Purrs coming up! I hope you get it! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

I found this in an old email and thought folks here might have some fun with it. Feel free to embellish answers, avoid questions, and make up outright lies if it entertains you. :) Oh, and I'll post my answers soon, too, but I thought it would be easier for folks to respond if they didn't have to...

My sweet innocent Garrr(Garfunkle)..My "Crank Tail (as he had a HALF tail that looked like crank) My Blind Bat (as he was most active at night and was partially blind) , My beautiful Siamese Manx is DEAD! He died a few minutes ago in my arms.Realistically I know that being deprived of 3 doses of...

Several times I've posted here at RPCA about the adventures of Mooch, our little tuxie resident stray who shows up regularly on our veranda for meals (see the most recent thread, "Mooch gets friendly". Someone nicknamed "Treeline has asked several questions about him, and then today "Lesley" in the...

Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half...

On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:48:55 +0100, Richard wrote: More on my 2 new friends, Buttons and Miss Muffet. I am having a problem worming them, but especially Miss Muffet. I just couldn't get anything down their throats without great anguish. I am a coward and gave up. They were pretty upset...

Last week I wrote about how DH saved a chipmunk from certain death on the side of the road. Yesterday, we were able to save a turtle from death as it crossed a road. We were driving along, less than a mile from our home, when DH starts cursing, swerves and pulls over to the side of the road (I...

Appreciate all the concern, folks...this is a fairly serious sickness. Got to the vet last night with little trouble, somewhat surprisingly, and received lessons on tube-feeding. Got him home by about 7 pm. He was fairly teetery, but staggered to his favorite coverered litter box, got...

Is there a rabies vaccination for cats that lasts longer than a year? I thought there was a 3 or 5 year vaccination. The local vet says no. This is for a feral cat that is really hard to catch on a yearly basis! Thanks!

Well, he did it. He got into the paint. Actually, he went and jumped up on his favorite windowsill while the paint was still wet. He got it on his paws, his butt and tail, and made little white pawprints all over. So here's where I need help! How do I safely get the paint off him? Turpentine...

Our two cats, Edgar and Agatha, have always been picky eaters. They like fish stuff, especially with gravy and cheddar in it. When they first came, two years ago (they're brother and sister, about 4 now) we tried Fancy Feast and quickly discovered that if it was "classsic" (pate), they looked...

My brother's elderly Siamese kitty Samantha has always been fond of sleeping, and it's not unusual for her to stay in bed for 12 hours at a time. But yesterday and today things hit a new peak. Yesterday Samantha spent all day sleeping on the front porch. This morning the county animal control guy...

My neighbor, owned by Fedders (RB) and Schwartzie, called to ask if I could take care of Schwarty (nickname) while she's gone for a week and a half, maybe two. She's moving! Putting her house up for sale and scouting an area closer to her son, DIL and grandkids. The problem is, he's a...

WE GOT SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 It's only about 4 inches here in B-ton, but they are predicting that it will continue to fall (it is still coming down as I type) and accumulation will be anywhere from 16 - 22 inches!!!!!! Snow Men-er...

In fond memory of Dave... Cast of Characters: Sammy - 9-month-old female kitten Jessie - 5-year-old female cat Mommy - MUCH older female human Mommy walks through the sitting room, looks at the Christmas tree

Baggy was trying to wee last night and couldn't, this morning he still hadn't used his box and was very distressed. I took him straight to the vet where he still is, they're going to give him an anaesthetic and catheterise him. I've got to ring them this afternoon to see how he is and when I...

Since I've reached the stage in life where I've been reading the obits to see if I'm on the list yet, in reading them this morning I found one a bit unusual. A beloved lady had passed on and, of course, there was a list of survivors - - husband, son, step-sisters and -brother, beloved friends - ...

....that they *didn't* thank at the Oscars? g Congratulations Kiwis! My nomination for Best Line was the lady accepting the award for Foreign Language Film, who expressed her gratitude that "Lord of the Rings" wasn't eligible in that category.

Got up early this morning, well at least early for a Sunday. Even after 10 years after retirement from the Army, I still wake up about 5 most mornings. Most of the time I just turn over and go back to sleep, but this morning Sammy noticed me awake and decided it was a perfect time for some quality...

There was I, curled up on the sofa, with cat curled up on my lap, doing what any self-respecting cycling fan does at this time of year... I'm ogling the Lycra-clad, pert, muscular, perfectly-toned rear ends of the men on carbon and aluminium as they cycle the latest stage of Le Tour de France....