Donny is Doing Great

I should have written this update about Donny’s progress sooner, since it has been well over a week since he came back from surgery ([[Donny is Back from Surgery :-)|see entry]]).
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Grady

This is just a quick post to ask you to please keep a good thought for our Grady this week.  We sent Grady for chest x-rays on Friday, after several staff and volunteers noticed him coughing.
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Israeli Cat Sanctuary

You won’t be surprised to hear that I love my job.  Among the many wonderful things I get to do is to hear from fellow cat rescuers.  I”m constantly amazed by the number of people who are willing to give so much and expect nothing in return. Just the other day I received email from […]
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Abu Dhabi loves Crystal!

Fellow fans of the Saturday morning Garfield cartoon will remember that Garfield was forever attempting to mail Nermal, his obnoxiously cute cousin, to Abu Dhabi. Well, maybe Nermal finally got there and told the good people of Abu Dhabi about Tabby’s Place, because our cats now have their very first Benefactor from the United Arab […]
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Hootz!

As you can imagine, we have had no lack of amusing cats at Tabby’s Place (having saved almost 700 cats at the date of this posting). But I must say that Hootz might be our funniest cat to date. You can read Hootz’s background, but the only way to appreciate her is to see her […]
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“Mental Hopscotch?”

I just stumbled on a news story that Dale Bozzio had been charged with animal cruelty, involving 12 cats.  Dale “whozio?”  Let me explain.
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Can Cats See Colors?

I was web surfing on one of my days off (Wed) & stumbled on this blurb (from Glencoe, MN): Samantha Johnson, seventh grade, purple ribbon and state science fair trip for her project “Can Cats See Color?” She also won the Thin Film Technology Corp. independent research award of $50. I have always been fascinated […]
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Useful Cats, Part II

Maybe I’m just noticing this now, but useful cats are poppin’ up all over the world. Now the UK moggies are joining the cause. I just stumbled upon this story of Valentine, a talking cat. No big deal, you say, lots of cats “talk.” That was my first thought, also. And, after seeing the video, […]
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Cats ARE Useful

I don’t want to get involved in the religious war over whether cats or dogs are “better,” but canine zealots will often point out that besides being great pets, dogs are also “useful,”  as many dogs do real work, such as pulling sleds, rescuing people or guarding buildings.  Cat lovers have to admit, reluctantly, that, […]
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Donny is Back from Surgery :-)

Donny had had his (1st) surgery yesterday & came back to Tabby’s Place this afternoon.  The surgeon said Donny did great under anesthesia.  The surgeon enlarged the groove in Donny’s left knee & relocated the attachment of the patellar ligament.  These “custom modifications” will keep Donny’s kneecap in its proper location.
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