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Wendo
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08-07-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Yes, the little tounge! I love that. Hahaha!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I don't think it's evil kitty when Kassie does that. More like silly kitty, forgot to stick her tongue back in her mouth!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
landi.. I ADORE it when a tiny slice of tongue is showing!! AND I love it when their lip is up a bit showing some fang!! So tough looking..

Treasure
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06-26-2002

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Treasure a private message Print Post    
I will try this again. This is not my cat but I thought you folks might get a kick out of it. It was taken by someone who lives in Pinetop, AZ. They sent it in to the local NBC internet news site.



Regee
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10-09-2005

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Regee a private message Print Post    
Oh my gosh how so utterly cute, like I am here freezing waiting for my dinner.

I have been gone for a few days but love all the new photo's and I can't decide which one i like the best.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Phoenix does the little tongue thing all tbe time. It is hilarious. The other thing she does which is funny is when she stops mid track like she forgot what she was going to do and her paw is floating in mid air and it seems the wheels are turning. "Like hmmm I was supposed to be doing something, but what was it!" Then all of a sudden she will remember and will then run off.

Shadoe
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11-04-2004

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shadoe a private message Print Post    
Chaplin, when I see Booboo raise her paw, it is usually because I have done something to offend her and she is threatening to hit me.
If I apologize profusely, she grudgingly puts the paw down, glares at me, then walks away.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Hi guys,

I have a kitty problem and I have no idea what to do about it. To some, this might not seem like serious stuff, but trust me, it is! I thought I would throw it out there and maybe someone might have some suggestions. So, please if anyone does, let me know..thanks!

As you probably know, I am in an electric wheelchair and have lived with Ms. Baby, my sweet kitty friend, for the past (almost) fourteen years.

Well, she and I are close, very close. She has always ridden around on my chair. Sometimes she will ride on the back top part behind the headrest. Sometimes, on the arm of the chair and sometimes on my lap or up over my shoulder.

As she gets older, she wants to be held and carried almost 24/7. She is not content with riding on different areas of the chair anymore. Now, it has to be up over my left shoulder or on my lap and no other place.

And as I get older and things get more painful for me, this is causing a serious problem! I love to hold her and carry her around but I must figure out what I can do differently. The strain of holding her is really causing havoc on the old bod and getting to be really painful!

So, please if anyone has any ideas on how to carry her where she will be content and I can better physically deal with it, could you let me know? Thanks

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Baby, my first thought is that the older a cat gets, the more it feels chilly and wants to be in its person lap to get warm.

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mizinvanccouver a private message Print Post    
How about one of those baby slings? That way her weight would be more evenly distributed for you.

Just a suggestion....anyone else?

Baby
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01-08-2006

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Thanks Ophiliasgrandma,

Some of it may be because she is cold. I don't know. I know when she has been laying somewhere else and then comes to me to pick her up, she feels really warm. I do keep soft, cozy warm things in the spots where she does lay when I am not holding her. I have a down blanket folded up on the end of the bed for her. She will lay there at times. When she does, she kinda sinks down into it so I imagine it is a pretty warm spot. In the living room, I keep quilts and a cozy chic throw all in spots where she can get to.

She is a funny one! If I am sitting here in front of the tv, sometimes she will lay behind me on the loveseat or off to the side of me in a cozy spot. But, many times, just when I think she is sound asleep and I leave the room, she is right there following me around. If I park myself in another room, she will jump up on my lap and stay there until I go back to the living room and park in front of the tv, again! Then, and only then, will she go back to the spot she was before I left the room and settle down.

Years ago when I was able to get out and I would leave her for a few hours at a time, she was totally miserable. When I would return she was a mess. I knew then she had separation anxiety issues!

I wish you would have a folder, Ophiliasgrandma. I sure would come and visit you!!!

Baby
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01-08-2006

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 6:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Hi Mizi,

Thanks for the suggestion. I have thought about that. I did use a baby sling for my son when he was a baby.

But, for Baby, I don't know. I don't think she would stay put. She doesn't like to feel like she is confined. I have a feeling she wouldn't take to something like that! She is truly a sweetie but she definitely has a mind of her own and if she doesn't like something, forget it!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I have blankets in several places for Ophelia, but I put a little peak in the front edge. She then can manage to get under her little 'tent'. Her heating pad and the tent blankies are her favorite hangouts besides my lap. She is a Siamese and therefore have very little hair to keep herself warm, so it's up to me to see that she can get comfortably warm when she needs to.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Baby, it sounds like your Baby is just a wee bit needy. If you had a pillow in your lap, would that help? What about figure out some way to rig a basket contraption to the side of your chair? You know, something that you could easily remove, so that you could move around, but that you could plop Baby into when she wants to snuggle.

I can't remember how big Baby is... isn't she a tiny thing? What about if you scooched your behind over... could she fit next to you in your chair? I don't know how wide your seat is.

Finally, and again, I don't know much about your chair, but is there some way you could rig something by your feet?

Kassie hangs out pretty much everywhere in the house. But she has "needs" and definitely needs her daily "snuggle." She'll get this really intense look in her eyes, and will bug the heck out of me until I go sit down on the couch. Then she'll come and recline half in my lap, kneeding my stomach, with such a look of utter kitty bliss on her face. So I give her a few minutes, then get up (if there are things I have to do). She's usually fine if she gets just a bit of my time.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh heck! I forgot the reason I came in here!!!

Rosie update!!!

He's getting his belly back! So he's gaining some weight back, and seems to be doing really well. A belly! Yay Rosie! :-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
WooHoo for Rosie!!

Regee
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10-09-2005

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Regee a private message Print Post    
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO for my Rosie guy, I am so proud of him.

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Three cheers for Rosie!

Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
That's fantastic news about Rosie, Costa. Yay for round kitty tummies!!

For anyone who ever wondered what it takes to clean tar off the paws of a fully-clawed, 13-lb cat, I can tell you from experience that it takes 3 large sign guys with steel mesh gloves, a leather jacket, a bottle of mineral spirits, multiple paint rags, a glass of soapy water, a glass of clean water and one really mean mommy to take all the blame. . Hee-larious. Too bad I don't have a camera with me or I'd be posting another pissed-off pussie picture to match up with Rosie's.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
PS Treasure that kitty is the spit and image of our Max. An absolute ringer.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL GAL! I can't even imagine having to clean tar off my little brats! Costa has only ever had a bath, once, when I first brought him home from the shelter. That was 9 years ago. Kassie had a bath only once, when she was three weeks old, to get rid of the fleas that covered her. She is just now reminding me how much she didn't like that (she just came up and bit my elbow).

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Speaking of eBay (well, OK, it was in another thread!), I had custom ornaments made for my kids for my Xmas tree. I had sent the artist several pics of my kids and, at that time, she asked if she could use 'em as a model. Of course, I said, absolutely no problem!

I have a "watch" on her auctions, and she's painted a picture of Costa. I thought it was his "Lyin' King" pose, and emailed her to ask. She said definitely, she loved that pose, and didn't want to email me cause she didn't want me to feel obligated. Obligated my ass! I am so gonna win this auction! :-)

I'll post the link here, after I win it. Just in case one o' youse thinks you can outbid me! Hehehe!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 5:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Hi Baby!

How about something like THIS or THIS, with a cushion over the top of it?

Both look like they'd be slanted enough so Baby Kitty wouldn't slide off the lap, and she could still snuggle into your torso without being confined. The first one, maybe the "leg" of the contraption could rest on the footrest of the wheelchair, rather than the floor?

Just tossing out ideas.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 8:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Here's the link to the eBay auction that has the painting of my Costa man! I think he's gonna be famous!!! :-)

Baby
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01-08-2006

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
WOW, thank you Whoami! What a great idea! I especially like the second one. I was thinking about getting something just like that to set my keyboard on while in my chair. I think I could also rest my wrists on it which would be really nice. Maybe, if I tried the second one, I could use it for both..my keyboard (which is small) and when not using the keyboard, Ms. Baby could sit there. I am not so sure she would but I think it is worth a try, especially if it could serve two purposes!

I plan on checking out those sites, too, Whoami. They look kinda interesting. I am always trying to figure out ways to adapt everyday items to fit my needs and these sites might help to do that.

Please feel free to toss any more ideas out that you may have. They might not seem like a big deal to some but, to others, they just may be a very big deal.

Thanks again to all of you for your ideas. They are truly appreciated!