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Here is an update on Andy. But first thank you all for the purrs & words of encouragement. They are much appreciated. Andy is home now. He was not very happy on the way home. He was hissing and growling at me, and anyone who came near. But I think that is part of the anesthetic that hasn't fully...

This morning Jim's parents called and asked if we would drive them and Charley to the urgent care animal hospital, as Charley was in really poor shape and they didn't want to put him through any more pain. Rob and I went with them to the vet (a really cute little lady) and stayed with him while he...

Something has happened to Hugo Katt while he was outside, I don't know what. My guess is he has been in a fight, though there are no regular aggressive cats around nowadays. He came limping very slowly like he was a hundred years old and did not let me pick him up because something obviously hurt....

... Nikki must needs squeeze into it. The photos aren't very good, but I had to darken them because the flash made evrything glaring white. You can just make out the edges of the box, though Nikki covers most of them with her body. ;o) Why, oh why do they do that?? It's like the smaller the...

It's just me and the two cats, and they have shown a marked reluctance to hold each other down while I trim claws. So how does one person manage a claw clip on a reluctant cat? I have in the past tried to wrap one in a towel (prewarmed for his comfort) but I can only manage maybe two claws that...

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/how-good-are-you-reading-your-cat-s-facial-expressions There were eight pictures, I got seven right, one in the middle I accidently clicked on next-picture without selecting a guess. oops

Hi all My ginger moggy Simon could use a few of your purrs at the moment. He’s 20 years old and for the past year has been on medication and having regular vet checks for chronic renal failure. The medication has really helped improve his quality of life up till now, and although he’s been...

3:45AM - I was awakened from a sound sleep (which doesn't happen every night) to the sound of howling. Buffy?! I turned on the bedside lamp, grabbed my glasses and my robe and went looking for her. I have never, ever, heard Buffy howl before. I found her staring out one of the the glass...

Troy Mangum wrote: Please help me. From reviewing the various websites online regarding this breed I have having trouble understanding one thing. Is this an actual hybrid between a domestic cat and a wild cat of some sort. How do Bengals differ from other domestic breeds?

This is a strange thing I've observed on Frank now and then. As most of you probably know, Frank has a pink nose. Every now and then, a stripe along the top of the pink appears. It's a brownish stripe. Sometimes it's only a pin-stripe, barely perceptible to a worried Meowmie's eyes, but the...

My real name is Stacy but my daughter's friends have dubbed me the kitty lady. I am currently owned by 1 housecat, but we have 6 feral cats that come by daily to eat. I guess I should introduce them first before I ask my question. My indoor owner is Sassafras she is a DSH, we call her Sassy for...

Weeble was being ultra friendly last night while we were watching TV (my lap most evenings is hogged by either Tennessee or Barney & Bam-Bam), and as I was giving him his proper luvins, pettins & skritchins, I noticed he has a lump on one of his rear legs (no, this is NOT a repeat of the case where...

Today, I heard a big commotion and a series of loud distressed squeals coming from the kitchen. I thought that maybe a large bird had gotten trapped in the range hood duct or something. I knew it wasn't another cat, because the resident guard-cat, Buster, was cowering. What I saw was Dot...

Although nothing will ever replace real books for me, it seems to me that an e-reader would be the best bet for traveling, as opposed to taking a large number of books along. Since my kids are taking me to Australia in October, I'm seriously considering getting an e-reader. So far I'm leaning...

I've seen it loose, in bags, and read about fresh catnip here in rpca. So what do you do with it? I can't conceive of just sprinkling it all over the carpet. Jill

This morning an abscess broke open under Rosie's chin. A trip to the vet resulted in the diagnosis of acne with a secondary infection. The problem spots were drained and flushed and we brought her home with some medicated wipes and Clavamox drops. I tried to give her the drops, but she shook...

Hi everyone, Many of us here know how effective the power of purrs can be, and how remarkable things can happen when we as a group purr collectively. I wondered if we could have a collective purr session at a specified time tomorrow, to send our concentrated positive purr energies towards Tweed,...

I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Around the beginning of July he developed a swelling in the side of his face, some discharge...

Strangest thing, I never noticed it last night because he was sleeping so cutely on the bed, I didn't dare disturb him. But this morning I noticed a big (nickel sized) hole in his fur on his back. He's got a sore, looks like a couple of small abrasions but I suppose it could also be a...