1450 PET DEATHS
That is the number the FDA released today  they finally admit to it was on
Fox news just minutes ago
And now Poultry feed had problems

As usual, I've been lurking rather than posting, but I had to share
this photo with you. Yesterday was a public holiday in Hong Kong, and
I went to Cheung Chau (one of the outlying islands) for a day out.
Outside a small street restaurant, as is common, a man who had just

Some of you may remember that my 19+ year mistress Natasha was PTS in
December. Shortly after, I received a condolence card from my vet's
office, which many practices do these days (and I think it's a very
considerate thing to do)

Contaminated Feed Could Affect Farms Nationwide
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/01/recall.poultry/index.html
Exerpt:
"The protein products from China that are affected include: wheat gluten,

Last week I posted that a friend of mine rescued a very tiny kitten...
they called him(?) Boq. His eyes have opened and he's growing already,
and he has a very loud purr for such a tiny scrap of a kitten... Their
three cats still don't know quite what to make of him, but it sounds

Kazoo didn't survive the Post OP.
She's chasing birds on the Rainbow Bridge, drinking lots of milk and
eggs - she always loved that.
Thanks for your thoughts

Once again great weather so Persia and I were sitting out on the patio early
this morning.  And there was a plethora of birds!
A mated pair of cardinals came around and ate from the hanging feeder, along
with the usual smattering of little brown sparrows.

I had to run to the grocery store to buy a few items I'd forgotten for
John's visit (he'll arrive tomorrow afternoon sometime).  There in the
middle of the road, right smack on the double-yellow line was a box turtle.
I went up to the next street and turned around, thinking I'd ...

One thing that I didn't think about until today, is the fact that we
happen to have quite a few USAF sites around here, as well as
logistics support sites and troops barracks too. On all of the bases
they have a shop of some description (Commissaries?) where they sell

Here I am all worried about Cosmo, and it's Trill who scares the #$%^
out of me.
I woke up a few days ago, and Trill was in the litterbox.  He was in
there quite awhile, and then got out.  While I went to the bathroom, he

I have a really painful ear infection. I have to put in eardrops and
cottonballs. Bucky has decided to help.
I am lying on my left side, balancing the bottle over my ear. Bucky has
decided he really needs to tell me how much he loves me. As he headbutts

I finally took Shadow, the semi-feral I've been feeding, to the vet to be
neutered. I tried catching him a few weeks ago, he went berserk and bit me.
I left him alone for a while to calm down then he got in a fight with
another cat and got a nasty cut on his head. Obviously he ...

I know I don't post very much anymore, but some purrs would be great
towards this end.
Friday night I tumbled as I was stepping off a porch onto the ground,
twisted my ankle shattering one bone and breaking my leg. Long story

The cats have been patiently waiting for the last 14 months to run around
outside, and it's made me very sad as well as costing a lot of money for cat
litter, but today I got *very* lucky in that a neighbor decided to replace
his welded wire fence with chain link, and gave me a ...

1.  She managed to survive her kittenhood which must have been difficult to
say the least, as I eventually found out her previous name was "Lucky" and
would explain why she is so very tiny.
2.  She had the sense to move away from the chaotic household that was her