WOW! Warmest thanks to everyone who responded to my plea last month for cat photos for Gallery and My Favorite... We were thrilled! In fact, we got enough so that I decided to save some for the November issue - just in case... So, if you so kindly responded and your cat(s) isn't/aren't in this issue, he/she/they will be in next month. Yuck - that was grammatically clumsy, wasn't it?

Please note: We really appreciate you sending photos in a format we can use - that would be .jpg - a/k/a JPG or JPEG. We've gotten a number in .dat format, but none of my 3 photo programs can open .dat files. Please use JPG or even bitmap. See Photos - Many thanks!

Are you a shelter volunteer? The only thing you don't need is more cats, right? But, you always need money, supplies, and more time. If you get enough people to vote for your favorite shelter (no, you don't have to be a volunteer - a friend is fine), the organization could win up to $10,000 ! The shelter contest is being sponsored by Care2, and you can learn the details at http://www.care2.com/animalsheltercontest .

If you celebrate Halloween, we hope it's lots of fun and safe! Remember not to let your furbabies accept unwrapped treats or kibble - even from friends or neighbors! Same goes for your kids, of course, which you already know. Lots of sickies and weirdos out there...

We hope you are informed, touched, and amused by Catnip Chronicles. We hope you thoroughly enjoy our felizine, that you invite others to subscribe, that you are inspired to write your story and/or send a photo or two to share with us. Please send photos with stories whenever possible. Thanks! Have a wonderful month filled with love, laughter, and cats!

Pax Felinus,