what if you can,t get dog-food in y2k?? refer back to [designer-dogs-post] i,m covering all -bases.making good use of our deohydrator. & the kids love variety.p.s. they love a dab of olive-oil.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 19, 1999

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I don't care for dog food, but some canned cat food is tasty, especially the Salmon.

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), June 19, 1999.

This forum is making me nostalgic again:

"Rabbit. Juicy, tender, tasty rabbit instead of the unending rye bread and semi-spoiled fruit that we consumed almost exclusively for years. Pa had taken Little Brother and me a few times to restaurants where we had eaten the only hot food since Simonswolde. Except lately he and I ate soup in the cafi of the railroad station at noon. It was always the same watery broth. It was one of Ma's schemes to demonstrate to the judge that she was a fit mother.

Cooking odors filled our dark vestibule and confirmed that Ma was indeed cooking. I could hardly control the flow of saliva.

I cant believe it Ami, Mas cooking.

But why? It destroys vitamins. Ha ha ha.

This cannot be, theres something wrong.

But what?

Do cooks cook in private to keep their recipes secret?

A pot full of dying rabbit vitamins could be murder.

Wait! Why is she cooking now? Behind locked doors!

Little Brother and I anxiously waited in the dark. I peeked through the keyhole but saw no light. Did chefs always cook best in the dark? Ma must have hung something on the inside and this heightened our suspicion.

Finally she unlocked the door and pushed aside some carefully arranged junk on the table.

She fished a critter out of the boiling pot and dropped it on a platter. There it lay, pink and steamy, lonely, without head or potatoes to keep it company. Its guts and hide had been thoughtfully removed and hidden somewhere. Little Brother and I sprinkled some salt on it and tore away at it.

"Not bad," he mumbled with his mouth full, tastes fresh, forgetting the table manners pounded into him years ago by Aunt A.

Why is it so pink, is it female? he wanted to know.

"But what is this? A claw?" I wanted to know.

Why don't rabbits climb trees when dogs chase them? Like cats. This is a cat.

I quit chewing and spat out a mouthful of cat.

"This is a cat, isn't it?"

It was Mas secret recipe, an inspiration to be cherished. A legacy. After some prodding she confessed that she had served us a cat.

"Whose cat is this?" we wanted to know.

"I don't know," Ma replied meekly.

"Where did you get it? Just asked the little pussy to come up and jump into your pot?" I asked sarcastically.

"No."

"Then where did it come from, and who butchered it? we demanded angrily. We could not believe that Ma killed anything, least of all somebody's pet. Besides work always scared her.

"I found it on the road," she cried.

"You mean it had the guts squeezed out?"

"Ja."

We said no more...

-- Not Again! (Seenit@ww2.com), June 19, 1999.

al-d,

The other posters are right about you. Why do you waste so many threads for posting items that mean nothing? Do you have a serious problem with drinking? I believe you are here to yank some chains of posters.

-- Barb (awaltrip@telepath.com), June 19, 1999.

Hey,al-d, someone's been using my name to post derogatory remarks, don't be fooled. These are the testiculary challenged I'm afraid.

-- Barb (awaltrip@telepath.com), June 19, 1999.

i,m convinced'ed-y.'is convinced=y2k is gonna be a problem.seem,s like some folks love to talk about the problem-continually, WHY-NOT>more PREP-TIPS??? WORRY AIN,T GONNA MAKE IT GO-AWAY.solid-info. is great-but--he-said--she said''get,s-old.no?heck my bank has a huge-poster that say,s[we,re ok. for-y2k] but i also know for-certain that they are making seriuos cont.- plans one of which is riot-control. so is the local-food stamp-office.so hows about more survival-tips. most of the responses to dog-posts are friendly.i came to this forum to learn-&-share.isn,t that what it,s about?hey there was trolls here before i came.if i,m a troll'i,m a well prep.d-troll.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 19, 1999.

hi-barb, i know the feeling big-time.the word is COWARDS.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 19, 1999.

barb=al-d?

-- AberFoyle (AberFoyle@water.com), June 19, 1999.

i must admit' i have a split personailty/ i do need my prozac<

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 19, 1999.

al-d:

I don't need Prozac. If you do, then have you secured an ample supply beyond Y2K in case your pharmaceutical needs can not be sustained from any local drug stores?

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), June 19, 1999.

I have seen recipes on the 'net for homemade dog food and cat food. One basic difference is that dogs are omnivores and need a lot of cereal, whereas cats have an extremely high rate of catabolism and need a great deal of protein plus taurine (an essential amino acid). But you could also stock up on the balance commercial stuff right now. And don't forget extra pet food for the animals that will be abandoned.

-- Brooks (brooksbie@hotmail.com), June 19, 1999.

my pooches love-oatmeal, and crazy about zuccini?? & especially like spaghetti & sauce. have a pom. that will kill' for fig-newtons. my mutt,s think they,re people in dog-suits.i,ve seen some web-sites that say dogs can become-vegetarian?? anyone else-seen that?? it was on one of those HOLISTIC sites.

-- al-d. (CATT@ZIANET.COM), June 19, 1999.

al-d,

Thanks for bringing the up the very important issue of providing for our "non-humans". I have a dog who is 10 years old. He is my only "child". I rescued him from the "dog pound" when he was 6 weeks old. His name is Kelly, he is the only dog in my large family who is welcome in all of their homes. My guess is that many GIs' forget to make survival accomidations for thier "pets" and assume that those "pets" can "fend for them selves". BUNK! It aint gonna happen...a cat or 2 maybe.... Prepaire for your K9's as well as your self, you would be suprised to see what a dog can contribute to your family/home defense come a 5. Their is a reason the "dog" is "mans' best freind".

-- Mike (midwestmike_@hotmail.com), June 20, 1999.