Around 9am today, Licorice, our black cat, was sitting up on the
bathroom sink staring into the towel closet. When she was a kitten, she
and her siblings lived in the bathroom for awhile, so I thought she was
remembering her favorite shelf hidey spot.

I have a 12 month old female (and two siblings) who I found at two
months old. This cat has herpes and gingivitis (or some tooth problem).
Recently, she started peeing outside of her litter box (twice a day)
and I can't figure out why. She has been to the vet and a UTI (or

1st time cat-owner here...my cat is an indoor cat exclusively.  my house
does not have air-conditioning and can get very hot in the summer.. are cats
able to scratch their way or force themselves through a screen door or
window??

This photo is fuzzy because it was taken through a window and screen
with maximum zoom on the camera.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=1777604&a1739188&pq898926&Sequence=0&res=high
                 ---MIKE---

Hi Group,
I'm a new poster to this group although I have been lurking for some
time now. I usualy hang out in rec.games.pinball. I/we have five cats
that were all homeless/rescued, they found us.

I have noticed that the cat will often sniff her food and that starts
pawing the ground around her bowl (similiar to litter box covering).  I had
previously thought that this was there way to say, 'no way' to the food but
she just comes back later and eats it.  Is she just trying to ...

What gives here? I've known three cats that go completely insane for
olives - our Stella being the latest. She won't beg or touch human food
except olives.  She can smell them at 100 paces and if she gets nearer, she
starts to salivate! So much so it was dripping from her little ...

Was just in my warehouse and when I moved a bag of packing material I got
growled at from underneath it by a little kitty. It didn't run and allowed
me to pick it up. Looking at it I would imagine it's not a general moggie,
the most striking thing are the huge eyes.

I have a feral family out in my back yard under a shed.  The three kits are
eight or nine weeks old now and I've been providing the whole family kitten
chow and water since they were about three weeks old. The kits are
semi-socialized (one is almost tame), but the mother is totally ...

Hodge is in one of his affectionate, underfoot moods. Which means I've
accidentally stepped on his feet a few times today. Now he's giving me
that, "I want to be close to you but you're going to step on me, aren't
you?" look. Sigh.

I am complete newbie and just discovered this group. Therefore, I'd
like to ask a few questions. I realize that even among the experienced
there may be no consensus. When that is the case, I'd opt for
diversity, so no error is compounded too much.

Kami and I have returned from our nearly 4-month excursion to Los
Angeles.  The old fart still surprised me handling the long two-day car
ride out and back.  I was prepared to make each way three days for
shorter time in the car, but as she didn't complain, I kept on driving.  

Background, 16 year cat, was my mom's until she passed away last year -
has been drinking a lot and eating litter.
We went to the vet today - she is dehydrated and the blood test
revelaved elevated kidney values and a high calcium level.  She also

Just to give an update on how Vanessa (my adopted stray cat) is doing.
It's now been 9 or so days since her spay operation, and I am letting
her wander around the house freely to explore while I am around. It's
time, I think.

Yesterday evening my g/f and I brought home our new sweetest kitties, Yoshi
(boy) whom is white and black, and Kimber (girl) who is a likkle tabby. They
are half brother and sister:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derien/tags/kittens/