Boronia

I forgot to add that Mac likes the tomatoes that have gone rotten but are still hanging on the vine like small water-filled balloons. He delicately picks one off, holds it in his mouth and bites down gently to release the stinkin' pulp. He closes his eyes with bliss as he does this.

Yep, good aye :D

I have just copied the stuff written in the bar (URL bar?)..(I was copying the image before) into the Testing Forum and the photo is larger...I'll try to put it in my siggy now.

Hi K9angel, I have replied to your message, this is what I wrote: I can copy the photo but it won't allow me to paste. I also tried to do it in the 'Testing Forum' but I can't paste in there either. The Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, words on the mouse right click are greyed out. If it is a line of text I have copied I can paste that, but not the image or even the image from Marion's email that I have saved to desktop or the image I have inserted in an 'Office' document.

I have emailed you k9angel as there is no way in this wide world that I can put that piccie in the PM me box...I don't know how ...I have asked if you can send me your email address so I can forward Marion's email to you

Marion 01 has made me a siggy but it needs to be longer and a little deeper. I had uploaded her picture (a big one and the final edited one) into Photobucket but even if I make the edited one bigger (it looses its clarity though) and save it, it will go back to the size you see in my siggy below. I did email Troy with the problem, had this answer.... Just checking that when you uploaded it (the edited version) to photobucket, you didn’t tick any option to reduce the size and when you are linking to it from photobucket, you are linking to the full sized image? I emailed back saying that I had used the edited photo and asked if I should have used the unedited/bigger sized photo, Troy answered...No the smaller one should be the correct one as long as when you upload it, photobucket doesn’t reduce it in size further. I am not sure if there is an option when you upload it to preserve the size/dimensions? Can anyone help? I can't believe it should be this hard, my brains are hurting :laugh:

I reckon :-D

ok, thank you heaps. it is pretty good Marion now the next big challenge/problem is getting it longer and deeper.

Penny taking it easy after rearranging the sofa cushions

Mine eat just about anything and I wish Mac would stop picking the ripe strawberries out of the garden

Yep, this is Grumpy's dinner-time choices

I would like that Marion 01, it is just the nomination thingo that Julie emailed to me that I'd like as a siggy, I would like it about 10mm in diameter. I could also send you some photos of the little guys to add to the siggy if that would look good as well. How do I go about sending/forwarding you the email (with the attachment) that Julie sent?

okey dokey :-)

It is sill a bit big but I can't seem to get it any smaller as the dot between the two snow covered mountains is on the setting next to the smallest mountain, it seems as though it will not go any smaller, which is a bit of a bugger.

Thanks for that, that works BUT the image I was going to use is too big in size (it does appear in my siggy-section but it is BIG) I have tried to resize it in Photobucket but the 'preset sizes' dropdown box is blank and if I use the size-box nothing happens to the image at all. (it is my MDBA Nominee image...I want it a smaller size than the one Julie emailed to me...that one is a little in-your-face :-D )

I went to my 'Profile' and clicked on 'Change Signature'...that is blank as I don't have a siggy at the moment. I can't do a cut and paste as the paste box is grayed out and there is no 'browse/upload' button to allow me to look/get for my photo. I did edit the photo in Photobucket and then copied the HTML link, but when I pasted that link into the 'Edit your Signature' box the result is lines of letter and numbers (HTML code), not the photo. I have no idea what to do :-D

Daisy gets: Busy-bum, Daisy-doo, Daiseeeeeee Mac gets: Lil-fella, Wee-man Penny gets: Pennnnnn, and Oi Pen.

LabTested posted a topic about the little Tamarind monkeys that were stolen in October 2010. Well here is an update: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-23/miracle-monkey-gives-birth-after-2010-theft/3788834 (lovely photo :) ) A tiny rare monkey that was stolen from a Brisbane zoo has become a mother for the first time. Conchetta, a cotton-top tamarin, and her breeding partner Tonto were stolen from Alma Park in late 2010. Tonto was found dead and Conchetta, now aged 12, was handed in to a zoo south of Sydney four months later. Alma Park head keeper Alison Wright says it was initially believed Conchetta may have missed her chance to be a mother. "Normally with cotton tops they'll start breeding around five or six so she is a little bit of an older mother but she is doing really well," she said. Alma Park curator Dr Heather Hesterman says the birth is "fantastic news". "We're so excited," she said. "The birth of this baby not only represents something quite incredible for Conchetta, who's been through a massive ordeal in the past, but it also is a big boost to the Australasian population. "She is actually the number one ranked breeding female throughout all of Australasia and there is only around about 100 cotton tops left in captivity." Of those cotton tops left in captivity, only three babies were born last year. Now, Conchetta and her new mate Manny could bread again before the year is out. Conchetta was also pregnant in October 2010 when she and her breeding partner were stolen. It is believed offenders cut their way into Alma Park Zoo and took the tiny cotton-top tamarins - a small monkey found in Central and South America. At the time, zoo keepers said Conchetta may have been expecting twins, but that she was likely to miscarry due to the ordeal. Tonto was found dead in a backyard near the zoo after a pet dog alerted it to the homeowners. Zoo keepers believed there had been a struggle with his captor, as the tiny tamarin was missing large clumps of fur. Conchetta was thought to be having twins again this time, as her weight reached a heavy 400 grams, but zoo staff were pleased with just the one. "It's ended up being one enormous baby and we're thrilled to bits." The baby's gender will not be known for months.

Fishballs and kibble...yum :laugh:

How did you go drying the fish Sheridan? It may be an idea to buy some shark/hoki next time, slice it up dry it, at least there won't be bones.

buy a pair of this type of forceps, the curve at the tip is useful for sliding between the tick and the dog's skin. Make sure that you grip really firmly as some of the ticks are really stuck in

Sorry to hear that Boronia. It does state on the bottle not recommended for animals undergoing treatment for Hyperthyroidism. Mine, I have to say are all thriving and NO teeth cleaning has taken place for months now. I don't know if he has hyperthroidism, I am just grasping at straws that the Proden may be the cause of his weight-loss. If I stop his daily dose and he regains weight I am not going to know if it is the Proden or the antibiotics...I could wait a month or two I suppose and try him on 1/2 the daily dose.

I have been using this for a few months now. Penny's teeth are much better but they still need to be brushed as she still has periodontal disease. It also hasn't lifted all the plaque. Daisy's teeth are not too bad though she still has some light plaque on some of her teeth. Mac is causing me some concern, I took him to the vet earlier in the week as he does a little wee sometimes when he turns over or if he lies on his back for a tummy rub. He is a bit pongy as well. They gave him some antibiotics as they thought he may have a UTI. The urine sample I took in showed no sugar but it did show protein. I also said I was concerned with his weight-loss, he usually weighs around 8kg and now down to 7.4kg, The vet (not a normal one, maybe just out of vet school) said she couldn't suggest anything but bring him back after the AB's have finished and feed him bigger serves. I have just given him his tea with the usual amount of Proden added and it dawned on me that his weight loss started a month or so after I started the dogs on the stuff. I Googled 'weight loss with Proden plaque off' and there are quite a few topics about this problem,but it mainly concerns hyperthyroidism. Here is a cut and paste of the relevant section... Hyperthyroidism is a very common disorder of older cats (usually cats over the age of 8 years). Dogs are rarely affected by this condition. It is caused by an increased production of thyroid hormone from the thyroid glands, situated in the neck. Thyroid Hormone has an important role in controlling the body's metabolic rate so animals with hyperthyroidism tend to burn up energy too rapidly and typically suffer weight loss despite having an increased appetite and increased food intake. I may have to discontinue Mac's Proden now...bugger

Yep, Snopes and Hoax Slayer have taken away all the fun. :laugh:

I just break 3 or 4 eggs and put the whole lot (with the shell) into the food processor when I am making their raw veggie slops...a wise idea to break the eggs first, I was not thinking straight one time and chucked in an unbroken egg with the cabbage leaves and the processor leapt all over the bench before I could grab it with one hand while trying to turn the wall switch off.