Tomorrow is Duffy’s 18th birthday (possibly 17th). This is guesswork, of course, based on the estimate when I adopted him. I adopted him on Jan. 31, 2003, and he would now be 17 or 18 if the estimates of 3 veterinarians at the time were correct. I arbitrarily chose his adoption date as his...

Today is the 3rd anniversary of Duffy's adoption, and what happy years they have been! Duffy is a true delight, a wonderful, bright, active, loving little cat. While browsing through some files last week, I came across a message I posted on Jan. 27, 2003 just after I had made the decision to adopt....

Tomorrow (Jan. 31) is the fourth anniversary of the day I adopted Duffy. It's hard to believe that four years have gone by, and he is a true treasure. He is the dearest, sweetest, most wonderful little guy I could ever imagine. Most of you already know that Duffy has been blind since birth,...

Today is the 6th annifursary of the day I adopted Duffy. He was estimated to be 3-5 years old at the time, and we suspected it was toward the upper end. So, he is probably about 10 or 11 years old now. I rather artificially set Feb. 1 as his birthday because he was adopted on Jan. 31, and...

I just returned from vacation in Figi, Australia and New Zealand, so I will send an "off-topic" message about that soon. However, this one is definitely ON-topic. Duffy adopted me on Jan. 31, 2003, and we have now had 8 wonderful years together. He was estimated to be 3-5 years old at the...

My, how the years roll by. It’s hard to believe, but today is Duffy’s 9th furdoption day. Three different veterinarians estimated his age at the time as being between 3 and 5 years old. The director of the shelter thought he was probably about 5 years old. Based on those estimates, he is...

Duffy gave me a real fright this evening. This was one of the few times when his blindness really "showed." I was sitting in a lounge chair watching TV, and I happened to be holding the remove control upright in my hand. Suddenly, Duffy leaped toward the arm of the chair (as he frequently...

I can't believe it...I actually let "Duffy's Day" go by unnoticed until I read some "congratulations" on another group. Duffy adopted me on Jan. 31, 2003, so we have now had 7 wonderful years together. He was estimated to be 3-5 years old at the time, and probably closer to 5 years. So, that...

Duffy had his physical exam today, and TED said it is *perfect.* He said it is very rare for a cat of Duffy's age (16) to have test results like that. He had stopped eating for awhile, but it turned out that he needed dental work. Two molars were removed (and the rest of his teeth cleaned and...

Duffy had his physical exam today. TED said Duffy "failed his vision test" but everything else is great. (If any of you don't know Duffy's background, he has been blind since birth. LOL. He is my little wonder cat.) TED also said he has already outlived all of his compatriots and also...

I took Duffy to see TED for an evaluation on Monday. Everything looks good except that he needed to have a cyst removed from his shoulder. I had the cyst examined in January. At that time, I was told to keep an eye on it and return to the veterinary clinic if it grew in size. It did grow,...

As many you know, Duffy is blind and wonderful. He loves to play with small toys, but doesn't toss them around as much as Holly does because he can't see where it is going. He does like to toss and bounce little toys that make some noise; he can easily continue to poune on them. Well,...

Duffy loves sunbeams. Actually, most cats do, but Duffy will roll and play for several minutes -- almost dance -- and then finally curl up for a nice nap. I just posted 3 photos in alt.binaries.pictures.animals that show Duffy playing in "his" sunbeam. MaryL

Greetings Everyone. Grant Moses Lambert, AKA: Duke of URL, is alive and well. I spoke with him at length last night by using the Long Distance Telephone. Duke is preparing to move to Lincoln, NE, to be within a short distance of the Veterans' Hospital there. His cataract surgery is still...

Flash Moses isn't Moses, But he is a Navy Vet, Born ( DOB with held for privacy ) was an E-6 Electronics Tech and his real name is (With Held for privacy). And he did live in North Platte, Nebraska after he moved from Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA. I'm doing some calling of the local Real Estate...

Dulce Mae is the one most beset with hairballs. Many times I have found (and thankfully avoided stepping in) her hairballs. She usually leaves them where they will be found. By stepping on them... Now, I always make a point of telling her how much we would appreciate her leaving them on an easy...

Last week, I was picking Dulce Mae up, when a neighbor made scary noises. Dulce Mae used my wrist as a launch pad. Just for the record, the picture looks a lot worse than it is - I took this with my camera phone. The scar is actually healing...

And I haven't even unpacked them yet. For some time, I have been bemoaning the fact that the company from whom I bought (matching) bookshelves has gone out of business and that the number of books ( mostly technical reference books) has not decreased. I finally decided that I needed the...

A couple years ago, I got a big rubber vulture for my 50th birthday. It sits atop the tall bookcase in our bedroom, so it can eat us if we die. Tonight I had to move a few things around on top the bookcase. This involved moving the vulture to the bed, where Bucky and Dulce Mae rested. Bucky...

A couple of times this month, Dulce Mae has left hairballs in the hallway just outside the dark bedroom door. This time, she did one better: she left the squiggly rubber ball thingie there instead. It looked like a hairball in the dark. Until you step over it and into the REAL hairball. Sort...