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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First Christmas
Mewsletter ....
Please tell Garfield
that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed
Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!
Shona Steele
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you
by
'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat is
really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca, essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs have owners.
Cats have staff.'
'In the
middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ...
A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It
is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves -
that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner
himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in
almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise
when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's
tribute pages
GARFIELD and
those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD
is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...
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DIABETIC PETS!
Dr Brett Kirkland - BEACH ROAD VET CLINIC, New Zealand
Some people
are surprised to hear that our pets may suffer from the same diseases we do. A
common problem we and our pets get is sugar diabetes. It is caused by a
deficiency of insulin so that glucose builds up in the blood stream. The excess
glucose is then excreted making patients urinate more frequently, this results
in the most common symptom - excessive thirst. The main reason diabetics become
ill is that their tissues don't receive the necessary glucose for metabolism.
In the absence of glucose, active tissues utilize mainly fats and this results
in a build up of ketones to toxic levels. Eventually the patient develops
acidosis and vomiting. A major difference with our pets is that diabetic humans
often can be controlled by diet and hypoglycaemic
(blood sugar lowering) drugs. Dogs and cats almost exclusively have insulin
dependent diabetes.
A problem
common to humans and pets is the initial diagnosis. People often realise
they have been diabetic for some time and the same goes for my patients - I
often diagnose diabetes when the animals have come to see me for another
reason. With hindsight most people have noticed their pet drinking far more
than normal but have not thought they looked ill.
Recently I
had a Fox terrier visit, which had an itchy skin condition. After seeing to
that I was asked to check a lump on its mate - another foxy. During the
examination I was told it was drinking more so we sent him for a walk and
obtained a urine sample (not too difficult with a boy dog). The glucose was very
high - a blood test confirmed the glucose was through the roof.
Treatment
for diabetic pets is not straightforward. Insulin has to be administered twice
daily for the rest of their lives. It is not a set dose; that has to be
determined by careful adjustments and frequent testing to carefully titrate the
right amount. These pets have to live a set pattern for the rest of their lives
-feeding, exercise and insulin at the same time each day.
An
interesting phenomenon occurs in cats though. Some cats lose the ability to
produce insulin properly when the blood sugar rises to high levels. They need
insulin initially but after a month or two their pancreas starts functioning
again and they gradually lose the requirement for insulin. This occurs in about
15% of diabetic cats.
If your pet
is drinking a lot more than normal (i.e. several litres
daily) even though it is otherwise healthy it would pay to have your pet tested
at your vets for diabetes. If you come across a diabetic (pet or person) who is
in acute distress the best thing to do is administer glucose (or sugar) as quick
as possible. Sudden hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar)
can cause neurological signs, coma and death - the glucose will save their
lives. If it is something else (including ketone toxicosis) the extra glucose
wont hurt. Call the appropriate health professional after giving the glucose.
© Dr Brett Kirkland
Beach Road Vet Clinic
New Zealand
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Dear
Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food
thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT
MEAL!!!! I immediately walked away! So I'm so on your half
on this Ollie!
Love, Timber (USA)
To read
Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click
here:
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Top 10 Cats’ Names in 2007 |
- Molly
- Felix
- Smudge
- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW ...
putting your cat's name on his collar
is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES is a
new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS are stored. Read
through them at your leisure or better still, subscribe to the
MEWSLETTER which is free each month!!! |
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Testimonials
Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!!
I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his
funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for
brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)
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A Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER
2005 MEWSLETTER
Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter. I look
forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.
There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several
days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which
are finished in a few minutes. Your Mewsletter is more of a
digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over
again. I appreciate very much the work that you put into it,
and the contributions of all your feline staff. Thanks to
Ricky, I may even take up yoga.
All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline |
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT? Find out
why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from dead
mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot odors.
For a wonderful website where animal
writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill Carpenter
MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*
is a website about a very
special cat with a very special problem. This heart-warming site is
temporarily off line while Mollie and his siblings relocate from California
to Pennsylvania. Don't worry folks - they'll be back soon!
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