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Oscar - "Happy", Pharrel Williams Oliver - "Every Breath You Take", The Police Pea-Pea - "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor Maple - "The Twist", Chubby Checker

My cats made their own vertical space, lol. The cabinets, the bookshelves, the top of my tube tv in my bedroom... lol.

I have not personally found kittens since I moved to the suburbs, but when I lived in the city, pretty much every time we found a cat, we took it in. This included kittens - none of them ever with the mom, or their siblings. That's why I always said that we never had to go to a shelter to find a...

I have a 30-gallon bin for a litter box, and they STILL get litter all over (and that one is in my bedroom of all places). Pea-Pea is definitely a "dig to Antarctica" kitty. Here I always thought she wanted MORE litter!

I won't even bring lilies in my car. My mom wanted me to pick up a lily plant for our neighbor across the street, but the fear of lily pollen getting all over freaked me out. After losing two kitties to kidney disease recently - both of whom went through acute on chronic renal failure (unrelated...

I did end up taking Maple to a groomer to start with, and have since kept wiping her down every now and then. She's been on Prozac for a couple of months for anxiety issues (which had led to litter box avoidance), which had the pleasant side effect of her losing weight, and in turn she can reach...

And THAT is why I'm going to the store to buy 30-gallon bins (in PERSON) from now on!

Reading this was almost zen-like. Thank you for putting this together, Anne

I'm a firm believer in the barter system. Impossible to use in so many situations (since big corporations would never allow for it). But, veterinarian practices have not completely gone the way of human medical practices. And my vet is right next door. I'll use that as a selling point too.

One other thing I read that I may look into myself is offering a trade of service to help offset the costs of the vet bills. For instance, offering to help clean or take calls at the vet's office. I guess that could be similar to a payment plan, but just a different way to go about it.

Oh, I needed this so bad right now, thank you.

This one hits me pretty hard too. Life has certainly thrown a couple of curveballs at me the last few months. Plans? Mom has a saying (from her grandma, I think) - Man plans, God laughs. Seems very apropos.

John Lennon!

I get it Ginny. I was at my lowest point in a years-long bout of clinical depression when we got Lucky. I so often say he saved me, and I really mean that. He was injured when we got him, and I took care of him, carried him around on a pillow to take him to get food or water, or when he had to...

So very true. They are not thinking about tomorrow, or next week, or next year. Life is all about right this moment.

Lucky was more than my best bud - he was my feline soul-mate! He is gone now, I miss him terribly. But I have a lot of room in my heart, and I have all my other babies who I am absolutely in love with. Even (especially?) the one that attacks my feet at night and in the morning lol.

I think if the shelter is up front and honest, about health issues, and someone wants to adopt anyway, I don't think it's a problem. There are people that looks specifically for special-needs cats. Not that this was special needs per se, but I took in my Penelopy knowing she'd had a recurring...

My cat seriously needs a bath. But she is so skittish and will pee (or in some cases, poop) on you if you pick her up. Even a little bit. I think I need to just suck it up, put on some clothes I don't mind messing up, and do it. She's also a big girl so have to take that into account.

Oh my, Douglas Fir, we have that one; he scares me!! We decided not to bring it out this year with the kittens being... kittens.

LOL, cat shaped luxury soaps.