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Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
Awwww!! I am so glad to hear that another bundle of fluff will receive the love and affection you have to share.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
But ... but ... but ... doesn't GAL have a LOT of shoes?

Yay Weinermr, MrsW and Brussels!!!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Betyourass, Jujus.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Something else about those soft sided carriers, if they have mesh sides. When the big mean and nasty carpet cleaning folks come, I put a cat in a carrier, and put both carriers locked in the bathroom. I have 'em clean my bedroom first, so I can then move the cats into the bedroom, let 'em out and leave 'em there behind closed doors. (Prior to smartening up and using the carriers, I found out how quickly a cat can dash past a scary man and his scary loud steam clean machine!)

Anyways, last time, the eejits didn't finish my bedroom first. And so the cats stayed in their carriers in the bathroom the whole time. Kassie rubbed her little nose raw on the mesh. Kinda looked like rug burn, and it looked really painful.

And I felt like the world's WORST mommy! When all I thought I was doing was making it easier for them to suffer the indignity of steam cleaning the carpets! <sigh>

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Yay for new kitties!

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 11:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Cats generally do not tolerate milk or cream, and it is highly recommended that you not give it to them as a "treat."

wow, guess all those farm cats (multiple relatives and grandparents) who would get fresh milk from the cows should be sick or dead?

I think that you probably mean that 1% and 2% processed commercial milk. heck, even people shouldnt be drinking that stuff. Blechh

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 2:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/advice/t-4019.html

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 7:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Prisoner, what was in that article was just what I was thinking. Because they never used litter boxes the farmer never knew what he was doing to his poor cats. I expect the cats were never spayed or neuter either, so one would expect an explosion of cats in the barn. That wasn't the case as the cats had a very short life span from many, many reasons, probably not the least was death from an improper diet.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I've been told by vets for almost 40 years not to feed milk to cats. And with our puppies, if they needed supplimentation we used goat's milk as the base. Canned if necessary, but some of my breeder friends also had dairy goats.

In nature, babies are weaned and move on from a mother's milk diet.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Almost all cats are lactose intolerant (for lack of a better word), especially when it comes to cow's milk. Period. Once a kitten has finished with it's mother's milk (or a KMR), that cat never again should drink milk. Prisoner's article explains things pretty clearly... if you don't believe me, start feeding your cat milk and seeing what happens in the litter box. And then ask your vet what you did wrong.

And again, if you have the urge to feed your cat milk products, use the CatSip product that is especially formulated for cats. It's lactose-free and easily tolerated.

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Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
{We know, Costa. }

Friend of mine had a kitten that wasn't thriving. When he took her to the vet, he told the vet he had been giving her a bowl of milk every day. The vet told him he almost killed her doing that.

My cats get the dregs of the cereal bowl, the lid of the Ben & Jerry's or the last few drops from the milk glass. They like it, but that's all they get.

Retired
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07-11-2001

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Weiner, so glad to hear Brussels is home. Can't wait to see the pics.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL Prisoner. Costa gets about a pinky nail full of vanilla ice cream (much as he begs, he won't get the chocolate). He gets to lick my spoon if I've been eating yogurt. And that's it.

That poor kitty of your friend's. And a whole bowl! Yikes! (Damn those cartoons, they really do put out bad info, don't they!)

Weinermr, we're waiting for pix... tap foot, tap tap tap...!!! :-)

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
LOL

See, the problem is that I must be really bad at taking pictures, or I'm really bad at resizing them, or both. Or maybe I just have a lousy camera. I have a really hard time taking digital pictures that are postworthy.

Anyway, here are some pictures taken this weekend. Sorry for the blur. As I think I mentioned, she is now 10 1/2 weeks old, and extremely affectionate.

First picture, she is resting.

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Second and third pictures, she's playing with a pen.

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3

Next one you can see her beautiful little face.

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Last one, she is again sleeping. The pictures don't show it, but she is full of energy almost all the time.

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I'll try to be more creative with pictures when I can.

Jedisan
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01-11-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jedisan a private message Print Post    
I think you did just fine Weinermr.
You have a most beautiful subject, the rest is easy.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Very cute!

Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Awwww!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
OMG Weinermr! She is absolutely adorable! (And so angelic when she sleeps!! Hehehe...) She's also got some beautiful markings and colors.

What a gorgeous little baby you've got there!

Lancecrossfire
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07-13-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lancecrossfire a private message Print Post    
Great pictures Weiner! And what a beautiful kitty!

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
OK, Sea, these are really crummy pix, but...

Here's Costa, at 8 months, when I first got him home from the shelter:

Costa baby

And here's Kassie, at 3 weeks. She was barely even 2 inches high then:

Kassie baby

I'll have to dig up the better pix. And these are so small cause I hadda resize 'em down to fit (and I did it the easy way!).

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Is that Brussels?? Oh my goodness, she is so cute!! I love the red in her fur, so pretty!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
MR W, she is precious!!! I loved the pics!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Awwwww she is gorgeous, Weiner!!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
happy father's day cyberpapa from me and brussels! she's adorable and i'm glad you have a new fur baby to love!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Weinermr, Brussels is GORGEOUS!! So cute and playful. I'm sure you both have goofy grins watching her.

Wow, Costa, they look so young, and Kassie was so TINY!

They have sure grown into handsome adults.