Suddenly, Smudge has become a very cuddly kitty. She's always been friendly, following me from one room to another, curling up in the general area whenever I settle down, and often lying on top of me if I'm on my side on the couch, or in bed. But all of a sudden, in the past 2-3 days, she's been...

As I told Karen in another post, despite the touch of shabbiness and the work needed, I'm quite proud of our new (to us) home. That post inspired me to take tons of pictures and put up a "virtual tour" of the house. For those folks who can't join us this Saturday night, please feel welcome to...

A while ago, just a few weeks to my memory, I got a PO Box. Paid for 6 months. I kept telling myself I'd check it soon, but hadn't. Well. I finally got my butt into the post office (just a half mile or so from where I work) and ... the PO Box was locked. Seems I haven't checked the damn thing...

This morning Jim got the results of his ultrasound. There is no sign of a blood clot. All blood vessels are clear. The best guess is that a muscle next to his shin bone cramped and grabbed onto the adjacent nerves or something like that. His next assignment is to make an appointment for a...

I finally got in touch with my daughter - they're probably safe, but they're still on the spillway (a miles-long bridge over the swamp just north of Baton Rouge). But I forgot they no longer had their Suburban (it finally gave up the ghost and they were left with only an extended cab truck)! They...

What I say here doesn't need to be spread all over other newsgroups. Jill

Yoj wrote: I got this e-mail from BlueBird today. Joy I just came from the vet. I KNEW Little Bit was sick. Everyone said not to bother because they were all things cats just do, but I've always known when my animals are sick. Maybe because I just love them so much and have had a...

I buy our vegetables at an organic farm here in Austin. They have a cute 13 year old black cat called Tubby J. Tupelo who has the run of the farm and likes to come to the farm stand for scritches (check out the t-shirts http://www.boggycreekfarm.com/). Well, turns out he's been under the weather...

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

Tonight as i prepared for bed. I decided to take a long hot soak in the tub. As i was laying in the water with my eyes shut i hear the a thud and there is Max sitting on the edge of the tub. Looking at me like i've lost my mind. then I look over and there is ginger sitting on top of the...

I'm sure there are those of you who remember my father and the sagas of him and his cat Charlie. Well, they are all over as of about two hours ago. My father succumbed to a septic infection. I spent the evening with him as they got him transferred from the ER to ICU. He died several hours later....

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I just read an article in the local paper (complete with a photo which horrified me)...about the little high school biology class's dissection project, each student dissected a cat. I am completely outraged about this, but I can't separate exactly what I'm outraged about. Who supplies the cats?...

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...

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...

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...

Great news, I got a job today! I'm so excited! Here's the whole story of how it happened. It couldn't have been easier! Dennis and I have been driving around the area a bit looking a houses trying to get ideas for what kind of house we want to build. We found this one house we really liked and...

Did you ever just think that the world just constantly produces countless new cat toys? I was awakened last night by the wildest kitty soccer in recent memory-- sounded like a dozen cats-- with extra scuffling and sliding-- donuts and burnouts-- on the hardwood floor. I turned the light on, and...

I was feeding Bruiser and Maya some tuna just a few minutes ago when Bruiser brushed up near a lit candle and his fur caught on fire. He never even realized he was on fire but a patch of fur was burning. It looked like he had a zippo lighter burning on his flank near his tail. It went out with a...

Shylock's new wife Enid is very ill and is in hospital at the vets as we speak. She seems unable to eat or drink. and has to be re-hydrated, x-rayed and blood-tested. The vet thinks it's possible that she's maybe ingested some metal, like a nail or staple from the soil (earth) as geese...