The FastDay Forum

What a great topic!! I have a menagerie too - 4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 goats and 2 hens. We did have 4 hens until December when Mr Fox came visiting..... Since then the remaining hens have been rehoused in a more secure building and just roam free in the garden with the goats and the big dog during the daytime. I am now paranoid about making sure they are all securely locked up well before night falls! I am thinking about getting 2 or 4 more hens but I'm not quite sure how to introduce them, I've heard it can be tricky. The goats are a joy, very cheeky and fun but they do eat just about ecerything in the garden except oleander. We are also a foster family for a dog charity down here in the South of France and we are due to welcome an elderly labrador this week for a short or longer stay and I'm quite excited about that.

Loving hearing about everyone else's pets and realising I'm not that mad after all!

by the way I had a cat who was overweight and I was advised by a vet friend to always leave food out and he would sort it out himself. This worked and I have been feeding all my animals like this ever since and have never had any weight issues again. Sometimes they eat more and sometimes less, but they obviously work out when they are full and no stress that they need to empty the bowl or worry when the next meal will be. I don't feed the goats like this as i really think they would not stop until they explode, every morning when they are let our they run to check if the hens have any grain left from the night before, they are constantly trying to work out new ways to get into the locked room where the grain is kept!!

Cat lovers here! Got 2 boys, Felix is 5ish and Simba is around 3, and in 6 weeks time were adding a baby sister to the pack. Not sure of a name yet, have thought about, Amber, Elly, Bella, any suggestions? She is grey.. Well hope its a she lol.

I have had a zoo in the past, used to house snakes, hamsters, mice, lizards, roaches to feed the lizards ohh and a rabbit... but now its "just" cats, which house guests seems to be happy about

We just came home to find our two labradoodle pups have eaten the dog training book.

I guess they think that they don't need training!

I once had a dog who also helped himself the dog training book while i was out. However he only ate the section on getting a second dog, a hint maybe?!

I have a dachshund, Molly, who is friends with most of our eight cats. First there is
Lola, long haired black and gray. They wrestle each other. Then Rosie showed up, half grown, and turned into a massive gray and white tiger. We let our grandson, Henry, name the new cat. It is a great name, just causes a bit of confusion re gender. Vivienne is a dark tortoise, mother of unfriendly Breezy, and they live in garage. Heated houses though! Vivienne and her kittens were dumped at library and I trapped them. It took weeks.

One winter day, Scruffy showed up. He is quite touchy, gets shaved down, under sedation, in the summer. He acted like a kindly uncle to two kittens who tumbled out of the woods, gray tigers, Max and Ruby. Our latest is Poppy, who was at the bottom rung of the ladder when we adopted her (forced to live outside, just a kitten, long story). Now she gets on with everyone.

That is eight. My son tells me one becomes a hoarder at nine.

I have a dog who's 17-years old and a kitty who's 2. We also feed (and neuter) various kitties who visit us occasionally.
My dog's name is Fouskas (it means bubble in Greek; he was quite fat when he was a baby) and my kitty is Miss Prada Sunderland. Prada because when she was a baby and I fed her with the bottle she went all Miu Miu and Sunderland because she is black.

Love reading all these pet stories. We have had most things furry over the years, including a ferret. When the kids were at school I was known as the ferret lady! I used to take him to meet them on a lead.

Now we have a lovely 3yr old German Shepherd called Cass. She is really loving and gentle but a bad start in life means she is terrified of strangers. She is probably the most intelligent dog we've ever had which means it can be hard work keeping her entertained. She learns quickly and needs constant tasks or she gets bored and that equals mischief!

We have two cats, also rescued and nervous. They rule the house. Smudge is black and white with a Batman mask. She is tall and slim and dainty until she lands on the bed from the top of the wardrobe! Boris (Bozzy to his mates) is a very substantial tabby tomcat. My son says hes a special needs kitty. He licks everything and has a passion for licking plastic bags and hot radiators! Now when Bozzy jumps off the wardrobe we just pray he lands on a joist or he could end up in the kitchen!

We also have 3 cockatiels. I used to breed cockys and canaries and they are the ones I kept when I had to sell up my breeding stock. I really envy those of you with chooks. I get lovely eggs from a friends father but it would be nice to have my own. Not an option I'm afraid as we live in rented property and they aren't allowed.

Have you guys read "A street cat named Bob"? I loved that book!!!

I have Rudy which is a mini donkey that was rejected by his Mama so I raised him as my baby. A goat named Mike who was supposed to be a companion for Rudy buy keeps running off with the dog. A dog named Star who is a St. Bernard cross, all 120 pounds of her. And last but not least 5 cats. 3 are barn cats, 2 indoor cats. Love them all !

I have a 14(ish) year old rescue mongrel called Riley (my avatar!) who is just the best dog ever. He's got arthritis now and is a little deaf and blind but is still healthy and active. He's survived impaling himself in the chest with a low broken off branch and falling off a cliff - so still a few lives left!

We also have 5 chickens called Jess, Sophie, Susie, Layla and Lulu. They are great fun to watch and so easy look after.

Hi Ive got a beautiful red cocker spaniel Keirah - shes 8 and loves nothing more than chasing birds on the beach - noisiest & daftest dog on Broughty Ferry beach ! we also have a 15 year old cat Nellie - who is like the Queen and treats us like staff lol

Awesome thread I <3 animals, I have 2 kittens, kind of, Je taime (jet for short) is just about 2 and Molly is just over 1 year, they both have massive personalities and are so cute! Both were wild kittens so they are quite skittish around anyone except for me and my hubby. Jets a big black panther of a cat and Molly is tiny silver and white tabby

Current minimals for me: Baci (after my fave chocolates ;>) an 10 yr old cat found in a tree 10 yrs ago, Humbug (black & white & sweet after the lollies...are u seeing the theme ;>)Cavalier, maybe Tibetan X rescue, then latest rescue who came with his name but I do call him Cupcake and that he will be a stud muffin one day (after he has lost another kg - already down 3.5kg)...Danny a Maltese X maybe Poodle? I also have a dog walking business with another 30+ dogs that are like my own...and a smattering of cats I look after.

Great topic! We have 3 dogs - two labs (mum and daughter) + a norfolk terrier - a herman tortoise, 1 guinea fowl, 6 chickens, 3 runner ducks, any number of wild mallards (who consider our garden and pond their own), and some golden orf. I think plenty enough to keep us busy!! PS As a child a friend of ours fasted his labrador every week of its life. Needless to say the dog lived to ripe old age of 16 - GREAT for a labrador!