PET Owners check-in: What are you getting your pet for Xmas/Hannakah?

[LynneSin]

Holidays are here and nothing like spoiling your four-legged furry friend with presents. Abbie's biggest present, of course, is the fact that he has a home for xmas. But he also got a carrier (which he used yesterday when I took him to the vet), a catnip rug for in the carrier and a few more toys including a stuff bear that I can refill with more catnips.

What are your pet(s) getting for the holidays??

[RebelOne]

1. Extra doggie treats. As if she doesn't get enough already.

[terrya]

2. I'm buying my cat, Chess, a couple of bags of "Temptations"

Her favorite cat treat!

[beyurslf]

3. A box of "gourmet" doggy treats. I say gourmet just because

they are different than the ones I usually get her. She also got a new toy, which she found in the sack in my closet and already plays with.

Who said pets aren't kids...

[ronnykmarshall]

4. A bunch of empty boxes and wrapping paper.

They are going to go crazy when we start opening gifts. Some of our friends did get them toys. We got them a kitty cat tower a couple of weeks ago.

[curse10]

5. toys, toys, and more toys!!!

:-)

[LisaM]

6. New bed, can of Snausages....

bandannas, new toys. Also, they get to go to Marymoor Park (I won't be home to go, alas, but they call it Mary Christmas Moor).

[XNASA]

7. Catnip, catnip, and more CATNIP!!!

We have two kitties in the house now. We brought one home from the shelter a couple of weeks ago. He's a real sweetheart.

I bought a scratching pad, one of those cardboard things that you spinkle catnip on.

A few cat toys, all of them require the use of catnip.

The only non-catnip item is a toy that resembles a cat-sized punching bag.

Cats sure love catnip, don't they??

[Blue Gardener]

13. Home Grown catnip is best

Started growing it a couple of years ago and drying it in the fall. Certain to be organic that way, plus I think it's a little more potent. They love it!

[DS1]

8. Tuna

[cosmicdot]

9. last month's vet bill ...

couple of stuff toys (their babies), couple of those greenie chews, Vitakraft yogurt drops (if they get here in time)... much much smaller Santa than last year



photo c.2000 Vienna Va

Duchess (R) and Windsor (L)

[ProfessorGAC]

10. A BIG(!!!) Rawhide Bone For Doggie. Tuna For Kitties

The little beasties don't like the cat treats. So, we just split a can of tuna between them. Once on the Eve, once on Christmas morning. The dog already got one of his bones. He'll get the other after Christmas when the first one is gone.
The Professor

[Blue Gardener]

11. Lots of Love and Snuggles

Two weeks of vacation so lots of pampering for the kitties. Plus they love the tissue paper from the presents more than any toy I could buy. I think they have everything else anyway.

[LynneSin]

12. I love snuggling with my kitty

Especially on my days off. I find myself napping more because the cat will snuggle up with me while I'm in bed doing something (like reading, watching TV, working on my computer) and when he snuggles I just put everything aside and snuggle with him. Then I'm out for 3 hours.

[Bertha Venation]

15. so wonderful

isn't it, Lynne. I love the kitties.

If I ever hit the lotto (if I ever play the lotto) I'm going to open a cathouse. ;)

[OldSoldier]

20. I think that's "cattery."

A cathouse is something else entirely.

[Bertha Venation]

22. dear, sweet OldSoldier...

...I know. Just a little pun. That's why the ;)

[Blue Gardener]

16. Did that yesterday

Both laying on me on the couch. Do you feel guilty when you have to disturb them so you can get up? I really hate to bother them when they're sleeping.

[Bertha Venation]

17. cat guilt

LOL (I know you didn't ask me but) yes!

BTW, welcome to DU. :hi: :kick:

[Bertha Venation]

14. Tuna & ham bits,

new homemade 'nip socks, and four days w/ Mom & Mom HOME. Their favorites!

[Ellen Forradalom]

18. Pup IS the Hanukkah present that we gave ourselves

But he got all the accoutrements he needs for a happy,productive life.

[OldSoldier]

19. I bought my fish Christmas gifts this year

For the 55-gallon tank, I got a piece of polished slate floor tile. We're attempting to spawn the Jack Dempseys who live in there, and they apparently like polished slate. Okay, so the sailfin pleco, who was the reason we got the big tank in the first place, has taken it over, and runs off all the cichlids, but that's okay too. I will be moving my paired Dempseys to a 75-gallon tank after the first of the year, and sadly there will be no big pleco in it. They also got two litres of Ehfisubstrat filter media for their canister filter. (Cost $21.99 at Big Al's Online.com.)

My 30-gallon tank got two more clown loaches. We have four of them and a Betta in there now.

The 10-gallon tank is getting convicts after the beginning of the year. We're using them to create fish food. Lori says feeding cichlids to cichlids is a horrible thing, but convicts breed better than guppies so we're not going to be too hurt by it. I don't believe in giving a diet consisting only of live fish to anything but a Belonesox (which is too damn ugly to keep, and which eats nothing but live fish anyway) but when you're feeding flakes, pellets, Tubifex, daphnia and brine shrimp, live fish can be considered a part of a balanced diet. They give the cichlids exercise, if nothing else.

[Kat45]

21. Bird toys for her chewing pleasure n/t

[MisterP]

23. I can't afford planetary rule or a private submarine,

and used flypapers were out of the question, so I guess the budgies will get carrots and seed bars, the hamster gets a bigger tunnel, the rabbit gets more food, and the fish gets JACK!

[TrogL]

24. Until such time as my pets can convincingly explain the Trinity

I don't see the point of pet gifts.

The cats have plenty of fun with the wrapping paper and boxes and climbing the tree.

[grasswire]

25. that's true...

.....we always leave the tissues and bags and boxes on the floor for a couple of hours because the cats go crazy! It's the best time they have all year.

[Ellen Forradalom]

26. A great many Christians can't convincingly explain the Trinity

but that doesn't keep them from Christmas gift-giving.