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farmerchick - hehe like i said, totally not lecturing, not frowning on you :) everyone has a different cat, and a different situation. i'm not a food nazi :) i'd guess your barncats are healthier than most average indoor cats because they're getting their truly natural diet, along with whatever...

honestly, i'd suggest getting the known culprit tested for a UTI ... or possibly diabetes/hyperglycemia =/ the carb content is the main difference from purina to TOW, so increased pee -could- be linked to insulin levels changing. i don't see anything in the TOW ingredient list that screams...

wait; wet or dry food? (which formula are you using?)

hmm, so, nothing obvious :D are they both peeing? are they peeing on the floor/flat surfaces like they're going to the bathroom, or are they peeing on the walls/high surfaces like they're marking? do they pee in front of you, or try to hide it? i'm more inclined to think that the food change may...

do they seem to like/love/hate the new food? are the cats male/female, fixed/unfixed? any stray cats wandering into your yard recently? it's possible they hate the new food and are stressed out because of it, so peeing. it's possible they love the new food and one cat is "claiming" it as his...

agree, look for scholarships. in my opinion, at the moment, it is not worth it -to go into debt- for college, but if he can find a way to do it without racking up huge loans, then education is always a good thing. you ARE shunned in the job market if you don't have a degree, and it's not like...

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i'm also reading this thread, with nothing to add right yet except my interest. :)

x2 =/ i didn't start making "decent" money on crafts until i'd invested years and quite a bit of $$$ into it. if you can think of a good gimmick, use it. gimmicks are often where your short-lived bursts of high profit come from. otherwise, if you want to sell crafts without a lot of effort on...

i'd be worried that by confronting him, all he'll do is start throwing them somewhere else where they won't find help. =/ depending on the guy, and how well you know him, it might be worth a conversation but i'd honestly be tempted to just turn him in first and let AC confiscate any other kittens.

as a general rule of thumb, keep in mind that real sterling is/was a HUGE selling point, adding tons of value to whatever the item is. therefore, anything sterling was usually very clearly marked, as they didn't want to hide their biggest asset. so if it isn't clearly and obviously marked...

hey k0xxx (or anyone here who buys sterling) -- i actually use sterling spoons (sometimes forks) in my jewelry making, and i'm willing to pay for full-size teaspoons that have nicely designed handles. if you ever have any that fit that bill (though i'll admit right now, i can be a bit picky...

the next time that happens, politely ask them if they would get mad at a 5-star chef for not having personally milked the cow or slaughtered the pig.

i've done a few craft shows here and there, and i really don't like to. :( part of it is just that i'm antsy in crowds in general, and that i don't like being a "sales" person for my own work, but another part is exactly what you described. it really depends on the shows though, some of the...

neat! ever work for anyone i might have heard of? :D it's amazing the stuff you can do with metal, hehe.

^ beat me to it :D

yes... i do know that, i just didn't know what metal her ring was when i asked. nickel is often my first suspect, but nickel isn't in all rings. regardless, a lot of commercial white gold is actually plated with rhodium, since white gold is less "bright" than the other white metals, and plating...

what type of metal is the ring? sounds like a bit of an allergic reaction to the metal itself, the trapped water helps to speed up chemical reactions. (i'm actually a silversmith by trade, i know my metals hehe.)

x2 to what SD said. now that she said it, i do remember clavamox as being what we've used before for URI in young kits. if the eyes are goopy, you can sometimes get terramycin at feed stores, that'll help with any conjunctivitis but won't clear the respiratory. sick kittens are so fragile :(

i would maybe call a vet and ask what meds are okay for a kitten that young and stressed. they can't handle anything harsh. and i'm not sure which antibiotics work on kitty URI's, so i don't know if penicillin etc would be helpful; but a vet should know. usually if you call them up and explain...