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  1. franciscan

    Escaped

    Good morning every one.  Well, this morning I woke up and no Anna. Apparently one of my window screens was loose on the bottom. Anna loved to sit in the window and she started to rub and claw at the screen this morning I went looking around the house and could not find her. Then I checked the...
  2. franciscan

    missy brought a dog into my house!!!

    A week ago, the missy brought a huge black dog into the house, what the pooper scooper was she thinking? IT"S name is Buster. What kind of name is Buster, a drooling dogs name, that is what it is! And he is a thief! He steals my balls even though he has his own balls. what a LUG HEAD! Well, if...
  3. franciscan

    Introducing Dog help

    Good Morning everyone! Okay, here is my problem: I am housing for some people who keep their dog in a crate, and when I say keep in, I mean keep in. And they walk by the crate as if the dog (Buster) and the crate are pieces of furniture. To get the dog back in they use one of those spikey...
  4. franciscan

    Raw food concern

    Good morning all.  I have been thinking about giving Anna raw food, but a thought occurred to me: if raw food is not good for us, is it really good for them. Right now there are thousands of hamburger being recalled and is the pink stuff they put on chicken good for our cats? And what about...
  5. franciscan

    Good reading material?

    Good morning all!  Being a new cat owner, I have a lot of things I am trying to learn. So far I have been reading books, but much of the information seems to be false or out of date.  I am thinking about looking into getting a subscription to a Cat magazine. I welcome any insights on some...
  6. franciscan

    Cat combing, ears and worms.

    Good morning all,  Could some one tell me about combing? Should I be combing fur both ways? I read that it is not good to comb for over 15 minutes? When I comb Anna, I am not finding fleas, am I doing something wrong?  When I had dogs, I use to buy ear mite meds at stores, is it okay to do...
  7. franciscan

    Death

    I have taken in a mother cat and her kitten. the mother I named Anna and the kitten Monnet. Monnet died today after being with me for only a little over a week. I had become so attached to her, that I can not stop crying! And I swear I hear her calling me to be picked up and cuddled. Lord, this...
  8. franciscan

    Kitten in Hospital

    I wish I could say good morning, but this morning Monnet became very lifeless so I brought her to the vet. She is very anemic because of fleas and has a sore on her tongue and has a upper respiratory infection. Her chances do not look good at this time. needless to say, I am a wreck over a...
  9. franciscan

    storage of home made food?

    Good morning everyone!  When making your Cats home made food, how do you store it? Fridge in a glass bowl or can you freeze it?  Also, should kittens be given home cooked food? ~donna
  10. franciscan

    Communication from Cats

    Good morning everyone!  Let me first state that Anna (mom) and Monnet(kitten) or settling in very well. Anna has found the scratch box with nip and every morning we have a play fest! But, she has some behavior that I have never experienced before and would like to know if anyone else has...
  11. franciscan

    Neighborhood strays

    Good morning everyone!  Many of you know that I have taken in a mother cat and a kitten. The mother was not as feral as I thought she was. Anywho.... I have two neighbors on either side of me that feed cats, but do not have them spayed or neutered. I went to sit out side yesterday and had...
  12. franciscan

    Helped and now need help!

    Good morning every one,  My name is Donna and at the start of summer I heard kittens in my dilapidated shed, but could not get to them. The mom moved them under a pine tree, then into another shed, and then under a holly bush. One kitten had gone missing. I named the mom Anna and the baby...
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