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Cats are mysterious creatures, and one of their biggest mysteries has always been their purr. Purring is a very low sound, around 20 to 30 hertz, and sounds that low typically require much larger vocal chords, elephant sized vocal chords, in fact. So how do cats do it? Well, there's a recent...

I ran across these really cool videos on YouTube the other day. This guy is drawing portraits of animals he loves, using musical notation combined with calligraphic techniques, and then playing the music. The portraits are excellent; the music is surprisingly good; and the whole thing is utterly...

Hello, all. As many of you know, my Jasmine has been diagnosed with IBD. After a great deal of searching I've found a novel protein canned food that she loves (Lotus Just Juicy Venison Stew) and she's eating normally and has begun to put weight on (she'd become seriously malnourished before her...

Hello, all. My Jasmine has been losing weight recently, for no obvious reason. The earliest vet appointment I can get for her is next Monday, and I'll be asking them to check for thyroid problems as well as cancer and anything else they can think of. In the meantime, I'm trying to get extra...

I ran into this video on YouTube, about making a fountain for hummingbirds, and for some reason it immediately made me think of cat fountains: For a link to buy the pump she's using, click the "Watch on YouTube" button. Now, I have no experience with this. What do you guys think? Are there...

This guy has a lot more woodworking tools than I do! Margret

I ran across this on YouTube and immediately thought of TCS: Margret

Well, it looks like I'm going to have to get a larger vehicle, possibly a van, so I can transport my husband plus a wheelchair once he gets out of the nursing home 🤞.) We're selling some property, so I should be able to afford it, but the problem is that for many years now I've been driving...

Mamanyt1953 is in the hospital and wanted all of you to know. Please keep her in your thoughts. Margret ****MOD NOTE: This thread is for posting updates and well wishes for @Mamanyt1953. If you are looking for ideas on how to help her, please visit this thread -...

Jasmine gets two meals of canned food every day, and she has kibble to snack on in between. When we first got her I simply gave her whatever kibble I found in the grocery store, and she quickly developed a weight problem. When I tried to restrict the amount of kibble she got she told me she was...

Perhaps this should go in the pictures forum, but it's a question rather than a picture so I thought I'd put it here. You know that goofy rapturous look a cat gets when you're rubbing her ears? The one that you only ever see when she's about six inches from your face? Has anyone come up with a...

My husband's cat, Bright Eyes, has been diagnosed with lymphoma. He's lost a huge amount of weight; at this point I think he's about kitten weight. And Roger, my husband, is in a nursing home because of an injury and has now caught COVID-19. I'm not telling him that his cat is dying; right now...

Checking my news sources this morning, I found out that Australia is finally getting some rain. Unfortunately, as we've found in Colorado, rain can be a mixed blessing after fires since on ground with no plant life it tends to lead to flash floods and mud slides, and parts of Australia are...

Last night I saw Bright Eyes scratch himself and small clumps of fur scattered. I thought, "Oh! He needs to be brushed." But this morning when he was eating breakfast I noticed a bald spot between his shoulder blades. Does anyone have any suggestions? Margret

I just woke up, having dozed off in my recliner, and saw a television headline about a record number of people killed by a tornado. I quickly turned on the sound, and it's very bad. The current death toll is at 23. I don't know who we have who lives in Alabama, but please, people, as and when...

Hi, all. I got an email today about a couple of things in space, and I thought I'd share the details here, since I know we have a lot of members who are interested in these things. The first thing was the launch of a rocket by New Zealand yesterday. Here's what my friend had to say about this...

As some of you already know, we've just acquired a new cat, Bright Eyes. My friend Rich, who was Bright Eyes' preferred person, went for a bicycle ride in the mountains on Sunday and suffered a fatal heart attack - all Bright Eyes knows is that Rich left and didn't come home, and that he's been...

I just got word this afternoon that an old friend has died of an apparent heart attack while bicycling in the mountains. This is the same friend who found Jasmine for us, and his cat, an older gentleman (at least, I think he's getting on in years) named Bright Eyes, has now been orphaned...

In 1991 my heart kitty, Sweet Thing :rbheart:, got sick and we took her to the vet, who diagnosed kidney failure. I thought that meant “There’s nothing we can do. It’s time for euthanasia,” but the vet said “Let’s try a subcutaneous IV,” so we did. And it worked, sort of, for a while. But then...

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