Last night, I must have been in the bargaining phase of mourning, because I made a plea to whoever might be listening, if anyone was listening... I asked that Betty's life be spared. In return, I offer my own life. A life for a life is fair, isn't it? It's not that I don't love my life. I want...

If the generous kitties of rpca could spare a few more purrs, I would like to ask for some for a newcomer - my DH has apparently had his cat magnet on again. Late last night, DH told me that a stray cat had turned up at the office, skinny and yelling and holding up one paw. As TED was closed and...

DH and I have for many years stayed at home on New Year's Eve and had a small party with just us and the cats. We did the same this year. I started getting the party ready by setting up a small folding table that I have and placing a nice lace tablecloth over it. I went into the kitchen to...

Starting a new thread so Tweed won't think we're all gossiping about her. :) Mike wrote: The mistakes that bother me the most are the use of SEEN where SAW would be correct and the incorrect use of THERE, THEIR, and THEY'RE. Grammar peeves are like... well, you know. :) Everybody has one....

LOL! I know I've always said I felt like a teenager (especially after losing all the weight I have), but this is ridiculous! ; After inputting my data I got: Typical Life Expectancy - 77 Your Life Expectancy - 111 (well, my grandmother *did* live to be 104 and with medical technology advancing...

Thanks for all the purrs guys. Unfortunately, there was nothing anyone could do because the poor little chap had no bladder control left. I made the decision to have him go to Rainbow Bridge rather than live without dignity confined in a cage. I'm gutted. Helen M

OK, I'm finished Bandit's page and Demi's page, so that's it for now except for one thing - my "Friends" page is empty! Please send me links to your web pages or photo albums!!! Please, please please, pretty please???!! http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ -- Hugs,

This morning when I came back from watering the horse herd in a nearby pasture, Abelard was standing in the little wading pool I have in the yard. Just standing there, looking down into the water. He looked up at me as I approached, as if to say, "Look, mom! I'm in the pool!" I was so...

Well, this is another one I've never seen, and it sure wasn't funny at the time, but now that all is well, it was, well, a wild one! I'm getting ready to feed the critters their second meal of the day. Now, most of the time, they gather around me, and there is quite a bit of half-hearted...

to think that once my slingie was off next tuesday i could jump in my car and be independent again. going against medical advice, but judging it was very near coming off anyway, i released my arm just for 5 minutes to wash. omg. no way, i tried practising air gear changes but it's agony so no...

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 12:28:09 +0200, "lewe" wrote: hope you get a lot of nice treat to enjoy in your new "house" (bet there will be b-day pics?) don't forget to share with Frank! Thea & Bono are out in the rain collecting voles to send to your island so you will...

What I say here doesn't need to be spread all over other newsgroups. Jill

I am supposed to get clavamox pills into Tiger twice a day. Hiding in his food isn't working and I don't think he would eat "pill pockets". I wonder if I could smash the pill, mix it with butter (or vasoline) and smear the mixture on his fur. The alternative is a number of 20 mile trips to the...

As I told Karen in another post, despite the touch of shabbiness and the work needed, I'm quite proud of our new (to us) home. That post inspired me to take tons of pictures and put up a "virtual tour" of the house. For those folks who can't join us this Saturday night, please feel welcome to...

I got the expected call around 5:15 EST. He passed away just a few minutes before that, peacefully and without pain. Thank you for all your kind thoughts, purrs and prayers. Jill

I've started Vet Tech school again and i've been busy with work and school and springboard diving so i haven't had a chance to really post any Vet tech journals or other stories about my cats But in the past few days, i am shocked to see what people have written. All the insults, the sexual...

I live in what I've fondly dubbed the "Idiot State." A couple of years ago, it finally passed an anti-cruelty law for the animals. Most "punishments" have been the slap-on-the-wrist type. Yesterday, a fellow was sentenced to *prison* (not jail) for 18 months plus five years' probation. This was...

This morning Jim got the results of his ultrasound. There is no sign of a blood clot. All blood vessels are clear. The best guess is that a muscle next to his shin bone cramped and grabbed onto the adjacent nerves or something like that. His next assignment is to make an appointment for a...

I finally got in touch with my daughter - they're probably safe, but they're still on the spillway (a miles-long bridge over the swamp just north of Baton Rouge). But I forgot they no longer had their Suburban (it finally gave up the ghost and they were left with only an extended cab truck)! They...

Hi Everyone Well there is a new foster kitten to my family and I feel so sorry for her. She is pure black and she is a sister to my other foster kitten Heidi. Sadly the losers that owned the mother to these cats decided they did not want them and dumped them down the bottom of there garden for...