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Shadoe
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11-04-2004

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 3:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shadoe a private message Print Post    
I have almost convinced myself that I have a good idea how my cats would react to a climber or something of that sort. They allow me to think I know that is.
Booboo will pop her eyes so big, stare at it, then give me a look and a growl, then hide for a week. She hates everything new and will inspect the tree when I am not looking after weeks of glaring at it from the other side of the room or from atop the bookshelves.

Shadoe will be like Hey! Something new! Neat! Let's try it out! She truly is a curious kitty. She will be scratching and climbing and going in and out of all the openings. All the while under close scrutiny by Booboo.

One thing I can't get Booboo to stop is being bossy. She will eventually decide to approach the tree and use it tentatively. She will also lay claim on whatever spot that Shadoe has chosen over the weeks. They remind me of the Mikey cereal commercial - Shadoe gets right in there and if no harm comes to her, Booboo saunters over and takes what Shadoe likes.
That's the good thing about having two cats with opposite attitudes. If I had only Booboo, I would never buy a thing. Shadoe loves everything.
I don't do much as Booboo was here first; Shadoe is pretty laid back, but I know if she really truly wants a spot or item, she will fight back because she is double the size of Booboo.
Right now my place is too small to accommodate a 6ft tree so I have some time to shop around to find a local place and get one special made. I know that Booboo will use it eventually, if only grudgingly to look out the window.

Redstar
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07-08-2005

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Redstar a private message Print Post    
IN MEMORY OF HER MAJESTY, QUEEN PHOEBE THE CAT

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1989 - 11/12/2005


The love that once was born can not die
For it has become part of us, of our life,
Woven into the very texture of our being.
Each of us would wish to leave some part of ourselves,
So here and now we bear witness to the one we knew in life,
Who now in death bequeaths a subtle part, precious and beloved,
Which will be with us in truth and beauty,
In dignity and courage and love
To the end of our days.

--Algernon Black

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Ahhh Redstar ... I'm so sorry to hear of Queen Phoebe's passing. I also lost a beautiful 17 year old cat recently. What a lovely, long life he had!!! Queen Phoebe looks like she was very loved!!

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 3:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    


Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh Redstar! Such a lovely cat, and such a regal name! I'm so sorry for your loss.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
P.S. Before investing lots of dollars in really fancy cat trees, you may wanna be sure your cats like to climb. Costa is NOT a climber at all, and he much prefers to be *under* things. The cat tree I bought has a box at the bottom (which I love, since it stabilizes the thing out), a mid shelf, and a "tray" at the top. He will occasionally lay in the tray, but 9 outta 10 times he is curled up in the bottom box.

Kassie, however, flies thru the house, along the back of the couch, and straight into the tray. Where she taunts me!

Anyways, my point is, each cat is gonna be different. I'd hate to spend several hundred dollars on a lovely tree that was not gonna be used! :-)

Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gina8642 a private message Print Post    
Sorry Redstar... Such a beautiful kitty!

Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gina8642 a private message Print Post    
Here's my latest Cutie pic. She looks so angelic. I didn't take it, but I suspect she's up to no good. Probably chasing a bug up under the blinds, or sighted a squirrel on the railing outside...

Little Miss Cutie Boots:
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Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
{{{{{{{{Redstar}}}}}}}}}}} I'm so sorry at the passing of Queen Phoebe. I'm so sorry for your loss. I still get choked up when I think of losing Jade three years ago. :-(

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Awwwwwww... what a beauty Miss Cutie Boots is!!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Sorry for your loss Redstar. I know it's little comfort at the moment, but Queen Phoebe will be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.

What a cutie Miss Cuite Boots is!

I just got back from taking Zippy to the vet. He cried all the way there and I cried all the way back. I'm ok about the neutering, but it kills me to get his front paws declawed, even tho we knew when we got him we'd have to do it because of Eddie. We just didn't realize that in the few months we had to wait until he was old enough to be neutered [our vet likes to wait until kitty is 5 months for declaw, 6 months for neuter so we just waited until he was old enough so he had to go to the vet just once] that we would have to take Eddie to the vet once for a punctured paw that got abcessed, and once for an eye that got scratched, and have to treat his face and ears for scratch wounds. But it still breaks my heart. Then when I got there the vet said that if he wasn't too groggy I could bring him home today. I've NEVER heard of a vet not keeping a kitty at least overnight when it is being declawed, so now I wonder if we chose the right vet. I asked if it was ok that Zippy stay overnight so he'd have a good nights rest because of Eddie and the vet looked surprised and said most people want their cats home the same day but they would be glad to keep him if we thought it best. But now I'm wondering if I should go get him this afternoon so he doesn't have to stay all night and be alone and scared. It's gonna be a long day.





Metoo
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02-22-2005

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Metoo a private message Print Post    
{{{Redstar}}} So sorry to hear of Phoebe passing.

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Redstar, I'm so sorry about Phoebe. :-(

Watching, I was laughing at your Misha pictures! Just sitting there, trying to blend in with the other things on your microwave? lol

Ginger, Miss Cutie is adorable!

Serate, Zippy and Eddie are so cute!

New picture from my DD of Anabelle. She is now going through the stage of picking things up and carrying them around. Her favorite thing is my DD's boyfriend's glasses. lol He wasn't there, so she played with her ball instead.



Gina8642
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06-01-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gina8642 a private message Print Post    
Miss Cutie Boots likes to carry around stuff too. It isn't uncommon to find stuff in your shoes, or in the bed next to you.

Her latest great find was a Christmas stocking. It just showed up in the kitchen a month or two ago. I was sure all the Christmas stuff was well boxed away, but when my mom checked the closets, she noticed that a crafty cat could fish out a stocking through the handholds on a cardboard box. She's a sneaky one (the kitty, not the mom ).

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
(((Redstar)))

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. It's such a tragedy when we lose one of our furbabies. Take comfort in the fact that she had a long life filled with lots of love.

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Gina, too funny! One of mine likes to hide dirty socks. Otherwise, both of them are pretty good.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
PS: Cat trees are super easy to make........

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
{{{{Redstar}}}}

Tears, here.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
(((Redstar))) my heart goes out to you, your baby will be waiting for you at Rainbow Bridge.

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
I am cheating by posting a link, and I blame Jinksy, but there is a boatload of Loki pictures in my FOLDER. :-)

I snuck the two girls in too.


Mameblanche
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04-13-2005

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 10:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
What a roomful of pretty kitties... I know my gals will have fun playing with their new pals here!



Above Left: Scooter, aka Scooty who is very playful. She's always full of energy and mischief.

Above Right: Her mom Bandit, aka Bandy who is very cuddly. She is very soulful and sweet.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I agree .... lots of cute kitties!

Sorry to hear that Redstar .... best wishes at this time.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
((((Redstar))))) I'm still feeling sad with you.

Awwwwwwwwwww how cute Scooter and Bandit are!

Half - Those pictures a GREAT! They're so cute!!

Serate -Your furbabies are adorable! (Read below about Misha's declaw & spay. I know how you feel having him gone!)

Hyper - Annabelle is a cutie, too! Misha likes to carry things around, too. Sometimes it looks like she actually has a mouse the way she's carrying it, but then you look close and realize it's much too big for that! The one thing that I find really cute is, I've had a Beanie Baby Siamese kitty since I had Jade and when we got Misha, she was so tiny, I put the Beanie Baby with her along with a bunch of other things and now after almost 3 yrs, I'll find her occassionally dragging that beanie around!

The beanie went with her when she was spayed and declawed - which btw - our vet will do at 3 mo. She was almost 4 mo. when I finally had her done because I just had to have her home for my b-day and couldn't give her up! And because she was having a declaw in addition to the spay, our vet kept her for TWO DAYS! Had she only been spayed, they would have only kept her one night. She does a lot of spays for our rescue groups here so they do go home a bit earlier, but they are never declawed. She also uses surgical glue, not stitches so she bandages them really tight the first night.

I felt bad about the declaw, but it was a DH requirement and since he wasn't thrilled that the kids (and I) pulled the kitten on him as a Christmas present, I talked to the vet and she said, for family harmony, it was better to have it done than to have the kitty lose its home over it. She also said, the younger the better and would refuse to do it on an older cat. We were also worried about the dog, because she's old and has a bit of trouble with her eyes and Misha did catch her in the eye when they were playing. Fortunately, Kellie only yelped and didn't get mad. She is a bit of a wuss when push comes to shove but will SOUND rather tough and chase as long as she's in control! LOL

Although, Misha plays so rough, I can only imagine what destruction she might do with claws in addition to teeth! We've often joked that we're getting her teeth pulled if she keeps it up! You should see what she does to a roll of toilet paper and that's w/her teeth not claws! We've had to start putting the roll on backwards (for me!) so she can't unroll the whole thing like she's been known to do!

Misha WAS trying to look SO INNOCENT sitting up on that Microwave and the thing is, she wedged herself inbetween stuff because there were even things behind her! It's funny how they can get UP there so daintily but when it's time to get down...... not so much! And yes, she is a master of getting socks out of covered laundry baskets, gloves out of pockets, etc.! DH finally realized he didn't have to worry about his dirty ones so much. She likes them clean! LOL

Here she is after we had her a couple of weeks. Her beanie doesn't show, but it's in there w/the rest of her "toys!"


Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Kitty Heaven! Anabelle, Scooter, Bandit, Misha, what dolls.

Zippy is home and has slept most of the day but basically there is NO problems with the declaw. I had called yesterday afternoon because we were having major tornado warnigs [like 5 hours worth!] and talked to the young vet we saw the first time, Dr. Eddie. [Not sure his last name as when we took the kitties in he kept looking at our Eddie and shaking his head, and finally said "this just isn't right". I thought something was wrong with Eddie but Dr. Eddie said it wasn't right, he just couldn't call the cat Eddie as that was his name. Found out when I picked up Zippy today that the other vets joke around and call him Bubba cuz that's our nickname for our Eddie *L*]. Anyway Dr. Eddie told me Zippy was fine and he could come home this morning. Told him that Dr. Pryor had said to pick him up that afternoon and I was uncomfortable with it. Dr. Eddie said that he basically disagreed with Dr. Pryor but that was his policy and for the most part the kitties never ever had a problem. I'm amazed at how much Zippy is jumping around already. When I got him home he ran right over to Eddie and started licking him, then raced up and down the cat tree a few times, then jumped on the bed and curled up and went to sleep. He's not tentative at all and does not seem to be in pain. I can't even tell he's been decalwed unless I look really close. My folks cats would all have dried blood on their paws and be limping for almost a week. So I guess Dr. Pryor knows what he's doing - his work is better than any vet I've seen as far as declawing goes. Any problems the Bipper is having seems more due to his neutering than anything else. And I think that's due to the fact they shaved his cahonas and they look a little red and irritated. *L* Poor baby. And of course
Eddie wants to be near him all the time. But I think he knows Zippy is sore because usually he's all over Zippy when they sleep in the basket together, and today he tried not to lay on him....too much.

Watching I've found that most farm vet clinics prefer to wait until smaller animals are 6 months old. And I prefer farm vets over small animal vets. I like the thinking of farm vets. Not sure how to explain it but there is a different way of thinking than small animal clinics. And they are usually alot cheaper, esp on surgeries and stuff. Though cost isn't the main issue with me, quality of care is.






Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
HOudini has had a relapse...pls send good kitty thoughts his way..we are taking him to vet tomarrow.

he isnt eating, has lost control of bladder and is lathargic.