Digestion Digressions, Refrigerator’s Destiny, and Basement Pets, with a side of Negligible Senescence!

Welcome to our Mother's Day episode, in which we refrain from profanity in honour of Russ's Mom (but fail at least twice without even noticing!)

We talk about bad mothers, good mothers, vengeful house-sparrow baby-mamas, the regenerative skills of axolotls, ugly owls, and Russ's recent encounter with a sweet sassy singer, a baby lawyer, and a sexy scientist at the Windsor Tavern in Vankleek Hill. Also, Natalie's mother was a cuckoo, but also a sea turtle. And what DOES a baby lawyer sound like?

"Menopausal women don't cry, they rage!"

"How much of an axolotl would you need to remove to have two axolotls?"

"You're accountable to no one!"

"Had one of those evenings where you go out for one drink at 10, and cut to it's 3 am and you're on your couch and you've just polished off that second steak, stinking of booze and are like 'What the hell just happened to me?'"

On episode 8, we chat with our wonderful guest Kristine Seguin of The Big House Sanctuary and Rehab for chonky kitties. We discuss so much, including weight loss for beautiful chonks, nutless-cat/blanket romances, the wonders of farm vets, and the secret Flamingo Club (for which Russ was all dressed and ready.) As always, swearing abounds! Cover your ears, my delicate flowers.

"A semi-feral cat could send any grown-ass man screaming!"

"I never made the Stanford Prison Experiment; I just learnt from it."

"All the fat cats get Brazilians. All of them."

Check out The BIg House and all the great work Kristine does with overweight cats in danger of being euthanized:

https://www.thebighousecats.com/

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The Big House is a registered non-profit Cat Rescue that provides Sanctuary and Rehabilitation for the world's most overweight cats. We are dedicated to providing these cats with the resources to succeed, finding them loving homes, and educating the public about feline health and well-being.

In episode 7, we welcome to the show guest Sophie Malo of Playbow Animal Rehab Clinic in Lancaster, Ontario, and returning guest Beccy Fourney (nurse practitioner to giraffe-a-man-a-dactyls in episode 5.) Today we are talking about absolutely everything from cannibal chickens to dart frogs to giant Dutch hands to "Why the hell would anyone ever want to start a rescue farm?" There's also a small discussion of an x-rated clown colouring book sent to us by an adoring fan.

Sophie Malo is a certified animal rehabilitation practitioner (she obatined her CCRP certificate from the University of Tennessee) and proud cat-mama to Gizmo, a lovely special-needs Tuxedo kitty.

Rebecca Fourney is a nurse practitioner in Cornwall, Ontario. When she's not helping humans lead healthier lives, she's leading tours at Bee Meadow Farm as our Director of Client Experience, a lofty title for a job that pays nothing.

We had a lawyer as a guest, which is why this episode is longer than "Avengers: Endgame"! Russ and Nat take on barrister-and-solicitor (that's Canadian for "lawyer") Gordon Scott Campbell. When he's not dealing with gasoline-soaked defendants or old ladies beating court guards with walkers, Gordon spends his time making tea for his wife Natalie, and working at his side gig as Chief Litter-box Scooper at Bee Meadow Farm. Learn about the law, fictitious x-rated clown magazines, and Gordon's new nickname!

In episode 5 of the The Plural of Sheep is Sheep, we talk animal healthcare vs. human healthcare with our very special guest, nurse practitioner (and Bee Meadow Farm Director of Client Experience!) Rebecca Fourney. YASSS BECCY!

If you've ever wondered how to care for a minotaur, centaur, or giraffe-a-man-a-dactyl, this episode is for you!

And how do vets and nurse practitioners and rescue farm owners cope with sadness and trauma? DARK HUMOUR! This episode is full of it (and so much swearing, sorry-not-sorry!)

And what DO you do when you have a giraffe-a-man-a-dactyl stuck in a barbed wire fence?

After featured guest Beccy called in sick, Russ and Nat sat down with zero plan, and talked about everything under the sun (but we'll see you in the next episode, Beccy!) We think it's out best episode ever, but we say that about every episode. And with new equipment, the audio quality is finally quasi-professional. Or at least, no longer sucks.

Snippets:

- "One of the biggest hiccups of podcastery is listening to your own voice."

- You'll learn to pronounce "scone"... or not! (You can say it two ways!)

- We chat about mentoring the next generation of ... whatever we are.

- Cats rule, dogs drool

- PS: Natalie would like to apologize to lawyers everywhere, especially the one to whom she is married.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is provided on an as-is and as-available basis. You agree that you listen to this podcast at your own risk, and you may not laugh at our jokes, and could possibly be offended by the repeated dropping of F-bombs. As well, we make no warranties or representations about the accuracy of Natalie's characterizations of lawyers, and we will assume no reliability or responsibility for any judicial sensibilities that are ruffled by this podcast. Furthermore it should be stated that, despite what was said IN JEST, Natalie unequivocally does NOT hate lawyers (especially not Gordon) but is actually just not very impressed by the current incarnation of the Canadian legal system.

As with any podcast, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate to protect the lawyers you love!

In our third episode, after Natalie erases 14 minutes of the original recording and Russ is super kind about it all, we reiterate our need for a sound engineer as we answer listener questions of every variety, including the classic "How much wood does a woodchuck really chuck?"

Also, next episode we're using a new @#%$!?*^$ microphone... and as per usual, there is swearing in the episode.

Some gems from Episode three:

"That makes us sound like we're OnlyFans"

"Take three is going to be much better!"

"You have to feel the feelings."

Natalie: "I would like to be Russ, because (A) he's cool and knows all the esoteric facts..."

Russ: "But doesn't know what esoteric means..."

Join us for episode two of The Plural of Sheep is Sheep in which Russ and Natalie recall the top five veterinary cases here at Bee Meadow Farm. You'll hear about Ziploc bags full of sh*t, three-foot-long swabs shoved up horse noses, Missy the barn cat's desire for horse-meat sandwiches (don't worry, no horses were eaten!), why cats always vomit on carpets, and our need for a sound engineer who will work for free.

Just a few quotes to entice you:

"This is rapidly becoming the unhinged whirlwind of discussion that Episode One was"

"If we don't have a million listeners by the end of August, I'll be sad."

"Scriptless is the way to go!"

"...this beautiful snapshot of where the parasites live."

"Lie back and think of England."

"Streptococcus equi subspecies equi!"