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    Michigan Meet-Up Pictures

    Thanks, Jilly, for sending the enticing-you-to-the-lounge message. The pictures are great. We should have taken one of the food, though. And the one cook! (He was a character, folks.) Definitely worth doing again. And thanks to both Jilly and LunasMom for the toys. All three of ours loved...
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    Official Michigan Meet-up Final!!!

    Hey, Jill, you can add one more -- my husband has decided to join my friend and me on the trip, so we'll be three, not two. Of course, his schedule can change on a minute's notice -- and I'm not exaggerating -- so he is a bit tentative. However, he is currently scheduled to finish a trip the...
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    Official Michigan Meet-up Final!!!

    I just voted, Jilly. It'll be my friend, who is delighted with the new date, and I. See ya all there!
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    Michgan Meet-Up (For Real!)

    FWIW, moving the date actually works better for me. The friend I'd like to bring has a class on the 16th, and would have to do quite a bit of juggling to make it. The 23rd means no juggling for her, and company on the drive for me. Sorry you have to work, Jilly, but this just might be a...
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    When will you make the reservations, Jilly? I'd like to give my friend a bit to see if she can work out her arrangements.
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Jilly, I think you done good! These kinds of places are really fun, since you get to basically pick your own food and have it prepared at your own specifications. I really like Mongolian BBQ, as does the friend I hope to bring with me. Three cheers for Jilly, planner extraordinaire!
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Count me in (current plan) I MAY be bringing a cat-owner friend. It depends on whether she can rearrange her class schedule. If so, she'd like to come with me. I'd say the odds of our coming are currently at 75%!
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Absolutely! Thanks for the accommodation. My friend forwarded my email to HER friend, and I'll post when I get an answer.
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    I'm not familiar myself with Lansing, but a friend of a friend lives there. I'll try to get an email address and ask for advice. I'll post if/when I get an answer. In the meantime, what I do when asking about a venue is to stress the importance of non-smoking for health reasons. Let them...
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    This sounds like it should work, but it doesn't. (I often have to switch sides of the street when walking behind a smoker ... some of us are truly that allergic.) I've hated this problem my whole life (my parents were chain smokers) and it never gets easier. I'd like to come and meet you...
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    nighttime meowing getting worse; not getting any sleep

    You mentioned that you do both play and food before bed, but you haven't specified the sequence. Do you give a high-protein snack AFTER play BEFORE bed? Night-time (pre-bed) play simulates dusk hunting. Successful hunting leads to sleep in the wild -- so there has to be the payoff for the...
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Could I put in a bid for a place with a really good non-smoking section? Which, I suppose, rears the ugly question -- are we a non-smoking, smoking or mixed group? It's just that I am highly allergic, so unless I can be well protected from the smoke, I simply can't stay. The alternative...
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Sounds ok so far. My schedule depends on my husband's schedule, and his schedule changes without notice -- sometimes daily -- so I'll probably know last minute whether or not I'm coming. In short: don't plan around just me, but so far it looks good, and I'll be there if I can be!
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    Michigan Meet-Up!!! (Maybe!!)

    Another Easterner, here -- Dexter, which is just west of Ann Arbor. My three cats are Pumpkin (oldest, but newest, just got her one week ago. She's 6-8, 12 lbs and the proverbial curious cat Trick (one of two semi-ferals, the braver of the two at a mere 6 lbs) and Treat (the semi-feral sister...
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    Worried about confining cats

    Far from being "cruel and unusual" this is a very kind thing to do. Cats HATE changes in their environment. Have you ever watched what happens if you move a chair in a room, for instance? The typical cat will start at one end of the room, sniff the whole perimeter, then start along the inner...
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    Clipping nails, aggression, HELP!

    Thanks! How many here have used this? Track records? I need to check this out. Carol
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    Clipping nails, aggression, HELP!

    I've seen reference to "rescue remedy" in other threads. What is this? I'd never heard of it before. My two semi-ferals seem not to mind our touching their paws, but holding any body part long enough to actually clip -- that's a completely other story. I will have scars for a long time from...
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    Big descion to make I need help please !!

    Oh, yes! With my previous vet (and this is why he is my *previous* vet) we had a situtation where Penny had what I thought was an infection, but which the vet thought -- or at least pushed to me -- was an allergy. He started talking about extensive food allergy testing, comprehensive...
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    Big descion to make I need help please !!

    I also second the second opinion. :-) Rates seem awfully high to me, even after the exchange to USD. And, when Tigger was diagnosed with bone cancer (when we were expecting an abscessed tooth) the definitive diagnosis was an X-ray -- not a whole battery of tests. Some vets will also let you...
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    I cant believe I am asking this.. and

    Jetta: Get on your Internet browser and go to google.com. Search on the keywords cat adoption Oregon . I just did this and got a slew of hits. One place looks very promising as a resource for you: CAT in Sherwood, OR, although they have sites across the state. CAT stands for Cat...
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