My Cat From Hell TV Show

I caught this show last night and I was very impressed! Jackson Galaxy is very good! He puts the words out differently, but he says the same stuff I do. He just travels around and does it in person. I bet he's expensive!!!

But he says the exact same stuff I do. Instead of saying to let the cat lead the dance, he says to let the cat come to you. It means the same thing, but my language is more colorful and gives a nice picture.

I'm the ONLY one doing this on the internet. It's important to understand that. I love Cat Whispering, and I love helping people. I just don't travel well. I have my 5 cats that need attention, and I don't want to leave them all the time. If you are local, around Knoxville, TN, it's possible I'll come visit. But otherwise, for the price, it's a real bargain to have me counsel you by e-mail.

If he can get his rate, maybe it's time for me to raise mine so that I can actually live on it???

Instead of making myself available and being all about the cats...

Time is money, after all....

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You know, the reason I don't take phone calls is because I lose my voice. You can't read lips over the phone...

Spoiled Cat Syndrome

I don't understand it, but Beasley is whining! He's driving me crazy!

I can't have a phone call, step out of the room, go to the bathroom, take a shower, or answer an e-mail.

I created this beast, and now I have to re-train him to let me have a life!

I love him dearly, and he's fed, warm, comfortable, has toys and friends. But if I'm not in my chair, offering my lap to him, he's out of sorts. I've spoiled him terribly, and it's my own fault. I love that he snuggles the way he does. I wake up to him snuggling me, I go to sleep with him snuggling me, I watch TV with him snuggling me. He makes it hard to type when he's on my lap. I can't see the screen because he's got his body blocking it (computer or TV). I've just given him everything he wants, and what he wants most is me.

Could be worse, I guess, because he could hate me instead...

Vacation Until Thursday

I'll be out of town until Thursday. I'm visiting family. I'll have the laptop with me.

Have a great Mother's Day!

How Old Is Your Cat?

I found a cool post from the HSUS that tells you how to figure out the approximate age of your cat. Use this link...

Cat Age

It also shows how to figure out the age of dogs. Pretty cool!!!

Amazing Phone Call!

I got the most amazing phone call! A woman called asking if I was a cat shelter - she had to move and find homes for her cats.

I could hear the desperation in her voice, so I didn't let her hang up right away, and I knew she wanted to. She was defeated and discouraged. By a string of bad luck and bureaucracy, she lost her home - with 30 days left, she had to find a home for cats ranging in age from one year to 10 years. All fixed, none declawed.

I was able to point her in the right direction and maybe find homes for the felines.

It felt so good to be able to help! I can't take any more myself - having 5 is a financial burden when you are unemployed, disabled, and a student, like myself. But I try my best to help others, regardless.

I pointed her to Yahoo! Groups, and to Petfinder. Not so much for her to post her cats, since she has such a short time and Petfinder charges for listings - but to find folks around her that may have a foster situation going and could take her cats. If not permanently, then at least for a while till she got back on her feet.

I just wanted to share this - it was so extraordinary! I've been in a quandry about the website for so long - not knowing what direction to follow next, and not really having time to fix the stuff that keeps going wrong, either.

I just fixed a page, and already the images have been moved! I guess I'll have to download the images and then upload them to the site so that I have them. It's such a pain that my merchant partners can't be helpful and keep their images in one place - even when the links contain the images! Oh well.... That's another story for another day...

Product Review: Advantage II

I got some Advantage II last time instead of the regular Advantage. For clarification, I always get the purple package, as all the cats are over 9 pounds.

I got a pack of 12, which covered the cats for 2 months with 2 applications left over.

I'm not really happy with it. The regular Advantage kills the fleas. Advantage II also kills the larvae and eggs, which is why I got it. But it doesn't seem to kill the fleas (full sized adults) as well.

I have carpet, and the fleas live in it - they lay eggs and the carpet is full of eggs now. Even after multiple vacuumings, it seems we are inundated with fleas. It's even worse since I applied the Advantage II.

I'm using my premise spray (Siphotrol) and salt. I tried the diatomaceous earth, but it plugged up my vacuum so bad that it stopped working, and I had to fix it. So, I'm back to salt.

That's my report. If things get better, I'll let you know.....

Wow! Just realized something...

I lost my aunt on April 1 or thereabouts. My dad passed on May 1. My mom on May 2. Strange!

Goodies Coming....

I've been offered some goodies for you, but I'm having trouble getting to the links. There's an ad on the site that keeps blocking my access. I've notified the vendor, and I'm sure it will be removed. Meanwhile, keep fingers crossed. The items/links will appear here as soon as I can get them...

Pre-Planning for My Cats

I just lost a beloved aunt. Unexpected for sure, but she lived a full life.

It got me thinking again about how to care for the cats should something happen to me. My health isn't that great, and I'm older - not as old as she was, and I continually work to improve my health...

But still...

What if something happened to me? When I have surgery (planned) I can prepare for my cats and have someone take care of them. When I take a trip, I prepare, and have someone take care of them. But what if it wasn't planned? What would happen then? I have a neighbor who has a list of phone numbers to call, and she knows where the food is - but when the food runs out? If my sister can't get here to take care of things in time?

One of my readers sent me this link. It answers a lot of these questions, and I hope you will also find it useful...

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/pets/pets_in_wills_factsheet.pdf

Book Signing, Got Feelings Hurt...

The most exciting thing lately is that I saw the author of "Homer's Odyssey," Gwen Cooper, about Homer the Blind Wondercat that I've been following on Facebook for a while. She came to Knoxville and talked at our school, Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC). I bought the book and she signed it.

While waiting in line for her to sign my copy, I was surrounded by a few women from the Knoxville Feral Friends. One was friendly, but the others were pointedly NOT friendly. My feelings got really hurt, and instead of talking S&*% about them, I kept my mouth shut. They care about the cats, and that works for me.

One of the reasons we "get into" cats in the first place is because we don't do well with people. At least cat fanatics like myself and the gals in Knoxville Feral Friends are like that. I understand. But it still hurt my feelings.

I guess that says a lot about me, doesn't it.....