Pets! - Page 2

kittie · #1 02-16-2001, 12:59 AM

Okay, so I was trying to break my Greekchat addiction and not post but I just had to jump in and tell about my cat...

I've had Whiskey since last April when I found her at an ATM machine. She lived at home with me last summer and if my mom or I went out walking in the woods behind our house, she would always tag along. I seriously must have walked 3 miles one day, over creeks and everything and Whiskey followed me the whole time. She would also jump from our back porch onto the roof and then climb over the roof and into my brother's 3rd floor window. Now, in my apartment, she still occasionally manages to get up on the roof (and I have no idea how) but now she's scared to come down and I have to climb onto the ledge of the balcony to get her down. She also plays fetch like a dog. She'll bring me this toy of hers and I'll throw it and then she'll chase after it and bring it back over and over and over again. If I'm trying to sleep and she wants attention (which she always does) she'll stick her paw in my face and tap me until I pet her. Basically, she's just a nut but I seriously can't imagine not having her. That's one thing I'm really not looking forward to--having to live in the sorority house and not having my kitty for a year.

Franny Granny · #2 02-18-2001, 02:36 AM

Hey all!!!

I have 2 Dwarf Hamsters named Matics (as in MATH..)and Deziak (as in AFRO...hee hee hee)...

Anywho, Deziak is a little larger (but still fits in the palm of my hand) than lil' Matics and tries to punk him out of his food (there is enough food for everybody, but Deziak is a lil' on the ghetto side)...

If they don't like the food that I give them, they kick it all over the place. It happened only once, so I know better. Their favorite toy is the hamster ball. They get to run around as much as they please, but without me losing them. I love my babies!!

SuperXO · #3 02-19-2001, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by AXO Alum:
Our landlady let us have our ferret in our rented apartment -- here is my spiel on ferrets -- they are very smart, potty trainable (very easily), and a ton of fun!! Cons - they have 2 speeds -- wide open and asleep, but usually wide open. Some smell - ours does not. They like to be in groups -- I ended up with an anti-social ferret so he's solo but this is unusual. You also have to ferret proof your house (they don't call it "ferreting out" for nothing).

They are really great pets though - we couldn't love our Hobbes more if we tried. Check out this site: http://www.ferretcentral.org for more info.

Email me if you want to, also - I just cannot imagine my life without Hobbes -- but ferrets do require a bunch of love and attention so be prepared.

Thanks AXO Alum, I have seen some ferrets before and they are so cute! BUT, they are illegal in California, last I heard! Crazy, huh?

bucutie02 · #4 04-29-2001, 11:39 AM

localsororities, are all of those fish in the same tank? I heard that bettas had to live alone- or is it that they cant live with other bettas? I also heard that if you put two tanks next to each other and they each contain a betta then they get really big and kind of swell up. Is this true?

mgdzkm433 · #5 04-30-2001, 08:56 AM

This is my cat, Pussy Galore. Her name comes from the James Bond film 'Goldfinger'. I'm a huge Bond fan. Anyway, she's about a year and 5 months old. I got her at the Animal shelter. She's VERY prissy. When we first got her, she was scared of our dog--but now, she attacks the dogs! They try to stay out of her way mostly, and she'll actually CHASE THEM if they are running around. We also let her out on a cable (only if we're out with her) and the neighbor's Chiwawa (sp?) is terrified of her.

These are our two dogs. The one on the left is Guinevere. She's my baby. She'll be 2 in June. She was my first pet that I raised myself, I had childhood pets--but my mom took care of them. She's a crazy dog! She loves to be outside. We got her from the shelter as well. She was 8 weeks old when we got her.

On the right is Maeve. We just got Maeve on March 31st. She's grown mostly. We estimate her age to be a little over a year. She's very affectionate, but we think she's been abused by a man because she's very afraid of Bryan--so he's being extra gentle with her, hoping she'll eventually see that he won't hurt her. We also got her from the shelter. We found that she likes wood--so far she's chewed up a dowl rod and chewed the corner off of my brand new coffee table, but I still love her. Coffee tables are replacable.

Corbin Dallas · #6 05-01-2001, 12:51 AM

I got a snake man! It's a California King, and is about 8-10 months old. One of my buddies got it last fall, and decided he wanted a python, so i took this one off his hands. I named him(?) Walter, after John Goodman's character in the Big Lebowski. Don't even ask how I came up with that

Four other guys in my house have snakes, and one alum has one that he kept at the house. Between us we have a Cal. King, 3 Ball Pythons, a Burmese Python, and a wild caught Rat Snake. That Rat Snake is MEAN too!

When I was a kid, I had several cats and dogs. My favorite cat was named Mr. T. I was 7 years old and the biggest A-Team fan, what can I say? My dad has been taking care of a stray cat lately. He named it Charlie, and it helps him work in the garage.

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LXA1048 · #7 05-01-2001, 12:59 AM

I had a dog for 15 years. I got him when I was 3 and he was a puppy. He died about three years ago. But I have great news. I am getting another puppy this summer. I am getting a chocolate lab. I can't wait. I love dogs.

finest_alum · #8 04-30-2001, 02:54 PM

I have a little runt of the litter calico named Alaska. She's SUCH a cutie. I rescued her from the pound

The cutest thing she does is when I sleep in, she knows what time I normally get up (6:30) and gets right in my face, sits there for a while, scrunches up her nose, closes her eyes, and licks my nose!! She's got nasty cat-food breath, so of course she wakes me long before she gets to the nose!! She's so funny, if I turn over she jumps right over me and keeps trying until I "gently" remove her from the bed or get up!!!

BTW, Allie_XO = I have a friend with a 20+ lb. cat named Tiggy also!!!

heatherh1981 · #9 04-30-2001, 04:23 PM

I have always had cats growing up. We had several cats while growing up. As of right now we have Smokey hes very very weird.. We also have Whiskers hes the thug of all cats. He has his balls( lol) he is a fighter. Comes home whenever he feels like it. I feel sorry for trh other cats..

Lots-a-Heart · #10 05-03-2001, 12:29 AM

Since it is one in the morning and I can't sleep.....
Right now i have a cat named "teake" we named her after that really fast "thing" in the first Ewoks movie (Battle of Endor or something??) b/c the cat tore around this house!
We also recently bought a golden lab and for the first time ever I got to name an animal in this family and I chose "Dolby". Many people finish my sentence with "surround sound" but I named her after Thomas Dolby the 80s musician ("she blinded me with science" song)
Loser I know!

My first kid: Billie Jean
Just joking!

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LexiKD · #11 05-03-2001, 11:12 PM

I have the best puppy. Her name is Kay Dee and she's a mut! She is half lab and half golden retriver, she rocks, but likes to chew on my new furniture, we are working on it!
I have always had small dogs, but Kay Dee is about 50lbs now and growing!

Carrieboberry · #12 05-05-2001, 08:28 PM

Oh my gosh, what a cool topic. Animals are the BEST and hearing that you all love your animals is helping me get to know a different side of you. How cool! I have a little Pomeranian--sweet tiny little fur ball of love--and a Rottweiler named Toto. I love animals!

If I could have a dolphin in my own personal ocean, that would be the coolest *dreamin'*

DGPhoney · #13 05-05-2001, 11:08 PM

hey cute topic

I have a himalayan and persian cat. He's white with brown face, ears and paws, and he is sooo cute. Anyway, my mom had brought him for me when i was 8, so at the time being the typical 8yr old, I wanted to name him Kitty Kat,lol. Well that name wasn't an option so my mom being the Elvis fan that she is(yes u all can laugh) deamed him Elvis, for short goes by elviy

DGPhoney~

ees125 · #14 06-01-2001, 08:12 AM

My cat Tiger!!! I never liked cats until I met my boyfriend's mother's cat Maggie...she was just everything any other cat I ever met was not...liked to be held, petted, cuddled. Well soon after I got my own....The Tiger. He is the perfect cat for me becasue he actually thinks he's a dog. He plays fetch and everything. He is just too funny. Also, a little clumsy, which is not normal for cats (I think he is just hyper and doesn't pay attention). He falls off things and runs into windows a lot, but I still love him.

SSS1365 · #15 06-01-2001, 09:00 AM

I have a beagle named Buddy. I wanted to name him Snoopy, but he's actually my brother's dog, so that didn't go over very well. I have a black cat named Inc and 2 other cats named Scooter and Peaches. I also have a purple betta named Skully (Sigmas would know why)!