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We had to make several visits to the vet this winter and early spring and searched for music to keep them calm on the ride. We found out that Oliver seems to like the Grateful Dead, Sam is into reggae, and Mouse likes show tunes. Rocky also liked music but was terrified of anything with loud...

And a lot has changed. My huge marmalade boy Oliver is hale, hearty, and turning 14 next month, but I lost Rocky (Oliver's litter mate) to kidney failure in August 2011. Oliver walked around crying and looking for him for two months, and then in October, a dear friend was leaving her living...

Buying Christmas presents for your cats is normal behavior, but: I *wrapped* their presents! My mom's response when I confessed this was, "I'd like to see them open the presents without opposable thumbs."The boys also have stockings. Just the cheesy small dollar store ones, but still . . .When...

Or other holiday song, for that matter. For me, it's "Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season" by Andy Williams and "Wonderful Christmas Time" by Paul McCartney. I heard both too many times while working in retail during college (mid-1990s), and to this day, I cringe when I hear them.

Not my cats, but one of my favorite OPKs (Other People's Kitties). I was at my friend Don's apartment Sunday night, and his cat Mr. Wilson has taken a liking to me -- always wants to be petted, even let me pick him up a couple times. Well, after about an hour, Mr. Wilson left me and went to sit...

Got a new camera phone and couldn't resist trying it out on my favorite models! Oliver: http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/n...t=ATT00143.jpg Rocky: http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/n...t=ATT00146.jpg More to come!

I'm cat-sitting for the next couple weeks (see the Care and Grooming forum for more about that), and the cats I'm watching have been leaving me "presents" because they're upset about their mom being gone. Living room, bedrooms, hall, everywhere . . . except for one room. The woman I'm...

I got a job cat-sitting through care.com (great site, BTW). The woman I'm working for will be out of the country until November 25 (visiting family in the UK), and I am caring for her eight cats while she's gone. Problem? Seven of them are indoor-outdoor. Only once have I been able to get all...

Last month, after much prayer, consulting with family and friends, and many tears, I ended my 3-year long relationship. I do miss him, but I feel more at peace and more empowered now. But enough about me . . . Oliver and Rocky have been incredibly attentive since the breakup. They've been very...

I've missed you guys and look forward to spending more time here. The boys are doing great, but my life's been a little crazy (not all bad, though, in fact a lot of good).

Both my boys are supersensitive and really notice when I'm stressed or when people who are visiting are stressed. I'm curious to know who else's cats react to their guardian's stress.

Or professionals who work with kids (teachers, day care providers, etc.) I'm a freelance writer, and my mom suggested to me a couple years ago that I write a children's picture book about how my cats adopted me. I liked the idea but wasn't totally sure how to go about it. Then a few weeks ago, I...

I've been leaving the radio or TV on during the day so the boys can hear human voices and not feel so lonely. I'm the last person on the planet not to have cable (I don't watch enough TV to justify it), so I usually tune in PBS, thinking they'll like the cartoons and nature programs. Well . . ...

It's been 85+ degrees here in Cleveland most of the week. My apartment's on the first floor and mostly underground, so it rarely gets really hot, but I've been running the air during the day so the boys will be comfortable. This morning I was joking with my boyfriend that Rocky and Oliver will...

My sweet boys are 7 years old today! PetSmart sent me coupons in the mail, so they each got a new toy, and when I get home tonight, they'll get a treat and some play time with Meowmy. I can't believe that those precious little kittens who were afraid of everything and everybody have grown up...

Just wondering how many cat lovers manage to find other cat lovers. My dad always professed not to like cats, but he had a soft spot for certain of my mom's cats. My SO has more experience with dogs, but he liked my cats right away; it took them a while to decide if they liked him, though.

How do you do a polling question -- do you have to have a certain membership level or number of points?

Normally when I give the boys catnip, they get very mellow; they'll eat their catnip, act really playful for a while, maybe wrestle with each other or get the munchies and then take a nap. Not so Sunday morning. I gave them each a small dish of catnip and Oliver kept trying to shove Rocky out...

At the recommendation of my vet, I've started feeding the boys a couple tablespoons of canned food every day. The can I opened last night contained orange chunks of something (either carrot or sweet potato -- the ingredients list said it had both). I scooped some onto two saucers and set it...

I've started leaving the radio on during the day while I'm at work so the boys will hear human voices and not feel quite so lonely. It's an ancient "boom box" (bought it with my first paycheck from my first non-babysitting job in 1994, and it still works), and right now it's in my bedroom...