Another Pootie Passes Over the Rainbow Bridge

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Monday November 14, 2016 · 4:57 PM PST

2016/11/14 · 16:57

It would be an obvious understatement to say it’s been a rough week. Things didn’t get any easier when we had to take Heather to the vet to be put to sleep. She was twenty (!) and had developed some allergies she couldn’t shake no matter how many steroid shots she had. The shots would help her bounce back for a week or so and she’d be jumping around and going outside for some sun, then they’d wear off and she’d be hiding in the corner and having sneezing fits. She was tiny yet mighty and wouldn’t take any BS from the four males in our little clowder but her age and the allergies finally got the best of her. She seemed in obvious pain and would complain if I tried to pet her. That was unlike her, she’d always been very friendly. Finally she stopped drinking water, lost her appetite, and continued to have sneezing and coughing fits. We managed to get her to drink some tuna water, but then she stopped even that. Mrs. rocksout and I had been discussing what to do for weeks and after a lot of boo-hooing and second guessing ourselves we knew it was time. It’s always hard losing a member of the family who’s so close and been with you for so long, but we knew it was for the best. We’ve got her a little patch in the backyard next to her brother who we lost about six months ago. We’ll miss that unique bond and her spirit and attitude. Goodbye Heather!

David Duke for Senate

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Friday October 28, 2016 · 9:09 AM PDT

2016/10/28 · 09:09

Of course I don’t support him, but it’s the Senatorial election season in Louisiana so that means all manner of deviants, miscreants and other types of ants are running for office. As you probably know, Louisiana is very red so I believe there’s little chance of electing a Democratic senator. We did elect a Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, so maybe there’s hope. Honestly there’s so many candidates it’s difficult to keep track of them all. Good to see a comedian in there keeping it real. There’s been some ridiculous campaign advertising (I’m looking at you, John Fleming) saying things like “I support T rump’s immigration plan” and “He took on Obama’s corrupt IRS”. And of course David Duke is back, emboldened by T rump’s facist ravings. I think Caroline Fayard and Foster Campbell are the leading Democratic candidates. I got this list from Ballotpedia.

PRIMARY CANDIDATES;

Caroline Fayard - Lawyer^[9]

Foster Campbell - Public service commissioner^[10]

Josh Pellerin - Businessman^[11]

Peter Williams^[12]

Derrick Edwards^[13] - Lawyer and disability advocate

Kaitlin Marone - Comedian^[14]

Gary Landrieu^[4]

Vinny Mendoza^[4]

John Fleming - U.S. Rep.^[15]

Charles Boustany Jr. - U.S. Rep.^[15]

Rob Maness - Retired colonel^[16]

Joseph Cao - Former congressman^[17]

John Kennedy - State treasurer^[18]

David Duke - Former KKK leader^[19]

Donald Crawford^[4]

Charles Marsala

Thomas Clements (Libertarian)^[20]

Le Roy Gillam (Libertarian)^[4]

Troy Hebert (Independent) - Former state sen.^[21]

Beryl Billiot (Independent)^[4]

Arden Wells (Independent)^[4]

William Robert Lang Jr. (Other)^[4]

Gregory Taylor Jr. (Other)^[4]

Another Orange Pootie; An Update.

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Sunday September 25, 2016 · 12:55 PM PDT

2016/09/25 · 12:55

About a month ago I posted a diary about capturing Ryder the stray cat and getting him to the vet for neutering and service. www.dailykos.com/… All is well and I thought today would be a good day to post a short update considering pooties are taking over today. The little guy has eagerly accepted his new role as inside cat, and is getting along well with the other two inside pooties. A little hiss or two earlier but now all is good. He comes and goes at will and sleeps inside some nights. I suspect that he’ll be inside more as the weather gets cooler. He’s been really approachable and is very friendly and loves to get petted, and he lets me pick him up to give him flea meds. He’s so loveable I think he’ll work in well. I hope I’m not overstepping my bounds, I’ve included the PootiePad kickstarter link: www.dailykos.com/… I bought mine this morning!

Ryder Makes It To The Vet

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Tuesday August 23, 2016 · 10:13 AM PDT

2016/08/23 · 10:13

Today is a good day. I’ve been trying to catch Ryder so I can take him to the vet and get him neutered, and today I succeded. He’s one of the three rescue cats that live on my patio. The other two, Teddy and Cinco, were fixed when they arrived but Ryder wasn’t so it was my mission to TNR. (That’s trap, neuter, and release). I fumbled my first three attempts. He’s friendly enough to let me touch him and pet him but when I tried to grab him to put him in the cat carrier he jumped about two feet in the air and took off. The next attempt wasn’t succesful either. When I tried to hold on to him he just turned around and sunk his teeth into my wrist. That took neosporin and several band-aids to clean up. For the next attempt the following week I donned my old leather jacket and some leather work gloves and approached him; he knew something wasn’t right immediately and squirmed away again. I had been talking to my family on the phone about trying to catch the little guy. They live in rural southwest Pennsylvania and been dealing with their own stray cat issues. A neighbor of theirs moved away and left two pregnant cats and two others both with litters. About twelve kittens, so they had their hands full. My dad gave me some great advice, pick up the kitty by the scruff of the neck and grab his two back legs. I tried that and Ryder was helpless in my hands. I had placed the cat carrier on it’s back so the entrance was up and I just dropped him into it. Success! I just received a call from the vet’s office and all is good. No worms, no AIDS or leukemia, only some ear mites. He got some drops for the mites and a spot of flea meds. He’s going to spend the night at the vet and I’ll pick him up in the morning. Then the next adventure begins, trying to help him become an “inside” cat.

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