With yesterday's heat the main part of my house was about 90°F but the bedroom (in the foundation) was 70°. When I went to bed, Tiger came downstairs but Amber stayed upstairs. Not too bright!!! ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation...

Tiger had developed a big mat on his chest. While I was giving him his morning brushing with the Zoom Groom, I grabbed the electric clippers and removed the mat. He didn't fight me at all. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')

This morning, before I got up, Tiger jumped on the bed next to my pillow. I put my head next to him and he proceeded to lick my head for several minutes. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Tiger doesn't usually sleep on my bed. Last night he jumped on the bed in the middle of the night. He walked around for a few minutes before he settled down next to my pillow. I shifted over and laid my head on him as a pillow. He didn't object and I stayed that way for a while. He is more...

I am trying EVO - a canned food by Innova. It's cheaper than Wellness and seems to have similar ingredients. There are no by-products and no grains. The cats love it (almost too much) - cleaning their plates quickly and wanting more. It's about $10 less for a case of 24 cans. For the time being...

She has been fading recently. She was eating very little and drinking a lot of water. Yesterday she didn't eat any supper. Last night she stayed on my bed snuggled next to me. This morning she wouldn't leave the bed. She has been with me over 18 years so I am resigned to the inevitable. I am...

About 2:00 this afternoon Amber started twitching her legs. I made a vet appointment for 3:45. When I put her in the carrier she had stopped breathing. The vet tech confirmed that she was gone. I left her to be cremated. I'm glad that she died peacefully. She left a big hole in my heart. We...

My friend brought Coco to me this morning. So far no fights with Tiger. He is beginning to move around very slowly. He is being very cautious. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Spazzie is spending the night ON my bed and eating lots of Fancy Feast. Yesterday she came upstairs and sat on the sofa next to me. Then she got on my lap. Next time I will use a towel (claw marks on my leg from when she suddenly got up). I think Tiger is jealous but there has been no aggression...

Sweet Amber is 18 years old today. She moves slowly but is eating, pooping and peeing like a champ. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Today sweet Amber is 17 years old. She spent last night on my bed and ate a good breakfast this morning. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Amber is 14 years old. She eats, poops and sleeps a lot on her heated window seat. She almost never meows. This morning she was following me around and meowing a lot. She was also rubbing her face on everything (I don't hold to the theory that this is marking territory). When I asked her what...

Tiger will hiss for no good reason. When I am going upstairs, he will try to block my way and if I bump him with my leg he will hiss. When I walk by him he will reach out and catch my shoe with a claw - he hisses. It doesn't mean he's angry. It doesn't seem to mean anything at all. He just likes...

Amber is showing her age. She is having trouble walking and jumping. I got her a couple of small "steps" to help her get to her window seat and to get up on my bed. I also filled an additional litter box in the living room so she doesn't have to go down stairs to do her business. I am already...

Last night (Thursday) Amber wouldn't go to her dish for supper (neither would Tiger). Eventually she ate a little and Tiger ate quite a bit but I still had to throw away a lot of food. I figured that I would give Amber another pill if she didn't eat her breakfast. Surprise - she ate a reasonably...

When ever I go upstairs and Tiger is with me, he keeps walking across the step in front of me as I go up. It's like he is trying to get stepped on. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

The Martha Stewart show on Monday, Jan. 11 is going to be all about cats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

A gnome is in the garden busily destroying some bushes when a house cat appears. "What are you?" asks the cat. "A gnome," comes the reply. "I steal food from humans, I kill their plants, I make annoying music at night to drive them crazy, and I love mischief. And what, may I ask, are you?" The...

hopitus wrote: Those White mountains must be pretty as I assume they have trees on them like the Coast range in CA. The trees stop at about 4000 feet and some of the mountains are higher than that. The tops are bare..

Last week I suffered a mild stroke. My speech was slightly slurred and I had trouble writing with my right hand. I called 911 and was transported to the hospital where I had a cat scan, MRI and ultrasound of my neck arteries. I was admitted for two days and then released with three...