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I am pretty boring. My nicknames for my pets are mostly "Mama's baby boy" or "Mama's baby girl". They are boring nicknames but very appropriate, because they are my babies. Basil does get the BFC (Big Fat Cat) and Chicky (because he has chicken feathers on his tummy). Tasha occasionally...

I am so glad that I live in Australia and it is illegal here. I think the saddest thing about it is that I believe many people don't realise exactly what the procedure entails and the risks and possible psychological damage done to the cat. I have read so much about declawing because I was so...

I know other people have told you to take her to the vet - I agree wholeheartedly with them. We had a cat called Julio who had a flea allergy and was on medication for it. The medication affected his kidneys. This was some time ago, so it may not be related at all, but we ended up losing...

Bodlover, I am sooooooooooo very sorry for your loss of Brandy. I am glad though that you are able to focus on the positives though you miss her so. I grew up with a Birman called Panja (pronounced Punya). She was the sweetest, most gentle cat I have ever known. When she had kittens, she...

I still don't know you all very well here, but as Debby said, even though you won't be moderator here anymore, we will still look forward to your posts. I had only recently started thinking about my adult relationship with God (32 years old and it took till now - sad huh?) a couple of months...

Basil used to do the same thing. I have scars from his ambushes. When we got another cat, it stopped almost immediately! He was bored all along. This was his way of playing with us. Had I known I would have done more to stimulate him sooner. Good luck

Have you thought about providing litter for them to use just at night. A friend has indoor/outdoor cats, and she has litter trays just for the nights. Another option might be to put a cat flap in the door, so they can come and go as they please. I am afraid I am a very heavy sleeper. My cats...

BodLover, I am so sorry that Brandy is so ill. I will have my fingers crossed for her. Hopefully it will be something that is easily treated. Give her a kiss for me.

In Australia the exchange rate has varied from as low as 48 to around 53 (maybe). But it's all around the half way mark. I just double anything in American dollars for an approximate Australian dollar value.

Perhaps it's less a male/female thing than it is a male/Lupo thing. My female is very shy compared to my male. He's really an in-your-face cat. However, she was a pound kitty for six months (and goodness knows what her life was like before the pound) so that may have helped shape her...

Hello, welcome to the cat site. I am looking forward to reading whatever cat stories you choose to share. There are some very clever and experienced cat owners here who give great advice if you should need it.

Basil LOVES paper balls and will wait as eagerly as a dog for you to throw it. But he won't bring it back. Just sits there and waits for me to pick it up and throw it again, lazy cat! :laughing:

Two here. Vlinder, I was so worried about the same thing. And it did change things for a while. In fact, I was so upset I had posted to another board (didn't know about this one then). They told me to give it time. Well in a couple of weeks he was back to being my boy again. Now I know I am...

Kittyfoot, you're a legend. :laughing2 :laughing: :laughing2 :laughing: :laughing2 :laughing: :laughing2 I have a theory about mean bosses/supervisors. I believe that they KNOW that you are smarter than they are. Lorie, your supervisor is a classic example. Someone who is comfortable with...

Yesterday, Basil sat so close to my coffee (on the computer desk) that he dunked some of his fur in there. So I guess the forgotten rule of running a house would be to make sure there is always a cat hair in your owners food (thanks Garfield for spreading THAT one around! :laughing2 )...

My kids love all the Disney films. Lion King, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin are firm favourites. (I guess they are their specific era) There are some non-Disney animated feature cartoons that are very good also. Anastasia, Thumbelina (songs by Barry Manilow, sweet and...

Call me weird ("You're WEIRD!") but I like to be consistent with the dry food and vary the canned.

Basil is a sneaky low down rotten dastardly (my new favourite word ) food thief. If it is not actually in your closed mouth it is not safe. Well, I am exaggerating. He is mostly very good if you are there to guard your food. He won't jump up while we are there. BUT the other night Stephi...

I want ANIMAL PLANET!! Our Lifestyle channel here has some shows on pets, which we ALL love here. I generally like to watch scifi/fantasy type shows. The unreal-er the better. Star Trek, Buffy, X-files, Charmed, Lexx (is that weird or what? That's new here) Babylon 5, Xena..... you get the idea.

I can't add anything, I just wanted say that I think you are a very special person to be going through all this inconvenience for a stray cat. If there were more people like you, there wouldn't be the feral/stray/overcrowded shelter problem.