Funny and/or cautionary tales of pets and Thanksgiving

I found a cat once because of Thanksgiving dinner - would something like that be helpful? He showed up that night and stayed for ten years.

I can tell you about the family cat that ate the pumpkin pie that was cooling on the kitchen counter if you want something about cats...

wombat said:

although I can't imagine what it would be since all the cats I've ever known disappear when there's that much company!

Thanks!

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Not a story worth posting - just poo-pooing your cat theory. When we have Thanksgiving, my cat will always find the lap of the person that wants her the least! It's usually my sister in law & she is relentless about returning to her lap over & over. She gives Garfield a run for his money size wise - so she's a real joy to have hop on Mine never disappear with company - they usualy are double pain in the arse's!

*wants normal cats*

Good luck w/ your article.... Now I'll have to go home and watch "Christmas Story!"

We let our dog have some of the pan drippings. Duh. She was younger and smaller than the dog we had with a cast-iron gut. We know better now. She got pancreatitis and we thought we were going to lose her. Part of her after care called for a low-fat diet, so I was advised to give her browned, drained hamburger and white rice. She was more thrilled than me. You can probably imagine her expression as she caught a whiff of her ground beef browning. As I am doing this I am thinking, "Why am I cooking for the dog? She's eating better than we are!"

The upside was, we really bonded with her due to all this. She died a couple of years ago. Even DH gets teary-eyed when we remember Susie the Amazing Border Collie.