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How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:48 pm
by SmudgetheClaret
A couple of years ago the wife and I decided to get a pet I immediately said “dog” she said “cat” so yes we got a rag doll cat from a kitten ,now I’ve never really had a cat before just a quite old one of hers that died shortly after I moved in (nowt to do with me) but she(the cat) means the world to me now so without causing embarrassment do other Clarets feel the same about their furry family ?

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Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:55 pm
by MACCA
My cat is ok, but now it's plucked all the rubber on my Windows and as gone loopy needing to leave the house and come back every 5 minutes, I want it gone.
Believe it or not I have a heart so can't bring myself to draw string bag, brick and canal her, and certainly don't want to pay £100 to put her down.
I'd prefer either a farm for her to retire, or get run over.
None of the wife or kids would miss her, she's become a hindrance
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:57 pm
by SmudgetheClaret
Bloody hell !!!
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:01 pm
by MACCA
Don't get me started on dogs, they should be banned unless they're working dogs. Otherwise they serve no purpose in my opinion.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:12 pm
by fatboy47
MACCA wrote:My cat is ok, but now it's plucked all the rubber on my Windows and as gone loopy needing to leave the house and come back every 5 minutes, I want it gone.
Believe it or not I have a heart so can't bring myself to draw string bag, brick and canal her, and certainly don't want to pay £100 to put her down.
I'd prefer either a farm for her to retire, or get run over.
None of the wife or kids would miss her, she's become a hindrance
Easy enough to put a cat to sleep without the theatricals....couple of crushed diazepam in food...sink full of water at body temp..ease her under avert eyes for 1 minute...job done...save money and save cat the trauma of car ride to vet. Really not hard to do if you get a grip on your emotions.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:17 pm
by MACCA
fatboy47 wrote:Easy enough to put a cat to sleep without the theatricals....couple of crushed diazepam in food...sink full of water at body temp..ease her under avert eyes for 1 minute...job done...save money and save cat the trauma of car ride to vet. Really not hard to do if you get a grip on your emotions.
Does this work?
I took her other week to the vets, £100 later...
Next time she needs any treatment etc, she will be bumped off. She's only about 5, so there will be an opportunity sooner rather than later.
She's a cutie, just causes me headaches, gets in they way and costs me money on a regular basis for no rewards or satisfaction to myself, and I've got kids that fill them duties.
She's surplus to requirements.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:20 pm
by Greenmile
I’m not sure this thread has gone in the direction the OP was hoping for.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:21 pm
by fatboy47
Yep...works fine..had to do it myself 2 years back...living on a tiny island with a weird German woman the only alleged vet available...a woman avoided like the plague by most animal owners around here...it was a no-brainer.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:27 pm
by fatboy47
Just to add...I replaced her with 2 kittens from a rescue place in Cornwall...they've cleared the vermin from my meagre acre or so in a flash..both toms...only feed them occasionally to keep them on their toes...but I think they're happy they got this gig...total freedom..no roads or owt.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:28 pm
by Steve1956

You heartless ******* Macca!
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:32 pm
by Hozz
You really have no heart Macca, I’m sorry to say!
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:32 pm
by tim_noone
I have my horse stabled near cherry tree a lovely chestnut mare I do worry at times.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:33 pm
by Hozz
Dogs ARE mans best friend, it is an inarguable fact, you can rant until you are blue in the face but you’re wrong.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:34 pm
by Bin Ont Turf
Greenmile wrote:I’m not sure this thread has gone in the direction the OP was hoping for.
Probably scarred for life as well.
Threads usually get to at least 12 posts long before there's talk of killing.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:35 pm
by tim_noone
Hozz wrote:Dogs ARE mans best friend, it is an inarguable fact, you can rant until you are blue in the face but you’re wrong.
Not in Blackburn they're not

Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:36 pm
by john'sroseyspecs
Why does macca hate dogs so much?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:41 pm
by duncandisorderly
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:43 pm
by fatboy47
john'sroseyspecs wrote:Why does macca hate dogs so much?
because they eat each others sh1t...and their own....and they hump your leg.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:44 pm
by tim_noone
fatboy47 wrote:because they eat each others sh1t...and their own....and they hump your leg.
And then lick your face.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:44 pm
by karatekid
Took my ginger Tom to the vets last week as he had lost his voice. (the cat that is, not the vet). 2 injections, £50 and 24 hours later his voice was back. Then the little bugger bit me.

Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:46 pm
by tim_noone
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:47 pm
by karatekid
tim_noone wrote:A talking cat?
Yeah, but he only knows one word.

Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:56 pm
by Fretters
Took my dog to the vet a couple of weeks ago as she didn't seem herself. I was stunned and devastated when he said he was going to have to put her down. When I asked why, he said, "because she's really heavy."
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:13 pm
by MACCA
Steve1956 wrote:
You heartless ******* Macca!
Zip it old man, you're not too far above them on my list of things that grate me

Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:19 pm
by Bin Ont Turf
tim_noone wrote:And then lick your face.
Never went t' El Trop in Nelson then?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:24 pm
by tim_noone
Bin Ont Turf wrote:Never went t' El Trop in Nelson then?
Never....I was a circ. man.....more bang for your buck!

Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:26 pm
by Bin Ont Turf
tim_noone wrote:Never....I was a circ. man.....more bang for your buck!

Did they have dogs eating their own sh1t and then licking your face?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:28 pm
by tim_noone
Bin Ont Turf wrote:Did they have dogs eating their own sh1t and then licking your face?
Not on my watch.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:31 pm
by Herts Clarets
karatekid wrote:Yeah, but he only knows one word.

Mine knew 2. I said have you **** on the carpet.
He said "Me? How? "
Though my mate had a dog that was an engineer. It crapped in his slippers and when he kicked it up the arse, it made a bolt for the door.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:33 pm
by Bop
fatboy47 wrote:Yep...works fine..had to do it myself 2 years back...living on a tiny island with a weird German woman the only alleged vet available...a woman avoided like the plague by most animal owners around here...it was a no-brainer.
Don’t live with a weird German woman then pal. Sorry for your loss.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 11:42 pm
by Wile E Coyote
fatboy, my dobermans a wee bit under the weather, what would you recommend, semtex ?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 11:52 pm
by Damo
My Mrs got a Pug for the kids.
Had it 3 weeks and it cost me just short of a grand in vet bills after it ate some Lego and paper clips
Does the diazepam trick work on pugs?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:31 am
by KRBFC
SmudgetheClaret wrote:A couple of years ago the wife and I decided to get a pet I immediately said “dog” she said “cat” so yes we got a rag doll cat from a kitten ,now I’ve never really had a cat before just a quite old one of hers that died shortly after I moved in (nowt to do with me) but she(the cat) means the world to me now so without causing embarrassment do other Clarets feel the same about their furry family ?
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I have a male ragdoll, do you have any problems with the horny fecker humping all day and night?
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:33 am
by Dazzler
Very Important!
Feeds me,F*cks me....smells very sexy.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:35 am
by Taffy on the wing
fatboy47 wrote:Easy enough to put a cat to sleep without the theatricals....couple of crushed diazepam in food...sink full of water at body temp..ease her under avert eyes for 1 minute...job done...save money and save cat the trauma of car ride to vet. Really not hard to do if you get a grip on your emotions.
What a pathetic, selfish excuse for a human!.....So glad i got the hell out of Colne when i did!.....Wallow in it.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:39 am
by ClaretDiver
MACCA wrote:Don't get me started on dogs, they should be banned unless they're working dogs. Otherwise they serve no purpose in my opinion.
MACCA, what a strange thing to say....our dog is an excellent companion dog for our lass. He brings her comfort on her bad days and he is most loyal!
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:06 am
by SmudgetheClaret
KRBFC yes she has only just had 3 kittens sent to homes ( her first batch all died 2nd time sneaked out and got nailed by jet black local tomcat ) but she is winging on heat again it is a bit annoying but might get her done ! and I don't mean drowned MACCA or is it the animal Harold Shipman lol...
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:18 am
by MACCA
fatboy47 wrote:because they eat each others sh1t...and their own....and they hump your leg.
This, then add
Their breath stinks
Their food stinks a mile off
They stink
They in turn make your house stink
They moult
They saliva everywhere
They bark loudly
They bite
They cost you money
They take up your time
Their sh1t is all over our pavements/parks
( If you are half decent you ick it up, and have to carry it around in a bag, although there's still smears of it left on the grass/pavement )
They are constantly off their leads in parks, regularly confronting other dogs, children or adults who dont want them jumping up with their mucky paws and wet fur. ( even worse when it clearly says keep dogs on leads, or no dogs allowed )
Their owners are inconsolable when they finally move on, often burying them, getting their ashes or tattoos in memory....
Yeah dogs are great, can't wait until the Mrs gets her way...
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:31 am
by ClaretMoffitt
MACCA wrote:This, then add
Their breath stinks
Their food stinks a mile off
They stink
They in turn make your house stink
They moult
They saliva everywhere
They bark loudly
They bite
They cost you money
They take up your time
Their sh1t is all over our pavements/parks
( If you are half decent you ick it up, and have to carry it around in a bag, although there's still smears of it left on the grass/pavement )
They are constantly off their leads in parks, regularly confronting other dogs, children or adults who dont want them jumping up with their mucky paws and wet fur. ( even worse when it clearly says keep dogs on leads, or no dogs allowed )
Their owners are inconsolable when they finally move on, often burying them, getting their ashes or tattoos in memory....
Yeah dogs are great, can't wait until the Mrs gets her way...
Reading this thread I seriously hope your Mrs doesn't get her way because I'd fear for the poor animal if she did.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:40 am
by ClaretDiver
MACCA wrote:This, then add
Their breath stinks
Their food stinks a mile off
They stink
They in turn make your house stink
They moult
They saliva everywhere
They bark loudly
They bite
They cost you money
They take up your time
Their sh1t is all over our pavements/parks
( If you are half decent you ick it up, and have to carry it around in a bag, although there's still smears of it left on the grass/pavement )
They are constantly off their leads in parks, regularly confronting other dogs, children or adults who dont want them jumping up with their mucky paws and wet fur. ( even worse when it clearly says keep dogs on leads, or no dogs allowed )
Their owners are inconsolable when they finally move on, often burying them, getting their ashes or tattoos in memory....
Yeah dogs are great, can't wait until the Mrs gets her way...
Dentine sticks clean their teeth
Dry food doesn't stink
A well kept dog doesn't stink
See above
A well groomed dog doesn't
Not true
Not if trained properly
Again not if trained properly
So do kids
So do kids
Fair call but responsible owners pik it up and make sure it's all gone (if they are fed decent food then it's not sloppy!)
Irresponsible owners
So do parents that lose kids.....
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:51 am
by MACCA
Dogs are animals not your own flesh and blood...
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:54 am
by MACCA
ClaretMoffitt wrote:Reading this thread I seriously hope your Mrs doesn't get her way because I'd fear for the poor animal if she did.
Me too.
I'll be berter off and not have a smelly house.
You wouldn't need to fear though, as it'd be trained and treated accordingly.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:04 am
by IndigoLake
I have a budgie who I hold in higher regard than most people. I do spend most of my time with him though as I work from home. He's a clever lad and speaks a few languages (obviously just a few words and phrases in each but still counts, lol).
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:07 am
by Chobulous
MACCA wrote:This, then add
Their breath stinks
Their food stinks a mile off
They stink
They in turn make your house stink
They moult
They saliva everywhere
They bark loudly
They bite
They cost you money
They take up your time
Their sh1t is all over our pavements/parks
( If you are half decent you ick it up, and have to carry it around in a bag, although there's still smears of it left on the grass/pavement )
They are constantly off their leads in parks, regularly confronting other dogs, children or adults who dont want them jumping up with their mucky paws and wet fur. ( even worse when it clearly says keep dogs on leads, or no dogs allowed )
Their owners are inconsolable when they finally move on, often burying them, getting their ashes or tattoos in memory....
Yeah dogs are great, can't wait until the Mrs gets her way...
My wife says all those things apply to me.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:26 am
by MACCA
Chobulous wrote:My wife says all those things apply to me.
You're wife must want and like a little doggy then...
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:25 pm
by Taffy on the wing
MACCA wrote:This, then add
Their breath stinks
Their food stinks a mile off
They stink
They in turn make your house stink
They moult
They saliva everywhere
They bark loudly
They bite
They cost you money
They take up your time
Their sh1t is all over our pavements/parks
( If you are half decent you ick it up, and have to carry it around in a bag, although there's still smears of it left on the grass/pavement )
They are constantly off their leads in parks, regularly confronting other dogs, children or adults who dont want them jumping up with their mucky paws and wet fur. ( even worse when it clearly says keep dogs on leads, or no dogs allowed )
Their owners are inconsolable when they finally move on, often burying them, getting their ashes or tattoos in memory....
Yeah dogs are great, can't wait until the Mrs gets her way...
Did you get bummed by a dog when you were a boy?....go get help man!
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:28 pm
by MACCA
Taffy on the wing wrote:Did you get bummed by a dog when you were a boy?....go get help man!
That's sick bro, not only imagining a dog having sex, but with a child too.
I'd say the help ball required is in firmly in your court.
Some people's minds make me feel sick.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:40 pm
by Taffy on the wing
You're the sick one pal..and you always have to have the last word.
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:43 pm
by MACCA
Taffy on the wing wrote:You're the sick one pal..and you always have to have the last word.
Pal, I'm not dog food!
No I don't
Re: How important is your pet ?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:48 pm
by conyoviejo
Pal
Prolongs active life.