Our cats really don't like this. We're on the edge of the storm-hit area, but it's been continuously wet and windy for a couple of days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35014745 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-35015243 Doesn't help that the Forth Road Bridge has been closed due to a cracked beam...

My husband has started refinishing the door on our living room closet. Yesterday Max took advantage of the open door and went exploring in the closet. He was in there a long time, so my husband decided to check on him. Good thing! Max had managed to get inside one of the vinyl garment bags...

Normally during the week Persia eats prescription dry kibble. But she loves her Sunday Fancy Feast :) Lately I've been sneaking in the store-brand version of FF. It's about 5 cents less per can. Even less if it's on sale. I read labels and I can't discern any difference. Persia doesn't seem...

Every time I come upon Eli laying on his back with his legs in the air, I am stunned anew by the recent change in his character, and have to sit down and watch him sleep, while doing my best to keep from reaching out and rubbing that black belly. But I can never hold off for very long. Even the...

This is so adorable, you have to see this: http://mylittlemochi.typepad.com/my_little_mochi/2006/09/komaneko.html It's a set of 5 little videos that tell one story, so watch them all, in order. Joyce

Isn't that what we were taught as children if (for some *unfathomable reason*) our clothing caught on fire? Stop, drop and roll. In the case of cats, they just do it to be cute. :) I was walking back towards the computer, Buffy was walking ahead of me. She must have thought, "Oh no! Not the...

I gave the girls a special treat tonight - freshly cooked chicken breast, and Scouty turned her nose up at it, so I gave her some gooshyfood instead (sigh) and then I had to try to intercept our two greedy food theives or they'd have had THREE dinners while Scouty got none! And the only way to keep...

Persia nearly got beaned in the head by a frozen chuck roast last night. I went to the grocery store and bought wayyy too much stuff. My freezer overfloweth. I was getting some ice and the freezer showered contents onto the floor. Ooops! Good thing Persia is fast. Getting hit in the head by...

A quick Google search with "stop cat scratching" offers up many many useful hits. Here are some: http://www.catscratching.com/ As a checklist, here are the pertinent things to remember: 1- Don't declaw! 2- Understand your cat's need to scratch.

This morning, Apache was standing in the doorway to the bedroom. I walked up, and she made a sudden turn the opposite direction. Right into the doorframe, with a loud clunk. She made an unhappy mroooow at me, and ran off. I went after her, picked her up and cuddled her, told her she did that...

I think Sammy got into the older cats' catnip stash! http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/Asleep/ Hugs, CatNipped

Waffles is stoned. The cats got a large "Kissamouse" present the other day and in it was a large quantity of Cosmic Catnip. Like, yo dude, like kewl. Like, chill, man. Purr, take it easy ;-) Oh dear - she is *funny*. In a previous existance she may well have been a hippy ;-) Cheers, helen s

Oh, there are so many versions. This is the most popular. Some travellers come to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty cooking pot. Upon their arrival, the villagers are unwilling to share any of their food stores with the hungry travellers. So the travellers go to the neck of the...

Long story short, I got put on prednisone recently, and it seems to be eating my stomach. Going to the doc today to see if it's anything serious or not. Burning pain go away so my kitty can sleep on my tummy again purrs would be greatly appreciated. minnow ^..^ supervised by Mayhem, Mischief,...

Dogs can't operate MRI machines, but catscan.

This is one that will be appreciated here. http://www.fluffytails.ca/christmas.asp Joy

I'm one of those people who use a water pistol as a tool to help train a pet. One of the things I like best is that, if you catch the pet doing something it shouldn't, you can reach across the room with the water and give a firm "NO". This avoids hopping up and rushing across the room, scaring...

I think we are stocked up on a few vital items. And Apache (The Flash!!!) decided she needed to be in the picture. Little Feet just looks around to see what I'm...

Bandit is going back to the vet today at 5:30 to get her stitches taken out (wish me luck holding her down and *away* from the vet during that!!!). She seems much better, but still acting a little depressed - I don't know whether that's from the sorry condition she looks (this is a *very*...

Today I'm going to re-cover our cat tree. My furry bunch scratched all the carpet off the upright bit long ago, and the carpet on the "branches" is looking pretty revolting these days. I managed to score some free second hand carpet as they recently replaced the carpets in the third house along...