Is the red cat in the real World or in the holographic universe?
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Not pets as such, but Iāve got to put this somewhere:
Water-hose tool use and showering behavior by Asian elephants
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01371-X
ā¢ Elephants show elegant and elaborate water-hose tool use
ā¢ Elephants can use hoses in different ways depending on purpose
ā¢ Elephants show marked individual differences in showering behaviors
ā¢ Elephant Anchali disrupted water flow to showering elephant Mary by hose clamping
With video abstract!
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Did anyone else think that āhoseā was referring to the elephantās trunk?
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I think we should anthropomorphize more to better understand the beasts with whom we share this planet. They are individuals with their own personalities, preferences, thoughts, and emotions.
Our vanity and conceit lead us to believe that we are somehow separate, or removed, from nature. But they and us are products of the same world and are not so different.
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Reject that 19th century patriarchal BS. Itās been perpetuated to justify treating other living creatures in unbelievably cruel and exploitiveq ways.
Animals feel emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, jealousyā¦ we are not unique in that respect. We just lack the ability to communicate with them to understand how they are feeling their emotions, and why.
Mary the elephant looks happy because she is happy. 
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The good news: Sugarplum is back in the house after a week or so of āferalā time. Bad news: She has sinus congestion and her right eye is injured and swollen, not bleeding though. I brought her in the house yesterday and she didnāt struggle as she had when I tried to get her in before.
Those appear to be her only health issues. Iāve listened to her chest, andāve not heard any indications of congestion in her lungs. Heart rate is fine. She has no trouble moving and can use the litter box. LOL, yesterday, I was fussing over her too much and she made it clear she did not want by peeing in my empty laundry basket. I told her Iād rather her bite me, itās less to clean up. Sheās been sleeping a lot, and not coughing as much as she was yesterday. Iāve been trying to keep her eye cleaned, but Iām sure it hurts so I just do the best I can.
I will keep you posted.
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I regret that I have but one like to give!
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I love how she giggles while singing affectionate phrases to the sheep.
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Looks nominal.
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Thatās my favorite part!
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One should never anthropomorphise animals.
They hate it.
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If she had a bad intestinal parasite infection in top of the URI, that could be another factor as to why she lacks appetite. Our late Old Man Kitty had a severe intestinal parasite infection at 5 weeks. The vet explained that as a result of this happening during weaning, he wasnāt recognizing food as food and heād lost his ability to recognize his hunger cues.
We had to force feed him for a week and then syringe feed him for another week. Every 4 hours. After the first week, he and my spouse worked out how he would lick from the syringe in exchange for snuggles and praise from my spouse. He wasnāt ever so cooperative for me.
After the first week, the vet wanted us to offer him the food on a plate and then use the syringe. At about the 2 week mark I hear my spouse cheering the kittyās name, absolutely jubilant. He was eating on his own. Another week, and he would also consume a few kibbles.
I miss our old man. He died a year ago at 15.
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