When we took Odessa to the vet last week, she was given a steroid shot and
some soft-textured food so a nasty throat inflammation could subside. To this
end, we were also given a liquid antibiotic to administer twice daily. The
good news is that Odessa slowly walks down the path to ...

I feed the ferals, and sometimes they get impatient with me.
This afternoon, for instance, when I returned from the groceru store.
Four ats were waiting on me - Acqui, who is mean, Fluffy who is still
mostly nervous of people, Blacky and Spot, who are sweet and lovable.

No need to panic ;)  I'm leaving town on 9/12.  I'll be working with John at
the Riverssance Fine Arts show in Davenport next weekend.  Fourth year in a
row I've helped there.  It's a very nice show in a lovely park.  Last year
it rained very lightly in the afternoons and was also ...

We've had an on/off problem  with one of the circuit breakers - specifically
the one to the hot water heater - it comes loose and, Surprise!  No hot
water for the shower (or anything else)!  DH went to the basement (we rarely
go into the basement) to jiggle it back into place, ...

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/Exocat/BestofBuddiesSept2007.jpg
Aren't they gorgeous when asleep?  I can't get a pic. of Bandit in full
health and vigour with his smart new eye arrangement as he keep coming up to
me for rubs etc. while I get the camera ready, but he's ...

A little over 2 weeks ago, we took Odessa in to have her teeth cleaned, and
it turned into a nightmare of emergency extractions the effects of which are
still hanging over our Dolly’s bitty head.
We had to take her to the emergency vet over the weekend because she had

...the good news is that our school has "late start" (we don't have to
be there till 10:30, if at all, depending on whether the typhoon is
almost past by then or if it will hit later).  The other good news is
that all pets are inside and catnip has been liberally sprinkled to

Bird ID needed on aisle 3:
http://www.cuteoverload.com/
What *is* that little yellow cutie?

I am considering moving into a room share situation.  I have two
medium sized cats.  One has been around dogs and is fine and the other
is a question mark.  The house I'm looking at has a 4 and 1/2 month
old Rottweiler Terrier mix.  The owner is training him well but I am

Just FYI for anyone who is interested. I think this bears watching:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYssebw3_FRuof2bdR1YdCo8OgXA

My dad is still pretty sick. In fact, I don't think he will see the
new year. But his cat Lucy is keeping an eye out for him.
She has started sleeping next to him, and has made "surprise" attacks
on anyone who comes near my dad's bed (with a few exceptions). My

I made it back from burning man alive....;
i'm in the SF bay area now just decompressing , i'll drive back to
southern california tomorrw

Hello. Thank you for the purrs and best wishes. They worked as they
usually do. My Dad passed away peacefully and without any pain or
suffering - s we all hoped he would - at 6:08 am PST this morning. He is
in a better place now. Now I'm gonna cry again not for the last time I am ...

On today's www.cuteoverload.com
Don't miss it.  It's a little dirty, too. ;)
Theresa

Next Saturday I am going to the town shelter to look at kittycats.  It has
been more than 20years since I had the best cat in the world, Shadow
kitten.
Sigh.  I know I will never have a cat like her again. But I saw a picture on