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[ChasSmith]

Back from an emergency (well, unplanned) visit to the vet with Poe, who began exhibiting the signs of a UTI around noon today. One injection of Convenia and $95 later, we’re back. He did beautifully with this when he had it a couple of years ago, and - knock wood - he’s already acting more normal and comfortable now.

[bk]

As much as I enjoyed Gloria, Poulenc's Sabat Mater is even better.

[vixmom]

Elmore your new venture with Rob sounds like fun

[vixmom]

Cat comradery vibes for Annabelle, Thatch and Stella

[vixmom]

Poe pee vibes

[vixmom]

Hope the pension thing was worked out to your satisfaction, BK

[vixmom]

Back in the early days of our marriage we had a possum problem, landlord trapped it in one of those animal safe cages you are supposed to use for stray cats and squirrels and things...

[vixmom]

We heard him discussing loudly with one of his buddies how he was going to drown it

[vixmom]

Vixdad hurried out and found the landlord  filling a garbage pail with water on preparation for submerging the cage and convinced him to let us take custody of the caged opossum

[vixmom]

We put heavy plastic bags down in the back of our (then new) Hyundai Excel hatchback and Vixdad wearing heavy work gloves and using two long dowels lifted the cage into the car

[vixmom]

Then we drove about a mile away to the back entrance of the state park and using the dowels  carried the cage down the hiking trail about a 1/4 mile into the woods then he released the possum and it scurried off into the underbrush

[vixmom]

And that is the story of when a Vixdad was the Brave Possum Rescuer

[vixmom]

Now I must  go off to see if anyone else is holding incorrect theories about plot twists, character arcs and whether justice has or or has not been done and set them straight

[vixmom]

It is a tough job, but someone has to do it

[elmore3003]

I just tried an inter-active game with the laser and the three cats.  Thatch remains as far away from Stella as possible, but Annabelle's been going up to the cage to inspect her. 

[elmore3003]

Then we drove about a mile away to the back entrance of the state park and using the dowels  carried the cage down the hiking trail about a 1/4 mile into the woods then he released the possum and it scurried off into the underbrush

That's a wonderful ending to the story.  When I was in college, a friend adopted a raccoon, and all I remember of it now is its chasing people around and nipping their ankles.

[George]

Then we drove about a mile away to the back entrance of the state park and using the dowels  carried the cage down the hiking trail about a 1/4 mile into the woods then he released the possum and it scurried off into the underbrush

My friend Margo had a possum come into her house just last year, but she has a cat door, so it was a lot easier for that to come in.  Anyway, she called some rescue place and they told her that they don't rescue possums, and that possums aren't native species to Washington, so she should just shoot it! She, of course, couldn't do that.  She also got a cage, caught it and released it back into the wild several miles away from her house.

[bk]

Once again Mac Mail is completely retarded and screwy - nothing is synching, it's trying to move messages for hours now, new stuff comes is, doesn't come in, I can't send, I don't know if mail is arriving because AOL and Mac Mail aren't synching - it's so maddening and I suppose at some point it will finish being retarded and get back to normal.  I've quite and launched numerous times but it's still not happening.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

[Jeanne]

Back from lunch and errands. I did NOT have opossum for lunch; I had veggie tacos.

[Jeanne]

Continued interview vibes for John G.

What does the new job entail?

[Jeanne]

I also have a opossum story. Many years ago, when I living in North San Diego County, I had a doggie door for my dog and two cats. Not long after my dog died a opossum was walking through the living room as if he owned the place! I went and got a neighbor, but by then the opossum had left. Apparently, the presence of the dog had frightened him off, but the presence of the cats did not. It was the cat food that attracted him. He'd stand on his hind legs and reach down into the trash to get the cat food can! Opossums really like cat food! My presence didn't seem to scare him at all. He didn't try to attack me, but God forbid someone take the cat food! Ugh!

[Jeanne]

I knew that DR Elmore was in for several days of HELL, and it sounds like it's proceeding according to plan. 

Vibes for as smooth and quick a transition as the fates will allow!

Thank you!

Ditto!

[Jane]

Back from an emergency (well, unplanned) visit to the vet with Poe, who began exhibiting the signs of a UTI around noon today. One injection of Convenia and $95 later, we’re back. He did beautifully with this when he had it a couple of years ago, and - knock wood - he’s already acting more normal and comfortable now.

Fast acting, good work catching it immediately. 

[Jane]

And that is the story of when a Vixdad was the Brave Possum Rescuer

Kudos to you both.

[Jane]

It is a tough job, but someone has to do it

[Jane]

Then we drove about a mile away to the back entrance of the state park and using the dowels  carried the cage down the hiking trail about a 1/4 mile into the woods then he released the possum and it scurried off into the underbrush

My friend Margo had a possum come into her house just last year, but she has a cat door, so it was a lot easier for that to come in.  Anyway, she called some rescue place and they told her that they don't rescue possums, and that possums aren't native species to Washington, so she should just shoot it! She, of course, couldn't do that.  She also got a cage, caught it and released it back into the wild several miles away from her house.

That what Bryan was told when he rescued the baby possum in Oregon.  I did tell him he could not make a pet of it and he would have to release it at some point and he agreed. 

[Jeanne]

George's capture plan was very clever, I thought. "My" opossum was much larger, an adult.

[Jeanne]

I do not like possums in or out of stews.

I'm with you.

[Jane]

I also have a opossum story. Many years ago, when I living in North San Diego County, I had a doggie dog for my dog and two cats. Not long after my dog died a opossum was walking through the living room as if he owned the place! I went and got a neighbor, but by then the opossum had left. Apparently, the presence of the dog had frightened him off, but the presence of the cats did not. It was the cat food that attracted him. He'd stand on his hind legs and reach down into the trash to get the cat food can! Opossums really like cat food! My presence didn't seem to scare him at all. He didn't try to attack me, but God forbid someone take the cat food! Ugh!

I understand raccoons also like cat food.  These cats had their meal interrupted by a raccoon.  At least they were in the garage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTcjzaqL0pE