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Hey guys, i think the cat litter i use is making it hard for me to breath. Is there any alternate litter i can get to elevate this issue? I dont wanna suffocate in this mess of a mouse anymore.
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yeah i dont miss cat owning and those clay dust clouds
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>>5109351
A few years ago we started to use some wood based litter (one that looks closer to the clay stuff than actual wood pellets), costs a bit more but also holds way longer than the clay based ones and no dust clouds
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>>5109351
My cats have always liked either World's Best, or the grass seed based ones. The corn husk ones (like world's best) have a less pleasant smell than the grass seed ones when the cat pisses in it but it clumps better than the grass ones.
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>>5109519
I met a gal with the same issue who told me about how she switched to something like this. Worked out well and her house did not smell like a barn because of it. Would recommend it on her behalf or the other wood/seed ones mentioned here
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>>5110194
Which is the easiest to tolerate smell wise?

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Horse General

Share your saddest horse story edition

Old grey Mare >>5102201

>be me
>on a hike with best friend when we were celebrating his recent engagement
>he climbs an escarpment for a photo
>snake bites him on the leg
>do everything right, put on a pressure bandage and make him remain prone
>help arrives but it's from the animal hospital and time is of the essence
>they take him in a stretcher and drive him the 45 minutes to the hospital
>I follow in a separate vehicle
>they seem professional so I wait in an office

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>>5112220
I'm just doing some chores dude lol
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>>5112221
oh, you should have said there's still a minimum IQ. nevermind.
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>>5112222
I'm easy prey when I'm baked I guess.
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Imagine having a giant horse who will always be at your side, warm you in winter and kick anyone's butt who tries to fuck with you
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>>5112207
No they are pious Christians who recognize the worship of the covenant with Noah as an excuse to do evil, is unnatural.

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/co/ here

Was watching cartoons when I spotted one of these giant fuckers crawl into my living room. Does anyone know how to get rid of the thing? I tried google but everything is about reducing moister and long term shit, nothing about them being activly in your house.
I hear you can't squish them with boots, that it only stuns them and how poison don't work on these fuckers.
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>>5110826
This guy >>5111312
>Alternatively: free pet
knows what's up.
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>>5111734
>literally punctured the container with its fangs and bit right into the tip of her finger
This didn’t happen and centipedes aren’t capable of that
>redditor uses living creature to spook guests and is so afraid of an animal he is responsible for that he lets it get eaten alive by parasites
This story is fake, but that’s still pathetic either way
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>>5111734
>>5111733
>centipede
>insect
this retard deserved to get bitten just for being a braindead moron

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>Great tits (Parus major) have figured out that using cigarette butts to build their nests keeps pests away.
>They use them as a sort of chemical shield, with nicotine acting as an insecticide.
>From subsequent analyses, a team of researchers discovered the presence of a greater number of parasites (mites, ticks, fleas) in the natural nests of the control group and almost none in those with cigarette butts.
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>>5111409
>great tits
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>>5111409
>Great tits
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I have major parus too
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>>5111429
>>5111499
>>5111409
can you shut your beaks up right meow
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>>5111409
I have a great tit at my feeder that's been there since he was a baby, he's all on his own I think :(

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General for the discussion of rodent care with a focus on rats
3 year old edition
Pic rel is Burroughs taken in June who passed on Saturday at about 3 years old
>Rats need love
>Rats need companionship
>Rats need free roam time
>Other rodents welcome
Rat first aid: http://neratsociety.co.uk/articles/firstaid.shtml
Good and bad food: https://squeaksandnibbles.com/safe-foods-for-rats/
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>>5112003
That's rough anon but it gets better with time. I've found the grieving cycle gets shorter but it's still there
If its in the lung, its palative care time now, get her favourite treats and give her all the cuddles
I hope she gets closer to 2 years!
See >>5110358 for most the tips I have on medicing then but any questions or just need to vent post back here
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>>5109036
>even though they're more of a symptom of poor public sanitation and waste disposal than a cause of disease themselves.
that's how it is for everything in this world but humans are too retarded to realize it
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How do you catch a mouse without killing it? It's in the kitchen.
Is it doable by throwing a towel at him, or I'd be a fool to try to catch it without a real trap?
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>>5112109
Thank you very much anon. I gave her spaghetti with sauce today and I'll be giving her a lot of other nice things.
I'll check out your other post and I appreciate your concern a lot. Genuinely.
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>>5112252
One time I caught a mouse by putting food in a tallish container, leaving it on the floor nearby the gap between units, and waiting until it found it's way inside then quickly popping a lid on top. Course, it was luck.
Poor guy tried so hard to escape I was worried it would die in the process.

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>wood tit
>swallow
>woodpecker
>downy woodpecker
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>>5111083
>>5111079
>>5110800
>>5110695
that's nothing. we literally mush in the room here at the club quite literally
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>>5112346
Sippery Dick sounds like the kind of name Charles Dickens would give to some rascally street urchin
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>>5112346
are we done letting the british name things? they aren't even doing it on purpose
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Post lions
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>>5111471

Holy crap, it's "defeated male leaves" from the famous meme
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>>5107713
basedjak lion
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>>5112128
inb4 the shitskin anticat schizo sees this and pastes one of her seething pasta novels

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"Disregard the constabulary" edition
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>>5112410
Ratites are goofy
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post silly cats
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>>5103872
>You died
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>>5111002
Max comfy
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>>5109154
>>5110905
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>>5103876
So Lucky
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>>5104380
He's like a fuzzy jelly belly

Glorious Sphynx Edition

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How do I spoil my cat in his final days? He's only 12 but has oral cancer and is getting the trip to the other side on Tuesday. He's on pretty heavy pain meds but can still get around. He drools all over his front though. I've tried to give him human food in the form of some chicken breast I got from the deli but he didn't touch it. Catnip maybe?
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>>5111880
are you dusty?
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check out this. i portrayed this dog as basedjak. i have won epic style
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Bruh my cats eating my plants. Is their bum OK or is it all cut up?
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>>5112270
he looks like he wants you to go away

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It's disheartening how even genuinely intelligent people like Bob Gymlan can get caught up in the Bigfoot nonsense. They basically ignore all the evidence against and go "he's out there i just know it bro i just know it they can't keep hiding him forever"
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>>5112272
Disagree
>>5112275
That's a good point. Still though like you said how did they obtain such a fantastic suit? That's the one thing that really gives me pause about the P-G sasquatch
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>>5112283
The suit isn’t that impressive, it just so happens to sit in the perfect anbiguity zone. I bet if they shot it closer, this film would be a forgotten footnote
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I'm not saying they're real, I'm not saying they're not. Could a group of gigantopithecus retreat to east asian cave systems due to global temperature drops and evolve into a smaller animal due to a lower amount of available resources and space and become scarce hidden remnants of what we call big foot?

>>5111697
His stupid "traumatized" face gives me "Big foot is real and he tried to eat my ass." funnies
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>>5112283
The suit looks as good as it does because it's viewed from far away and the footage is grainy, so the Bigfoot is somewhat obscured
The PG footage can be fake but wasn't it based off an alleged sighting someone had with a female bigfoot or was that just one of the many attempts to discredit PG at the time
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>>5112416
Yeah, I think I've heard people mentioned it was based off of the William Row encounter, which also features a female bigfoot looking over it's shoulder.

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Model Parenting Edition

Love Foxes, Pawst Foxes

Previously on /fox/:
>>5100673
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The latest in Fox petting ASMR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnABfeDS7Qo
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>>5112264
That is a cat
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Many such cases.

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Explain THIS
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>>5099670
snipy
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A vain thing to pursue this end without end.
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>>5112055
This chart is inaccurate. It does NOT take the curvature in account.
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I wish this anon would return and draw some more
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I love animals so much, bros...
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>>5107105
Same
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>>5107105
OH YEAH?

Name 3 of their greatest hits then.
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>>5107997
yeah,they do that
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>>5107105
ok
now where is the dinner?
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Cats are significantly less intelligent than dogs. They are slightly less domesticated and have the tendencies that come with that (more persistent independent action and innate skills that help them in the wild, reminiscent of the ways chimpanzees and orangutans outperform humans on select tasks), but overall, have inferior cognition and a less rich inner world, while dogs are complex social animals with more going on inside their head.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dogs-when-you-count-neurons-have-a-lot-more-than-cats/
Some dog breeds, such as german shepherds, can have over 800 million cortical neurons, twice as much as the average mid sized mutt.

Therefore, since dogs psychological needs are greater than their suffering is deeper, public policy should prioritize canine well being, while making concessions to a clean society and the natural order and regulating cats as if they are simply less aware of their situation anyways, because they are.

Proposed changes:
Dogs must have at least 1/4 acre to roam around in at any given time
It is illegal to crate a dog except under less than ordinary circumstances
Dogs must be allowed to roam in a fenced in park at least once a week, for at least an hour, if their behavioral tendencies allow it
Spay and neuter must be delayed until sexual maturity for dogs to ensure proper cognitive development
Dogs must be taken to the vet for a physical and psychological wellness check at least one every three months
Cats must be kept indoors
Cats must be spayed and neutered as soon as possible to prevent overpopulation
When roaming cats are third class citizens akin to escaped rabbits
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>>5108586
why are you so obsessed with indians?
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>>5108670
There are lots of them shitting up the Internet
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>>5086345
based
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>>5086344
catmoids will point a picture at their phone, look at you straight in the eye and say:
>this is literally me
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>>5097510
I'm going to impale your cat on my cock and LARP as Postal Guy


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