Hi Everyone!! Sassafras needs to have her teeth cleaned and two of them pulled out because of cavities and I am really nervous about it. Are there any questions I should ask the vet that you wouldn't normally think of? I remember reading here a long time ago about a brand of anesthetic that was...

We have just booked a cruise to Alaska and hope to meet members of the group who might be unlucky enough to be in our path lol. Here it is. We leave New Zealand on the 1st August and fly to San Francisco for 3 days then onto to Vancouver for three days then do the two week cruise ending at...

I just got diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea just wondering if any of you suffer from anything like this? I got to go in and see what can be done. It can be surgery or the mask maybe medication. Just wondering anyone else experiences

Can someone tell me the cure? I can't afford to get very ill right now. It just happened an hour ago. Caught the little bugger in the act but too late to stop it biting.

Thea & Bono returned to their winter quarters this weekend, after more than two months at their summer residence. My parents brought them in the car and they had an uneventful 10 hr drive, cats sleeping - they know when it's The Long Drive and hardly bother to come out when they are offered to...

ok we have another kitten that showed up a couple of weeks back, beautiful white long haired Siamese mix, she is a true looker and a total and complete lap fungus at about 12 weeks. she had on a flea collar so we assumed she just had the misfortune of having stupid people who didn't know she was...

DH would like to attend (as a spectator) a several-day motorcycle racing event in California this summer, about 1800 miles and a mountain range away. He would like to get there on his sportbike, which is his first bike and which he has owned since last summer. The longest ride he's ever done is...

Puurs to you that your writing block disappears! I wish you all the best! "Singh" wrote in message ... I've been busting my onions with writing projects for quite a while. It is my dream above dreams to be a full time writer, to be able...

Teri's Clowder in order of acquisition: Mouse is the only one of the current cats who arrived as a kitten. My sister's housemate came home in the wee hours of the morning, somewhat the worse for wear :) and heard a kitten crying. He was afraid...

I sent Smudge over the Rainbow Bridge this morning. She came to me with her mum as a foster cat approx 14 years ago. When she first arrived she sat in a corner, she wouldn't eat and we were really worried about her. After a few days I started to feed her by syringing food into her mouth...this...

Well, I finally got my hospital appointment about my hernia today. Very nice doctor. Shook my hand when he came in and explained everything. After he'd examined me he said the defect in my muscle wall was quite large (as big as an orange) and that an incisional hernia was quite a different...

This might be just a lark on my part, but we'll see. I received a message today about a job opening way outside of California. Nancy and I have been talking about wanting to leave CA for a long time, but haven't been able to do to family support needs. I have no idea whether we can resolve...

My brother sent me a text message today telling me that his Springer Spaniel, Maggie, had a grand mal seizure today. He got her to the vet and got a prescription for some meds, and should get the results of her blood work back tomorrow. We're hoping it's nothing serious. We are well acquainted...

Dear all, Please could you purr for the lovely black cat (not IBKFergus) who went RB today after being run over by a car. Yowie saw the car who ran over the cat, but did not see the incident. She saw the cat in the gutter after the car left, clearly in a bad way, but was not able to catch it to...

She's got an URTI again. She starting sneezing late on Tuesday so I took her to TED on Wednesday after work. She had a very bad upper respiratory tract infection earlier this year that took six weeks to clear up and put her off her food, which it does because they cannot smell it and she...

Will cats get bit and carry/spread/catch lyme disease? Do the usual shots prevent this? Boston news criers are warning about lots of ticks this year. Brad

Do any of you have cats who smack the glass (it's hard to explain) when they want to come back in? Harvey does it, it looks as if he's trying to scratch a hole in the glass. But he's just getting our attention. -- Willow: Then talk. Keep eye contact. Funny is good, but don't be glib. And remember,...

Kerry, my newish cat, seems to be lacking fur on part of her belly near the back legs. I only just noticed - she loves being petted, but like many cats, she takes exception to belly-rubs so I hadn't looked at her belly in quite a while. I have an appointment with the vet for her tomorrow - I...

I was asked to write a story about my cats and cattery for a cat magazine that is distributed in NZ. So with Bev's help my story is below. ZEOTROPE BURMESE My love affair with the Burmese breed started 18 years ago when I purchased Cassie, my first pet kitten. I was quickly hooked by the

Today is Amber's birthday. She is 11. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=3D1777604&a=3D13746150&p=3D71529480= &Sequence=3D0&res=3Dhigh ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')