From the National Weather Service:
RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT

We talked to DH's brother in Texzs City this morning. They are okay, just a
lot of wind and rain. Their power was still on at 9 am eastern time
Saturday.
How is everyone else doing?

ATTACHED TO MY BUTT!!!  STICKING OUT AND FLYING AROuND!!! SNEAKING UP
ON ME!!!!!! STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT KILLKILLKILLKILLKILL!!!!!!!!
OWWWWWW!!!!   MOMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Oh, that?  That's your tail, Einstein.

No, not *about* cats, *for* cats!   I was in a charity shop (thrift shop) on
Wednesday and I saw this video called "Cool for Cats"  TV fun for felines,
volume 1.   "a revolutionary new 60 minute video filmed especially for the
modern cat to keep him amused and occupied in the ...

Forgive the graveyard humor....
DH is walking around with the camcorder taking "before" pictures of the
house to document it in case we have to show insurance adjusters later.  I
told him that after 3+ weeks of sheltering 4 families here (messy adults,

I picked up the 9yo Siamese male yesterday.  It was not a good adventure
getting home but I'll leave the story for later.  Simon will purr if
he's cornered but otherwise he's reluctant to be seen.  His owner died
3weeks ago and he's been in a cage at the vets until yesterday.  

I don't know if this has already been mentioned here. If so, I
apologize for the repost, but I just saw it tonight.
Legislation would require pet to be included in evacuations
More would leave if pets allowed, lawmakers say

She had her endoscopy yesterday. Willow recovered well and was begging for
food, so I obliged.  The steroid really didn't seem to be helping her, so
she is off that for right now and is taking Reglan for
nausea/vomiting...which didn't work last night, because the poor thing

http://community.webshots.com/photo/446416093/457250992WZUZAC
And one more, though a bit more grumpy-looking.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/457251575/457251575bsjTDd

Hi Guys'n'Gals
Hoping to see lots of tips & hints on better hoolikittening come in
now we're up & running.
I mentioned yesterday how I was tricking the senior cats into

Erin finally got in touch with a person from the Iberia Humane Society where
Gypsy *WAS*.  She found out that they had to evacuate because of Rita
(Iberia is right on the Gulf of Mexico)!!!!  But they say that Gypsy is safe
and can be picked up after the storm passes.

Bandit was a big beautiful maine coon cat.  He was fifteen yrs old and
had to have the vet send him to the rainbow bridge this morning due to
chronic renal failure and apparently liver cancer as well.
Purrs from our family to Bandit.

Woops, I posted this to the wrong group the first time. Let me try this
again.
Don't want to start a group-wide panic, but I'm afraid Bubbels is gone.
Would someone else check for me?

I told you kittens, Miranda is a pretty cool and experienced
hoolikitten. One day she taught me how to kill the TP snake. That was fun.
Anyway, last night she nearly drove the hoomin insane. Miranda really
likes our new room outside. In the middle of the night (I was snoozing

In the middle of helping us board up our windows my daughter stopped for a
second, her eyes filled with tears, and she whispered, "I just want it to
stop!"
Hugs,