I know some Zappa fans lurk on this ng it might not mean much to anyone else through The benefit gig for Jimmy Carl Black that Dave is organising for next Sunday as of yesterday became a benefit for his widow and family and a celebration of his life as he lost his battle with cancer. We're very...

My poor kitten, Google, who we found in our yard on 9/17 has a ruptured eardrum. When we first got him, he had earmites and was treated with ivermectin. Because we have 2 indoor cats already, I've had him tested twice for feline leukemia, both times negative. He's had all his vaccines and...

I went on a short business trip to England. When I came back, like all good dads, I brought presents for the littl'uns. *Unlike* all good dads, I brought them drugs. We can't get decent catnip in Hong Kong, so I brought the girls dried catnip to sprinkle, two catnip mice, catnip treats and (joy of...

I went to visit Mom this morning. The doctor said they were going to discharge her! He gave me a few instructions for follow-up care with a pulmonary specialist since they'd found and drained fluid from one of her lungs. Since I can't get her in and out of my car the social worker arranged...

I can't seem to remember, is it the Lion or the Tiger that can't/doesn't purr? Kyla

Her head injury was really just a slight "gash". That doesn't sound so good but it bled a lot, as head wounds tend to do. The second head CT showed no problems. She did, however, fracture her hip. They have a pressure cast on her lower leg with a weight & pulley system to hold it straight...

Last night, my husband, Dutch, passed out and fell to the floor via a chair on the way to the bedroom. He'd gotten a flu shot on Wed and the Dr had put him on an new anti-dperessant and he also might have had a drug interaction. The firemen came and checked him out, and he's okay now, but I'm...

Back home Persia would get on the sofa and head-butt and purr in my ear, give me kitty kisses on my arm and a gentle bite which was also a kitty kiss. Then she'd snuggle next to me while I read a book or watched TV. If I napped she'd tap me on my nose, just because she's a goofy cat who thinks...

This Halloween will be different, because when the bell rings, Dante will run away and hide, and Stinky isn't here to greet the trick-or-treaters. Stinky always went to the door when the bell rang. On Halloween, when the bell rang more than once, after a couple of times, he would just take up a...

My dad is going into surgery tomorrow morning. I talked to him and my mom tonight, and as expected, they are both apprehensive and scared. My dad has practically turned into a skeleton. He can't eat, can't sleep and this has been going on for a long time. I sent him some of my ambien via...

Our Puschel started her journey to the bridge on 27.10.2008. Our old lady with an ego, which was bigger than our house. Some of you certainly remember my post of June 2007, when I reported, that our Puschel returned home after beeing away for 6 years. We were worried, that she wouldn't get used to...

I'm sorry I haven't been around much-- I've been in such a state of sadness about losing Stink, I went down to DC, and got sick down there, as I always seem to. But mostly, I've been just in a state of funk about life without him. Lucky I have Dante-- he does cheer me up-- he's such a funny...

Trash Bag Puppies Hope to Find New Homes Homeless man finds 8 puppies in a dumpster One of the eight, 6-week-old puppies found in a dumpster and now up for adoption. A litter of "trash bag puppies" were found by a homeless man in Kern County as he rummaged through a dumpster. When the man...

I want to thank everybody for their well wishes and purrs for Xoxo. He's passed out on his favorite bed right now and doesn't show any signs of discomfort. I guess TED's original theory of a bug bite or something like that may have been correct after all. We're very relieved our boy is in good...

All I wanted to do was take a shower, wash my hair. The shower curtain rod fell off the wall. Complete with plastic (weird) large curtain rings. I am so stressed and so ****ed off I started crying. WHAT'S NEXT? I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A F***ing SHOWER! I marched through the house carrying...

Kenzie can haz some purrs? Please? Kenzie's right eyes has been tearing more than normal, for about 2 days. It just looked like tears, no other discharge. So I took her to TED today. Ted said it could be feline herpes.

I haven't seen a post from Pam in awhile, hope everything is okay with her and Rob. And I haven't seen Sam here lately either. Maybe I'll try and phone him later. Love ya all Kyla

I invite everybody to the Prospect Park Zoo to see the Pallas Cats, Nick and Alexandra, with their pumpkin treats! http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/ Look how ROUND they are! Like furry pumpkins themselves! -- Theresa and Dante

Pat's confused stray, the one-eared, one-eyed scarred guy who hisses while he's being petted, went missing for a couple days. When he reappeared his remaining eye was badly injured and he had lots and lots of other injuries. He is in pretty sad shape. Pat is taking him to the vet now. He could...

2 Cheetahs Were On Passenger Flight From Oregon To Atlanta ATLANTA -- A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner's cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Friday that two cheetahs were being...