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No matter what the temperature is she always buries herself in a blanket. I totally understand it if it's cold out because we live in a very old house and no matter how hard we try to fix any cracks or loose caulking there are always one or two rooms that are chillier than the rest, but she still does it even in the summer when it's just plain hot. None of my other dogs are so fanatical about it.

So last year I rescued Mama and her kitten because it was getting very cold and had some snow already. She was extremely skinny and had worms and fleas. Took both her and kitten {Little Girl} to the vet and had them give them a physical and vaccines. They also gave Little Girl a dose of revolution along with Mama. Kept them separated from my other animals for about a month with gates separating them {six other pets}. When I started letting them out I just fed them as I feed my other three cats {which is grazing as they want to} I started noticing that Mama was putting on weight very quickly so I now feed on a schedule and watch what they eat. None of my other cats including Little Girl has put on any extra weight but Mama keeps gaining. I asked vet for some advice on weight control food and I also try to get her to play but she really doesn't want to play with anything! I have lots of toys including laser, catnip, fishing toys, one of those rounds things with ball in it, and I try to get her to chase a toy on end of string while I pull it. I'm beginning to think that there is some kind of health problem, but have no idea what it could be. Blood tests haven't shown any irregularities so wondering if anyone might have an idea.

Have a Jack who does not like the cold. Goes out only to potty then comes right back in even with her coat on. I play tug with her and my other dog but can't last forever and she never wants to stop. I throw her ball down the hall over and over but once again can't keep it up. She only plays with my other dog for a little while because the other one quits really quickly. She gets her walk twice a day but can't stay out very long because we've already had a lot of temps only in the teens and have had snow already also. Any ideas of ways to keep her occupied? She's already looking and acting like she's just not happy. Any ideas would be welcome.

Winter is here and we've already had a number of days when the temp stays in the teens and my jack does not like the cold. I put her coat on when she has to go potty but she wants right back in so I'm looking for ways to keep her occupied so she doesn't get too bored. Both her {Missy} and my other dog Mia will play tug of war but it only lasts for a few minutes for Mia then she doesn't want to play anymore. I'll play tug and throw her ball down the hall but she never seems to tire out and when I'm done playing she looks depressed. Any ideas on something that could keep her busy? She still gets a walk but because of the extreme cold we don't stay out long. We've had some snow already also and she really doesn't like it. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I have this beautiful boy named Trouble whom I rescued along with his mom and sister about a year ago. Whenever I pet him or stroke or brush or pick him up he starts to purr very loudly then starts drooling. And it's not just a drop or two, I usually need to wipe it off his chin. don't mind that he does this but in all my years of having pets {and that's around 58 years} I've never had a cat who does this. Does anyone else out there have this happening with your cats? Here's his pic