Poor boy has lesions again so I took him in for a depo shot. Vet told me that he hasn't had a rabies shot in years. Well, yes, his immune system is screwed up so I bypass it. She told me that she's been doing research and trying to get the state to issue waivers to pets who have compromised...

For my Uncle Bryan, who has been like a father to me and is hospital from his second stroke and now cannot swallow properly. We got him home over Christmas to watch us eating our nice meal while he sat at our side trying to eat blended mush. He did not want it. Not surprising. Please purr for...

Dave just left with Abelard to go to TED.... Kitty didn't eat this morning and when I tried to feed him again a while ago, I saw the left side of his face was swelled up. I sniffed his breath and it was bad, like he has a bad tooth. Poor baby!! Just when he was putting weight on and starting to...

I need that rehydration juice recipe!

What is the gift that you loved most, and what is the gift that *would* be perfect for you/ Also, just for fun, what is the *worst* gift you've ever gotten? I absolutely loved the decorative cat plates - they're gorgeous and thoughtful. It took Ben quite a while to track down all the plates...

It's been a difficult year for many of us, for various reasons. Here's wishing everyone will have a much happier and healthier 2011, furkids or hoomins alike. Jill

Cary got a 'Tether Tennis' set for Christmas. For those of you who don't know what that is, its a tennis ball on a fairly log string attached to a spiral on a pole. The idea is that two people play against each other, one hitting clockwise and the other anticlockwise so that once the ball gets...

I'm a long-time lurker here, for those who wonder who I am :-) I knew going into this year that we would lose two cats. Misty, 16-17 years, had progressing renal problems. She was a cat who didn't want anything done to her. We gave her some fluids and potassium, both of which helped. But her...

My ISP was down for several days and just came back yesterday. I wonder if it was due to the nasty snow all over the northern part of the country. Now I am busy catching up on several days worth of my regular reading. Of course, the cats were happy that I could hold and pet them for longer and more...

I just got the latest pics of my furbabies at at the following URL http://users.ameritech.net/lestark/our-pets.htm

http://cuteoverload.com/2010/12/27/if-only-we-could-think-of-a-catchy-phrase-to-describe-this-sort-of-thing/ -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Four kitties were to have dental cleanings in the morning, but two of the four seem to be sick! I hate to cancel at the last minute, but what else can I do? Annabelle has been listless for two days, and not wanting much to eat or drink. To get her interested in drinking, I had to give her...

Tango, a 9 month old kitten, has blue iridescent paw pads. He's not supposed to have them, but that's what happens when a kitty jumps up on the table where I'm painting fabric. He didn't understand why I scooped him up and dumped him on the floor. :-) What I am painting is fabric that will be...

On 21/12/2010 18:53, CATherine wrote: snippage Well, no matter how deep the sleep is, no cat can resist the call to the prey! Robin comes wide awake and jumps down. Naturally he runs forward to get in front of Westie for mouse-catching! Westie moves back a little. Once Robin is totally...

For the last few hours he's been breathing fast and growing weaker. He couldn't stand long enough in the litter box 3 hours ago to finish peeing, and now he can't hold up his head. He won't even swallow water for me. I just put in a few drops at a time on his tongue. He's barely conscious. I see...

Fresh pics of all my furbabies can be seen at Facebook and will post them on my regular website later today. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=29001&id=100001078894102&fbid=158825684163394

I think I located the rehydration recipe that Pat requested. It was originally posted by Tweed, but she wrote that now she cannot find it. I did not find it in a brief search on the Internet, but I checked my own files and found that I had saved it when Tweed posted her recipe. I saved my...

Sunday morning I got up as the sun was just starting to rise, giving me about a half hour to get ready and get out of the house for my usual club bicycle ride. I walked into the front of the house, and the front door was wide open. The furnace was churning away, happily heating the outside. ...

One of our volunteers, Shirley Chisnall. drove up to Garstang yesterday to collect a stray, and it turned out to be microchipped, the owner immediately got in her car and made the 200 mile plus round trip to collect him. Colin had been missing for over four...

Little boy had his pic-line removed! Just a few oral meds left to take. His physical therapy session - first - turned out to be the last as well, he's doing THAT well. He can even return to preschool the first Monday in January! All his doctors are amazed at how well his recovery had gone. ...