Every year, some things in the house get inspected, it's regulation. First thing that bugged me, the guy decided on our appointment all by himself, I had no notice, he just banged on the wooden shutters, rang the bell as if to wake the dead and demanded to be let in. Secondly, he looked at me as...

... 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...

After the catastrophy of a rainy day the next day was sunny and nice (about 65 which is about perfect under a Vegas sun) and the cats couldn't wait to get outside. Bruiser woke me up early and both of them were at the patio door doing what looked like two mimes doing little kids who needed to get...

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...

Here's hoping everyone has a safe and happy holiday season! Jill

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...

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....

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...

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...

To use the litterbox. He likes to use the out for his toilet duties but it's really cold here. It was -5C last night so he was in all night. He asked to go out this morning when it was still about -3. He changed his mind when he saw how cold it was, returned and did the most massive pee in...

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...

Almost half of all cats receive Christmas gifts. ( Come on admit it you know it is true ) Pouncing is powered by a cat's thighs. These muscles are so powerful that if you had a cat's thigh muscles, your thighs would be as big as your waist and you could jump from the ground to the top of a...

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...

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...

ok, so i have allergies and i readily accept having cats fostering cats and working in the shelter with cats.......... and i know my alergies are getting worse, i have been having wheezing in my chest and runny nose sneezing, the whole nine yards.. so i went to the dr to get something for the weezy...

In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes Marina wrote: Nikki doesn't like it if I bring my face too close to hers, or in fact if I bring my face anywhere near her body, so I don't. Sometimes I can't resist her cute little tummy if she is lying on her back, and then I have to...

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15821656?nclick_check=1 An orange tabby cat that was found injured now lives at a vet clinic, and 'tells' the staff when other cats and kittens are sick and need help! This is a GREAT story! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

Purrs please. Molly my kitten is here purring and kneading, but she would like some help if possible. My 2 year old boy Casey has had problems going to the bathroom all day Saturday (yesterday), and I am going to have to take him into the vet as soon as they open at 8am this morning (Sunday). I...

I just read CatNipped's farewell post with rather a heavy heart. Such a nice lady; I wish she lived in Buffalo... While I have been a less frequent presence lately due to job constraints, I have been finding certain crosspostings/trollings in recent weeks to be thoroughly obnoxious. (Some little...

This might be premature, but Nancy (my wife) has learned of a job that she's decided to apply for. It's close by, a *real* job instead of that contract nonsense she worked at ESRI, and it's in a field she has a lot of experience in and enjoys working in. We'd appreciate purrs that the folks at the...