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I had a 1998 calendar called "Cat Yoga" that showed a picture of a woman and her cat each month. The woman does a yoga pose and the cat is perched on or near her. It’s a great calendar – I haven’t found one yet for this year. It’s by Pomegranate Calendars & Books, Box 6099, Rohnert Park, CA 94927. D. Please send any e-mail replies to MaineCoon3 at aol dot com as this address cannot receive mail.
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I hope that the endoscopy turned out okay for your Misty. I can empathize and know what a traumatic experience that waiting can be. My thoughts are with you and Misty. Patty L.
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Unfortunately my cats particularly enjoy it when I do aerobics to a video at home…they run around between my legs when I am moving, then climb on me and sit in silly places on me while I do the floor exercises (ever do leg-lifts with a 2kg Burmese velcro’d onto your upper thigh?!?!). Then they rub themselves on me when I stretch out. I think they like the smell of my sweat – yesterday my sweet Kisha BIT me in the armpit when I was lying of the floor stretching! That go me moving REAL fast!! :D I did hear somewhere (maybe even on the Catpage) that *hampering* is an important function of the feline species.. but who TOLD my cats about that?! Alexandra – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – when I stretch out for my exercises my cats like to stretch with me. 
it’s really funny that you should mention that! I have a friend in California, who does yoga often, and her cat actually does yoga with her! The cat tries to take the same position as she does. As far as I know, she hasn’t been able to catch it on video yet, but she promised me she’d try – it must look hilarious! Take care! Mia.
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Just a word of warning. Yes Vets are human but some of them are just plain crappy and I wish everyone would keep their eyes and ears open (and intuition) when it comes to their vet. I think most people want to believe that their cat or other animal is getting the best care to the point where they don’t see problems because everything is "OK". I say this because I constantly look for things (to a fault. Well, maybe not…) One vet that I thought was great because of their popularity and bedside manner was not very good after all… 
I brought Missie home after getting her ‘big girl’ operation and didn’t realize it at the time (looooong story) but she had an infection at her incision site. She ended up having to have the dead skin cut away and get sewn up again. She was very traumatized. You might say "It could happen to anyone". Well I say that’s one sign, look for more. I found them. I met a couple when I was house shopping we talked about vets and they used to go to the same vet but ‘had a little problem’. They didn’t want to tell me but I insisted because I wanted to know what was going on that I didn’t know about. (more fuel for the fire). It turned out that the same Dr. had their cat for the day and released him that night. The got home, opened the cat carrier and the cat ran like its butt was on fire (just an expression) and hid under the bed. They thought that the cat was acting odd so they went to see what was up. It turned out that the poor cat still had a thermometer sticking out of its butt! :-( I almost cried when I heard that because I HATE any cat or animal being hurt! :-( (That’s why I’m telling this long story to try to help others.) That was two…. Then Gem got a reaction at her vaccination site. Another vet who had a good bedside manner too said that since it was 13 weeks and still swollen that we needed to amputate her leg since the cancer at the injection site is a fast acting and not curable cancer. He didn’t even refer me to an Oncologist (cancer Dr.)! :-( He insisted that we needed to do this ASAP. Well, I went to an Oncologist myself and it turned out that it wasn’t even anything to worry about. He also said that he didn’t understand why this veterinarian office never referred patient to him for an opinion on whether they had cancer or not. He said he wasn’t trying to steal business… he was a sepecialist. Needless to say this was more then enough for me! I have seen other such horror stories at other places so it is NOT isolated to this one Dr. I urge you all to look for signs and then act on them if you see them. Sorry that this posting is so long. I felt the need to speak my piece to help all the little kitties! :-) AL =^..^= – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I guess vets are people too and entitled to their own mistakes but the whole thing is still terrible from the patient (and patient’s companion) side.
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I do yoga, and lots of times one of my cats will become very interested…. then we sometimes have a disagreement over possession of the yoga mat! I have always wondered how it would be to be flexible enough to do the hind leg behind the head thing that cats do when they bathe! Cats don’t need yoga lessons — they’re already expert! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Any aspiring yogis out there? Ever notice how cats are just fascinated by the poses, and seem to want to participate? My younger kitty, Mini, rolls around on the floor near me and likes to attach her claws to my leggings at various inopportune times. Then, when I’m trying to hold a pose that requires balance, she starts head-butting me… This morning Kitty, the older cat, did a "dog" stretch — concave back, head way up. (It’s a common stretch in the higher animal kingdom, actually.) I said to Kitty, "What do you think you are?" Amy Brown
Kathleen, the Cat-Tender Kind Caretaker of Ferocious Felines ^..^< (and one Golden Retriever!) Singer, Bread-Baker, Seamstress, & "Practical" Vet Proud to be an Otter!
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Poor Misty! And poor you! We’ll keep thinking those good thoughts for another day. Joy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks to everyone sending good thoughts Misty way. Like all well laid plans things have not gone smoothly. My husband dropped Misty off at the Vet this morning as planned. I called to check and see how things were going latter in the morning only to find out the Vets office had been trying to reach me!(I was in training all morning) It seems that when the office staff booked the surgery they forgot to order the blood work. So my poor baby will have her blood work, spend the night at the Vets and have the endoscopy in the morning. I don’t know how I going to sleep without her there snuggling next to me. And wait for this to be over and done with is driving me crazy. Cathy P.
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Cathy Prottengeier skrev i meddelandet … Thanks to everyone sending good thoughts Misty way. Like all well laid plans things have not gone smoothly. snip<
I’m feeling for you, Cathy. But soon it will be over with and you’ll have your Misty back at your side where she belongs. Good thoughts coming your way from Gothenburg, Sweden. Bella
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Hello, Any aspiring yogis out there? Ever notice how cats are just fascinated by the poses, and seem to want to participate? My younger kitty, Mini, rolls around on the floor near me and likes to attach her claws to my leggings at various inopportune times. Then, when I’m trying to hold a pose that requires balance, she starts head-butting me… This morning Kitty, the older cat, did a "dog" stretch — concave back, head way up. (It’s a common stretch in the higher animal kingdom, actually.) I said to Kitty, "What do you think you are?" Amy Brown
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Hi Amy, it’s really funny that you should mention that! I have a friend in California, who does yoga often, and her cat actually does yoga with her! The cat tries to take the same position as she does. As far as I know, she hasn’t been able to catch it on video yet, but she promised me she’d try – it must look hilarious! Take care! Mia.
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when I stretch out for my exercises my cats like to stretch with me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -it’s really funny that you should mention that! I have a friend in California, who does yoga often, and her cat actually does yoga with her! The cat tries to take the same position as she does. As far as I know, she hasn’t been able to catch it on video yet, but she promised me she’d try – it must look hilarious! Take care! Mia.
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Thanks to everyone sending good thoughts Misty way. Like all well laid plans things have not gone smoothly. My husband dropped Misty off at the Vet this morning as planned. I called to check and see how things were going latter in the morning only to find out the Vets office had been trying to reach me!(I was in training all morning) It seems that when the office staff booked the surgery they forgot to order the blood work. So my poor baby will have her blood work, spend the night at the Vets and have the endoscopy in the morning. I don’t know how I going to sleep without her there snuggling next to me. And wait for this to be over and done with is driving me crazy. Cathy P.
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Funny thing.. I posted something here a few weeks ago about the same thing.. my cat prefers the floor yoga moves and does join in.. thought it was just her! When I can say I have seen it all is when she can do the meditation pose – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, Any aspiring yogis out there? Ever notice how cats are just fascinated by the poses, and seem to want to participate? My younger kitty, Mini, rolls around on the floor near me and likes to attach her claws to my leggings at various inopportune times. Then, when I’m trying to hold a pose that requires balance, she starts head-butting me… This morning Kitty, the older cat, did a "dog" stretch — concave back, head way up. (It’s a common stretch in the higher animal kingdom, actually.) I said to Kitty, "What do you think you are?" Amy Brown
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That’s awful. I guess vets are people too and entitled to their own mistakes but the whole thing is still terrible from the patient (and patient’s companion) side. Hope everything goes well!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Thanks to everyone sending good thoughts Misty way. Like all well laid plans things have not gone smoothly. My husband dropped Misty off at the Vet this morning as planned. I called to check and see how things were going latter in the morning only to find out the Vets office had been trying to reach me!(I was in training all morning) It seems that when the office staff booked the surgery they forgot to order the blood work. So my poor baby will have her blood work, spend the night at the Vets and have the endoscopy in the morning. I don’t know how I going to sleep without her there snuggling next to me. And wait for this to be over and done with is driving me crazy. Cathy P.
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