Pets

[Coastal Cowboy]

Monsieur Prime Minister, Toulouse Lautrec Le Chat, chases the clouds. When I blow vape rings, he instantly destroys them.

I only use VG liquids. Not because of feline problems with PG, but because I like the thick, silky vapor and flavor.

Cats aren't the smartest animals in the world. This one walks right past a bowl full of food to come tell me that he's hungry.

But he really likes my Vamo Protank combo, especially when the tank is full of one of my DIY VG based tobacco blends.

 

[mare ze dotes]

Well, I have two guinea pigs and I vape constantly in my bedroom. They're the same as they've ever been (rambunctious and full of attitude), and I bought them before I started vaping. I never smoked in the house, though. Occasionally they sneeze, but it's cute when they do. And as long as it's just a random sneeze, it doesn't worry me.

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"Guinea Pigs Forever, Forever Guinea Pigs" Amun dalay.

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Love the piggies. the big eyes. So cute. I do have to say I am a rat sort of gal. Rats love their peoples. Every morning, I wake up to the the happiness. "please hug and hold and feed me!" And She makes this little laugh noise. So adorable.

 

[madqatter]

OP, if your cat has reached the point off chewing off fur, out of kindness to the cat if nothing else, you need to get him to the vet ASAP!

We're already doing that.

 

[Ben B Brown]

the weather has changed in the last week or so and that could be reason also just saying

 

[MiamiMom63]

I have a toy poodle that was fine for years and then all of a sudden she started scratching her bottom a lot and her ears. The vet said it was probably allergies and put her on a non allergenic dog food. I admit I sometimes cheat and give her treats that might not be good for her, but she's improved a lot. And I thought it was weird because she never had a problem with her food before. But sometimes they do just come up with issues. Maybe it was a coincidence with the vaping as some others have said.

 

[Rocketpunk]

It's funny you say that. I've been slowly hinting to my girlfriend that when my piggies pass to piggy heaven (they won't ever die, you hear me, God?!) that I want to get a pair of pet rats. I've been watching video after video on Youtube of pet rats doing tricks and really loving on their owners.

If I could REALLY get away with it, I'd have a freakin' capybara. I totally would.

Love the piggies. the big eyes. So cute. I do have to say I am a rat sort of gal. Rats love their peoples. Every morning, I wake up to the the happiness. "please hug and hold and feed me!" And She makes this little laugh noise. So adorable.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Monsieur Prime Minister, Toulouse Lautrec Le Chat, chases the clouds. When I blow vape rings, he instantly destroys them.

I only use VG liquids. Not because of feline problems with PG, but because I like the thick, silky vapor and flavor.

Cats aren't the smartest animals in the world. This one walks right past a bowl full of food to come tell me that he's hungry.

But he really likes my Vamo Protank combo, especially when the tank is full of one of my DIY VG based tobacco blends.

He's aweesome IB! What a great pattern around his eyes!

 

[Worzel]

i know birds (parrots) have sensitive respiratory systems and you should not smoke around them but i wonder about vaping

I don't know about that one. I have a gaggle here at home, I vape VG liquid, but I don't do it in the room with them, I vape in my bedroom. I would definitely be wary of PG around birds.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I Vape VG DIY also. But when I vaped PG awhile ago they never seemed to mind. And I've had snakes, birds, guinea pigs, iguanas, etc.I love animals. Lol. My albino cockatiel named Casper talks to me daily. Hello, what are you doing, hello sexy, give me a kiss, etc. lol. So far they all seem real happy i don't smoke anymore.

 

[Worzel]

Well, here is a link from UK vapers on birds and vaping.http://http://ukvapers.org/Thread-Vaping-and-parrots-and-other-pets

I have 2 Jenday conures, a Green Cheek conure, a Nanday conure, a Sun Conure, a Cockatiel, two parakeets, and a foul mouthed African Grey. My house is a little loud.

Now I heard you shouldn't use aerosol around birds, it can kill them, but I don't know about vaping, I heard vapor being referred to as aerosol before, so I just keep it away from them. My Grey is a plucker, and I wonder if any trace of nicotine would aggravate it? She is a nervous plucker, and she does it to get a rise out of hubby and I!

 

[MiamiMom63]

I've been lucky maybe. I've had my bird since 1999 and he's never plucked his feathers or done anything. Maybe y our bird has an allergy to her food? Maybe you should take her to a vet? I also had a Quaker for awhile but he woke me up so darn early that I just couldn't handle it. Lol.

 

[Worzel]

Worzel has been to the vet, and we switched her to pellets, fruit, and she is really spoiled with peas, corn, and blueberries fed to her one by one LMAO. She is a nervous plucker. We tried putting the satellite dish on her head the vet gave us, and she freaked out! She loves her showers though. We moved her away from "her" window, I was wondering if the cars going by, people walking past, hawks flying over, and random cats were making her nervous. We put her in front of a different window with less startling scenery, but now she plucks because her house was moved. A never ending battle. I always tell Hubby that it is because Worzel thinks she is people, and people don't have feathers.

 

[MiamiMom63]

Wow, I've been real lucky. My bird hasn't been to the vet in ages and never seems nervous. He deals with the two dogs also. He's the boss though. Lol. He hates everyone but me. He doesn't talk if others are around. But when I come home every day he gets all excited and talks up a storm. If I leave the room to go to the bathroom, he squawks and makes a loud ruckus until he sees me again. Lol.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I rented my extra room to a friend for two months and she said I was lieing that the bird talked. I finally sent her a video of him talking up a storm when she wasn't around. Lol.

 

[Worzel]

Worzel is pretty gutsy around people. She just needs to stare at a stranger for a moment, pull out a feather or two, the resumes her yammering. I am greeted by a half bald, belching, farting, meowing African Grey who resembles a demented dandelion, but I love her

We got her when she was six months old, she started plucking when she went into puberty. I think she wants a boyfriend. Watching the cockatiel hump his perch all day cannot be much help to her either.

 

[Rocketpunk]

Is Worzel a cultural name or is it based on E. E. Doc Smith's "Lensman" series?

 

[madqatter]

I have a toy poodle that was fine for years and then all of a sudden she started scratching her bottom a lot and her ears. The vet said it was probably allergies and put her on a non allergenic dog food.

Yeah, we had to do that a couple of years ago.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

We tried putting the satellite dish on her head the vet gave us, and she freaked out!

No way, birds can wear The Cone of Shame too! Okay, probably not funny if you're stuck in the house with them at the time.

You do have to be careful with PG and cats. Propylene Glycol is linked to Heinz body anemia in cats.

Had no idea about this. Don't have a cat anymore but it is nice to be aware of. Thank you.

I'm loving the animal stories. We've had an odd assortment and loved them all. Used to have a thundering herd of lop eared bunnies. Died laughing when I first saw bunny hurdling (bunny safe), check it on Google. I'm betting vaping is NOT safe around rabbits, they seem to be sensitive (overly sensitive) creatures.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

He's aweesome IB! What a great pattern around his eyes!

He's handsome and he knows it.

He's also keenly interested in those rodents Rocket is talking about.

"What are theez ginney pigs of which he speeks?"

 

[Vwls]

Uh oh... this thread has me wondering about something. These are my two cats, George Clooney and Moonshadow.

Mooney recently developed mats in her fur down near her tail area and around her rear haunches. I thought it was very strange as she seems to always keep herself pretty well groomed. They were too well matted to brush out - had to cut them off with little scissors. Now I'm worried that my vaping might have something to do with it? I always smoked outside in my former life as a smoker - but one of the many things I love about vaping is that I can do it in the house (I live in Arizona - there are only like 4 months out of the year here that one can casually walk outside and like, survive.)

I vape 50/50... and I do blow it all over the place. I mean, other than the mats, she seems fine, but we do make a promise to our beasts to give them a happy, comfortable home when we adopt them (or when they adopt us)... so we are accountable here. Has anyone done any actual research on PG vapor and cats?