Two weeks ago she wasn't interested in boxes. I had an empty box sitting on the dining room floor. Today, she was sniffing at it. So I moved it to the living room. Not 2 minutes later, Buffy in a box! http://i59.tinypic.com/4jt8oy.jpg I had several more boxes in different sizes in the...

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...

One of Nikki's favourite places to go for walkies used to be a little copse beside our block of flats. Used to be. I've been too tired to go out with Nikki in the evenings after work now that I'm back at work, but yesterday I had a burst of energy, and asked Nikki if she wanted to go out. She...

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....

The night before we became Pepper's family,s he was given a bath by the people who rescued her to get rid of most of her fleas. She certainly didn't have very many when we picked her up, but to be certain, we stopped on the way home and picked up some flea drops (for the back of the neck) from...

We experienced temps in the 30s F here in North Carolina last week. This was very uncomfortable for us all as the heater is based under the house and none of us were able to go under to make sure the pilot light was on. So we got cold. I got up in the middle of the night to shiver my way to...

I have to go to Walmart while it's still light out - only another hour or so! - and cannot remember one item I need. Help.... It's some small thing for the house (I'm pretty sure), an urgently needed thing that I keep forgetting to buy!I can't be running over to Walmart that often, and they...

Every year, millions of day-old baby chicks are mailed via the U.S. Postal Service by commercial hatcheries and cockfighting breeders. The chicks are literally packed in boxes and sent through the mail, without food or water, and with no concern for temperature extremes. This inhumane practice...

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...

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. ...

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...

I have just brought home a blue tick hound that someone dumped a week ago at the rest area. The kids that work there are, retarded for the most part. By the time I got there, the dog was so hyper. I got her to the TED and she is not chipped. He was too busy to mess with her today so wouldn't...

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...

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...

one of the things that my spinal surgery took away was my ability to write. I can now do it, but not great yet.

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...

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...

I actually went out yesterday, it was a very warm day, and as we pulled into a disabled parking spot, I caught a glimpse of a small dog locked in a very hot car. Poor thing was so drenched, and panting, and so I called the police on my cellphone...next thing I know, police car, and a tow truck...

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...

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