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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 7:17 am
Thank you so much for your heartfelt word Cassie, ScootersMom, MyGetAway, GrannyG,Kstme, Pamy, WhoAmI, Tess and Reader!! I couldn't come back here last night, because I didn't want Tom to see me cry again. He's a good man, but doesn't understand like you. Every night after we do the "kids" feeding, Mountain Dew, Minute Maid, Snowball and Buster would go on to eat their grain. Baaaabs would always come to the stall door and put her nose through the slates for her "nose rubbies". It was so weird last night, because one by one, the other kids came to the door. Maybe it was because of the weird sounds coming from Mooooom, but I think they were missing their little sister, and maybe looking for her. They all got their "nose rubbies" and then went for their grain. It was so sweet!! It's going to be so very sad for me for a couple of days, but I will start to realize that she is breathing easier now. Maybe not happier without us, but actively playing with others that are with her now. Thanks again everyone!! 
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 7:57 am
Thank you Strawberry. I'm starting to think I did do the right thing by bringing her home and trying the penicillen. The vet said that he didn't think she would make it, but there was a chance, so I had to give it to her. She did baaaaa a few good ones before the end, so maybe that was saying "Thanks for trying Mooooom, but I have to go now". She will be missed so much, but she's OK. As for me???? Time will tell. 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:15 am
Owl, you're right, the people here understand your saddness and are here for you. (((Owl)))
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Weinermr
Member
08-18-2001
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:22 am
{{{{{{Owl}}}}}} Owl, I had no idea. I'm so sorry you lost your little baby. You did everything you could so don't be hard on yourself. She was lucky to have you, and to be in your arms when she left us. We do understand, and share your sadness.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 11:40 am
Thinking of you today MsOwl 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 12:45 pm
I shared this on the 'Loss' thread. I get great comfort and encouragement from Rev. 5:13 whenever I lose a beloved pet. I hope you do too.
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Lucy
Member
10-08-2002
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 4:05 pm
Owl, You are such a special person and I'm so sorry for your loss. Please take care.
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 9:50 pm
I finally got back here!! Since my last post, all I could get was Page Too Big, and same with the "Questions to Mods", so I couldn't get help there. I don't know why I can get in now, but now I want to say thanks to Mr.W, Gracie, O'sGrandma, and Lucy. You are all so sweet!! Mr.W, I am so glad she was snuggled in my arms. I really do think she heard me talking to her at the end, so she did know my love for her. She had the loudest and most unique yell, and I do miss it. Her's sounded more like "mmmaaaaaa" and you could hear it above all the others. The other kids are acting different, too. They aren't jumping and playing like before. Maybe it's just my imagination though, because she always was. Since she's been gone, Mountain Dew has been ignoring me. I wonder what that's about?!?! I'm doing OK now, and you guys have all helped me through. You're the greatest bunch, and I'm so lucky to have you here for me!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, May 24, 2004 - 6:18 am
((((OWL)))) I'm so glad to hear from you. I know it's still going to be rough and I wish I could do something! Know that I'm thinking of you, dear.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 3:32 pm
As if we didn't already know this! Pets Are Heaven Sent
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 5:39 pm
Cute, Whoami, and that reminded me to re-post the feed the animals website, where you should go and click every day to get free food for the animals. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites.woa
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Jenniferlove
Member
07-05-2004
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:28 pm
I got my youngest baby from the Solano County Friends of Animals. He was the meanest, rootinest, tootinest cat in the place. I picked him because I knew he would stand up to our terrier and his new kitty sister who has a bad disposition...LOL All the people at the place asked me, "Are you SURE you want THAT one?" LOL! Of course, was my reply! He is a sweetheart...and you know what, he REALLY is! He was such a small baby when we brought him home! He was MAD AS A WET HEN...LOL...because he had just had his...uhm...manhood taken away. He growled and hissed at his food, at his water, at the floor, at us, at the wall, at the air...he was pretty dern mad! After his medication wore off, he was just the cutest little thing! He pranced around batting at the dog...they became BEST friends! They still romp around and play. Ted thinks he is a real baby...I'm convinced. So spoiled, too! (No, MEOWMIE doesn't do ALL the spoiling!) Ted is now, a big, fat baby. He is 17 lbs of love! LOL And he and his big sister, Heidi, get along famously. They groom one another, they romp and play. I think she has taken him as her kitten...the way she acts about him. LOL Heidi is our special ed kitty. She's very shy and skittish. We have no idea why. She was like this when I rescued her from going to the pound as a kitten. A little, scared tabby baby. She does have her moments. She likes to get her "all kitties" (wet cat food) every day and tells Meowmie when she is late! She loves us to pieces when we are laying down...so long as we don't move. She sleeps curled up between my ankles at the bottom of the bed. She is meowmie's pretty widdle girl. Charlie, the wonder dog is the bestest dog in the whole wide world. He is a true character. He is a 9 year old puppy. He is part wire hair terrier and part good ole fashioned mutt. He LOVES his Dad. My DH had to rescue Charlie from his ex-GF, because she was going to take him to the pound 'cause he kept running away. When my husband went by to pick up Charlie, he was covered in sores, hadn't been properly fed, hadn't been outside of her garage in weeks and he had mange and lord knows what else. (IMHO, she should have gone to jail for cruelty to animals, but I didn't know him then.) Doug took him to the vet, got him all fixed up and healed his emotional scars and Charlie is THE most loving, good natured, sweet dog. He loves to play with his stuffed dog or his stuffed monkey (that reminds me, I need to sew the monkey's arm back on!) His vet says Charlie probably will live another 10 years if his health stays as it is now! (Whew, we must be doing something right!) Our last baby is Thelma. Thelma is a strange one. She is a 9-10 year old black lab that we rescued from ARF this year. Thelma was at ARF as a puppy and was adopted by an older couple who kept her fat and sassy until one died and the other had to enter a nursing home. So, back to ARF she came (with a nice check from her previous owners for her health care through her "senior years." Thelma came in as a puppy to ARF with her sister Louise and they lived happily there until her sister died...then Thelma was the only doggie there. This is when (I believe) that Thelma developed her separation anxiety and barking issue. Her previous owners had to have her debarked because their neighbors complained too much. So poor Thelma sounds as though she has a cold when she barks. We originally went into ARF to adopt another doggie, but that doggie did not get along with Charlie (too hyper for CHARLIE..as if!) And so we asked if there were any older doggies. They brought our Thelma and she and Charlie looked at each other, sniffed one another, then went on their own merry way! SUCCESS! We brought her home and the kitty babies were NOT pleased. They already had to share their palace with one smelly dog! Not another one! And that one BARKS and chases them! ACK! It took some adjusting, but they are all okay with one another now. Thelma does still have some "issues" but we are trying to work through those as best we can at her advanced age. ARF volunteers said she probably has another 1-3 years before she crosses the rainbow bridge. We're okay with that. We're happy that we are able to provide her with what she needs in her golden years. Her previous owners cared so much for her that they gave ARF that check to cover Thelma's medical expenses until she dies and the remainder goes to helping other doggies. All my babies are special to me. They all have their own strange little story of how they came to make up my whole furry family!

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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 2:37 pm
Aww!!
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, August 23, 2004 - 1:45 pm
Ok,I have a really weird question. Has anyone ever raised a tadpole into a frog? We got a tadpole I swear,last October. Roberto has gotten bigger,and is in fine health,but no legs. No sign of legs,and it's going on a YEAR! I feed him the food that came with him,keep his water clean. I am beginning to think we have some sort of odd fish. Could it be because he is in captivity that he is not growing? I dunno,it's just strange.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, August 23, 2004 - 2:13 pm
Hip, I found this website. They said some types take as long as eight months and that it depends on water temperature too. Hope this helps. http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/tadpoles/
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, August 23, 2004 - 2:23 pm
Thanks! Hmmmmm,I wonder if having the air on is a reason he is growing so slow.
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Strawberry
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 6:48 pm
I'm posting these for TheOwl. It's her furbaby kid goats and they are too cute!

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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 7:38 pm
OMG, they are too cute!!! I love baby goats. Thanks for sharing the pics Owl, and to Strawberry for posting them!
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Theowl
Member
09-28-2000
| Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 11:03 pm
Thank you so much Strawberry!! You did PERFECT!! When I came in here, and saw all the posts about when I lost Baaaabs, I started to tear up again. Everyone was so great to me, and really helped me through the rough days. I'm better now, and the rest of the kids are doing GREAT!! We are keeping MD and Buster separate from MM and Snowball for another month. We don't want them to "make babies" before they are old enough. At first, they cried for each other. I can't wait to see their happy reunion!! MD and MM are the only related kids, so MD was "banded". OUCH!! It hurt me more than it hurt him, though. It took about 3 months, and they just fell off. So Buster is the "MAN" of the group, and he's going to be SO HAPPY!! Thanks again SB for posting them. Thanks FroggieGirl!! They are cute and such a joy to watch!! I could watch them all day!! 
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Scootersmom
Member
08-10-2002
| Thursday, September 02, 2004 - 5:07 pm
Oh, MsOwl, the kids are such cuties! Great pics. I love to hear about your kidlets. Thanks, Berry for posting 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:11 pm
Sadly,my little tadpole friend Roberto has passed away. Roberto was an eternal tadpole,he was 15 months old and never developed into a frog. (Actually,we aren't even sure he was a tadpole,but that's what the company who sent him to us said.) Roberto had been sick for the past week. Nothing I could do helped. So,here's to Roberto,may he romp with legs in the big pond in the sky.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:19 pm
Aww, Hippy.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:24 pm
Oh no! Not Roberto the tadpole! I'm sorry Hip. 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:30 pm
(((Hippy)))
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 12:45 pm
hip, sorry to hear about roberto. big hugs!
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 5:14 pm
Thanks guys. It's kinda silly,I can't get myself to "flush" Roberto. I keep looking at him thinking he might still move. Dennis keeps telling me,"you did all you could for him." Griffin isn't here,and won't be back for two days,I can't let his little body sit around that long......
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 5:21 pm
{{{{Hip & Roberto}}}} Not silly at all!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 7:05 pm
(((Roberto))))
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Roppiepie
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, December 31, 2004 - 10:54 pm
Sorry to hear of Roberto's passing, Hipp. I had to leave my little Scooby with my sister up North cuz I just moved to Florida. I miss him so much:-( He made himself physically ill for the 1st few days I was gone. He'll be joining me in a month or two...so that is good! Hipp, it's NEVER silly to feel and express strong emotions~that's what makes us human.
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