Yes, I know. Just what the Internet needs. More cat pages.
If you have never known or loved a cat, you may be befuddled by such things as this site. If you have ever adored one of these most marvelous, majestic, mystical beings, you will understand.
I love my cats, and I am not ashamed of that fact.
All told, 13 of these amazing beings have graced my life with their presence.
In living with these beautiful creatures of the Goddess, I have made mistakes,
and I have learned a lot. These are their stories and mine, both
painful & joyous.
A very special thank you to Charlie Ryer for
scanning and cropping some of these original photographs of my cats and
making them Internet-worthy.
Gone, But Never Forgotten
Still a Delight
Other Beloved Pets & Critters
Freckles
Frisbee
Fritz
Kapers
Pixie & Dixie
Rescues
Other Critters
Other Peoples'
Pets
Losing a pet can be devastating. This section
tries to give some comfort and helpful information, along with links to
pet loss sites that may help you if you are suffering through the grief
of losing a pet.
Great Links to Cat Sites
Health
rec.pets.cats.health+behavior
An excellent cat newsgroup. Although there
are the occasional flamewars found on any newsgroup, there is also a lot
of very good, very helpful information on cat health and behavior questions.
One warning: If you are new to posting to this group and have not
taken your sick cat to the vet, be prepared to be toasted by some of the
regulars. You should *always* call or visit your vet first before
posting a question about a sick cat to a newsgroup.
http://www.maxshouse.com
Max's House is a site with an extensive, thorough
amount of information on all topics related to cats. It's technical,
but I haven't found a more thorough and in-depth cat-related site on the
Internet.
http://amby.com/cat_site/
Amby's cat information site. It has excellent
information on declawing, all sorts of good information in general, and
even plans for building cat trees and cat condos.
http://www.amby.com/cat_site/plants.html
Amby's list of plants toxic to cats.
http://web.vet.cornell.edu/Public/FHC/camuti.html
The Cornell University Feline Health Center
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9352/catlinkspage.html
Tally has a very nice site with some great info
and links.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1151/hlthlnks.htm
Cat Health-Related Links
http://www.tica.org/vet.htm
Domestic Feline Health Q&A
http://www.felinecrf.com
Feline Chronic Renal Failure Information Center
http://users.ouvip.com/tanya/index.htm
Helen, a regular contributor to several different
cat newsgroups, has put together an excellent site for information on chronic
renal failure.
http://www.altvetmed.com/
Alternative, Complementary and Holistic Veterinary
Medicine (AltVetMed)
Humor
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
The nicest bunch of folks I've found in any newsgroup.
This is a friendly group fond of telling tales (and tall tales) about their
furry friends.
http://www.flippyscatpage.com
Flippy has a great site of cat stories and all
sorts of cat-related humor and such. Look for some of my stories
under her "Cat Philes" section ("Tails from the Summer Kingdom").
Flippy is a regular contributor to the rec.pets.cats.anecdotes newsgroup.
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/cat_menu.htm
David Stevenson has a wonderful collection of
stories and other information on cats. Dave is a regular contributor
to several cat newsgroups.
http://www.badpets.net/BadPets/BadKitty.html
The Bad Kitty List. This is hilarious!
Miscellaneous
http://www.fanciers.com/links.html#shelters
Cat Fanciers: Links to Shelters and Rescue Organizations.
http://www.truparadox.com/shelters/index2.html
Shelter Search - National No Kill Shelter Search.
http://www.lisaviolet.com/
Lisaviolet has some great info on her site.
She was formerly a frequent contributor to the health and behavior newsgroup.
http://www.uan.org/ears/tips.html
The United Animal Nations site has a great checklist
for disaster preparedness and cats. Would your cats be ready if a
disaster struck?
http://www.petfbi.org/
The Pet FBI (Pets Found by Internet). This
is an excellent site. Although it currently is mostly Ohio-based,
it is an invaluable resource if you are in Ohio and have lost or found
a pet.
http://www.alleycat.org/
An excellent site of information and help for
dealing with feral cats and feral cat colonies.
http://www.actioncat.com/
This is a really great site for free e-cards,
with all cat-related themes.
http://www.go-cat.com/
The home of that wonderful cat toy, "Da Bird".
These folks make a great, well-made product. And yes, you can order
on-line.
http://www.catfaeries.com/
Cat Faeries Catalog. All sorts of cat toys,
cat gifts, and other cat-related items. I've never seen them spam
anyone; I just found their site through a search.
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/graphics.htm
Web Graphics at CatStuff. Some of the graphics
on this site are courtesy of CatStuff.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6485/
Beware of Cat. Some great cat and other
graphics.
http://www.flinthills.com/~bluebird/graphics/free2.htm
This link is no longer working, but used to belong
to WebCat, who designed the wonderful bar at the top of these cat pages.
If anyone knows their current link, please e-mail me so I can include it.
Bar by WebCat. Background by Ginger-lyn Summer.
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