For all those who don't know what the Melbourne Cup is....it is a horse race...actually the Melbourne Cup is one race on a day we call "Melbourne Cup Day"...if you live in Victoria (a state of Australia) you get a day off work (it is a public holiday)....it is HUGE....and dubbed "the race...

.... if your cat keeps on scratching things. Oh, and that they "removes only the nails". Is this ever true? Doesn't it always take toe and cartiledge? OK, I don't want to start anything, but I was disgusted by this...

It's chilly outside so I have a fire burning in the fireplace. Persia is absolutely fascinated. I'm not sure why, since this isn't her first sight of it. But she hunches up in front of it like a big meatloaf and just stares at the flames. If one of the logs POP she jumps! Then resumes...

Meet Jetson. He is a stray kitty. A few months ago he started hanging around. He is a male, shorthair, mainly white with tabby markings. I guess the three lovely girl kitties and one handsome boy kitty that live here attracted him. We didn't want him to be called "the stray kitty", so we...

Whilst in Sydney I managed to visit one of my favourite pet shops (Chatswood for those who know Sydney).....there was a delightful Cornish Rex cat looking for somebody to adopt him. He is 2 years old, has beautiful grey fur and needs a home. I spoke to the lady about him and she couldn't tell...

The 760,000 Aussies who visit N.Z. each year are being warned by the Australian Government to be on the alert for earthquakes and thieves. New Zealanders could be forgiven for thinking this a small risk against those of killer snakes, spiders, dingoes, bushfires, sharks and crocodiles, according to...

Hi all: Well, it seems that Otis just can't help wrecking the house, even when he *is* allowed to go outside. I didn't let him in fast enough because I was up to my elbows washing something at the kitchen sink. He jumped up *6 FEET* to the 1/4 inch wide window ledge to let me know his...

A tornado has been spotted on the ground near here. I am typing from our interior bathroom right now. Got oliver in his carrier and I can hear the wind has picked up. The sky was the oddest color before I decided to round up the animals and hide out... -- Margaret Fine

We just returned from our annual trip to the Texas Hill Country. I'm trying to catch up, but it might be a while. So here go purrs to all those in need. Victor -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he

I got all decked out this morning (yes, we got to wear costumes to work) in a ballgown I'd bought for an American Civil War Re-enactment ball. It consisted of a hoop skirt (undergarment), a green velvet overskirt trimmed in white lace and a matching velvet lace-up bodice with lace on the...

I am pretty amazed at the way my two cats have divided the household chores. Maya normally supervises me whenever something new is brought into the house opened up and put away. She makes sure that nothing sneaks into the house in a box or bag and that all is of acceptable quality. She is also...

I was woken this morning to the distinctly less than pleasant feeling of Francis using my right thigh as a surface on which to milk tread. Silly cat was purring his head off and milk treading like mad... but on my bare thigh. *OWIE!!* Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid...

OK, I bought one. Expensive, aren't they? Anyway, it's done. So I have taken a couple of snaps and put them on my Catpage. You can see how Minke and Nanki Poo have aged in the last 18 months since their last pictures. Quango + NP piccies http://blakjak.com/qu_npoo.htm Minke piccies ...

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"Mark Edwards" wrote I guess he's just protecting the rights of the poor downtrodden kitties against the big fluffy bully cat... Go, Little Feet! Champion of the furpeople! -- Marina

Dear Victor! I have tried the recipe you posted on September 7 and it is delicious! It is impossible to find 99% chocolate in Slovenia, even 70% chocolate is hard to find and very expensive. But nevertheless the result was magnificent. Thank you so much and looking forward to other recipes you may...

New Zealand has an odd custom (I am told this by overseas visitors). Sometimes if we go to a function i.e. a farewell for someone, a commtttee meeting etc. we are told to 'bring a plate'. My German sister-law admitted to complete confusion when asked to do this and took an empty plate! 'Bring a...

Hi all: A friend of mine has rescued a tiny stray kitten - only 3 or 4 weeks. She has three concerns: feeding, worming, and constipation. If any of you have any insight, I'd appreciate it! I'll also call the TED late tomorrow and see what he says. We are travelling and out of town until then. ...

I posted the following to my travel and opera newsgroups, who probably can be of more help from a practical standpoint. However, given the proven "power of purr", I figured it would do no harm to post it here, too. I can certainly use all the help I can...

ANyone have experience with blacktopping on cats' paws? It's this stuff, coal tar, that people put on their driveways to prevent the things from whatever. Anymore driveways and there won't be a water table, but that's another ng. I see the door open, okay, my cat is so smart she won't go out...