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    Cat Appreciation

    I think that while we are appreciating, I would like to mention my favorite meow! CAT She has become a great friend to not only me, but many others. She brought us such great threads as the MJ thread and the Xmas pix thread!! She helps many people with pictures and avatars, and darnit, I think...
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    Behavior or Ill?

    Ok..as many of you know, I am a teacher. One of our kids at school (ADAM) has a cat (HARRY). Adam and family adopted Harry a few months ago from the local shelter. They had seen Harry on a story on TV- Harry's previous owner had him declawed. The vet messed it up and they had to amputate Harry's...
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    Friend's loss

    My best friend called me tonight to share horrific news. Her 9 month old kitten, SUGAR, was taken to the vet to be fixed today. She received a call from the vet around 230 this afternoon. It seems sugar had a heart attack during the recovery period- she had a clot or something. Jules explained...
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    Pleeeeaaassseee READ

    Ok, I know that we are supposed to put MAX stuff in the SOS link. I just wanted to gain the attention of EVERYONE for one last shot. The trial of MAX begins on Thurs. 1/31. Even if you can make ONE phonecall or send ONE fax it will help. We need to stand up for what happened to Max, but also...
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    Pleeeeaaassseee READ

    Ok, I know that we are supposed to put MAX stuff in the SOS link. I just wanted to gain the attention of EVERYONE Please go and read the sos forum.
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    House help please!

    Ok, Y'ALL- as many of you know, being a cat owner living in an apartment has been a struggle. Well, I really wanted to get a house, but certain things have prevented me from buying one. At any rate, our lease is up shortly and I'd like to at least rent a house. So anyway, (I know, you are all...
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    Please read-re: the kids

    I just want to let all of you know that the intention of allowing my kids to comment in this forum is to let each of us know the passion that children hold. I think that as adults, we lose some of our passion and are very casual about things. I feel like, as a teacher, it is my job to build...
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    Give me some alternatives...

    Ok, since you all are much more knowledgeable on this subject.. (and I am not being sarcastic either)I would like some ideas for alternatives to declawing. I don't care about the furniture, it is just that I dont own a home and don't expect to anytime soon. The girl at the vet today said that...
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    Hungry Cat

    My Terrell is crazy. I was woke up over the weekend to a hissing sound..it was him telling me he is hungry. How crazy. Now, when I wake up he is sitting over me and has even nipped at me to wake me up. Has anyone else experienced this? This is a new thing (waking me). We leave food out, but we...
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    Vet anyone?

    Ok guys!!! I need some advice. I have a BA in elementary education and am currently teaching, however...I am really considering returning to school to get my DVM. I have been thinking long and hard about it for a few weeks, and have been researching what it will take. Any advice? My concern is...
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    cat eyes

    As many of you might remember, I took one of my cats to the vet a week ago because his inner eye lid wasnt opening all the way. The vet said that he had either a cold or conjunctivitis and gave me amoxicilin and an eye salve. Well- his eyes arent any better and now his litter sister, Archie, has...
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    Prayers please

    My oldest cat, Kitty, had what we thought was a seizure last night and again today..the vet says maybe he passed out or something but that it doesnt sound like a real seizure. They did some bloodwork and we will find out for sure next week. Please keep him in your prayers..thank you!
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    Finding a vet

    How do you find a good quality vet? We moved about a year ago from Indiana and had the most wonderful vet in the world. Now, in a city 10x the size, we can't find a good vet. We have tried 5 different vets. Is there a way to research them? Word of mouth hasn't helped yet. Does the better...
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    Cat's eyes

    We just returned from vacation to find our 2 year old cat with what appears to be his inner eye lid not opening completely. He has white in the corner of both of his eyes...it isn't sleep either. This is the longest trip we have ever taken without our kitties and my petsitter didn't mention...
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    chocolate

    My kitten managed to get a hold of chocolate chip cookies- however, she just nibbled on a little bit. I don't know if she had chocolate, but what do I do if she did?
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    Sick Kitty??

    help!!! I have 4 cats and one of them must be ill. I keep finding cat feces (diarreah!) on the carpet next to my litter boxes. I found it first around 7 this morning (2 piles), and have found 3 since them. The litter box is clean, so I dont know why the cat wouldn't use it. Looking for...
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