....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.

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....

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...

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...

Just do it. It has been two solid weeks now, and you know that is wrong.

Hi the I caught poor kitty this afternoon. He'd had two cans of cat food in rapid succession and I put the trap by the hole under my porch where I'd been feeding him. He went for the tuna and the trap snapped shut. He was cold and desperate I think. Moved quite slowly the last time I...

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...

I have discovered that putting someone in KF does no good, they just keep showing on other posts of people I read. I just wish we could drop some of the stuff and move on back to our "family" type caring. Yeah, I know old lady wants harmony and life isn't like that.

Probably poorly stated like the post I made that got me my one spate of hate mail. I'd written about an incident between Rob and our first owner and ended up being accused of cat abuse, neglect, and just about everything else both in the group and in private emails. I was devastated and almost...

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...

Howdy! We've had Tyler (or is that the other way 'round) our cat Tyler for about 1.3 years now. He was 6 months old(ish) when we got him from an adoption agency that rescues cats from kill shelters (or wherever!). He's white, with brown/black markings on his head, parts of his ears, one on his...

It was as I feared. Her kidneys were too far gone. So I made the painful decision; Persia went to the bridge this afternoon. The vet gave me a little heart shaped stone "memory box" with some of her fur in it. She will be cremated and her ashes returned to me. Heartfelt thanks to all of you...

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...

Hi All, This message from my friends in the Tampa, Florida area does mention their pets, but it's still OT. The gentleman is my best friend of some thirty years and after he and the lady married, she became best friends with DH independently of the two men. It can be scary to watch Lynda and...

I need you guys' help. The vet told me to watch the burn closely for any change of color or appearance and if there is I was to take her in right away so they could do surgery. Well, the burn looks different than it did, but it might be that it's getting better. For those who can take...

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

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 - ...

I love how cats imitate the positions of those (other felines, humans, dogs, whomever) around them: http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2009/01/cat-and-baby.html -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.)

I'm trying to keep Persia active. Keep in mind there is no PetCo or PetSmart store within 50 miles of here. I love her but I'm not driving over 100 miles (to/from) just to buy cat toys. So I'm shopping online. She loves the little toy mousies I get from Walgreen's (that's only 12 miles away...