I will fly (Indiana --> California), and one option is to take the cats
as "checked luggage". Problem is that most airlines only accept 2
carriers, and do not allow 2 pets/carrier.
Another option is to ship the cats separately as air cargo, but I'm not

Well, after all my talk about making my cats' food, I decided to
table that project for now. There's a lot to learn about nutrition -
a cat's needs, and the nutritional content of whatever meat I'd
be serving them - so that I'd know how much to make up in supplements.

I got up this morning, stumbling through the house all bleary-eyed, and I
see this looking down on me
http://thumb0.webshots.net/t/57/757/4/24/48/2740424480047371020boTyxx_th.jpg
and the next picture

The kitten or the egg?
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2007/05/chicken_hatches.html

My reply addy is a gmail.com one. Do I get killfiled? My sending addy is
different... I use gmail for reply so that I don't get a lot of spam.
Kathy

OK, I'm cruel.  I played these for the boys tonight.  They weren't as
effective as other meows that I've played before but they sure got Otis'
attention!  Do your owners react?
http://www.kessels.com/CatSounds/index.html

I stumbled on this video of an itty bitty while kitty - possibly a meezer -
playing with a big dog, same kind of dog I had in Arizona (excellent dog).
Beware, unbearable cuteness awaits you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULlsVcW5bRI

Small cat keeps big dog from entering a house:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QptSdMT2ACg

She is recovering from the surgery as well as can be expected, she has a
couple of nurses that are very good, and she is finally getting them to feed
her the right stuff, and she is really ready to be out of there.
She is very upbeat, and practical at the same time.  of all I have ...

Eli used to be the only one who'd reach out and snag my sleeve when I tried
to walk away from him after petting, but since they've all been cooped up
together in the house for 15 months, every one of them does the same thing
now. They learn tricks from each other!

That kitty is part tiger! :)
Joyce

I'd like to let my kitties into a patio area but want to stop them from
being able to get out.  Mongo, an atheletic siamese cat, has already learned
that he can climb a big support pole in the middle, get up to the trellis
above and then to the roof where he can roam the townhouse ...

Quick survey for my own information *if you're a renter*:
Did you have to pay a pet deposit?
If so, how much was it?
Is it a one-time deposit or do you have to pay it again when your lease is

I got home tonight about 10 minutes ago, and as usual, Smudge greeted
me on the sidewalk in front of my building. But as soon as I started to
head up the stairs, Smudge stopped and craned her neck, as if peering
into the stairwell, or trying to hear something. So I asked her what