Pets of the flying community!

[ciderworm]

On 1/16/2024 at 1:26 AM, MiGCap said:

A wild animal, who I fed for the last four years. Now he is very ill, get all the deadly cat deseases at once and had a large tumor in his right ear. He never let me touch him in these four years, but I managed to give him a tranquilizer, caught him and took him to the vet. Now the tumor is removed (no cancer luckily) and I have his blood picture (not good, unfortunately). But he recovers inside the house and not in the freezing cold outside. And suddenly I can touch and cuddle him and he accepted me as friend. Hope he will at least live long enough for the summer.

 

There he is, guarding your beers

[Zooropa_Fly]

You'll have to try and get a brush through him next MiG 

[Lusekofte]

On 1/16/2024 at 2:26 AM, MiGCap said:

A wild animal, who I fed for the last four years. Now he is very ill, get all the deadly cat deseases at once and had a large tumor in his right ear. He never let me touch him in these four years, but I managed to give him a tranquilizer, caught him and took him to the vet. Now the tumor is removed (no cancer luckily) and I have his blood picture (not good, unfortunately). But he recovers inside the house and not in the freezing cold outside. And suddenly I can touch and cuddle him and he accepted me as friend. Hope he will at least live long enough for the summer.

 

Very nice ? The cat get a home for his last living month. 
I occasionally do catch wildcats for the local cat rescue center. It means checking the trap every hour 24 / 7. A lot of local well treated cats go into these traps so one must release them and wait for the right one to get in it. A lot of those I catch is in the same state as this one. Very aggressive and scars all over. 
with fatal cat deceases 

I got two healthy ones so they end up in the bathroom with closed door until I can deliver them to the vet. Without exception when the vet is finished with them some nice people like you adopt them so they can live in a house the last month of their life and all of them getting to be cuddly big babies. It is really nice to see

[MiGCap]

1 hour ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

You'll have to try and get a brush through him next MiG 

 

Started yesterday. He wasn’t amused … The worst parts of his clotted fur already were cut out by the vet.

[Zooropa_Fly]

Yeah it'll take time, if in fact it's possible at all.

But you've already achieved more than I'd expect with a feral cat, so keep up the good work !

[THERION]

On 11/29/2023 at 10:29 AM, LLv34_Flanker said:

S!

 

Thought I could sit down and fly a bit while testing the throttle too. But..

 

You know it very well... they will always have priority no 1.

[LukeFF]

[GasTeddy]

20 hours ago, MiGCap said:

Thank You, but that’s pushing it a bit. I just try to help this poor cat.

 

Which has so much trust meanwhile to lick my nose and sleep in my lap. ? And that’s making me happy. So it is give and take.

 

You can tell a lot about persons when seeing a way they treat animals. It's the attitude. 

 

Every time I go out for a walk, I have a backpack with some cat and dog food. There are several ferals, which are regular customers and recognize me from distance. They come to greet and tell me latest news while enjoying snacks offered, pity there's some kind of language barrier... ?

 

My both house cats are rescued as little orphan kittens, which would never have made it alone. Third, living in my workshop is also street kitten which was found sick and alone in out in winter. She will became the parking attendant of our neighborhood when weather allows, with own guardhouse and several neighbors providing food.

 

I will write short stories about them one day. 

[MiGCap]

He looks pleased. 

 

[GasTeddy]

On 12/17/2023 at 3:30 PM, Irishratticus72 said:

Kimi is 15, acts like she`s 2.

 

Kimi Räikkönen is 44 and does the same...    ?

[LukeFF]

[Ghost666]

@LukeFF I see he's sitting on the mail. I assume he doesn't want you to see the bill from the cat house?  

[cardboard_killer]

When you lie on your resume but still get the job.

 

[SYN_Ricky]

One happy boy here ?

[LukeFF]

All fresh and clean

 

[GasTeddy]

Domestic Tigress Ria, a.k.a AimCat is checking the gun  converge of Pzkw VI Tiger, while house demolisher Roy seems to be more interested about Luftwaffe coffee mug.

Workshop manager Purri inspecting some machinery.

 

 

 

[GasTeddy]

House demolisher Roy (6 kg muscle cat) planning shower cabin tear-down...

 

 

366 days between these pics. Unbelievable how much can porcelain shrink in 1 year.

 

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Purrtastic start of week to all?Usva, Luna and Sumu from top down.

 

 

 

Edited January 28, 2024 by LLv34_Flanker

[GasTeddy]

Night table guardians. Funny how Roy often looks smaller in pics, as in reality he's 6 kg muscle cat against Tigress Ria's 4,8.

[GasTeddy]

Workshop manager Purri has a smell of a new customer...

 

 

And yes, it was Hans-Ulrich Rudel...

Who brought his Ju-87 G for a service..!   

 

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Cattery again. This time a pose by Savu. Pic taken by a friend.

 

 

Luna, The Queen.

 

Edited February 1, 2024 by LLv34_Flanker

[Lusekofte]

We got two cats from animal shelter. Brothers. One big tomcat type (Patric)and one black opportunistic smart not too loyal but very charming cat 

meet SpongeBob 

We always suspected he gotten himself spare families. They come and go with own cat door. But lately we had very cold weather and Hurricanes aka snowstorms and he stayed outside in temperatures down to -20° Celsius. And we knew if he survived this he definitely been visiting another house. After a little investigation in the neighbourhood it seems he get food and shelter from at least 5 households. And they all believed he could not get in his to his real home. We also noticed he gained weight. What a cheat. 

[Zooropa_Fly]

Scammers, the lot of them !

[cardboard_killer]

These are Abraham Lincoln's cats, Tabby and Dixie. Damn right he was a cat person.

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Cats just bring joy to Life ? Sumu and big yawn, pic by friend.

 

[Zooropa_Fly]

We lost Ebony at the weekend..

 

Had her since 2011, when she was somewhere between 1-3 years old.

I picked her up from a rescue home when I was helping them out - fatal for cat lovers to work in a rescue home, want to take them all home !

Anyway, she was a great age, went the distance.

So as sad as we are here, we're always grateful when they die naturally of old age, and she passed as peacefully as one could hope for.

We used to call her 'Gorgeous', because as you can see - she was !

 

RIP Ebbs.

 

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Sorry for the loss Zooropa_Fly?She was a beauty indeed. They give so much to everyday life. My oldest cat Veikko below, around 7 years now. Pic by friend.

 

[MiGCap]

Sorry for Your loss, @Zooropa_Fly! ? Cats are family. At least, she lived a good, long life with You.

[GasTeddy]

On 2/20/2024 at 12:01 PM, Zooropa_Fly said:

 

We lost Ebony at the weekend..

 

 

So sad, my condolences. They became so much part of life, it's difficult to think living without. I have lots of pics how my hairy rascals participate everyday chores, must post them here little by little.

 

 

 

Flying C-47 over a desert... BOORING..!

 

 

 

 

 

Laws of physics..? What are they?

 

[LukeFF]

Bob had to go in to see the vet for his annual checkup. Despite his expression, he did quite well and was quite friendly with the vet - a very nice gentleman, whose biography from the clinic I'll add here:

 

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Dr. Louis Burch grew up in Little Rock Arkansas and lived with his grandmother and grandfather. His grandfather, Dr. Gebauer, was a PhD bacteriologist and had a great influence on his life and even though he died when Dr. Burch was young he contributed significantly to him becoming a veterinarian. His grandfather was multitalented and always encouraged Dr. Burch to follow in his footsteps. He introduced Dr. Burch to innumerable hobbies one of which was model airplane building. At that time building models required some modicum of manual dexterity. Later that skill benefited him immeasurably with good eye/hand coordination which greatly contributed to his ability to perform surgery.

 

Since early childhood Dr. Burch has always been deeply connected to animals of all kinds. Back in the day (1950) one could order exotic animals of all kinds from Florida. Being a kid, he thought this was a great opportunity to start his own personal zoo! One afternoon after another lovely day at school, his grandmother met him at the front door tapping her foot and saying “there is a 2’ alligator in my kitchen sink!” He was very excited that his alligator had arrived but somehow his grandmother did not share his enthusiasm. However, she finally put her foot down after his 24 snapping turtles arrived and then he proceeded to dig up the backyard to make a proper pond for his new pets. His grandmother’s house was constantly overrun with dogs, cats, bantam chickens, pheasants, pigeons, hawks, owls, frogs, lizards and yes numerous snakes which he kept in his room. As you might imagine most of his meager allowance was spent on buying food for his growing “zoo” and as he reflects back on it, that money was money well spent.

 

Dr. Burch knew from a young age that his calling was to become a Veterinarian. He did, however, encounter a few obstacles along the way. As an example, when he consulted his “esteemed” guidance counselor during his senior year of high school and confided in her that he wanted to be a Veterinarian, she said “oh honey, you are not near smart enough to be a Veterinarian but you might be able to drive a truck or something like that”. His reply was “Just watch me”. He enrolled at the University of Arkansas in pre-Veterinary Medicine and after two years was fortunately selected as one of the 3 out-of-state applicants to attend Oklahoma State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He graduated from Veterinary school in 1963 during the Vietnam conflict and was “invited” by his local draft board to do his part for the “peace effort”. Fortunately, he only had to spend a short time in the jungles of Vietnam to care for and treat the injured sentry dogs. (The less time he spent there the better as far as he was concerned!). He was pleased to return to the states with both his life and some semblance of sanity. (As they say, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.)

 

Dr. Burch served his country for 15 total years as an Air Force Veterinarian—he was stationed in Germany, China, Colorado, Texas, and Japan—before deciding to settle in California and launch his career in private practice. He purchased a small free-standing building in downtown Redlands and set about remodeling it into a veterinary clinic; after many laborious hours and a large bank loan, Dr. Burch opened the doors for business! On opening day, his only patient was a sick goldfish in a milk bottle—even though his grand opening was somewhat anticlimactic, the clinic soon outgrew its facility, and Dr. Burch purchased a 5,000-square-foot building a short distance away. The Animal Medical Center of Redlands has been at this location for 38 years, and likely to stay here! For Dr. Burch, the greatest joy of his work is the ability for him to make a difference in the quality of life for both pets and their owners. Making a positive impact for as many patients as he can is a dream come true!

 

Even after 55 years, Dr. Burch still enjoys coming to work every single day to help others live happier, healthier lives. Even though Dr. Burch devoted his entire adult life to the practice of Veterinary Medicine, he found time to pursue several diverse hobbies. He collects old caterpillar tractors (approximately 100) which range in size from a D8 (60K LBS) to a CAT10 (which fits easily in the back of a pickup truck). He also has a collection of radio-controlled boats (approximately 50) and radio-controlled tanks which weigh up to 250lbs each. Another one of his hobbies is collecting antique cars and trucks. The oldest truck he owns currently is a 1916 Pierce Arrow which was used in WWI. Maintenance of all of these treasures (some would say junk) is almost a full-time job and keeps him out of trouble.

 

When he isn’t maintaining his diverse collections or tending to pets’ needs here at the hospital, Dr. Burch can be found spending quality time with his family. He and his wife, Darlene (Head Veterinary Assistant here at the Animal Medical Center of Redlands!) have two children: Nicole, who serves as the clinic’s Hospital Administrator, does everything necessary to make the hospital run smoothly. Brandon is currently in his third year of college and “may” become a veterinarian in due time. His son-in-law, Levi, works as a Veterinary Assistant and is also on duty 24/7 (Would this be called a family-centered business?) Yes!!!. As a hobby, Dr. Burch’s wife and daughter raise show sheep which most would consider a full-time job seeing as the flock is almost up to 100 head. Dr. Burch and Darlene share their home with many pets: a Bernese Mountain dog; an Akbash; a French Bulldog; a Miniature Pinscher; a Chihuahua (which was found in Fontana with a shattered pelvis); a Dachshund mix; and about 100 koi fish ranging in size from 8”-2’ which happily live in Nicole’s old swimming pool much to her chagrin.

 

 

[Irishratticus72]

19 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Bob had to go in to see the vet for his annual checkup. Despite his expression, he did quite well and was quite friendly with the vet - a very nice gentleman, whose biography from the clinic I'll add here:

 

 

Why are almost all cats called Bob Ginger and white?

[SYN_Ricky]

Lil buddy went to the vet today for his castration ? contrary to his habits he was apparently quite aggressive and unfriendly, can't really blame him to express his discontent honestly ? all went well, he's fine but still a bit "groggy"

 

 

[LukeFF]

4 hours ago, Irishratticus72 said:

Why are almost all cats called Bob Ginger and white?

 

Good point. ?

[GasTeddy]

5 hours ago, Irishratticus72 said:

Why are almost all cats called Bob Ginger and white?

 

Believe or not, when my son was a human kitten and learning to speak, he called all the cats Bobs. And we were living in a Dutch speaking place at the time.

 

 

 

3 hours ago, SYN_Ricky said:

Lil buddy went to the vet today for his castration ? contrary to his habits he was apparently quite aggressive and unfriendly, can't really blame him to express his discontent honestly ? all went well, he's fine but still a bit "groggy"

 

 

 

I think you would be bit groggy in his paws as well...   ?

Edited February 22, 2024 by GasTeddy

[JG52Rittmeister]

Best Buddies.

[GasTeddy]

How to use Aimcat Lesson 1.

 

Aimcats are know to have very accurate eyes and therefore extremely useful when adjusting and converging weaponry. Especially breed called "Domestic Tigress" is good with all kind of weaponry, in tanks and aircraft, but it is specialized with German Pzkw models from III to VI. 

 

 

 

"Put that beer away and look here! Now we adjust the sights radioman's mg".

 

 

 

How to use Aimcat Lesson 2.

 

Also, their ears are so sensitive they hear approaching con tank much before we humans have any idea about the threat creeping in.

 

 

"Stop here and shoot when I say "njauw!" Understood?"  And in few moments, SU-122 drove in from left and took some 88 mm candy too hard to digest. 

Edited February 26, 2024 by GasTeddy

[JG52Rittmeister]

Hehe know what you Mean. LEO watch always my 6 ?

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Good morning by Savu. Pic by friend.

 

Edited February 27, 2024 by LLv34_Flanker

[GasTeddy]

I really envy cats every time I see them stretching. That kind of flexibility and body control would make me a world champion in every martial art possible. So, let's go and do some gym stuff:

 

 

"Sorry, gym is occupied, go somewhere else."

 

Ok, I go and take a nap while you exercise.

 

 

"Our bed, go to couch..."    

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

Cats combine flexibility with overwhelming cuteness. Lady Luna at it. How could one resist?! Pic by friend.