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Calamity
Member

10-28-2002

Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm so sorry for your sad news, Clutterfree.

Edited: I didn't see your message until after I posted. Glad you were able to take Cypress home with you. With Casper, I just stayed with her as much as possible, offered her food & water if she seemed interested, and so on. It's difficult feeling so helpless but there's not much you can do about that. Thanks for keeping us updated.

I'm glad your sweet guy is sleeping peacefully right now.

Urgrace
Member

09-15-2002

Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
{{{{{Cypress and Clutterfree}}}}}

Mamie316
Member

07-09-2003

Friday, January 30, 2004 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We finally got our little stray Scraggletag (or Tag as we call her, and yes, we now know it's a girl!) inside for awhile. She let my daughter pick her up and she sat quite still on her lap and then on mine. She snuggled up and was actually purring. We didn't have her sleep inside because she isn't trained and still a little wild. She won't eat in the house so I have to feed her on the porch. She will let me pet her when I feed her but she still backs away when you try to get too close. I guess it's progress. Though my dh was upset that we brought her in the house the night before, last night, he was asking me what do we call her! No baby kittens yet from the other momma cat. I'll let you all know when the blessed moment occurs and I become Grandmamie!

Ruiner
Member

08-31-2003

Friday, January 30, 2004 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
testing...testing..testing...
whatsup

this is Whatz-itz-face... our 18# bundle of love!

Not quite sure how, or what, I did...

I'll try more tomorrow!

Mamie316
Member

07-09-2003

Friday, January 30, 2004 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Your baby looks just like my Sophie and Frankie!

Djgirl
Member

10-06-2003

Saturday, January 31, 2004 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ruiner - he's gorgeous!!!!

Ruiner
Member

08-31-2003

Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanx for the compliment on the little guy - I've got a couple of others to still post...

Has anyone heard from Clutterfree. When someone goes quiet, I fear the worst.

Mamie - it's nice the little one is coming in. Many moons ago I adopted a brother/sister stray pair. Freya, the girl, just loved people. Her brother, Thor, hid for the longest time. He wouldn't come out to eat if we were around or watching. Eventually, about a year, he trusted us enough to become a bit more social. I guess he figured his sis was okay...lol!

Deej - glad to hear things are going well with Doyle! The hissing and spitting, could your brother have had a weird odor on him? Cats are very sensitive to odors. In the clinic I have to be aware of what animals I have handled when handling 'iffy' cats. Just a thought...

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great pic Ruiner!
Mamie..glad to hear things are going well!!
Clutter...you and Cypress are in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know how you are

Moondance
Member

07-30-2000

Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
>We didn't have her sleep inside because she isn't trained and still a little wild<

Mamie don't worry too much about that. If you keep her in a small space (bathroom etc...) with a litter box, Cats are amazing and almost automatic with the litter box! It's just safer on the inside for MsTags! Congrats on being adopted:-)

Ruiner GREAT pix ...Looks like my Sasha I lost over a year ago. I think about him ALL the time. I love orange kittes!!!

Clutterfree
Member

10-24-2003

Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 10:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tired here. Cypress still with me. Joined lymphoma/cats egroup, collecting info re chemotherapy. Frustrating days trying to find out who in my area does chemo and at what price. Long waits, little info. Frustrating how many places DON'T do chemo, and those that do, won't give me ANY idea of cost over phone. Sunday, so no chance even to try to collect info today. 2:15 PM appt scheduled tomorrow with combination alternative/traditional combination vet whom I have really trusted in the past (she's also an hour away...just like my Guilford vet). But don't know if her clinic does chemo, and I'm really beginning to want to try it. Cypress keeps hanging in there, he's definitely not ready to go yet, but has started small repeated vomitting again in spite of increased dose of Pepsid. I feel so torn re tomorrow--could head one hour north for my 2:15 appt. as planned or could head opposite direction an hour to Guilford for guaranteed chemo for $100. Complicated by predictions of bad weather for tuesday. In view of all this, think I will have to call Learning Annex in NYC tomorrow to cancel my planned visit to Andy of Starting Over's seminar on Thursday. Can at least recoup part of fee if call tomorrow. Very tired. Sleeping only 3 hrs at a time, then check Cypress, stay with him 1/2 hr to hr, then sleep, then check etc. Had "babysitter" for him when I went to take care of my dad on sat.
Thanks for any prayers/thoughts/postive energy~Beth

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, we have two new kittens, born on Superbowl Sunday. They are really cute and we've named them Brady and Jake (after the QB's today). Hopefully, we will get them to some really nice homes once they are older. Their mommy seems to be doing well and loving those babies so we shall see...

Clutterfree
Member

10-24-2003

Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Morning update from Beth re Cypress:
Sat with him this morning reading from
The Nature of Animal Healing, the Definitive Holistic Medical Guide to Caring for your Dog and Cat
by Martin Goldstein with chapters on:
*Taking on Cancer
*Spiritual Realm
This book was recommended by a friend who works for the Humane Society. I quietly read portions in both the cancer (IAT protein injection therapy I hadn't heard of) and spiritual sections while I sat with Cypress and petted him and he purred.
I may swing again with my thoughts, but right now I think the 2nd opinion vet appt. at 2:15 is the appropriate course. The snow is not supposed to start til 4 PM tomorrow so I should be able to get to Guilford and back before then, for chemo if I decide that's the route I need to go. But this vet may have some other ideas. There's also a respected vet Dr. Allen Schoen who has written books and is renowned and all that and not too far away, although it does mean another trip for Cypress. If it was Mitty, I couldn't do all the trips because of stress on the cat, but Cypress used to be my car riding buddy, although we stopped we he started getting car sick a few yrs. back.
Thanks for all the thoughts~Beth

Moondance
Member

07-30-2000

Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That book is amazing Beth... I am glad you have it. My love and prayers are with you and Cypress

Moondance
Member

07-30-2000

Monday, February 02, 2004 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congrats Mamie!

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That sounds like a wonderful book, Beth. I hope it has brought you some comfort. I've been keeping Cypress in my thoughts and prayers .

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congratulations to you and your mama cat, Mamie! Hope Brady & Jake are doing well - little kittens are so cute! (Btw, I was born on a Super Bowl Sunday too :-).)

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well late happy birthday to you Calamity! And both the kitties are thriving and just getting too darn cute!

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Please pray for our cat Medley. She's 17 1/2 years old, and has a very bad cold. She is not eating and drinking now, and is on two different antibiotics. She needs to start getting better soon, or she won't get better at all. Any kind thoughts and prayers you can offer will be appreciated. Thank you.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
{{{{Medley}}}} {{{{WeinerMr&WeinerMrs}}}}

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sending Medley lots of prayers and good thoughts and plenty to you too!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sending good thoughts and prayers for Medley to get well soon.
Weiner and Mrs W, my thoughts and prayers are with you also, it is so hard when one of our babies is sick.

Meme9
Member

07-30-2001

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good thoughts and prayers going out for Medley, Weinermr and Mrs. Weinermr.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
You got it, Weinermr!

Bobbie_552001
Member

03-26-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
{{{{Medley}}}} stay strong and get well soon. I'm praying for you all.

Marmosquirm
Member

09-10-2003

Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My thoughts go out to Medley too! I hate coming to this thread and reading about sick kitties. It makes me think of my babies mortality. My 3 sibling cats are 9 and 1/2 years old now and I can't even imagine what I would do without any of them. My DH and I aren't having children so they are our children! I keep meaning to try and post a picture of them but haven't done it yet! Someday......