I am between posting of resumes and waiting for new jobs to be posted, so I am using the time to read my "Programming ASP.NET" book, hoping to gain just a little more proficiency while I actually have some free time.. Dulce Mae is helping. First, she stands on the book. When I mention that I...

Senyah uses a walker to get around. It's a reasonably nice one with a seat and hand brakes. Also, Senyah really doesn't understand cats. I hear Senyah in the hallway, getting onto Dulce Mae. Senyah has moved her walker near the door, in preparation for going to church. I ask her what's...

I am (slowly) learning the banjo. I am still largely at the playing rolls stage (some call it the woodshed phase because they get banned to the woodshed), so I am the rankest of beginners. Tonight, I was sitting on the edge of the bed, petting and sweet talking Dulce Mae. She was purring. I...

I have the cell phone nearby. To ensure call clarity, I use a headset, which is plugged in and ready for use. Dulce Mae is also close. Every now and then, her tail lashes a bit, and she slaps the mouthpiece. Or she tries to grab the cord. Or she pushes the phone towards me. I keep telling...

(Little warning note to softhearted people who don't like to hear about cats hunting birds - though no birds were actually caught. Now, on with Sammy's story:) Earlier today I channeled a message through our hoomin about the great morning we had here. The good times ended prematurely, though,...

You'd think she'd have learned by now that Eli only wants to play with her. Abelard got the message almost a year ago, and now he and Eli wrestle and chase one another daily. But Lily's response to any playful overture from Eli is to run and hide, hiss and scream (as Abelard did for so...

Well, dumb me, I guess! The other day, a friend took me to Petco and Target to get mostly cat food, litter and holiday toys. I got four cans of cat food and a couple of toys in a small bag and left them in my friend's car. I didn't realize it until later, and by that time, it was so cold,...

In the USA the doctor that treats pets is called a veterinarian, and we commonly say we took the cat to the vet. I see references on this group to taking the cat to TED that sounds like the same thing.

When I lived on the horse farm, I learned about "dummy" foals. These babies somehow got deprived of oxygen during birth, and suffered a reduction in brain function, to the point where they would not be able to learn to suckle without a lot of help. Can the same sort of thing happen to a cat? The...

I am so angry and frustrated. I went outside this a.m. and heard a funny sound, looked around, and there are TWO kittens in the flowerbed. They are both gray. One is longhaired. They look to be in good shape, except for fleas, ticks and stickers, and are *very* well socialized. Remember the...

There's a cat outside that looks remarkably like the fuzzy gray kittens. Except she is very wild and won't let me close to her. I think it's the mama. Except the kittens are so tame! Maybe she is tame too and just afraid.

I live in a middle-class neighborhood in central Phoenix. There have always been quite a few stray and/or feral cats around and some of my indoor cats have come to us this way. We have fed any stray cats around for years because I think being a stray cat is bad enough without being hungry all the...

Hi Dunzi here Last night Meowmie she goin' shop, sometime when she go shop she bring back nice things for usi but she just gonna get some beer (I sniffed beer once when I was little an' it smelt nice but she took it away 'fore I could taste it) So she comes back an' time for my game 'cos when she...

I may have mentioned many times before that Dunzi is somewhat on the small side- so small in fact that a friend had a go at me for not getting Sarsi spayed in time because he thought Dunzi must be her daughter! Sarsi's not huge but Dunzi is small (but feisty!) This morning as I am performing my...

Dunzi is so cute tonight I thought I might get a picture of her so there she is balanced on the arm of my chair while I sneak my camera out only at this point she turned round and presented her rear to the camera...Camera is set to "auto scene" i.e. it selects the best setting based on the evidence...

No sooner had the purrs started than she stood up, walked into the kitchen and had some water and she's done it again since then and looks a whole lot better. Either the purrs worked or it's a possible BCT maybe she's overheated - Dave's keeping a close eye on her but as the vet we trust doesn't...

I am doing some housework today and I put some bleach down the toilet and left it for a while, Dave's convinced if I do that and put the lid down, the gases will build up inside the toilet and it will explode so to humour him I shut the bathroom door for half an hour as I don't like the idea of the...

i fixed piece plywood under window, then took flexable hose, like goes on shop vacuum, hooked to small fan, got it close to box then cut hole n plywood, when clean boxes turn on it pulls most dust out , looks like heck but does job , & thats what matters most to me. Michael Lane n Tenessee

Dusty got inadvertently caught in front of me, in my path, as I was heading, fast, from the dining room through the kitchen, down the hall and into the foyer, so I got a good look at her in motion. She was seriously moving as fast as I was, at the same time occasionally looking back at me, but was...

Egads, this cat is falling apart! Today one of his lower canine teeth just fell over. It is hanging out his mouth in a most snaggletooth kinda way. It doesn't seem to bother him. He let me touch it. I thought I might be able to pull it out but it didn't come out to easily. He wolfed down a...