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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Friday, August 18, 2006 - 4:30 pm
{{MOONIE}} Mame, that picture is precious!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, August 18, 2006 - 5:16 pm
thx max... just diligent gifnabbing is all.... I'm addicted to trolling for gifs.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 9:29 pm
{{{{{{{{{Moonie}}}}}}}}} I'm so sorry.
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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 8:22 am
(Wipes tears from eyes)....just came from Moonie's thread, I feel so sad for her loss. One month and seven days later, and I still cry for D.P. It hits me in the damnest places too...I'll be on the toilet and all of a sudden the tears come; I'll be stroking Harpo or I turn on the computer, and here come the floodgates. I've gotten used to not having someone lie next to my butt or arm like he used to do, but the winter is going to be rough....Deep used to love burrowing under the covers, snuggling to me as close as possible just to keep warm. When I would come home from work, I'd see a bump in the comforter and laugh, knowing that his crazy ass would be under it. Harpo seems to be changed throughout all this....he seems to want attention now when it didn't matter to him before. It is still difficult to connect with him totally, but I will admit to singing to him sometimes. While he will always be in my heart I wish, like I do every single day, that D.P. were here with me right now.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 11:50 am
(((SBG)))
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 2:43 pm
SBG, just give Harpo some time and he will also become the love of your life. I had four kitties, lost two to old age and the young ones are so much more now. Peanut was timid and shy and ran from the room if I stepped into it. Now she biotches me out if I don't come to bed on time so she can have exclusive petting. It cracks me up how so much more affectionate she is now that there aren't other kitties to intimidate her. Even Blackie is more friendly since his competition for my lap has left. Just give it some time and everything will work out where you can remember DP and enjoy Harpo.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 6:01 am
((Moonie & SBG)) Whitney and the cat are getting along much better. And she's falling back into her old routines. Doesn't have to be next to me every second, doesn't always get jealous if I'm petting the cat. The kitten has grown so much since I took her in, that it is hard to believe it has only been a week. I had to loosen her flea collar yesterday, she'd grown so much! Oh, and we finally have a name...the kitten is now Naiya Belle, although just called Naiya. I looked and looked for names with meanings I liked. Came close to calling her Lakin, because that means "found treasure", which is what she is. But I didn't like for her...she just isn't a Lakin. But she IS a Naiya...although she may actually think her name is "Stop" at this point! Moving the litter box to the desk worked. Whitney can't get to it, doesn't even try, and Naiya doesn't mind the move at all. The only person with a problem is me. Now that my sewing desk is temporarily out of commission, I find myself NEEDING to use the sewing machine. I haven't had it out in months!
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 8:26 am
((((Moonie))))
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 8:44 am
Cdbga, how is Naiya pronounced? I'm not very good at figuring out these sort of spellings. I'm guessing maybe 'Ni-Ah'....long 'I'.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:52 am
You've got it right OG...long I, emphasis on the first syllable, and the last syllable is "uh"...so sounds like...ummm..."Hiya!". I'm bad at figuring out pronunciations, too. I was going to put that in my post, but forgot, so I'm glad you asked!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:26 am
Rhymes with 'hiya'. Good explanation!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:45 am
 Shilo 
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:48 am
Oh what a beautiful name for your kitten, Cdbga! Glad to read Whitney is adjusting. Hope they're fast friends soon!
Naiya Belle
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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:10 am
That is a beautiful name, Cdbga....the three of you are going to have such adventures!
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 12:21 pm
Not if Whitney has anything to say about it. 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:56 pm
I find dogs are more forgiving about bringing cats into their house than cats are at bringing dogs into their house. They ARE the queen/king bees afterall! Jade never adjusted completely to Kellie. She always made a wide circle around her. She got spoiled like crazy too because of it! She was SMART!!! Kellie accepted Misha just fine and actually whined and whimpered for her before we would actually allow full contact. Now I worry though since Kellie's gotten cranky and unpredictable at times. Misha will just walk past her and you'd think she was trying to steal all of her food and she's only walking past. Most of the time she's fine w/her and they actually still wrestle, but I worry about her cranky moments. My DH won't even try to take a chewy away from her since she growled and snapped at him last time he tried. I just do the alpha dog bit to her and can usually get things away. She is an old girl though so I guess she's allowed to be cranky sometimes. Misha went to the vet today for her vaccination boosters. She howled all the way there and then we had to pry her out of her carrier. LOL She did a few growls and spits, but never tried to fight back so overall, she did well and has a clean bill of health. {{{SBG & Moonie}}} Love the name Cdba!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 7:10 am
Introducing Dusty and Zachary.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 8:30 am
that is undoubtedly (sp?) a LARGE cat!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 9:45 am
Either that or a really tiny baby ! I'm glad you all like the name. It was one of those things where I just started calling her that, don't know why. And I did so much research after that, actually, trying to come up with the perfect name, but just kept coming back to Naiya. LOL, Bandit, you are sure right about Whitney! Hee! Every time the cat does something particularly annoying, like in the mornings when she keeps attacking my feet when I'm trying to get dressed (which is just GREAT if I'm wearing hose), Whitney gives me this "It wasn't MY idea to bring her home...I TOLD you so..." kind of look.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, August 25, 2006 - 6:42 pm
LOL Cdba!!! I can just imagine Whitney's look! 
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 4:54 pm
Here are a couple of new Naiya pics:
She has grown so much, but I don't know if you can really tell from the pictures. She is pretty good about sitting still and posing for pictures...Whitney's always preferred to sleep any time I try to take a picture, but since she's competing with the kitten now, she actually sat/stood and posed for me today. So, new Whitney pics are posted in the dog thread, too. I finally got her a collar with a bell today. That has been really great, as we can hear her coming now! That seems to be helping in the Whitney department as it has eliminated Naiya's sneak attacks. Naiya was very cute when I first put it on her, because she couldn't figure out where that noise was coming from! It is really big on her right now, but she'll grow into it. I also got her this cute little sheep toy that has catnip in it (you refill it with these little catnip packs). She loves it and carried around with her for the longest time after I gave it to her.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 5:13 pm
Cd, this is such a wonderful, wonderful story. For what you've done to rescue this precious baby you surely will get a few extra shiny stars in your crown. Well done!
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 6:04 pm
Naiya is a beauty! 
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 6:35 pm
What a cutie! I'm so glad you were able to rescue her.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 9:16 am
Naiya is precious! A word of caution--maybe you should shorten the collar somehow so she doesn't get it caught on something and hurt herself.
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