HRFL Tiger is still up to his "evil ******* cat" tricks. DC has about 4 -5 inches of snow, according to my parents. My mum rang me in a flat panic earlier (bearing mind DC is 5 hours behind the UK, and she caught me at 9am my time, so it was 4am her time) because she was convinced that Tiger had...

The story behind Cleo, the newest addition is not particularly clear, but she was a "brought in to PTS" at a vet for being "unwanted". Cleo, when I got her, was a biter whilst petting. It was one of the reasons she was returned from her adoptive home. Everytime she bit me when I was petting her, I...

It comes to something when you can tell who is using the covered litter box just by the way the litter is being scraped, in the same way I can tell who is jumping onto the bed at night without me looking and I can tell who is going up and down the stairs or eating out of the bowl! I obviously know...

Hi folks, Please could we have some good luck purrs? For the last 12 months, Paul (my other 1/2) and I, have been working to get our fledgeling TV production company, Dark Tiger, off the ground. This is as well as doing my PhD. (Yes, HRFL Tiger is company purr-esident and yes, it's named after...

Sorry folks, I have to get it off my chest. I have just had a discussion with a lady who works in rescue, where I have agreed to foster a pair of very bonded cats to assess them for re-homing. They have been in cattery pens for 7 months, because apparently, Contessa is "difficult". I've had them...

Tweed, Could you please email me your email addy/contact details on either hm -at- darktigerproductions.com or leopardusweidii -at- yahoo.co.uk Ta.

Hi Folks, Thanks for all the purrs that I'd get invited for interview at the Environment Agency - THEY WORKED! I have been invited for interview on Thursday 5th of May!!! Please could you purr and pray as hard as you can that I can get this job, as it'll be perfect and I'll get to work in my own...

Given the number of people hunting for jobs at the moment, maybe we should rename this newsgroup... Rec.pets.cats.anecdotes.jobs VBG Helen M

OK, I need some veggie BBQ recipies as I have a veggie friend coming to a meat-eaters BBQ next weekend and I want her to feel "included". Her other 1/2 is a Canadian and it'll be the first time he gets to do the whole "British-BBQ-in-the-rain" thing. ;o) I have therefore asked HRFL Tiger to troll...

A WEEK AT THE GYM: ONE MAN'S STORY... If you read this without laughing out loud, there is something wrong with you. This is dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout routine. Dear Diary: For my fortieth birthday this year, my wife (the dear) purchased a week of...

Well, himself is back from the TED, and very miffed about his shaved armpits he is too! The vet doing the Ultrasound and X-rays was very nice - she was also very direct, which I prefer. Apparently, Tigers heart murmer "HAS" increased from 3/6 to 4/6 (which is why the vet got upset last night) and...

Hi Folks, Please could my gran and my 16 year old cat Daisy have some purrs? She was sent to Rainbow Bridge this morning because her kidneys failed over Xmas and her vet, Suzanne, suggested that it was time to let her go. My gran had to do the difficult task, as she has been Daisys human since...

Tomorrow, my two purr-bags (feral Pandora, and His Royal Feline Lordship Tiger) are off to the vet to get their final pre-flight checks before flying from the USA to the UK on Wednesday. Whilst both are experienced travellers & flyers, they are going to be entering the UK on pet-passports which...

We made it!!!! Everyone is home and safe in Edinburgh, and I have no doubt that all the purrs and well wishes helped smooth the flight. Virgin Atlantic were fantastic - they are absolutely top notch when it comes to the care of pets as cargo - and they have the quarantine in Heathrow down to a...

Cap't Pine Cone Esq, I hereby dutily inform you that rather than sitting on a boat in water to undertake your travels, have you thought about catching a plane? As an experienced intercontinental traveller with lots of airmiles (and a rucksac) I can say that flying is all it is cracked up to be,...

Never let it be said that my cats are not well travelled. At the end of February, we're all moving from Edinburgh back to Cardiff. It's a decision that has only just been made, although we have been thinking about it for a while, but we're doing it so I can spend more time at the University (in...

How is it, that cats can make you feel about 2 inches tall? His Royal Feline Lordship Tiger is exceptionally good at it! I was given a new cat book last week (to add to my collection of over 200...) about "clicker training" a cat. Presumably, this is how all the animal trainers do it, I...

Champ is not a cat, but a dog. I would be grateful for some prayers for his safe passage to Rainbow Bridge if that's possible? His story is such and is long... My moms best friend Linda spent a great deal of time with her husband travelling with the USA Foreign Service. On a posting in Nepal...

Please could HRFL Tiger have some purrs and prayers? We've just got back from the vet and I am worried sick. He's been a bit "OFF" for the last few weeks, nothing particular, just a bit more clingy than normal and a bit quieter, so tonight off to TED we went. The vet listened to his heart as he...

Thank you for calling the British Army, I'm sorry but all of our units are out at the moment or are otherwise engaged. Please leave a message with your country, name of organisation, the region, the specific crisis and a number at which we can call you. As soon as we have sorted out the Balkans,...