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    Nystagmus?w

    We recently adopted a 4 yr old girl from the shelter. The people who left her there got her from a breeder. They said she is half Amerocan Curl, half Bengal... We noticed that when she looks directly at us her eyes shake, or twitch back and forth, only slightly, but very rapidly. I did some...
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    Cat Crafting

    Ahhh hello TCS, how I have missed you! Its been since 2008 since I've been on! Now! To my question... In november I got my first cat, thats 100% my own, and boy oh boy is she my baby! (and a true diva) I find myself wanting to make her all sorts of things, of which I've made her a Tutu and...
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    My photos (pic heavy)

    Let me join the wonderful photographers with some that ive taken. These are a few pictures that i took around town with my new camera, please tell me what you think. Bonfire Near the castle down the road Through the car window Nature in our yard I hope you enjoyed!
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    Being a step parent...

    I dont want to advertise for help like this... but i really need some words of encouragement from other step parents. I dont want to share my story across the whole board... so please... anyone that can help me... i dont know where else to turn, i have no friends, and i thought that some of the...
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    Things in your day that make you say "...darnit."

    I just had one of those "...darnit" moments... where you realize something stupid just happend. or maybe you did something wrong and didnt realize it untill just too late... but you can't get too mad, you just have to sigh and say "....darnit". I went shopping the other day with my mom while...
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    Rediculously Hot!

    Summer is definetly on its way, and without AC, its no fun! What are your favorite ways to stay cool in the summer? I have a beach down the street that i like to sit by, and if im brave enough, swim in the lake. But i was there too long and got burned yesterday, so sleeping last night... with...
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    apparently food makes them happy!

    I put new food into the foster kittens cage this morning, they one by one came up to it and started to eat. When the third got there they all started purring and bouncing their little heads of each other like one of those 5-hanging-steal-ball-desk-topper-things. Im suprised they didnt choke...
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    now wait a minute... (legal rant)

    We recently started renting a small home and we have it signed for a 1 year lease. So monday, i'm home while the boyfriend is at work and a cop pulls up! I'm thinking oh geez did someone call on the dog (privious rant, and the dog has been being better). So i open the door and say hello. He...
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    pooing outside the box...

    I have a set of kittens that can not seem to poo in their box. They box is plenty big for them, and they are old enough to really know how to use it. but they seem to pile all the litter into one corner, and then poo outside of the box, right over the edge.Its getting rediculous, its at least...
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    New Englanders!

    I just moved out here a few months ago, and now my mommy is coming to visit. I have no idea where to take her! Ide like to go to Salem, MA. and maybe to some beach. But she is going to be here for 9 days and i just dont know what to do! Boston is a good one too, but i dont know how to get around...
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    suckling siblings genitals

    I know this has been asked... forgive me i just searched everywhere and could not find the answers. Typical situation, kittens... about 8 weeks old sucking on brothers genitals. I know thats bad i know it needs to be stopped. it seems to be just one girl doing it and im holding her right now...
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    food plan?

    I have fostered two batches of kittens so far and with those two i have kept their food bowl full (they have generally been about 6-13 weeks old). But their cage gets incredibly messy when they play and bump food, it goes flying everywhere. So i'm thinking about that and i realize, am i even...
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    speaking of litter...

    I foster kittens so i am unable to use any clumping litter... They tell me to use clay litter, but it drives my boyfriend NUTS, the dust floating through the air is rediculous. Is there anything i can substitute for clay litter, that is still safe for kittens?
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    Agression after surgery

    We brought the latest batch of fosters to get fixed and we got them back yesterday afternoon. They are 2 sisters and a brother and they LOVE eachother. After, they were still very groggy and slept for a while. After a while when the anestesia (sp) started wearing off, they got VERY cranky and...
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    Rude Neighbors

    So we just moved into a new town on a lake where as far as we knew, we only had one permanent neighbor, the rest are vacation houses. We have a big doberman... hes dumb... hes loud. but we love him. We have tried everything we can short of buying a shock collar to stop his barking, its a...
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    Cirque du Soleil

    Have you ever been to a cirque du soleil show? I'm thinking about buying tickets for my boyfriends birthday, but they are SO expensive. I've been to two shows in the past and i know that they are definetly worth the money but... yikes...the money! For regular seats its $90 each... for the super...
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    Messy messy babies!!!!

    These new fosters i have are SOOOOOOOOOO messy! they shoot their litter everywhere when they dig. and when they eat they half chew their food and then spit it everywhere. I give them fresh water and an hour later theres 7 kitten kibbles inflated floating in it!! AHHHHHHH
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    may i REintroduce myself

    I strayed away (get it... stray...buh dum chug) from this lovely site for a while, when life took over. And while i was gone i forgot my user name, so i made a new one. Well! i found what it was, but found it not to be so fitting anymore... i was 'Ilovejoelyo' AKA megan, i no longer 'love...
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    Have you ever uprooted your life?

    In november i left my home and flew 2000 miles to live with my boyfriend, leaving everything behind... my family... my stuff... my dog... my cats...my friends. everything. I'm still struggling to make a sort of a life for myself here, but i feel so alone all the time. my boyfriend works about...
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    Older kitten not eating

    My newest set of fosters are two girls and a boy. The boy is much smaller than the two girls. They guessed their age to be around 7 weeks old. but they are bigger than the 9 week olds that i just gave back, and their eyes still have a tinge of blue to them. so im really thrown off! Anyways, the...
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