The little buggars are growing like weeds!  They are still battling
ringworm, but we seem to be winning, special help to the LymDyp (sulferated
lime solution) that I've been spraying on them every 3rd day.  But I don't
spray in their faces or ears (don't want them getting ear ...

A kitten born in May - a witches cat
A black cat crossing your path - good luck (A white cat in USA, Spain
and Belgium)
A black cat seen from behind - a bad omen

Since Eddie the dog can't quite understand that cat food isn't good for him,
we've had to do some drastic shiznit. And since I've been metaphorically
screwing up all dang day (I blame evil monkeys) the cat food ended up in a
disposable bowl on far side of the oven. Harvey had been ...

received this this morning from Mom
http://tinyurl.com/2tu2x
Also a question: I notice that it came from www.cartoon.ru  Does
anyone know if this is an active site? After seeing this 'toon I tried

Have you ever observed your cat panting, when it was not ill but just hot?
Don't bother replying if you have not observed this with your own eyes. I
just want to hear from those who *have* seen it.
Thanks...

Francesca has evidently decided  her latest hideout for little TK was not up
to scratch, and so moved the kitten  to another part of the closet behind
the area customarily occupied by my rather large laundry basket. THIS time
at least, I was not so frantic about not seeing the ...

Some relief for animals in Italy - according to a sidebar story in
Wired News (http://www.wired.com/), by Tony Long:
"Italians who abandon pets when going on vacation or who kill an
animal unlawfully will face some real jail time and a stiff fine under

Cast of characters:
Sammy - 2 1/2 month old kitten
Mommy - MUCH older human
Mommy walks towards dresser.  Sammy, lying in wait, stalking the fleet

I bought a little wicker nest designed for small birds. I lined it with shreds
of soft tissue and placed it in with the rescues.
Within seconds, it was in use :-)
See

Persia was out in her Kitty Walk on the patio.  I always keep an eye on her
but I turned my back for maybe 10 minutes.  Suddenly I hear this loud
meowing.  I go to the back patio door.  Egads!  The postman had dropped off
a package!  Persia was *demanding* to be let back inside.  ...

I'm sitting here going over the group listening to bluegrass on the net
player.  Mistletoe (Missy) is lying on the space between my tummy and the
keyboard (occasional odd letters in words are the result of Missy's
stretching) her right paws draped lazily over my right arm and ...

Little TK is two weeks old today, and can now see where she's going when she
wanders around her enclosure. She is about twice as big as she was at birth,
and I hope to have more pictures of her for you all soon. She has the cutest
fuzzy coat, and her little tail is like a striped ...

Warning over killer kangaroos
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Posted: 4:49 AM EDT (0849 GMT)
Kangaroos could pose a threat to people and dogs, an ecologist warns.
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australians living in the nation's

You have to understand my parents and since *I* don't, I know you never will
;)
Dad had surgery in late May to clear blockages in the femoral arteries in
his legs.  He never bothered to tell the doctor during his check-ups, this

Tonight I went to a 4th of July party at someone's big house on the
beach. Apparently this is a semi-public party, not that it's
advertised publicly, but the people have been giving the party every
July 4 for many years, and it has a certain word-of-mouth publicity.