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...

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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 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?...

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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...

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....

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

I had to take the furbag back to TED today. His eye just isn't healing up. After 1 week of goop in the eye 3 times a day it is much better but he is still squinty and the membranes are red. So now TED gave me a script for eye drops. Had to fill them at my pharmacy. These need to be given FOUR...

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I learned this morning of a terrible thing. The U.S.A. has banned, yes *banned* the importation of vegemite, to the extent where they are searching Australians entering the USA and confiscating their precious vegemite (black gold). This is apparently because it contains added folate (a B vitamin)...

I was browsing through my web site and came across this page. I don't know if you still have these pictures so I kept them and you can download any you want... http://www.possibleplaces.com/Tweed/ -- Hugs, CatNipped

I've just advised someone on facebook to lie to get into a cat hoarders home. When Boyfie had his dreadful injury last year, the first thing the vet wanted to know was "can you afford this?" Otherwise he'd have been a gonner.. So I said yes.I kind of lied at the time. I knew it would be...

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...