Oliver the cat is around and doing well. I completely lied to my grandparents and said I knew nothing about him... I went so far as to say that he probably came from the neighboring farm b/c they have so many! I'm probably going to hell, but that was already coming! He's VERY skiddish. I can't get w/in 20 or 30 feet of him. But he's around everytime I'm down there and I've spotten him eating the cat food that grandma puts out! I almost slipped and told them that he was neutered, but I caught myself! They don't even know if it's male or female b/c they can't get very close to him. Grandpa named him "Bobby" b/c of his bobtail. And I have to just go on about Nora. I've never had a better cat. She doesn't get on the counters, she uses the litter box, she's incredible w/ the dog and Oliver. Infact, Lucy and Nora were both sharing the same dog bed last night! She's awesome. Kudos to the SPCA for pointing me in the right direction!

Thank you Mutant for your quick response, the confirmation on the ID of my Nepenthes and your compliment on the condition of the plant. Means a lot to me coming from you. I hold you and Petiolaris in high esteem. I use RO water from the Watermill Express. I researched different companies first. I had the water checked at my LFS (local fish store) lol, and have used it for water changes in tropical fish tanks. I met one of the technicians as he was servicing the system and got the "tour" inside the mill. Just amazing. Today I called the office to check on the possibility of copper in the water. I was told absolutely not. Here is the web site for the company if you or anyone else is interested. http://www.watermillexpress.com/ I have looked the plant over with a magnifying glass and not found any pests on it, doesn't mean I didn't miss something, but it's not infested. In November 2007 it's leaves were starting to grow in a twisted fashion. I figured either mealybugs or aphids and used Ortho Systemic Insecticide. That took care of the problem. Haven't used anything on it since except daily water misting. No other plants with bug problems that I know of. Perhaps I should spray it now sort of as a rule out or prophylactic measure. Haven't repotted it since last August, no foliar feeding since it started growing pitchers last year. Lighting is the same. I read somewhere that florescent tubes can lose some of the necessary spectrum and should be changed every year. Those could be changed, it has been almost a year. It gets plenty of food, everyone wants to feed it, lol. Even a neighbor was catching bugs and bringing them over. In March one pitcher got indigestion from to much food to often. I have cut back on the food allowed and now have to check to make sure a pitcher has fluid in it before dropping something in. Pretty much since last fall it has just sat where it is, grown a lot, digesting it's insects and getting watered. That's what is so puzzling about the lids on the pitchers. I haven't made any changes with it's care. I was hoping to figure this out before making any changes like repotting and hanging it. Thank you again for your input and the compliment. Your opinion is always appreciated. I'm not quite so worried about it but still puzzled. Nycti

I'm always happy to see a rescued animal get a home. One concern though, with the looks of Dox in her, it's usually a bad idea to get them used to sitting up. Their backs often can't take it for very long and seeing a dog with a bad back and the resulting pain is heart-wrenching. A friend's vet told her to stop her Dox from sitting up. She somehow decided it was better begging sitting up! Winston will probably adapt! At least he's (apparently) not attacking the newcomer!

They are adorable!!! I wish our pound would have deals like that. Ours charge $75 dollars a pop, whether it is a cat or dog. We never have discounts at ours. I want to adopt 2 kitties but just haven't had the extra $$$ to spend right now. We just had to have our 16 year old kitty put down, just about broke my heart!!! Our other kittie is 15 and I swear he is going through a second kittenhood, he is into everything! We just came home to broken balls all over the wood floor from him swatting them off of the tree...the brat!!! So I guess my Max does need a couple buddies to snuggle and play with. You surely got you a cute pair of kittens!!! Deb