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Today, we have a mish mash of items, ranging from an ugly kitty to why don't the caged birds sing.

From WBZ-TV in Boston comes a report about a cat that only a mother could love.

See the story and video here.

Ugly Bat Boy, nicknamed "Uggs," has a mane but is otherwise bald. He is owned by a veterinarian in Stratham, N.H., and is not a rare breed but a genetic mystery.

Ugly in a cute way? Or ugly in a cute way?

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From Newsday.com, pet expert Marc Morrone answers readers questions about a cat that seems to have forgotten about its litter box (eeewww), a West Highland terrier that likes to move its food bowls around (annoying) and two canaries who won't sing when they are in the same cage (a mystery).

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On the WashingtonPost.com Web site, veterinarian Dr. Michael Fox tries to lick a licking problem that an English springer spaniel has. It seems the dog will lick anything and everything in sight for hours on end, driving its owner ka-razy.

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And finally, a dog in Olathe, Kansas, caused a $105,000 worth of damage to its owners' home and almost killed the family cat.

An article in the Kansas City Star said the unnamed pooch chewed a laptop computer cord causing an electrical short that made the couch burst into flames. A woman and her son were home at the time. They escaped, along with the dog, leaving the cat — named Tater — to fend for itself.

Firefighters found the cat, who was soot-covered but otherwise OK, and returned it to the family.

So, the dog was too embarrassed to give its name?