Furry Friends...

[Two-Stroke]

Here is my furry friend of a more common kind. Her name is Go-Go.

 

[Bison]

There's a bike path that I ride frequently and just outside Cedartown, GA there's a field with buffalo -- that field is a major landmark for me as I ride. The problem is that they aren't always there where I can see them.

One day last spring I happened to have my camera with me.

Why is a buffalo's coat uneven sometimes?

That young Buffalo cow in your pic is a healthy looking animal and still in the process of moulding( shedding the thick winter coat)

They usually are cleaned up by mid june. A buffalo that won't shed its coat at all or not completely has a health issue (often internal parasites like worms)

 

[Two-Stroke]

That young Buffalo cow in your pic is a healthy looking animal and still in the process of moulding( shedding the thick winter coat)

They usually are cleaned up by mid june. A buffalo that won't shed its coat at all or not completely has a health issue (often internal parasites like worms)

Thanks for explaining that.

I ride by that field pretty in NW Georgia often and am always happy when I get to see the buffalo. For those who haven't seen them except in pictures: they're huge -- about twice the size of a cow.

 

[Bison]

Actually a lot of beef cows are bigger than buffalo,only the mature Buffalo bulls get bigger than beef bulls.

Many Years ago i had both beef and Bison. i had a polled(no horns) 2200 lb limousin Bull that jumped the fence and got in a scrap with 2 mature horned Buffalo bulls.

To my surprice that Limo beat the crap outa both these big buffalo bulls and send them running.

The Limo had some hide missing and bled from some holes but he survived OK

 

[JDgreen]

Orange and white tabby is Piper, 11 years old, only has one kidney. Black and white cat is Zeke, abandoned by his feral mother at 6 weeks old, 3 years old now. Orange tabby is Gizmo, his barn cat mother was killed when he was still a baby, he is 1 1/2 years now. Brown tabby is Tiggs, showed up at our door one bitter cold winter night, think some cruel a----- abandoned him in mid winter.

 

[jmurray01]

Orange and white tabby is Piper, 11 years old, only has one kidney. Black and white cat is Zeke, abandoned by his feral mother at 6 weeks old, 3 years old now. Orange tabby is Gizmo, his barn cat mother was killed when he was still a baby, he is 1 1/2 years now. Brown tabby is Tiggs, showed up at our door one bitter cold winter night, think some cruel a----- abandoned him in mid winter.

What lovely cats you have :smile:

I wonder how the person would feel to be left out in winter ?

If I knew who it was, I'd show them, I can tell you that.

 

[JDgreen]

Zeke is my favorite, he was just skin and bones when I rescued him, now he has grown up to be so big and strong....doesn't this picture strike terror in your heart?

 

[jmurray01]

Zeke is my favorite, he was just skin and bones when I rescued him, now he has grown up to be so big and strong....doesn't this picture strike terror in your heart?

I always say you can tell if a cat is well looked after by two things:

1) If they look content
2) If they have a good quality coat

Zeke ticks both of those boxes :thumbsup:

And he likes computers too, what more could you want ? :laughing:

Oh, and I probably shouldn't be promoting a site, but there is a good cat forum that I'm a member of. I don't log in that much, but I should because it is very useful and has friendly members - http://www.catforum.com/

 

[JDgreen]

I always say you can tell if a cat is well looked after by two things:

1) If they look content
2) If they have a good quality coat

Zeke ticks both of those boxes :thumbsup:

And he likes computers too, what more could you want ? :laughing:

Oh, and I probably shouldn't be promoting a site, but there is a good cat forum that I'm a member of. I don't log in that much, but I should because it is very useful and has friendly members - Cat Forum : Cat Discussion Forums

Thanks for the link....the pic was taken when he was still growing, that is a 13.3 inch laptop, my current one is a 17 inch and is way too small for him...gotta trade up again...lol.

 

[jmurray01]

Thanks for the link....the pic was taken when he was still growing, that is a 13.3 inch laptop, my current one is a 17 inch and is way too small for him...gotta trade up again...lol.

:laughing: Cats will sleep on anything but a cat bed!