At some point soon I'll need to take Buffy to the vet for a checkup. When I brought her home she was so confused she immediately hid under the bed. I put the carrier out of sight so she might come out from under the bed sooner. She did. I just took the carrier out from its hiding place. She...

It is not even Halloween yet and I saw my first Christmas ad on TV. Even worse got the Christmas catalog in the mail yesterday. Than the straw to break the camels' back I got an email asking what we are doing for Christmas dinner this year. We haven't even over ate our Halloween candy...

A number of years ago I had a subscription to Cat Fancy Magazine and enjoyed it very much. When I lost my job I didn't renew the subscription. Now I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the clothing catalog Newport News. I'm not buying new clothes these days but have been a customer...

There's a lovely article in the Toronto Star by a cat lover who writes about how much money she'd spend to preserve her cat's life. I know we've gone the distance financially at the vets for our cats, and been richly rewarded by prolonging their lives. How about you? Here's a link to the...

I was checking my Yahoo e-mail, saw this story, and HAD to put it here..share isn't the right word. PUUUUURS, for the victims of all this devastation, prayers too. Kyla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By GARANCE...

We picked him yesterday afternoon from the shelter. He'd been neutered, wormed, deflea-ed, vaccinated, and tested for FELV and FIV (both neg). He's cleaner than when we first saw him. He's a lovely cream color with tan points. And he's closer to 3 months old than the 4-6 I originally thought. And...

is a program available across the US called Angel Food Ministries. You can order boxes of food for half what it would cost at the grocery store. The food is donated by food distributors, the same people who would supply restaurants. The food is then distributed by local churches. But you...

Hope you have a good one. -- Adrian

I found one deceased on the path down to my chickens yesterday. I knew Boyfie couldn't have dunnit as it was far too big for his comfort zone so my neighbour a few doors away who also has chickens are probably poisoning. I've chosen not to use poison, I did used to once but I saw a rat dying...

For the last few weeks, I've been trying to identify where the smell of cat pee is coming from in my living room. Eventually I found out today. Someone has been peeing behind the sofa. I have my suspicions who it might be, because I caught Cleo middening in the kitchen so it looks like another vet...

For 2 days in a row, I found what look like human spits on the floor in the room where Rusty sleeps. I don't recall ever seeeing these before in Rusty's life. He is on antibiotic for a urinary infection since Friday. I called the vet clinic about this. The vet is not in till later this afternoon...

Antonio is a semi-feral, probably more on the feral side than semi. Before he went missing, I could only pet him if he was on his blankie on the sofa, or on the bed. He also hardly ever meowed. Now, he's rubbing up against my legs, lets me pet him, he actually rolled over to show me his belly...

Last night was Spotty's turn to sleep in the bedroom. This morning when I woke she was sleeping next to the pillow. I started gently petting her, and she started purring loud enough to be heard. This was a first for her. In the past I could sometimes feel the virbrations of her purr, but had never...

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I'm thinking of getting some more cat furniture from this company (I think they could use the help of a professional tanslator, as well): http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/catmax/index_eng.htm Scroll down the main page to see their R&D staff. ;o) -- Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory...

All you Brits friends, not to mention stateside catslaves: someone I know just sent me the cutest card from a website I'd never heard of. It costs to join the woman's business and email her e-cards, but you can "preview" - sample - quite a few she shows in anticipation of your business. Check...

So my sister had given me a shirt to see if it fits. Then she went off to do shopping or whatever. (My sister makes more odd vanishings then Clark Kent). Harvey didn't like this. Found him curled up on my bed (a rarity) on the shirt. Awww.