Could anyone living in Colarado tell me how cold your weather has been
(minimum temp) up to now this winter.
The reason I ask is that there is a the start of a flame war on my chicken
group.  Person from Colorado posts to say she has lost chickens.  Person

Did you survive the wild winds, icy temepratures and blizzards?
The news said that 12 people had died as a result of the wild weather in
Northern Europe. Hopeing you & your masters are OK.
That with the floods in the USA and the bushfires here in Oz (In South

This morning, I found Oscar sprawled out, belly on display, on her fuzzy cat
bed.  Now, I know that Oscar's belly is purely used as a lure for the unwary,
but I couldn't help myself.  I reached out and gently skritched her belly a
few times before coming to my senses and withdrawing ...

I guess I should have figured with the flood next door that it would
be our turn next.
Sigh.
Last night, I went into my closet to get a clean outfit -- only to

I guess this may be on topic. But here goes. I am a bubble wrap addict.
Bob
http://www.viceking.net/bubblewrap.swf

Well, now it's happened to me, too. I simply don't have time to read
everything on rpca, nor to post. I'm very sorry to have to do this, but
I'll have to send blanket purrs, meatloaf meditations and dirty
litterbox offerings to be distributed as needed. I have loads of work,

Ashes!  BAH!
Ashley!  Pah-leeze!
My name is Smudge!  All you have to do is look at my nose to see that.
I have begun training of the human you know as TBird.  She was easy.  I

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Well,  No fever or weight loss.  But, 2 very swolen lymph nodes, one in the
neck & one in the hind leg.  My vet is'nt 100% sure what the cause is &
does'nt like the idea of more antibiotics...But, that's what we're doing.
10 days of amoxicillin & continue to moniter.  Hope this is ...

These pics are from a rehab and sanctuary for wolves in Indiana-- one
of their wolves suffered a spinal injury, and needed extensive therapy
to recover from paralysis.  These are pics of one of his physical
therapy sessions.  Look at that magnificent animal.  Doesn't he just

I've had unusual dreams before, but one I had a couple of weeks ago
really takes the prize. It was weird enough that I still remember it
clearly.
In the dream Nancy and I were sitting on our back patio (at a house MUCH

I was on the couch reading and snacking on some melba toast rounds.  I
wasn't paying attention; Persia knocked one out of my hand and ran off with
it.  She took a bite and started chewing on the piece.  Unfortunately, she
tried to swallow it before she chewed it up.  She started ...

Ah, life with a kitten. I had forgotten.
Integration.
My dear sweet Shmogg. Cat of famous grump and B*st*rd C*t tricks. Hallway
Troll. Attacks ankles at every opportunity. At least 6 full kilos of

Louie and I have a buddy who is quite the Renaissance Man--one of those
who likes to know as much as he can, about as much as he can. He told us
recently that in Japan, the second of February is considered "Cats'
Day." He'd read somewhere that it stems from a pun on the Japanese ...

Today I stopped in PetSmart to get some catfood. As i stood in line, I
noticed a hanging rack with a new kind of laser pointer. I had tried
one several years ago and my cats weren't interested. But this one was
different; smaller, but brighter and it had another end-piece to make