butt into anything people are doing. The slightly dog-level neediness makes her endearing though. Likes to actually play around and shit, tries to get the bigger cat to do cat things with her - usually gets bitten.
Then there's Kronchis, who is rad. He is a surly-ass cat who has been taking names since day one. Apparently he got picked up off the street, but started wrecking too much shit with the other cats in the household. So he came over to my abode so I could train him to focus that anger - onto my arm, which is now covered in scars. He's now 4 years old, and decidedly less angry at the world. Serves as a Uncle Buck figure to the smaller cat. |
You've got a lot of yawning cats there.
Tom and Rusty liked to fight it out; at first there was some strife because 10 years is a significant age difference and Tom didn't really appreciate being pounced on, but eventually it just became part of how they got along. I kinda wish I'd gotten a picture of them curled up in the winter, because that was adorable. I did manage to capture a
video of them fighting, though.
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Originally Posted by Lev
I think you can divide pets into 3 divisions:
Pets that are like a cool screensaver
Pets that are like a friend
Pets that are like a friend you work with
As much as I love cats or dogs, I couldn't imagine owning one... as for the cool screensaver pets, I've had some before and I might get a jellyfish(extremely expensive) or a praying mantis if I ever settle down, but generally the 3rd option is more appealing... having a pet that's livestock seems more like growing a plant, allows you to grow your own food and clothing, which to me seems like a really cool thing to do.
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I totally forgot about my dad's fish. They were fun, but eventually I decided it was less depressing not to pay attention to what was happening. Protip: goldfish
can grow to gigantic proportions and devour everything else in your tank. Some of my extended family has had livestock, but that ended when one of them got attached to one of the pigs.
The best thing was visiting my uncle's ranch while he was hosted someone else's llama--like, you'd just be sitting outside talking and all of a sudden this bigass llama would go galloping past in the background. It was surreal.
I think this thread is still missing a few pictures, so I might as well throw some more in while I'm at it.
Tom, waiting to be let outside, where he could explore/hunt/go door to door soliciting treats. When one set of neighbors lived next door, they also had a cat name Odette. According to the wife, Tommy would often go visit and sit on the porch and they'd meow at each other from opposite sides of the door and stuff.
Rusty sleeping under my dresser.
This is one of my brother's cats, Zoe, who is a cute little monster. She tears through houses like you don't know what.