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    Sparkles is gone

    Yesterday we lost our oldest and most sweet cat Sparkles. I say oldest because she is our first cat, but she wasn't even 11 years old. She bravely battled cancer but her little body wore out and she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. She was an amazing cat. She loved anybody and everybody that...
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    My bunch ... finally !

    This is 5 of my 6 ... Tigger, Pooh, Lucky, Abby (back to camera) and Princess. Attachment 13266 This is our majestic Sparkles. At 10 she is the oldest of our cats. Attachment 13267 This is our 2nd oldest, Princess Attachment 13271 These are sisters Tigger and Pooh Attachment 13269 This...
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    How to proceed with stray/ferals ?

    Well, I've gone and done the unthinkable .. I'm feeding a couple of strays. We moved to our own house about 14 months ago and I'd periodically see a grey cat hanging out in our driveway. I didn't think much of it - figured it was a neighbors cat sunning herself. However, a couple of weeks ago...
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    Question about registering purebred kittens

    I'm curious about purebred registries only because we just adopted a "purebred" rottweiler dog. He does have papers but I haven't seen them yet. The former owner is mailing them. I'm curious now about the cat registries because I am about 99.999% certain that this rottweiler is mixed with...
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    I hope dogs are welcome here

    Today we lost our Blackjack. Our dogs got out of the yard on Tuesday 3-14 because a windstorm damaged our fence. We found our females but Blackjack eluded us. He was spotted dead on the side of the road today. My husband and I are just devastated. Blackjack was a lab/chow mix and he was...
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    Strays gone wild ... sad story

    This happened today in Upstate NY - Syracuse area. The SPCA is removing nearly 200 cats from a woman's home because the bank foreclosed and where's she going doesn't allow pets. Poor woman kept taking in strays but obviously couldn't properly care for them. Would you call her a hoarder ...
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    How to determine who the alpha is ?

    Hi All, I've seen many posts that mention a specific cat in the household being the "alpha" cat and it's gotten me to thinking ... yes I know, dangerous How can you tell who the "alpha" cat is ? Is it obvious ? None of my girls seems to dominate and maybe that's because I try to treat them...
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    Tips for a submissive cat ?

    My sweetest most beloved cat seems to be at the bottom of the pecking order and is being intimidated by the 2 oldest cats. One swats her if she gets too close and the other hisses at her. This breaks my heart and I do scold the offenders when I see it Mind you, she has been in the...
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    My baby has a URI - help!

    My Pooh has been diagnosed with URI and is on antibiotics (Clamavox?) and has had 3 doses but I'm worried because she won't eat/drink. I took her to the vet yesterday morning and she did eat some food & drink yesterday afternoon. However, today she only ate one soft treat about the size of...
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    Is kneading catching ?

    Hi all ! I have 4 cats and until recently only Pooh was a kneader. She's been a kneader since I got her just over 3 years ago. Well, not long ago my Princess started occcasional kneading. She is 5. This past weekend Pooh's sister Tigger (same age as Pooh) started ! What is going on ...
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    Meet my family .... again

    Hi all !! I can't believe my 400+ posts are all gone and I'm a newbie again I'm sure I had some profound posts that are gone forever I have 4 female cats, 2 female dogs and 1 male dog (2 if you count my husband). Sparkles is my oldest girl and she is 6. She is also our largest cat...
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