It's so true and so powerfully PAWSitive, @PushPurrCatPaws! Those who truly care for and about cats tend to be very caring people all the way around, I've found. In today's compartmentalized, often very alienating society, that can be life-keeping! Or should I say, life-saving!I agree, and whether you're an extrovert or an introvert, it is positive that there will be so many here at TCS that can understand the anguish of losing a beloved cat. The support is amazing.
...and the opposite holds true as well.
Yup! So true. *Though it's a moot point as to whether cats can do "nothing" for humans. I wouldn't call, improving mental, emotional and physical health, lowering blood pressure, giving unconditional loyalty and love, enriching our lives with their beauty, grace, style, friendliness, camaraderie, and just plain confounded silliness (think: Snowshoe) "nothing".
Furballsmom
: we’re really not! 
It’s one of those handy click floors. Medusa has a whole lot to say about all of our (her) stuff being moved, but other than that, the cats doesn’t seem to care. Our cats are pretty good at not caring about noise. They will sleep like babies trough fireworks and when we got the roof fixed, I was suffering more than them. 
tarasgirl06
: yeah, sadly, you guys in the US know more about these horrible acts of terror and violence than we do. So do a lot of other European countries. I hope one day, all countries will be as clueless about this sort of thing as we were. And I do highly recommend the movie. She is the one who is always over the moon happy to see me, and will cry and claw if she doesn’t get love and attention when she wants it. Today I went upstairs for about an hour to clean up. To Nala that was like I had been gone for a year. She was running around, talking and crying, until I sat down. Then she jumped on my lap, and started purring, kneading and sucking on my t-shirt. She was doing that, happy as can be, for about 15 minutes. 
Cute little weirdo. (I got her at 12 weeks, so she was weaned before I got her.) I think out of of the cats I’ve had, she is the most intense and loving one. She is also the only one who tries to beat me up If i’m not doing the right thing. I’ve had my two little kittens for 6 weeks now, and they are just the most amazing little kitties. Nala is intense, loud and tough, and Sorry is mild, sweet and soft. It’s the perfect combo. And I’m so happy Sorry is a bit calmer than her sister, or I’d probably struggle. I’m going back to work, and to Prague, next week, so I’m a bit worried how Nala will handle that. 
This site is really beautiful! Everyone here is so nice, positive and caring.
It’s like a breath of fresh air, because most of the Internet is not like this. Earlier today I even got into a «fight» with someone on a Facebook page about NF cats. I love that it’s not like that here.
Furballsmom
--Demi loves to swallow 2 grasshoppers whole at the same time and then puke them back up later. 
Lari
--My positive for today is because of you. You posted a picture of a delicious looking Michigan Pasty, which I had never heard of. So my pal from this site and I bought all the ingredients and we are going to have an online cooking challenge and see whose Pasty turns out better. She's a much better cook than me, so she'll probably win, but I'll give it my best try. 
Alice catlady
-- I will try to see this film when I'm feeling strong enough. The massacre really made me very upset, as do they all. Yes, we need to evolve beyond what my ex used to say was "the primordial ooze" and with no disrespect to reptiles, whom I generally like a lot, beyond the "lizard brain" stage. 
And if, he does qualify (which hopefully he won't) all of his subsequent veterinary care will be free as well. The medication, whose name I am not allowed to know, is, according to my vet, a miracle drug but since I am an old cynic, I am taking that with a grain of salt. 
I am not sure if I want to use my sweet boy as a test subject, though. But that initial free blood work-up? That is a nice saving. 
I agree,Every time I come back to this thread after an absence, I am blown away all over again by the affection everyone has for each other and, of course, for each other's cats. I can practically feel all the PAWsitivity coming through my screen! (I did have "good vibes" instead of "PAWsitivity" but um, wow does that ever date me!) Anyway, there are always the most interesting little insights into people's lives, new things to learn and terrific photos. This thread has grown and deepened into something very special and very rare.
My PAWsitive news is that Paul has an opportunity to take part in a clinical study of an anti-diabetic drug. Just recently, he's begun drinking more water and peeing more often so I mentioned it to the vet while I was there with Chula, for an unrelated problem. He has to be tested but, hopefully the comprehensive free blood tests will show everything is fine, and that will be the end of that. But did I mention that the blood tests were FREE?
Here he is, letting me know what he thinks about the the prospect.
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margd
-- this IS a very special thread, on a very special site with very special members -- cats being, of course, the most special of all! and the root of most if not all of the PAWSitivity. 
The medication, whose name I am not allowed to know, is, according to my vet, a miracle drug but since I am an old cynic, I am taking that with a grain of salt.
margd
- Don't be too skeptical; just as the reverse genetic clinical trials done at U.C. Davis on Feline Infectious Peritonitis yielded two new actual Miracle drugs which treat the problem differently, and as the joint U. Fliorida / U. C. San Francisco studies have uncovered a successful method of attacking the FIV virus, new Diabetes studies have taken a different tack as well, and the "Miracle drugs" are glucagon-like peptides. The two upcoming studies will be examining two different synthetic GLP-1 analogues. A quick Google search for "exendin 4" would probably reveal which study your vet has selected for Paul.
tarasgirl06
, on behalf of Paul, thank you for the compliments on his good looks!
He is busy at the moment. 
1CatOverTheLine
for telling me about exendin 4 and synthetic GLP-1 analogues. You may be right that the study involves exendin 4, although the vet wouldn't tell me anything, not even the class of drug involved. All I know is that it's an oral formulation. A quick scan brought up reports of exendin 4 being tested in cats as an injection, so perhaps the study is evaluating the efficacy of the oral form. According to the vet, there have been no adverse reactions so far - maybe you are right that I should put Paul to work supporting scientific research.
That's really good as it is typically takes a lot longer.
Go Medusa LOL! Gee whiz those two furbabies are CUTE!!
Shane Kent
The head of security clearance for a large construction company thanked me for how nice and organized my paperwork was.LOL, nah, we'll just take it underground
margd
I, too, am blown away every time I return to TCS to catch up in all the amazing posts. This is such a wonderful community, and I'm so happy to have found it (and shoved my way in! 
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tinydestroyer
Those are beautiful pictures. What a nice place to talk a walk! I don't have a lot of shade like that where I live. I'd have to walk on a paved road dotted with palm trees, which is pretty but not shady.
Shane Kent
, the eyes on that kitty figurine make me think of my kitty, Cloud. They seem to look right into you. That makes it one of my favorites. I know some folks are getting sun, some are getting rain and best of all, some are getting rainbows! No matter how many rainbows I see, I always smile at every one.Sky paintings! The care and feeding info provided by Poppy was enlightening. Thank you Poppy. I laughed. It interesting to find that grasshoppers can still jump, even after being eaten by cats. Do the kitties find it tickles when the grasshopper jumps from their tummies? Is that the attraction? Lol
1CatOverTheLine
The cats have already won the revolution and you are right, it would never be televised. They are smarter than humans and would never tell us how they did it. Lol ( for those who don’t know, I am just joking in reference to how much our cats seem to run the lives of those who love them) This site is truly filled with great cat loving people who are willing to reach out to others.
tarasgirl06
you May have lost your beautiful camellias but look at it this way, you now have a spot to plant something new and wonderful that will tolerate future scorching sun issues. Some varieties of camellia are more tolerant than others so even that is an exciting new possibility. I also have enjoyed sharing conversation with someone who has posted things I admire! Very nice! 
I don't buy them online, typically they want the full value of them or close to it. Being online you don't get to look them over for chips, cracks and scratches. I looked up the Tonala Mexican cat online and it was 90 dollars US, or more, for ones that are similar to mine. I paid 15 dollars Canadian for it at a thrift store. The best prices are at the thrift stores. Most of what I find at thrift stores are damaged where the flea markets don't typically sell damaged stuff. I like the small town flea markets more than the city flea markets. Most of the vendors at the city flea markets have closer to antique store prices which is like the online sites.
Karen has been going to thrift stores for years. She looks for old picture frames and clothes her sister can use as costumes. Karen is a professional photographer the frames are for her to use. Her sister owns a dance studio and does theatrical summer camps. At the thrift stores, I started out buying small stuffed toys for the cats to play with.
