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Q: As a complete novice, what costs should I plan for when adooting a shelter cat?

Brian RushtonI have never adopted an animal. What costs are there? What about: The adoption costs Food costs Litter bix/bedding Vet Pet sitting for trips Etc. What categories did I miss? How often do expenses arise in each category, and what is a rough range of the costs in these categories? I really kno...

 
 
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3:44 AM
This is what is called hitting it out of the park... youtube.com/watch?v=JK_DOJa99oo
 
@JohnCavan seen that before, worth watching again :) thanks for reminding me
 
Yeah, I've watched it quite a few times. You know it's a good cover when it puts Plant in tears. :D
 
that's John Bonham's son on drums, right?
I forget his name
 
Yep, Jason Bonham
 
...something Bonham I think
ah, right that's it
 
3:50 AM
Has a Zep cover band, Heart has been touring with him.
 
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@JohnCavan That is awesome.
 
Oh yeah... two favourites (Heart and Zep) coming together in a bout of awesomeness. :D
It's a toss up to who is my favourite female rock singer of all time: Ann Wilson or Stevie Nicks, but Stevie would be very hard pressed to top this one.
 
For quite a long while I thought the lead singer of Yes was female :\
 
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70's rock was all about the pitch
 
it's especially female-sounding in I've Seen All Good People
but the rest of the songs I'm familiar with it sounds like a male just singing really high
...after knowing he's not female, that is :P
c'mon, thats passable as a female with a slightly raspy voice
 
4:05 AM
The problem is, I know better, so it's hard to hear what you did
Want a good tune, go listen to Biko by Peter Gabriel. The emotion there is awesome.
 
for the longest time I hated Sledgehammer
but it's recently grown on me
 
Gabriel has some great stuff.
Oddly enough, for reasons that still oddly escape me, I've gotten into Lily Allen. Don't know why, as a 70's rock child, but I like her stuff.
 
4:53 AM
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Q: How can i identify the gender of my Giant gourami?

Sankar GaneshI find it very difficult to identify the gender of my giant gourami,some people told me that the gender will be determine when the giant gourami cross 3 years of age , is it true?, My giant gourami is 2 years and 6 months old, please tell me how to identify the gender of the giant gourami and a...

 
 
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11:32 AM
I bit harder to find your way here with the changes to the header. I think the drop down on "stack exchange" is going to be good but do kind of wish they had given some warning and described the new layout first.
 
@JamesJenkins - It's been active on MSO for a couple of weeks to test it out.
It is messing with my muscle memory though...
 
 
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4:54 PM
Chat / Main / Meta swapping is not as intuitive as it used to be.
 
Yeah, I'm sure I'll get used to it though
 
Switching between SE-sites is easier now.
 
 
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9:08 PM
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Q: What other fish would be a good addition to my tank?

Don LarynxI have a 60-gallon fish tank, 48 inches by 12 by 24 LWH. I have many plants which keeps my ammonia neglibible (but the nitrates will build up). I have 8 tetras, 8 cory cats, and 8 danios. (the cory cats are albino) My water is usually 10dH so it's hard water, I guess - but my fish seem to love i...

 
 
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10:28 PM
this pic had me in stitches for whole minutes at a time
bababababat! *glowy eyes*
 
That starred comment at the top is interesting...
 
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@Chad I think @JohnB was making art to represent what "crossed eyes" were.
 
he ended up making boobs (at least that's the appearance of the starred message line)
I couldn't resist XD
"He will need to be fed once a day. He prefers feline supplement number 25." "I understand." "And he will require water. And you must provide him with a sandbox. And you must talk to him. Tell him he is a pretty cat. And a good cat." "I will feed him." "Perhaps that will be enough." - Data and Worf, as Data asks Worf to take care of Spot (link) — allquixotic 42 secs ago
 
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@allquixotic yeah, it does look a little strange out of context.
 
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@allquixotic I like that :D
 
10:39 PM
I keep meaning to start recording on my phone before the first time I see Nikki in the morning or the evening -- she is most vocal when she first sees me after I've been away sleeping or at work for some time
I really don't think I've heard any other cat that talks quite like her, even after looking all over youtube
her "meow" is more of a breathy "mah"
 
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@allquixotic I am curious to hear what she sounds like :)
 
sometimes just "hhhh"
it's like she knows she has to say something starting with "m", but can't remember the rest :D
 
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My cat, Norbert, is quite the loud kitty, especially when I come home or get up or he thinks I have abandoned him because I went to a room where he can't see me.
 
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@allquixotic "I have to do something now. What is it....what is it..."
 
she's the most vocal when I go into the basement to do laundry and she is sitting on the steps looking across the hall at me and rubbing her cheeks into the side of the wall as she talks (she "pets herself" habitually, lol)
I can say "Nikki? What?!" and she'll talk back each time while I'm doing laundry :D
 
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10:42 PM
@allquixotic That is super adorable.
 
it'll be "mah!" or "maaaeeeeeee!" or "meyaaa!" or "bbbrrrmah!" lol
just gotta take my phone down there and set it to record next time haha
 
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@allquixotic It's nice to have company while you do laundry, I bet.
 
she isn't much of a cuddler, but she likes pets, and she has to be on the same floor as a person who's moving around :P
guess she's just curious
"whacha doin?! :D"
funny thing, when I go upstairs to my room, she will follow me, and stay as long as I give her attention, but if I start on my computer for a minute or two, she'll leave, like, "meh, you're boring"
people who move / look at her / pet her get her attention, but especially people going up/down stairs or talking :P
 
@allquixotic Unless it's nap time, then my feet/clothing/desktop contents become the most interesting things in the world to my cat as soon as I sit down at the computer.
 
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Norbert is a giant snuggler
 
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10:46 PM
It is rare that I don't sit down and have him appear.
 
lol... she used to attack my feet as a kitten but she stopped... although if I'm at my desk, she sometimes gets under my legs and will sniff around and eat dust bunnies
well "eat" in air quotes -- I try to stop her
she's mostly curious. puts her mouth on anything unfamiliar
 
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Right now he is too intrigued by the fact that I got pizza delivered a bit ago, so now he is watching the window like a hawk in case anything else interesting mysteriously happens.
 
hahahaha
does yours have to stick his head in grocery bags if you sit them on the floor?
 
Nikki does that every time... bring in groceries, sit stuff on the counter until it's full, then start sitting things on the floor, and the first bag down gets a cat digging into it :P
 
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10:48 PM
@allquixotic Yup, that happens at my house
 
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@Coronus awww so cute.
 
bags and boxes. although boxes are preferred I think
@Coronus looks like a smaller version of Nikki :P
i think i posted this here before
she's a medium-hair
 
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@allquixotic I remember this, when we were talking about enclosures and stuff, and I still think this is totally fantastic.
 
@AshleyNunn she likes it :P if she fussed we wouldn't put her in it
 
@AshleyNunn She was fast asleep when I walked into the room. I've never seen a cat play herself to sleep!
@allquixotic Beautiful girl.
 
10:53 PM
funny thing; we bought her a new carrier for taking her to the vet, one that's bigger and softer and more comfortable, and we haven't taken her anywhere in it yet, but we opened it up and sat it on the floor, and she got in it all by herself
she uses it as a hideout once in a while, all by her own accord, so it's got her scent in it, which bodes well for getting her in it when it's vet time
 
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@Coronus Norbert only does when he has had catnip, because he runs around like a mad thing for an hour or so, and then just flops over and sleeps
 
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@allquixotic oh, that will make things easier!
 
little does she know, we are going to completely violate her trust and shatter her world-view when we lock it with her in it, and take her to evil place
 
@AshleyNunn yeah... but that really is not what it looks like
 
she won't forgive us for a month
she'll be like, "WHAT?????!?!?!! nice hideout box is a TRAP!!!!!"
 
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10:54 PM
@Chad Not in the starred list like that, I will agree. If people have issues with it, the stars can be removed, if it is a problem.
 
Admiral Nikbar, the felid-Calamari hybrid (o_O) general of the Rebel Alliance: "IZ A TRAP!"
(xD combination of cat speek and IT'S A TRAP!)
 
@AshleyNunn nope just a comment... i like doing things like poking the bear, and talking about the elephant in the room :p
 
well, the elephant would be topical since this is about pets, if it were domesticated or in captivity
not the person dressed up in an elephant costume in "What Does the Fox Say?", though
 
Hey the guy on porter ridge has pet bears... i mean I heard he did cause I would never watch anything that brain numbing...
 
I tease Bob in Root Access about "What does the fox say?" all the time because his avatar is a fox :P
 
10:59 PM
I that a question that never gets answered like Who is John Gault?
 
@Chad it's a youtube video
a very popular one....
(it's a song by Ylvis)
I'd onebox it, but I can't get to youtube from here
and no, the fox does not say "hatee hatee hatee-ho"
 
I normally like south park... except when he is on there.
Does he say "Somebody call 911!"
 
oh god... I am SO tempted to answer every question on pets.SE with advice learned from Data in TNG
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but I won't
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Q: How can I keep my cat from climbing on my desk?

Ashley NunnMy cat loves to climb on my desk at home. Problem is, he is constantly knocking things off (he broke a cup and a couple other things this week), and messing up stuff on my desk, bumping my monitors, etc. I have tried spraying him with water to get off my desk, I have tried scolding him, I have t...

 
Man I was all excited for a second... then i wasnt
 
"Spot. You are disrupting my ability to work." *puts him down*
"Vamoose, ya little varmin'!"
 
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11:06 PM
hahaha, I will try that next time he tries to get on my desk
 
@allquixotic phaser on stun? ohh wait thats a kirk solution
hmm would a question about tribbles be on topic here :p
 
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@Chad If I stun the cat he would still be on my desk ;)
 
@Chad well there is a clip from TNG where a shapeshifting alien is impersonating Spot, and then it shapeshifts into a horrible monster
someone on youtube has over 200 "TNG Recuts" with various clips spliced together to form hilarity; one of them is Picard getting angry and shooting something with a phaser, and then it's "Spot" (as the monster) getting phasered
another funny one was Spot jumping up on Worf's control console, and then the ship begins automatic saucer separation ;p
I need to find that photo of Spot wearing Geordi's visor
 
@AshleyNunn The question was keeping him from climbing on.. so if you keep him stunned that will solve your problem
 
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@Chad You have a very good point!
 
11:09 PM
Unless you have a grumpy cat... then the solution is get a new desk
 
@Chad if you have an actual grumpy cat, you should prepare yourself to move into a downtown Manhattan penthouse apartment; congratulations, you (more specifically, your animal) are now an instant internet celebrity!
 
I want a grumpy cat sooo bad
 
I'm missing the root access chat bot in here; that pic is a learned command over there
all we have to do is type !!no and the bot oneboxes that pic :P
 
 
nice :)
 
11:14 PM
ok night
 
ugh... open tabs on Chrome on my phone: the Wikipedia pages for paramagnetism and black flag. how the hell did I get those two, and what relation do they have with one another? hmmmm
 
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11:35 PM
@allquixotic Sometimes that is the best game - how things relate and omg how did I get to that page
 
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Happens a lot when Iam writing essays
 

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