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Hi everyone, long time no see. I had a situation this past week and I'm curious for a reaction from board members who have possibly had similar situations. I've had Grace for 16 years.  He is at least 17.  Was last to the vet 1 year ago.  Showing no outward symptoms of kidney, thyroid, etc. ...

Today is one of those anniversaries. The kind of day we all have where you remember hour for hour what you were doing and when it ended. I'm sitting here all teary eyed, but thinking how inappropriate my feelings really are. Most TCS members give their pets every chance for a full and...

Just shoot me if this is already posted somewhere. Didn't see it. But how cool is this!!!! In April the postal service is releasing a set of 10 animal rescue stamps. (5 cats, 5 dogs) All these animals have been adopted. Ellen DeGeneres is the spokesperson. Check it out...

I was cleaning out papers today and came across something folded up in my appointment book. I wrote it for my Cubby, who passed away in May at the age of 10. Writing it made me feel better at the time, maybe it will give someone else some peace. It's just exactly how it came out, might be...

This morning I was on my way to Salem when I came across a cat in the road. It had been hit by a car, was on its chest, head up, but not moving. I stopped, picked it up with a towel and put it in a box. I went straight to the vet clinic, (which was closed) but after talking to the vet on the...

I'm not sure how ethical this is, but I'm to the point I don't much care. I've added 9 new cats to my family in less than 2 years. Kittens just keep showing up at my barn at 4-8 weeks of age. Three litters so far, all black or tuxedo, all somewhat tame. I asked the neighbor if they were...

My brother, SIL and I have been working on a deck alongside my cathouse this past week. It's 30' by 8', will have 2x4 flooring and a metal roof. (Comes off the side of the building at 8' and slopes down to 6'. The framing is going to be the same as for a house, 2x4's every 16 or 24 inches...

I love this show. The big two hour finale is tomorrow night. Anyone else watching? I hope Michael and Lincoln's mom catches one between the eyes, the General too. If Lincoln does die, I hope he never finds out the BIG SECRET. He's been a good big brother. Tea Bag... I hope he gets...

I cried for an hour after I found them ... 4 more kittens left at my barn. The vet says they're 3-4 weeks old and look to be in good health. This makes...BIG SIGH...20. They're all boys, one black, two black/white tuxedos and one grey/white tuxedo. They've obviously been around people since...

I've been after this feral since last fall. She goes back and forth between our farm and a neighbor's. (The neighbor could care less.) I've tried everying in a trap and she won't go near it. If I even think about catching her, she senses it, she's gone. Occasionally I can touch her...

I'm working on my party invites, menu, etc., today. Last year I made rollups, but they weren't to die for. Meat, cream cheese, avocado, etc. I'd like to make them again, but want to do something special. Does anyone have a recipe that people rave about? I have a lot of other stuff...relish...

Nine of my cats live in what I refer to as the cat barn. It's a converted hay storage shed that I moved my feral colony to when I moved here from town. I have always fed dry, Science Diet and Nutro, but now age and ailments are causing me to have to switch. The vet recommended I go to all...

I figured if anyone would appreciate this, it would be you guys. Last night when I'm cooking dinner my DH comes running in the house and yells, "Come down to the barn, we've got trouble." I've got stuff boiling and frying all over the stove, so I ask, "Right now?" He yells, "Turn it off...

Last summer I aquired two road kittens a couple of months apart. Although their clinic files are as fat as most 10 year old cats, (according to the vet) and despite some scary diagnoses along the way, both have survived. We are optimistic that the worst is behind them. I'm quite proud of the...

I notice it everywhere I go now. Prices are going up, and not by just a small percentage. There are some things I just don't buy anymore at the grocery store. As the price goes up on perishable items, I wonder how much worse the problem becomes when produce spoils, over ripens, etc, because...

I've had him 10 days today and he's looking soooo much better. Yes, I've been spending too much time on the Icanhazcheezburger site. He doesn't have a real name yet. I feelz bad So the doc telz me stick out yer tung Sez I need exrsize....So I stretchez ooout Then I stretchez uuuup I...

I must have some kind of aura, cause I got another one. The kitten I found in the road in June was named Taz (for very obvious reasons) and is currently tormenting my two elderly house cats. So last week I'm at the antique mall and a man walks up to the counter and says, "We found a kitten...

There is an unwritten rule around our house that if you have to puke, run from the linoleum to the carpet as quickly as you can. Plus, I've been battling Rusty peeing on the carpet for several months. I absolutely hate lugging the big carpet cleaner around, so I finally broke down and got one...

Toby is my diabetic cat, 15+ years old. He was on insulin for 3 years, then off for 1 1/2, then had to start again. The vet thought glargine was the best option, so we started him on 3 units a day. After 10 days he went hypoglycemic and has been off the insulin for about a month. During that...

I'm driving into town late this afternoon when all of the sudden a vehicle pulling a trailer a short distance in front of me pulls halfway off the road and puts on their emergency flashers. A woman bails out the passenger side and starts running down the road towards me. I start slowing up and...