Last Saturday started like most mornings, with Betty curled up under the covers and using my right arm as a pillow. Where Betty had rested her head, my pajamas were wet. Much of Betty's jaw was missing, so she always drooled and bled on me. I scritched Betty absentmindedly and she gave a quiet...

Recently I lost my friend and companion Baxter. He was a domestic short hair cat I found shivering in the rain 12 years ago. He was just a kitten and he was so skinny his ribs were showing. My wife nursed him back to health and he became one of the family. He was invaluable to me after I lost my...

This morning I was eating my breakfast muesli at my desk beside the trusty 'puter downloading my favourite Newsgroup (rpca, what else) when Snowball decided to join me. He leapt up as he normally does but didn't notice that his landing spot was occupied by a (full) bowl and tray. So he plonked...

Our pup just learned a lesson that will serve her well. Maybe the cat can get away from you when he wants to. But there is no where for you to go when he's had enough and comes after you. Jo

One of my fondest memories of when Miranda first came to me is the one when Nikki fooled her. I had gone to bed at night and Miranda had settled down in Nikki's place by my legs. Nikki came up to the bed, saw Mir there, and stalked off in a huff. A moment later, we heard some intriguing...

Hi... We live about 20 miles South of Seattle and it's 3 pm and it just started snowing. I would normally enjoy it, but we woke up this morning with no water. That's not unusual for this place and when we did get it back on, about an hour ago, I filled up the tub to use that water for flushing,...

I miss all the funny, evocative sights. I sent information to my husband about potential employers to check out, and when he went home for lunch he sent me the following email for your amusement and mine: Thanks, Dear. I got the lot. BTW, XXX is where *** and ### work. Even better! This...

Maybe I was the only one here who dropped a letter in the mail to Sammy the Post Office Cat in Notasulga, AL after that woman complained a cat wasn't a "customer" and didn't belong in the Post Office. Then a woman bought the cat his own Post Office Box so he'd be a legal "customer". And the...

I spent this evening waiting for Forty-two to come and get his dinner. I didn't expect him to show up, which is why I was waiting, I guess. Yesterday morning at 4 am I awoke to a cat screaming as my neighbor's dog killed it. I think it was Forty-two since the other strays are all accounted...

For about a week now, we've had stories in my area (Columbus, Ohio), of numerous sightings of a lion wandering around the edges of the city! Although officers and the Humane Society have been called out many times, no one has yet to find the lion. No one knows whether s/he is real, or if we're...

Tell me if I am doing it right Taken today He is up to something http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o134/nomoreretail/?action=view&current=PC160002.jpg

You can see pictures of my 2 beloved RB kitties, Lucky (6/9/99) and Blizzard (4/10/01) at http://thecatalbum4.homestead.com/0780.html I had Lucky for less than a year or so when I decided to get a kitten. (I got Blizzard when she was far too young to be weaned, but I didn't know better back...

was raised on tobacco farm, first school was 8 grades in one room. our house was made from tobacco barn, only light in each room, my bedroom had no ceiling , could see tin roof, was not unusual for water n water bucket be froze in mornings, wages for farm hand was 4.00 day, was a hard life, but I...

A merry Christmas to all of you! I've been gone for some days, visiting my family in Trondheim. That is Norway's third largest city, if you didn't know.. My father is 83 now, and, despite the fact that his head is not working very well anymore, he was very happy to see me again. I visit him as...

A lady in Perth who was in the hospital having surgery needs purrs for her little cat Tiki who is blind and has been missing for 3 days. It sounds like a miracle is needed, but any spare purrs you have would maybe help.

Louie is now about 9 months old, and weighs in at almost 10 pounds. He is becoming more toddler-like with time. He still loves his duckie, carrying it around with him all over the house. It gets deposited on my or DH's paper piles regularly. Louie is just as inclined to pick up any small kid toy...

While my LLL was here he had me search Youtube for some old stand up comedy. (He doesn't own a computer.) I had never paid much attention to Kevin Pollack before. But this is hiliarious, especially if you're a Trekkie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_kZJJUc4mQ Jill

I called the vet and asked for him to call me back but the evening came/went with no phone call. He'll probably call me today (Saturday). Some of you read about my great Dallas adventure and the fact that Persia came down with another UTI while I was gone. She's doing okay with that but I'm...

Forgive the graveyard humor.... DH is walking around with the camcorder taking "before" pictures of the house to document it in case we have to show insurance adjusters later. I told him that after 3+ weeks of sheltering 4 families here (messy adults, children, and pets) we could probably send in...

John got this for me, thought I'd sha http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o776/jillmcquown/kitty_pendant_zpsdd276fe4.jpg He always manages to find cat-related stuff :) Jill