Wilson is our only pet that isn't a rescue. We bought him at a pet store (before I really understood what goes on in these sorts of pet trades) because he looked cool and is one of the few lizards that is purely a vegetarian. I hate bugs and never wanted to get a beardie because I knew they needed insects. So even though bearded dragons are cool as hell, I avoided them. Imagine my face when I found out Wilson, a yellow Saharan uromastyx, not only subsists only on plants but actually cannot have any animal protein whatsoever because it could put them into kidney failure. So our vegetarian lizard has been part of the family for 6 years now! He was the first pet my partner and I got together and he's been whipping us with his spiky tail ever since! Even though he's only about 1 lb and no longer than my forearm, he can draw blood with that weapon of his. But he's sooooo handsome and cute and I love him anyway even though he hates me x3 ♥♥
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Him with his favorite food of all time: dandelions! He's very upset that I put it on his head and then took a picture of him, but then he got to eat the dandelion so things were all good. Well... All less murderous. Look at that homicidal look in his little brown eye. You can also see his muted colors here. That's because this picture was taken after he'd been under one of his hides. The other two were taken after he'd been basking in his light. He turns such a gorgeous yellow when he does that! ♥
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Can anyone tell how much I love lizards based on this post? xD I looooove lizards, they're so cool!
Who else did I mention? Ah, yes, little Blitz! Who's Blitz? She's our late dutch bunny. We knew nothing about her past going into her, just that we got her late March from someone who found her hopping around the neighborhood. After many lost pet signs and a couple weeks with that family, my partner and I were called in by his aunt who was a neighbor to the woman who found Blitz. We took her in because the woman had a dog that really wanted to chase Blitz (who they'd named Angel) and they weren't sure how to care for a bunny.
Blitz was a brave, sweet, stubborn, affectionate yet highly independent bun. She loved to get petted and I would spent upwards of half an hour just laying on the ground until my arms were tired petting and petting and petting the bun. We both loved it. Blitz would lay her head (and sometimes her whole front half!) in your lap and let you pet her. If you stopped prematurely, she'd stomp her foot and groan irritably. She also loved doing that if you didn't put her food down to her fast enough! She terrified my mom when my mother had to babysit while the partner and I took our pups on vacation, haha. My mom tried to hand feed her but Blitz honked and swiped at her whenever my mom got near her food, the greedy thing! So funny xD ♥
We're not sure why Blitz died. She was suffering from bloat which, despite our perfect diet (vet's words, not mine), just happens to bunnies sometimes. But after about 5 days of this, she developed a cough that turned... Well, I won't go into much detail, but the circumstances of her death were so very strange and it happened so suddenly. According to our vet (who didn't do an autopsy, I just had Blitz cremated and given back to us), rabbits are simply very fragile creatures. And even when you do everything you can, they sometimes just die. It was heartbreaking to lose such a funny, sassy baby from our family, but her and her beautiful blue eyes will be remembered always.
Here she is with her head in my lap.
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Splooting
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In our laundry basket, haha!
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Wondering why I kept shoving a black box (my phone) in her face.
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Her beautiful urn and a lock of her soft fur.
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Here's a surprise guest! Our late cat, Mitzi. Her passing wasn't like Blitz's. Her passing was gradual and she simply was old. Kidney failure is what led to us putting her to sleep. She also had a strange protrusion above her eye that wasn't a tumor. Our very experienced vet had no idea what that was, but I didn't put pictures of that up here. Instead, I've got a few very sweet pics that show off her experience with us and her personality.
This was her first night with me. Wow, I had a twin bed back then. Still have that Pika pillow, though! She'd been living on the streets for at least half a year at this point. She was skinny, dirty, and beaten up from the other stray cats in the area (which led to an extreme hatred of cats from her). I'd never seen her this relaxed before I finally brought her in (I was living with my grandmother then. If it was just me, I would've taken her the first day after she'd slept on my porch all night). She got on my bed, laid across my Pika pillow, and fell right to sleep for the rest of the night.
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This is her when I moved out on my own. I wound up having a penchant for putting bows on her collar (which she had because she broke out once and scared the hell out of me). She looked sooooo cute! I always changed her bows out and she never minded.
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Sometimes Mitzi had room for fun.
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.... Buuut she usually looked like this. We called her the demon cat because she looked perpetually pissed off.
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She eventually went deaf and became the bravest cat to ever stand there and look at the vacuum like "uhh, no, you go AROUND me, I'm not moving". Mitzi would just sit there whenever we had repairmen or other large dudes come into the apartment to look at this or that. They were always impressed by Mitzi's ability to not care at all and FORCE them to walk around her!
Anyone else up for more pups? I got some Briggs pics here of him being a super cute big ol' boi! Look at those gorgeous eyes and that handsome face! ♥
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And this is one of his favorite poses as I sit in my computer chair. He's so tall that he can just push himself right across my leg, no tip-toes or anything!
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See? There my knee. xD
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And finally, the moment cat lovers have been waiting for, the pic of my twin girls in their absolute favorite spot. Just look at how close they are to our 9 ft high ceilings! They love to sleep up here together. For some reason, though Cicero likes the hutch right beside the corner cabinet, he never goes up on top of it like the girls do. Dunno why.
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Featuring Mitzi's lovely red urn and pretty purple collar ♥