I usually don't brush the shorthaired kitties that much, and I found out this weekend that's a mistake. Tommy and Eli got brushed and between them lost enough fur to stuff a small pillow.

I know the next couple of days will be crazy for some of us. I wanted to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to every one out there before old age caught up with me and I forgot.

Just checking to see if my computer is working. Hi y'all. Missed everyone will update when I get this all figured out. Hazel Az

Yowie is going your butt Mark ;-) Could we add photo sites to the charter Mark ?? "Mark Edwards" wrote in message ... I had some free time on my hands this weekend (big grin) - I've checked with Yowie, and have...

I used to think it was common for a cat, when interrupted suddenly by some noise or motion; to which it must give momentary undivided attention, in the process of licking itself, to "freeze" with the tip of its tongue sticking out of a closed mouth, and then appear to forget that the tongue is...

I know it's been a while since I posted - seems like every time I do lately it gets pretty much ignored (did I get kill-filed by everyone for something I wrote???) But since I really miss my rpca friends, I figured I'd give it one more try. So, here's a story of feline bravery and...

Sometimes, if her litter tray is not quite as pristine as she would like (this is the tray she only pees in), KFC will use the brass tray that I put under my woodburner that catches the ash that escapes when I load it up. She seems to use ash as happily as litter. So..does anyone know of any...

I went to the shelter yesterday to see the kittens. Of course, I wanted to take ALL of the cats home. They all looked desperately in need of loving slaves. *sniff* Problem is, I filled out reams of paperwork and went through an interview process, only to find out that they needed proof that...

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You guys have to take a look at this. It just made me (midwesterner that I am) laugh! Yeehaw! (pics of the package are further down the thread.)

Will be November 23 as an inpatient at a different hospital. My family are not coming up good to help me - too busy at work and with their young children. Thank goodness for my friend, June. She phoned me tonight, she will feed and water my chickens every day and feed the cats for as long as...

Pearl wants to drink some of my peppermint tea! Is peppermint tea ok for cats?

He's barfing all of a sudden. Three or four times since supper last night. He eats, then tosses it back up. If he doesn't quit real soon he's off to see TED. Purrs that this will be unnecessary would be appreciated.

Some parts of UK hit by flash floods (north & north west I think) all UK rpca'ers okay? Cheers, helen s -- ~~ you may need to remove dependence

How about some good news? Lily the kitty did indeed survive her swollen paw and was adopted. The nice lady at the shelter took a moment to correct her earlier assumption; And now I must correct my earlier posts. I was there to drop off high-resolution pictures of Brown Recluse spiders. Dead...

Now for the staff. I apologize for the length, but part of it is a rant too. Dr. T is the one that comes in 2-3 times a week. She's very into holistic medicine and does animal acupuncture. I haven't really seen much of it, but she also works emergency somewhere else and I've been able to learn...

Dear Group I have just finished reading what I will call "Bettina's Thread" and I am heartily ashamed of myself for not thinking to do the same (properly introduce ourselves, that is). What a lovely group, and what lovely stories, and what loving pictures. Thank you for doing it so nicely,...

The Phone Rang! Sam is doing well. They removed the chest tube and he is breathing well. He's very dopey right now and they will keep him on pain meds through the night. He has his pain patch which should kick in by tomorrow and if everything continues well he should be able to come home...

I have an account with free.teranews (one time charge of $3.95) It has worked flawlessly until a few days ago with Outlook Express. Now I get errors often and Teranews support tells me they are not even set up to work with OE! They suggested I try a real newsreader software. I just tried News...

Jayy - it worked out again! Pünktchen, the second cat to spay was captured this morning and I drove her to the vet. This time we were prepared - both of us had thick leather gloves and it all went well. Though we watched out like hell, she managed to escape, but we could catch her immediately and...