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Bretrick

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Story from 2020
Stray Cat With No Ears Finally Adopted After Shelter Worker Crochets Her a Pair of Purple Ones
A Wisconsin animal shelter employee is being hailed for using her crocheting skills to help a cat find its forever home.
Back in December, a stray cat named Lady in a Fur Coat was brought into the Dane County Humane Society (DCHS) with chronic ear infections and hematomas.
The veterinary team immediately conducted surgery on her ears, but since her condition was too severe, they eventually opted to remove the outer layers of her ears.
Lady made a full recovery from the surgery, but staffers worried that her changed appearance would deter potential adopters.
That’s when DCHS employee Ash Collins decided to craft a set of fuzzy purple crocheted ears for Lady.
After Collins bribed Lady with a number of head rubs and kitty treats, she managed to secure the sweet little bonnet onto Lady’s head—and the results were adorable.
Upon posting photos of Lady and her stylish new ears to social media earlier this month, she was successfully adopted from the shelter.
“I was more than happy to use my crochet skills to help Lady stand out and get the second chance she deserved, and I’m so honored to be a small part of her happy ending.”
 

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We have (obviously) a parrot. In addition to the parrot, a tuxedo cat. Few months ago we saw a charming yellow kitten in the window of a pet food store. We adopted him, believing he would make a nice companion for the tuxedo. Disaster ensued! The Tuxedo hated him. Whenever they met it was nothing but hissing.

Then came the real problem. The kitten was hyperactive. Everything fragile was in real danger. Destroyed a couple of orchid pots in a bathroom. If that wasn‘t enough, he was just getting started. Any vase was doomed. It was off to the Humane Society who gladly took him in along with a healthy contribution. On the plus side he never messed with the parrot. Cats seem to know a dangerous beak when they see one. (-8
 
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This amazing macro shot reveals the stunning details of an ant’s face. Ants are found worldwide and are known for their incredible strength, lifting up to 50 times their body weight.
Fun fact: ants don’t have lungs! They breathe through tiny holes all over their body called spiracles.

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Bretrick said:
Story from 2020
Stray Cat With No Ears Finally Adopted After Shelter Worker Crochets Her a Pair of Purple Ones
A Wisconsin animal shelter employee is being hailed for using her crocheting skills to help a cat find its forever home.
Back in December, a stray cat named Lady in a Fur Coat was brought into the Dane County Humane Society (DCHS) with chronic ear infections and hematomas.
The veterinary team immediately conducted surgery on her ears, but since her condition was too severe, they eventually opted to remove the outer layers of her ears.
Lady made a full recovery from the surgery, but staffers worried that her changed appearance would deter potential adopters.
That’s when DCHS employee Ash Collins decided to craft a set of fuzzy purple crocheted ears for Lady.
After Collins bribed Lady with a number of head rubs and kitty treats, she managed to secure the sweet little bonnet onto Lady’s head—and the results were adorable.
Upon posting photos of Lady and her stylish new ears to social media earlier this month, she was successfully adopted from the shelter.
“I was more than happy to use my crochet skills to help Lady stand out and get the second chance she deserved, and I’m so honored to be a small part of her happy ending.”
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Aw. That is so cute. :giggle:
 
Another animal story. When I was a kid we had a parakeet and a dog. The parakeet had a cage, but we let him fly around the house. No problem with the dog. Neighbors went on vacation and asked us to take care of their parakeet. My parents let their parakeet fly around like ours. We were out, came home, and all that was left of their bird was a pile of feathers and some body fragments. Neighbors came home and my parents invented a story about how their poor sick bird had died. A very sad tragedy.

Their story worked, but a couple of weeks later my elderly grandmother, who had been living with us, was outside walking and ran into the neighbor wife. She told her how sad she was that that our dog had eaten her bird. Oh my.
 
ElCastor said:
Another animal story. When I was a kid we had a parakeet and a dog. The parakeet had a cage, but we let him fly around the house. No problem with the dog. Neighbors went on vacation and asked us to take care of their parakeet. My parents let their parakeet fly around like ours. We were out, came home, and all that was left of their bird was a pile of feathers and some body fragments. Neighbors came home and my parents invented a story about how their poor sick bird had died. A very sad tragedy.

Their story worked, but a couple of weeks later my elderly grandmother, who had been living with us, was outside walking and ran into the neighbor wife. She told her how sad she was that that our dog had eaten her bird. Oh my.
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That's terrible. They could have offered to buy them another parakeet.
 
chic said:
That's terrible. They could have offered to buy them another parakeet.
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Offered to buy another one? Pets are loved and much more than dollars and cents. Personally, if I was on the receiving end of such an offer, it would in no way make up for the loss of a pet, and the idea that it would make up might be mildly offensive.
 
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