I got a new foster cat on Friday.  My guest room has been empty since
the
two older kittens I fostered got adopted, about 2 months ago.  Then my
sister stayed for a long weekend.  People in the foster room!

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Joyce

Green GardenGrass snakes can be dangerous, Yes, grass snakes,
not rattlesnakes.
A couple in Sweetwater, Texas had a lot of potted plants, and
during a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them

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Congratulations to Finns for outplaying USA olympic
hockey team without resorting to unsportsmanlike
cheap shots and penalty-box occupation. Finland
has greater resources than killer cheese!

It's just me and the two cats, and they have shown a marked reluctance to
hold each other down while I trim claws.  So how does one person manage a
claw clip on a reluctant cat?
I have in the past tried to wrap one in a towel (prewarmed for his

Mattie has got to be the friendliest cat in the world.  As I mentioned
in another post, I am fostering a cat.  The day my friend brought the
cat over for me to take care of, Tony and The Stripey Thing were hissing
at the newcomer and each other and anything that moved.  Mattie ...

This post contains some parts that are sad to read, but mostly this
is about an ongoing issue (ie, disagreement) I have with a friend and
her irresponsibility with her dog.
This friend of mine has had her dog for about 7 years. He's a wonderful

OK, I feed them, I groom them, I pet them, I play with them, I even scoop
their poop!  You'd think they could at least politely sit and listen to me
sing instead of starting a mad stampede for the door as I hit my first note
(OK, come close to hitting my first note - oh all right ...

Yesterday I left the craftroom door open during the afternoon so that
Tessie and the girls could interact and get to know each other
better... Tessie is a very slow learner about some things! Silver
cornered her three times because she (Tessie) didn't back off when she

Well, he's 4 months old and nursing on his brother's fur and his spayed
mother's tummy fur where her nipls are.
Should I worry, separate them or will he grow out of it?  Will this behavior
cause psychological illness in the poor host cat?  The kitty/leech is not

Madam is home and in one piece - things went very well. There's a long
story behind the spay including some panic phone calls from the vet
(well this *IS* Lily we're talking about) so more tomorrow!
Madam is fine, and very cudly. :o)

In December Pam challenged us to write a story - any story that included a
cat. At about that same time I was approaching the first anniversary of
Sam's near fatal asthma attack and I wanted to write his story.  I've begun
that story and since it will be long I'll break it up ...

Suddenly I am under enormous pressure to get moved....
I had planned on finishing by March 8th, which is when Gloria returns
from her trip, because as of a few days ago she hadn't found someone
to be here to watch over a mare who might foal early, she's due on the

I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on
the agenda right now, I would like to ask this:
I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one
on the rug about a year ago.  I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask