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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hobo has joined Paddi B Basset in drool production
for Elwood. She's the only one of our cats that drools reliably and this evening
I gave her some ear scratches and she has outdone herself.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paddi B promises to dream of bones all night to
ensure continued production.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was looking up Croton and I see that it is a
<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4>Ephorbiaceae -- since lots of them are skin
irritants I think you and the vet are on to something.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hoping for good news in the morning, and wielding the mop
meanwhile,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Mary & Paddi B & Hobo the amazing drool-producing
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