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Archive through October 12, 2004

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Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
nancy, if not kanga, what about TIGGER? i mean he is a kitty!

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((((((Brutus and Moonie))))))))
I'm sorry to hear about the diagnosis, but glad to hear they think they got it all. I am sending you guys very positive thoughts.
Brutus is in the best possible hands with you taking such good care of him!

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nancy, congrats on your new kitty!!!!!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww, Moonie, I am sorry it was cancer, but I am hoping that vet DID get it all. I know you will take care of him like the precious kitty he is. Will he be checked more often now?

Vee, that is so nice that you are taking the kitty in for a time. Sounds as if you may not need TV--just amuse yourself watching the youngster go through her antics! Bet she'll find a place in your heart right away.

I like Tigger, too, landi! Just saying the name makes me smile!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sending good kitty vibes to Brutus and Mommy.

((MOONIE and Brutus))))
xoxoxoxoo Love to you!!! xoxoxoxoxo

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nancy, I think Juju is a very good name for a cat.

Lucy
Member

10-08-2002

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Moonie and Cowboy, I'll be keeping Brutus in my thoughts and prayers. At least he's getting the best care possible.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Moonie, thanks for keeping us informed on Brutus. I'm glad he's home but sorry for the diagnosis. Still it's good to hear that the vet thinks he got it all and now you'll know what to look for. IMO, better to know than not. Will continue keeping Brutus in my thoughts and prayers.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
After finally getting a chance to read a few posts in here, I see where Brutus has had his surgery. I know you will take the very best care of him, Moon.


Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, I think she sounds like either a diluted calico or a diluted tortieshell mix. I'll see if i can post some pictures of each...

Nancy, I like Tigger. Let me think some more though. What other things do you like? What else does she remind you of?

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee these are some diluted calico: (unofficially. I got them from some available animals on petfinder.com)

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Nancy
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i am thinking marble is good 4 her---she is very affectionate..and always wants to be with me if i leave a room she'll calll for me...she did great last night!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, these are some diluted tortoiseshell. They look similar to the calico. Calicos have more white in them.

Maybe there is an expert here who can indentify each breed better.... (if calico and tortoise are classified as "breeds")

Also, sorry these pix are so small, not sure how to upsize 'em...

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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nancy, what about Mabel? (Marble w/out the B). Or Mabel Marble and just call her Mabel for short...

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mabel Juju Marble.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Torti-cals aren't too uncommon either. My mom had a torti-cal similar to the far right pic above. Her name was Phannie (short for Phantom of the Opera, cause she hadda mask).

I've named my cats using Greek names. Costa was originally Charlie when I got him from a shelter. Charlie was just too boring, so he became the Greek word for Charlie. Kassiopeia was named after the Greek goddess.

My sister tends to name her animals after country singers (Reba, Garth) or vehicles (Chevy, Harley).

My dad and his wife uses people names (Sara, Jake, Amberlee, Dawson). My mom also uses people names (Cody, Luci). But they've also had a Rusty and a Stinker and a Ginger.

And a weird note... I've always liked the word "brindle" which describes the colorings of a torti. And thought that Brindle would be a cute name for a cat, too.

Moon, glad Brutus is home and feelin' perky! I hope that that was all the cancer and there is no further recurrence!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is the right of all cats to have an elegant name. IMHO'

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
And the right of all grandchildren as well!

Julie, thanks for going to all that effort. Fiore looks most like the largest photo you posted.

She is very loving. In fact, we have had three nights of interrupted sleep. I haven't seen this much love-making in years! I hope that she settles down a lot...I need my rest!

She just seems to be very needy, which surprises me since she was fending for herself for so long. I think we may have fallen in love with her, which could be a minor problem. It may be that we'll be suggesting a new kitten for my niece.

Thanks again, Julie!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, you are so right about grandchildren. I wonder what Grandma Jackson thinks of the 2 Princes and Jermajesty?

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds like your kitty does need a friend! A kitty friend that is and then she can leave you alone at night and she'll be happier too!!! Have fun.

Tell your niece to get 2 kitties also!

Racsan
Member

04-09-2004

Monday, October 11, 2004 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
She just seems to be very needy, which surprises me since she was fending for herself for so long.

When we got our cat he had been on his own for awhile. The first couple of weeks he would want love all night. I think it was his way of saying Thank You for taking him in.

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 4:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This almost NEVER happens:
LizBuffy2
Liz used to hate EVERYONE but me, but she really likes the kitten now. I mean, she actually likes her. It's amazing. See? Even old kitties can learn new behaviors!

Sia
Member

03-11-2002

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 4:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here you can see Buffy's claw-covers (they're clear), which worked really nicely for the first few days, but she has gotten at least HALF of them off now! Bad kitten! She really scratched my leg the other day. I don't know what to try next.
BuffyWave

Djgirl
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sia, your babies are just the cutest!!!!

My cats are *gasp* declawed, and I prefer the treatment that Willow received to the one that Doyle received. He had the normal, run of the mill declaw, whereas hers was done using lasers - cut back on the trauma & the recovery HUGE!!! Doyle still will shake his paws every now & then, but she never has.

Now my conundrum... As you know, Doyle has this bladder condition that will plague him on & off for the rest of his life. He's 5 and it seems that the fall affects him the most and sets off his bladder condition. The research that I have done states that he is in a lot of pain during a flare up and these flare ups can last a couple of weeks or even a month. I've had a bladder infection and I know how painful they can be. I feel so bad watching him go through this especially knowing that he'll have to go through it again next year. That's also not counting the aggravation of having cat pee on the floor in the livingroom. It won't be so bad a couple of weeks from now when we've stripped the carpet & put down wooden floors, but it's still a big thorn in the side.

Do I put him down to save him the pain & misery that he goes through at least once a year??? Or do I be selfish???

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 7:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Five is awfully young. i would opt to get some pain control meds and ask the vet if there is special food he can eat. My kitty had the same problem and the special food helped a lot. A few weeks to a month is not worth putting him down....not at five years.

Now if the peeing is what is really bothering you,well then, that is a different story.

You have to decide why you are really considering putting him down. Keeping him alive is not selfish at all, and if you think it is, then go ahead--be selfish! I think Doyle would agree!!!