Kittens, Diamonds and Prosthetic Eyes, Oh My! CINCINNATI, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- If plumbers rewrote the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," it might go something like this ... 4 baby kittens, 3 tree roots, 2 diamond rings and one prosthetic eyeball. In fact, each year Roto-Rooter technicians...

Lula has a thing for jewelry. I habitually wear a watch, a bracelet, and my wedding ring, and she frequently seizes one of these with her teeth and yanks hard, hard enough that she'll succeed in breaking the bracelet one of these days. I can't figure out, though, whether she disapproves of...

We had to put Cinnamon to sleep a few days ago. He was about 17 years old, and had a tumor in his mouth. Also had kidney trouble. He wasn't eating. It was time.... He was a very friendly tabby cat. Wish cats lived longer. Now we sent him to the Rainbow Bridge where he'll feel better...

What a stitch. I have been locked up with people who are saner than this guy. The post really isn't what it appears from the subject heading. It is the delusions of someone who isn't on their medication at the moment. I'm not saying to laugh at the guy, but it is an incredible insight into just...

As Pam suggested in another thread - a hobby would be a good way to distract myself from the fear of being alone when DH starts his new shift. I just need some suggestions that take into account my limitations: I'm broke so the materials can't be costly; I'm a klutz so it can't be something...

Marina, thought of you a lot today; sending mega-purrs and hugs from us all. Christine, Omar, Midnight, Oreo, Robin & Tucker

Do any of you use metal bowls to feed outside cats? We are currently using those disposable plastic bowls to feed Tiger at the office; I was thinking of getting some metal bowls to use instead, but wonder if they'll get too hot in the summer? They will be in the shade, but it does get *mighty*...

Top of the list has to be Trouble. I didn't give Trouble her name. Hubby did. Or maybe she gave it to herself. She certainly earned it. The night we found her it took about two hours to catch her, one hour to research how to make kitten formula, another hour to go to a store for ingredients,...

Since returning from France there's been a visitor to Chateau Simmons. One that is not welcome according to the feline residents - especially according to Waffles. It's a lilac tortie point (I think) siamese, intact male. As the doors & windows are left open when we are in, so that Waffles, Francis...

OK - as you all know, I have 4 kittens that I will be adopting out, with the help of a local rescue agency. I was wondering if any of you have any sort of Adoption Contract? One that I could maybe use and/or modify to fit my specifics? I don't want these kittens to go to just anyone, and I want...

We had a fairly successful week with DH finishing 3rd in his national championship race with the Sports Car Club of America at MidOhio Sportscar Course in Lexington, Oh. The weather was terrific for the most part and visiting with friends was a lot of fun. Of course I missed my babies but called...

Hello, I've been lurking for a week or so, and was just getting ready to introduce myself (and my furbabies) when it seems there was some difficulty. Okay, it doesn't *seem* there was. Anyway, I'm not the most patient person on the planet, and I really would like to join in some of the...

Just in case someone is even slower on the uptake than I am, check out this Firefox theme. I just downloaded it and it looks so much nicer than the default. https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?cat=30&app=firefox&appfilter=firefox -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and...

Sorry! I just couldn't resist! Saw this roo today and snapped a pic with my cell phone: http://tinyurl.com/n4rg8 -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

I am building a web site for the cat and kitten non profit rescue organisation that I foster for and am looking for some clip art. can anybody recommend some sites please. -- April :-) http://community.webshots.com/user/bowmanzoo

Dianne wrote: Thank you for posting this. She's finally home from the hospital with a metal and plastic contraption that looks like something the Marquis de Sade would have dreamed up. She's hoping to avoid surgery if at all possible. Purrs are greatly appreciated and will be needed for...

A cat tree! The girls have never had one but it's one of those things that I really thought they 'should' have, only they're so expensive... we went to Walmart today and noticed somebody had a cat-tree-in-a-box in their cart, so we went over to the pet section and had a look and it was only $30....

Joel thinks its slightly bizarre that I *insist* on tuning into a show - and a weird show that is playin gon our 'community' channel at that - purely by the fact that some cat group on the internet has recommended it. Never the less, I was delighted to discover that "Iron Chef" had finally made it...

I was watching TV and heard a loud conmotion coming from the dining room, like someone was charging against the door that leads to the car port. I got up and saw the neighbor's cat attacking Luna through the glass. I chased our cats away from the door and got out to chase Max away. I scared him off...

DH would like to attend (as a spectator) a several-day motorcycle racing event in California this summer, about 1800 miles and a mountain range away. He would like to get there on his sportbike, which is his first bike and which he has owned since last summer. The longest ride he's ever done is...