After worrying for the last few days about Gizmo swallowing the thread, it appeared in her litter tray this morning (among her BM matter).....so, (this is gross) I pulled it out (gloves on) and it was the length of what she had swallowed....luckily..... no ill effects..... Again, the purrs you all...

She's been doing well, appetite wise, since she was home from hospital, but her streaming green nose stuff has never cleared up properly, although not quite so frequent. However, I don't think she likes having it any more than I liked it last night when she sat on my chest purring while I was...

Luckily this doesn't involve any felines, just hoomins, but I hope you don't mind if I ask for some consolatory purrs for the following: My aunt Felicity died recently aged 78 and leaves 3 children & assorted grandchildren who miss her greatly. My other aunt Olga aged 87 died today, in a kindly...

Hi group, Okay, I have a question for you. Why do cat's writhe? Sometimes when Chloe gets outside she immediately heads for concrete, she lays on her back and starts to writhe around. Any ideas? Flippy in Melbourne, Australia. My Cats: http://www.flippyscatpage.com

NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART 60° F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe. 50° F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens. 40° F: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive

I have missed you guys dreadfully. A few people got ahold of my work e-mail address and have kept me posted of many of the happenings on the group. Even though I haven't posted I have thought of all of you and sent purrs and prayers for everyone. We lost Paint Job last year. She was the one...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/17/theater/newsandfeatures/17cats.html September 17, 2005 Roll Over, 'Cats.' The Real Thing Is Here. By DINITIA SMITH The manager of the coffee shop in Midtown was sorry, but he could not let Yuri Kuklachev and his entourage come in; the New York City Department of...

Took our sweet little guy Scooter to the vet yesterday. He had been loosing some weight, but lately he appeared to have breathing difficulties also. Vet said his heartbeat was badly irregular and lungs did not sound good. X Rays revealed fluid around his heart and lungs as well as a partial...

I haven't posted on here for ages...I do read the messages though and get the cats to send purrs to all those in need. Today I said goodbye to Polly, she went down hill very quickly and blood tests and a scan today revealed malignant abnormalities in her liver. An operation to remove the...

Pam the organizer giggle here. Those of you who are writing stories for the Sept. 1 challenge, don't forget. There's still time to get them written and ready to post. Remember, your story can be of any kind, but has to be told from a feline's view point. Also, if we're going to have that...

Boy, has this been a week! I found out that someone else got the computer tech job that I had been REALLY looking forward to. Nancy called HR at her employer's home newspaper about a job she'd like to move to, and has still not gotten a call back (but she's still applying). I've been pulling...

Shrek is the latest sensation in New Zealand and I believe has made world news. http://www.odt.co.nz/ and click on read more. I believe Shrek was shivering last night and they were worried about him. He is nine years old and could be in shock from the loss of his wool - we will have to...

This is an interesting article, that was in ajc.com today, that I thought might interest some of you. You can find the article at: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/0305/13vet.html Article copied from AJC.com: Forensics: Veterinarian blazes medical trail Fulton County vet plays...

Had to share this portrait like pic I managed to snap of Laku sitting by the window: http://tinyurl.com/6swzo I have a big version of that pic as my computer wallpaper. His eyes are green this time, but sometimes they're yellow and sometimes close to a coppery hue. -- Christine in Vantaa, Finland

Here's some new pics of the babies at 9 weeks old. Still no luck finding them homes. Look at this pic and tell me, how can anyone NOT want them? http://thumb0.webshots.net/t/64/464/5/24/95/2935524950101618540vpzDcj_th.jpg Sherry

Tessie is small, lightweight and athletic... in short a born high-jumper! If you hold out a feather-on-a-stick she can jump about a foot higher than the doorknob from a standing start! Scouty has trouble getting her hind-end off the ground without a running start because she's too heavy......

I have probably been reading to many scary news items. I had a nightmare Tuesday night. I was in a dark place and a dark figure approached me and got around my neck with its hands and then got face to face with me. I fought back with all my strength and finally was able to get hold of it and...

Nancy was just leaving the house for work and saw Mr. Scruffy lieing by the side of the road - looks like he had been hit by a car. She's rushing him to the vet around the corner now.

It's another sunny day and, flattered by all the attention she is getting from so many boycats, Nikki posed nicely for a few more pictures: http://tinyurl.com/2b4ww http://tinyurl.com/23s97 -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi

Aw, do I feel terrible. Today is vaccination day and Chester is just sitting there looking at me. He won't respond with his usual orgy of delight when I say hi to him. He just sits and stares. He has had bad reactions in the past and last year he dragged around for 4 days afterwards, even with...