First of all, my apologies on not posting about our beloved boy sooner. I think I have the happiest possible excuse: there has been a wonderful absence of medical news for Grady! But, I’m always happy to talk about the tabby boy I adore, so when folks in the Felis Catus community started clamoring for […]
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I have known & loved many, many cats in my life. Each is wonderful in his or her own way. But Ringo was one of the most magnificent and well-loved cats it has been my privilege to know and care for. Ringo was loved by all who met him but was not seriously considered for […]
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Far be it from me to suggest that our cats like to gossip…in fact, I can say with great confidence that there’s at least one Rumor definitely not going around Tabby’s Place. Not anymore, at least.
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That’s been just about every volunteer’s reaction to looking at our Community Room board this week.
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Raise your hand if you thought that this post would be about the disease “cat scratch fever.” Or, if you’re as old as me, you might think it would be about the putrid song with that name by the unbearable Ted Nugent (though “Journey to the Center of the Mind” by the Amboy Dukes is […]
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I am delighted to report that our snuggle-bunny Grady is home at Tabby’s Place, and made it through his surgery with flying colors – or, better yet, flying tabby stripes.
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Cats are subject to many of the same diseases as humans, but there are a number of diseases that are unique (or almost so) to cats. At Tabby’s Place we have seen just about every cat disease imaginable (and, frankly, some that are unimaginable). I am going to use this blog to discuss some of these “weird […]
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No, I’m not posting about granola. “Crunchy” just so happens to have been the Tabby’s Place nickname for a rather darling cat, Esmeralda. Our vet bestowed the nickname on this fluffy girl upon seeing her crumpled-over ears. (An Executive Director who shall not be named, whose name rhymes with Zonathan, unsuccessfully lobbied to keep “Crunchy” […]
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“The Gra-dy bunch, the Grady bunch…” So Jonathan came singing – gleefully - into the Community Room. Knowing that we’ve been waiting for results from Grady‘s weekend CT scan – and knowing that nothing makes Jonathan merrier than good news for a cat - I spun around immediately. “Is there news about Grady??” Dear friends, you bet […]
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Yesterday I received email with the news that Smurf, a Tabby’s Place alumnus, “went to Heaven on Friday, March 6, 2009.” I was greatly saddened to hear this … my mind flashed back to the day Smurf came to Tabby’s Place.
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