OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
Hi guys, I am looking for some inexpensive scratching posts. My guys destroy my scratching posts within a month at most, and they are like $30 at PetSmart. Thanks, Kelley -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Marylyn
Try making one with a 4x4 (not treated) of whatever length you want. Glue burlap and sisal rope to it to cover the wood. Ebony loved it. The 4x4 was long enough he could really stretch. If you have men who will exclude any of God's

RE: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Wolf, Leah R.
How about Hershey? Or Milton? Leah From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gussies mom Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:10 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name I volunteer with a rescue that

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Kat
Hi Beth, Do you think this kitty may be a Havana Brown breed? Maybe a play on Havana, or Cuba, or Cuba Gooding Jr, or any one of the characters played by CB Jr, or...??? If he's just a chocolate brown cat, then how about: Brach, Bosco, Cadbury, Guylian, Hershey, Lindt...? Kat (Mew Jersey) On

Re: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread elizabeth trent
Dove? On 2/16/07, MacKenzie, Kerry N. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or Ghiradelli? Godiva would have been good for a girl! -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Wolf, Leah R. *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 9:15 AM *To:*

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Lewis Faye
Mr. Goodbar, Cacao, Cocoa, Coffee, Latte, Mocha, Reese, Snickers, Butterfinger, MM, Heath, Nestle, Whitman, Godiva, Kat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Beth, Do you think this kitty may be a Havana Brown breed? Maybe a play on Havana, or Cuba, or Cuba Gooding Jr, or any one of the characters

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread TenHouseCats
there are a number of places on-line with instructions for making your own; phaewyrn has a place she bought hers from that she swears by, but they are NOT inexpensive. i have a great recommendation for a place that sells on ebay, called armarkat (they have two or three authorized dealers as

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
I know there are lots of places where I can get directions for making my own, but with 20+ cats in the house including 2 special needs, working 6 days a week and running a rescue, I have no time to try to figure out how to make cat trees. Besides, I think that since I can't even put together

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Susan Loesch
You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They are inexpensive compared to the actual posts you buy. Once they've scratched the heck out of the top surface I take that part out and turn it over and let them have at the

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Barb Moermond
I thought of Havana Brown too, but there's also Tonkinese and Burmese Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous - Original Message From:

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread TenHouseCats
mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated cardboard scratching pads that they stand on to use. They

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Leslie
I'm going to stick up for this chocolate boy and say, I like the name Reuben! It's dignified and unusual. :) However, Lindt comes in close second, just because it sounds like lint and that's very funny to me right now.okay, time for the coffee! Leslie ps can we see a picture of him? He

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Susan Loesch
I've known that to happen, too!! TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mine like those too--except ONE of my little brats likes to, um, relieve herself on them, which renders them somewhat soggy. On 2/16/07, Susan Loesch wrote: You know, what my cats like best is just the corrugated

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Gussies mom
I've looked at Havana Browns, but they look darker and their fur looks silkier. He ahs normal cat hair, but I think he is very striking Barb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I thought of Havana Brown too, but there's also Tonkinese and Burmese Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
The next brown cat I have will be named Mack Brown, but that doesn't mean much if you don't live in Texas:) On 2/16/07, Gussies mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've looked at Havana Browns, but they look darker and their fur looks silkier. He ahs normal cat hair, but I think he is very striking

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Marylyn
If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make one you might just leave a 4x4 or 2x6 out. A lumber yard will cut the length you want. Dixie likes to scratch plain wood. If you have

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
I know I have time to post to the list alotbut I am at work and I can't make cat trees at work, but I can post to the list at work:) On 2/16/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I will try that:) On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't have time to make

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Marylyn
Make sure they don't sell you treated wood. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who

RE: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Diane Rosenfeldt
He sounds wonderful. Truffle? Ganache? Diane R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gussies mom Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:10 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name I volunteer with a

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Kat
Barb, I thought of the Tonkinese Burmese, but couldn't think of any appropriate names along those lines... Havana was just too easy. Kat (Mew Jersey) On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Barb Moermond wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:49:20 -0800 (PST) From: Barb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Sally Davis
Reuben might still be an appropriate name. Any one watch American Idol. Reuben Stoddard won a couple years ago. If the cat is a rolly polly then the name would be a great fir with his coloring. Sally On 2/16/07, Gussies mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I volunteer with a rescue that has taken in

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread Kelley Saveika
I won this for 99 cents! Plus shipping of course, but the total is less than $60! Quite happy with this deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280082188758 On 2/16/07, Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make sure they don't sell you treated wood.

13 Healthy Kitties in CA Need Homes (FW: Open homes and hearts (fwd)

2007-02-16 Thread Kat
Hi All, I am on the east coast, so I cannot help any of these kitties as they are about 1-1/2 hours east of Los Angeles, CA. If anyone out there has any connections or is in any position to help, please call Gig (818.943.0160) or email him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you! Kat (Mew Jersey)

Re: OT - Looking for inexpensive scratching post

2007-02-16 Thread TenHouseCats
reveling in her role of bad influence On 2/16/07, Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I won this for 99 cents! Plus shipping of course, but the total is less than $60! Quite happy with this deal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=280082188758 On 2/16/07,

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Evan Dee
If the personality warrants it, perhaps "Wonka"? Gussies mom wrote: I volunteer with a rescue that has taken in cats from a hoarding case. Some have tested FeLV+. One of the cats that tested negative and is awaiting a retest is a cocoa colored cat. He is all brown. I have never seen a

Re: OT: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Kelly L
At 03:17 PM 2/16/2007, you wrote: BIG HERSHEY KISS!!! If the personality warrants it, perhaps Wonka? Gussies mom wrote: I volunteer with a rescue that has taken in cats from a hoarding case. Some have tested FeLV+. One of the cats that tested negative and is awaiting a retest is a cocoa

Re: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread Barb Moermond
I love Ganache!! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous - Original Message From: Diane Rosenfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Chocolate cat needs a name

2007-02-16 Thread lilash3
I once had a cat named Moose (or Mousse) maybe after Chocolate Mousse -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 7:14 AM Subject: RE: Chocolate cat needs a name How about Hershey? Or Milton?Leah From: [EMAIL

OT anethesia - Propofol - risks?

2007-02-16 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Is anyone familiar with this anethesia?