I have seen a number of messages on this NG where people refer to their cats as "elderly" with little chance of a quality of longer life, with implications that it would be unkind to prolong the cat's life when the cat shows signs of illness. In some cases, these "elderly" cats have only been...

Hi, I having been lurking on the edge of this group for a few weeks now too, so thought it might be time to introduce myself as well.. My name is Kitty, short for Katherine, & I live in the UK & I have 4 cats to keep me company day & night because I work from home. Their names are Binky Birman,...

Meep is a very fussy eater, and normally isn't interested in any people foods ('cept Parmesan cheese)... I'd just finished a little punnet of blueberries, and when I reached down to pet her, she was absolutely fascinated by the smell... when I offered her the empty punnet, you'da thought it had...

OK, some of you have read the saga of my little whacko cat Carey, who I really do adore, strange behaviors and all. She has weaned off the phenobarbital and her vocalizations have improved dramatically. Unfortunately, she is back to attacking the dogs over noises, but they take it in stride. She...

Diane wrote: http://tinyurl.com/b3ugt -- Web site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ I hear tell Katrina killed no animals. No dead animals were found... but you know...believe half of what you see, and none of what...

Hello, all.... It's been a couple years since I've done more than occasionally read here (I'm an old, old, OLD timer from when there was just rec.pets.cats, though I recognize so few names now). I am posting in a last-ditch cry for help. After years of being the "cat therapist" all my friends...

Dan, I just spoke with Katherine at the shelter and she says just come in and ask for her and you can take Conan. She will be there tomorrow, but she does not have to be there for you to do this. I have arranged for you to receive a PayPal for $200 for the adoption fee, your expenses, and...

(Pictures to follow) Since Megan gets a lot of crap from resident psychos here, and I usually express myself so inartfully, I had decided to hold off this post until now, when I saw this latest round of hateful posts. The usual maniacs will weigh in with their invective, but I've seen first hand...

Has anyone been reading the comic strip "Sally Forth" lately? The story line is that their cat "Kitty" is very sick, has an impacted colon, and requires an operation that will cost $3400. Sally and her husband are trying to explain this their daughter and that they probably are not going to have...

Meghan has set me up with someone who may be interested in adopting Henry! They'll be visiting tomorrow. I need to make sure Henry's been well-brushed... In anticipation of this, I took Henry to the vet today for a general once-over as well as a butt-shave. He seemed perfectly healthy, and the...

http://www.townonline.com/medford/news/local_regional/med_newmtcoyotespc06092004.htm June 9 2004 Sampson said coyotes can be infected with rabies, but it is extremely rare. Statewide, there have been only two documented cases of coyotes with rabies since 1994. And it is almost unheard of for the...

My wife is concerned whenever we go on vacation that if something happens to us, the two cats will be orphaned. Does anyone have information or guidance on how to protect your pets (insurance...if you will) to ensure they are cared for if they were orphaned? Is there any organization that will...

Greetings, Last night when she was sitting on my lap, sleeping, Rosalie did that twitchy thing cats do when they are (apparently) dreaming -- I have always woken my cats up when they did this, on the chance that it was a bad dream that had them so agitated (and it's not like they have any trouble...

We've just moved, well end of Nov and our cat is constantly fighting, no actually, she's bullying the cat next door. We thought it might have stopped by now but she continues to go round there and give the other cat a good clawing. I'm getting tho the stage where I don't want to let her out as...

Well, I went to PetSmart to get Jack some food and they were having an adoption thing from a humane shelter (kill shelter). I had never once allowed myself to stop and look before, but this time, I was just drawn to the front cage. I really wanted a boy cat and asked if they had any boys, but they...

I know all cats have a deeply ingrained instinct to hunt. I don't mind that. It's just the constant killing that I would rather have them avoid. Birds, voles, mice, shrews, weasels, and rabbits: I find them all waiting for me on the kitchen floor. Any ideas on how to stop them actually killing?...

Hi all - I am so stressed and need people to keep my baby in their thoughts today. I recently moved into a new house last week and it backs onto a forest, with few neighbours. Anyway I haven't let my cat out because I wanted him to become familiar with the territory first on a leash. However at our...

I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods they liked before, like Wellness Chicken and Triumph Salmon no longer make the grade. They just look at me like I'm insulting them and Nipsy attempts to bury it...

We changed ISPs as Bellsouth DSL gave us a GREAT deal on our home networking. (Anyone it the central NC area, check them out.) Those of you who love me may reach me at Those of you who hate me be sure to put in your killfile! So far teranews has a lot better...

I found this quite interesting, especially as it is published by the Animal Defense League of Arizona, where Candace lives. http://www.adlaz.org/factsheets/malpractice.html They suggest letters to the licensing board and the local vets association. Here's what they say about...