http://catchat.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Cats! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:31:06 GMT 2010-01-04T15:31:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972261&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace      “First Day Home” from the Shelter Two Months Old      “Moving Day” Time to move to another apartment      “First . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:00:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972261&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Christine D. 2010-01-02T07:00:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969074&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Here's Sascha, my precious Russian blue cat. He's a big chubby for Russian blue, but that's just another example of how bad stereotypes can be! Sascha is about 8 years old and she's pretty spoiled. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:50:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969074&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2009-12-30T19:50:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956187&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace "Cats always seem to be faintly annoyed about something and, the odd thing is, I'm fairly certain it was something that I did." -- Jean F.   Who amongst us has not conjectured what type . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956187&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-12-21T02:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953572&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace "The Last Steps I'd Ever Take" (Our mind and what it remembers)     I don't know how to categorize this article. It's not a book, yet it's a story of my life, don't worry not the whole . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:16:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953572&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-18T20:16:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953552&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace "Being In Hurricane Katrina" (Memories Of That Night) The ravishes of Katrina are hard to forget, not because of the broken trees which stumps still linger across the street from my home, or the constant . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:03:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953552&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-18T20:03:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952189&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace The day my granddaughter came home from the hospital, my husband and I went over to help the new little family get settled. I was in the kitchen doing the dishes when I heard a commotion coming from inside . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:05:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952189&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Marianne M. 2009-12-18T02:05:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950156&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace she stands beneath the shadows so no one sees her pain camoflauged by broken smiles and tears blending in with rain the darkness hides her so very well consuming her soul and mind if only . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:09:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950156&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-16T18:09:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941861&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace My sister's birthday is the same week as Christmas. She's had a rough year, so my mom and I have been struggling to find a perfect gift...one that will make her happy, something she won't tire off in . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:59:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941861&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2009-12-12T03:59:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942884&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace O.k, so it's been forver it seems since I first started trying to get pregnant. It also seems like it's been forever since I got that first "kinda positive" result with the pregnancy test I still have . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:41:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942884&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-11T18:41:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941765&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace I've shared a couple of posts about my cat's "bad" behavior lately.  I got him when he was 8 weeks old and he's always had behavior problems, but they've gotten progressively worse over the past . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:28:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941765&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Gina M. 2009-12-11T02:28:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932164&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about my cat's unusual way of waking me up in the middle of the night just to get petted.  You can read about it here . Since, it's so easy to reason with . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:50:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932164&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Gina M. 2009-12-05T15:50:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930931&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace O.k, so I am literally driving myself crazy with this whole “trying to get pregnant” thing. I’ve taken about TWENTY pregnancy tests since week 2 all of various types and prices and none . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:33:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930931&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-04T17:33:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930671&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Feline Pine- Free Feline Pine Tote Bag & Self-Cleaning Pet Brush. http://www.freakyfreddies.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:46:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930671&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace James Good 2009-12-04T14:46:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927942&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace     On a crisp Fall morning in 1996 , I arrived at the office to be informed that an orange cat was hanging around the building in distress. Since lost animals are my department, I . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:46:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927942&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Krista P. 2009-12-02T23:46:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927451&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Update On The Lesbian's Pregnancy World     Well, it’s been a little over a week since I announced to all of you that I have been trying (by the hardest) to get pregnant. Since then, . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:24:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927451&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Sara W. 2009-12-02T17:24:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922584&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Yesterday,I had the blueberry incident. Today,one of them decided to break my blender. I was home alone. My husband is taking my daughter back to college and my son is at his grandparents and will . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:02:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922584&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Margaret G. 2009-11-29T19:02:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903403&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Today I brought our cat Spooky home from the vet.  His urinary tract is unblocked and he seems to be doing well although he is on pain medicine, antibiotics, and a medicine to prevent bladder or . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:58:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903403&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Janet H. 2009-11-16T18:58:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902451&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace My boyfriend and I had been together for a year when we finally decided to make our family bigger and so I found an ad advertising a free cat to a good home. He was a bundle of bright yellow fur and . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:33:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902451&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Roxanne N. 2009-11-16T05:33:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902269&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Just when you think things can't get worse, they do. I spent most of the weekend at my parents and my sister's  (they share a home) My dad's not doing so well. And it's really been hard on my mom. . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:20:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902269&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. 2009-11-16T02:20:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901837&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Lately I have been having trouble finding a good hiding spot for the catnip.  The cats seem to get into it wherever it is placed.  Foolish me took the contents of the chewed up bag of catnip . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:16:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901837&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace ~~ Sarina ~~ 2009-11-15T18:16:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901361&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace one where he is not waking me up in the middle of the night by biting my nose.  And he didn't just bite the top of my nose, he had his bottom tooth inside my nose and his top tooth on top of my nose.  . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:21:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901361&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Gina M. 2009-11-15T02:21:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901152&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace The vet did surgery and got Spooky unblocked and put a catheter in place.  She has Spooky on IV fluids.  His blood work was a bit off for awhile for kidney function, blood sugar, and some other . . . Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:03:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901152&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Janet H. 2009-11-14T22:03:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893276&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Ohhh, little Miss Mousey So sleepy and drowsy Is that you taking A little snooze In the sun On this fall day?   Danger, danger! Better watch out Ophelia is near Hiding beneath . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:06:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893276&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-11-12T01:06:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888371&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21522646/detail.html SOUTH LYON, Mich. -- The community and family of a 5-year-old South Lyon boy with cancer are celebrating Christmas this weekend. Noah Biorkman . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888371&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Amber Boswell 2009-11-06T15:00:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881429&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace As I resign myself to being awake, there is still no sign of dawn at about 5 a.m. in the deep canyon where we live. My cats have let me know they think it is time for me to be up. They are used . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:08:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881429&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Ruth MacGill 2009-11-02T15:08:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879452&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace My beautiful bouquet of birthday roses In rare shades of pink and tangerine, Received at their peak of freshness with Drops of water shimmering on their petals; Each rosebud greeting me . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:02:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879452&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Ruth MacGill 2009-10-31T20:02:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879444&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace I'm a bit late with this, but yesterday was my Portia-kitty's 13th birthday. Her and her early-present :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PORTIA!   Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:56:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879444&grpId=3659174697239950&nav=Groupspace Tory H. 2009-10-31T19:56:58Z