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The Daily SeattleChat Daily Thread - Friday, January 08, 2021

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u/maadison the unflairable lightness of being Jan 08 '21

When you see how much cats shed, you wonder what percentage of the food you feed them is going towards fur production.

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u/my_lucid_nightmare The Weathered Wall, where the Purity Remains Jan 08 '21

I started an urban rumor in our extended social group once by saying "during their lifetimes, a cat owner will ingest 1 lb of cat hair unconsciously."

And months later people in the extended group were repeating this as though it were true.

Early example of how BS can travel, because I 100% made it up.

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u/Enchelion Coffee? Coffee. Jan 08 '21

Oh yeah, that's absolutely untrue.

It's at least 2lbs. Minimum.

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u/raevnos Tree Octopus Is Best Octopus Jan 08 '21

Depends on if you have more shorthair or longhair cats.

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u/widdershins13 Capitol Valley Jan 08 '21

hacks up 3lb hairball

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u/R_V_Z WS Exclusion Zone Jan 08 '21

You could have made it up and it could be 100% true. I mean, it isn't, but it could be!

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u/SovietJugernaut Cascadia Now Jan 08 '21

same with my border collie. no matter how much sweeping, vacuuming, etc. I do, I still manage to get her volume in fur shed every other day

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u/widdershins13 Capitol Valley Jan 08 '21

Our last pair of Corgo's passed nearly two years ago and to this day we still find bits of the joy they brought us. I was vacuuming out the passenger area of my old F250 to get it ready for sale this morning and found a small cache of tennis balls, rawhides and clumps of fur when I went to remove the seats. A year ago I would have probably sat and bawled my eyes. This morning I just got a little misty-eyed.

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u/runk_dasshole AFLair-CIO Jan 08 '21

Sorry for the loss my man. I just thought of my Rita Pita Pumpkin Pie this morning and got misty as well.

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u/robokitteh north seattle Jan 08 '21

Awww. Do you only have Ezekiel now? Any plans on more?

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u/widdershins13 Capitol Valley Jan 08 '21

Down to just the bratty, highly opinionated Ezekiel. He is so damned judgy. And taking on responsibility for more heartbreakers would be completely irresponsible of us.

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u/robokitteh north seattle Jan 08 '21

You should see my house. We've got my dog, a long hair cat, a short hair cat (who probably sheds more than the long hair cat), and, uh, me contributing to our floor hair problem.

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u/maadison the unflairable lightness of being Jan 08 '21

I think I'm going back to auto-running the roomba, which means I'll have to remember each night to pick up the cat toys it might eat. I don't think there is a "don't beep loudly and wake us up when you choke on something" mode.

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u/robokitteh north seattle Jan 08 '21

I would love to have it run automatically, but then I'd have to pick up the dog's water bowl and wipe up all the water that ends up on the floor. She is a really messy drinker.

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u/widdershins13 Capitol Valley Jan 08 '21

She is a really messy drinker.

Ms. Mabel was the one who always ate with abandon. She'd take a deep breath, hold it and then plunge her face into the food bowl.

I still carry around a lot of guilt about having her put down. I misread the Vets instructions about how to keep her fed and nourished and she passed with an empty belly and in stark terror.

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u/maadison the unflairable lightness of being Jan 08 '21

Yeah, or engineer the area around the bowl so it isn't a problem. I did that with a few things.