This might be controversial, but I trust this group to not start a flame war over it. This is a legitimate question, not fodder to start a fight. For those who want/have d*gs as well as cats... Would you adopt a pitbull puppy to live with your cats? I won't even ask about an adult d*g. But...

Reading Phoenix's post I saw that she has more female owners than male ones. Until recently we were owned by more males than females, which has recently evened out. Ok, what genders of your owners, are there any reasons to be owned by one gender over another? I'll start out, whether that is ok...

Dear rpca folks, please look gently upon me, I who may seem to be an interloper and I guess am properly called a "lurker" (although I have posted just a bit here and there). I began subscribing to this newsgroup when the good folks here were on Tak's case about getting a cat. And avidly followed...

I caught the shrew! I caught the shrew! Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove dependency on fame & fortune **$*$om$$

Is there a rabies vaccination for cats that lasts longer than a year? I thought there was a 3 or 5 year vaccination. The local vet says no. This is for a feral cat that is really hard to catch on a yearly basis! Thanks!

$5.37! That's what the kid behind the counter at Taco Bell said to me. I dug into my pocket and pulled out some lint and two dimes and something that used to be a Jolly Rancher. Having already handed the kid a five-spot, I started to head back out to the truck to grab some change when the kid with...

I can't have any sort of plant-like things in my house, otherwise Buffy tries to eat them. Well, I found a (new in the wrapper) scented Christmas candle in the hall closet. I guess it belonged to my mother. I'm not a candle person by any means. It had a decoration of fake holly with fake...

As I'm at the other end of the world the only thing I can do is forward news about Katrina's victims I get on groups or lists to other groups and lists. Hope you don't mind. Please feel free to cross post. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pets & Animals in Distress"...

Hi, i've got one interview tomorrow, and another on wednesday... purr extra hard for wednesday (that one pays more :) ) Kristy -- -- (( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ ((

I am unsure what Magpie wrote, but I called her as soon as I was able to talk without turning into a sobbing heap, well almost timed it right. I turned into one when I hung up. THey pronounced her this morning at 10:45 am. They had finished one of the tests that determined blood flow to...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34701355/ns/today-today_people/ Big Cat's Children To Starve To Death A brave cougar attempted to secure food for its cubs by killing some bitch that was living on the cougar's ancestral lands. Unfortunately, a cowardly human, afraid to face it in a fair fight,...

Luckily this doesn't involve any felines, just hoomins, but I hope you don't mind if I ask for some consolatory purrs for the following: My aunt Felicity died recently aged 78 and leaves 3 children & assorted grandchildren who miss her greatly. My other aunt Olga aged 87 died today, in a kindly...

My lover died of hiv related illness recently. He had a little yorkie named Rooney. On his death bed he made me promise to take care of him after his death. I said of course! After he died, I took Rooney out into the country and dropped him off on the side of the road because I hated that little...

I sometimes wonder about cats. Some peoples cats hate vacuums but will play with the broom if you decide to sweep something up. My pair almost never hear the vacuum as I hate the sound almost as much as most cats. Indeed when I was a teenager my mother could drive me out of the house just by...

I did the same thing Bob did. I got ticked off at some rancorous posts and, after over seven years with the Group, I quit. It lasted about 6 - 8 weeks. Like Bob, I checked in again a week or so ago, only to find even more horrendous viciousness going on. I've read every post and I find this...

In brief, over the weekend, Cleo had to go to the Emergency vet because I thought she was having a fit, but it seems that my quiet, unassuming girl had an abscess in her mouth which burst. It must have been agony for her. I was in the study when I heard a scream of pain from a cat. When I rushed...

I just talked to the vet's office and they said Sammy was just fine, she's awake and came through like a trooper. When I asked, they said they "discouraged" mommies from coming to visit since it makes the kitty think she's going home and stresses her more when she can't - but they'll allow a visit...

It has just been reported that Steve Irwin died today whilst filming off the northern coast of Australia. He was stung in the heart by a stingray. Paramedics could not save him. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1732439.htm Text of the news article: The naturalist and television star...

"Peacemaker" wrote in message news:1114902238.866ae10e330073b3fa0331a10110bbec@teranews... I present to you a potential KoTM in (ta da!!) Catnipped! A Mensan with OCD and ADHD. What a combination! For reference, DC = Dale Carnegy. You should be able to do better than that,...

I bid, won and received my Purr Pad from a fellow seller on eBay and the cats love it!! You can take a look at it on Kitty-Cam (http://www.kittycam.net/). It's filled with cat nip and also included a little kitty pillow and ball with catnip. Great seller, and I'm probably going to buy more! Kris