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It's been a really long time since I've been by here. And right now, I feel like talking about cats. So, here I am. Tub and Dood are 4-1/2 to 5 years old now, adults, no longer young cats/kittens. They are both indoor/outdoor cats. The house is always open. They come and go as they please...

It has been over a year since the eruption and volcanic gasses ended here. Our vegetation has almost recovered and life has pretty much returned to normal here in Paradise, almost. When I first brought our cats back home from the evacuation they were surprised and ecstatic at being returned...

I have not been by here for quite a while. I figured our story would be of interest to you people here. As some of you may remember we have two black cats, Dexter now called Doodle cat, and Hunter now called Tubby cat. We are in Hawaii, on Big Island, and live in Leilani Estates. In case you've...

Our outdoor cats, now allowed indoors, are showing uncouth behavior that signifies a lack of respect for our property rights. They are clawing on the furniture. We were pretty sure that it would become a problem sooner or later. I have looked up some reupholsterers for when they get too badly...

I really don't expect to get a knowledgeable answer on this because there are probably not many, if any, that are familiar with the situation. But, I still have to ask the question. We have a lot of centipedes in our area. I have been concerned about our cats and centipede bites. You know how...

This morning M'Lady comes in and tells me she just saw a small, skinny, scrawny gray cat in the enclosed portion of the lanai eating out of our cats' bowls. It sure sounds like a feral or dumped cat. Both are very common around here. The gutless wonders of the world would rather dump them to...

I have been adding pics to my posts by inserting a link to the photo on my website using html code: . The photos I have already uploaded are still being displayed, but I am no longer allowed to add pics that way in a new post. I get an X'd out photo icon now when I preview the post and the links...

Tubby woke me up this morning walking all over my chest while rooting at my hands, insistently wanting his morning massage and ear rub. He is a heavy cat. I don't call him Tubby for nothing. Who owns who around here? Who is here for who's benefit? I may have to go back and reread our contract...

I've looked for a way to order the posts in a thread with the last post first. I cannot see a way to do it. Is there?

Up until a few weeks ago, for a month or two we would get a visitor into our yard. It was a semi long hair, mottled grey cat with white boots and nose. A very pretty and feminine looking cat, on the small side. I tried to approach her several times. She wouldn't allow it. She came to visit the...

Hawai'i is not a rich state. That is so obvious to me after living in Alaska since the oil boom began. There is not much local money available to address this problem. Animals, including pets, farm animals and wildlife, are not a spending priority. Hawai'i has a little more importance than...

A post I made earlier in another thread has had me thinking. As a kid we acquired a cat from the pound in the early '50s. He was a big cat by normal cat standards. He was what I now would call a brindle color, mixed browns, long haired with tabby like markings on his face. A very good looking...

OK, I do not like what I've read about the topical flea control preparations, Advantage II, Frontline, Revolution, etc. So, against M'Lady's pressuring, I've insisted on sticking with the flea collar aproach. We have a problem keeping them on the cats. They are constantly loosing the breakaway...

We're in Hawai'i on Big Island. We have many fruit trees scattered througout the yard that draw rats. Rat lung worm is a problem in our area. I had been scattering slug and snail bait and setting poison bait boxes trying to help, control the vectors for the parasite. We had talked about getting...