I haven't posted on here for ages...I do read the messages though and get the cats to send purrs to all those in need. Today I said goodbye to Polly, she went down hill very quickly and blood tests and a scan today revealed malignant abnormalities in her liver. An operation to remove the...

I was reading the group just now when I heard awful screaming just outside in the garden, like a cat fight but more so. I rushed outside and shouted but they didn't stop fighting. I didn't think to get a torch first, it's completely black dark here which doesn't help because I can't see in...

$5.37! That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with...

I caught the shrew! I caught the shrew! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune **$*$om$$

I just received the November issue of Catnip magazine (it's edited by the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine). Guess who's on the cover? Luna and Maya, cuddling together in their high-rise bed from when we lived in the condo. The guy who wrote the article posted a message to one of the...

Sorry this took so long, but my life hasn't been real organized this past week. (Understatement, or what?) http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/kk37/g_gandalf/?action=view&current=Buffy6.jpg

This might be controversial, but I trust this group to not start a flame war over it. This is a legitimate question, not fodder to start a fight. For those who want/have d*gs as well as cats... Would you adopt a pitbull puppy to live with your cats? I won't even ask about an adult d*g. But...

oldhickery asked: We have Ruby Throats and Black Chins, here...what do you have in NH? Only Ruby Throats here. I enjoyed your slide show. Was that a HummZinger feeder? I notice that they weren't using the perch. With mine I added a closer perch on two sides which they seem to prefer. ...

I bid, won and received my Purr Pad from a fellow seller on eBay and the cats love it!! You can take a look at it on Kitty-Cam (http://www.kittycam.net/). It's filled with cat nip and also included a little kitty pillow and ball with catnip. Great seller, and I'm probably going to buy more! Kris

There is a great anniversary celebrated this week. No, not that one-- the anniversary of the day I took my sweet little buddy off the subway tracks and brought him home. It was seventeen years ago. (NB: Stinky's seventeenth purrday was celebrated nat the beginning of the year) Life certainly...

Dear rpca folks, please look gently upon me, I who may seem to be an interloper and I guess am properly called a "lurker" (although I have posted just a bit here and there). I began subscribing to this newsgroup when the good folks here were on Tak's case about getting a cat. And avidly followed...

My lover died of hiv related illness recently. He had a little yorkie named Rooney. On his death bed he made me promise to take care of him after his death. I said of course! After he died, I took Rooney out into the country and dropped him off on the side of the road because I hated that little...

Here's the lowdown from snopes.com on the notoriously Neanderthal "Andy Rooney" piece that's been making the rounds. http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp It doesn't really ring true anyway--Andy is cranky, but he is old-fashioned civil-libertarian cranky, not bigoted and...

A beautiful interpretation - sniff. There are other heart-tugging pictures on the site. http://wtv-zone.com/nywoman/PAGES/PAGE29.html Bev -- The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.

I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45 am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to...

"Peacemaker" wrote in message news:1114902238.866ae10e330073b3fa0331a10110bbec@teranews... I present to you a potential KoTM in (ta da!!) Catnipped! A Mensan with OCD and ADHD. What a combination! For reference, DC = Dale Carnegy. You should be able to do better than that,...

Luckily this doesn't involve any felines, just hoomins, but I hope you don't mind if I ask for some consolatory purrs for the following: My aunt Felicity died recently aged 78 and leaves 3 children & assorted grandchildren who miss her greatly. My other aunt Olga aged 87 died today, in a kindly...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34701355/ns/today-today_people/ Big Cat's Children To Starve To Death A brave cougar attempted to secure food for its cubs by killing some bitch that was living on the cougar's ancestral lands. Unfortunately, a cowardly human, afraid to face it in a fair fight,...

.... birds. I bet you thought I meant Shamrock. :) After I got home tonight I went back out to put out something for a Freecycler who was coming by. While out, I went to see how some of my flowers were doing since we haven't had much rain lately. While walking down *MY* sidewalk to *MY*...

I just talked to the vet's office and they said Sammy was just fine, she's awake and came through like a trooper. When I asked, they said they "discouraged" mommies from coming to visit since it makes the kitty think she's going home and stresses her more when she can't - but they'll allow a visit...