And Tallulah did NOT like it.  He figured it out all by himself; got
in and made a teeny little poop and scratched around, trying to cover
it but missing entirely.  Tallulah was upset and dragged it out to eat
it.  I backed her off, picked it up and put it back in the box, and

Whew!!  Another tiring two days.  Yesterday my shift was from 7-4, but
was asked to stay and help out.  I didn't leave until everyone else
did at almost 7.
We close at 5 on saturdays and at five minutes before 5, we got an

Those of you who were posting here four years ago or so may remember
that Jasper, our handsome black DSH male, has a small bald patch on one
leg.  He was involved in a fight; his leg was bitten, and one of the
many punctures became infected with an abcess as the result.  Luckily

Just wanted to tell you that Zorro (3-month old tuxedo kitten) can read!
I read the funny "Toe Monster" story  --  and he must have read it, too
--because since that time he has been trying to "get" my toes whenever
he can.  Never tried it before!   Ergo .....

Hi, All
    These darn cats are always getting me into trouble with Patty, and it's
not my fault (this time)!
    As some of you may remember, I like my cigars. They comfort me, they

Early in July, DH & I took a 2-day/1-night mini-vacation to the Cincinnati
area (left 8am on 7/6, returned 5pm on 7/7, it was our 11th anniversary, and
DH needed the getaway after working through that strike at the factory where
he works).  Before  leaving, I had plugged in *2* ...

The spirit of Shakespeare hovers over our simple home as our Roxie sits
in the front window...
Hubby came home a few nights ago and saw our dainty little girl in the
window, and a neighborhood tom on the porch making eyes at her. He

He's 22 days old, and he's chowing down at mom's bowl!  He's nursing,
but he's also eating *quite a lot* of cat food.  I am wondering if
he'll end up so big we'll have to get an exotic pet license.  ;-)
Hubert's also discovered the water.  He couldn't quite figure out the

Hi, All
    These darn cats are always getting me into trouble with Patty, and
it's not my fault (this time)!
    As some of you may remember, I like my cigars. They comfort me,

The message posted below was copied from rec.pets.cats.community. The
poster, xeroxfive@yahoo.com, has a cat suffering from hepatic lipidosis.
I posted a reply to the r.p.c.c, but those of you with direct experience
might want to furnish more detailed information for him.

I just realized this after I posted the last message.  My urologist
just told me this morning that I have to go in for a lithotripsy, to
break up a kidney stone that is blocking my right kidney, within the
next week or so, or I could be in real trouble.  Since then, I have

The Yowlet was 4 months old last week. We survived!!!!
He's outgrown newborn clothes 9at 2 months) and is now pretty much outgrown
the 3-6 month old clothes as well. Everyone keeps mentioninghow small he
is.... until they hold him themselves and see that in reality he's actually

I meant to post this a few days ago.... Tommy finally couldn't contain
himself any longer and started wrestling, chasing and playing with the the
new kitties, Billy and Lilly. Of course Abelard has been doing that all
along. The other two are coming around more slowly. Eli now at ...

Purrs for those in the path of Hurricane Charley.
This afternoon The Weather Channel forecasters were saying it could
get up to Category 3. The Tampa/St Petersburg area is right in the
middle of the forecast track. Tampa/St Pete is really low lying -