A new book about cats by Patti Davis: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811851664

Why do we brush our cats? Well there's the fact they like it. Sarrasine loves it but why do we do it? Just to keep the cat happy? Well as slaves we know the importance of that To check the coat for fleas etc etc. Okay yes that's useful

Poor Francis... He doesn't know what is going on and he's *most* put-out. One of the willow trees on the bank of the stream is very dead. Being rotten from the base. My lovely neighbour Bill has felled it and is cutting it up into logs. This tree was one frequently occupied by the felines and...

The other day my sister was borrowing my car, and she and my nephew rode over on mopeds to get it. They left the mopeds in my patio, and for about half an hour Sundance sat right at the back door keeping an eye on them! I don't know what he was thinking -- maybe that they were going to move? ...

This has been going on for a little more than a month (it's what I 'pinged' Mathew about), and it seems to be an ongoing saga: One day, while chatting with my brother online (we use Windoze/MSN Messenger), he mentioned that he got a phone call from a finance company, looking for a Thomas O- in...

On 2006-06-22 10:49:38 -0500, "kilikini" said: "Matthew" wrote in message ... "kilikini" wrote in message ...

Longer ago than I care to think, I went on a laundry fit. I did several loads, brought them up with full intention of sorting and hanging, and our dining room table hasn't seen food since. Roxie has spoken, staked her claim, and made it into Her Ladyship's Bed. Roxie will sulk if any of the other...

I *REALLY* need to trim her claws before allowing her on my lap for a little toe-sucking session. Either that or wear a thicker top! I have hundreds of little pin prick marks on my tummy! -- Hugs, CatNipped

My niece visited again with her camera, so I could play with the cats while she took pictures. Here are some (a lot actually) action shots as a change to all the sleeping pictures: http://flickr.com/photos/45867313@N00/ -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories...

They're now just about 8 weeks old. I'm still ranting and raving over getting Amber spayed. Our mom said she'll pay for Amber to get spayed, but whenever I say I'll set up an appt close by, and our mom will even go get her and take her and pick her up, just to make it easy on my sis, my sis says,...

It's finally gotten too hot and too humid here in Houston to go biking at *any* time of day (at least biking for exercise). I've had to resort to using my treadmill for my exercise, but I *REALLY* miss going out on my bike. I can't wait for fall (like 10 months from now!!!). ...

Yes, Caliban is one of *those* cats: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/detail?.dir=a592&.dnm=c4b5.jpg&.src=ph or http://tinyurl.com/ncazz -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

For some reason, my computer room at home is infested with a number (and wide variety) of bugs. There are a couple of medium-sized moths, including a very fat-bodied one that looks like a small hummingbird, a number of very small flying things, some sort of long, reddish beetles (two of them), and...

I've read it, and I know it's suppose to be true, but... The new place I'm moving to has an *excellent* cat box room in the basement. There's an old louver sliding door on it. I was thinking about cutting the bottom off, so the cats could go under it... but it would be DARK in there. I just...

She is two years old today, my little summer solstice cesarean section baby cat! This is the kitten the vet "Wasn't sure would make it" because she was so tiny at birth. Some joke, as she's definitely the dominant cat, around here! When I pick her up she feels rather like a soft and cuddly brick....

Long story trying to be short, I've told the story of maMA, found last summer, friendly as anything (dumped, I'm sure) pregnant, got her spayed. She then surprised the heck out of me a week after being spayed, by bringing a litter of 5 kitens out of hiding. I found homes for 4, kept Loki, the...

I went to the vet today Rumble was due for his full panel blood works So please some purrs for a good turn out I heard this kitten meowing in the back and I said someone is not happy. My vet's daughter found a kitten dropped out back in a box. She is about 6 weeks a guess maybe less. See is a...

Heh, I don't know how many pictures I've taken of Caliban sleeping, but here's another one. I guess I can't believe the cuteness. ;o) The difference here is that he's not sleeping on my bed, he's on my chair, and I had just finished brushing his tummy fur (he didn't move a muscle while I was doing...

He's barfing all of a sudden. Three or four times since supper last night. He eats, then tosses it back up. If he doesn't quit real soon he's off to see TED. Purrs that this will be unnecessary would be appreciated.

I just emailed this to a fellow netizen of this newsgroup, but I thought a subset of that email was good for a post. ************* I've been reading up on Maine Coon cats and American Bobtails. Both are strikingly similar to Max. He was pure feral, born out of a 12,000 acre forest, lived with me...