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Not at all. They just make you more charming!
Self-indulgent pet thread
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Great names! I like Sugar 1 and 2. We had dogs called Poochie 1, 2 and 3 when I was very small. Damn, we weren't very imaginative!
It's great when you can have a conversation (well, after a fashion) with your pets!
Sadly we didn't have Brownie for very long, she got gastroenteritis and passed away despite veterinary treatment (the others we had all lived good long and healthy lives). I don't know all the proper terminology for colours and coat types, but she was a brown semi-longhair with a few rosettes, one on her head, and a couple on her rump. Sugar 1 & 2 were both albino shorthairs. Ebony was a black shorthair with one rosette on her face. Candy was a chestnut-brown and white shorthair, with the typical 'banding' of white midway down her body.
They do make excellent pets, especially for children who respect them and can handle small animals with due care, they tend to be quite laid back and seem to enjoy being cuddled and given lots of attention. I recall being bitten/scratched quite badly by pet rabbits, but the piggies were far more tolerant, worst I ever got from them was a warning nip (to which I paid good heed!) when they'd had enough.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Gorgeous looking cat! VERY similar in markings to my Radar, Radar has more a bit more white fur on his face though. Very pretty creature
Manter
Lunch Mob
Her poor little face!Our neighbours are having a bonfire party tonight. A frightened Lily didn't know whether to go upstairs or down.
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Boris enjoying a pepper
CRI
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This thread needs moar Boris, and Pockle, and everything!
CRI
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Whoa, those gorgeous green eyes. Great photo as well!
A dear friend has a Leyla, only she's jet black and her sister Sophie is the brown tabby one.
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Glorious kitty! I've got an alphabet bag like that one, to keep Breeze's grooming utensils in!I his favourite new sleeping place, under the cot
Killing the bumbo to protect the family
Looking absolutely enormous tracking the squirrel
Manter
Lunch Mob
ours are full of baby clothes he hasn't grown into yet... so they are probably quite comfyGlorious kitty! I've got an alphabet bag like that one, to keep Breeze's grooming utensils in!
He has been particularly ace today. He clearly wants to bat at the baby's feet when he waves them around, and sometimes gets as far as sticking his paw out- then he remembers he shouldn't and withdraws the paw reeeeaaaaally slowly looking pained
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Ha ha, that's fantastic. Such self restraint! Oh, the temptation!ours are full of baby clothes he hasn't grown into yet... so they are probably quite comfy
He has been particularly ace today. He clearly wants to bat at the baby's feet when he waves them around, and sometimes gets as far as sticking his paw out- then he remembers he shouldn't and withdraws the paw reeeeaaaaally slowly looking pained
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
If I recall correctly, guinea pigs have to have a diet rich in lots of veg, because they cannot break down certain foods into the vitamins and minerals they need to stay healthy (I think it is that they have a high need for vitamin C from fresh veg, because their metabolism cannot break down other food to provide the same benefit.) Some pets can live on pelleted food bought from a pet shop (although it must be really dull and is not ideal), but piggies need their fresh veg and leaves and should always have a good supply of leafy greens and other veg.
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