Hi Debs, thanks for posting. I am sorry to hear about Ziggy, I think I know how you must feel. It is always so hard to have one of our loved pets taken away from us. Of course I can only speak for myself, but maybe you shouldn't wait too long before you take another pet in. This doesn't mean that you would be forgetting Ziggy, he will always have his special place in your heart, but a new pet to tend to, that needs your love and attention could be very comforting for you right now. I know that our cats helped us to get over Clara's loss. Take care. ... View related article.
Thanks Meeowmom and Artlady for posting again! It obviously has something to do with destiny, or whatever one may want to call it. Clara was such a huge strong cat and a such a bully too - she never had to go into a fight with anybody to make herself clear! Her body presence was enough. She was the only cat that never ever left the house before. Only lately did she start to venture outside but very carefully checking the grounds around her. Though we live in a city it is a rather quiet quarter with only narrow lanes and no streets, so there are no cars close by. We are really grateful for that! Still, we try to keep them all indoors as much as possible but since they are all strays who enjoyed - despite it all - being outside before, hiding in the bushes, climbing up trees and romping on the neighborhood's roofs, it is very difficult to lock them in all the time. Again, Thanks everybody!
Gizmo is a beautiful cat AND if she likes your husband - you can trust her to know what is best!
That reminds me that for years I had been "pestering" my husband about having a cat and though he never said he doesn't like cats, he always had excuses WHY we shouldn't right now. Today we have - (I had written about our dear Clara passing away). 12 cats we are honored to live with (all shelter cats or strays) plus the strays who just come for meals and pats. My husband is their most devoted loving and caring slave.
Hi, since I can't afford any expensive stuff anymore, I went over to using almond, peach or apricot oil that I get at an Indian store. This has been and still is a perfect solution for me and I am almost twice as old :) Just moisten a cotton pad with water, squeeze the water out and then moisten the pad with some of the almond oil. I use it for my entire face and must say I am pleased with the results. Repeat a couple of times with new pads :) to make sure skin is entirely clean and moist as well. ... View related article.
Hi Everyone and THANKS again for your conforting and feeling comments!! I really do appreciat that! Unfortunately except for you all here, the vet (she is a wonderful vet and person!!) the girls working at the clinic, and of course my husband!! there is nobody I can talk to about the sorrow and pain on losing Clara.
While having a frugal dinner just now, me sitted at the edge of the chair as most of it was required and taken by Grucho.... (he isn't THAT big , REALLY!!) my husband and I talked about Clara..... and about the fact that even though we hurt a lot, it is really not about US but about CLARA!! And her having to go when she was only 3 years old and she had all her feline life before her!! We feel so sorry for her! Maybe it would have been "less painful" or easier to bear if she would have been sick or that old and needed to be put to sleep to ease her pain..... But her innocence and trust in us are especially so heartbreaking since we feel that we have let her down!
Please don't get me wrong... we have lost cats to sickness and we knew what to expect but with Clara.... one minute she was still here and then she was gone and that is so final!
Since I haven't been around for quite some time I don't know if I have posted about this....
Anyway, ever since I entered the "years in between" I started putting on weight while my cravings and appetities for food (I Love to cook) ran wild and after being a skinny something all my life (I used to buy pants and skirts at the teens dept store...) I found myself with 22 pounds too many, of course all on the wrong places.... and with hardly anything to wear anymore.... LONG STORY SHORT: I found out about LEMON WATER and so I started to daily drink the juice of one lime/lemon with 1,5 liter of water - NO SUGAR!!!!! and after some three months I was down to my almost ideal weight of some 115 pounds which I don't find that hard to keep anymore. ... View related article.
Thank you all so much for your feedback and for your kind words!!
Clara was an absolutely georgeous, beautiful and smart as hell tricolor stray. A huge monster who grew up to be 15 pounds of feline muscle. Just as she showed up one day out of the bushes in front of our front gate, walked up to my husband who happened to be waiting for her.... posted herself to her full height of three months, and yelled something like "where the hell do you live, I am hungry, let's go..." :) She moved in and until lately never ever ventured outside our front patio anymore. Eventually she learned to open doors - all doors - but only to let the others out..... She loved to sleep on her back, streching herself to her full length, we would sometimes tell her she is a shamless something.... But her beautiful amber eyes gazed at us saying "I know what I look like, I can afford to be seen like that, mind you!" She loved to make life hell for Maya, Ginger, Shirah who lived in permanent fear of her and her mean tricks.... watching out for them when they walked off the litterbox.... around corners, going into hiding and waiting for them to pass her by so she could jump and smack them over the head..... It got so that they were afraid to go to the toilette and I had to walk them and wait while they did their business.... She loved to drink tap water best, when we came out of the shower she would wait for us sitted inside the sink and would greet us as if she hadnt seen us in ages....
We don't know what happened to her last Thursday.... Friday morning we were still missing her so I went looking for her, I found her exactly at the same place she had been when she first came to us.... She looked scared and very stressed and I so much hoped that she would hold on... until i could take her to the clinic..... But I was wrong.
Though we have another 12 feline furry monsters we slave for and some 6 to 8 ocassional feline guests who come to take a nap, a pat or just a meal.... both my husband and I can't help feeling so guilty. We are absolutely devastated and even when we don't talk about her, we only have to look at each other to know that we are seeing her and thinking about her.
I haven't tried bran muffins yet but these two sites are great for recipes etc. and I use them a lot. I have checked if they have bran muffins and they do!! Good Luck! :) ... View related article.
Hi Jason, I too would guess it might be some kind of allergy to her food, i feed my cats Hills Science Plan and have Thank G-D - so far never encountered a problem. You should either change the vet or try the vets at your nearest animal shelter as they should have a lot more experience in treating all kinds of feline problems and last but not least, they should be a lot cheaper too - Good Luck! ... View related article.
I hope none of my cats is watching me doing this.. but I must say that Frankie is a beautiful dog indeed!!! May you be blessed and honored to be his humans for many more years to come!! ... View related article.
