........or in the wee hours of the morning. My Husband and I 'camped out' last night on the living room floor in hopes of finding out the source of why both of our backs have been hurting. We figure it could be; a. We're just getting older. b. Work related (he sits at a desk, I'm installing a...

We've had it all here in Napier, New Zealand. It started raining at 1.00 this morning and in an hour 55mm fell - I think about half a foot. People have been evacuated out of houses and kids are paddling their boats along some streets. The power went off nearby and the water pumps in certain...

First of all, many thanks to all of you who've purred and prayed for me and my newest little girl, and for listening to a frantic, overreacting cat-mama go batsh*t. Okay, okay, y'all are right. She's pulling a nasty little feline trick for the sole and specific purpose of scaring the pants off her...

Lunch time: soup. When I make vegetable soup any passing cat sticks his nose in the earth - and passes. Oxtail soup and perhaps they give a sniff. But chicken soup and Nanki Poo appears. So I was drinking my chicken soup with the cat muttering things about how slowly I was drinking it - and...

She is now in her closet in the computer room once again, resting from a long, energetic day of exploring. And I want to thank you all for purrs and words of encouragement. I guess I'm just an overprotective mama. Blessed be, Baha Yeah!

I think Ginger lost her mind this morning as i was trying to sleep. I was laying there minding my own business. Well sleeping and all of a sudden i'm awakened by razor sharp stabs to my calfs. Let me say first of all, that when I went to sleep last night my bedroom door was shut and there were...

There have been some recent cat food commercials on TV showing cats stalking/ chasing large game. Yeah, right. Well, just such a thing played itself out in my back yard Sunday evening: two of my cats stalked, and spooked, one of the four deer that were grazing in my back yard - closer than I have...

{crossposted to alt.binaries.pictures.animals and rec.pets.cats.anecdotes} On Thu, 21 Oct, in alt.binaries.pictures.animals Paul O wrote: (speaking of his cat -- O J) Well, didn't take long to get used to it. -- Paul O. Absolutely clueless when it comes to cats

Thanks to everyone's purrs, my house suffered no damage at all from the wind. I lost a bit of my greenhouse roof but all chickens, geese and their huts present and correct this morning. When I got up. the wind had eased to 50 mph - so the radio said. Still felt pretty breezy ;-) It's reduced...

Has anyone used Feliway? I have an aggressive cat who's aggression seems to be getting worse. My other cat is the butt of the aggression. She has a tear on eye that I am now medicating. I am not sure if the tear resulted from a fight with the other cat or not. I heard about Feliway and...

Therefore I will be away for a couple of weeks while waiting for warranty replacement. I used to have a spare but sold it when desperate for cash recently. I ought to have my head examined for doing that. How do I run my business now? I've borrowed Gloria's monitor just for tonight. Can't expect to...

Awww... she's such a sweet girl! She woke me up a few minutes ago by tapping me gently on my face with her paw. She purred in my ear, then rubbed her face up against mine. I missed her so much on my trip and apparently she wants me to know she missed me, too. Of course, after she woke me up she...

"Cheryl" wrote in message ... Still sending purrs from my kitties to you guys. I don't want to be a drama queen. I'm really not like that IRL. Just need a break. Sorry. For exploding. Huggles. Yowie

As you know I have been feeding stray kittens and the mother. Yesterday DH said if I wanted one I could keep it. How hard is it to socialize a kitten that has lived it short life outside. I'm guessing they are about 4 months old. All the kittens will come and eat when I'm about 3 feet from the...

Well, it seems our little Fez has developed an affinity for opening cabinet doors. First it was the aquarium, where he stepped on the power switch and turned everything off. Now he's getting into the cabinet under the sink, where we keep cleaners and other assorted hazards. This is the first time...

Oliver can be such a disciplinarian sometimes. Last night I was finishing putting the dishes into the dishwasher. Oliver was on the breakfast bar supervising and Boone (our lab) was sleeping under the table. After I finished I said "OK Boys, time for bed." Oliver ran into the bedroom and jumped...

Or at least that's what DH is complaining about. Arthur is a *major* lovebunny. He spends half his time on my lap, and frequently will stand up with his paws on my chest or shoulder, so he can headbutt, nuzzle, and lick my face while he purrs loudly. "Hey!" DH says. "That's *mine*! ...

Or did they choose you? :) Stories please! (no I'm not just a voyeur... in three weeks we'll be getting our own kitties and I'm getting nervous - I've never ever had a cat of my own in my entire life! What if they decide they don't like me?) -- Karen AKA Kajikit

I've long thought that cats without Asian blood weren't quite as bright, and having compared my current pride with my RB half-Siamese and half-Burmese boys saw nothing to change my view. But recently Snowball the Ragdoll, whom I love dearly but not for his intellect, reckoning him at just...

For the past two days, our Roxie has been pulling guard duty at the top of the stairs, bapping Stosh and Brandy if they try to push the door to Odessa's room open or cause general mischief. Roxie and Odessa each know that there is someone on the other side of the door. I heard a conversation this...