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I saw this pretty bug at the park yesterday. What kinda bug could it be?
Location is Florida.
It's a stink bug
it's a stinkbug, stupid.
>>2041399
Coming soon to a state near you! Enjoy your invasive species!
So, my 9 month old cat has a fatal disease. It's called FIP. Just went to the vet and found out today. They still have to run blood tests but the vet is very experienced and this disease is rare and has obvious, unique symptoms so it's definitely that. He hasn't really eaten for 2 weeks yet his belly is all bloated and his fur isnt shiny and soft like it used to be. Today and yesterdag, I found him in the cathouse I got him that hes NEVER used. He refused to come out for a while. I think he is picking this place to die. I'm fucking broken. If anyone has any...
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Another picture of my baby.
GG no re
>>2040568
You should've vaccinated it or kept it inside. It's your fault. You killed your cat, OP.
No cat general thread? Well here's one to mine who passed away this morning.
He wasn't the most social or cuddly and all in a human way, but I know he did like to be around his pack. I'll fucking miss him.
sorry about your loss OP :( it's never easy to lose them
pic of my kitty. 3 years old but stopped growing when she was a just about five pounds. vet said she's healthy, just tiny. there used to be a hoarder that lived near my HS and never spayed his cats, so he had litters all the time and would go to the park next to campus during lunch and give away week old kittens to highschool kids..... my idiot "friend" took one and called me when she got home cause she couldn't care for her. I meant to bring her to the shelter, but got so attached I kept...
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Sorry for your loss. Wish they could live forever.
sorry for your loss, he is a stud. rest easy sweet prince.
this is my cat pudding, she is 2 years old but like the above anon, pudding stopped growing after the 5th month. I rescued her from my friend's backyard in mexico, she was a newborn stray. she is now a spoiled american citizen who sleeps on my bed with me.
Can anyone explain what caused this to happen? I took the pic behind a glass window at the subway station and the pigeon(?) is laying on a ledge and the pavement you see above is actually the road which is like 1 story down below so nobody could have done this to it.
>>2041435
birb probably died on the ledge there, natural causes. then it snowed.
>>2041440
Do burbs lay on their backs when kill?
What do you guys think of mice?
mice are cute
>>2037133
>>2037134
I had a mice problem last week, caught em with glue traps, and killed almost 5 of them. havent seen any this week.
I drowned one in hot spinning water, thought that wasnt too bad. I tried using the edge of a slab of wood to crush the next one in the backyard, i missed its head and completely flattened its bottom half and i quickly smashed its head a couple times to end its pain quick. I vowed to never do that again.
I caught the third and fourth in one...
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>>2037134
thats fucked up
mice r qt
Do they stay awake the whole year when kept indoors? Where to buy or catch them?
https://youtu.be/VH45iFQhAS8
https://youtu.be/4RqVTEQwhIs
https://youtu.be/izPw0bb4V_A
>catch
This is a bad idea in general, but you really really do not want a wild caught mammal as a pet unless you're finding a newborn or something.
>>2041295
This, adults usually die from stress and there's also the risk of disease. Unless its sick or young and abandoned, its a dumb idea to keep a wild animal. Even then its better to contact a wildlife rehab then to care for it yourself, unless you have some experience.
Hey /an/
What would be the best way of introducing an 8 week puppy to a 12 years old cat ?
I've got a puppy-proof kitchen and a crate.
I was thinking about confining the puppy in the kitchen for the first few days, except when walking him or playing with him of course.
Then maybe let the cat come into the kitchen while the puppy is in his crate, and go from there.
I'm guessing progressively increasing interaction is the way to go, is it ?
Any tip, advice or experience is welcome
Thanks
It depends on the personality of the cat, but I think you're on the right track
We had a similar situation, had to get a kitten to warm up to a six month old black lab pit mix and an old shihzu mix
We just kept him in our laps and let them sniff him at first, then we would lay him with them while they were sleeping and let them walk up to him while he was on the floor
At first he got pissed and stood there or just ran, but after only two months he was laying next to the old one on his own and he plays with both of them enthusiastically
I wish you the best of...
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Cats and dogs will never like each other, only tolerate. A cat that old is not even going to like a new cat, let alone a puppy.
>>2038848
>hurr durr muh stereotype
you're an idiot
there's plenty of cats and dogs that like each other look it up
![Bison-vs-Buffalo1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/rQWf1VR.jpg "Bison-vs-Buffalo1[1].jpg")
who would win?
>>2038693
Buffalo
But I'm just going off looks I don't know shit about buffalo/bison anatomy.
Cape buffalo, they can kill lions. Bison can't even handle wolves
Bison have a little bit of an edge when it comes to weight so i'm giving it to them. not sure who has the edge when it comes to horns, sure the Cape buffalo's horns are bigger but they kinda curve over, looks like the bison horns have more stabbing potential. Either way I bet it would be a close match
What are some of your favorite stupid looking animals, /an/? Animals that look like they're stuck in a certain emotion permanently are my favorite.
humans.
>>2038502
Here's another one.
>>2038502
Grow up.
How long do cats generally live? I have a really old cat and I'm afraid of her dying any day now..
They live for a good while,maybe 16 years
isn't this a question you could literally just google?
Ralph the Cat lived to be 19 years, 11 months, despite having been shot through the brain with a pellet and having his eye put out with it.
He was always crazy, but a cuddle bug at times
>tfw my cat is in heat
>>2038143
Use your finger....or a cotton swab.
>>2038146
That often results in false pregnancy and infections.
Op just get your cat spayed.
I have the same problem. I'm absolutely going to get her spayed. I was going to anyways, I just thought I had more time before her first heat would kick in. My understanding is that you really shouldn't do it until after the heat. In the meantime, is there anything I can do? I've never had a cat in heat before and I'm not sure how to handle this. Do I just wait it out, or is there some kind of food or medicine I can give her to help calm her down?
Why do you think there are such considerably little domesticated vegetable-producing forms of asteraceae plants despite the size of the family as compared to one like brassicaceae that has all sorts of very economically important varieties in the modern day?
because they're impossible to manage on a large scale.
they're invasive as fuck.
>>2041331
Good answer thanks
Hi, /an/. I am kind of getting into small carnivorous/omnivorous mammals, even though I was kind of a reptile/fish/bird guy before. I am really interested in keeping a ferret, opossum or something up that alley. Are there any good beginner choices?
It should be a bit forgiving of mistakes, shouldn't mind being handled (can be cuddly as well) and it has to be available in Germany, or at least the Netherlands.
four eyed opossums and etc will be about the easiest.
You don't want a stoat/weasel, they can be kept as pets but are like fucking flubber 24/7 and supposedly never stop biting constantly when they play
>>2041318
Stoat/weasel wasn't really on my list anyway, I think I'd need a special permit to keep those.
Four eyed opossum however is a pretty good idea. Do you happen to know any breeders or stores that have them ?
My picks are a short-tailed or a Virginia opossum, a ferret or maybe (and a big maybe at that) a genet.
Hello /an/
Since some months my lemon tree has some orange fruits on it.
They look like oranges but with much less water.
Anybody knows whats happening?
there's like 20+ possible causes, but they're probably just over-ripened.
is this the first time it's carrying fruit?
>>2041315
No. The lemon tree is about 15 years old and always had lemons on it in past years. The orange fruits happen regulary last time.
>>2041322
are all of the fruits like this?
My dog no likes you.
ill jook ur dog senpai
