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Hey everyone! If you look at the sticky thread on urination problems, you will see that I wrote a section of that thread. In fact, I am the person our local humane society sends people to who have cat behavior problems. So, i know a lot about solving behavior problems. But, I have found my...

On TV on Saturday I saw a semi trapped in the I-24 flood in Nashville and watched as they pulled out a man who looked like Uncle Fester. I am worried that, if it was him, he had to leave his cats in the truck. The water was up to the windows, so the situation is bad. Does anyone ever hear...

My cat, Khadija, has been on a pill form of phosphate binders which has helped tremendously with managing her early stages of kidney failure. When I went in to renew her prescription today I was told that the vet could no longer get pills and instead they gave me a huge bottle of mint flavored...

This is a scary recent new finding about cancer in cats: http://www.vetpathology.org/cgi/content/full/41/3/209

My husband and I were out of town Friday night. Our professional pet sitter came in on Friday evening and Saturday morning to scoop and feed. When we came back on Saturday night I immediately put out canned food for the cats. BeBe, who LOVES canned food, took one bite, acted as if he had been...

A friend is fostering a wonderful, sweet, and loving cat that she wants to adopt (neutered male just over a year old). She already has two cats, both males and both neutered (one is 8 years and the other around 3 or 4 years old). All three cats are from shelters and the oldest is declawed...

I have been helping a lady trap a feral she has been feeding so that he could be neutered, treated for a small flesh wound on his tail, and vaccinated. She didn't want to use a trap, so she has worked real hard to get him to come to her, and go into a carrier on his own terms. Last night the...

Rescuing the stranded cats is quite a task! HSUS Cat Rescue: Like Herding Cats

I have been away from TCS for a while and am so happy to have a chance to come visit again. So Hello to all you new folks and to all of my old friends! In August I am going to present a paper in Regensburg Germany in which I will discuss people's attitudes toward animals, with an emphasis on...

Last night a baby racoon showed up at the feral cat feeder. He was small enough that eating the Cat Chow was difficult for him. I kept waiting for his mom to show up, but no adults appeared. Then, this morning, after the cats ate, the orphan returned to the feeder. Poor baby! I'm trying to...

The discovery of a Neolithic cat burial on the island of Cyprus has more than doubled the known history of cat-human companionship. French archaeologists found the remains of a 9,500-year-old wildcat buried a little more than a foot away from a high-status person of indeterminate sex. Both cat...

I returned about a week ago from spending two weeks in China for my job. Although I had a wonderful time, there were a few things I witnessed that gave me nightmares. One of them was the zoo in Beijing. Some of my group wanted to see the pandas, so we were taken to the zoo. We saw the pandas...

Several weeks ago some boys in my sister's neighborhood built up a huge stack of wood for a bonfire. They never got around to setting the fire until tonight. Sadly, a momma cat had nested in the woodpile with her kittens. The momma cat escaped, but the two kittens could not get away. My...

Some of you know that I have been in China for the last two weeks. When I got home I received some awful news. First, I came home to a string of tornados. I had to go directly from my car to the basement because the storms were so bad. While riding out the storm, my husband told me that my...

Last Fall I TNRed what I thought were the only cats living in the University's motor pool. I found out last week that there is a new female in the motor pool, so this morning I went over to see whether I could take her in to be spayed. Well.....this is the first time anyone there would...

Deb, The academic year is almost over. How have you liked being in your new job? I hope that it ended up being a good move to make!

They are talking about a full mastectomy, which suggests that it is beyond just the first stage. I think I'm going to throw up.

I went to put new bedding in one of the feral houses yesterday and when I opened it up there was a decomposing body of a possum inside! OMG it was soooo disgusting. I think I am going to have to throw away the house (and its a nice one) because the decomposing body juices soaked into the side...

For those of you who don't often visit the SOS forum, please drop in and see what is going on. Gothic Amethist (sorry I spelled your name wrong) has a sad story about a local Animal Shelter burning down, but there are some very hopeful threads as well. For example, there is a notice about the...

I have been working for months to help a lady spay/neuter the cats she has been feeding in her yard. Every single cat has been healthy, not even any worms (which is almost unbelievable). Today I took in the last female, who appeared to be pregnant. She came back worm-free just like her mom...