Life Critters - Page 2

seclark · 06-23-2023, 01:41 PM

Spell them however you want, but I do it possums. Nasty looking creatures,but they have their place in nature. I’ve recently learned that they eat ticks, so good for them. I believe in conservation.

Anyway, I’m laying in bed this morning reading, and my wife walks in, pretty wired for that time of day. Normally, she’s getting ready to go downstairs to her office. Instead she’s saying, “Zeke has a giant dead possum on the front porch!”.

Zeke is a 125lb chocolate lab. He’s 3 years old and he runs this patch of timber and a pond. He’s terrible about killing critters and bringing them to the front door. Pain in the ass.

Anyway, I get up and go look out my office window, and there’s old Zeke laying there sleeping in the sun with his head about a foot away from a big, fat, bloody possum. ****!

So, I went out to the garage and found one right handed glove. I opened the garage door, then I opened the tailgate of my truck. As I walked out of the garage, I noticed a trail of blood coming from the woods behind my house,across the carport, then along around the sidewalk in front of the house to the front porch. A bloody trail.

I pulled on the glove and picked up the corpse by the tail. Zeke perked up and followed me back to the truck where I tossed the dead object in the bed. I drove off around a hill to a bridge and chucked it over the edge.

I came home to find my wife outside with a bucket of bleach and a sponge, cleaning up the murder scene. Zeke was sitting next to her, nipping at her ponytail. I asked her if she knew where his mouth had been.

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seclark · 06-23-2023, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Oh, and if your cousin is relatively new to CoMo, she's probably MY vet. And would know both my old lab and my dipshit Rotty fairly well. We go to Trailside out here. Mac (old lab) had a couple of walkabouts and got taken down there because it's the nearest vet to my house. We boarded our dogs there before they discontinued it so they knew the boys pretty well.

They'd give us a call whenever Mac came in - big goofy shit-eating grin on his face. Happened 2-3 times. And Winston (the rot) is just a bit notorious.

Don’t know all the details, but she’s been there over 35 years.
Into showing dogs and shit.
Love her like a sister and she takes care of my dogs, but she’s very serious about shit. Which makes her successful I guess.
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Hammock Parties · 06-23-2023, 02:59 PM

they eat poop too

love my lil possum bro

Balto · 06-23-2023, 03:15 PM

I really thought the story was gonna end with the Opossum jumping out of your truck as it had been playing dead all along!

Rasputin · 06-23-2023, 03:24 PM

seclark · 06-23-2023, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Balto

I really thought the story was gonna end with the Opossum jumping out of your truck as it had been playing dead all along!

That happened with a skunk one time. Crazy bastard came walking out of the woods with a skunk’s head in his mouth. Carried it around to the front porch of course, and I was screaming and cussing at him to get the hell out of there. All of a sudden. He just dropped the skunk out of his mouth and the critter just stood up, shook off and started walking towards the woods down over the hill. Zeke just stood there looking at me, then looking at the skunk. I managed to keep him on the porch.

Never figured out how nobody got sprayed.
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Why Not? · 06-23-2023, 03:52 PM

My cats do shit like that on a smaller scale. Although aside from the usual assortment of mice and chipmunks, recently we've "gotten" two headless rabbits and half a squirrel left for us.....in our foyer. Thanks kitties.

**notorious** · 06-23-2023, 04:19 PM

booger · 06-23-2023, 05:15 PM

Sec and DJ talking about weight of their K9 pals got me thinking about mine, he just turned 3 the other day and also right in that 125# range. His dad is a European stock Red Doberman who goes 115 and his momma is a Cane Corso who is 140. I’ve used Alaskan salmon oil omega 3 this stuff

https://www.vitalpetlife.com/product...-and-cats-16oz

Used it since he was a pup to keep his joints healthy being a large breed pup but you can use it on all sizes. Nice shiny coat. No joint problems, good for their heart and all sorts other health benefits omega 3 provides. You 2 guys got all that stuff covered with great vets it sounds like. Just thought I’d drop a note cause I’m impressed with the stuff plenty of brands out there with salmon oil just the one I use. Also elk antler and beef pipe bones from the butcher is great for his teeth in my experience. Great big pups are so much fun!

booger · 06-23-2023, 05:30 PM

Last vet check up and shot updates he got two hard boiled eggs before the vet appointment. Mastiff or even half mastiff farts are glorious by themselves but add a couple eggs… Vet, vet tech and vet student assistant all 3 had to leave the room their nose and eyes burning so bad. I just smiled like a proud papa repeatedly saying good boy with my shirt covering my nose and mouth so I didn’t pass out

Raiderhater · 06-23-2023, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Balto

I really thought the story was gonna end with the Opossum jumping out of your truck as it had been playing dead all along!

Plot twist!

**HemiEd** · 06-23-2023, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by booger

Last vet check up and shot updates he got two hard boiled eggs before the vet appointment. Mastiff or even half mastiff farts are glorious by themselves but add a couple eggs… Vet, vet tech and vet student assistant all 3 had to leave the room their nose and eyes burning so bad. I just smiled like a proud papa repeatedly saying good boy with my shirt covering my nose and mouth so I didn’t pass out

ok, this really did make me laugh, too funny.

Possums do have some good traits but I have a sister that is really tired of them killing her chickens.

I have a friend with two giant chocolate labs both well over 100 lbs, Bosco and Fred. His dog food bill makes me cringe, we discussed it a while back.

Recently he had to spend about $7000 on hip surgery for one of them. I often wonder if it isn't due to so much weight, as he said they are now going to have to operate on the other one.

scho63 · 06-23-2023, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Katipan

I love how you keep your one handed gloves just in case.

One glove is for the dead critters and the other is one for....well you all know.

Dark Horse · 06-23-2023, 08:07 PM

I’ve often wondered when you see 2 dead possums on the road. Which one stopped to eat the other?

Zebedee DuBois · 06-23-2023, 08:37 PM

I had a summer where 3 possums came to my back yard to die. All in the same same 10'x10' patch of yard. Walk out the back door turn the corner and there's a body. I was worried that somehow my yard had become some death destination place for them. Fortunately that was the end of it. They fit well in a standard kitchen trash bag, but if they croak on Friday, and trash pickup day is Thursday, plus 90+ degree days, it gets a bit ripe at the dumpster.

Holladay · 06-23-2023, 09:40 PM

Opossums are an alien, big rat looking animal.

They don't call it "playing possum" for nothing. As you laid out your story, I was expecting it come back to life. With or without the blood.

I live in the country. I don't know how many times the dogs have left a possum on the driveway. Yep dead. Nope, not dead. Kinda freaky.

The weirdest story on possums: I have some large fresh water fish tanks. I was in a Petco store in St Joe buying fish. I like to people watch, especially in pet stores. There was this strange older lady with a stroller rummaging around the store. Very strange women. I watched. I was thinking it aint a kid in the stroller. She looks like a "cat" person. I kept watching and after 30 min, she pulls out a possum!

Floored me. He/she/it was quite friendly. Made strange noises. The lady let other people hold it. Quite fascinating.

I guess they can make good pets. Dunno.

On a side note, I wouldn't mind a 'coon around the place.

On either, not sure they can be house trained. I will stick to dogs and cats (course fish too).

06-23-2023, 01:41 PM
seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $209900	Critters Spell them however you want, but I do it possums. Nasty looking creatures,but they have their place in nature. I’ve recently learned that they eat ticks, so good for them. I believe in conservation. Anyway, I’m laying in bed this morning reading, and my wife walks in, pretty wired for that time of day. Normally, she’s getting ready to go downstairs to her office. Instead she’s saying, “Zeke has a giant dead possum on the front porch!”. Zeke is a 125lb chocolate lab. He’s 3 years old and he runs this patch of timber and a pond. He’s terrible about killing critters and bringing them to the front door. Pain in the ass. Anyway, I get up and go look out my office window, and there’s old Zeke laying there sleeping in the sun with his head about a foot away from a big, fat, bloody possum. ****! So, I went out to the garage and found one right handed glove. I opened the garage door, then I opened the tailgate of my truck. As I walked out of the garage, I noticed a trail of blood coming from the woods behind my house,across the carport, then along around the sidewalk in front of the house to the front porch. A bloody trail. I pulled on the glove and picked up the corpse by the tail. Zeke perked up and followed me back to the truck where I tossed the dead object in the bed. I drove off around a hill to a bridge and chucked it over the edge. I came home to find my wife outside with a bucket of bleach and a sponge, cleaning up the murder scene. Zeke was sitting next to her, nipping at her ponytail. I asked her if she knew where his mouth had been. sec
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booger Don't Tug on Superman's Cape Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: clear out in the sticks Casino cash: $8550	Sec and DJ talking about weight of their K9 pals got me thinking about mine, he just turned 3 the other day and also right in that 125# range. His dad is a European stock Red Doberman who goes 115 and his momma is a Cane Corso who is 140. I’ve used Alaskan salmon oil omega 3 this stuff https://www.vitalpetlife.com/product...-and-cats-16oz Used it since he was a pup to keep his joints healthy being a large breed pup but you can use it on all sizes. Nice shiny coat. No joint problems, good for their heart and all sorts other health benefits omega 3 provides. You 2 guys got all that stuff covered with great vets it sounds like. Just thought I’d drop a note cause I’m impressed with the stuff plenty of brands out there with salmon oil just the one I use. Also elk antler and beef pipe bones from the butcher is great for his teeth in my experience. Great big pups are so much fun! __________________ 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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06-23-2023, 05:30 PM	#24
booger Don't Tug on Superman's Cape Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: clear out in the sticks Casino cash: $8550	Last vet check up and shot updates he got two hard boiled eggs before the vet appointment. Mastiff or even half mastiff farts are glorious by themselves but add a couple eggs… Vet, vet tech and vet student assistant all 3 had to leave the room their nose and eyes burning so bad. I just smiled like a proud papa repeatedly saying good boy with my shirt covering my nose and mouth so I didn’t pass out __________________ 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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06-23-2023, 08:37 PM	#29
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06-23-2023, 09:40 PM	#30
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $1499480	Opossums are an alien, big rat looking animal. They don't call it "playing possum" for nothing. As you laid out your story, I was expecting it come back to life. With or without the blood. I live in the country. I don't know how many times the dogs have left a possum on the driveway. Yep dead. Nope, not dead. Kinda freaky. The weirdest story on possums: I have some large fresh water fish tanks. I was in a Petco store in St Joe buying fish. I like to people watch, especially in pet stores. There was this strange older lady with a stroller rummaging around the store. Very strange women. I watched. I was thinking it aint a kid in the stroller. She looks like a "cat" person. I kept watching and after 30 min, she pulls out a possum! Floored me. He/she/it was quite friendly. Made strange noises. The lady let other people hold it. Quite fascinating. I guess they can make good pets. Dunno. On a side note, I wouldn't mind a 'coon around the place. On either, not sure they can be house trained. I will stick to dogs and cats (course fish too).
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