From commentor Khead: Sweet Pea was a stray kitty that roamed our neighborhood for a number of years (3? 4?) after we moved in. When our beloved pet cat Casey at the time started to fade in health (he was 20!) we noticed that Sweet Pea was spending a lot of time near our townhouse. …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Pet’s Pet
From commentor Josie: This is my gentle Akbash goat guarding dog Teddi and her cat Wiley. Teddi is not a rescue in the classic sense, but I did rescue her from her older half brothers who were picking on her. My son had bought three dogs to guard his goats and made the mistake of …
Early Morning Open Thread: Cherish the Day
From commentor Curtis: Our wonderful cat Star died unexpectedly yesterday… I know Balloon Juice is home to a lot of animal lovers, and I thought that even if you all couldn’t meet her in person you could at least see how adorable she was. She was adopted from a shelter so we don’t know how …
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Early Morning Open Thread
From commentor Mawodo: The gang and I watching the Oregon – Stanford game from a few weeks back. __ The 20 pounder that likes to sit on my shoulder is Calista. She was taken in by our vet when a family had to move and couldn’t keep her any more. She’s had an unfortunate problem …
Open Thread: Not Tunch
… but there’s a new niche waiting for Balloon Juice’s most popular pin-up… __ Feline media sensation Prince Chunk dies in NJ __ BLACKWOOD, N.J. – An enormously fat cat named Prince Chunk who became famous when he was found wandering in New Jersey after his owner lost her home to foreclosure has died. __ …
Early Morning Open Thread: Batman
From commentor JSF: This is Batman. His name was Glenn when we accidentally adopted him. Me and the boy were out shopping for an anniversary gift for mom for #22. We were looking for some copper jewelry because the 22nd anniversary gift is copper. I took my broken necklace with me so I could get …
Early Morning Open Thread: Healing
From commentor RoonieRoo: We have always had rescue cats from the shelters and streets. Mishka has a special story. Mishka is a soul healer. 1999 was not a good year for my soul. Within a 3 weeks of each other, I lost my 13 year old and 10 year old pet rabbits (yes, rabbits), my …