Ahhhh...cute!

supervike

Super Moderator
how thick is your wallet?

Originally posted by finn17
BANG!

There goes another $60 plus shipping and handling down the drain:wow:

I\'ve got plenty more expensive threads to share!!lollollol
 

DragonPaint

Member
Originally posted by Gin1906
@Dragonpaint, Post a picture please....
Bambi was a shelter cat we rescued about 7 years ago, so you never know, they might be related..granted the parent would have to be well traveled!

Here\'s another picture of Floppy:
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Floppy sleeps on the bed too but has no problems with the \"friendly\" moments between me and my wife :D

Paolo
 

Smoth

New member
Originally posted by vincegamer
@Smoth
Glad to see I\'m not the only one with 2 copies of HeroQuest!


no, they burned when my apartment went up. It sucks because I got my thrid copy the weekend before the fire :\\
 

katamaran

New member
We have too many friggin\' animals in my house...


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Talley - 2 1/2 year old Bernese Mountain Dog


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Sera - 1 1/2 year old BMD


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Audie - 10 month old BMD


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Turkey - extremely neurotic Red Lord Amazon parrot

I also have about 100 fish in four different tanks. My sister is living here temporarily (please God) with her German Shepherd, Lab/Border Collie mix, cat, and two ferrets.

*sigh*
 
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U4-Welcome

Guest
Message original : Gin1906
Bambi is kind of a funny cat, for many years she would only socialize with my daughter, then about a year ago she decided I was her person, she now sleeps with me, has to have her nightly love fest, with me, and gets Very upset if my husband gets to \"friendly\";) we have taken to making sure she is not in the room before hand, cause he doesnt like the claw marks!:D
Oh right, blame it on the cat ! lol

@katamaran : your dogs look like 3 really friendly poochies. Makes me wish my mom wasn\'t allergic.
 

Tuubje

New member
Same kind of dog like Finn, except mine doesn\'t look that much like a squig
;). She\'s still young, so I expect that gob to widen soon :)

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finn17

New member
A squig!!!!!

Originally posted by Tuubje
Same kind of dog like Finn, except mine doesn\'t look that much like a squig
;).
HOW DAR......:idea:

You are absolutely right of course. Never really thought of Spike as a squig before, but he has all the qualities...

Probably comes from having an Orcish owner:D
 

kittykat23uk

New member
My pet Kai is very mini-friendly:


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He sleeps all day, doesn\'t shed fur (and when he sheds skin, I might use that to add some realism to my lizardmen! :D

Regards

Kat
 

vincegamer

Active member
Originally posted by Sturmhalo
Is that a natural breed or one of those specially bred cats (Such as cats with very short legs so they can\'t climb on the furniture - detestable practice breeding genetic deformaties to suit our lifestyles!)

Well, Sturm, that\'s a very loaded question.
All traits are natural (particularly in cats which are extrememly resistant to mutation) but a \"breed\" is inherently unnatural - it\'s the result of humans forcing inbreeding. There are no \"natural breeds\"; all breeds that can fit under a name are \"specially bred.\"

The breed you are talking about, the \"Munchkin\", is the result of a naturally occuring mutation. So is the hairlessness of the Sphynx or the colored points of the Siamese or the bent ears of the American Curl, or the taillessness of the Manx, or the curled tail of the Chow dog.

As with all domestic animals, its existence in numbers is the result of people liking it and inbreeding it to reinforce the mutated gene.
The modern German Shepherd dog tends to get serious hip problems because it has been bred for a shape that people like but isn\'t good for walking.

The real question is: is that breed ethical?
Personally I think the Persian is an unethical breed of cat because it has been bred to have a concave nose which leads to extensive respiratory problems. I don\'t know about the Munchkin because there aren\'t enough of them to know the adverse effects of maintaining short legs. However, I suspect it is like the Dachsun dog and will have severe back problems.

To avoid any inbred problems, you are best just getting a mutt (dog) or moggie (cat).
 

dauber22

New member
A Moggie?????

Cool! :cool: I always wondered what the feline equivalent of a mutt would be called. and I\'ve never heard that term before. Learn something new here every day:D
Actually I\'ve learned 2 things here today: what a \"mutt\" cat is called and what levels of Hell I\'ll dwell on in the afterlife lol Who could ask for more!
 
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t_haye2

Guest
my cat, together with my mum\'s new dog..... Cat\'s called Jabs, he lives in amsterdam, becasue he\'s getting on a bit and I think a flight to the UK would freak him out, and think about it, he\'d have to learn to miauw english all of a sudden, no other cat would understand him!...ok, that was a bit weird...


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Sturmhalo

Guest
Originally posted by tooshy

@Sturm - sorry to hear about your kittys. Not a nice week for you at all. I\'ll be keeping my fingers crossed for them :)

Thanks Toosh. Harry is currently in good health now after a hefty dose of anti biotics (though he does still have his underlying diseases). The vet said he wouldn\'t put him down whilst he\'s in such good health. Which is great news. BUT. Next time he picks up an infection that knocks him for six I\'m afraid he won\'t be coming home from the vets! His illnesses will make him more and more suseptable to infection and he\'ll find it harder to fight off infection as well without increasing amounts of drugs. Not fair on him and potentially too expensive for my mum (it cost £300 to put him right this time around!).
 
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Sturmhalo

Guest
Originally posted by vincegamer
Originally posted by Sturmhalo
Is that a natural breed or one of those specially bred cats (Such as cats with very short legs so they can\'t climb on the furniture - detestable practice breeding genetic deformaties to suit our lifestyles!)

Well, Sturm, that\'s a very loaded question.
All traits are natural (particularly in cats which are extrememly resistant to mutation) but a \"breed\" is inherently unnatural - it\'s the result of humans forcing inbreeding. There are no \"natural breeds\"; all breeds that can fit under a name are \"specially bred.\"

The breed you are talking about, the \"Munchkin\", is the result of a naturally occuring mutation. So is the hairlessness of the Sphynx or the colored points of the Siamese or the bent ears of the American Curl, or the taillessness of the Manx, or the curled tail of the Chow dog.

As with all domestic animals, its existence in numbers is the result of people liking it and inbreeding it to reinforce the mutated gene.
The modern German Shepherd dog tends to get serious hip problems because it has been bred for a shape that people like but isn\'t good for walking.

The real question is: is that breed ethical?
Personally I think the Persian is an unethical breed of cat because it has been bred to have a concave nose which leads to extensive respiratory problems. I don\'t know about the Munchkin because there aren\'t enough of them to know the adverse effects of maintaining short legs. However, I suspect it is like the Dachsun dog and will have severe back problems.

To avoid any inbred problems, you are best just getting a mutt (dog) or moggie (cat).

I believe the munchkin has been outlawed as a breed. At least it has in this country. A cat that can\'t run or climb isn\'t \'natural\'. I doubt it would be fair let that breed out of the house either as it\'s physical flaws would cause it serious problems outdoors. Best to let the breed die out really.
 

Duende

New member
Well here\'s my two goons....

Originally posted by vincegamer

To avoid any inbred problems, you are best just getting a mutt (dog) or moggie (cat).

These two are definately \"moggies\". They are two brothers out of the same litter. Their mother and grandmother are owned by my mother-in-law. The grandma cat was found as a stray abondoned on a little island in the middle of a lake. Cruel people who would do such a thing.

Anyway, thier father and grandfather are whatever strays that hung around my MIL\'s house looking for some action;). There used to be a Maine Coon breeder that lived nearby, and I think the local strays have some of that since my vet thinks Odin looks like a Maine Coon, but he\'s definately a mix.

Here\'s couple of pics of them...

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Cat nap time!

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Meow! There\'s sure a lot of cat lovers here!
 
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