My 85 year old mother is visiting for the week, which is mostly why I haven't been posting. We've been hitting all the museums and galleries - my art quota for the year has been exceeded with three months still to go. Scooter came down from my bedroom to say hello within 20 minutes of her arrival....

I was hoping for an update.

From the Best Friends folks. Remember a year or so ago when some of us donated funds to help the rescue cats from the Iraq war? Same organization. Anyway, they are looking for someone to do a home check/visit for someone who wants to adopt a cat in my area. I replied back and said I'd be...

I know.......WTF was I thinking????? Anyway, to all of you out there with multi cat households, spend the $250.00 for a Hoover Steam Vac Deluxe It's worth every penny. Love (exhausted), -bonbon

I'm sorry I've been bitchy lately. I have no right to take out anything that is going on in my life on you nice people. Specifically, Baha was the recipient of my most recent lashing out and for that I'm sorry. Killfile me if you feel the need. I'll certainly understand. But I'll also try...

When I telephoned to enquire about KFC today, I was told that she could come home "after 5 pm". Not sure why that was the magic time as they are open 24/7, but hey, ours is not to reason why ;-) I was able to have a good ten minute chat with the partner who phoned me yesterday, he's been...

No, I'm not really afraid of spiders. Many spiders are beneficial. And some, like the large black & yellow argiope spiders I had flanking my patio a couple of years ago are strikingly beautiful. But I don't want spiders in my house. That's not usually a problem. I think I might find one...

I hope someone with a brain for physics can explain to me how to maximize cooling of this non-air-conditioned house. It's been super hot here lately and the cats, the hoomins and the bunny wabbit are all suffering. But maybe we are doing something wrong.... Early in the morning we close up the...

Apparently my next door neighbors are adopting a kitten... There's a little tortie girl in a carrier, been there since early this morning. When I went out to pick greens for bunny's breakfast I heard the kitten crying. No one around next door, so I had a look. A cooked chicken wing, a dish of...

I heard yesterday that he had to go to an ER and spent part of the day in a hospital for dehydration. I don't know much more than that he's been too sick to post.

Blimey. When I got KFC a box to use - having never had one before - I naively thought that with one tiny 4lb cat using it, I might get away with scooping a 16x11 inch box every 2-3 days. Not so. Every evening after work finds me on my hands and knees shovelling and sieving clumps through my cat...

Pardon if this is a stupid question (also pardon, but this is crossposted for the most coverage - I really need info on this), but..... How contagious is herpes in a cat's eye? What degree of contact would it take to pass this from one cat to another? Is this virus the same as or related to the...

You all know I tell it how it is but this deals with family. My daughter in laws' mother and father are coming for Easter no problem there with the husband. The problem is she has those little wiener dogs 2 of them plus 2 palmaramians ( ??? ) and she does not go anywhere without them. Both the...

Ok kids, Rob says that this is one of my best writing efforts. I;m rather proud of it, but I want your opion and/or to brag about my work. So don't be kind, tell me what you think. Pam S. Adoption Blues Nameless (any cat in a shelter): SHUT UP IN THERE!! Kittens! You’d think they were...

Sherry, your rant about your appliances attacking you has caused no end of trouble around my house. First Emily's alternator died. Admittedly at 17, Emily is an old girl, but she was game until you posted about your appliances. Then, one of the kids' gamer friends backed into our mailbox with...

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...

Hi, my name is Cora and I am a looonnnggg time lurker to this group. I had 6 kittys but yesterday, 6-28, I had to have Arizona sent to the Rainbow Bridge. She was 12 years old. She was a tortie manx. What a purrsonality. Fat, sassy and proud of it was her motto. Please light a candle that...

On Mon, 14 June, CATherine wrote: ---------------------snip---------------------- He sits or lays quietly. I think he is depressed. Poor baby. I will have to give him lots of scritches. But it is just until his "ouchie" heals. CATherine Oooohhh! What a mean old kitty meowmie!

hi everyone just a short note from joel here the baby fine he was 9 pounds 5 oz or from the metric system it was 4 kgs 225 grams aqnd 52 cms long mums fine 2 ohh he was born yesterday the 5th of april at 5:25pm bye for now from joel

Sorry to dump this on you guys, but I need to vent somewhere that is understanding and sympathetic and nonjudgmental. And this is the place. Don't know if you know the story of Daniel, Joel's younger brother. 3 years ago, Daniel had his drink spiked and as a result went off his rocker right around...