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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 8:11 am
My kitties are adjusting pretty well to Vegas. They love going outside to explore...the warm weather here helps that. lol This is Holly.

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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 8:12 am
This is Samantha:

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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 8:14 am
Watching, Misha looks so comfy on her CC. lol
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 10:09 am
Phoenix is part Siamese. She is also part Tabby!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks everyone for ooooing and ahhhhhing over her. She loves being spoiled.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:30 am
Hypermom, your pair is so much like mine!!

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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:36 am
Well you can't see it but Angelina has a fluffy tail that is all colored, not white, just like your Holly! And your Samantha.. I just adore fluffy black kitties!!
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:42 am
I've got a cat question and i know i've come to the right experts. i don't have a cat, but, my sister has been a cat lover for years. she has two cats now and she's had them forever. 1 white fluffy cat and 1 calico type cat. one time her calico, after a surgery, turned ugly. the personality did a total 180 and was scary for my sister. this happened again this morning. let the cat outside, and it began scaling her back wall. the cat usually never does this (of course) but, curiosity got the best of him and up he went. she was walking along the top. my sister, immediately went out to grab her by the collar/haress and it wiggled out and over the wall. the other side of her are condo units and thank goodness the people were there. she lives in naples and some times they are not even there. she alerted the neighbor and got permission to come inside the gate to get cat. instantly, there was that weird personality that she had only seen once before. the cat was mean, growled at her etc. she tried to calmly talk to the cat, make her comfortable w/ her voice. the cat was not having it. she knew the only thing she could do was grab cat by neck and hold back legs to gain control. sur enough she was bitten and scratched. (only has back claws) any idea of what would click in this cat to totally not register w/ him who she was, or where he was. not even sure what i am trying to ask. i know cats are finicky and are their own bosses, but, this is basically a lap cat. loves being petted, combed etc. total psycho cat. last time i talked w/ her he was on a leash in back yard to calm down. i think another stray cat had in the night gotten into back yard area and sprayed. could something like this trigger this meaness?
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Alib
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 3:10 pm
This is my precious 18 year old sweetie pie. We call her Snuggles but until the last year or so she hasn't been cuddly at all! She has mellowed and spends evenings on someone's lap ... mostly my hubbie's but anyone will do if he is at work.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 3:50 pm
Sorry, Sherbabe, I cannot help, I've never had a cat go 'postal' on me.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 6:04 pm
My Phoebe laying in front of the fireplace. Every time I light the fire, she runs for her spot right in front.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 6:53 pm
Wow, Hypermom -- your Holly looks very similar to MY Holly, lol!
To be fair, this is her sister, Sofie... well, not 'from the same litter' sister, but, 'has the same Mommy now' sister.
Such sweet, sweet cats we all own! LOL about the bowtie, landi!!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 7:05 pm
Sherbabe -- the same thing happened to us a few years back with my girls. One of our neighbors (in an apartment building) let their boy cat out into the hallway one day. My BF and I started hearing weird growlings and scratching coming from the front door -- when we investigated we found Holly playing 'paws' under the door with this cat. When I opened the door to try to shoo this boy cat away, both my girls got both a look and a sniff of him. And that was it. For about three weeks, I honestly thought one of my girls was going to kill the other one. Holly was worse than Sofie, but they wouldn't let us or each other get near them. I still have scars on my arms from trying to contain them. We actually had to separate them from each other during the day while we were at work, and BF and I had to take turns coming home at lunch to rotate them, to allow equal access to food and litter. It was NUTS. Has your sister's cat been spayed yet? If not, do that ASAP. It's most definitely a territorial / smells the boy cat issue. Ours had not yet been fixed when we had our fiasco, and after surgery we were back to normal. But honestly, this lasted for about three weeks while we waited to get to the vet. We also ended up buying a product called Rescue Remedy which, while it didn't get rid of the freakiness, it gave us moments of reprieve when the animals would calm down for a bit. It's an all natural mix of plant oils that acts as a stress-releiver for both humans and animals. It's highly reccommended for easing a stressed animal. Good Luck!
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 7:24 pm
Sea, I think your Critter does look a lot like my Samantha. Angelina is so beautiful. Holly's coat colors remind me a cow sometimes. lol She's a little thing though...only weighs 6 pounds. I noticed that Angelina has the freckle on her nose just like Holly. Holly's tall isn't as full as it used to be. Sometimes the fur actually looks like it's been crimped. But, both my girls are getting old..Sam is 18 and Holly is 17. Karen, another Holly! Cool! Holly and Sofie are adorable.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 7:29 pm
I'm wondering how RG's Smudge is doing this weekend?? Hope to get an update soon! Beautiful cats posted! Boy does it make me miss mine.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:42 pm
Hukd- You can keep her during her naughty spells and we get her back when she's all cuddly. LOL What gorgeous kitty pictures!!!!!!! I love them all!!!!!!!!!! Sherbabe - I had that problem with one of my cats years ago. She had always been an active cat, but never hurt anyone or was mean. When our 2nd child was born, she started freaking out a bit and would go after our 1st who was learning how to "SCREAM!" and I'm sure that was a contributing factor. She would be fine for a while and then something would happen and she'd freak out. I remember one time she got outside and she was CRAZY. Only way I could get her was to put her animal carrier down and close it fast. The only other time she gave any indication this was ahead was when we had a housefull of people and she was in the window and my nephew went to pick her up and she went nuts on him. He used to haul her around all the time w/no problem. She was spayed. Misha freaked out when she got outside this past winter. Kellie our dog was out and came racing toward her (they play all the time inside) and she ran, was all puffed up and growling and I couldn't get ahold of her right away. I think it was the dog racing at her when she was in unfamiliar circumstances. Although she has a couple of people she's afraid of and it's so weird. She did a number on my brother (a cat lover) when she was young and he's still very cautious around her and most other people just pick her up and she's fine. I think there are unusual circumstances (surgery, noises, other animals, locations) which can cause an animal to "freak out." I think it's a fear, nervous, thing.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 12:18 am
Wow a whole raft of great furbaby pictures! Angelina has cousins and Critter too! The two Hollies do look alike and I love all the snow white bibs.. Mama, your black kitty is a hoot.. and lovely too. Hypermom.. that freckle worries me alot. Actually it is like a scab and after awhile it is more like a scab and I can actually remove it.. did it this morning, in fact. Then it will be gone for awhile and then come back. I really worry that it is a pre cancer thing, since she has pink, or lack of pigment there and who knows how much sun exposure she got before she was rescued? I need to ask the vet when I take her for a teeth cleaning .. Critter is almost 17 too and pretty small. Angelina is between 4-6 and weighs 11lb 4 oz as of the other day, but she looks and feels heavier.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 12:48 am
Great looking cats; and some remind me of my cat too! I need to take some new pics of her this week.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 6:21 am
Sherbabe, it's possible that your sister's baby is not feeling well, and so i slashing out. The first step would be to take her to the vet, I think. And along with Karen's Rescue Remedy, there is a product called FeliWay that also contains pheromones and works to calm angst-ridden kitties. RG, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Smudge gets some good test results today. Please let us know how the little critter is doing! And... now y'all are putting me to shame. I guess I gots to go take some new pix of my little monsters. I had some great Xmas photos taken of them, so will dig them up tonight and post 'em.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 6:34 am
Sea, Holly has had her freckle for many years. It hasn't scabbed or fallen off. Let me know what your vet says, okay? Mine just said Holly's was normal with her pink nose and age. Funny Holly freckle story....one day, it looked like she had more freckles. She hangs with my DH all day and he was concerned. Next day, he was rubbing her nose and they came off! Seems she had some dried food on her nose that looked like the one freckle. Mama, love your Phoebe. She's a smart cookie waiting for the warm fire. 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 9:52 am
Sea, Watching (funny video!), RG, Pamy, thanks so much. I do feel better that Oreo is purring again and talking more. I really love seeing all the pics...they are all gorgeous! Hypermom, your Holly has the same type of coat as Oreo has and similar facial markings. Cashmere had that coat and markings and was colored a bit like Holly. Then I see that you posted a pic of Angelina Sea. (I see from her recent pic that she has more white on her back than Cashmere did. I hope I can figure out how to post pictures soon.) That is funny that Critter and Samantha look so similar...and that the two Hollys look so alike! Oh gosh Sherbabe, since you asked, I'm going to tell you about Cashmere. But I hope your sister's cat has more the problem of Karen's cat. Cashmere had been having seizures in her last year. She was very old, 19. On at least three occasions, we think the seizures took on a violent form. Several times, she'd have mild seizures with just some mild convulsions. A couple of times, they were more extreme where she was physically exhausted. Neurologically, something was not right. Also, she lost control of her tail and would drag it and her back foot too. Anyway, I do not know for sure if the three times we saw her violent were seizures, but the vet said it was definitely neurological. Anyway, it seemed something triggered it each time. At least once and probably twice, a neighbor cat was near and this upset her. Once she was attacking a leaf and hissed and growled at my husband a lot. Once, she did not know who we were and even tried to attack me. There was a lot of growling and hissing. She also didn't realize who her sister, Oreo, was and they were littermates. The last time this happened, it took at least an hour and probably a few hours for her to go back to normal. Luckily, she was contained in the garage and I was able to quickly rescue Oreo before Cashmere attacked her. Oreo is black and white, no surprise, Cashmere looked like Angelina above. Cashmere was a bit neurotic and high strung at times for about the first 10 or so years, especially when she was a teen. She was always a real restless cat too. Anyway, that is pretty scary for your sister. I hope things calm down. I agree with Costa about the vet, if she can't take him, then at least maybe your sister can call the vet. Karen, that must have been a long three weeks. Wow, there are some beautiful old cats here. RG, I hope to hear about Smudge soon (sounds like I'm not the only one!)
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 10:25 am
I'm waiting to hear about Smudge! RG, I hope you've had a good day!
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:22 am
I just got back from the vet. They ran the kidney function tests and when they originally tested him, his BUN was off the chart. 158 is as high as it goes... today he was 39, with 'normal' being 10-30, so it is still elevated but much improved. The vet feels it could still go down into the normal range, so we will retest in 1 month if everything stays the same. All his other numbers went down considerably also, still elevated but not by much. We will be feeding him a low protein cat food (IF he'll eat it) and keeping a close eye on his water intake, and output... But for now, everything is looking really promising! YAY!! I don't know if I could have made it through all this without having this place to come and cry, vent, celebrate! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! Smudge says thanks too! 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:24 am
Oh RG ... that is such good news!!! I'm so happy for you, your family and Smudge! 
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:27 am
Yea RG and Smudge!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, February 27, 2006 - 11:59 am
Oh RG!! That is the best possible news! That little Smudge sure is a miracle, isn't he? Give that little man a kiss on the nose for me!
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