Author Topic: Photos of my Pets (Read 3695 times)

GoIsraelGo! · « **on:** August 14, 2009, 01:34:00 PM »

Here are 2 of my Pets ....My Doxie Haylee and my Cat Bart.

Haylee my doxie is 13 years old. She has been paralyzed for 7 years now, but she feels no pain and is happy despite her handicap.
My doxie Haylee spends most of her days watching fox news in her little bed, she eats well, loves to bark and plays tug of war with socks.

Bart is a lazy indoor cat who spends most of his time eating and sleeping. Bart has no hunting skills due to him being an indoor cat. We have an infestation of Coyotes who hunt for Cats that have wandered out of their homes where I live.

Rubystars · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2009, 01:36:29 PM »

You have some really nice animals. Have you ever thought of getting a doggy wheelchair for your dachshund? They're only a few hundred dollars each and it might give him some mobility. I'm sure that they both live very happy lives with a great person like you

When I get a chance I'll try to get some pictures of the feral cats and the kittens.

GoIsraelGo! · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2009, 01:57:39 PM »

Ruby, thank you for the suggestion of a wheelchair.

Taking care of her is a 24/7 job and if I bought her a set of wheels I would have to put the wheels on and off throughout the day. That would add to my workload for her. I could not put her in the wheels and leave her unattended.
She does get exercise in our back yard 3 times a day...the grass is soft and she uses her front legs to pull the rest of her along. Her front legs are powerful and make up for the lack of the hind legs. Honestly she can go pretty fast across the yard, and she likes to roll in the grass and sun bathe.

If I was to take her out of the home for walks then I would have invested in wheels for her, but she is content exercising in my room and in her yard.

Ruby, how are your cats doing?
I remember you adopted a feral cat and had her spayed..that was so kind of you.

Shalom - Dox

cynthia · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2009, 02:33:48 PM »

I have three dogs, and one of them is 98 in dog years. He gets around, and I dearly love them all. Animals are a gift.

GoIsraelGo! · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2009, 02:42:08 PM »

Quote from: cynthia on August 14, 2009, 02:33:48 PM

I have three dogs, and one of them is 98 in dog years. He gets around, and I dearly love them all. Animals are a gift.

Hi Cynthia... so you are a dog lover too, that is great. Dogs are truly man's best friend. I am sure you love and spoil your pets as I do.

My husband and I have 3 dogs also, I posted only 2 pictures today. One of my doxie and one of my cat.
We have in addition 2 other dogs, I didn't post their pics. One female Jack Russel Terrier ( Trixie ) and a Wolf/ Shepard mix named Buster.
We also have 2 African Fat tailed geckos, the female is 7 years old ( Brownie ) and she is dying of old age and the other gecko ( Boo ) is 5 years old.

Shalom Cynthia - Good to have you on our forum!

Dox

mord · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2009, 03:26:44 PM »

i HAVE A DOG TOO HE'S 9 HE'S VERY NICE I POSTED A PHOTO A FEW TIMES .At first i thought your Dachshund was a Doberman he's cute.He's not fully Paralyzed is he?

SW · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:45:44 PM »

Your pets are cute! I like them

GoIsraelGo! · « **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:57:01 PM »

Quote from: mord on August 14, 2009, 03:26:44 PM

i HAVE A DOG TOO HE'S 9 HE'S VERY NICE I POSTED A PHOTO A FEW TIMES .At first i thought your Dachshund was a Doberman he's cute.He's not fully Paralyzed is he?

Hi Mord, her name is haylee and she is not fully paralyzed. Sometimes she can stand for 2 or 3 minutes. Her hind legs do not work anymore for walking. Her front legs are very strong and she pulls herself along very well in the yard and on the wood floor.
She ( Haylee ) has degenerative disk disease. My vets and I talked about an operation years ago, but I decided not to go for the surgery, it was too risky and there were no promises that she would walk again.

I saw a picture of your dog, If I remember correctly he is a german shepard. He is beautiful.
he looks spolied too!

Now that you mentioned it, she does resemble a mini Doberman pincher.

Shalom - Dox

GoIsraelGo! · « **Reply #8 on:** August 14, 2009, 04:58:19 PM »

Quote from: German Kahanist on August 14, 2009, 04:45:44 PM

Your pets are cute! I like them

Thank you German Kahanist...do you have any pets?

mord · « **Reply #9 on:** August 14, 2009, 05:05:15 PM »

Quote from: republicandox on August 14, 2009, 04:57:01 PM

Quote from: mord on August 14, 2009, 03:26:44 PM
i HAVE A DOG TOO HE'S 9 HE'S VERY NICE I POSTED A PHOTO A FEW TIMES .At first i thought your Dachshund was a Doberman he's cute.He's not fully Paralyzed is he?

Hi Mord, her name is haylee and she is not fully paralyzed. Sometimes she can stand for 2 or 3 minutes. Her hind legs do not work anymore for walking. Her front legs are very strong and she pulls herself along very well in the yard and on the wood floor.
She ( Haylee ) has degenerative disk disease. My vets and I talked about an operation years ago, but I decided not to go for the surgery, it was too risky and there were no promises that she would walk again.

I saw a picture of your dog, If I remember correctly he is a german shepard. He is beautiful.
he looks spolied too!

Now that you mentioned it, she does resemble a mini Doberman pincher.

Shalom - Dox

T/Y YES DACSHUNDS HAVE DISC PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY'RE LONG AND SHORT SO THEY TEND TO HAVE SPINE PROBLEMS .I HAD A DISC PROBLEM BUT MY NEUROLOGIST SENT ME TO A PHYSICAL THREAPISTS AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS I WAS WEIGHTLIFTING AGAIN

Manch · « **Reply #10 on:** August 14, 2009, 05:38:28 PM »

You have sweet pets! I have a girl bulldog - my 2nd one. I had a boy bulldog before.

Abben · « **Reply #11 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:14:35 PM »

Your tuxedo cat is pretty. I have one as well

muman613 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:22:47 PM »

At the maximum I had eight cats. At this time I only have three left. The oldest cat is 14 now...

In Order :

Bud : Black & White cat {my first cat} died in 2000
Tinkerbell : died last year
Blinky : Black cat still alive {14 years old}
Todo : Died 2 years ago
Tiger : Lost 10 years ago
Kit : Died 7 years ago
Pepper : Still alive {My favorite cat}
Patches : sister of Pepper, outside and feral
Popey : boyfriend of Patches, outside and feral
Spices: Died 2 years ago

Lisa · « **Reply #13 on:** August 14, 2009, 06:45:37 PM »

Dox, your pets are adorable!

TruthSpreader · « **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2009, 08:12:00 PM »

They're so cute.

Rubystars · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2009, 11:47:01 PM »

Quote from: republicandox on August 14, 2009, 01:57:39 PM

Ruby, thank you for the suggestion of a wheelchair.

Taking care of her is a 24/7 job and if I bought her a set of wheels I would have to put the wheels on and off throughout the day. That would add to my workload for her. I could not put her in the wheels and leave her unattended.
She does get exercise in our back yard 3 times a day...the grass is soft and she uses her front legs to pull the rest of her along. Her front legs are powerful and make up for the lack of the hind legs. Honestly she can go pretty fast across the yard, and she likes to roll in the grass and sun bathe.

If I was to take her out of the home for walks then I would have invested in wheels for her, but she is content exercising in my room and in her yard.

That sounds like a very happy little doggy. She is so lucky to have you when others would have given up on her! What a great pet parent you are

As long as animals have a reasonable quality of life, they should be cared for instead of put to sleep. Disabled pets are lovable pets too! I understand about the 24/7 thing too. A while back I lost my nearly 17 year old dog named Mikey. I used to have him in my avatar. He was very elderly and had brain damage, sometimes he turned in circles, but he remembered who we were and would want to cuddle and lick me sometimes, so I kept him going as long as I could. He did end up having to be put to sleep, but it was really unquestionably time at that point, and I was able to feel good about giving him every chance for a long life and letting him live it happily.

This is my ferret, Eva:

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Ruby, how are your cats doing?
I remember you adopted a feral cat and had her spayed..that was so kind of you.

Shalom - Dox

Thanks

Blackie (female black cat), Whitenose (female gray tabby with white fur above her nose), Willow (male gray and white cat), and Smokey (gray female, Blackie's daughter) were all spayed and we still take care of them but they are outside cats and probably wouldn't be happy as pets. Smokey's brother/Blackie's son Cinder disappeared and is probably deceased. Willow might have killed him or he might have been hit by a car. The other cats are doing fine.

Whitenose's babies that I took off the street to raise inside are Tiger (male gray tabby), Serena (female black, with gray stripes), and Casey (male black). I am getting them treated for ringworm. Their sister Baby died recently of some infection and their other sibling disappeared before I could rescue them.

Confederate Kahanist · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:00:14 AM »

Quote from: Rubystars on August 14, 2009, 01:36:29 PM

You have some really nice animals. Have you ever thought of getting a doggy wheelchair for your dachshund? They're only a few hundred dollars each and it might give him some mobility. I'm sure that they both live very happy lives with a great person like you

When I get a chance I'll try to get some pictures of the feral cats and the kittens.

I agree with Rubystars. Get a rascal for the rascal.

The One and Only Mo · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:49:13 AM »

Dox, your dog is soooo cute. Unfortunately, I am deathly allergic to cats so I can never think one is cute,lol. My mom loves dogs. One day I want to own one. Maybe a Great Dane or one of those super genius dogs that do everything for you and will protect you. Like a super killer who obeys your command. I want a lovable dog who can turn into a killer on demand.

GoIsraelGo! · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2009, 01:02:44 AM »

Thank you Lisa, Abben, Manch, YimachShemotoIslam, and Abraham.

Ruby, I saw your ferret...it is so adorable and what a busy body your pet ferret is! I noticed he/she kept looking for something to get into.
I have heard that ferrets love to keep their owners busy. I wish I could add a ferret to my family, but my husband would probably send me off to a funny farm if I did. We have so many pets already.

Mord, you are correct about the doxies having disk problems. Haylee started having troubles at age 3 and we spent the next 3 years at the Vet office with pain killers, etc. Haylee had such a will to live and she was in love with me so I decided to keep her no matter the difficulties. At age 7 she could not walk anymore, but not walking became a blessing in disguise. Even though she couldn't walk anymore, at least she didn't feel any pain either and it has been 6 years since she stopped the pain meds and she's fine now.

Muman, I saw a picture of your black and white cat some time ago on the forum. Like Ruby you do a great mitzvah to care for those poor ferel cats.
I am sorry you lost your beloved cats and it was good of you to remember them by posting their names.

Thank you all for letting me have a show and tell about my pets and your kind replys.

Shalom - Dox

ProudAndZionist · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:13:21 AM »

Very sweet pets.

Rubystars · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:53:15 AM »

Muman how is Pepper doing? I was hoping that they had recovered from their sickness a while ago.

Debbie Shafer · « **Reply #21 on:** August 16, 2009, 01:25:43 PM »

Very Cute critters. Amazing how you can live in harmony with animals. They even lower our blood pressure, because of our kinship. It can be very healthy to have a wonderful pet, and close relationship..... Animals are frequently taken to visit senior citizens in retirement homes, it makes them happy and content!

✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2009, 01:42:41 PM »

its great that you are taking care of the dog inspite of it being paraplegic. I know some people give up taking care of animals when they start suffering from illnesses.

muman613 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2009, 03:09:56 PM »

Quote from: Rubystars on August 16, 2009, 08:53:15 AM

Muman how is Pepper doing? I was hoping that they had recovered from their sickness a while ago.

Hi RubyStars,

Pepper is wonderful now... Completely recovered from the anemic condition she was in a couple months ago... And of course she loves me even more for saving her from such a dangerous condition.

Thank you so much for asking. Pets do help us feel connection to the physical world. I love most animals and enjoy sitting in nature with birds, squirrels and other wildlife. Where I live we have so many wonderful birds, from hummingbirds and blue jays to hawks and eagles.

It is wonderful that Dox is taking care of her pet even when she has disabilities. I know she will be rewarded for her kindness.

patches · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:43:42 PM »

I have to say, Patches is a great name for a pet.