Smokey likes cheez whiz.  I was eating some last week and he started
licking the lid while I was spreading it out of the jar onto crackers.
I am glad the jar was almost empty because the way he was licking,
washing wouldn't be enough.  So I ate most of the whiz and gave him the

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/08/national/nationalspecial/08pets.html
September 8, 2005
Shelters for Pets Fill With Furry Survivors
By DEBORAH BLUMENTHAL

Frankie back where he belongs:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/416910483/440705440WppQwj
He doesn't look so happy, but he was purring and headbutting me, so I
think he was feeling pretty good. :o)

Miranda and Caliban at the fridge: 'Meowmie, we're staaaaarving!'
http://community.webshots.com/photo/416910483/440698608Cecmsq
(That stool is so convenient for them, they sit and poke their noses
into the fridge when I open it. Sometimes it's not the easiest to get

And if I don't get the oppurtunity to post another tomorrow, here's another
one of my favourites, orignally posted on July 10, 2001.
Most days I'm a good slave and stay convinced of Shmogg's obvious status as
a member of The Superior Species.

Yikes.  Hands up.  How many of you have *attempted* to bathe a cat?  My GOD!
Technically I was supposed to wait until Saturday to give Pua the bath, but
her skin is getting worse and she didn't ingest the Program® so I figured
I'd give her a bath early despite the fact it's been ...

There is less pus each time I visit the kitty, and less heat. The
inflammation went down enough for me to see two holes in the ear, probably
from fangs, that went clean through the ear. It's a wonder it is not ripped
all the way. Whoever bit it must have let go right away.

This report came to me this morning from a friend on a Malamute mailing
list. I don't have any way to verify it's truthfullness, but it's so
heartwarming I thought I'd pass it on anyway.
Date:         Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:12:37 -0700

Somebody told meowmie to go and look at a place called catster.com and
she's been looking at cat pictures for the last hour and awwing and
oohing over how cute they are and IGNORING ME!!!! It's not fair!  I
KNOW I'm cuter than THEY are. I bet they can't purr half as loud as

On the BBC news site today:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4215890.stm
Kate
Owned by Fudge, Caramel & Meg

Oprah Winfrey is taking her show there for 2 days...
I'm not making this up, it was just on the late news.

Who'll be next, Howard Stern?

I thought those of you who remember BlueBird might be interested in this
email I received from her today.

http://tinyurl.com/ba42v
http://tinyurl.com/cvrg4
http://tinyurl.com/d646t
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I don't know their exact birthday, but they were estimated to be 5
weeks last Oct 15th. After I took them in Nov 6th last year, their
estimated age was increased by my vet, and some who looked at
their first pictures. I figure they were born early Sept 2004.

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How many RPCAers does it take to change a light bulb?
(1)  to post that their light doesn't work
(50) to offer purrs for the OP and the light