What gig are you attending or which one would you attend?

[black francis]

my aunt took her cats to see a therapist after the Northridge Earthquake.

[fat cherry]

my aunt took her cats to see a therapist after the Northridge Earthquake.

BF's Aunt to therapist: I want you to sort out my cats emotional problems
Therapist: Me? How?

[insanejane]

BF's Aunt to therapist: I want you to sort out my cats emotional problems
Therapist: Me? How?

This is California. There ARE pet therapists. There are pet birthday party arrangers, like wedding planners, that will come to your house and there's also a puppy kindergarten not far from where I live.

Speaking of cats, my mom's friend had a male and female cat that were actually laid out in a pet funeral home here (with caskets and pink or blue blankets) They had an actual wake and then they were buried, not far from Trigger the horse. I swear!

[fat cherry]

yes there are here too. Its more of a vocal joke. try speaking it out loud, and perhaps with a cockney accent a la dick van dyke in mary poppins (or however you spell that), in fact go all the way and do it like mary poppins doing an impersonation of dick van dyke.

[Mr. Brian]

This is California. There ARE pet therapists. There are pet birthday party arrangers, like wedding planners, that will come to your house and there's also a puppy kindergarten not far from where I live.

Speaking of cats, my mom's friend had a male and female cat that were actually laid out in a pet funeral home here (with caskets and pink or blue blankets) They had an actual wake and then they were buried, not far from Trigger the horse. I swear!

then of course these people must go to see therapists to see what's wrong in their own lives that they are so pet obsessed. I think it's just a plot by the American Psychiatric Association to drum up business.

[black francis]

That's right and you women bitching about post partem depression take some vitamins and get some exercise. You'll be fine.

[zabird]

Oh, it's absolutely insane. But I'm pretty sure it's happening.
These are the same people that do that whole pet taxidermy thing - freezedried Fluffy and/or Fido in natural "sleeping" poses

I stayed at a hotel in Paris once where the dining room decor was the owner's taxidermied departed cats. All in "natural" hunting poses

[insanejane]

then of course these people must go to see therapists to see what's wrong in their own lives that they are so pet obsessed. I think it's just a plot by the American Psychiatric Association to drum up business.

I agree! And the pharmaceutical companies are profiting too! Besides anti-depression drugs, pets are being put on weight loss and thyroid meds, not to mention others.

[insanejane]

I stayed at a hotel in Paris once where the dining room decor was the owner's taxidermied departed cats. All in "natural" hunting poses

I have a phobia when it comes to taxidermied animals, especially birds! Have you gone to the L.A. Museum of Natural History where they have that room with drawers full of dead birds on display? I had no idea what was in the drawers until I opened them!

[Frank The Bunny]

I have a phobia when it comes to taxidermied animals, especially birds! Have you gone to the L.A. Museum of Natural History where they have that room with drawers full of dead birds on display? I had no idea what was in the drawers until I opened them!

Birds, you say?

How about the cat-bird?

[zabird]

Ack! that looks like a bat bird!

I've only been to that museum once ... eek on the drawers full of dead birds. It would be a cat's dream place to visit, I guess

[Red]

That's right and you women bitching about post partem depression take some vitamins and get some exercise. You'll be fine.

yeah, i could NEVER figure that crap out!!

[Red]

I agree! And the pharmaceutical companies are profiting too! Besides anti-depression drugs, pets are being put on weight loss and thyroid meds, not to mention others.

that stuff is just fucked up! i can't even afford to take my KIDS to the doctor, i sure as hell ain't gonna be paying craploads of money out for lifelong medicine for an animal. i love my cats, don't get me wrong...but there's a limit!

[Fish Hook Girl]

that stuff is just fucked up! i can't even afford to take my KIDS to the doctor, i sure as hell ain't gonna be paying craploads of money out for lifelong medicine for an animal. i love my cats, don't get me wrong...but there's a limit!

That's why you buy pet medical insurance.

[insanejane]

Birds, you say?

How about the cat-bird?

Tonight I will have a cat-bird nightmare! Thank you FTB!