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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 5:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Weiner, sounds like you have classic kitten time going on in your house. All of our plants are now outdoors, also. I've never been successful in keeping cats out of plants except for moving them out of reach. They even turned a 10-foot ponytail palm into a scratching post. I'd just go ahead and cede control of the plant to her now (as long as it's not harmful for her to chew on) or put it outside, but she'll find another plant to go after most likely.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 6:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
my girls haven't gotten vaccinations in years. ariel is now 13, and belle is 12. they are both indoor cats with no outdoor time.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
My indoor only cats haven't had vaccinations in years. It's been about five years. At first, I'd get 'em vaccinated every few years, rather than annually. And they never got rabies shots as there's no way they'll come into contact with an animal who could have rabies. I didn't like how both cats reacted after shots, and I figured they are healthier living indoors and without contact with other critters.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Julio never had shots, Max wouldn't either except Puss goes outdoors, hence both cats get the full series of vaccinations yearly.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And GAL is a good mommy cause she does give her outdoor visitin' kittens shots. :-)

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Man, I'm feeling the hurt from Lateeda and Biscotti's posts about their kittens, and flashing on Julio the Mexican Wonderpussy. I miss him more than I could ever express.

In the meantime, the boys are doing their best to cheer up Mom. As I'm typing, a striped ball of buff and orange rolled by with a length of rope trailing behind. Apparently, they each have a possessory interest in the outcome. It appears to be very important kitty business. Oh, and for some reason toilet paper became a live issue in their existence this morning. Neither had ever paid attention in the past, but one or both of them found a roll and now its streaming and tattered all over the stairs.

Is it a full moon or something?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Cats are funny aren't they? Our guy will ignore something for weeks and then suddenly develop an intense fascination with it! Once they get interested, they are hard to distract.

One of his favorite missions is catching houseflies. A fly's life expectancy in our house is usually under a minute. He leaps and knocks them out of the air with his paws.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, we're experiencing the "pussie-see, pussie-do" syndrome around here. We've kept Puss home for over a month now after a health scare probably to something he ate outside. It's become a game of what one doesn't think of, the other will and then both will try to top each other. And then the winner can expect to get rolled at his next unsuspecting moment around an otherwise benign corner.

I already know what represents Everest to them - we have an overhanging ledge about 18 feet up in the living room, housing many toys like wooden ship replicas and Ansonia figural clocks. This morning I witnessed Puss ticking off in his mind the series of leaps it would take to get up there (one circus jump includes landing on an antique regulator wall-clock). It's only a matter of time, so to speak.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 7:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Now you've got me laughing again. It's as if we can read their minds. We'll see our guy about to do something and it usually goes this way:

"You're not thinking of doing that?"

"Yes I am!"

"No you're not!"

"Yes I am!"

"Don't even think about it!"

"It's all I can think about. Yes!"

"Nooooooo ......!!!"

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, I think you hit the nail on the head. Cats are obsessive-compulsive, and by gawd if they've got it in their mind what they're going to do, it's going to happen and nothing you or I can do will stop it (except may remove the regulator clock from the wall.)

It was a painful lesson for Colossus, the thing of raising cats. He's a Mr. Greenthumbs, and growing orchids is one of his favorite things in life. His orchids that he's raised for years are now hanging in trees and pots outside, and we're hoping for the best. Ya, good luck to us with that. They have a better chance outside than inside at this point, though.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
moon
-------------------------------------June 30- 5:50 AM-----------------------

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Gracie, does that mean the combined waning/waxing effect of a new moon creates pussie psychosis? Because my boys are seriously climbing the walls about now. They ran riot over our bed a couple of times last night, and Colossus finally got deadly calm, walked downstairs, opened the refrigerator door so they would gather for treats, then unceremoniously shoved them out into the garage and locked the cat door. Max was frantic for lack of treats by the time I let them back in two hours later, he unhinged his jaw and swallowed a half a bowl of hard food without breathing.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Cats are like kids. Sometimes they have to be shown their place before they 'get it'. You sound like pretty good parents to me.

The moon definitely factors into an animal's daily character, and that includes human animals.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
http://www.seattlefrenchbulldogs.com/index.html
friends

I love the pictures these guys put on their web site. This one with the puppy's new friend tickles me so.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
That kid has some serious chops. I do very much like the looks of the FBD.

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Too cute! Look at that contented expression on that little one's face.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
pussnmax

MOI?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Look at those sweet innocent faces!!!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Ya, Jimmer, they weren't considering their options or anything LOLOL.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
They are beautiful! I love red cats. Even if they are a wee bit more "adventurous".

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Love 'em, GAL!!

Retired
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07-11-2001

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Nice pics all. GAL, who's who? The one on the right looks especially mischievous.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Retired, the one on the right is Maximus Pussimus. He is ridiculously smart, to the point where you can't even get mad at him for the shit he pulls because you're just awed at how he managed to figure things out in the first place. He gives clinics in pushy-paws and snuggling to whomever will sit still for them. He also has taught himself to use his paws as hands. He sits upright at the table with us, with his own plate, and scoops dinner in his mouth (very daintily, I might add) with his right paw. You have no idea what we went through to train him with civilized table manners rather than his inborn snatch-and-run tendencies LOL.

On the left is PussPuss the Hunter. He lives to go outside, and if he can't he stalks Max (which provides hours of fun for us all). He's a near-total Daddy's boy, but occasionally he forgets what he's doing and climbs on my lap for some snuggles. Right now he's in the front window dreaming of the havoc he would cause with the chipmunk circus going on under our patio. We would have chipmunk treats for days.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Well you'd think by almost 5 yrs old, Misha would understand she is NOT going to go outside or at least NOT stay there if she gets out. She's been incredibly bad the past week sneaking out. Right before I was going to go to my doc appt today, I noticed our dog, Kellie, was laying down in the grass by the fence halfway back in the yard. I knew it had to be some kind of animal and probably someone's cat, but boy was I surprised to see it was Misha! Kellie was using her best herding instincts and keeping her where she was! She seriously looked like when you see herding dogs on TV plopped down in front of sheep! When I tried to grab her behind a kids' picnic table, she managed to work her way to where I couldn't reach her. When she got out, Kellie chased her and she ran toward the house, through the fence slats and then plopped herself down on the driveway onto her back! She now is strung with almost as many bells as a Santa's reindeers, the little bugger! Well, there's only 3 plus her ID tag, but.. just wait, Miss Misha!! Still, she's so quiet on her feet that unless she runs or shakes or does something, she can pad along very quietly w/o the bells ringing. If she thinks she has a lot of bells now, just wait till I get some more to put on her collar! Accck! Bad kitty!!!!!!! I alway worry since she really isn't used to being an out-door cat and there's so many who roam free around here that cat fights can be heard rather often. Whenever I hear one, I quick go and find her, just to make sure she's safe in the house.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Gal, your kitty looks like my Pumpkin! that pic is great