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Tuesday funnies!

Posted on August 24, 2021 | 5 comments

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Friday funny…is not so funny :(

Posted on August 20, 2021 | 9 comments

It’s just rather sad…

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Tagged government education

Toxic masculinity saves the day: Man rescues female trainer from alligator

Posted on August 18, 2021 | 5 comments

This guy is a HERO!

h/t Twitchy

DCG

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Posted in God's creation

Tagged Crocodile Donnie

What happens when your cat bites/eats a toad?

Posted on August 17, 2021 | 7 comments

Here in Oklahoma we have a lot of Woodhouse toads. They come around on our front porch at night to feast on the bugs and stick around on the front porch during the day.

None of my cats ever chase these toads and I always wondered why. That question was answered today when a co-worker told me about the wonderful self-defense mechanisms God gave frogs and toads!

The co-worker told me that cats and dogs stay away from these creatures because they stink. And they are toxic to our pets. From HowStuffWorks:

“Nature provides all life with some means of protection. With certain toads it is the saliva, which is thought to contain a potent toxin. The poison contained in a toad’s saliva is so strong that once it comes in contact with the mouth or eyes of the cat, it causes severe symptoms within minutes.

Toad poisoning affects the heart and nervous system to such a degree that death can occur within 30 minutes if the cat is not treated. Some warning signs that indicate your cat has experienced toad poisoning include excessive drooling, a shaking head, trembling and shaking body, lack of coordination, difficulty breathing, convulsions, and coma. Signs may develop around the mouth or eyes of the cat immediately after contact with the toad.”

My co-worker told me that most cats and dogs “foam at the mouth” and have drooling and vomiting. The cure for a cat that has been afllicated by biting/eating a toad or frog is to flush their eyes/mouth with water. If it was me, I’d be getting kitty to the vet ASAP.

Here’s what it looks like when a cat eats a frog:

So glad I learned about this today. And very happy that my cats have the good sense to stay away from the toads!

DCG

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Posted in cats, God's creation

Tagged cats and toads, Woodhouse toads

Thursday funnies!

Posted on August 12, 2021 | 4 comments

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Posted in Funnies

Start your Monday with a chuckle…

Posted on August 9, 2021 | 6 comments

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Happy Friday! Watch kayaker rescue an osprey

Posted on August 6, 2021 | 5 comments

Luvs a happy ending!

DCG

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Posted in God's creation

Tagged osprey, wildlife rescue

Good Samaritans save stranded Orca by pouring water on it until tide came in

Posted on August 3, 2021 | 4 comments

The Daily Mail has a happy-ending story about an Orca that was rescued by humans. Apparently the whale had got stuck on some rocks and was stranded for six hours before the tide brought it back into the water. Before the whale made it back into the ocean, humans kept the Orca wet and scared off birds trying to get to the creature. Read the story below.

From Daily Mail:

“Good Samaritans saved a 20-foot Orca that was stuck between rocks on an Alaskan shore by continuously dousing it with water and protecting it from birds who circled above the defenseless whale.

The whale was ultimately saved after a six-hour, labor-intensive life-saving operation.

Someone spotted the the large whale on the Prince of Wales Island near the coast of British Columbia Thursday morning. The Coast Guard was called around 9am local time.

Chance Strickland, the captain of a private yacht in Alaska, and his crew anchored and began life-saving maneuvers that were captured on video by Aroon Melane and posted on Instagram.

Strickland could hear the orca calling out to killer whales swimming in the area. ‘I don’t speak a lot of whale, but it didn’t seem real stoked,’ he told The New York Times.

People on other boats stopped with water and buckets to douse the orca. Mr. Strickland and his crew gave the whale a wide berth in case it started flopping around, he said.

‘There were tears coming out of its eyes,’ he told The Times. ‘It was pretty sad.’

The group of Good Samaritans formed a chain that passed buckets of seawater back and forth and poured the water on the Orca, which seemed to liven it up. It made a noise and raised its tail when it got water.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was called in, which can be seen on the video using a machine to spray a mist of seawater on the Orca, which doubled as a way to keep the whale cool and scare the congregation of birds that were hoping to feast on the beast.

Melane said in her video that the Orca was stranded for about six hours until the tide came in swept it back into the ocean.”