Posts by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
(DIR) Post #Az4qMRU8RdzlfQlIUi by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-10T20:26:28.764426Z
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@ulperioleri @Grumbleshroom @ForbiddenDreamer @KiKi88 I wonder if it's a foam board because I see some holes in it. I think the off white underneath the black is the actual table for the xray
(DIR) Post #Az6lc2X6sAPpSUguv2 by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T18:42:43.127643Z
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@MeBigbrain @lord_nougat @nugger @IAMAL_PHARIUS @professionalbigot69 Dear lord quarter horses are looking more and more like quarter pounders
(DIR) Post #Az6mz2J9yWbBNKhBpo by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T18:58:03.312766Z
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@davesbit So a bit more info came out today, pic related is a close up of the jag.It seems like he was shot with a rifle, not releasing any more info on that probably due to investigation. More than 30 pellets hitting the face, which vets believe line up with the broken teeth. In other words, they believe the gun shots caused eventual broken teeth. It also had oedema (fluid retention usually as a result of physical trauma) in its eyes and ears. They are not yet releasing the sex of the animal.So I don't think damaged teeth play a role since the teeth appeared to be damaged after this altercation. I do wonder though how someone was able to unload 30 bullets into a big cat. I'm not ruling out a man eater but I have some other ideas too like trapping.
(DIR) Post #Az6n7WvI27dgdua4IK by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T18:59:36.514937Z
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@IAMAL_PHARIUS @MeBigbrain @lord_nougat @nugger @professionalbigot69 I'm just sayin he aint missing no meals
(DIR) Post #Az6nOP8wDC4TR90jmy by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T19:02:39.795834Z
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19 pine martins have been released in secret locations in Exmoor national park, UK. These guys haven't been seen in the area for more than a century, but footage has shown that they seem to be fairing well. Pic related.
(DIR) Post #Az6ntNbLzfdDdH4Xdw by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T19:08:13.271817Z
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@Myshkin im always surprised how big they are. You'd think we'd be able to make cost effective smaller tracking collars by now
(DIR) Post #Az6oMk05nGpfV2dzsm by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T19:13:34.138667Z
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@Eiregoat @Myshkin omg i feel retarded now (nothing new)
(DIR) Post #Az79cc6d0lWYga6wz2 by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T23:11:43.093611Z
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@davesbit I'm only reporting what I'm hearing. I keep seeing rifle, but some sources are saying pellets and others bullets. I've also not seen any X-rays released yet.
(DIR) Post #Az7AEcZ7kcDD7DYyUi by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-11T23:18:35.891100Z
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@eee @davesbit Another thought crossed my mind that he might be terrorizing livestock tooAlso your pfp is disturbing
(DIR) Post #Az8qGvLHIj0ZA7pM5Q by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-12T18:44:21.049311Z
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The calico color in cats is a sex linked gene, meaning that for a cat to have the orange color, it needs to be on an X chromosome, and the black needs to be on a separate X chromosome. This means that only cats that have XX chromosomes can have black AND orange.However, there is a condition where a male is born with an extra X chromosome, being XXY. It is called Klinefelter syndrome, but there isn't much clear info about it on cats besides that it makes them sterile. It is very rare - it is currently believed to affect 0.03% of cats, but may be even less. So here's a bunch of calico, torti, and torbi cat balls I foundTW genitalia :blobcatblush:
(DIR) Post #AzFaKQfz1JCG3Fsgd6 by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-16T00:48:40.414913Z
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IDK who hasan is but I guess there's some dog drama circulating about him keeping his dog on a dog bed. Since I don't know a lot about the situation I thought it would be a great time to give my opinion on it.I don't see it as any different than keeping a dog in a crate or kenneled while at work. But also, why not just crate or kennel the dog? Why can't the dog walk around? If you don't want it messing with your stream stuff, why not put the dog in another room? Why does it NEED to be in the room it can't walk around in?The use of shock collar, even just on the vibrate setting, should not be necessary here. He is just asking the dog to 'place' (get on that elevated bed), it doesn't require an electric collar. It just needs a verbal cue. Who even told them to use a shock collar?Anyway. It's just stupid. At least from my POV
(DIR) Post #AzJwZW9buXaf0aB7yq by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-18T03:16:45.239196Z
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Dog's first groom reveals quite the secret.His mandible and maxilla are... not aligned. Like, at all. Owners say he eats wet food as normal. Unsure if this is genetic or trauma related.
(DIR) Post #AzmF6b2e5wQ8SFsLey by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-10-31T18:56:18.519228Z
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Baby Texas Horned lizard at San Antonio Zoo learning how to hide in the sand
(DIR) Post #Azs4U3KNA45iILuPz6 by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-11-03T14:25:33.583771Z
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Have you ever seen a horse CT scan before?Joe Juice, a 19 year old gelded (neutered) horse arrived at UC Davis Animal Hospital for a large bump growing on the right side of his cheek.Four years prior, Juice came to the teaching hospital with a similar issue, and it turned out to be a sialothiasis. This is a condition where calcium begins to build up over a foreign object that found its way in a salivary duct, like a piece of grass or something. It starts small, but the calcium builds over time, creating large, visible bumps. If left untreated, these hard calcium deposits will push against the skin and cause discomfort, the horse may try to scratch it to the point of rash or bleeding. The hard build up will also push against the insides of the cheek and cause inflammation, infection, and interfere with their ability to eat. If the stone alters saliva production, it can also affect digestion.Because horse surgery is not something you generally want to do willy nilly, they decided to get a CT scan to make sure this was another sialothiasis. CT scan did confirm the diagnosis, and it was promptly removed.
(DIR) Post #Azs7YuWZcPoQIpckKm by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-11-03T15:00:02.605176Z
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@badneighbor This guy is lightly sedated - lightly is required so it can still safely stand without injuring itself. You definitely couldn't do this with a feral or completely untrained horse!A lot of the smaller 'exotic' animals are heavily sedated. Sometimes they don't have to be sedated at all with creative restraint techniques. Cats and dogs are done on a case by case basis.Pic rel is a corn snake getting CT scan, no sedation used. They used like a small hollow foam thing and taped it up.
(DIR) Post #B0jYX3Ye84VQdSQI2i by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2024-03-19T22:15:02.526108Z
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Alright it is getting warmer out, I think it's time to go over a sensitive topic;Outdoor & Indoor/Outdoor cats. I guess I would like to preface this with saying, I am not totally and completely against outdoor cats. Shelters will often have a host of cats that don't do well inside, like cats that grew up outdoors or cats with incontinence or cats that are very easily over-stimulated, or semi-feral. Without people willing to keep them indoors/outdoors or outdoors only, they would be euthanized.However, I do believe that if you're getting a new cat you should test out keeping it indoors first. And I believe kittens should absolutely be kept indoors. For a multitude of reasons;1) Cat health. You already know cats get hit by cars, eaten by wild animals (or other pet animals), get into fights with other cats, and contract lethal and incurable diseases. But do you know at what rate? Because it probably seems like a far off issue if it didn't happen to you.The National Traffic Safety Administration reports roughly 5.4 million cats are struck by cars a year. 97% of those cats do not survive the incident. There are probably many more that are not reported.According to the Humane Society of America, out of the 22,000 cats that entered their system and had a non-live outcome, the most common reason was FeLV. Even among indoor pet cats, it is estimated 3-5% have FeLV; the rate for outdoor cats is suspected to be much higher. Cats with FeLV are not expected to live past 3yEstimated 4% of cats in the US are suspected to have FIV - 75% of FIV+ cats are males. FIV positive cats usually present as normal, until the autoimmune system starts causing havoc or a normal URI turns into a deadly situation. After infection, the median lifespan is 5y.There is no way to even guess how many cats are killed by dogs, cats, other domestics, wildlife, or people, because the vast majority of the time the body will not be found. However, if you look at lost animal statistics, one study found that 34% of cats went missing and was never found, with 2% being found dead. When entering shelters, cats have between 1.5-5% chance to be returned to owner.Which brings me to 2) Wildlife. Not only are cats sometimes the sole or main factor for a species being endangered, they are sometimes the sole reason a species goes entirely extinct. It is estimated that cats will kill 1.3 - 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 - 22.3 billion mammals every year in the united states. Based on one study, cats were found to bring home less than a quarter of the animals they kill, and one study found they will only eat 30% of prey killed. Also cats get a variety of wonderful butt worms from eating wildlife.Cats also fuck up our major flagstone species as well; They can spread their diseases to Bobcats and Catamounts and other big cats via indirect contact with saliva. Cat shit can spread toxoplasmosis into waterways and affect frogs, toads, turtles, reptiles, and even fish. Cats actually caused a toxo outbreak in some sealions in california, which kills it rapidly. Toxo can infect bears, deer, moose, bison, marine mammals, marsupials, small mammals, and even birds. They're fucking up primates in south America currently too.And not as common, but domestic cats also hybridize with excessively rare wild cats like the european wildcat, which used to have populations in England, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, and France. They are NOT just feral domestic cats, they evolved parallel to the domestic cat, but IIRC I think they are more or less extinct and all hybridized.The Humane Society of America reports that 93% of owners that let cats free roam will lose at least one cat outside. That rings true for me as I've lost both of my indoor/outdoor cats due to letting them free roam.I get it if you already have an indoor/outdoor or outdoor only cat. Or you get a cat that's half wild, or doesn't use the litterbox, etc. I'd prefer a cat have a home than be euthanized at the pound. But I am asking that you maybe just consider keeping your next cat indoors, maybe with supervised outdoor access
(DIR) Post #B1bxhK1b18ugScXxa4 by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2025-12-25T15:38:22.762671Z
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Merry Christmas!!
(DIR) Post #B2DW7v31FmoD9ptqdc by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2026-01-12T18:28:28.513243Z
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Leucitic Northern Flicker seen in Kansas, with a normal one for comparison Berry farmers HATE these guys, because they will eat a shit ton of berries
(DIR) Post #B2Oi3y0hdIQfNPG16O by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2026-01-18T04:04:01.866464Z
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I am exceptionally drunk but I went to the zoo today.Unfortunately I did not go to the zoo drunk. 🐅
(DIR) Post #B2Ok1cshQ2whAuWdMG by Tepid_Tapir@poa.st
2026-01-18T04:26:02.480220Z
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@Nudhul It was I saw a teen tapir it was very angsty