They just rang. Nikki hasn't gained consciousness and her temp has stayed over 41 C for several hours now. She keeps cramping, and on the vet's recommendation, I gave them permission to release her. They asked me if I wanted to b ethere with her, but since she hasn't regained consciousness I'm not...

If I wrote my autobiography, people would think it belonged in the fiction section. Not all these things could *possibly* happen to one person -- except for me. Last Monday, I stepped out into the hall to find a group of the cats surrounding something that looked to me like a weird double...

Saturday, the mother cat returned her kittens to the barn. My daughter found them and was able to scoop all four up and take them into the house, where they promptly went under the dresser in the kitten room. Buddy, their brother, who had been enjoying the life of a pampered cat was surprised when...

Dianne wrote: Thank you for posting this. She's finally home from the hospital with a metal and plastic contraption that looks like something the Marquis de Sade would have dreamed up. She's hoping to avoid surgery if at all possible. Purrs are greatly appreciated and will be needed for...

Stinky is not well-- he is pretty much back to where he was before I started subQ with him. He is sleeping a lot, and not eating or grooming. I am going to try to get him in to see the vet-- meanwhile, we would both so appreciate your purrs. He was sitting in my lap last night, and I just...

Is anyone else enjoying (???!!!) the latest round of ice/sleet/snow we're getting this a.m.? (I think it's headed to you, Pat, if it's not there already) I am just praying that the weather people are wrong, because they're expecting power failures statewide tonight because of ice...

On 25 Nov 2004 10:07:52 GMT, (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote: Waffles will not keep an E-collar on either. The only cat I ever had in an elizabethen collar tolerated it pretty well. Tiger was a large cat so the vet put him in a dog collar. His grooming...

We had to put Cinnamon to sleep a few days ago. He was about 17 years old, and had a tumor in his mouth. Also had kidney trouble. He wasn't eating. It was time.... He was a very friendly tabby cat. Wish cats lived longer. Now we sent him to the Rainbow Bridge where he'll feel better...

A guy at work has a 16-yr. old cat (at least 16 the vet says). He has 3 teeth and only eats canned food. He only likes Fancy Feast. This co-worker found the cat left in his apartment when he moved in. He took it to the vet and had to get all the shots including rabies, license, etc. and...

My operation will take place on 11th Oct. I'm really not sure I should have agreed to it. The point of it is to stop pins and needles in my hand. I don't have that, My fingers are numb and the doc says that he numbness may not be helped by this operation which will put me out of caring for...

What a stitch. I have been locked up with people who are saner than this guy. The post really isn't what it appears from the subject heading. It is the delusions of someone who isn't on their medication at the moment. I'm not saying to laugh at the guy, but it is an incredible insight into just...

We had a fairly successful week with DH finishing 3rd in his national championship race with the Sports Car Club of America at MidOhio Sportscar Course in Lexington, Oh. The weather was terrific for the most part and visiting with friends was a lot of fun. Of course I missed my babies but called...

Marina, thought of you a lot today; sending mega-purrs and hugs from us all. Christine, Omar, Midnight, Oreo, Robin & Tucker

I dropped Selena off this morning to have her teeth cleaned. She was so pitiful this morning. I had to take the food up last night at midnight so when I got up and went into the kitchen she and Hobbes followed me into the kitchen thinking they were going to eat. I swept Selena up and put her in the...

Kittens, Diamonds and Prosthetic Eyes, Oh My! CINCINNATI, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- If plumbers rewrote the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," it might go something like this ... 4 baby kittens, 3 tree roots, 2 diamond rings and one prosthetic eyeball. In fact, each year Roto-Rooter technicians...

OK - as you all know, I have 4 kittens that I will be adopting out, with the help of a local rescue agency. I was wondering if any of you have any sort of Adoption Contract? One that I could maybe use and/or modify to fit my specifics? I don't want these kittens to go to just anyone, and I want...

As Pam suggested in another thread - a hobby would be a good way to distract myself from the fear of being alone when DH starts his new shift. I just need some suggestions that take into account my limitations: I'm broke so the materials can't be costly; I'm a klutz so it can't be something...

Do any of you use metal bowls to feed outside cats? We are currently using those disposable plastic bowls to feed Tiger at the office; I was thinking of getting some metal bowls to use instead, but wonder if they'll get too hot in the summer? They will be in the shade, but it does get *mighty*...

Lula has a thing for jewelry. I habitually wear a watch, a bracelet, and my wedding ring, and she frequently seizes one of these with her teeth and yanks hard, hard enough that she'll succeed in breaking the bracelet one of these days. I can't figure out, though, whether she disapproves of...

A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30....