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Hey all, So.. Toby had yet another UTI, so the vet opted to do an ultrasound. As we suspected, he has bladder stones. Now, I don't know what to do. I asked them what my options were, and the only thing they said we could do, since we tried changing his diet (to no avail), is to operate. But the...

I'm finally at my wit's end with Toby. Four years ago, I got another cat, Trina. I'd thought he'd be okay, only being five and having lived with another cat for the first three years of his life, but nope. He liked being an only cat. The following isn't actually relevant to my question, I'm...

Well, I just wanted to update for any person who was curious! I had Stanley Steemer come and steam-clean the room for about a hundred dollars. And.. success! Now the room smells like baby powder instead of cat pee. ^-^ Hurray! Anyway, hopefully this will help someone in the future. My cat had...

Hey all, 1) No, my cat does not /did not have a UTI, 2) I'm not posting to find out how to stop the behavior, since it's already stopped with Feliway, and 3) I'm posting this here because, well, it's a result of the cat's behavior. So! So, I moved into a new apartment, and Toby seemed to be...

Hey folks, As a life-long cat owner, I have adopted the attitude that everything looks better with cat fur on it and tastes better with cat food in it. Really, I thought it was inevitable that everything would be literally covered in it; however, I recently went to a house that had a bird, two...

UGH! I am absolutely FURIOUS right now! I'm a hostess at a pretty well-known restaurant; I was told when I first started that, if I worked hard and asked for a raise one month after I started, I'd get a raise and then three months in, I'd be made into a server. Well, here I am, six months in...

Thank you all so much for your words of encouragement; I needed them this morning. And you're right--too many people stay in a relationship for the security. I'm the type of person who is so dependent, she feels she needs to be in a relationship to be happy. So I'm trying to break that, but...

Well, I finally did it--I ended my three year long relationship with my boyfriend. I'm nervous now, though; together, my rent was only about 500 a month, but now that's going to double since I've asked him to leave. x.x I'm nervous!

Hey all, I'm toying with the idea of Potty-training my kitties. I've heard this can be done, however I've never actually known anyone who did it successfully! What are the pros/cons of this? My concerns: Toby used to have a problem with improprer urination outside his litter box. This has...

Hey all, One of my friends just got a puppy, and I'm trying to help her figure out the best way to toilet train her puppy. The situation: Sometimes, both her and her boyfriend are scheduled to work at the same time and thus can't be home to let the puppy outside, so it stays in its crate for...

UGH! Quote from another forum: Wait a second.. so you KNOW what you're about to say is going to be rude, you KNOW it's not constructive, but that's "just what I do"?! I've been really sheltered and/or lucky on these forums; it's only every now and then I get a snarky comment, but it's like...

Just curious.. trying to figure out how to get motivated in time for November! NaNoWriMo stands for "National Novel Writing Month". =D Just curious to see if anyone has participated!

I just must not have closed it completely. It was stormy outside so the wind probably pushed it open, not to mention Toby probably pried it open since he's silly like that. I'm just glad both my kitties are very obedient; whenever I take them outside, I make SURE they are the ones who bring...

My friend Kitty pierced mine with a lighter, rubbing alcohol, and a safety pin in the parking lot of Walmart last week. It wasn't as quick as as the gun, but my ears didn't BURN for an hour after it like it did with the gun, sooo.. I liked it better. Was definitely slower, but didn't hurt that...

I had the biggest scare of my life yesterday. I thought it was weird when Toby and Trina weren't keeping me company during my shower, since they love to drink the water after I'm done. So I go downstairs to find some pantyhose, and I realize.. the DOOR IS WIDE OPEN. The cats are NOT inside. I...

Thank you all so much for your words of support. I had a job interview yesterday (it's commission only, so that's not going to work) and another one set up on Wednesday. On Monday, it's back to searching! Le sigh. I realize I wasn't "fired", but it sure as heck feels like it. -.-

Hey all, Well, here it is, 3:30 AM, and I can't sleep. I lost my job today.. I had been working as a receptionist in a law firm for five months, and things were going well, until they decided to move offices and hire on another part-time receptionist. When we moved, one of the attorneys left...

The Road *really* makes you appreciate what you have. As long as the grass is still growing and birds grace the sky, today is a good day! I'd like more books similar to Steven King's "The Cell".. except that ended HORRIBLY. I like Zombies that get smarter, like I think they would, vs. psychic...

You know how some people can put their hands together and make a whistle-flute sound? I can do a slightly different version.. and play songs that way. Literally put me in a room by myself and I can make music with my hands. It sounds REALLY cool when you hum along at the same time. One of my...

Oooh, sounds awesome! ^_^ I will *definitely* look into that!