Kitty cards!  Yes, I had that much paper crap (mostly junk mail) piled on my
end table by the sofa.  I unearthed a box of kitten notecards I'd completely
forgotten I have!  Time to send a few thank-you notes to people who have
done nice things for me this year :)  (It's also a kick ...

I learned this morning of a terrible thing.  The U.S.A. has banned,
yes *banned* the importation of vegemite, to the extent where they are
searching Australians entering the USA and confiscating their precious
vegemite (black gold).  This is apparently because it contains added

I had to have Tiger shaved back in June to get rid of a lot of bad mats.
I want to get a grooming brush that will help me to prevent future mats.
What is the best one for this purpose (Zoom Groom)? TIA
                 ---MIKE---

Mammogram today, ouch, ouch and ouch.  Results in 2 weeks - ish.
Pre-op assessment Thursday.  My cup runneth over with medical appointments
this week.
Tweed <-- bad mood now

My sister's Burmese, Bodene went to RB this afternoon, he had his 16th
birthday in September, he had lost an eye at 9 years old and went blind in
the other eye about 18 months ago, he managed very well until my
brother-in-law died a couple of months ago, Bodene went downhill from ...

ruff goes out onto our townhouse patio in any weather....rain, snow - she
likes it all. turns out she was having visitors. 11 days ago she had 3 babies.
the day after she had them, i opened the blinds to find a dead mouse on the
back step! think 'dad' must've left it and figures ...

It's the first day of the Hindu Diwali festival today. My home town has a
large asian community. It's been non-stop bangs, screeches, and hisses from
the fireworks. Mrs Cat HATES the noise, and has been clinging to me all day

Ruff (we let our pug name her) will growl at any and all cars and / or people
going by when i hold her up to look through the front door window (though
she's a very gentle cat otherwise). thought it was a fluke at first, but she
does it without fail! too cool. growl comes 'right ...

what is the deal with cats and green olives? if you haven't tried it, do.
every cat i've owned has been crazy ('literally') for them. almost a catnip
fix. stalk them, roll 'em around, and finally - when they're all fuzzy from
the rug - 'kill 'em and eat 'em.   !!!

This morning an abscess broke open under Rosie's chin.  A trip to the vet
resulted in the diagnosis of acne with a secondary infection.  The problem
spots were drained and flushed and we brought her home with some medicated
wipes and Clavamox drops.

We were getting low on cat food, so I picked up a can of Tuna from the mini
store in the concourse near work. They don't carry cat food, as it's a
scaled down version of a large chain store for the lunch crowd. It's
actually a great concept and they're raking in a ton of money ...

Try some Liv-a-Littles (manufactured by Halo) if you are looking for a
special "treat" for your furbabies and haven't tried them yet.  I got the
"Whole Chicken" flavor, made from freeze-dried chicken.  They look
completely unpalatable to me -- sort of like eating styrofoam -- but ...

I'm sure your cats, like ours, talk to you. At our place Emily is the
gabbiest. And of course, like us, you probably reply to them. It's odd.
We enjoy these human-cat conversations but we really don't know exactly
what each other is saying. It's probably our fault. Catspeak is

My sisters boyfriend put his dog, Karni, down today. Karni was
perfectly healthy but unfortunately had a dangerous dog order placed on
her. It sounds very dramatic, but Karni wasn't crazy or psychotic.
She did however bite someone who complained to the council and the

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=7223692
Frazier has been off insulin for 2 days now. It seems he may only need a
diet change (which will also help his physique). They are by all counts a
loving couple of big boys who are very confused. I know the foster mom ...