OK, on top of all the mystery pain SH*T, monday my laptop died in the middle of a raging blizzard with a class waiting for me. I went into the raging blizzard to my "day job" office 1/2 mile away and was lucky to make it back. I had to buy a new iBook Tuesday. I had my CT scan this a.m. and I...

I was hesitant to ask for purrs for Soncek since so many kitties and humans seem to need them more at the moment. But Soncek is not well. He vomited clear fluid on Wednesday so I took him to the vet on Thursday morning. They did an ultrasound and they took his blood and both were quite ok. They...

New Pics!!!! http://tinyurl.com/kezr I went to visit The Kitten on her 4 week birthday today! Her markings are incredible. She's very active and quite cuddly, sitting on my shoulder and nuzzling my cheek. Mommy was a bit less protective, content to sit at my feet while I cuddled the baby.

My sweet, darling Romeo passed away yesterday (tuesday) afternoon at 5:35pm, at the Lort Smith Animal Hospital. Romeo's condition had deteriorated drastically. He had become anaemic and his red blood cell count had dropped from 19% on saturday, to 13% yesterday (tuesday). His chest cavity was...

Just called TED to set up an appt. to bring Felix in. Actually, I'm not bringing him in. A tech will get him out of my car while I'm inside doing paperwork. Tech will go to a side door so I won't see Felix again. But here's the thing, it's $174 to have Felix put down. If I wanted to be in...

I had to have Tiger shaved back in June to get rid of a lot of bad mats. I want to get a grooming brush that will help me to prevent future mats. What is the best one for this purpose (Zoom Groom)? TIA ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N -...

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini Posted to her CaringBridge site by a mutual friend: "Allan called from ICU this morning. He talked to the pulmonary doctor one more time to make certain removing the ventilator was the right course of action. The doctor told him it is. Christy is in...

I'd hoped not to have to write this for several years. Rascal, Mandy's Boyfriend's (Jim) cat, seems to have started her trip to the bridge. She's 13 and not used to being a member of such a large cathold as ours is, so has spent most of her time on top of the fridge or on the microwave stand. We...

Thank you Pam. Can you please post this for me? Hannah Eve O'Neal Funeral services for Hannah Eve O'Neal will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers in Pineville with the Reverends Jerry Poston and Larry Hubbard officiating. Burial will be in Newell Cemetery,...

SSPPPRRRRROOOOOIIIINNNGG! The large black mouse sails across the room to rest on the ground. Still for a few moments, it suddenly stirs. After a momentary wobble, stillness again. Laying as flat as a cat can, all that can be seen are two huge gold eyes on the face whose chin presses against the...

here, so the Touchstone crew were all gathered on Sammy's new storm shelter. Sammy wasn't nearly as scared tonight, perhaps because we were just brushed by the storms and didn't get as much thunder. Anyway, I went and laid down next to shere she was hiding under the bedspread. Little Bit soon...

Here's the latest newsletter from Boggy Creek Farm. It's a tribute to Tubby. April 5, 2004 A Last Farm Walk Greetings Friends of the Farm, If I'd known it would be his last farm walk, I would have carried him. Instead, when he paused, I called, brightly, "Tubby, come along! Farm walk!"

Hello you all. Three fires have sprung up during the last day, and now there are five fires burning in our county. The first has burned 10,000 acres, and the second has burned 1500 acres. I have no info on the third new fire which I am most worried about as it is closest to me. I hope that I don't...

How many of you take this out for your cats? I decided I wouldn't but instead I decided when I got KFC & Boyfie I would set aside an amount per month to go from my salary into a special account for them. It has always covered every vets bill they ever had and Boyfie could now get ill to the...

In case you hadn't heard, the horse Barbaro, who was favored to win today's Preakness Stakes, broke his leg in two places during the race earlier. These injuries are extremely serious for these horses, and often end up in the horse being sent prematurely to the RB. Please get your purrs up and...

Boyfriend has always kneaded when he gets on my knee, it seems essential to him before he can settle down. However, in the past few months his demeanour has changed whilst he's doing it. His ears went slightly back and a strange far-away look came into his eyes which were slightly slitted. I...

So, after years on Depo, I decided to give my body a break and switch back to the pill. I've only been on it for a week, and my stomach is often upset, especially when it's empty. It seems to be completely unrelated to when I actually take the medicine. There are more women here than in most of...

All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your cats even when they're not around? When I had Betty, I would talk to her, and sing to her, and dance with her, but I would continue even when I wasn't talking to her directly. When I was washing dishes, taking a shower, taking a...

Though the last week has been rather stressful, it has also been refreshing. Through the doctor visits and car crash and insurance battles, I've been able to come home and spend time with Nancy and the kitties. Harri has been making fantastic progress. She now gets along fine with everybody,...

ACK!!! Little Boy discovered that it takes about an hour to do a proper gun cleaning, as he sat waiting inside the new gun safe. When I opened the safe door, he was sitting at the bottom, looking very concerned and wondering what he had done to get locked away. I need to start triple checking...