Recent Content by rvan

Welcome Amy!! I'm a newbie to this site too, my "introduction" was at least as long as yours so I just had to reply!!! I totally agree with you that our little furry friends can feel like our children!!! Most of my friends at work are either dog owners or don't own pets at all, but even they...

thanks for the warm welcome everyone!! yeah, Gaby was very vocal (she got named on the way home in the car because of it) and she purred all the time... almost as though she was humming to herself or something.... I had never realized how loud the volume on the tv was until she was gone... I...

My 2 cats (both between 2 & 3 years old) go through play "slumps" too.... I think it's probably pretty normal (if there is such a thing when it comes to cats) and I've discovered that often their favorite toys aren't really toys at all.... they love the plastic twirlie off the milk jug, qtips...

I've never heard of the breed you mentioned before, I'll have to check it out, sounds interesting. My first cat was a lynx-point siamese and tabby mix (sooo cute!) and she never shut up!!!! her name was Gaby (go figure)....Siamese and siamese mixes are usually very vocal and talkative (worse...

hello everyone!! I'm thrilled to have found this site!!! I live in Sacramento with 2 cats-- a 2 and 1/2 year old ginger-tabby male named Henry (whom some of you have already gotten to "meet"...Thanks for your help!) and a 2 year old all white female named Simon (yes, Simon. She was so little...

I did talk to the people at the shelter and they said that he did not fit their profile of a "vicious animal"....simply a scared and slightly anxious/stressed one.... (which is understandable under the circumstances).... they were able to remove his collar without any problems (which is how the...

Thanks so much for all the good advice!!!! I think you all are right, Henry is going to have to be indoors until further notice...(and thanks for the tip about the blinds!) hopefully we will catch the culprit which could be difficult given how many of the people in our complex have cats, and the...

I'm new to this site, but I could really use some feedback... I have 2 cats: a 2-1/2 year old male (ginger tabby/tiger) and a 2 year old female (all white), both are fixed....they get along fine and are very loving & playful with each other, and very friendly towards people (even strangers...