When Nancy and I were looking for a rental property 4 years ago (it's hard to believe we've been here this long) we had an awful time finding a place that was big enough for us and would allow our three (at that time) kitties. We were delighted to finally find this place. We're in one unit of a...

to think that once my slingie was off next tuesday i could jump in my car and be independent again. going against medical advice, but judging it was very near coming off anyway, i released my arm just for 5 minutes to wash. omg. no way, i tried practising air gear changes but it's agony so no...

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 got the expected call around 5:15 EST. He passed away just a few minutes before that, peacefully and without pain. Thank you for all your kind thoughts, purrs and prayers. Jill

I've started Vet Tech school again and i've been busy with work and school and springboard diving so i haven't had a chance to really post any Vet tech journals or other stories about my cats But in the past few days, i am shocked to see what people have written. All the insults, the sexual...

I live in what I've fondly dubbed the "Idiot State." A couple of years ago, it finally passed an anti-cruelty law for the animals. Most "punishments" have been the slap-on-the-wrist type. Yesterday, a fellow was sentenced to *prison* (not jail) for 18 months plus five years' probation. This was...

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...

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...

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...

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/how-good-are-you-reading-your-cat-s-facial-expressions There were eight pictures, I got seven right, one in the middle I accidently clicked on next-picture without selecting a guess. oops

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...

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 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...

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

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...

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?...

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....

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...