Cats

[watchdogps]

We have three cats. Well, maybe four. We found a tiny kitten in the basement of the house we are moving into and in all likelyhood we will keep her. So, we have four cats, all rescued as strays. Amelia is a dainty little girl, but she will beat the snot out of the boys as needed. Ki-Ten showed up at a barbeque and stole food they were trying to grill! Vlad is a big slate grey boy with giant thumbs. Not mitten paws, exactly as they arent extra toes, but just huge dewclaws. The new kitten is unnamed...

I noticed a lot of people mentioning kidney/renal failure. That's one of the top killers of our cats. One of the biggest cause of it is dry cat food. Yes, dry cat food. It takes water away from your cats body and most cats do not drink enough to replenish. Living in this constant state of dehydration is one cause of renal failure. Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning they cannot derive nutrition from anything except animal tissues. Any grain, veggies, etc is literally a waste to them.
A raw diet is the best thing you can do for your cat. Please check this site out, and read it, including the myths etc.
http://www.rawfedcats.org/index.htm

 

[Kaitie09]

We have 9, I'll tried to keep the pics to a minimum.

The closest two are Oskar and Teddy, the white calico is Stella, The black calico is Grizabella (Bells), and the grey cat in the back is Rosie.
All of them are brothers and sisters that we rescued. This picture was take on our morning walk with the dogs. Most of the time I have 9 cats following me, and one time even 2 goats.

Ozzy

Ozzy's sister, Nancy

Kitty Kat

I could not get a good picture of Sable, so he is being left out.

 

[bobwhitelover]

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Hehe thanks

You wanna rid yourself of that face...you let me know!

Ha funny u say that my mom wanted for me to take him back to houles cause shes allergic but we have 3 other cats and she hasn't told me to find them a home so ahha. i would be heartbroken if we had to get rid of him

 

[Going Quackers]

I think it's rather interesting the reaction cats get from people.. some real strong dislike out there

I admit to being a real cat person. I have 5 here... 2 barn which are just typical short hair cats... one is pure black and the other black and white which is polydactyl .. so he has super cool feet

The house cats are all ragdolls awesome breed... the males are nice and big.. super gentle.. there all fully clawed and have done nothing to my house..

I swear nothing beats the sound of a purring cat!

 

[Velvet Hairpiece]

I think that people who don't "get" cats are unintelligent.

They're super awesome! <3

I have a little story about my two boys on my website. http://www.velvethairpiece.com/pipndwig.php

Pip, the boy in my avatar, is seriously my best friend. I think about that cat all day long when I'm away from him. I seriously think we have a psychic connection and can talk to each other. There is nothing that brings me more joy than coming home and hearing his exuberant coo, and shake his head really fast in excitement as he throws his mile long tail in the air and escorts me throughout the house. When I put all of my things down he then sits in front of me and (usually) waits for me to hold out my arms and he jumps up as high as he can (which isn't high because he has short maine coon legs) and he proceeds to situation himself on my right shoulder and walks around the house with me. Sometimes he doesn't wait for me to be ready.... and clings to my body...

He insists on being with me in the bathroom, and rolls around on my laptop if I'm not giving him enough attention while I work.

Cats are amazing. They're the most soulful creatures I've ever encountered, incredibly intuitive, intelligent, sophisticated, and there is nothing more comforting than hearing their little purr boxes a-hummin'.

whoa.. lots of loves, didn't mean to put that many but they deserve it!

 

[Heathero617]

I've always been a cat person, my mom and i used to breed seal pointe siamese. Talk about a high maintenance cat! We have 2 right now, one is Snowball who is a pure black long haired mutt with glowing yellow eyes and Dotz who is a white with tan spots smooth butt mutt. My baby boy died New Years Morning, he was Snowballs big brother, his name was Shortbus and was around 26 lbs of snuggle. He had only a stub of a tail tabby and medium hair. I miss that big softball sized head smashing against my face while i'm sleeping just because he wants to sleep. Then the drooling...yes my cat drooled!!! I'd pet and he'd pur and needle then drool. Ohhh and the happy male dance he'd do on my arm!!! Although annoying, I miss it )O: I've been waiting to find the perfect boy for my house with no luck yet. When it's meant to be...it's meant to be but in the mean time i've taken in 2 stray abused Boston Terriers, one has gone to live with my husband while he works out of town and when he comes home for good, Happy will remain with my father in law. And Monix, the 3 year old handsome fella who we just found out today he's got a slip disk in his back...have any of you ever tried to confine and keep still a dog with a 5 gallon bucket full of energy for every hour of the day???

Dotz, the white kitten went in the chicken pen yesterday while i had the chickens out pecking at the grass a bit...the chickens were going back in and she had NO idea WTH those things were but she couldnt get out of there fast enough!!! LOL So today she just watched from afar, I think she felt safer.

 

[Omran]

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She is sooooooooooo cute, I love black and white cats

 

[Sword]

I have seven cats. Almost all of them were dumped pets or strays. They're barn cats, but as they get older they're going to be retired to the house. And as far as barn cats go, they're darn spoiled! I'll try not to flood you guys with pics!

Enjoying a electric blanket on a cold winters night. The three in this pic that don't have their own individual pics are Shadow (black longhair), Pounce (Tabby shorthair), and Twister (Torbie).

Cannibal, my special needs kitty

Blue's up to no good

Fog, one of my oldest cats

Mickey, a lovable little pain in the butt

Guy, my little buddy. He dissapeared the day before I got back from spending a quarter at college. I looked everywhere for him, and kept a missing cat ad on Craigslist for him for months. I still miss him, he was one of the best friends I've ever had.

 

[hannakat]

What a wonderful thread! I love all animals but cats are my heart. It all started with a blue-eyed throwaway Sealpoint Siamese....lived 19 years!

the photos and will get photos of mine up.

I've had other blue-eyed wonders but also other varieties. Currently I have 3 and hope to never be without at least 1 purrmuffin....and yes, Hannakat is one of my girls! (Hanna)

 

[coreybee]

Awww... I have one kitty. I previously had another but lost her in a break-up. My current kitty is Macaroni (Mac for short). His mother was hit by a car at a friends house (unknown owner), and four tiny kittens came running out of the bushes when my friend went out to get the mail. He is just 15 weeks now and a monster. Perfect for a household with big dogs. He really runs the place and holds his own!

So far he is just a great kitty. No accidents, and I have him on the auto feeder with 1 raw meal per day. He doesn't mind being alone when I go on trips for my dog shows, and he actually likes riding in the car. He's practically a dog!

Here he is... actually being still for half a second!