Plenty of cats in here. A lot of cat lovers, me included. Time for a wee post with pics and stories about your moggie.
All cats in my life past and present get called "Wootz" or "Wooteez". I did have one cat called "Smokey Wooteez Delphi Tooteez". I don't know why. Its a feline thing. Cats are the masters of luxury and outdoor violence.
I love cats, I'm getting one next week as my last Wooteez died.
I might get this one:
My Siamese is almost as scary:
And here is the queen:
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This cat really digs Le Sacre.
Terminally lazy.
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I have never cared much for cats. Not that I disliked them, but I just didn't understand why people would choose a cat when they could have a dog. I had heard tales of cats that related to people like dogs, but hadn't experienced it. To me they seemed utterly self-absorbed and self-seeking little princesses who were far more trouble than they're worth--like trophy wives or Paris Hilton.
However, we now have a cat who has owned my heart for nearly ten years. Chloe started out as a tough little critter who didn't care much for people but would rather be out catching birds and mice, unlike her sister who liked nothing better than to curl up in a lap--anyone's lap. Chloe turned up her nose at everyone's efforts to hold her or pet her and didn't seem to like people at all, except for me. For some reason she took to me right away, maybe because I didn't like cats any more than she liked people, or maybe just because I was usually the one who fed her.
In many respects Chloe acts like a dog, greeting me at the door when I come home, following me around the house, curling up on the floor at my feet when I'm reading or on the PC, and she even comes when she's called (most of the time, that is). She's still a fine hunter and likes to share her success. Over the years she's brought me mice, frogs, crickets, and an assortment of small birds, including a live hummingbird once. Thank God we were outside when she laid that at my feet. Thinking it dead, I picked it up to dispose of it and was surprised to feel its little heart still beating. The poor little bird must have been paralyzed with fear. While I was looking it over for damage the bird suddenly shook itself, stood for a moment in my cupped hands, and then launched itself into flight and buzzed away, apparently none the worse for wear.
Too bad Chloe doesn't like water. With a mouth that soft she would probably make a fine retriever. I'd like to see her trying to carry a Canadian goose more than twice her size!
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/TrespassersW/CatThread.jpg)
When I was younger my gran had a cat called Foxy (being ginger of course). We shared many of the same interests: sleeping, walking on top of walls, eating meat. We were great pals! He would give me an eskimo kiss if I got up close. He was so sweet and friendly, always looked like he had a cheeky smile on his face and never sulked, not even when soggy! :o
As much as I love dogs, I have more respect for the independence of cats. They know as well as we do that they could fine well survive entirely by themselves. But why would they bother when they can be fed, kept warm and still leave to carry out their own business as they please? To use a phrase that sounds like it should have been coined by a cat, 'why have a dog and bark yourself?'. ;D
Quote from: RepliCat on February 28, 2009, 05:44:03 AM
As much as I love dogs, I have more respect for the independence of cats. They know as well as we do that they could fine well survive entirely by themselves. But why would they bother when they can be fed, kept warm and still leave to carry out their own business as they please? To use a phrase that sounds like it should have been coined by a cat, 'why have a dog and bark yourself?'. ;D
Purrfectly summed up. A cats character becomes clear form it's independence and bird mauling antics in the garden. They are so divinely intelligent that people used to worship them.
My wife with Charlie:
One of my favorite felines.
(http://cottonandsand.com/sandandcotton/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/julie-newmar-catwoman.jpg)
(http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z274/solitary_wanderer65/_MG_7416.jpg)
This is my 14 year old cat called Gourmet. He's quite a character and orientates his day around mine spending large parts of the day sleeping in my office.
Quote from: RussellG on February 27, 2009, 11:09:46 PM
My Siamese is almost as scary:
Gorgeous, my wife and I love Siamese cats, we plan to take one on as soon as we buy our own house together.
Simon :)
I agree so much with what DavidRoss said above ;D
My 15 year old cat-Suki- has never gone outside because I live in a top floor apartment/flat but it is fairly large with big rooms and plenty of space to roam about. She reacts with me in exactly the same way as David's Chloe, greeting my return home, following me about, sleeping on my bed.
Quote from: darkmatter on February 28, 2009, 12:51:40 PM
Gorgeous, my wife and I love Siamese cats, we plan to take one on as soon as we buy our own house together.
Simon :)
Hi Simon, welcome to the forum. We're getting quite a collection of Hoffmanites over here now :)
My Abyssinian out in her cat run:
Quote from: RussellG on February 28, 2009, 02:40:34 PM
My Abyssinian out in her cat run:
Hi Russell,
Indeed ;D great pic of the Abby I really miss my Abby cat Cleo we had when I lived with my parents, she died a couple of years ago at 21 :'(
Look forward to plenty of good classical discussion here ;D
Simon :)
Here's our cat Gizmo.
(http://members.chello.at/arh-19/pix/gizmo-christmas.jpg)
Quote from: darkmatter on February 28, 2009, 02:56:49 PM
Hi Russell,
Indeed ;D great pic of the Abby I really miss my Abby cat Cleo we had when I lived with my parents, she died a couple of years ago at 21 :'(
Look forward to plenty of good classical discussion here ;D
Simon :)
21 is a grand old age for any cat. My Abby's still got 16 years left at that rate!
A cat thread!
I have five of them.
first picture
Top (from left): Delite, Obi-wan
Bottom: Frosty, Sammy and Rudy.
2nd picture.
and again Obi-wan and Sammy (4 years before)
Quote from: Henritus on March 12, 2009, 07:34:05 PM
A cat thread!
I have five of them.
Cute 8) Do they all get along?
Quote from: RussellG on March 12, 2009, 07:42:25 PM
Cute 8) Do they all get along?
I think they accept each other as family members. Every once in while they do fight though.
Quote from: Henritus on March 13, 2009, 06:26:38 PM
Every once in while they do fight though.
Well, at least there's an entertainment value every once in a while. My old Woots was a real scratcher, it wanted to fight me when I stroked it. It's daft claws got stuck on my fleece top many a time. It was a naughty Woots.
Quote from: Henritus on March 13, 2009, 06:26:38 PM
I think they accept each other as family members. Every once in while they do fight though.
I'd say "they accept each other as family members, therefore every once in while they do fight." ;D
Another active day! Charlie (age 14). My cousin's cat is 20. I guess we are lucky - our neighbour's sweet three year old orange coloured cat (who was always in our garden) was run over and killed a week or two ago.
Very amusing photo. (And sorry to hear of your neighbor's cat...)
--Bruce
Quote from: bhodges on March 14, 2009, 11:24:05 AM
Very amusing photo. (And sorry to hear of your neighbor's cat...)
--Bruce
Thanks Bruce. Actually I just noticed that I posted it upside down ::)
Jeffrey
There's more drama in it being upside down Jeffrey. Poor Charlie looks like he's on his way out of the duvet and fighting against being groundward bound. I now MUST find pics of my silly Woots to post here, because I started the thread and haven't contributed anything! :-[
Quote from: vandermolen on March 14, 2009, 11:20:43 AM
our neighbour's sweet three year old orange coloured cat (who was always in our garden) was run over and killed a week or two ago.
That happened to us too often when I was growing up, and now that I have cats of my own, I have built them this run in the backyard. The second photo shows you how they leave the house via a cat flap which leads into an exit box, then there's a tunnel under a garden path that leads them into the run proper. The photos are from "Opening Day" three years ago.
Quote from: John on March 15, 2009, 03:04:23 AM
There's more drama in it being upside down Jeffrey. Poor Charlie looks like he's on his way out of the duvet and fighting against being groundward bound. I now MUST find pics of my silly Woots to post here, because I started the thread and haven't contributed anything! :-[
Yes John. I think that Woots needs to make an appearance here - preferably standing on a Do-It-Yourself Taoist Journal ;D
Quote from: RussellG on March 15, 2009, 04:22:09 AM
That happened to us too often when I was growing up, and now that I have cats of my own, I have built them this run in the backyard. The second photo shows you how they leave the house via a cat flap which leads into an exit box, then there's a tunnel under a garden path that leads them into the run proper. The photos are from "Opening Day" three years ago.
Goodness me - what an impressive feat of constructions! Your cats are lucky to have such a caring owner. Personally if I attempt to put up a kitchen-roll holder it immediately falls down ::)
Quote from: vandermolen on March 15, 2009, 05:35:37 AM
Goodness me - what an impressive feat of constructions! Your cats are lucky to have such a caring owner. Personally if I attempt to put up a kitchen-roll holder it immediately falls down ::)
Errr, the only bit I built personally is the wooden "roof" of the tunnel. That also happens to be the only bit that's required any maintenance in the last three years :)
Quote from: RussellG on March 15, 2009, 05:38:05 AM
Errr, the only bit I built personally is the wooden "roof" of the tunnel. That also happens to be the only bit that's required any maintenance in the last three years :)
I am still impressed. My wife has purchased a solar-powered bird bath today. I'm sure that this will provide Charlie with hours of fun ;D
Quote from: RussellG on March 15, 2009, 04:22:09 AM
That happened to us too often when I was growing up, and now that I have cats of my own, I have built them this run in the backyard. The second photo shows you how they leave the house via a cat flap which leads into an exit box, then there's a tunnel under a garden path that leads them into the run proper. The photos are from "Opening Day" three years ago.
Your cats are lucky to have you as an um... friend . My cats are now staying indoor and this is all I can offer to them.
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Quote from: vandermolen on March 15, 2009, 02:56:03 AM
Thanks Bruce. Actually I just noticed that I posted it upside down ::)
Jeffrey
Oh I thought your cat was trying conducting an orchestra.
Quote from: Wendell_E on March 14, 2009, 03:56:02 AM
I'd say "they accept each other as family members, therefore every once in while they do fight." ;D
Very true.
Here's one of the family photos
and a fight scene. (a cat fight)
Quote from: Henritus on March 16, 2009, 09:13:51 PM
and a fight scene. (a cat fight)
Awwwww...they're just playing ;)
Quote from: RussellG on March 16, 2009, 09:34:23 PM
Awwwww...they're just playing ;)
Yah, tell that to the one getting pummelled in the face with kangaroo kicks! ;D
I have a new Woots. ;D ;D
It is a wee kitten, and is seen here in a furious rage trying to maul the carpet. This Woots is very fond of me, and I of it.
Quote from: John on May 22, 2009, 04:18:30 PM
I have a new Woots. ;D ;D
It is a wee kitten, and is seen here in a furious rage trying to maul the carpet. This Woots is very fond of me, and I of it.
Splendid, John :)
Lots of happy times and warm, loving companionship ahead :)
This was intended to be a photo of my cd collection but my elderly cat(and a pair of boots) got in the way :)
Quote from: Dundonnell on May 22, 2009, 04:30:42 PM
This was intended to be a photo of my cd collection but my elderly cat(and a pair of boots) got in the way :)
Looks like your boots and woots are friends. Shame we didn't get a close up of the CD's so we could all scritinise it for which performances you have, etc :o ;)
I like my cats extremely fat, 22-25lbs., or over. However, overfeeding induced diabetes can be expensive.
Quote from: snyprrr on May 22, 2009, 04:49:40 PM
I like my cats extremely fat, 22-25lbs., or over. However, overfeeding induced diabetes can be expensive.
IF this is a reference to my cat in the photograph...I should just point out that she is NOT as fat as she appears to be!
She is 15 and a half years old, is not overfed but has always been a house cat(I live in an apartment/flat) and does not, therefore, get outside.
John: these photographs will not help you, unfortunately.
^ If you have a cat in the house you may want to reconsider that layout. Indeed, she's probably plotting something as we speak. Your CDs aren't safe man.
Quote from: Josquin des Prez on May 22, 2009, 05:10:38 PM
^ If you have a cat in the house you may want to reconsider that layout. Indeed, she's probably plotting something as we speak. Your CDs aren't safe man.
;D ;D
I think that she is too old now to be jumping up anywhere :) She and the cd collection have co-existed happily for a long time now :)
But..I do take your point about needing more shelving ;D
And when a cat wants to show that he despised you, he does this:
My Woots...a very silly thing indeed. :)
Quote from: Dundonnell on May 22, 2009, 04:59:01 PM
IF this is a reference to my cat in the photograph...I should just point out that she is NOT as fat as she appears to be!
She is 15 and a half years old, is not overfed but has always been a house cat(I live in an apartment/flat) and does not, therefore, get outside.
John: these photographs will not help you, unfortunately.
They do not help me in a CD espionage caper, but they do provide valuable insight as to how your music is organised, how large a part it plays in your life, how you have an interest in art which extends to English classics, your ability to adapt listening pleasure between analogue, digital and other formats, where the CD's are (CD's which are still under review or used most frequently) and where the CD's are which can only be reached by ladder (most infrequently played), and the photos reveal that you are able to crouch comfortably when rummaging your CD's which have yet to be classified, or yet to be arranged in some way.
Quote from: John on May 23, 2009, 08:14:17 AM
They do not help me in a CD espionage caper, but they do provide valuable insight as to how your music is organised, how large a part it plays in your life, how you have an interest in art which extends to English classics, your ability to adapt listening pleasure between analogue, digital and other formats, where the CD's are (CD's which are still under review or used most frequently) and where the CD's are which can only be reached by ladder (most infrequently played), and the photos reveal that you are able to crouch comfortably when rummaging your CD's which have yet to be classified, or yet to be arranged in some way.
Well observed, agent
J! ;)
Quote from: Renfield on May 23, 2009, 08:55:36 AM
Well observed, agent J! ;)
Thank you Emissary
R, a fuller report will be issued when I get the forensics from Tayside Police, including a full list of what Colin listens to by using an UHD (Ultra High Definition) device to probe the photographs, and what his cat has been eating for it to live so long.
Good grief...I am speechless :o
So much analysis and deduction from two photographs! :)
Well, John, you are correct in almost all of your conclusions :) The only one which is awry is that the cds I listen to less frequently are the ones most inaccessibly placed. My collection is arranged in strictly alphabetical order by composer. Thus the first cd on the top shelf left of the alcove is Komei Abe's Symphony No.1(Naxos). The alcove contains all composers from Abe to Alfred Hill. With Paul Hindemith onwards the cds are stored in the wooden towers and the shelves. Unfortunately, from Richard Strauss onwards the cds have outgrown my existing shelving and are therefore piled up on top. Vaughan Williams cds make up one entire pile ;D Oh....the total number of cds-as of today-is 2629.
I know that I need more shelves but I have been putting that off until the room is re-decorated(which will be done....?) :)
And...since this thread is supposed to be about Cats ;D.......that is another smashing photo of your new 'Woots' :)
My boss sent this to me, I hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvo-g_JvURI&feature=related
Mike
Now I understand what 'woots' means! What a beautiful kitten - I wish you (John) much fun with him (her?) Your analysis from Colin's CD collection sounds as perceptive as the one you did from my books, caught in the backround of the photo of my own nearly 15 year old woots, Charlie.
The Woots is a male. He is growing up, and can now tear my arm clean off...
Quote from: John on June 27, 2009, 09:01:17 AM
The Woots is a male. He is growing up, and can now tear my arm clean off...
That is one savage cat. Are you sure that he is a cat ('woots') and not a panther?
;D
Quote from: vandermolen on June 27, 2009, 11:18:47 AM
That is one savage cat. Are you sure that he is a cat ('woots') and not a panther?
;D
;D He's a savage woots alright. I totally love the wee thing.
I have applied for him to join the 'Wooteez' which as you know is the military branch of feline life. He sports the right stripes and is likely to make his mark in frontline fighting, protecting the perimeter of the back yard.
This will give him access to (talking of Panthers) Panther Tanks, Tooth Extenders and the latest technology in Sharp Claw routines.
I'll keep reporting from time to time on his debriefing from the backyard frontline... ;)
Classic Creature Comforts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob-OVUoJ1RM) short on dogs v. cats. I love this series.
Quote from: Dundonnell on May 22, 2009, 04:59:01 PM
John: these photographs will not help you, unfortunately.
My gosh, and
I was feeling guilty about too many CDs!
This is the Field Marshall of the local Wooteez, who will be taking the Woots out on reconnasaince missions around the backyard perimeter. He has seen action in Afghanistan, San Francisco, Iraq and Benidorm, and I expect my Woots will make a great trainee.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/wtf-is-wrong-with-my-cat
http://letslaugh.net/general/hows-your-day-going-cats-and-humans/
Cat on a bus. Really liked this story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8176971.stm
I broke my calico cat coffee mug this morning :'(. Fortunately, my real, live, sixteen-year-old calico is fine. A kitten picture of her:
Quote from: Wendell_E on September 28, 2009, 09:07:03 AM
I broke my calico cat coffee mug this morning :'(. Fortunately, my real, live, sixteen-year-old calico is fine. A kitten picture of her:
She's a pretty thing--and she seems to know it, too! :)
This is one of my kitty's favorites, from 101 Uses for a Dead Cat:
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Quote from: John on May 23, 2009, 07:50:47 AM
My Woots...a very silly thing indeed. :)
That Woots caught unmanageable fleas in Liverpool, I couldn't get rid of them, so that poor Woots was dispatched back to its original owner. But...
I now have a flea free SON OF WOOTS, the son of the Woots pictured above. This Woots (called Woots 3) is by far the cleanest most comforting wee Woots I have had. Woots 3 will go on to be a big Tom cat and a fabulous friend. Here is Woots 3, son of Woots 2 pictured at the bottom as a kitten. It was transported to Glasgow from Liverpool by a friend.
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Quote from: DavidRoss on January 27, 2011, 10:53:38 AM
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I tried that, tablets, sprays, but the little black buggers just would not go away.
Did you try one of these?
http://www.youtube.com/v/fT1pNO11bjI&feature=related
No Sir, I did not try one of those, I did purchse one though and I am keeping it in store for my visit to Fantasyland, California in 2012.
Cool! I wonder if you can bring it in your carry-on or if you'll have to put it with checked baggage?
Quote from: Wendell_E on September 28, 2009, 09:07:03 AM
Fortunately, my real, live, sixteen-year-old calico is fine.
Then, on Ash Wednesday (March 9th, 2011), she suddenly was far from fine. :'(
Three weeks later, I adopted Tenille from a friend:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/Wendelle/critters/P10000151.jpg)
No, I didn't name her, and yes, she has a brother named "The Captain".
Sorry to hear of your loss, Wendell.
On the brighter side, however, I have an answer to the question posed by Ms Palin in your signature: They get them the same way political parties get candidates: they volunteer!
I initially thought this was the Chat Thread, and the content proved unusually focused in topic... ;D
John, have you considered naming successive Wootses using Roman numerals, like kings and Popes?
WOOTS III LIVERPPUDLIANIS
Edit: That is clearly not how you translate 'of Liverpool' in Latin, but it does have an amusingly pompous ring to it.
'No time spent with a cat is ever wasted' (Colette)
Nice story:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-51264786
Quote from: geralmar on March 08, 2020, 09:07:28 PM
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Thank you for making me laugh and smile. ;D
Maybe this should be linked to the 'That Darn Cat Thread'.
Quote from: geralmar on March 14, 2020, 10:40:09 PM
Not our cat; but how she sees herself:
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...as Thor's little sister? ;)
Quote from: geralmar on March 16, 2020, 02:35:39 PM
Photo developed from glass plate negative found in little girl's "time capsule" created 120 years ago:
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IoDj4mXdqmc
Thanks for posting this! That was cool to watch! :)
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My cat has a trick worked out. When the bed is unmade I play the red dot on it with her. So sometimes she sees me and runs partway up the stairs. If I follow she runs to the bedroom door and waits. Then she runs to the bed and waits while I get the laser pointer.
Quote from: Kaga2 on April 10, 2020, 04:39:02 PM
My cat has a trick worked out. When the bed is unmade I play the red dot on it with her. So sometimes she sees me and runs partway up the stairs. If I follow she runs to the bedroom door and waits. Then she runs to the bed and waits while I get the laser pointer.
;D She has you well-trained! ;)
Missing having one (yet again): Saw signs of a mouse (always means that there's more than one!); cleaned area up and set traps yesterday. This morning, found that I had caught one....one small victory for the human!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 11, 2020, 06:48:57 AM
;D She has you well-trained! ;)
Missing having one (yet again): Saw signs of a mouse (always means that there's more than one!); cleaned area up and set traps yesterday. This morning, found that I had caught one....one small victory for the human!
We have two cats. The 15 year old is a world class mouser still. The 3 year old, who has me trained, is a bit tubby. She tries but almost never catches anything. She stalks birds, which is pretty hilarious as she never has the remotest chance of catching one.
Sounds like the young'un needs to pay attention to his elder! ;)
I heard about this recently...o.k. so they're not domesticated cats, but.....do check this out: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/cheetah-cub-cam. Mom just had four cubs (about 5 days ago); she just stepped out for a moment. The little ones are curled up in a corner. :) Mom's already back and it's grooming time!
Saddened to hear that tigers can catch the corona virus from their asymptomatic caregivers; zoos are upping their precautions for cats and primates (heard today). I believe that there are now six tigers who were infected at the Bronx Zoo. From what I understand, not badly and are improving.
Nice that zoos are offering live cams....and a big thank you to all of the caregivers who are continuing to look out for the animals whilst the zoos (and most of society) are shut down.
Found this to be amusing (and somewhat helpful too!): https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/quarantine-tips-from-my-cat
Quote from: geralmar on April 12, 2020, 10:58:51 PM
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I remain skeptical.
You might want to check this out:https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/fluresponse.html and this: https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/1918-pandemic-masks-bay-area-california-15185425.php
I expect that the cat didn't put up with the mask for long!
You should watch this: go to the 30:00 minute mark. It's about a couple in Clara, Ireland who have a small farm and decided to add to it. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BvB0182xag
PD
Speaking of mousers, check out this guy! Current count 6 in nest...no make that five as she just ate one! ???https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/barred-owls/
PD
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This was hard to see and read...I hope that they make it. :'(
https://www.bbc.com/news/the-reporters-52760380
Best,
PD
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Quote from: geralmar on June 10, 2020, 10:22:56 PM
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Good one Geralmar! ;D
The cyanotype picture is amazing, make me wish I knew something — anything! — about photography.
Quote from: accmacmus on June 16, 2020, 10:37:16 AM
The cyanotype picture is amazing, make me wish I knew something — anything! — about photography.
Hello accmacmus,
I remember last summer seeing an artist's work (at a monthly gallery artists' exhibitions) who used that kind of effect with plants. I think though that she also did some prints in other colors? I was quite impressed by her work. Will see if I can find out her name and see what kind of processes she used.
You're not alone in wishing that they knew more about photography....and wished that they (meaning at least 'I') could take a decent picture! ;) :)
Best wishes,
PD
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Quote from: geralmar on July 07, 2020, 07:13:41 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/DzwrxJ2R/gifts-for-cats6.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Clever cat!
Geralmar, now what did you do with the lid for that thing! lol
And, yes, why go for the dish when you can go for the motherlode instead?
PD
I thought that these photos were too sweet. :)
(https://www.zarias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/45010216-funny-cat-pictures.jpg)
(https://www.zarias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/48010216-funny-cat-pictures.jpg)
(https://www.zarias.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/61010216-funny-cat-pictures.jpg)
Sorry, couldn't resist!
No reason to apologize!
Canterbury Cathedral Cat drinks vicar's milk during morning prayers:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=canterbury+cat+drinks+milk&&view=detail&mid=9296CC67A47238294E1F9296CC67A47238294E1F&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcanterbury%2Bcat%2Bdrinks%2Bmilk%26FORM%3DHDRSC4
Quote from: vandermolen on July 08, 2020, 10:30:15 PM
Canterbury Cathedral Cat drinks vicar's milk during morning prayers:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=canterbury+cat+drinks+milk&&view=detail&mid=9296CC67A47238294E1F9296CC67A47238294E1F&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcanterbury%2Bcat%2Bdrinks%2Bmilk%26FORM%3DHDRSC4
Quite amusing...thanks! I suspect that the cat upstaged the vicar there. Hope that vicar didn't then pour the milk into his tea?! That said, I suspect that I've shared more than one glass of water with a cat or two during the course of my lifetime.
PD
Quote from: vandermolen on July 08, 2020, 10:30:15 PM
Canterbury Cathedral Cat drinks vicar's milk during morning prayers:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=canterbury+cat+drinks+milk&&view=detail&mid=9296CC67A47238294E1F9296CC67A47238294E1F&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcanterbury%2Bcat%2Bdrinks%2Bmilk%26FORM%3DHDRSC4
Jeffrey,
I see that there is more than one cat there that likes to get into mischief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nysQvcNNlc
PD
Haven't check if this has been posted before but this is the BBC news website, with genuine articles from the BBC website but all the pics have been changed to cats...
https://bbcmews.co.uk/news (https://bbcmews.co.uk/news)
I don't particularly like cats but there you go :laugh:
Quote from: Papy Oli on August 11, 2020, 01:20:25 PM
Haven't check if this has been posted before but this is the BBC news website, with genuine articles from the BBC website but all the pics have been changed to cats...
https://bbcmews.co.uk/news (https://bbcmews.co.uk/news)
I don't particularly like cats but there you go :laugh:
Wonder how someone did that!
This made me laugh (from a Readers' Digest article):
(https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/US180651A.jpg)
Here on my walkway is the CowCat, being tended to by the Spy Novel Connoisseur, a famous person in my apartment.
(https://i.imgur.com/FKdypU7.jpg)
Sweet! I expect that they are both happy with the situation. :)
heh, first time I'm hearing about this:
The Guardian:
Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year
Also making the cut are PM Jacinda Ardern and the director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/20/celebrity-cat-in-the-running-to-be-new-zealander-of-the-year)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittens_(cat)
(https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9537329664/h62DDAF45/cat) (https://i.redd.it/a0sl86fv53111.jpg) (https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9537340672/hB58CA0E0/person-ghotin-colvin-es) (http://[img%20height=300]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/FqIvn-uNS9p3dzn_7tk55RT5VcYQvQcixJzxUDD06z74j3HTjotk3-30Y8_QiDizhTVCWhlK1ICuCZ6qx7QEWmE-q_JNHj2EbRsygt4dusEjXlmttQmkwOxdVtL9) (https://i.redd.it/20g07cj6pll41.jpg) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/CiKSiFEJU2MIZfXM2vURSVNIJjR8gCN3oigBiuXM7vUqW_9mjrUU-5M19QgthqHu2v-BfLcycZk1pbCx7AxCl0XqttBSIvK3U-1C9zR9O8QRygnbZns0bdUDzx_zXg) (https://i.redd.it/reke6uaoyl421.jpg) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/eZwlSbw6v_yxfZseAS5F5-rvPgi7bEwNwLs2-NTbv2yv-AaANFabdZpVqB5TzLU0ENlFLHisWWsjWE2_VJv05_2rw93AeKxxYBpCl_DwTJOkUDorzzUyt1qjy608) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hyGs57YYN0jh9mhNCxEyqVEUReFsGfFV6geDFH_7iPWH0zQzZa9sP8HiD2K5wS8HugM2VJxPUbQ6eQIVgYWADd14vIHSuVBRbmakuwT_Iki6fY196mZv8Uy0YSws) (http://petslady.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/mittens%202.jpg) (http://petslady.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/mittens%2013.jpg)
Quote from: SimonNZ on August 23, 2020, 04:07:41 AM
heh, first time I'm hearing about this:
The Guardian:
Celebrity cat called Mittens in the running to be New Zealander of the year
Also making the cut are PM Jacinda Ardern and the director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/20/celebrity-cat-in-the-running-to-be-new-zealander-of-the-year)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittens_(cat)
(https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9537329664/h62DDAF45/cat) (https://i.redd.it/a0sl86fv53111.jpg) (https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9537340672/hB58CA0E0/person-ghotin-colvin-es) (http://[img%20height=300]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/FqIvn-uNS9p3dzn_7tk55RT5VcYQvQcixJzxUDD06z74j3HTjotk3-30Y8_QiDizhTVCWhlK1ICuCZ6qx7QEWmE-q_JNHj2EbRsygt4dusEjXlmttQmkwOxdVtL9) (https://i.redd.it/20g07cj6pll41.jpg) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/CiKSiFEJU2MIZfXM2vURSVNIJjR8gCN3oigBiuXM7vUqW_9mjrUU-5M19QgthqHu2v-BfLcycZk1pbCx7AxCl0XqttBSIvK3U-1C9zR9O8QRygnbZns0bdUDzx_zXg) (https://i.redd.it/reke6uaoyl421.jpg) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/eZwlSbw6v_yxfZseAS5F5-rvPgi7bEwNwLs2-NTbv2yv-AaANFabdZpVqB5TzLU0ENlFLHisWWsjWE2_VJv05_2rw93AeKxxYBpCl_DwTJOkUDorzzUyt1qjy608) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hyGs57YYN0jh9mhNCxEyqVEUReFsGfFV6geDFH_7iPWH0zQzZa9sP8HiD2K5wS8HugM2VJxPUbQ6eQIVgYWADd14vIHSuVBRbmakuwT_Iki6fY196mZv8Uy0YSws) (http://petslady.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/mittens%202.jpg) (http://petslady.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/mittens%2013.jpg)
Sweet! I do rather pity the person that is allergic to cats and goes to try on the jeans though!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 14, 2020, 10:58:03 AM
Wonder how someone did that!
This made me laugh (from a Readers' Digest article):
(https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/US180651A.jpg)
Yes, that's a very nice cartoon. I like the frame of the cat looking down!
I just ran across this graphic novel-type (cartoon?) story and was quite impressed by it. What do you think?
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-got-a-cat
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 27, 2020, 09:28:31 AM
I just ran across this graphic novel-type (cartoon?) story and was quite impressed by it. What do you think?
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-got-a-cat
PD
Won't download at the moment. I'll try later.
Always I wanted to visit one of these cats-majority islands, but didn't have a chance. The article is about Aoshima (Blue Island).
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/03/a-visit-to-aoshima-a-cat-island-in-japan/386647/
Quote from: geralmar on September 18, 2020, 05:02:27 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/x8fTLgR5/cat-thieves-caught3.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://postimages.org/)
Geralmar,
Is that your little one? Must be interested in the tuna fish surprise cake batter! :)
I have a wooden (mobile) kitchen butcher's block table which I purchased years ago to give me some more counter space. You can guess who quickly appropriated it!
PD
Quote from: geralmar on September 19, 2020, 04:19:15 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/NMSY3SPF/PZYGkk6.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:laugh:
You might appreciate this one:
(https://www.foyles.co.uk/cms-uploaded/NYcats03.jpg)
PD
I love this story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-54329606
She chose her human well. :)
PD
(https://i.postimg.cc/yxVSN0sc/sam-gross-honey-i-m-home-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Cute! :)
PD
(https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VuKcDP8f00A/s/900/720/Cats-Cartoons-Punch-Magazine-1970-03-11-381.jpg)
Thinking of our British friends:
(https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kWliJ_hMloA/s/1200/I0000kWliJ_hMloA.jpg)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 03, 2020, 08:21:46 AM
I love this story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-54329606
She chose her human well. :)
PD
Great story PD
Quote from: geralmar on October 26, 2020, 08:03:21 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/zG9PsVNM/2d783g5.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Augh! Absolutely too cute! ;D
The Cowcat and its good friend the Civilized Dog (peace and blessings etc.) take a deserved break from the vicissitudes of life.
(https://i.imgur.com/C9YgB3Q.jpg)
Quote from: drogulus on October 27, 2020, 04:08:11 PM
The Cowcat and its good friend the Civilized Dog (peace and blessings etc.) take a deserved break from the vicissitudes of life.
(https://i.imgur.com/C9YgB3Q.jpg)
Nice to see peace exists at least one place in this world!
Quote from: geralmar on October 28, 2020, 10:24:55 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/bYF0RxGP/YU6TJsD.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://postimages.org/)
:laugh: ;D
Trust that opening up a can of cat food restored harmony?
PD
I just stumbled across this touching story about the life and impact of Doorkins Magnificat: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/europe/cathedral-cat-memorial-scli-intl-gbr/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201029090559-02-doorkins-magnificat-cathedral-cat-dies-scli-intl-gbr-exlarge-169.jpg)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 28, 2020, 08:14:33 AM
Nice to see peace exists at least one place in this world!
+1 great photo.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 01, 2020, 02:32:01 AM
I just stumbled across this touching story about the life and impact of Doorkins Magnificat: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/29/europe/cathedral-cat-memorial-scli-intl-gbr/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201029090559-02-doorkins-magnificat-cathedral-cat-dies-scli-intl-gbr-exlarge-169.jpg)
PD
Yes, it's a lovely story. I liked the Dean of Southwark Cathedral's final comment. I was in that cathedral a few years ago with friends and am sure that I saw the famous cat.
Quote from: vandermolen on November 01, 2020, 07:27:35 AM
Yes, it's a lovely story. I liked the Dean of Southwark Cathedral's final comment. I was in that cathedral a few years ago with friends and am sure that I saw the famous cat.
I hope that the bishop who made those comments about "Is this a joke?", etc. "got it" in the end. :(
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 02, 2020, 03:48:46 AM
I hope that the bishop who made those comments about "Is this a joke?", etc. "got it" in the end. :(
PD
Me too.
Quote from: geralmar on November 15, 2020, 06:47:40 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y2Qc9b2G/XVmXAP7.jpg)
(https://postimages.org/)
Good one and too true!
PD
(https://i.postimg.cc/02mV88C4/cats-are-jerks20.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Quote from: geralmar on December 08, 2020, 10:13:18 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/y6SMRkGC/CUlI5Na.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:)
(//)
That time of year to do battle; alas, as I am currently catless, I don't need to worry about that. :(
PD
Quote from: geralmar on December 25, 2020, 07:40:46 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/TwYjvbTj/mick-stevens-new-improved-cat-can-i-get-you-anything-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Where can I get one of those?
I like this one:
(https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/US191250A.jpg)
PD
(https://i.chzbgr.com/original/9049140736/h8F57782D/1)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3c/f8/65/3cf865fb13beb994c006d35d1dab3732.jpg)
(https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/funny-cat-comics-scott-metzger-cartoons-6-5b0eb18133840__605.jpg)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 29, 2020, 12:10:22 PM
(https://i.chzbgr.com/original/9049140736/h8F57782D/1)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3c/f8/65/3cf865fb13beb994c006d35d1dab3732.jpg)
(https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/funny-cat-comics-scott-metzger-cartoons-6-5b0eb18133840__605.jpg)
PD
Excellent!
Love Humpty Dumpty.
I think that I need to get the book 'Six Dinner Sid'!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54710400
Quote from: vandermolen on January 02, 2021, 07:41:00 AM
I think that I need to get the book 'Six Dinner Sid'!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-54710400
Oh, too funny! I read that story yesterday! Good of the author to share their story...hard though it was. Towards the [young] end of my last cat's life, I realized that someone else recently started feeding him! Not good for several reasons: 1) he gained about a pound in one month = 10% of his weight!; 2) He must have been being fed some sort of 'kitty crack' = inexpensive but tasty dry food, so that he would no longer eat his special food which helped to correct and then prevent dental disease; 3) and could have lead to other issues (like she described)--if he hadn't been hit by a car first. :( I'm sure that the person meant well, but they were creating problems instead. I tried several times to put a collar around his neck, but the ones that they recommend (the breakaway type), he kept managing to get them off of his neck. He was microchipped, however, with up to the date contact info re moi, the owner.
PD
As we couldn't see my brother at Christmas this year he very kindly sent us a hamper of food and drink goodies. Now that the contents have been mainly consumed my wife thought that the large empty box would be an ideal place for me to store the papers that were cluttering up my desk. However, someone had other plans ::)
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on January 04, 2021, 09:11:17 AM
As we couldn't see my brother at Christmas this year he very kindly sent us a hamper of food and drink goodies. Now that the contents have now been mainly consumed my wife thought that the large empty box would be an ideal place for me to store the papers that were cluttering up my desk. However, someone had other plans ::)
(//)
lol A very handsome black kitty there Jeffrey....and such a lovely contrast to the red box too. ;) If you're really going to use that box, you'll have to come up with some ingenious compromise/alternative.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 05, 2021, 05:19:17 AM
lol A very handsome black kitty there Jeffrey....and such a lovely contrast to the red box too. ;) If you're really going to use that box, you'll have to come up with some ingenious compromise/alternative.
PD
Thank you PD. He's called Oliver.
:)
Quote from: vandermolen on January 05, 2021, 09:00:22 AM
Thank you PD. He's called Oliver.
:)
How did you come up with the name Oliver (Dickens?)? And have you outfitted the said box with a cushion or old towel yet? ;D
PD
p.s. I love this cartoonist's work. Her strip is called "Rhymes with Orange". Here are a few:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/31/93/113193104a7fd7341afcaefa93780864.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KF5NFUW5-10/T4Lqsz0teJI/AAAAAAAAHAw/nMeuRme9Ax0/s1600/Rhymes_with_Orange..gif)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/35/3a/e6353afbeacb621ff58f6dffad47971a.gif)
Not cat related, but I thought that some here might appreciate this one:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/da/bd/a7dabd0db38cf0d8a3897c0a73f4bb97.gif)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 05, 2021, 11:26:56 AM
How did you come up with the name Oliver (Dickens?)? And have you outfitted the said box with a cushion or old towel yet? ;D
PD
p.s. I love this cartoonist's work. Her strip is called "Rhymes with Orange". Here are a few:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/11/31/93/113193104a7fd7341afcaefa93780864.jpg)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KF5NFUW5-10/T4Lqsz0teJI/AAAAAAAAHAw/nMeuRme9Ax0/s1600/Rhymes_with_Orange..gif)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/35/3a/e6353afbeacb621ff58f6dffad47971a.gif)
Not cat related, but I thought that some here might appreciate this one:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/da/bd/a7dabd0db38cf0d8a3897c0a73f4bb97.gif)
I think that Oliver is one of the few names that my wife and I agreed on if we had a son (which we didn't) so, we gave the name to our cat instead - I think that it suits him. I love the cartoons, especially the computer keypad one. I was just watching a live TV interview on the BBC News about the cancellation of the A (Advanced) Level exams in school next Summer. A young school student was being interviewed and her cat kept on making an appearance. The Newsreader reassured her that pets were always welcome on the News!
Sweet, Jeffrey! And, well he is family, so there you go! :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 06, 2021, 04:58:11 AM
Sweet, Jeffrey! And, well he is family, so there you go! :)
PD
:)
Quote from: geralmar on January 06, 2021, 11:37:04 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/J0PPg94X/N8rHnOD.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Great photo!
Quote from: geralmar on January 06, 2021, 11:37:04 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/J0PPg94X/N8rHnOD.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
"Me and my two best buds. Look out world here we come!" ;)
Quote from: geralmar on January 11, 2021, 02:50:13 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/KYT8GY1n/4FfMT1w.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:laugh: :)
(https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the-reality-of-owning-a-cat-2__700.jpg)
Are humans even necessary?
(https://sbly-web-prod-shareably.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/15022938/cat5-2.jpg)
(https://sbly-web-prod-shareably.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/15024553/cat8.jpg)
And now for something totally different:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/0c/ad/0a0cad66e093f9ec5e0b34fdee2f05ea.jpg)
(https://cdn.curiousdoodle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/photoshopingcat002.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/40/8b/09/408b097f556dccd019ed022ca07085c0.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ff/6c/b8/ff6cb8233feb71a731c65078e44329cf--red-squirrel-photoshop.jpg)
Mr. Spunky and regular sized cat for scale.
Quote from: Szykneij on January 17, 2021, 03:57:01 PM
Mr. Spunky and regular sized cat for scale.
Oh, my! Are they both yours? :)
How much does Mr. Spunky weigh and how long is he?
PD
We have 3 cats and 2 dogs, all of them rescues. The dogs are Satos from Puerto Rico.
The Spunkster was about 36 pounds when we last weighed him. I'm not sure how long he is. He is somewhat beachball shaped, so circumference might be a better measurement.
Here he is in a whiskey barrel planter.
The two Biden dogs have been making the news (Champ and Major)...pets back in the White House! And one of them is a rescue from a Delaware shelter (Major). Yeah!
Apparently, Jill Biden (pardon, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden ;D ) wants to get a cat too! :) Hurrah!
PD
Googling "White House Cats" and there's lots of images I've never seen before:
(https://i1.wp.com/68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6aaroRh2o1rn5tfm.jpg?resize=500%2C592)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0344/6469/files/Screen_Shot_2018-02-16_at_5.38.51_PM.png?v=1518820763)
(https://i1.wp.com/www.bjbangs.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/reagan_cats.jpg?w=464&ssl=1)
(https://cattime.com/assets/uploads/2019/04/JFK_Cat.jpg)
(https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/files/2018/09/3c31880v.jpg)
(https://preview.redd.it/2t2xs2v5m7nz.jpg?auto=webp&s=43ed5db5b03b4453cf480a0b4b2304e9ac473045)
(https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pets-White-House-Through-Years-02.jpg?w=800&quality=86&strip=all)
(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8f/06/e7/8f06e7a8c162ef2611bba3653f2a98b3.jpg)
(https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/george-w-bush-teases-his-cat-ernie-while-at-the-governors-mansion-in-picture-id525605058)
(https://assets.rbl.ms/4141776/origin.jpg)
and somehow I don't think I've seen this before:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0344/6469/files/Screen_Shot_2018-02-16_at_5.34.37_PM.png?v=1518820503)
Churchill and Cat
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Quote from: vandermolen on January 27, 2021, 11:18:45 AM
Churchill and Cat
(//)
I found this online: a very detailed but interesting article on Churchill and his growing affection for cats and the ones that he either met and/or adopted over the course of his lifetime...including this cat. Thanks for that photo Jeffrey!
https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-139/cats-look-down-on-you-churchills-feline-menagerie/
Quote from: vandermolen on January 27, 2021, 11:18:45 AM
Churchill and Cat
Alas, Churchill didn't (yet) know that you don't just come up to a cat and go to pat it on its head; see cat's body language.
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc8ab8551f4d43faa956029/1599735894759-Q49KGVOLPV0PJRCCR7OW/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kNiEM88mrzHRsd1mQ3bxVct7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0s0XaMNjCqAzRibjnE_wBlkZ2axuMlPfqFLWy-3Tjp4nKScCHg1XF4aLsQJlo6oYbA/IMG_5133.jpeg?format=1000w)
Love her work! :) I have one of her books.
PD
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYO0kqCWnCE/VVKoyieTjmI/AAAAAAAAHQs/l_HdUTMWH8g/s1600/IMG_2092.jpg)
Oh, if only someone would come up with a sofa like this! :)
Quote from: geralmar on February 06, 2021, 02:54:55 PM
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Thank you for making me laugh! I suspect that I will be having the [savory] salmon tonight. ;) Just kidding: my salmon is a fillet which I'll figure out how to cook--along with some veggies. ;D
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-56005428
Quote from: vandermolen on February 09, 2021, 11:51:21 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-56005428
You beat me to posting it :laugh: ! I had just watched it and also had a morning news program on and they had a segment on it; caption (or maybe I should say "cation") "Paw and Order". Too funny!
Or maybe the lawyer's strategy was "If I appear as a cute kitten, I'll win my case"? ;)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 03:55:23 AM
You beat me to posting it :laugh: ! I had just watched it and also had a morning news program on and they had a segment on it; caption (or maybe I should say "cation") "Paw and Order". Too funny!
Or maybe the lawyer's strategy was "If I appear as a cute kitten, I'll win my case"? ;)
PD
I thought it was hilarious, although maybe the judge should have said 'I can hear you' rather than 'I can see you'.
:)
Quote from: vandermolen on February 10, 2021, 05:12:32 AM
I thought it was hilarious, although maybe the judge should have said 'I can hear you' rather than 'I can see you'.
:)
Yes. I thought it was funny too how the lawyer wanted to proceed--even with the filter still on! Very cute kitten filter. :) He was a good sport about it too which was nice to see.
(http://www.realclear.com/comics/rhymes_with_orange/images/2015/05/rhymes_with_orange_may_14_2015.gif)
I stumbled across this--made me smile. Best buds. From Nick Harvey's Twitter account:
"Every night, for as long as I can remember, my cat and my twelve year old share a pillow.
How it started: How it's going:"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EszoeFVWMAUwav1?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EszoeFaXcAA2nJm?format=jpg&name=large)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 06:33:22 AM
Yes. I thought it was funny too how the lawyer wanted to proceed--even with the filter still on! Very cute kitten filter. :) He was a good sport about it too which was nice to see.
(http://www.realclear.com/comics/rhymes_with_orange/images/2015/05/rhymes_with_orange_may_14_2015.gif)
Yes PD - I agree and the judge was nice about it. Everyone came out well. The lawyer appeared on BBC radio news and exchanged miaows with the presenter at the end of his interview.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 10:00:17 AM
I stumbled across this--made me smile. Best buds. From Nick Harvey's Twitter account:
"Every night, for as long as I can remember, my cat and my twelve year old share a pillow.
How it started: How it's going:"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EszoeFVWMAUwav1?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EszoeFaXcAA2nJm?format=jpg&name=large)
Lovely :)
Although, in the second photo, it appears that the cat has become the pillow!
Quote from: vandermolen on February 10, 2021, 12:37:31 PM
Lovely :)
Although, in the second photo, it appears that the cat has become the pillow!
lol True!
Cat's thinking: "Initially, this
did seem like a good idea...."
PD
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Quote from: geralmar on February 17, 2021, 04:01:21 PM
lol :)
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PD
Quote from: geralmar on February 19, 2021, 10:29:22 PM
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Looks good until the cat decides to sit on it while the owner is trying to read it! ;)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 10, 2021, 10:00:17 AM
I stumbled across this--made me smile. Best buds. From Nick Harvey's Twitter account:
"Every night, for as long as I can remember, my cat and my twelve year old share a pillow.
How it started: How it's going:"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EszoeFVWMAUwav1?format=jpg&name=large)
An oft-told story in my family is that, when I was a toddler our pregnant cat had her litter on my pillow. When my Ma came to wake me up my head was surrounded by newborn kittens.
Quote from: André on February 20, 2021, 05:37:08 AM
An oft-told story in my family is that, when I was a toddler our pregnant cat had her litter on my pillow. When my Ma came to wake me up my head was surrounded by newborn kittens.
;D Smart cat: go for the comphy pillow, be near a source of heat, and guaranteed that someone will be in check on you in the near future if you have your litter near a human youngster! ;) Do you have one of your own?
PD
We've always had dogs in our house - always. Cats came and went. Always outdoor cats. Which is why two of them never came back :-[, including Abby, our last one. She was surely eaten by a nasty critter (a pekan?) when we were at the cottage. There is a large wooded area just across the road - irresistible hunting grounds for an elite mouser. Obviously she wasn't the only one to hunt there...
Quote from: André on February 20, 2021, 08:32:32 AM
We've always had dogs in our house - always. Cats came and went. Always outdoor cats. Which is why two of them never came back :-[, including Abby, our last one. She was surely eaten by a nasty critter (a pekan?) when we were at the cottage. There is a large wooded area just across the road - irresistible hunting grounds for an elite mouser. Obviously she wasn't the only one to hunt there...
You could get an indoor-only kitty? Sorry to hear about your losses in any event. :(
(https://amazinganimalphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/funny-cat-2019-1.jpg)
(http://quotespictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/things-crazy-cat-people-do-you-answer-your-cats-random-meows-with-yes-yes-i-know.jpg)
I'm guilty, but (in my defense) I wouldn't say that they are 'random meows'!
PD
Quote from: geralmar on February 28, 2021, 10:00:07 PM
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I think that I'll pass on teatime, but thank you anyway!
Quote from: geralmar on March 01, 2021, 10:55:51 AM
Then how about a slice of pizza?
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Is that the delivery person? ;)
Re other photos: hopefully Kitty didn't get coffee flicked all over your appointment book?
PD
Gotta wonder how many times that's happened without anyone knowing before they returned to their food.
Quote from: SimonNZ on March 01, 2021, 01:01:23 PM
Gotta wonder how many times that's happened without anyone knowing before they returned to their food.
Yep! When I did have a cat, I tried very hard to keep an eye on it (or them) and tried to be clever about keeping it away from my food. As in Toujours "En garde!" And an added warning: if you like seltzer water (bubbly stuff), keep kitties away!
PD
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This made me smile. At least someone is appreciating all of the snow in Colorado: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-56420398
Check out the short video of the "Lions at Denver Zoo...." :)
PD
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So, it's not pandemic eating then? ;)
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Below: I wouldn't want to be this cat's owner!!
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Quote from: geralmar on March 29, 2021, 08:27:08 PM
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That's very characteristic behaviour of my cat - usually as I'm about to teach an online lesson. I think that he does it deliberately.
Yes, we should be tipped for our constant efforts! ::)
Whenever our son calls us on facetime it's a matter of seconds before his cat comes into the picture (litterally). He knows his master is giving his attention to someone else ::).
Quote from: André on March 31, 2021, 07:12:28 AM
Whenever our son calls us on facetime it's a matter of seconds before his cat comes into the picture (litterally). He knows his master is giving his attention to someone else ::).
The cat: "Hey, who ya talking to? It must be me!"
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Quote from: André on March 31, 2021, 07:12:28 AM
Whenever our son calls us on facetime it's a matter of seconds before his cat comes into the picture (litterally). He knows his master is giving his attention to someone else ::).
Whenever I sat down to teach an online lesson to one of my classes my cat would inevitably appear at the window and then start banging on the glass, demanding to be let in (he couldn't be bothered to use the cat-flap):
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on April 10, 2021, 11:45:13 PM
Whenever I sat down to teach an online lesson to one of my classes my cat would inevitably appear at the window and then start banging on the glass, demanding to be let in (he couldn't be bothered to use the cat-flap):
(//)
:laugh: ;D
Quote from: vandermolen on April 10, 2021, 11:45:13 PM
Whenever I sat down to teach an online lesson to one of my classes my cat would inevitably appear at the window and then start banging on the glass, demanding to be let in (he couldn't be bothered to use the cat-flap):
(//)
So cute ! We had such a cat, black and furry. His name was Zorro. When outside he was invisible, you'd never see him. If I stepped out he'd come out from a nearby bush to get petted.
Quote from: André on April 11, 2021, 05:45:59 AM
So cute ! We had such a cat, black and furry. His name was Zorro. When outside he was invisible, you'd never see him. If I stepped out he'd come out from a nearby bush to get petted.
Sweet!
Quote from: André on April 11, 2021, 05:45:59 AM
So cute ! We had such a cat, black and furry. His name was Zorro. When outside he was invisible, you'd never see him. If I stepped out he'd come out from a nearby bush to get petted.
Oliver (our cat) has made lots of local friends as he rolls around upside down on the pavement until someone makes a fuss of him. Like Zorro (great name) he suddenly appears out of the bushes.
Quote from: André on April 11, 2021, 05:45:59 AM
So cute ! We had such a cat, black and furry. His name was Zorro. When outside he was invisible, you'd never see him. If I stepped out he'd come out from a nearby bush to get petted.
Un chat-valier qui surgit hors du buisson
Court vers l'aventure au galop
Son nom, il le signe à la pointe de la patte
D'un Miaou qui veut dire Zorro
Zorroooooooooooo !!! 8)
'Surgir hors du buisson' was his signature move. He always surprised me :)
Very nice pictures! I especially liked 'No bacon?'
Here is my cat having a characteristically active morning:
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on April 19, 2021, 11:28:57 PM
Here is my cat having a characteristically active morning:
Ah, sunshine!
Looks like time to sort through some old newspapers? ;)
PD
Quote from: geralmar on April 19, 2021, 10:36:34 PM
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Cute! I'd be in there myself shielding kitty from the seafood! ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 20, 2021, 03:40:12 AM
Ah, sunshine!
Looks like time to sort through some old newspapers? ;)
PDCute! I'd be in there myself shielding kitty from the seafood! ;D
PD
You must be psychic PD! I was just instructed to 'sort out the old newspapers' Amazing! :o
Quote from: vandermolen on April 20, 2021, 05:02:31 AM
You must be psychic PD! I was just instructed to 'sort out the old newspapers' Amazing! :o
:laugh:
Well, you're not alone---not newspapers but things like printed out recipes (trying to store them on computer these days when possible) and food magazines. Must deaccession! ::) I'm trying to self-encourage the idea that "I want to own the things rather than being owned by them." Does that make sense?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 20, 2021, 06:08:19 AM
:laugh:
Well, you're not alone---not newspapers but things like printed out recipes (trying to store them on computer these days when possible) and food magazines. Must deaccession! ::) I'm trying to self-encourage the idea that "I want to own the things rather than being owned by them." Does that make sense?
PD
I have a feeling it must apply to CDs - especially CDs... ::)
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 20, 2021, 06:08:19 AM
:laugh:
Well, you're not alone---not newspapers but things like printed out recipes (trying to store them on computer these days when possible) and food magazines. Must deaccession! ::) I'm trying to self-encourage the idea that "I want to own the things rather than being owned by them." Does that make sense?
PD
OT
Yes, that makes absolute sense PD and something that I need to apply more to myself. One problem is that my wife is very neat and tidy and hates 'mess' (a CD left out by the CD player or a book not in the book case for example :o). I pointed out to her recently that I found it interesting how often 'Happy-Go-Lucky' types team up with very pernickety types. But she did not thank me for my psychological insight. ;D
Quote from: geralmar on April 27, 2021, 02:53:06 PM
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Drone photo.
Can't see it alas!
Quote from: vandermolen on April 27, 2021, 11:31:29 PM
OT
Yes, that makes absolute sense PD and something that I need to apply more to myself. One problem is that my wife is very neat and tidy and hates 'mess' (a CD left out by the CD player or a book not in the book case for example :o). I pointed out to her recently that I found it interesting how often 'Happy-Go-Lucky' types team up with very pernickety types. But she did not thank me for my psychological insight. ;D
:laugh: :)
PD
On Sunday night I was just settling down to watch 'Line of Duty' with my wife when the cat strolled in with a bird in his mouth. The bird then escaped and went into the under-stairs cupboard. I had to take everything out to locate the bird, which I then took to the local animal welfare centre. He/she was given some antibiotic medicine but should recover. Cost me £10! This was unusual because our cat is quite lame, having been born with a deformity in his legs. Nice relaxing evening! ::)
Quote from: geralmar on May 10, 2021, 06:48:30 PM
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:D
Quote from: vandermolen on May 11, 2021, 01:29:38 AM
On Sunday night I was just settling down to watch 'Line of Duty' with my wife when the cat strolled in with a bird in his mouth. The bird then escaped and went into the under-stairs cupboard. I had to take everything out to locate the bird, which I then took to the local animal welfare centre. He/she was given some antibiotic medicine but should recover. Cost me £10! This was unusual because our cat is quite lame, having been born with a deformity in his legs. Nice relaxing evening! ::)
Oh, my! Quite the evening! Alas, that's one of the possibilities/perils of having an indoor/outdoor kitty. That was very kind of you to take the bird to an animal rescue center Jeffrey and am glad to hear that it will be o.k. What kind of bird was it? Trust that you had a long talk with your kitty afterwards?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 12, 2021, 01:22:16 AM
:D
Oh, my! Quite the evening! Alas, that's one of the possibilities/perils of having an indoor/outdoor kitty. That was very kind of you to take the bird to an animal rescue center Jeffrey and am glad to hear that it will be o.k. What kind of bird was it? Trust that you had a long talk with your kitty afterwards?
PD
Either a sparrow or a starling PD. My wife said it was (hopefully still is) a starling but the rescue centre lady said it was a sparrow. Difficult to tell from inside the cat's mouth! I recently discovered a few feathers in our dining room - but no bird. I now know that our cat consumes them completely. I read somewhere that if they were bigger they would eat us as well - a terrifying thought for a cat lover! :o
I've been doing a bit of research on the British artist Holman Hunt and was pleased to come across this photo of his wife Edith:
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on May 24, 2021, 07:10:31 AM
I've been doing a bit of research on the British artist Holman Hunt and was pleased to come across this photo of his wife Edith:
(//)
Sweet :laugh:
I remember reading somewhere (or it may have been in a documentary with Ursula being interviewed) that Ralph often composed with a cat sitting on him: I think like on his stomach, head and/or shoulders? :)
PD
(http://www.catster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hero-soldier-kitten-tank.jpg)
https://www.catster.com/the-scoop/photo-soldiers-save-kitten-iraq-sandstorm-nala-interview
PD
Quote from: geralmar on June 12, 2021, 10:58:17 PM
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lol I remember those days. ;)
PD
Quote from: geralmar on June 12, 2021, 10:58:17 PM
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I wouldn't dare to make my breakfast first! The results would be catastrophic.
8)
Quote from: vandermolen on June 13, 2021, 11:10:21 AM
I wouldn't dare to make my breakfast first! The results would be catastrophic.
8)
And if you did, you wouldn't be able to enjoy it in peace. ::) ;)
PD
Re: Tiny Kittens (website and rehab non-profit)...stumbled across this update on Cassidy, the two-legged kitten from BC who has been undergoing rehab...some great news here. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/03/23/two-legged-kitten-from-bc-gets-ready-to-receive-new-prosthetics.html
Heart-rending story to see/read, but am so grateful to all of the vets and volunteer rehabbers that didn't give up on the little guy. And delighted to read about the ground-breaking technology to help not just him, but also hopefully more animals in the future.
More of his story and early days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im5LhVdKdhE I dare you to keep a dry eye!
PD
Quote from: absolutelybaching on June 15, 2021, 08:53:07 AM
Harper was a rescue cat.
He enjoys late-night string quartets on my bed. Or on me. Or on my head. Whatever...
;D I'm envious of your feline companionship! Pretty boy (?)...red tabby? How old is he and any interesting story details? :)
And welcome to the forum!
PD
Quote from: absolutelybaching on June 16, 2021, 12:25:27 AM
He's just an average tabby moggie, I think, but he has a nicely pointed face and 'target' rings on his sides. Unfortunately, he had to have all his teeth removed pretty soon after we picked him up in 2014 (when he was already about 2): he had badly inflamed gums. But it doesn't seem to have stopped him enjoying life (or food!) and he is definitely 'of the tribe of Tiger'! He will sit quietly on my study desk enjoying whatever music is playing for hours on end, but he cannot stand Messiaen (no matter the composition) for some reason and will always leave if any of it starts. He is otherwise of impeccable taste!
Poor kid! I had to have dental work (including a couple of extractions) on one of my cats years ago. I soon thereafter learned how to brush their teeth (with a special enzymatic toothpaste)--not exactly fun but doable. With my last one (who I had adopted as a kitten), he ended up developing a bad case of gingivitis (even though he was still a kitten!) and I switched him over to a special dental hard food which helped a lot (along with brushing). Problem went away!
Glad that he enjoys your musical tastes--apart from Messiaen. Perhaps he enjoys real bird songs more? ;)
PD
p.s. You'll find that there are a number of cat lovers on this forum. :)
p.p.s Now if I could just find someone that enjoyed chatting about tennis....
These kittens are beyond anything.
Quote from: geralmar on July 16, 2021, 12:12:26 PM
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Sorry, but I can't read the whole article. Only bits of it show up here.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 16, 2021, 01:29:14 PM
Sorry, but I can't read the whole article. Only bits of it show up here.
PD
I think the headline says it all! ;D
Quote from: drogulus on July 07, 2021, 03:19:01 PM
These kittens are beyond anything.
https://www.youtube.com/v/qwB3vJY5CDE
Very funny! ;D
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 16, 2021, 01:29:14 PM
Sorry, but I can't read the whole article. Only bits of it show up here.
PD
Quote from: Szykneij on July 17, 2021, 03:23:01 AM
I think the headline says it all! ;D
Wow! Well, when I tried to google that story further (couldn't), I ran across stories of cats saving their owners' lives too....In any event, so very sorry to hear of that person's house burning down...hope that everyone (including all pets) got out alive? And, yes, cats will knock over things...particularly when they are being chased by another animal or are startled. :(
PD
I can imagine the cat channeling Putin: "If I wanted you dead you'd be dead."
Quote from: Szykneij on July 17, 2021, 03:23:01 AM
I think the headline says it all! ;D
Quote from: SimonNZ on July 17, 2021, 02:25:29 PM
I can imagine the cat channeling Putin: "If I wanted you dead you'd be dead."
I checked again and found this snippet on NPR: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15178899
It seems that the owner was asleep. Now why was he sleeping while there was a lit kerosene lantern burning away? ??? I'm glad though that his dog woke him up.
PD
Here's a photo I took of our cat Oliver today - I'm sure you'll agree that he is a fine representative of the Animal Kingdom. ::)
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on July 23, 2021, 06:32:29 AM
Here's a photo I took of our cat Oliver today - I'm sure you'll agree that he is a fine representative of the Animal Kingdom. ::)
(//)
Oi. Give me my cat back...
Quote from: vandermolen on July 23, 2021, 06:32:29 AM
Here's a photo I took of our cat Oliver today - I'm sure you'll agree that he is a fine representative of the Animal Kingdom. ::)
(//)
Oh, sweet! Pretty boy...looks happy and relaxed. :)
Quote from: foxandpeng on July 23, 2021, 07:01:35 AM
Oi. Give me my cat back...
lol ;D
PD
p.s. Please give both of your cats multiple doses of chin scratches and tell them it's from their friend over the pond. :)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 23, 2021, 02:08:31 PM
Oh, sweet! Pretty boy...looks happy and relaxed. :)
lol ;D
PD
p.s. Please give both of your cats multiple doses of chin scratches and tell them it's from their friend over the pond. :)
Will do PD although I am away for a few days and our neighbour is feeding him. He usually sulks with us for a few days when we get back. :)
Quote from: vandermolen on July 24, 2021, 01:54:23 PM
Will do PD although I am away for a few days and our neighbour is feeding him. He usually sulks with us for a few days when we get back. :)
Hope that you have a nice time.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 23, 2021, 02:08:31 PM
Please give both of your cats multiple doses of chin scratches and tell them it's from their friend over the pond. :)
Done! :)
Quote from: foxandpeng on July 25, 2021, 09:02:33 AM
Done! :)
Thanks!
Now "rinse and repeat" as needed. ;)
PD
When you want to hug your cat and the cat's having nothing to do with it:
https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6988162565364927749?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
PD
Quote from: geralmar on August 06, 2021, 08:23:58 PM
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I bought this "coffee table" book of cat/kitten photos for my wife. Each page is devoted to a single cat in a charming pose and given a name reflecting its perceived personality. All cats resided in a Humane Society shelter in Kentucky. All fun dissipates, however, in the end pages which describe the fates of the animals. Most were happily adopted; but some (with cute names no less!) were euthanized because of physical abnormality or disease like feline leukemia. Not much of a feel-good book after all and my wife is upset with me.
Oh dear! However, your intention was good.
Quote from: geralmar on August 06, 2021, 08:23:58 PM
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I bought this "coffee table" book of cat/kitten photos for my wife. Each page is devoted to a single cat in a charming pose and given a name reflecting its perceived personality. All cats resided in a Humane Society shelter in Kentucky. All fun dissipates, however, in the end pages which describe the fates of the animals. Most were happily adopted; but some (with cute names no less!) were euthanized because of physical abnormality or disease like feline leukemia. Not much of a feel-good book after all and my wife is upset with me.
At a quick glance, it looks to be a nice shelter. On their "About Us" page, they state:
"Woodford Humane Society takes in all animals in need, regardless of their health, age, or breed. We never put a time limit on how long a pet can stay with us.
With no government funding, we rely solely on donations and private contributions to care for approximately 1,000 animals each year. We are proud to maintain a placement rate of 95% or higher – almost triple the national average."
No shelter, alas, is in strictest of terms a no-kill shelter (even the best of them). For various reasons they do at times have to euthanize animals. :( Perhaps consider donating it to a local library? Or ask your vet where they think it could be best made use of? I think that it could be a valuable tool to help convince those who don't want to spay or neuter their pets to seriously rethink it and also to encourage others to adopt from shelters or maybe even think about volunteering there or donating? And the importance too of microchipping your pet(s) and keeping your contact information up to date!
Yes, books about animals can oftentimes be troubling to read, but I'd encourage you and your spouse to try to take heart from the inspirational and successful stories and find comfort in knowing that all of the animals that passed through their hands were loved and cared for--including those that had to be euthanized.
Best wishes,
PD
The most dangerous kitten in the world Run away.
As Syd would say....
That cat's something I can't explain
Quote from: drogulus on August 07, 2021, 09:00:29 AM
The most dangerous kitten in the world
Run away.
https://www.youtube.com/v/1RTiaTGuKnM
As Syd would say....
That cat's something I can't explain
Augh! Too much cuteness! ;D
PD
Quote from: geralmar on August 07, 2021, 10:30:29 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/YCGc3n8Y/i7RM1RV.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:laugh: ;D
PD
I love how they learned to trust her, the human. :) That, and amazed by the change in Mac, but to know the why/how of that, you need to watch this short video. :)
https://www.thedodo.com/videos/tiny-feral-kittens-learn-to-accept-love
PD
Just ran across this story of an amazing cat, amazing owner and an amazing mission to help children with eye diseases overcome their fears:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/08/us/kitty-glasses-national-cat-day-trnd/index.html
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806140943-restricted-01b-truffles-the-kitty-glasses-kids-exlarge-169.jpeg)
PD
After literally minutes of exhaustive investigation I have found the original accept-no-substitutes
Hi Herbert!
Quote from: drogulus on August 08, 2021, 07:01:58 PM
After literally minutes of exhaustive investigation I have found the original accept-no-substitutes Hi Herbert!
https://www.youtube.com/v/2lTAVDA0QXc
Sorry, but you lost me on that one. :-[ Would you please explain?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 09, 2021, 04:15:43 AMSorry, but you lost me on that one. :-[ Would you please explain?
PD
It's a cat meme that originated on Reddit a year ago. It spawned multiple variations that replace the cat sound with various other ones. You can see them on YT.
I like this one:
hI HeRbErt You can buy Hi Herbert T-shirts online.
Quote from: drogulus on August 09, 2021, 06:20:10 AM
It's a cat meme that originated on Reddit a year ago. It spawned multiple variations that replace the cat sound with various other ones. You can see them on YT.
I like this one:
hI HeRbErt
https://www.youtube.com/v/ubL2rtTWVCc
You can buy Hi Herbert T-shirts online.
:laugh:
Further ham adventures with Penny and Amy: https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6992998296402840838?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 09, 2021, 06:41:00 AM
:laugh:
Further ham adventures with Penny and Amy: https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6992998296402840838?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
PD
Do you need a cat to get one of those towers?
Quote from: drogulus on August 09, 2021, 01:18:19 PM
Do you need a cat to get one of those towers?
;D I have a 3-tier tower which is
really sturdy. Just need to acquire another kitty to be able to use it again. He or she may not want to share it with me however (as evidenced herein):
https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6984834945881509125?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
Alas, I am no longer Gracie's size!
PD
Seen on Twitter. The meaning of the French should be clear enough.
Quote from: JBS on August 10, 2021, 04:41:33 PM
Seen on Twitter. The meaning of the French should be clear enough.
Very nice!
Ah, the anxious cat when human needs to go to work: https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6995573677597150469?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
I didn't know they still made these double deckers.
(https://i.imgur.com/x3CCA5n.jpg)
Quote from: drogulus on August 15, 2021, 09:49:12 AM
I didn't know they still made these double deckers.
(https://i.imgur.com/x3CCA5n.jpg)
Ah, poor kids! They look scared!
At the risk of eliciting *groans here: https://www.tiktok.com/@aymieandgracie/video/6996788925792570629?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
*more?? :-\
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 16, 2021, 05:39:30 AM
Ah, poor kids! They look scared!
PD
C'mon, it's not the
Nostromo. Pretty soon they'll be beyond anything.
(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Quote from: drogulus on August 17, 2021, 10:23:18 AM
C'mon, it's not the Nostromo. Pretty soon they'll be beyond anything. (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Any idea of their story? Hopefully they will chill out soon and get adopted? Or are they already in a new home? If they are ferals, it can take some time and patience to get them to trust their human(s).
Anyway, they are really cute little ginger tabbies. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 17, 2021, 10:40:57 AM
Any idea of their story?
PD
As if I had the time to go looking for them out of millions of kittens on the web!!
(searches entire world for exact kittens) Oh, here they are.
https://www.youtube.com/v/QPsfh8nt03c&t
Quote from: drogulus on August 17, 2021, 10:56:33 AM
As if I had the time to go looking for them out of millions of kittens on the web!!
(searches entire world for exact kittens)
Oh, here they are.
https://www.youtube.com/v/QPsfh8nt03c&t
:'( What a wonderful human "Butler" is!
And thank you Drogulus! :)
PD
Siamese ultracats are knocking it out of the park
This is the
Dark Side Of The Moon of cat videos, with 91 million views over 14 years.
Quote from: drogulus on August 26, 2021, 09:58:52 AM
This is the Dark Side Of The Moon of cat videos, with 91 million views over 14 years.
https://www.youtube.com/v/z3U0udLH974
Believe it or not, but I ran across that video yesterday! lol ;D
PD
(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
Quote from: drogulus on August 26, 2021, 11:27:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/t_4oTPMgggg
https://www.youtube.com/v/6QBiv_Sj3cY
(http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
:laugh: Too funny and too cute!
Can't remember how I came across these youtube videos, but besides being entertaining and relaxing for adults, I imagine that a cat or two would fancy watching them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eP8Rr4T3oo
PD
Quote from: geralmar on August 27, 2021, 11:40:46 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/jSrq2fJ4/fK7slVs.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Yep, that spot's taken!
PD
Quote from: geralmar on August 27, 2021, 11:40:46 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/jSrq2fJ4/fK7slVs.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
;D
I stumbled across this folk art work which made me smile:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/93/90/2f/93902f5b9dd67fa98203f4c15673f147.jpg)
I dug around further online and found her website. Really fun prints and original artwork (for really reasonable prices). Note: I don't know her nor am not involved with her business, but in these days and times, I thought it only fair to share a link to her website. :)
https://kilkennycat.art
PD
I occasionally go back to AymieandGracie's tik tok page to see if there are any new fun updates. They're the one with the two cats named Penny and Lillie with the little girl (Gracie) doing the voiceovers for Penny.
Found out that they all came down with Covid. Her husband apparently got it at work. Even Penny the cat contracted it (it seems that Lillie, their tuxedo cat, didn't get it). Thankfully, they are all doing much better now.
Just reminds you what a small world it is. :(
PD
(https://i0.wp.com/petpersonalities.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cat-charged-green-light-eyes-memes.jpg?w=480)
PD
I stumbled across this today. 🤣
Henri 2, Paw De Deux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 07, 2021, 08:54:58 AM
I stumbled across this today. 🤣
Henri 2, Paw De Deux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M
PD
I love the Existential French cat and especially the line about 'The fifteen hours a day I spend asleep...'
Quote from: vandermolen on September 08, 2021, 04:14:04 AM
I love the Existential French cat and especially the line about 'The fifteen hours a day I spend asleep...'
:laugh: I know! :) I stumbled across a posting about the 10 best cat videos and Roger Ebert (who was known here in the US for his film reviews) thought that this was the best one...so I had to check it out. There are other ones with the same cat (haven't watched those--really truly!) also on youtube. It did crack me up though. :) "They leave me tasty snacks just out of reach...."
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 08, 2021, 04:20:34 AM
:laugh: I know! :) I stumbled across a posting about the 10 best cat videos and Roger Ebert (who was known here in the US for his film reviews) thought that this was the best one...so I had to check it out. There are other ones with the same cat (haven't watched those--really truly!) also on youtube. It did crack me up though. :) "They leave me tasty snacks just out of reach...."
PD
Yes, that's a great line!
as is 'when my caretakers step here they become irate'
Quote from: vandermolen on September 08, 2021, 06:40:43 AM
Yes, that's a great line!
I confess: I went back and watched a couple other of ones featuring Henri. The guy who created them also created a cat videos fest. That, and his "store" have raised money (at least $5,000) for animal shelters.
Sadly, the tuxedo kitty (real name Henry) passed away in December of 2020. :'( Well, he was a real credit to all felines--helping to raise money for them.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 08, 2021, 06:46:04 AM
I confess: I went back and watched a couple other of ones featuring Henri. The guy who created them also created a cat videos fest. That, and his "store" have raised money (at least $5,000) for animal shelters.
Sadly, the tuxedo kitty (real name Henry) passed away in December of 2020. :'( Well, he was a real credit to all felines--helping to raise money for them.
PD
Sad news, but his existential commentary on life live on in the You Tube videos. RIP Henry (Henri?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri,_le_Chat_Noir
Quote from: vandermolen on September 09, 2021, 05:10:49 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri,_le_Chat_Noir
Boy, he even had his own book(s)! Thanks for the link! :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on September 09, 2021, 09:07:21 AM
Boy, he even had his own book(s)! Thanks for the link! :)
PD
His status is 'Internet Celebrity' :)
Quote from: vandermolen on September 09, 2021, 10:21:45 AM
His status is 'Internet Celebrity' :)
Yes, I saw that! ;D
Well, you managed to lure me back to that Wiki link of yours and saw an episode with "artiste" in the title and had to watch it. Très drôle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUtn3pvWmpg
PD
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8d/0e/e4/8d0ee4def84ffa3dbbef3a95c62df6a8.jpg)
PD
This picture made me laugh:
(https://www.domesticatedcompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/301274/The-400-Meter-Meow-Awesome-Pictures-You-Really-Need-To-See-1024x906.jpg.pro-cmg.jpg)
PD
I don't see much pacification.
(https://preview.redd.it/e1dae5v2e8p71.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=af3e360e2d0b0575ba6c5e88087533876cb20cb1)
(https://i.imgur.com/9EvseHi.jpg)
Quote from: André Le Nôtre on September 26, 2021, 05:47:20 PM
(https://preview.redd.it/e1dae5v2e8p71.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=af3e360e2d0b0575ba6c5e88087533876cb20cb1)
lol Sweet! ;D
Quote from: drogulus on October 02, 2021, 07:33:34 AM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7bi355cUg1k/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNAFEJQDSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLAIJJJoNMT6owjruj54K5w-uMdAUw)
Sorry, but can't see it. :(
PD
Quote from: drogulus on October 02, 2021, 07:33:34 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/9EvseHi.jpg)
lol :) I
strongly suspect that a parent put that kitten on top of their baby! ;) Still cute though!
PD
(https://xoxobella.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cat_Instagram_captions_aka_cat_sionsthat_are_the_cats_meow_bella_bucchiotti_5.jpg)
Ah, to have no worries in life!
(http://thumbpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Funny-Cat-Pictures-with-Captions-4.jpg)
PD
p.s. Posted for Jeffrey and his "other half" in particular.... ;)
(https://images.renaud-bray.com/images/PG/2725/2725668-gf.jpg?404=404RB.gif)
Source: Andre in the WAYCR thread
Begemot!
A Russian speaking friend of mine named her cat Begemot after that character and also told me that while he is for some reason called Behemoth in English translations his Russian name actually means hippopotamus.
They've made a variety of really good covers for various editions of that book using that character.
Quote from: SimonNZ on October 04, 2021, 06:57:41 PM
Begemot!
A Russian speaking friend of mine named her cat Begemot after that character and also told me that while he is for some reason called Behemoth in English translations his Russian name actually means hippopotamus.
They've made a variety of really good covers for various editions of that book using that character.
I've been told (perhaps Karl or another member who knows Russian can confirm) that the Cyrillic character which sounds G is used to transliterate H as well. Hence Begemot/Behemoth.
Ah...so it possible in Russian you'd have the meaning of the biblical monster alongside the meaning of the animal as you were reading the name.y friend, while Russian, was not a Bible reader and may have been unaware of that.
Quote from: JBS on October 04, 2021, 05:59:34 PM
(https://images.renaud-bray.com/images/PG/2725/2725668-gf.jpg?404=404RB.gif)
Source: Andre in the WAYCR thread
Love the cover!
Quote from: SimonNZ on October 04, 2021, 06:57:41 PM
Begemot!
A Russian speaking friend of mine named her cat Begemot after that character and also told me that while he is for some reason called Behemoth in English translations his Russian name actually means hippopotamus.
They've made a variety of really good covers for various editions of that book using that character.
Interesting, so they named their cat "River Horse"? :-\
;)
PD
Quote from: JBS on October 04, 2021, 05:59:34 PM
(https://images.renaud-bray.com/images/PG/2725/2725668-gf.jpg?404=404RB.gif)
Source: Andre in the WAYCR thread
Terrific!
Quote from: SimonNZ on October 04, 2021, 08:38:08 PM
Ah...so it possible in Russian you'd have the meaning of the biblical monster alongside the meaning of the animal as you were reading the name.y friend, while Russian, was not a Bible reader and may have been unaware of that.
Interesting point!
PD
Seen on Facebook
Quote from: JBS on October 09, 2021, 07:02:09 PM
Seen on Facebook
Kitty got caught sipping Daddy's beer.
His reaction says it all: "So, what's your problem?!"
;)
PD
p.s. Just ran across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsakzXdOyII I had a cat who used to like to suckle a moose plush toy!
My own theory would include the fact that the chair's color scheme closely matches the cat, and the idea that the caption primes the viewer's imagination before the eyes properly focus on the image.
https://www.newsweek.com/optical-illusion-cat-dining-table-baffling-internet-reddit-viral-1637284
Quote from: JBS on October 14, 2021, 01:10:01 PM
My own theory would include the fact that the chair's color scheme closely matches the cat, and the idea that the caption primes the viewer's imagination before the eyes properly focus on the image.
https://www.newsweek.com/optical-illusion-cat-dining-table-baffling-internet-reddit-viral-1637284
Strangely enough when I clicked on that link, it brought me to a different video!
I did find it (after doing some googling). Something with the lighting me thinks....and probably the caption too!
Here's another one for you to figure out (I'm still doing so! lol): https://www.reddit.com/r/confusing_perspective/comments/q87g91/my_sisters_hand_passing_through_my_cats_body/
PD
That is a wierd one.
Quote from: geralmar on October 22, 2021, 10:07:36 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/gkgCLTDL/OIP-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
I remember that tune! :)
(http://acidcow.com/pics/20150929/cats_weirdest_things_12.jpg)
PD
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/48/f3/2d/48f32d462db9b40de93a7d977b8f61df--so-cute-kitty-cats.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/e2/13/44e213c313058c25d802d86832139ab5.jpg)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 28, 2021, 09:48:33 AM
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/48/f3/2d/48f32d462db9b40de93a7d977b8f61df--so-cute-kitty-cats.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/e2/13/44e213c313058c25d802d86832139ab5.jpg)
PD
Love it!
In the spirit of the season/holiday:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/9c/61/929c61815d41cb456fa4ec2afa3084c9.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a4/db/ab/a4dbabde8c9f48531b33c288177140a4--funny-cat-humor-cats-humor.jpg)
(https://www.entertainmentmesh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Halloween-cat-meme-2017.jpg)
PD
Quote from: geralmar on November 04, 2021, 01:10:29 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZR5y95NR/FIx5HYT.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:laugh:
Did you like the cartoon that I had posted about the "tenth life"? It seems like that it would be up your alley? :)
PD
Jurassic Park but with a Cat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W85oD8FEF78)
;D
Well done! Hadn't heard of Owlkitty before now. I see that there's also one of her in Lord of the Rings. :)
PD
Quote from: geralmar on November 15, 2021, 12:37:21 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/JtwJvgGy/J3wQJP8.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Very nice!
Quote from: geralmar on November 15, 2021, 12:37:21 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/JtwJvgGy/J3wQJP8.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
:laugh: :)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/91/6c/be/916cbe4c6e990a118f267b3ed0e2c5d1.jpg)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 16, 2021, 07:10:31 AM
:laugh: :)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/91/6c/be/916cbe4c6e990a118f267b3ed0e2c5d1.jpg)
PD
Love it!
Quote from: vandermolen on November 16, 2021, 09:26:01 AM
Love it!
I remember well the often constant efforts to retrieve the toys--often having to use a yardstick to flush them out, taking off the protective grate at the bottom of the fridge. That and having to pull out the metal drawer at the bottom of my stove (heavy from roasting pans)...take it off of the track that it fits into and checking under there too--then having to put heavy drawer back onto its tracks. ::)
But, would I do it all again? Yes! Loved watching one of them in particular enjoying the 1) chase the toy mouse or whatever around the kitchen floor...batting away at it, 2) then playing stash it away under the fridge but still in reach to be able to retrieve it, then 3) alas, can no longer play that game as they had shoved it too far under fridge or stove! :laugh:
PD
(https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/39/8/0/398096/18/5/2/18524337/243x350.jpg?1595257047)
Something to give you hope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk5bGqOhMHI
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 17, 2021, 11:44:05 AM
Something to give you hope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk5bGqOhMHI
PD
Indeed! That cat was lucky to find that kind lady.
Quote from: vandermolen on November 21, 2021, 12:18:13 PM
Indeed! That cat was lucky to find that kind lady.
I love the part when she says (before trying to give the kitten a bath): "This will be either the bravest thing that I've ever done, or the dumbest thing I've ever done". :D
PD
Margaret Getchell LaForge was a cousin of RH Macy who was for a number of years a senior executive in what was then a one store enterprise. She contributed a number of things to the company's history (including its logo) and had a thing for having cats photographed in human clothes and poses. (Supposedly they were dosed with whiskey to keep them placid.)
Here's an example.
Another cat-loving composer:
Henry Cowell
(//)
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2014/04/19/composers-and-their-cats/
Quote from: vandermolen on November 30, 2021, 05:47:37 AM
Another cat-loving composer:
Henry Cowell
(//)
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2014/04/19/composers-and-their-cats/
Fun photos Jeffrey! Thanks for posting that link. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 30, 2021, 06:32:23 AM
Fun photos Jeffrey! Thanks for posting that link. :)
PD
My pleasure PD :)
Always nice to see VW and his favourite cat Foxy again.
Quote from: vandermolen on November 30, 2021, 08:15:32 AM
My pleasure PD :)
Always nice to see VW and his favourite cat Foxy again.
+1 ;D
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 30, 2021, 08:25:14 AM
+1 ;D
PD
Well PD, he does look like a fox, doesn't he?
I want this photo, signed by both VW and Foxy!
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on December 01, 2021, 09:49:59 AM
Well PD, he does look like a fox, doesn't he?
I want this photo, signed by both VW and Foxy!
(//)
Yes, he does look very fox-like (for a cat anyway). :D
Are you sure that it's his signature at the bottom and not someone just writing what it was a photo of? What does it say after "& Foxy"....looks like his something or other starting with an "m"?
Would love to have that print in any event...perhaps Ursula wrote that underneath the picture?
Wonder whether or not there exists any kitty descendants of Foxy? :-\
Speaking of cats, how is yours doing these days Jeffrey?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 01, 2021, 10:16:03 AM
Yes, he does look very fox-like (for a cat anyway). :D
Are you sure that it's his signature at the bottom and not someone just writing what it was a photo of? What does it say after "& Foxy"....looks like his something or other starting with an "m"?
Would love to have that print in any event...perhaps Ursula wrote that underneath the picture?
Wonder whether or not there exists any kitty descendants of Foxy? :-\
Speaking of cats, how is yours doing these days Jeffrey?
PD
PD it's signed 'Ralph Vaughan Williams' (he usually signed 'R.Vaughan Williams') so, I guess that it's to family or a close friend. Then it says 'X Foxy - his mark'. I think that the whole inscription is written by Vaughan Williams. Thanks for asking about Oliver. I attach a recent photo. As you see, he's enjoying a typically active day:
Quote from: vandermolen on December 01, 2021, 12:50:07 PM
PD it's signed 'Ralph Vaughan Williams' (he usually signed 'R.Vaughan Williams') so, I guess that it's to family or a close friend. Then it says 'X Foxy - his mark. I think that the whole inscription is written by Vaughan Williams. Thanks for asking about Oliver. I attach a recent photo. As you see, he's enjoying a typically active day:
Ah, yes, "mark" makes sense.
And thank you for the recent photo. Does Oliver like being scratched under the chin? Or? In any event, please tell him that he has a "fan" in the US and scratch/pet him where he loves it the most and tell him that it's from me.
All the best wishes to you and your family,
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 01, 2021, 01:02:24 PM
Ah, yes, "mark" makes sense.
And thank you for the recent photo. Does Oliver like being scratched under the chin? Or? In any event, please tell him that he has a "fan" in the US and scratch/pet him where he loves it the most and tell him that it's from me.
All the best wishes to you and your family,
PD
Thank you PD and the same to you. Yes, he's very affectionate and is often to be found on the pavement (sidewalk) outside the house, lying upside down and waiting for a passer-by to make a fuss of him. I will be sure to pass on your kind greetings. He is currently enjoying his new spot - under the Christmas Tree. As you can see he enjoys using the sofa as a scratch pad.
(//)
Ran across an interesting story this morning on the BBC's website. It's about the British illustrator Louis Wain and how he helped to change people's perceptions/feeling about cats. They've made a movie of his life starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-59518847
(https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wain-louis.jpg)
(https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2015_08/19/18/183125159/2ab7531f-1b93-48e2-be8d-a4a47ecef681.Jpeg)
Quote from: geralmar on January 05, 2022, 02:19:17 PM
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Rather bizarre cover, but very cute!
PD
I got a big kick out of this commercial--very clever! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ta5Q3ITUc
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 07, 2022, 03:51:56 AM
I got a big kick out of this commercial--very clever! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ta5Q3ITUc
PD
Yes, there's a series of them. I agree, very clever.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 07, 2022, 04:46:28 AM
Yes, there's a series of them. I agree, very clever.
I did notice today (when trying to locate the commercial on youtube) that there was another one with Walter (the cat). Is there more than those two? The other one that I saw featured a fishing scene.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 07, 2022, 04:59:25 AM
I did notice today (when trying to locate the commercial on youtube) that there was another one with Walter (the cat). Is there more than those two? The other one that I saw featured a fishing scene.
PD
I think there at least three. They were frequently played during football games.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 07, 2022, 03:51:56 AM
I got a big kick out of this commercial--very clever! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ta5Q3ITUc
PD
Very nice!
Quote from: Szykneij on February 07, 2022, 06:23:54 AM
I think there at least three. They were frequently played during football games.
That explains why I hadn't seen them 'til recently! lol
Quote from: vandermolen on February 07, 2022, 06:28:58 AM
Very nice!
Here's the earlier (first I believe) one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuhFvZsgkc
By the way, I love this one about a cat raised with dogs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfEOsxkT8EY ;D What a cool kitty!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 08, 2022, 03:40:51 AM
That explains why I hadn't seen them 'til recently! lol
Here's the earlier (first I believe) one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuhFvZsgkc
By the way, I love this one about a cat raised with dogs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfEOsxkT8EY ;D What a cool kitty!
PD
It's brilliant PD (cat who thinks he's a dog).
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Quote from: vandermolen on February 08, 2022, 04:17:58 AM
It's brilliant PD (cat who thinks he's a dog).
lol, yes, that cat is precious! Are you referring to Marlin (the orange tabby)? I particularly love the footage of him as a kitten playing with the dogs, swimming, etc. ;D
Quote from: Szykneij on February 08, 2022, 04:48:42 AM
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Yes, that's a great photo!
PD
Cat questions from Jeopardy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/calling-all-cat-lovers-can-you-answer-these-feline-jeopardy-questions/ss-AATCxcw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/calling-all-cat-lovers-can-you-answer-these-feline-jeopardy-questions/ss-AATCxcw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531)
A player has brought shame on a club I have supported all my life.
https://news.sky.com/story/kurt-zouma-booed-during-premier-league-match-after-horrific-video-of-defender-kicking-cat-emerges-12536709
I have not watched the video and have no intention of doing so. It was very difficult at the London Stadium last night. With the football world and beyond demanding Zouma must not play, Moyes chose to pick him. We won a close (boring) game 1-0 and Zouma being one of our best players made a difference. He has brought shame onto my club though. Clinging to excuses it doesn't compare to the despicable Mason Greenwood but it sure does not feel like it.
Quote from: Irons on February 09, 2022, 01:34:01 AM
A player has brought shame on a club I have supported all my life.
https://news.sky.com/story/kurt-zouma-booed-during-premier-league-match-after-horrific-video-of-defender-kicking-cat-emerges-12536709
I have not watched the video and have no intention of doing so. It was very difficult at the London Stadium last night. With the football world and beyond demanding Zouma must not play, Moyes chose to pick him. We won a close (boring) game 1-0 and Zouma being one of our best players made a difference. He has brought shame onto my club though. Clinging to excuses it doesn't compare to the despicable Mason Greenwood but it sure does not feel like it.
I saw an article about that football player on the BBC website yesterday I believe. :(
PD
Latest news: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60312876
PD
A French animal foundation ("30 Millions d'Amis", famous in France for its founder's animal TV programme of the same name in the 70's-80's) is also suing Kurt Zouma for animal cruelty. I don't know how that would work out considering the event occurred in the UK but if it goes through, Zouma could get anything up to 4 years in jail. I have read reports that the French equivalent of the RSPCA (la S.P.A.) was also joining or considering their own the lawsuit.
Quote from: Papy Oli on February 09, 2022, 08:34:30 AM
A French animal foundation ("30 Millions d'Amis", famous in France for its founder's animal TV programme of the same name in the 70's-80's) is also suing Kurt Zouma for animal cruelty. I don't know how that would work out considering the event occurred in the UK but if it goes through, Zouma could get anything up to 4 years in jail. I have read reports that the French equivalent of the RSPCA (la S.P.A.) was also joining or considering their own the lawsuit.
Yes, I read that. Apparently animal cruelty is seen as a far greater crime in France then UK. I suppose it could mean as Prince Andrew can never set foot in America, Zouma is unable to return home, surely it will not come to that. But I would not be at all surprised if he never plays for his country again.
Zouma should be made to work (unpaid) for an animal charity - what an idiot! Filming the cruelty to his cat in front of his child was inexcusable.
Quote from: vandermolen on February 12, 2022, 12:23:30 PM
Zouma should be made to work (unpaid) for an animal charity - what an idiot! Filming the cruelty to his cat in front of his child was inexcusable.
I couldn't bear to watch it, but you're saying for sure that
he filmed
it in front of
his child?! I thought that I read something about his brother filming it, so I'm a bit confused (bad enough there!).
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 12, 2022, 12:28:18 PM
I couldn't bear to watch it, but you're saying for sure that he filmed it in front of his child?! I thought that I read something about his brother filming it, so I'm a bit confused (bad enough there!).
PD
No. you're right PD - it was his brother but I don't think that alters anything. I don't think that Moyes (The West Ham manager) should have selected Zouma to play last week.
Quote from: vandermolen on February 12, 2022, 12:36:10 PM
No. you're right PD - it was his brother but I don't think that alters anything. I don't think that Moyes (The West Ham manager) should have selected Zouma to play last week.
And I agree with you that he shouldn't have been picked. How old is his brother by the way? And, yes, still horrible! The thought though of him doing that in front of a probably young child (teaching them that what he was doing was o.k.) felt to me to be
even worse when I initially read your posting. Just my reaction.
I hope that he does work for and with a charity and learns (hopefully) what animals can go through in life...how it damages them...and also more about what animals need in life and how they react to things and people and what it means...and more. From what I understand he had Bengal cats which can be quite the handful (from what I understand they are only a few generations from their half-wild parents as in a domestic cat mated with a wild breed). https://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/education/species/hybrid-domestic/what-is-a-hybrid-domestic/ From that website:
"The Bengal cat breed resulted from cross breeding an Asian Leopard Cat (ALC-Felis bengalensis) with the domestic cat (Felis catus). The first three filial generations (F1 – F3) of these hybrid animals are referred to as the "foundation" generations." The website is for an organization that specializes in wild cat rescues and is apparently being swamped by Bengal owners who weren't prepared to deal with what they had paid for. From what I understand (according to that website) some states allow Bengals...others are more regulated (has to be at least past a certain F generation), etc. I don't know about in the UK. There's a lot of interesting information and thoughts there to think about in any event (about breeding domestic cats with wild cats).
In any event, I hope that the cats find a safe and loving home.
PD
Quote from: vandermolen on February 12, 2022, 12:36:10 PM
No. you're right PD - it was his brother but I don't think that alters anything. I don't think that Moyes (The West Ham manager) should have selected Zouma to play last week.
Which is a universal and understandable position, Jeffrey. Moyes is pragmatic, I knew he would pick Zouma. Moyes is right though in saying we have to be careful where this is heading. Zouma did a maronic act but we all need to stop for a moment. With social media the world has become a dangerous place of which Caroline Flack is a prime example. Zouma has stood up in the dressing room and apologised to the players, he is ashamed of what he did and accepts all punishment, of which running out in the King Power Stadium this afternoon will be part.
Many of us have committed a stupid act in our life but thankfully shown forgiveness and given a second chance, but it is far easier for us not being in the public eye. Zouma isn't evil, just stupid. Stupidity is not a valid reason to crucify the guy.
Quote from: Irons on February 13, 2022, 06:04:11 AM
Which is a universal and understandable position, Jeffrey. Moyes is pragmatic, I knew he would pick Zouma. Moyes is right though in saying we have to be careful where this is heading. Zouma did a maronic act but we all need to stop for a moment. With social media the world has become a dangerous place of which Caroline Flack is a prime example. Zouma has stood up in the dressing room and apologised to the players, he is ashamed of what he did and accepts all punishment, of which running out in the King Power Stadium this afternoon will be part.
Many of us have committed a stupid act in our life but thankfully shown forgiveness and given a second chance, but it is far easier for us not being in the public eye. Zouma isn't evil, just stupid. Stupidity is not a valid reason to crucify the guy.
I agree with most of what you are saying, except that I think it's more than stupidity. To derive humor or pleasure from hurting another living creature, while maybe not indicative of pure evil, does betray a troubling character trait that can't be overlooked.
Quote from: Irons on February 13, 2022, 06:04:11 AM
Which is a universal and understandable position, Jeffrey. Moyes is pragmatic, I knew he would pick Zouma. Moyes is right though in saying we have to be careful where this is heading. Zouma did a maronic act but we all need to stop for a moment. With social media the world has become a dangerous place of which Caroline Flack is a prime example. Zouma has stood up in the dressing room and apologised to the players, he is ashamed of what he did and accepts all punishment, of which running out in the King Power Stadium this afternoon will be part.
Many of us have committed a stupid act in our life but thankfully shown forgiveness and given a second chance, but it is far easier for us not being in the public eye. Zouma isn't evil, just stupid. Stupidity is not a valid reason to crucify the guy.
Very good point Lol which I fully respect - especially coming from you. However, Andrew Pierce in his newspaper review the other night described Zouma as a cretin and a moron and, as a cat-lover, I would go along with this. I note that Moyzes (sorry Moyes, I was confusing him with a composer!) says that Zouma is now getting help - which is a good thing and, despite his despicable act, I don't think that Zouma is beyond redemption - I hope not anyway. I did watch the horrible video and it was clear that Zouma was, at least, not trying to kill his cat. I wonder if he (Zouma not the cat) was on drugs. That's what my wife thought. I don't think that this reflects on West Ham at all, although I think that Moyes should still have dropped Zouma for that first match. To continue to play him sends a very poor message to children about what is acceptable behaviour with a cat/dog or any other pet. And yes, although I am not of Christian background 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone' rings very true.
Quote from: absolutelybaching on February 13, 2022, 10:15:31 AM
You're a better man than me. I couldn't bring myself to watch that video, and made do with a photo 'still' from it. I still remember a radio broadcast one morning before school, reporting on two school kids who had been caught tying a kitten onto the railway tracks near us. It made me sick to the stomach then, to the point of hating remembering it decades later; and the footballer moron makes me feel precisely the same way now.
I was commenting about it to my next door neighbour, only to be met with, 'Well, people who eat meat can't complain when someone is cruel to animals'. She's vegan, you see. Radically and proselytizingly so, I'm afraid. Any time I mention our mutual neighbour from over the back and his inability to keep pets properly (one of his rabbits froze to death six weeks ago... and this is a mild winter!), she brings up sausages or such like.
I didn't dare to reply that someone that loves animals to the point of not eating them shouldn't be whitewashing specific examples of aniimal cruelty either, because I need to borrow her ladder later this week!
Anyway. To chase away the bad taste, please have a picture of my Harper enjoying some pre-Bedtime Stravinsky and being deeply in love with me (or devising a cunning plan to eat me, I can never be sure with him!)... I hope it's not one I've posted earlier, anyway.
I'd go for the 'deeply in love' explanation of Harper's expression :)
Your neighbours comments aren't very helpful are they? I'm vegetarian, more or less, by default (wife vegetarian, daughter vegan) but at the school where I work I sneak in for a secret meat lunch most weeks. Here is our cat Oliver having another active day:
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Happy Valentine's Day
Owl Kitty Titanic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEPfM3jSoBw
Quote from: vandermolen on February 14, 2022, 08:09:08 AM
Owl Kitty Titanic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEPfM3jSoBw
Brilliant! ;D
PD
https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2019-02-10C-644x300.gif
PD
I just ran across this channel on youtube of Simon's Cat (animated shorts)--too funny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoxLXc5DlEg
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 14, 2022, 08:24:02 AM
https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2019-02-10C-644x300.gif
PD
Very sweet!
Quote from: vandermolen on February 14, 2022, 11:38:08 AM
Very sweet!
Has Oliver ever brought you any "presents" (from either his time outside or of something that managed to get inside of your house) Jeffrey?
Also, is "Simon's Cat" popular in the UK? I just ran across some of his animated shorts yesterday (see previous posting). He's very talented I think! And I see that he's also written at least one book now too. :)
PD
Quote from: Szykneij on February 13, 2022, 07:39:35 AM
I agree with most of what you are saying, except that I think it's more than stupidity. To derive humor or pleasure from hurting another living creature, while maybe not indicative of pure evil, does betray a troubling character trait that can't be overlooked.
You are right. Cruelty to a living creature is the pits. I still cannot bring myself to watch the video and if I did any compassion I feel for Zouma I'm sure will be lost. From what I'm hearing this episode is so out of character. He is a popular, or was, figure at the club and beyond. He pulled out of the Leicester game on Sunday at the very last minute during the warm up. The official line is "due to a stomach bug". A club car took him back to London while the game was being played.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 15, 2022, 01:40:16 AM
Has Oliver ever brought you any "presents" (from either his time outside or of something that managed to get inside of your house) Jeffrey?
Also, is "Simon's Cat" popular in the UK? I just ran across some of his animated shorts yesterday (see previous posting). He's very talented I think! And I see that he's also written at least one book now too. :)
PD
Hi PD,
Oliver is slightly lame and was born with a deformity in his legs, this was much more noticeable when he was a kitten than now, but he is less agile than a normal cat. Having said that he now climbs up anything that he wants to and his back legs have compensated. As a kitten, rather than jump down off fences, for example, he would fall off. He's on a special diet (Feline J/D) which helps him. Therefore he only rarely brings in 'presents' for us. Having said that, last week he was sitting most suspiciously by the fridge, so I guessed what must be behind there. I left the humane mousetrap near the fridge and an hour or two later I discovered a vole in the trap, munching through some cheese which I had left there. Having shut Oliver in the house I released the vole at the end of the garden.
I think that Simon's Cat is quite popular here but don't know too much about it.
:)
Quote from: vandermolen on February 16, 2022, 06:01:01 AM
Hi PD,
Oliver is slightly lame and was born with a deformity in his legs, this was much more noticeable when he was a kitten than now, but he is less agile than a normal cat. Having said that he now climbs up anything that he wants to and his back legs have compensated. As a kitten, rather than jump down off fences, for example, he would fall off. He's on a special diet (Feline J/D) which helps him. Therefore he only rarely brings in 'presents' for us. Having said that, last week he was sitting most suspiciously by the fridge, so I guessed what must be behind there. I left the humane mousetrap near the fridge and an hour or two later I discovered a vole in the trap, munching through some cheese which I had left there. Having shut Oliver in the house I released the vole at the end of the garden.
I think that Simon's Cat is quite popular here but don't know too much about it.
:)
Very sorry to hear about Oliver's health problems. That was very sweet of you two to adopt him in spite of his problem; I'm glad that he figured out how to compensate for it. :) Must have been heartbreaking though to see him struggle and fall when he was so little though. And a vole inside of your house?! I hadn't heard of that being an issue before now. Was it wise though, considering what I've heard though about the damage that they can do, releasing it into your garden? And after the nice bit of cheese (snack/dinner?) that you left for it, wouldn't it be more likely to come back into your house now? I hope that it doesn't remember how it got in in the first place! :-\
As for Simon, I ran across his animated works on youtube--by accident--at least at my end (youTube would argue otherwise)! They are really quite amusing and sometimes touching too. He really does know cats and what it's like to be a cat owner (He owns something like 4-5?). https://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 16, 2022, 06:40:31 AM
Very sorry to hear about Oliver's health problems. That was very sweet of you two to adopt him in spite of his problem; I'm glad that he figured out how to compensate for it. :) Must have been heartbreaking though to see him struggle and fall when he was so little though. And a vole inside of your house?! I hadn't heard of that being an issue before now. Was it wise though, considering what I've heard though about the damage that they can do, releasing it into your garden? And after the nice bit of cheese (snack/dinner?) that you left for it, wouldn't it be more likely to come back into your house now? I hope that it doesn't remember how it got in in the first place! :-\
As for Simon, I ran across his animated works on youtube--by accident--at least at my end (youTube would argue otherwise)! They are really quite amusing and sometimes touching too. He really does know cats and what it's like to be a cat owner (He owns something like 4-5?). https://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat
PD
Hi PD - thanks. We weren't aware of Oliver's partial lameness until after we had him - so I can't pretend that it was an act of compassion. When he was a kitten we noticed him limping. It cost me a fortune in vet X-Rays! Anyway, his (rare) condition was diagnosed and the only treatment was a special diet, on which he seems to have thrived.
No sign of Mr or Mrs Vole!
Quote from: vandermolen on February 18, 2022, 01:48:36 AM
Hi PD - thanks. We weren't aware of Oliver's partial lameness until after we had him - so I can't pretend that it was an act of compassion. When he was a kitten we noticed him limping. It cost me a fortune in vet X-Rays! Anyway, his (rare) condition was diagnosed and the only treatment was a special diet, on which he seems to have thrived.
No sign of Mr or Mrs Vole!
Anyone who takes such good care of a needy cat and is willing to save the life of vole is compassionate in my book!
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Quote from: JBS on February 24, 2022, 04:14:51 PM
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Lovely! Wish that I had an orange tabby.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 25, 2022, 04:14:54 AM
Lovely! Wish that I had an orange tabby.
PD
One of my first cats was an awesome orange Tabby named Andy. A few days after friends of ours bought a house, the cat came in and went to sleep in their bed. It turned out he belonged to the previous owners and apparently didn't like their new place. (I'm not sure how far away they moved, but he was able to find his way back.) The previous owners didn't want him and my friends couldn't keep him because of allergies, so he came home with me. One of my all-time favorite pets.
Quote from: Szykneij on February 18, 2022, 05:40:54 AM
Anyone who takes such good care of a needy cat and is willing to save the life of vole is compassionate in my book!
:)
Quote from: Szykneij on February 25, 2022, 01:38:27 PM
One of my first cats was an awesome orange Tabby named Andy. A few days after friends of ours bought a house, the cat came in and went to sleep in their bed. It turned out he belonged to the previous owners and apparently didn't like their new place. (I'm not sure how far away they moved, but he was able to find his way back.) The previous owners didn't want him and my friends couldn't keep him because of allergies, so he came home with me. One of my all-time favorite pets.
Lovely story!
The old saying is true, cats adopt humans and allow them to enjoy their presence.
Quote from: LKB on February 26, 2022, 02:19:08 AM
The old saying is true, cats adopt humans and allow them to enjoy their presence.
+1 :)
I like the saying: 'In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods - they have not forgotten this.'
Boxed-set arrives. Within 10 seconds of me unpacking and tossing the box on the floor ...
Quote from: Scion7 on February 26, 2022, 03:07:39 PM
Boxed-set arrives. Within 10 seconds of me unpacking and tossing the box on the floor ...
That look says, " And just where are the
rest of the boxes? "
Quote from: Scion7 on February 26, 2022, 03:07:39 PM
Boxed-set arrives. Within 10 seconds of me unpacking and tossing the box on the floor ...
Excellent! Great photo.
:)
Quote from: Scion7 on February 26, 2022, 03:07:39 PM
Boxed-set arrives. Within 10 seconds of me unpacking and tossing the box on the floor ...
Love it! Looks like you have a very happy tortie there. :)
PD
If you need a bit of levity in your life, try watching this video (short): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZu3-PU6KA
PD
Quote from: absolutelybaching on March 07, 2022, 09:48:14 AM
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. I've known of Simon's Cat for around a decade, but you've found the motherlode!
I particularly liked when they were watching TV: the flat ears as they suddenly saw birds was spot on. The 'knowing the snooker ball is about to drop... Oh Hang on!' was also well-observed. And the 'I love my feather' at the end just sums up cats, really, quite perfectly. (I don't know how many hundreds of pounds I've spent on Harper over the years, but his favourite toy is a manky old mouse toy from Tesco, priced £3.99) and a ball of crumpled paper...)
lol So glad to hear that you enjoyed it. I stumbled across it do to it being suggested by the search engines. Love it! He's (and his team) are very talented. Believe that he owns five cats? In any event, he certainly gets them. Also love the action using opposable thumbs! :D And, yes, very often the cheapest (and free) toys are the best. For instance, I used some (not certain what the correct term is) plastic tie (the kind of one that you need to peel off of milk or drink bottles in order to open them) and used to toss them to one cat in particular (getting very good at using the tiny band to make it roll) and she loved chasing after it! Often other kitties loved it too. :)
PD
(https://www.demilked.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/life-with-funny-cats-comics-catsu-1.jpg)
Obey Your Feline Overlords
Quote from: JonSRB77 on March 08, 2022, 10:08:13 PM
Obey Your Feline Overlords
;D There's a good reason that someone came up with this expression: "Dogs have owners; cats have servants."
What kind of kitty/kitties do you have Jon? Or are you currently catless?
PD
Quote from: drogulus on March 20, 2022, 09:08:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/m8RidkqVya0
I've seen a bit of her on youtube before. Interesting to see--and ponder--how much the cat does really understand. :)
By the way, I learned something interesting today: cats in the wild (as in feral cats) don't speak to each other using vocalizations unlike with humans. It's apparently more of a body language thing and scents in the wild. Vocalizations is something that they've learned when they have become someone's pet. Been watching more of Simon's Cats videos on youtube. Besides the fun animations that he's done with his team, he's also done some informative/education types with various people including some who work at a cat humane society. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 20, 2022, 09:21:31 AM
I've seen a bit of her on youtube before. Interesting to see--and ponder--how much the cat does really understand. :)
PD
I don't think there's such a thing as really understanding "all the way down", even for humans. We have a bigger vocabulary of words and associated behaviors, but I don't see where there is an additional "meaning" module doing something, though I'm happy to indulge the idea because people think there is mind as something other than a functioning brain. I treat the whole thing as a kind of illusion. I do assume cats don't have that illusion and probably humans didn't either early on.
Quote from: Scion7 on February 26, 2022, 03:07:39 PM
Boxed-set arrives. Within 10 seconds of me unpacking and tossing the box on the floor ...
Just for a minute, I thought you had stolen my cat...
Nah, mate - cat thieves should be put on the gibbet!!!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 20, 2022, 09:21:31 AM
I've seen a bit of her on youtube before. Interesting to see--and ponder--how much the cat does really understand. :)
By the way, I learned something interesting today: cats in the wild (as in feral cats) don't speak to each other using vocalizations unlike with humans. It's apparently more of a body language thing and scents in the wild. Vocalizations is something that they've learned when they have become someone's pet. Been watching more of Simon's Cats videos on youtube. Besides the fun animations that he's done with his team, he's also done some informative/education types with various people including some who work at a cat humane society. :)
PD
Yes, cats from early on learnt to miaow in order to communicate with humans. It works here every time, as in 'where's my supper?' ::)
Quote from: Scion7 on March 22, 2022, 03:46:35 AM
Nah, mate - cat thieves should be put on the gibbet!!!
;D
Quote from: foxandpeng on March 20, 2022, 02:02:39 PM
Just for a minute, I thought you had stolen my cat...
Very pretty kitty! Keep a good eye out on that one!
Quote from: vandermolen on March 22, 2022, 03:57:52 AM
Yes, cats from early on learnt to miaow in order to communicate with humans. It works here every time, as in 'where's my supper?' ::)
:D ;D Yup!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 22, 2022, 09:17:32 AM
Very pretty kitty! Keep a good eye out on that one!
:D ;D Yup!
PD
Thank you, PD! She is a pleasant creature 😏
Quote from: foxandpeng on March 22, 2022, 02:22:29 PM
Thank you, PD! She is a pleasant creature 😏
How old is she and what is her personality like Fox?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 23, 2022, 07:13:21 AM
How old is she and what is her personality like Fox?
PD
She's lovely, really Can be a little diffident at times, but she's a cat, I guess. Broadly, she's extremely friendly, particularly during work video calls
'One-eyed Joe': cat that went missing for five years found on Scottish oil rig
Animal welfare officers have 'no idea' how the cat, whose real name is Dexter, ended up on offshore rig (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/22/one-eyed-joe-cat-that-went-missing-for-five-years-found-on-scottish-oil-rig)
Quote from: SimonNZ on April 22, 2022, 01:50:02 PM
'One-eyed Joe': cat that went missing for five years found on Scottish oil rig
Animal welfare officers have 'no idea' how the cat, whose real name is Dexter, ended up on offshore rig (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/22/one-eyed-joe-cat-that-went-missing-for-five-years-found-on-scottish-oil-rig)
I saw that in the newspaper - fantastic story! :)
I wonder whether or not the kitty might end up missing his recent owners and end up finding its way back to the prison? Hope all ends well.
PD
We've had four cats. None of them did we buy for ourselves. Two black and whites we adopted when their owners, our friends, moved to a small urban house. Later, we took a tabby off a friend's hands because she had a small baby who needed all their attention.
But the last and best, a black kitten who stayed with us for thirteen years, we found miaowing up a tree - whether lost or abandoned, we never discovered. We made lots of inquiries before we decided that he was ours.
I always think black cats are the friendliest of all the colours - not just ours, but black cats in the street etc always seem very friendly.
Quote from: Rosalba on May 07, 2022, 01:39:51 AM
We've had four cats. None of them did we buy for ourselves. Two black and whites we adopted when their owners, our friends, moved to a small urban house. Later, we took a tabby off a friend's hands because she had a small baby who needed all their attention.
But the last and best, a black kitten who stayed with us for thirteen years, we found miaowing up a tree - whether lost or abandoned, we never discovered. We made lots of inquiries before we decided that he was ours we were his.
I always think black cats are the friendliest of all the colours - not just ours, but black cats in the street etc always seem very friendly.
Fixed that for you. ;)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Br0Dh6VeTCI/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEcCNAFEJQDSFXyq4qpAw4IARUAAIhCGAFwAcABBg==&rs=AOn4CLAuM4UJDhmPL1NmNY_kp_o2PONl7A)
Whilst we have been away on holiday my daughter and her husband stayed in our house to look after our cat and water the garden. They sent this photo to show how traumatised the cat had been by our absence. ::)
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Quote from: vandermolen on July 30, 2022, 10:51:48 PM
Whilst we have been away on holiday my daughter and her husband stayed in our house to look after our cat and water the garden. They sent this photo to show how traumatised the cat had been by our absence. ::)
:laugh: Alas, most cats would be more traumatized should their owner take them out of their home (familiar environment) to bring them along with them (or boarded them elsewhere).
This (below) made me smile:
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PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 04, 2022, 04:48:06 AM
:laugh: Alas, most cats would be more traumatized should their owner take them out of their home (familiar environment) to bring them along with them (or boarded them elsewhere).
This (below) made me smile:
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.JuQZXekMXLr8y30sq_cjXwHaHZ%26pid%3DApi&f=1)
PD
Very nice PD.
Quote from: geralmar on August 05, 2022, 10:56:35 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jzpg8dSj/289607080-10158992025603041-3053560305571054207-n-Pumpkin-6-28-22.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
'Punkin, our sweet tempered rescue cat from an elderly gentleman about to move in with his unsympathetic kids. For some reason, instead of meowing when she wants attention she taps us on the arm with her forepaw.
Lovely photo! The arm tapping suggests that she knows that she is with kindred spirits.
Our cat bangs on the window when he prefers to go out that way rather than by utilising the cat-flap. ::)
Quote from: geralmar on August 05, 2022, 10:56:35 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jzpg8dSj/289607080-10158992025603041-3053560305571054207-n-Pumpkin-6-28-22.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
'Punkin, our sweet tempered rescue cat from an elderly gentleman about to move in with his unsympathetic kids. For some reason, instead of meowing when she wants attention she taps us on the arm with her forepaw.
Sweet-looking kitty! I used to have a cat that would sometimes tap me on the arm--normally when I was opening up her can of wet food. She would rise up on her back legs (standing next to me on the floor) with her front paws up--one on the edge of the counter and one reaching for the wet food and, from what I recall, sometimes tapping me on my arm or hand as if to say "Please, please, I want my wet food!" Made it a bit awkward trying to get the food out of the can, but it was very sweet/cute to see. She was a small gray British shorthair cat.
Quote from: vandermolen on August 05, 2022, 11:19:51 PM
Lovely photo! The arm tapping suggests that she knows that she is with kindred spirits.
Our cat bangs on the window when he prefers to go out that way rather than by utilising the cat-flap. ::)
Amazing how well they train us, isn't it? I never would have thought it possible. ;)
PD
For those who are fans of Simon's Cat, he's recently posted a couple of new ones on youtube. They are about Teddy, the feral cat and how he met Simon's cat, etc. Currently, there's a Part One and a Part Two.
PD
This is a fun story. I haven't play any sort of video game in many, many years, but this is tempting! https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/07/22/stray-cat-video-game-moos-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wacky-world-of-jeanne-moos/
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 09, 2022, 09:07:17 AM
This is a fun story. I haven't play any sort of video game in many, many years, but this is tempting! https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/07/22/stray-cat-video-game-moos-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wacky-world-of-jeanne-moos/
PD
Looks fun
Quote from: vandermolen on August 10, 2022, 05:04:34 AM
Looks fun
Sounds like a number of cats are entertained by it too! ;D
PD
An ultracat loves a Doberman and complications ensue.
I feel bad for the ultra. It's only trying to love bomb the dog.
Quote from: drogulus on August 11, 2022, 10:44:15 AM
An ultracat loves a Doberman and complications ensue.
https://www.youtube.com/v/Le1GEAHnaGo
I feel bad for the ultra. It's only trying to love bomb the dog.
What's an 'ultracat'? Looks like a cross between a cheetah and a cat. When I looked it up online I just got adverts for different types of cat food. What an extraordinary looking creature.
Quote from: absolutelybaching on August 14, 2022, 12:45:38 AM
It was a serval.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval
It is beautiful, and I want one! (Plus a raccoon).
How extraordinary! Thank you. I want one too but I'm not sure that my cat would agree!
I guess you could say an ultracat has maximally great properties, like servals do. It's subjective, I know.
Two fisherman are attacked by two dangerous aquatic animals
https://twitter.com/TansuYegen/status/1558411296277778435
Quote from: JBS on August 14, 2022, 04:01:39 PM
Two fisherman are attacked by two dangerous aquatic animals
https://twitter.com/TansuYegen/status/1558411296277778435
It's good to see that there are still some kind and caring people out there. And happy that they were adopted by a nice family too. :)
I don't know much about servals, but ran across this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6pcLWRAZM
I can't believe how gentle the animal is--particularly around the baby!
PD
Quote from: absolutelybaching on August 15, 2022, 10:32:26 AM
My Harper, who lost all his teeth, is gentle too -but still has a penchant for biting my nose to wake me up in the morning. And it still hurts, because what he lacks in the teeth department, he seems to have compensated for in the jaw muscle one!
Oh, noooo!!!
Quote from: absolutelybaching on August 15, 2022, 10:32:26 AMI would hate to be on the receiving end of that Serval's strong jaws and extremely sharp teeth, even in play-mode!
Yup!
PD
This made me smile:
(https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cat-funny-posts-503-5ef205e668f43__700.jpg)
It's titled "When you lie on your resumé and still get the job". :D
PD
https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-funny-posts/?utm_source=duckduckgo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic
p.s. One of the people posting a comment about it said that it was taking on a Australian navy ship that rescued people trapped on a beach due to brush fires. They rescued the people and all of their pets too. :)
Quote from: absolutelybaching on August 16, 2022, 11:28:30 AM
I have to say, those look more like army uniforms than navy; and they don't look terribly Australian whatever their precise nature.
But those were my 56th reaction.
The first 55 were, "Awwwww.." :-*
I know what you mean re the uniforms, but after doing a bit of googling, it appears that the navy also uses camouflage uniforms. Looking closer at the picture though, it looks more like the inside of a building than on a ship; note the ceiling and the wall (with what looks like some kind of a wire going through a gap in a ceiling tile). In any event, I do like "Seaman Kitty". :D
PD
Cute!
I totally got this one...and teared up:
(https://i.imgur.com/amCXeLm.jpg)
PD
Sadly, we had to have our 20-year-old cat Lunette put to sleep this morning. She was the last of a litter of five a stray cat we adopted had, all of which led long, happy lives. The picture is from last year.
20 is a remarkable age for a cat - 100 in human years. And if she's 19 in that photo her coat looks really good and healthy.
Quote from: Szykneij on August 25, 2022, 09:34:40 AM
Sadly, we had to have our 20-year-old cat Lunette put to sleep this morning. She was the last of a litter of five a stray cat we adopted had, all of which led long, happy lives. The picture is from last year.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Sounds like you took good care of all of them for them to have lived such long lives. May I ask what she was struggling with in the end?
And how kind of you to have adopted a stray kitty. Was the mom very friendly or more on the feral side? Bet that you have wonderful memories of all of them--particularly when they were kittens. :)
All the best,
PD
Quote from: SimonNZ on August 25, 2022, 10:32:26 AM
20 is a remarkable age for a cat - 100 in human years. And if she's 19 in that photo her coat looks really good and healthy.
Yes, she was a tiny, healthy girl but went downhill fairly quickly this summer. We were fortunate to have her that long. Her siblings all lasted between 17 and 19 years. We kept three from the litter and my sister-in-law took the other two, so we know all of their histories.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 25, 2022, 10:50:23 AM
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! Sounds like you took good care of all of them for them to have lived such long lives. May I ask what she was struggling with in the end?
And how kind of you to have adopted a stray kitty. Was the mom very friendly or more on the feral side? Bet that you have wonderful memories of all of them--particularly when they were kittens. :)
All the best,
PD
We don't know exactly what caused her failing and it would have been too hard on the cat to find out.
Many years ago, the mother was a stray who would visit me every day for food. It was clear she was nursing kittens somewhere, but I had no idea where that might have been. About that time, my sister was looking for a new cat, so the plan was I would take in the stray when I knew the kittens were on their own and bring her to Maine to live with my sister. Unfortunately, she disappeared before than could happen.
Months later, as we came home late on a freezing cold winter night, the stray was back shivering on our driveway. Since it was the weekend, my son and I drove her to her new home in Maine that evening, but had to turn around and go back the next morning when the vet announced the cat was pregnant again and my sister wasn't able to deal with the situation. Chloe (as she was eventually named) had the litter of five that Lunette was part of at our place and finally made it back to Maine where she had the good life she deserved.
My condolences, though twenty years is exceptional. I can only think that she lasted so long because she wanted to.
I hope you'll introduce us to a new pet in sure time. ;)
Quote from: LKB on August 25, 2022, 05:11:30 PM
My condolences, though twenty years is exceptional. I can only think that she lasted so long because she wanted to.
I hope you'll introduce us to a new pet in sure time. ;)
Thank you. She did lead a good, long life and gratefully didn't suffer for too long once her health declined.
We still have our behemoth cat "Spunky", but do plan to add to the menagerie. We're thinking we might need to go with a kitten because I'm not sure the Spunkster and the satos would welcome a grown cat into the clan. It's a pretty tight-knit group, but with a house as old as ours, we like having multiple cats to deter unwelcome visitors.
Quote from: Szykneij on August 25, 2022, 05:43:50 PM
Thank you. She did lead a good, long life and gratefully didn't suffer for too long once her health declined.
We still have our behemoth cat "Spunky", but do plan to add to the menagerie. We're thinking we might need to go with a kitten because I'm not sure the Spunkster and the satos would welcome a grown cat into the clan. It's a pretty tight-knit group, but with a house as old as ours, we like having multiple cats to deter unwelcome visitors.
A kitten seems like a good choice, imho. I wish you the best of luck. 8)
Quote from: Szykneij on August 25, 2022, 05:43:50 PM
Thank you. She did lead a good, long life and gratefully didn't suffer for too long once her health declined.
We still have our behemoth cat "Spunky", but do plan to add to the menagerie. We're thinking we might need to go with a kitten because I'm not sure the Spunkster and the satos would welcome a grown cat into the clan. It's a pretty tight-knit group, but with a house as old as ours, we like having multiple cats to deter unwelcome visitors.
Spunky sounds like she was aptly named judging by the photo! :D ;)
And I see that they are indoor/outdoor kitties too. Hopefully help you also by dealing with critters in your garden--or at least keeping them at bay?
Good luck with getting a new kitten (when you are ready); they would be lucky to have found such a caring home.
PD
Quote from: Szykneij on August 25, 2022, 09:34:40 AM
Sadly, we had to have our 20-year-old cat Lunette put to sleep this morning. She was the last of a litter of five a stray cat we adopted had, all of which led long, happy lives. The picture is from last year.
I'm so sorry to hear that. 20 is an amazing age - obviously she was very well looked after and was lucky to find a home with you. I have never had a cat that lived to beyond c.15/16.
Kindest thoughts
Jeffrey
Quote from: vandermolen on August 26, 2022, 06:28:33 AM
I'm so sorry to hear that. 20 is an amazing age - obviously she was very well looked after and was lucky to find a home with you. I have never had a cat that lived to beyond c.15/16.
Kindest thoughts
Jeffrey
Thank you. There was definitely a longevity element to that gene pool.
Quote from: Szykneij on August 26, 2022, 08:07:02 AM
Thank you. There was definitely a longevity element to that gene pool.
How are you holding up Szykneij?
PD
I'm doing ok. Thank you for asking.
Quote from: geralmar on September 26, 2022, 11:10:36 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/W4SZ3pFY/Cat-Napping-In-Model-Village-74181.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)capture screen (https://postimages.org/app)
Love it! ;D But, I'd hate to pay for all of that kibble! ;)
PD
The second gunman on the grassy knoll?
Our cat was so pleased to see us when we got back from the Max Richter concert in London in the early hours of last Sunday morning that he jumped into the car to join us:
(//)
Quote from: vandermolen on October 04, 2022, 05:32:24 AM
Our cat was so pleased to see us when we got back from the Max Richter concert in London in the early hours of last Sunday morning that he jumped into the car to join us:
(//)
;D
Are you sure that it wasn't a case of "Where's my wet food?! You're late!" ;)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 04, 2022, 06:05:30 AM
;D
Are you sure that it wasn't a case of "Where's my wet food?! You're late!" ;)
PD
Well PD, there may have been an element of that, but he had been served his supper before we went up to London - not that it ever stops him demanding more!
Quote from: vandermolen on October 04, 2022, 06:57:34 AM
Well PD, there may have been an element of that, but he had been served his supper before we went up to London - not that it ever stops him demanding more!
Perhaps he had become so used to you being around almost all of the time due to Covid, he was wondering where his humans were?
Speaking of which, how is working back at school going?
PD
p.s. Missing my cats....particularly as now it's getting chilly in the house! I miss my warm and friendly fur blankets.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 04, 2022, 07:28:33 AM
Perhaps he had become so used to you being around almost all of the time due to Covid, he was wondering where his humans were?
Speaking of which, how is working back at school going?
PD
p.s. Missing my cats....particularly as now it's getting chilly in the house! I miss my warm and friendly fur blankets.
So, where are your cats? School is fine thanks. I only work part-time (being semi-retired) and it is nice to be back. Our cat recognises our car engine noises. He is invariably there to meet us. His name is Oliver.
Quote from: vandermolen on October 04, 2022, 02:33:43 PM
So, where are your cats? School is fine thanks. I only work part-time (being semi-retired) and it is nice to be back. Our cat recognises our car engine noises. He is invariably there to meet us. His name is Oliver.
Sweet! And so much for the indifference of cats!
"Rainbow Bridge" :(
PD
Part III of Teddy's Tale is out now. It's about (fictionalized?? how much?) how Teddy (a real cat) came into the real Simon's life. He was a stray at the time.
Here's a link to all three parts of the story: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=simon%27s+cat+teddy%27s+tale+
PD
I thought that I'd take a break from my onerous domestic chores to do some research into the Earl of Southampton's cat who famously kept him company during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and was immortalised in a portrait of the Earl. The cat bears a remarkable resemblance to my childhood cat, and I like to think that he/she was an ancestor:
https://www.angelfire.com/ca/unitedcats/henry.html
Quote from: vandermolen on October 10, 2022, 04:35:24 AM
I thought that I'd take a break from my onerous domestic chores to do some research into the Earl of Southampton's cat who famously kept him company during his imprisonment in the Tower of London and was immortalised in a portrait of the Earl. The cat bears a remarkable resemblance to my childhood cat, and I like to think that he/she was an ancestor:
https://www.angelfire.com/ca/unitedcats/henry.html
Love the story! ;D I don't think that the person who painted the portrait of the two of them was much of a cat lover--as evidenced by the cats face/head! It looks rather p.o.'d! I had a tuxedo kitty years ago too. :)
Ran across this amusing photo of a cat making itself at home in a doll's house:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e4/05/60/e40560a0fdc59fd28e715a96b52c3d3d.jpg)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 10, 2022, 06:04:41 AM
Love the story! ;D I don't think that the person who painted the portrait of the two of them was much of a cat lover--as evidenced by the cats face/head! It looks rather p.o.'d! I had a tuxedo kitty years ago too. :)
Ran across this amusing photo of a cat making itself at home in a doll's house:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e4/05/60/e40560a0fdc59fd28e715a96b52c3d3d.jpg)
PD
That pictured feline is a dead ringer for my childhood companion, Peanut Butter by name. :-\
Quote from: LKB on October 10, 2022, 08:30:46 AM
That pictured feline is a dead ringer for my childhood companion, Peanut Butter by name. :-\
Awww! And cute name.
Now what did you call him for short? PB? P&J? Or....? :)
The photo cracked me up! Kitty thinking "A bed just my size....must be for me."
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 10, 2022, 06:04:41 AM
Love the story! ;D I don't think that the person who painted the portrait of the two of them was much of a cat lover--as evidenced by the cats face/head! It looks rather p.o.'d! I had a tuxedo kitty years ago too. :)
Ran across this amusing photo of a cat making itself at home in a doll's house:
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e4/05/60/e40560a0fdc59fd28e715a96b52c3d3d.jpg)
PD
Great photo - at first I thought that it was a Demon Cat, grown to enormous size.
Quote from: vandermolen on October 10, 2022, 10:40:40 AM
Great photo - at first I thought that it was a Demon Cat, grown to enormous size.
:laugh: And we humans, the mice?!
I was trying to google a cartoon of a cat breaking into a house (preferably a castle after your last posting) and for some reason or another this photo came up!
Did you watch any of the Teddy cartoons (Simon's Cat)? If so, what did you think of them.
And give Oliver a scratch under the chin from me.
PD
Some well-known people and their cats...can you guess who is who (without using a search engine)?
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/9a/24/7b9a246503837ab65b8dc70bb10e35c1.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d9/36/1c/d9361c93dd4a07e84f04aa870c6b173f.jpg)
PD
p.s. I had tried to post others but the images didn't show up here. :(
EDIT: Will try again:
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/fbefc1d5b08c6bb69ebfb4ba36565c30/tumblr_n767vrBvUX1rujq2eo3_1280.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/bc/d3/8cbcd3c4e52429fdb0939bb5d0f4c37e.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/79/f2/1979f232c297a02c1893452895a951b1.jpg)
PD
Numbers 3 and 4 are easily recognizable, but the other three I can't place. I'll probably kick myself for not knowing who they are when I find out.
5 must be Basquait. I think 1 is James Dean. I'd hesitate a guess of James Taylor for 2.
Quote from: JBS on November 01, 2022, 01:42:22 PM
Numbers 3 and 4 are easily recognizable, but the other three I can't place. I'll probably kick myself for not knowing who they are when I find out.
It's o.k, here...just having a bit of fun. So who do you think nos. 3 and 4 are for starters? :)
PD
Quote from: SimonNZ on November 01, 2022, 02:07:34 PM
5 must be Basquait. I think 1 is James Dean. I'd hesitate a guess of James Taylor for 2.
Well done you! Yes, and you guessed the other two. I read (and I'm not sure whether or not this is true but the Elizabeth Taylor gave a cat to James Dean). Basquiat is the fifth one. And as far as cats go and JT: here's a later posting:
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.AFjRoF6DngdeFVac9CH4YAHaE6%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=2dded26c2dfc42dd1c91b44273cd56d2028bf11405522e52c195434b42b01f36&ipo=images)
And yes, Marlon Brando is No.3 and Clark Gable is No. 4.
PD
Quote from: SimonNZ on November 01, 2022, 02:07:34 PM
5 must be Basquait. I think 1 is James Dean. I'd hesitate a guess of James Taylor for 2.
Good job!
PD
p.s. You guys are replying faster than I can keep up! ;D In any event, it was nice for me to see/remind myself how many wonderful artists love cats....not that I hate dogs.
Quote from: JBS on November 01, 2022, 01:42:22 PM
Numbers 3 and 4 are easily recognizable, but the other three I can't place. I'll probably kick myself for not knowing who they are when I find out.
Boy, and I would have had a hard time identifying Marlon B there myself!
PD
Dang: You guys were too fast on the draw. I was hoping to provide an answer here....maybe just listen to it for fun now? :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9nIvPb1WQ8
"Bye. Bye"
PD
This made me laugh, but also grimace as I remember how sharp their claws can get! :D
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aVUUsu9DgUg
PD
Found on Twitter
Also found on Twitter
By the Belgian painter Gustave de Johnge
Quote from: absolutelybaching on November 04, 2022, 12:12:50 PM
Oh, yes please!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FX4x4fC3ZNA
That was bizarre! Not so certain that the animals enjoyed that?
Quote from: JBS on November 04, 2022, 12:54:13 PM
Found on Twitter
Quote from: JBS on November 04, 2022, 07:03:16 PM
Also found on Twitter
By the Belgian painter Gustave de Johnge
That top one of yours JBS made me laugh...yes, cats will be cats.
And sweet painting! Lovely.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 01, 2022, 10:42:02 AM
Some well-known people and their cats...can you guess who is who (without using a search engine)?
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7b/9a/24/7b9a246503837ab65b8dc70bb10e35c1.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d9/36/1c/d9361c93dd4a07e84f04aa870c6b173f.jpg)
PD
p.s. I had tried to post others but the images didn't show up here. :(
EDIT: Will try again:
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/fbefc1d5b08c6bb69ebfb4ba36565c30/tumblr_n767vrBvUX1rujq2eo3_1280.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/bc/d3/8cbcd3c4e52429fdb0939bb5d0f4c37e.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/79/f2/1979f232c297a02c1893452895a951b1.jpg)
PD
I only knew Marlon Brando and Clark Gable.
Quote from: absolutelybaching on November 05, 2022, 10:38:47 AM
Oh, that white lion is positively smiling throughout the chin rubs!
She does a lot of belly rubs for the critters too on her channel. I remain envious!!
It was the "blooping"(?) bit that I was referring to. Yes, I do think that they liked the chin scratches. :)
Quote from: absolutelybaching on November 05, 2022, 11:19:05 AM
Touch the nose and say "boop". Yeah, I don't particularly get that either, but my Harper quite warmed to it over time.
I don't know why a cat's nose holds a particular fascination for me, but it does!
Side note, apropos nothing: I have started feeding the local squirrel population (greys only, I'm afraid, but I don't care), and one of them recently got clobbered by a car, much to my distress when I came home from a walk to discover it, stiff, in the middle of the road. I'm afraid I picked it up, hoping it was injured not dead, and thus discovered squirrel noses are identical in feel to cat ones.
I'll admit that their noses and (paw pads) are very sweet. :)
Sorry to hear about your squirrel friend.
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My current favorite internet cat is Tommy, partly because he doesn't meow quite right. It comes out like "nghheow", which is fine as far as it goes. He's always scuttling around like on a secret mission having something to do with chicken.
Quote from: drogulus on November 18, 2022, 09:45:05 AM
My current favorite internet cat is Tommy, partly because he doesn't meow quite right. It comes out like "nghheow", which is fine as far as it goes. He's always scuttling around like on a secret mission having something to do with chicken.
https://www.youtube.com/v/zcrxQ-TDdhM
Cute! lol
Latest from Simon's Cat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FRWZTouT14
And this story of Bunny and Otter is quite touching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c94CAIMSwk4
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Quote from: drogulus on November 18, 2022, 09:45:05 AM
My current favorite internet cat is Tommy, partly because he doesn't meow quite right. It comes out like "nghheow", which is fine as far as it goes. He's always scuttling around like on a secret mission having something to do with chicken.
https://www.youtube.com/v/zcrxQ-TDdhM
Not unlike myself...
Look at this beautiful chunkosaurus:
Quote from: drogulus on November 23, 2022, 10:05:29 AMLook at this beautiful chunkosaurus:
Yes, a beautifully-patterned cat. And, yes, I'm not seeing a waist (sadly). :(
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I'm glad I found this thread. :) We have four cats of various ages. Here is a photo of Simon, our most adventerous cat, going for a ride in the car.
*Edit: Apparently attached photos are shown twice. Sorry for the multiple Simon photos.
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Quote from: Keemun on November 25, 2022, 06:51:16 PMI'm glad I found this thread. :) We have four cats of various ages. Here is a photo of Simon, our most adventerous cat, going for a ride in the car.
*Edit: Apparently attached photos are shown twice. Sorry for the multiple Simon photos.
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Simon is a very distinguished looking cat!
Quote from: vandermolen on November 25, 2022, 11:31:43 PMSimon is a very distinguished looking cat!
A lovely looking cat! Are these general drive arounds and then back to home? Or how does he deal with errands/trips? Concerned that he might run away when the doors are opened...just asking and trying to figure out how your and his life work.
Best,
PD
p.s. And still trying to figure out how to do a like here. ::)
p.p.s And he has beautiful coloring! :)
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 26, 2022, 01:16:48 PMA lovely looking cat! Are these general drive arounds and then back to home? Or how does he deal with errands/trips? Concerned that he might run away when the doors are opened...just asking and trying to figure out how your and his life work.
Best,
PD
p.s. And still trying to figure out how to do a like here. ::)
p.p.s And he has beautiful coloring! :)
To " like " a post, hit the " thumbs up " symbol near the bottom- left corner. It's a toggle, so you can hit it again to " unlike " something if desired.
Thank you! :) I had thought that the thumbs up was someone else already liking the post! lol Back to morning coffee for me. ;)
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on November 26, 2022, 01:16:48 PMA lovely looking cat! Are these general drive arounds and then back to home? Or how does he deal with errands/trips? Concerned that he might run away when the doors are opened...just asking and trying to figure out how your and his life work.
Best,
PD
p.s. And still trying to figure out how to do a like here. ::)
p.p.s And he has beautiful coloring! :)
Thank you for the compliments, everyone. This was a short trip to pick up pizza. I ran inside and left him in the car. I don't take him on rides very often. He leaves white fur all over the place, as my wife pointed out to me (that was in her car).
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Can you figure out who this gentleman is?
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Quote from: absolutelybaching on December 04, 2022, 03:43:20 AMMark Twain, by the looks of things. Wasn't aware he was a kitten fanatic, though!
Yes, it's of Mark Twain (who apparently was a major cat fan; so much so that when he traveled he
rented kittens--as he couldn't bring his own cats along with him)! I've found a number of photos of him with his kittens or cats. He also was a dog fan (Shush). :)
I love this quote: "If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."
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p.s. More here...I wonder who that gentleman is next to him (both covered with cats!)?: https://pictures-of-cats.org/10-photographs-of-mark-twain-with-his-cats.html
Quote from: absolutelybaching on December 04, 2022, 05:18:57 AMI can't really tell, but to me it looks like Teddy Roosevelt. But since Twain is on record as having called Teddy the worst president America had ever had (clearly, he was around before 2016!), I don't imagine he actually socialised with him to that extent!!
Lovely quote here: ""Mr. Roosevelt is the most formidable disaster that has befallen the country since the Civil War – but the vast mass of the nation loves him, is frantically fond of him, even idolizes him. This is the simple truth. It sounds like a libel upon the intelligence of the human race, but it isn't; there isn't any way to libel the intelligence of the human race."
Plus ça change, indeed.
So I have no idea, basically.
I tried doing a google image search. It found the photo, but when I clicked on the site link, no further info there. He does look to be well off (clothing-wise, hat and highly polished shoes). Perhaps a fellow writer? At least another cat lover in any event! ;D
Another good quote from Twain: "If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve man, but deteriorate the cat."
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The England team have befriended a cat in Qatar
Quote from: vandermolen on December 04, 2022, 01:03:24 PMThe England team have befriended a cat in Qatar
Two from what I could see (checking online). "Dave" and "Paul". Perhaps they are permanent "guests" of the hotel, restaurant, or somebody nearby? Nice of the players though to share their food with them.
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Quote from: geralmar on December 11, 2022, 08:55:46 PM(https://i.postimg.cc/5yWJyM8T/IMG-20181201-174415758.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Puffball and me.
Sweet! :)
Quote from: vandermolen on December 04, 2022, 01:03:24 PMThe England team have befriended a cat in Qatar
Dave's "coming home". :D
Not quite certain exactly who is going to be the legal owner nor where he will be staying, but he is now in England (getting checked out by a vet, vaccinated and in quarantine for 4 months). https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63943662
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 12, 2022, 10:42:29 PMSweet! :)
Dave's "coming home". :D
Not quite certain exactly who is going to be the legal owner nor where he will be staying, but he is now in England (getting checked out by a vet, vaccinated and in quarantine for 4 months). https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63943662
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At least England came back with something! :)
Quote from: vandermolen on December 13, 2022, 12:21:09 AMAt least England came back with something! :)
;D
I hope that Dave likes his new digs and human(s). And what do you think the chances are that he'll be a fussy eater--after having become used to restaurant food?
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p.s. And (if he hasn't been already) that they do the right thing and have him neutered.
Has anyone seen Sigrid the cat around London? Really sweet and fun story on The Dodo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psqjNYVk8OE
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Sigrid and Travis even have their own book out now (to be published soon): https://www.waterstones.com/book/sigrid-rides/travis-nelson/9781804191149
I see that there are some other famous cats around Britain too (with their own books). :)
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No cat would have ever done this:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-64088063
Any normal cat would have thought, " FINE, I'll just lay down somewhere else. " ;D
Quote from: LKB on December 24, 2022, 09:47:31 PMNo cat would have ever done this:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-64088063
Any normal cat would have thought, " FINE, I'll just lay down somewhere else. " ;D
Oh, the poor human! Glad that dog and owner are o.k.
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Very kind of my owner, not only one scratching board but two! >:D
Quote from: Irons on January 04, 2023, 11:48:31 PMVery kind of my owner, not only one scratching board but two! >:D
Auuuuuugggghhhhh!
I'm lucky (and grateful) as my cats never tried that on my speakers.
Did any of yours over the years attempt anything like that (I realize that you haven't had any cats for some time as your other half is allergic to them)? I did also provide a good-sized cat tree and a post for them to use.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 05, 2023, 03:16:30 AMAuuuuuugggghhhhh!
I'm lucky (and grateful) as my cats never tried that on my speakers.
Did any of yours over the years attempt anything like that (I realize that you haven't had any cats for some time as your other half is allergic to them)? I did also provide a good-sized cat tree and a post for them to use.
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Happened once, I have forgotten culprit. Cat repellent spray did the trick.
Quote from: Irons on January 05, 2023, 11:53:47 PMHappened once, *I have forgotten culprit. Cat repellent spray did the trick.
;D Glad that you found something that worked. As I recall, I tried some sort of cat repellant spray on other things--didn't seem to help though. ::)
*Best to remember the good times in the end...or at least, hopefully be able to laugh or smile at the rough times.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 06, 2023, 02:22:50 AM;D Glad that you found something that worked. As I recall, I tried some sort of cat repellant spray on other things--didn't seem to help though. ::)
*Best to remember the good times in the end...or at least, hopefully be able to laugh or smile at the rough times.
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Wise words. ;)
Posted in the Ugly Cover thread (see there why), but posted here simply and solely for the cat positioned dead center.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 06, 2023, 12:06:31 PMYes, the cat is looking rather "freaked out"!
The look on Mary's face and her body posture (including hands) made me think that she's about to say "Oh, goodie!" and clap her hands.
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Probably more in line with the painter's real intention...
Dirt, Nevada Northern's Famous Shop Cat, Dies at 15 (https://railfan.com/dirt-nevada-northerns-famous-shop-cat-dies-at-15/)
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I took Tenille my Russian Blue, to the vet on Jan. 4th because she'd been drinking and urinating a lot more than usual. The diagnosis was diabetes, so I've had to give her insulin injections twice daily since the 6th. If only I could grow a third hand, or just inject myself. ;D
Quote from: Wendell_E on January 16, 2023, 01:04:32 AMI took Tenille my Russian Blue, to the vet on Jan. 4th because she'd been drinking and urinating a lot more than usual. The diagnosis was diabetes, so I've had to give her insulin injections twice daily since the 6th. If only I could grow a third hand, or just inject myself. ;D
Very sorry to hear that. I, too, had a diabetic cat and had to give her injections. Do you have pet insurance? Insulin, when I had to buy it at least, was horribly expensive.
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Quote from: SimonNZ on January 15, 2023, 09:34:54 PMDirt, Nevada Northern's Famous Shop Cat, Dies at 15 (https://railfan.com/dirt-nevada-northerns-famous-shop-cat-dies-at-15/)
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Glad that he was adopted and lived a long and happy life (albeit a rather dirty one!).
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 16, 2023, 02:04:59 AMVery sorry to hear that. I, too, had a diabetic cat and had to give her injections. Do you have pet insurance? Insulin, when I had to buy it at least, was horribly expensive.
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No, no insurance. And it's $70.34 for a small bottle, but by my calculations that should be 200 doses/100 days, so it's not so bad.
I found this story to be very touching and sweet (and funny at times too):
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 23, 2023, 11:02:59 AMI found this story to be very touching and sweet (and funny at times too):
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Wonderful and adorable. I needed that!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 23, 2023, 11:02:59 AMI found this story to be very touching and sweet (and funny at times too):
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Every other cat in the world who sees this video will... facepaw. ;D
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on January 23, 2023, 12:08:51 PMWonderful and adorable. I needed that!
I loved how the cat likes to go into the birdcage. ;D
Quote from: LKB on January 23, 2023, 01:51:59 PMEvery other cat in the world who sees this video will... facepaw. ;D
lol :)
Alright, I admit it....I couldn't help myself:
The vests cracked me up! :)
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I like the sound of this ballet:
In 1927 Diaghilev's company produced the ballet La Chatte (The Cat) with music by Sauguet, which premiered in Monte Carlo on April 30. The story is about a young man who falls in love with a cat, which assumes a human form through the intervention of Aphrodite. As they make love, the cat-woman sees a mouse and cannot resist chasing it, whereupon she changes back into a cat. The work was choreographed by the young George Balanchine.[3]
Quote from: Wendell_E on January 16, 2023, 01:04:32 AMI took Tenille my Russian Blue, to the vet on Jan. 4th because she'd been drinking and urinating a lot more than usual. The diagnosis was diabetes, so I've had to give her insulin injections twice daily since the 6th. If only I could grow a third hand, or just inject myself. ;D
I wish your cat well.
Quote from: vandermolen on March 05, 2023, 10:54:54 PMI like the sound of this ballet:
In 1927 Diaghilev's company produced the ballet La Chatte (The Cat) with music by Sauguet, which premiered in Monte Carlo on April 30. The story is about a young man who falls in love with a cat, which assumes a human form through the intervention of Aphrodite. As they make love, the cat-woman sees a mouse and cannot resist chasing it, whereupon she changes back into a cat. The work was choreographed by the young George Balanchine.[3]
I'll have to check into that more. I believe that I read that there's actual footage of that ballet?
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Quote from: vandermolen on March 06, 2023, 07:05:01 AMI wish your cat well.
Thanks. Alas, despite several trips to the vet, and adjustments to her treatment, she got worse and worse, and we finally decided to euthanize her on Feb. 20th.
Quote from: Wendell_E on March 09, 2023, 01:06:24 AMThanks. Alas, despite several trips to the vet, and adjustments to her treatment, she got worse and worse, and we finally decided to euthanize her on Feb. 20th.
So sorry to hear this.
All strength to you.
Quote from: Wendell_E on March 09, 2023, 01:06:24 AMThanks. Alas, despite several trips to the vet, and adjustments to her treatment, she got worse and worse, and we finally decided to euthanize her on Feb. 20th.
I'm so very sorry to hear that.
All the best to you and your family.
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My condolences for Tenille, and as a slight counterweight, this book
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517KOfiIi6L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_FMwebp_.jpg)
Kafka had a guy waking up in Prague and discovering he's a roach. This version has a woman waking up in Paris and discovering she is a cat.
Quote from: JBS on March 09, 2023, 01:27:35 PMMy condolences for Tenille, and as a slight counterweight, this book
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517KOfiIi6L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_FMwebp_.jpg)
Kafka had a guy waking up in Prague and discovering he's a roach. This version has a woman waking up in Paris and discovering she is a cat.
Which book is that? I tried to view the image and no luck.
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Here's the USAmazon link
https://www.amazon.com/Catamorphosis-What-would-you-woke/dp/375199484X
I should have shared this earlier. For my job as a food writer, instead of writing up my own favorite takeout meals of 2022, I reviewed the takeout from the perspective of my cat, with lots of pictures (https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2022/12/our-dining-critics-cats-favorite-dallas-takeout-meals-of-2022/). It's apparently the most memorable article I've written because I was getting some barbecue a few weeks ago and a customer in line said "Oh, are you that food writer? I love your cat!" ;D
Quote from: Brian on March 10, 2023, 05:27:33 AMI should have shared this earlier. For my job as a food writer, instead of writing up my own favorite takeout meals of 2022, I reviewed the takeout from the perspective of my cat, with lots of pictures (https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2022/12/our-dining-critics-cats-favorite-dallas-takeout-meals-of-2022/). It's apparently the most memorable article I've written because I was getting some barbecue a few weeks ago and a customer in line said "Oh, are you that food writer? I love your cat!" ;D
Haha! Who can resist a tasty Bánh Mì sandwich?
Quote from: absolutelybaching on March 10, 2023, 04:19:21 AM"Catamorphosis", available from all good book shops ...and Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catamorphosis-What-would-you-woke/dp/375199484X
:)
Quote from: JBS on March 10, 2023, 04:57:20 AMHere's the USAmazon link
https://www.amazon.com/Catamorphosis-What-would-you-woke/dp/375199484X
Interesting thing I noticed: Amazon shows two different authors' names there: Lloyd Baron and Anatoli Schulz. I went to the .com website for Anatoli Schulz and there's a different title for the novella there: If cats could talk...would they cry?
In any event, I read the first page from it and found it to be interesting. Alas, my library doesn't have it.
Quote from: Brian on March 10, 2023, 05:27:33 AMI should have shared this earlier. For my job as a food writer, instead of writing up my own favorite takeout meals of 2022, I reviewed the takeout from the perspective of my cat, with lots of pictures (https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2022/12/our-dining-critics-cats-favorite-dallas-takeout-meals-of-2022/). It's apparently the most memorable article I've written because I was getting some barbecue a few weeks ago and a customer in line said "Oh, are you that food writer? I love your cat!" ;D
lol :)
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Quote from: vandermolen on March 05, 2023, 10:54:54 PMI like the sound of this ballet:
In 1927 Diaghilev's company produced the ballet La Chatte (The Cat) with music by Sauguet, which premiered in Monte Carlo on April 30. The story is about a young man who falls in love with a cat, which assumes a human form through the intervention of Aphrodite. As they make love, the cat-woman sees a mouse and cannot resist chasing it, whereupon she changes back into a cat. The work was choreographed by the young George Balanchine.[3]
Interestingly Jeffrey, it is in the Ballets Russes Warner box set that just arrived at my door today! :)
Quote from: OrchestralNut on March 10, 2023, 01:02:55 PMInterestingly Jeffrey, it is in the Ballets Russes Warner box set that just arrived at my door today! :)
Let us know what it's like!
I found this video to be very touching. I had also never heard of swimmer's syndrome before. Grateful that there are pet foster parents like this woman in the world.
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Rescued Blind Kittens Have The Cutest Way Of Locating Each Other | The Dodo
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I couldn't believe this story. :o >:(
Professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined for shooting San Marino minister's cat
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64801133 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64801133)
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'Punkin, our rescue cat, is acclimating nicely.
You have a new cat?! Congrats! :)
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45 cats rescued from hoarder couple in Michigan, U.S.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5n464s-eQ
Quote from: geralmar on April 08, 2023, 05:55:36 AM(https://i.postimg.cc/cHGnjTPk/20230407-142852.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
'Punkin, our rescue cat, is acclimating nicely.
I can detect some wariness in the expression, but confidence as well. Good luck with 'Punkin. 8)
The life stages of Herbert
Quote from: drogulus on April 16, 2023, 11:39:56 AMThe life stages of Herbert
Cute! lol :) Cats and their personalities and voices! Everyone is different.
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Cat sightings in (mostly U.S.) movies collected here:
https://cinemacats.com/contact/
For some reason or another, I was recommended this video. Noodle, the singing cat. Note: I didn't watch the other segments--just the first one. Quite clever!
What a voice! :o
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A cat croissant is moterboating like mad.
Yummy
Horrible baby gets justice
After 91 days of catlessness, I picked up these eight-week-old cuties from a co-worker whose cat had given birth. Tentatively named Lulu and Marta (after Martha Geschwitz, I'm leaving off the 'h' to avoid pronunciation confusion). I may never get to sit on this recliner again.
Quote from: Wendell_E on May 23, 2023, 08:20:36 AMAfter 91 days of catlessness, I picked up these eight-week-old cuties from a co-worker whose cat had given birth. Tentatively named Lulu and Marta (after Martha Geschwitz, I'm leaving off the 'h' to avoid pronunciation confusion). I may never get to sit on this recliner again.
Very nice - I hope that they bring you much pleasure.
This morning I was ordered to take our cat to the vet to get his nails clipped as he is systematically destroying the newly refurbished sofa (if we try to clip his nails at home pandemonium breaks loose but, as you can see, he is as good as gold with the veterinary nurses). He has now recovered from the trauma I am pleased to say:
Quote from: vandermolen on May 23, 2023, 01:20:35 PMThis morning I was ordered to take our cat to the vet to get his nails clipped as he is systematically destroying the newly refurbished sofa (if we try to clip his nails at home pandemonium breaks loose but, as you can see, he is as good as gold with the veterinary nurses). He has now recovered from the trauma I am pleased to say:
Oh, boy! That might get rather expensive. If I'm recalling correctly, I had to trim my kitties' nails about once a month (re the indoors ones)? A tip (If you want to try it again): get them when they are sleepy...a few claws at a time. Another tip: get them used to it when they are young. I also saw one video on the great YT: one person was feeding a kitten tiny bits of tuna whilst another vet tech was trimming the kittens claws. ;D Just some suggestions/tricks.
Hope that you enjoy your new sofa!
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on May 24, 2023, 02:22:06 AMOh, boy! That might get rather expensive. If I'm recalling correctly, I had to trim my kitties' nails about once a month (re the indoors ones)? A tip (If you want to try it again): get them when they are sleepy...a few claws at a time. Another tip: get them used to it when they are young. I also saw one video on the great YT: one person was feeding a kitten tiny bits of tuna whilst another vet tech was trimming the kittens claws. ;D Just some suggestions/tricks.
Hope that you enjoy your new sofa!
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Thanks PD - that is helpful :)
Actually it's the old sofa that has been re-covered.
We have some kind of special plan with the vets which means that the nail clipping is free.
Quote from: vandermolen on May 24, 2023, 05:12:58 AMThanks PD - that is helpful :)
Actually it's the old sofa that has been re-covered.
We have some kind of special plan with the vets which means that the nail clipping is free.
Cool! I used to have various plans with my vet's too. Can be a good way to save some money. Still a hassle though--and depending upon how much your cat likes going into the carrier/travel/noises and other animals at the vet's might try giving the home pedicure another go?
One other thing that I learned (the hard way), cat's love "nubby" sort of materials; just ask my chaise!
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Tommy has never seen another cat before.
He'll need a whole lot of chicken to recover.
How smart are cats? Well,.... :)
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Quote from: drogulus on June 20, 2023, 07:15:02 PMI squeak therefore I am
Cute! :)
The cat's thinking: I've got the humans trained so well!
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This made me laugh and also start crying:
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Quote from: drogulus on July 18, 2023, 09:54:49 AMOh yeah?
lol 😂 So, what was that about Timothy needing to go to the vet?
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p.s. Timothy quote: "So, I
told you that you needed to get another cat!"
"Spicy kittens" and what kind and patient people will go through to help them. :)
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Quote from: vandermolen on May 23, 2023, 01:20:35 PMThis morning I was ordered to take our cat to the vet to get his nails clipped as he is systematically destroying the newly refurbished sofa (if we try to clip his nails at home pandemonium breaks loose but, as you can see, he is as good as gold with the veterinary nurses). He has now recovered from the trauma I am pleased to say:
Trust that you've brought your kitty in for another claw trim or two since you posted this? And how goes the couch?
Love this video: sweet guy and sweet life!
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on July 19, 2023, 07:06:25 AMTrust that you've brought your kitty in for another claw trim or two since you posted this? And how goes the couch?
Love this video: sweet guy and sweet life!
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Nice video PD!
Tombi, the feline third-grader:
https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/stray-cat-tombi-joins-izmir-elementary-school
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How could it not belong here?
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@vandermolen For you ... and your wife ;)
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@vandermolen For you ... and your wife ;)
PD
Very nice :)
Quote from: vandermolen on August 11, 2023, 11:33:50 AMVery nice :)
So, you can (hopefully) make her smile....and also reveal that you visited your cat chat group...though very briefly. :)
PD
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🤣
PD
Proof that cats are liquid. :laugh:
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PD
There is a new CowCat in the neighborhood. It appears to be skittish, though, not the sort that will come up to anyone on the street and flop like the old one did.
Quote from: drogulus on September 03, 2023, 11:08:40 AMThere is a new CowCat in the neighborhood. It appears to be skittish, though, not the sort that will come up to anyone on the street and flop like the old one did.
Well, be patient. It's probably feeling a bit wary as it's new to the neighborhood and is trying to figure out who to trust and where/what is safe around its new home territory. :)
PD
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 06, 2023, 03:14:39 PMMy precious cat Lucy
A beautiful cat in every sense. So sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was well loved in her nine years.
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 06, 2023, 03:30:20 PMThank you so much. Oh, we cherished every second we spent together.
I didn't post about it at the time, but I had to go through the same thing a few months back with my cat of 15 years.
As unpleasant as that final trip to the vet was what was worse was seeing how quickly and far her health had deteriorated by the morning that had been booked in a week earlier. So there was no illusion that more could have been done. It was time.
Sorry to hear.
I'm sorry you had to go through that. After going through with that with two pet dogs when I was a child it took me a long time to adopt a dog again. After Hershey passes (probably sometime in the next few years) I probably won't do it again.
My condolences, she was obviously quite the cat.
While the sense of loss will be felt deeply, you can hopefully find a little relief knowing that she'll never really leave you.
So sorry to hear this news. What a lovely looking cat. Looks like she was lucky to find you and that you gave her a happy life.
@Bachtoven and
@SimonNZ I'm so very sorry for your losses. And, yes, that final trip to the vet's office is a hard one. That first time was particularly rough I remember. No one told me that after the first injection that they would suddenly be 99% "gone". I had hoped that we could *cuddle for a while longer together and that she would just be sleepy and no longer in pain but that she would still "be there".
*The vet did give us time alone together after the first shot. It was just very different from what I thought that it would be like.
Try and enjoy the happy memories of your time(s) together. They were both lucky to have had such kind owners--families really.
All the best,
PD
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 07, 2023, 07:34:23 AMThank you, PD. The first shot took about 5-7 minutes just to put her to sleep, and like your vet, ours gave us tine alone with her. (It must be bad enough having to end the life of someone's loved one, but standing watching them sob for several minutes would be unbearable.) They carefully wrapped her up the soft blanket that they placed her on during the first shot to take her to a different room for the final injection. I turned around as we left to room and saw her precious little face peaking out from it, an image that will forever haunt me.
You have my compassion John, you know that!
https://www.thefarside.com/2023/09/07/3
Quote from: LKB on September 09, 2023, 01:00:57 AMhttps://www.thefarside.com/2023/09/07/3
... or how to scare your cat and send it running back out the front door! ;)
PD
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 17, 2023, 03:40:00 PMI just noticed that the images I posted of Lucy are gone. Any ideas what could have happened? (When I click on Modify the images' addresses are still there.)
Try retagging the images. I just did that with an old post that had an obsolete type of tag. If the image is still hosted where it was this will work.
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 17, 2023, 03:40:00 PMI just noticed that the images I posted of Lucy are gone. Any ideas what could have happened? (When I click on Modify the images' addresses are still there.)
Does the image hosting service have a time limit on links?
I tried to open the image URLS and got a blank page saying "URL signature expired".
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 17, 2023, 04:03:57 PMThanks, that worked. The originals were from my FB page; the new ones are from my Imgur account. I hope they last longer!
So, how did you pick the name Lucy for her? :)
PD
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 17, 2023, 05:25:15 PMSince we adopted two females, we wanted two famous female names--my wife thought of Lucy and Ethel from the "I Love Lucy" show.
Until about 2 days ago, Ethel has been grieving in her own way. She constantly walked around the house for over a week looking for Lucy, sometimes making an odd huffing/coughing sound, then she'd vomit. We took her to the vet a few days ago and everything seemed to be fine. The vet said it was most likely extreme stress since litter mates bond so closely. As if my own grief weren't bad enough (and hasn't diminished one iota yet), it was doubly heartbreaking to watch her. She quit doing both disturbing activities by Thursday night.
Yes, it must have been confusing and upsetting to her to no longer see her sibling around and not being able to comprehend they why. I'm glad to hear that she is doing better.
Perhaps at some point in time, you might consider getting another kitty? Might be a good thing for both of you?
Best wishes,
PD
Quote from: Bachtoven on September 18, 2023, 06:53:07 AMThank you. We've talked about it, but I don't think Ethel would tolerate a new kitty. A neighbor found a litter of kittens a few years ago, so we "borrowed" one to see how our cats would react: not well! Both hissed like crazy and raised a paw to swat it, but they didn't follow through.
Sorry to hear that. For what it's worth though (to be fair), it can take a while for animals to get to know one another and to adjust to a new "resident". And remember, cats are very territorial. Most of the articles and shows that I've read/seen talk about slowly getting them used to each other (one show--*Jackson Galaxy) from what I recall had the owners put up a baby gate between two cats (one of whom was picking on the other) and also using "tricks" like distracting them by getting them involved in play together (like using a wand with a toy on the end and getting them focused on chasing after and attempting to catch "the prey"). You might want to talk to your vet (or someone at their office) either via phone/email/or next time that you need to bring Ethel in.
*He also has a bunch of videos on youtube in which he talks about different subjects/issues/problems with cats and ways to try and resolve them.
In any event, please give Ethel some chin and behind the ear scratches from me. :)
PD
Kitty creates world peace with meows.
Quote from: drogulus on October 03, 2023, 03:39:50 PMKitty creates world peace with meows.
Doubt Putin will be persuaded ...
Sadistic cat torments a perfectly acceptable husky.
Quote from: drogulus on October 05, 2023, 09:48:22 AMSadistic cat torments a perfectly acceptable husky.
I suspect that it was more of a case of a young cat wanting to play with an older dog who just wanted to take a nap. ;) Or maybe a case of new housemates learning the boundaries? No expert here. Good on the dog for not showing a lot of hostility towards the annoying cat though...very patient, well-trained and kind nature. :) Thoughts of siblings (one being much younger) also crossed my brain.
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PD
This video brought tears to my eyes:
PD
Kona is beyond anything. OrangeCatness isn't even half of it.
I liked this one:
Quote from: vandermolen on October 23, 2023, 06:34:42 AMI liked this one:
:laugh:
I can think of all of the nights that I didn't move (This was back when I had my two girls.). One cat liked to sleep on top of the blanket curled up between my legs; the other one liked to be under the blankets stretched out along my side with my arm around her--I'd scratch her under her chin and stroke her tummy with my free hand.
PD
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PD
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 23, 2023, 07:05:11 AM:laugh:
I can think of all of the nights that I didn't move (This was back when I had my two girls.). One cat liked to sleep on top of the blanket curled up between my legs; the other one liked to be under the blankets stretched out along my side with my arm around her--I'd scratch her under her chin and stroke her tummy with my free hand.
PD
Very sweet!
Quote from: vandermolen on October 23, 2023, 09:05:26 AMVery sweet!
I miss those kitties. They were wonderful. Wish so much that they had lived longer. The BSH was also a very good mouser. I remember one time when the Wegie sat in front of my speakers while I was listening to Vaughan Williams--maybe it was my vibe at the time or (as I like to think of it), she had great taste. ;)
PD
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PD
There's a product in the US called Kwik Stop Styptic Powder which (alas!) I've had to use in the past. Basically, it stops the bleeding when you accidentally cut the quick. Important to have nearby (just in case) when you're trimming their claws.
Edit: I should add that it also (from what I understand) helps to stop the pain (been quite a while since I've used it).
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 23, 2023, 02:58:07 PMI miss those kitties. They were wonderful. Wish so much that they had lived longer. The BSH was also a very good mouser. I remember one time when the Wegie sat in front of my speakers while I was listening to Vaughan Williams--maybe it was my vibe at the time or (as I like to think of it), she had great taste. ;)
PD
She definitely had great taste PD :)
Watched this video the other day. What a cat and what an inspiration! And love the kindness, love, and diligence of the owner. 😍
PD
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Anyone else here know the feeling? :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on October 26, 2023, 10:59:37 AM(https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/animal-comics-lingvistov-157-5880c8d8e17a2__700.jpg)
Anyone else here know the feeling? :)
PD
Yes, I have a good understanding of cat language.
This one cracked me up. I hadn't heard of the comic strip 'til recently.
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And this one touched me:
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The strip is called "Arlo and Janis"...very amusing and observant comic. And how appropriate for our forum that the cat is named Ludwig. :)
PD
Story on the BBC: Dog leads owner to cat stuck 100ft down Cornish mine shaft
Way to go Daisy!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-67349494
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PD
We heard a strange thumping noise, and opened the door ...
Quote from: Scion7 on November 08, 2023, 07:31:37 PMWe heard a strange thumping noise, and opened the door ...
So, who is that? :)
PD
Dawn of Beyond the Valley of Hi Herbert
(https://nuless.org/comics/2016.06.26/Arlo%20&%20Janis-2016.06.26)
[I was laughing so hard that I started coughing.]
PD
The further adventures of Kona the so-called cat
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As I mentioned in the Missing Members thread, we recently had to Euthanize our other beloved kitty, Ethel, less than three months after Lucy. In between, we adopted a 9-week-old tabby as a companion for Ethel before she got sick. She didn't like him at first (much hissing and growling), but she eventually accepted him and even treated him as her baby--grooming him, cuddling with him etc., which makes her death even more heartbreaking. His name is Fazi, after Fazioli pianos.
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He's incredibly sweet and loving--he'll curl up on us and cuddle for an hour or m0re--when he's not racing around like he's possessed! Fazi is a ray of light in our otherwise pitch black world.
So sorry to hear about Ethel but lovely that you have Fazi who is clearly very happy to be with you. Lovely photos.
Quote from: vandermolen on December 06, 2023, 07:45:17 AMSo sorry to hear about Ethel but lovely that you have Fazi who is clearly very happy to be with you. Lovely photos.
Thank you. Yes, he's very happy and quickly bonded with us. We briefly considered getting him a companion since he came from a liter of 6 and was probably used to playing with his siblings, but we decided that he's such a special kitty and was adopted under horrible circumstances that we wanted to devote all of our love and care on just him.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 06, 2023, 08:00:03 AMThank you. Yes, he's very happy and quickly bonded with us. We briefly considered getting him a companion since he came from a liter of 6 and was probably used to playing with his siblings, but we decided that he's such a special kitty and was adopted under horrible circumstances that we wanted to devote all of our love and care on just him.
I know that the circumstances were horrible, but for the best interests of Fazi and the two of you, it might be best for him to have a playmate/companion...also for yourselves as young cats have a lot of energy and also might take some of that out on you (not in terms of them trying to be mean, but they have a lot of natural hunting/pouncing energy that they're trying to sort out)...just going by some of my own personal experiences.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 06, 2023, 11:08:58 AMI know that the circumstances were horrible, but for the best interests of Fazi and the two of you, it might be best for him to have a playmate/companion...also for yourselves as young cats have a lot of energy and also might take some of that out on you (not in terms of them trying to be mean, but they have a lot of natural hunting/pouncing energy that they're trying to sort out)...just going by some of my own personal experiences.
PD
We've gone back and forth...now we're leaning toward adopting him a companion. We'll see. I'm filling out an application to adopt...it might be easier to adopt a child! :)
This is the little dude we have in mind!
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He's about a week younger than Fazi, and his temperament seems very similar, so he should make a good match.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 06, 2023, 12:06:45 PMWe've gone and forth...now we're leaning toward adopting him a companion. We'll see. I'm filling out an application to adopt...it might be easier to adopt a child! :)
This is the little dude we have in mind!
(https://cdn.rescuegroups.org/1742/pictures/animals/19981/19981148/97110176.jpg)
He's about a week younger than Fazi, and his temperament seems very similar, so he should make a good match.
Fingers crossed for you....and what a cutie!😍
PD
When our Elsie leaves us - she will turn 9 soon so hopefully we have many more years - we plan to get two youngsters instead of one. Everyone's circumstances are different, of course, but we both go to work, I work from home about 50%, and Elsie just gets too lonely by herself. She's a very clingy people-centric cat.
I'm sorry you went through those two losses so close together and so cruelly. But Fazi (and maybe a companion) will bring you a new kind of joy. The question of course is, what other kind of piano makes a good cat name? Bechstein, Broadwood, Maene, Bosendorfer, Bluthner and Steinway are not very attractive names at all... maybe Yama? Or Graf? Or Nulty?
Quote from: Brian on December 06, 2023, 04:40:10 PMWhen our Elsie leaves us - she will turn 9 soon so hopefully we have many more years - we plan to get two youngsters instead of one. Everyone's circumstances are different, of course, but we both go to work, I work from home about 50%, and Elsie just gets too lonely by herself. She's a very clingy people-centric cat.
I'm sorry you went through those two losses so close together and so cruelly. But Fazi (and maybe a companion) will bring you a new kind of joy. The question of course is, what other kind of piano makes a good cat name? Bechstein, Broadwood, Maene, Bosendorfer, Bluthner and Steinway are not very attractive names at all... maybe Yama? Or Graf? Or Nulty?
Thank you. I hope you have many joyful years left with Elsie. It's been so hard, but Fazi does bring us great joy. If we had only one cat and lost her, then we would have gotten two, but we were afraid that two kittens would have overwhelmed Ethel. Lucy and Ethel overwhelmed our previous cat, who happened to be 9 years old, and we didn't want to repeat that situation. (Long story--maybe some other time.) Both of us are retired, so we can spend plenty of quality time with Fazi.
Haha, well, maybe Bosey?
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 06, 2023, 12:42:40 PMFingers crossed for you....and what a cutie!😍
PD
After further deliberation and talking to the foster parent, we decided against the other kitten. 1) Fazi seems perfectly happy by himself...constantly plays with toys, I play with him, he purrs all the time, and he loves being with us. We have a great thing going and don't want to take a chance on upsetting the nice balance. 2) The foster parent said he is being treated for two infections--one is an upper respiratory and the other is in his eyes. We're not wild about bringing a sick kitten home.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 06, 2023, 09:32:53 PMAfter further deliberation and talking to the foster parent, we decided against the other kitten. 1) Fazi seems perfectly happy by himself...constantly plays with toys, I play with him, he purrs all the time, and he loves being with us. We have a great thing going and don't want to take a chance on upsetting the nice balance. 2) The foster parent said he is being treated for two infections--one is an upper respiratory and the other is in his eyes. We're not wild about bringing a sick kitten home.
I agree with your reasoning, and wish you and Fazi all the best.
I hope the other kitten finds a good home...
I'm sorry for your losses Bachtoven.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 06, 2023, 09:32:53 PMAfter further deliberation and talking to the foster parent, we decided against the other kitten. 1) Fazi seems perfectly happy by himself...constantly plays with toys, I play with him, he purrs all the time, and he loves being with us. We have a great thing going and don't want to take a chance on upsetting the nice balance. 2) The foster parent said he is being treated for two infections--one is an upper respiratory and the other is in his eyes. We're not wild about bringing a sick kitten home.
Sorry that things didn't work out for you and the other kitten.
I'm glad that Fazi is a happy kitten though and is happily lapping up all of the love and attention that you two are bestowing upon him.
PD
Thanks, guys. As cute as that other kitten is (his foster name is Roasty) and his two siblings, I doubt they
will have a problem getting adopted. I just found out their sad story: they were found by the side of the road at about 2 hours old alongside the body of their dead mother who had been hit by a car. They were immediately taken into foster care and bottle fed.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 07, 2023, 09:01:08 AMSorry that things didn't work out for you and the other kitten.
I'm glad that Fazi is a happy kitten though and is happily lapping up all of the love and attention that you two are bestowing upon him.
PD
We haven't
completely closed the door on a companion. Part of my concern, and it's probably unfounded, is that Fazi might lose some interest in cuddling with us and would prefer to play with his new buddy. Since he seems so bonded, it might not be a problem. I guess the solution is to find another super cuddly kitten!
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 07, 2023, 06:34:29 PMWe haven't completely closed the door on a companion. Part of my concern, and it's probably unfounded, is that Fazi might lose some interest in cuddling with us and would prefer to play with his new buddy. Since he seems so bonded, it might not be a problem. I guess the solution is to find another super cuddly kitten!
I know that it's hard to figure out what to do about kittens/cats and adding a new one in. Note: it can take a bit of time and slow and moderated introductions are the best. I think that it's great that you are keeping the door open re another kitten. Please don't be afraid of "sharing" your kitten. Two great quotes that I ran across: From Anne Morrow Lindburgh: "Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish."
This is one that hit me many years ago, it's by C.S. Lewis (and I still reflect on the wisdom in it and how/try to make it part of my life). It's from a book called "The Four Loves" [which talks about the four Greek words for love and what they mean: eros, philia, storge and agape--though, upon googling, it seems that there are a few more]:
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable."
With love,
PD
PD, thank you for your thoughtful post. After your comments and the urging of two sets of friends who foster kittens, we went to the local shelter this morning and adopted a 9 week 2.2 lb. tuxedo kitten! We named him Zeus. So far, he and Fazi are OK together. Fazi hissed a little, then started patting Zeus as if to get him to play. Fazi started getting a little rough, so we ended the session after about 5 minutes. Overall, it was much better than with Ethel, even though Zeus seems a little afraid of him at the moment--Fazi is a fair amount larger and still a little aggressive. I'm sure they'll be fine shortly.
Here are some not so great pictures--I'll try to get some better ones later. I need one that shows his cute white tummy!
(https://i.imgur.com/b1lSfr5.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/sHOjKnx.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/gs3ZgS8.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/5ObAARW.jpg)
He had been asleep for at least 45 minutes in my lap in that last picture! He is incredibly sweet and cuddly, and purrs all the time.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 08, 2023, 03:39:59 PMPD, thank you for your thoughtful post. After your comments and the urging of two sets of friends who foster kittens, we went to the local shelter this morning and adopted a 9 week 2.2 lb. tuxedo kitten! We named him Zeus. So far, he and Fazi are OK together. Fazi hissed a little, then started patting Zeus as if to get him to play. Fazi started getting a little rough, so we ended the session after about 5 minutes. Overall, it was much better than with Ethel, even though Zeus seems a little afraid of him at the moment--Fazi is a fair amount larger and still a little aggressive. I'm sure they'll be fine shortly.
Here are some not so great pictures--I'll try to get some better ones later. I need one that shows his cute white tummy!
(https://i.imgur.com/b1lSfr5.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/sHOjKnx.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/gs3ZgS8.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/5ObAARW.jpg)
He had been asleep for at least 45 minutes in my lap in that last picture! He is incredibly sweet and cuddly, and purrs all the time.
Oh, yeah!
I suspect that it was a big day for all involved? ;) Remember that Zeus is trying to get used to just about a new everything: environment/home/even where his litterbox is plus getting to know the two of you and another kitten (whose scent is probably all around the house) and is probably dying to roughhouse with the new kitten. How much older is Fazi by the way?
One suggestion: after Zeus has settled in further, you might initially try distracting the two of them with some toys--like some sort of wand toy, so that they are chasing the mouse/birdfeathers/whatever vs. whopping on each other (which I'm sure will happen eventually). Added bonus: it will wear them out for at least a little while and you'll have a ball playing with them. ;D
My British Short Hair (which I purchased when she was a kitten--about 4 months old) loved this toy; https://www.dabird.com/catcatcher One day, I sat on the living room carpet and swung it around me dragging it over the carpet. I would switch it between my hands and change the direction. She had a ball racing around me and would swiftly change direction when I did!
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 09, 2023, 05:24:03 AMOh, yeah!
I suspect that it was a big day for all involved? ;) Remember that Zeus is trying to get used to just about a new everything: environment/home/even where his litterbox is plus getting to know the two of you and another kitten (whose scent is probably all around the house) and is probably dying to roughhouse with the new kitten. How much older is Fazi by the way?
One suggestion: after Zeus has settled in further, you might initially try distracting the two of them with some toys--like some sort of wand toy, so that they are chasing the mouse/birdfeathers/whatever vs. whopping on each other (which I'm sure will happen eventually). Added bonus: it will wear them out for at least a little while and you'll have a ball playing with them. ;D
My British Short Hair (which I purchased when she was a kitten--about 4 months old) loved this toy; https://www.dabird.com/catcatcher One day, I sat on the living room carpet and swung it around me dragging it over the carpet. I would switch it between my hands and change the direction. She had a ball racing around me and would swiftly change direction when I did!
PD
Yes it was! The shelter was full of adorable kittens, but we knew we wanted a tuxedo so he would look entirely different from our previous tabbies. Zeus seemed so sweet and started purring and cuddling the second I picked him up. He's at least as cuddly as Fazi but far less hyper, yet he loves to play with toys. I'll look into that toy--looks great.. They had a second unintended meeting last night--no hissing but Fazi immediately started wresting with Fazi! I think they'll get along fine once boundaries are established. Fazi is 6 weeks older. At first we wanted one closer to his age, but most of the kittens were younger. The shelter didn't think it would be a problem.
By the way, it's incredibly challenging to type while a kitten is walking across the keyboard!
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 09, 2023, 07:34:55 AMYes it was! The shelter was full of adorable kittens, but we knew we wanted a tuxedo so he would look entirely different from our previous tabbies. Zeus seemed so sweet and started purring and cuddling the second I picked him up. He's at least as cuddly as Fazi but far less hyper, yet he loves to play with toys. I'll look into that toy--looks great.. They had a second unintended meeting last night--no hissing but Fazi immediately started wresting with Fazi! I think they'll get along fine once boundaries are established. Fazi is 6 weeks older. At first we wanted one closer to his age, but most of the kittens were younger. The shelter didn't think it would be a problem.
By the way, it's incredibly challenging to type while a kitten is walking across the keyboard!
I remember when I adopted my last cat (at that time, he was a male kitten). I went into the shelter thinking that I didn't want a really vocal cat. He was so quiet and mellow; I realized later on that this was due to him having been neutered the day before. Once we got home and he was less "dopey" and feeling better, well that changed! lol
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 09, 2023, 10:24:29 AMI remember when I adopted my last cat (at that time, he was a male kitten). I went into the shelter thinking that I didn't want a really vocal cat. He was so quiet and mellow; I realized later on that this was due to him having been neutered the day before. Once we got home and he was less "dopey" and feeling better, well that changed! lol
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Haha, well Zeus hasn't been neutered yet--the shelter's vet is way behind, but they'll call us when they can take him, probably in a month or so. Since Fazi is a boy, we are not too concerned! ;) Zeus isn't particularly vocal--mostly he cries when we put him back in his room. Actually, Fazi, who is neutered, isn't very vocal either. Although this morning during another encounter with Zeus he made a cute, quiet "grr" sound, which seemed to indicate he was frustrated that Zeus was more interested in checking our the living room than playing. Fazi was quite a bit less aggressive this morning and afternoon, much to Zeus' relief no doubt! They are both wonderfully sweet and loving, so I hope they bond soon.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 08, 2023, 03:39:59 PMPD, thank you for your thoughtful post. After your comments and the urging of two sets of friends who foster kittens, we went to the local shelter this morning and adopted a 9 week 2.2 lb. tuxedo kitten! We named him Zeus. So far, he and Fazi are OK together. Fazi hissed a little, then started patting Zeus as if to get him to play. Fazi started getting a little rough, so we ended the session after about 5 minutes. Overall, it was much better than with Ethel, even though Zeus seems a little afraid of him at the moment--Fazi is a fair amount larger and still a little aggressive. I'm sure they'll be fine shortly.
Here are some not so great pictures--I'll try to get some better ones later. I need one that shows his cute white tummy!
(https://i.imgur.com/b1lSfr5.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/sHOjKnx.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/gs3ZgS8.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/5ObAARW.jpg)
He had been asleep for at least 45 minutes in my lap in that last picture! He is incredibly sweet and cuddly, and purrs all the time.
Good call. He's lovely. Here is Rosie, who gets tired when having to work alongside us in our home office.
Quote from: foxandpeng on December 09, 2023, 02:43:52 PMGood call. He's lovely. Here is Rosie, who gets tired when having to work alongside us in our home office.
It's also hard work being so cute all day!
Quote from: foxandpeng on December 09, 2023, 02:43:52 PMGood call. He's lovely. Here is Rosie, who gets tired when having to work alongside us in our home office.
Being Director of Operations must certainly be a tiring job for her. :)
Photos of this cat always make me smile:
(https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/01/06/17/web-black-white-cat-alamy.jpg)
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Quote from: Bachtoven on December 07, 2023, 06:34:29 PMPart of my concern, and it's probably unfounded, is that Fazi might lose some interest in cuddling with us and would prefer to play with his new buddy.
I've gotten sent enough photos of two cats both trying to sleep on one of my parents' lap, to think you will be OK on this front! ;D Plus it sounds like they are both super lovey, friendly, and easygoing. Hope they're friends in just a couple days.
Fazi and Zeus have a great time playing together, and this morning they snuggled like this for about 2 hours!
(https://i.imgur.com/EdaBONS.jpg)
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 15, 2023, 12:11:29 PMFazi and Zeus have a great time playing together, and this morning they snuggled like this for about 2 hours!
(https://i.imgur.com/EdaBONS.jpg)
Yeah!!! I'm so happy to hear that! :) Hope that the play isn't too rough for Zeus? Has Fazi eased up a bit? Just curious as to what you have observed. Has Fazi ever tried to groom Zeus? Just some thoughts/questions.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 15, 2023, 02:23:21 PMYeah!!! I'm so happy to hear that! :) Hope that the play isn't too rough for Zeus? Has Fazi eased up a bit? Just curious as to what you have observed. Has Fazi ever tried to groom Zeus? Just some thoughts/questions.
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Thank you. Well, Zeus sometimes squeals, so I assume Fazi is too rough at that point. Overall, Fazi is a little less relentless. Eventually, the novelty of a playmate should subside. Zeus had a checkup two days ago and I mentioned the roughness to the vet. She said kittens rarely hurt each other or draw blood. Well, that's a relief! I still intervene when I hear Zeus cry out. I haven't seen Zeus groom Fazi, but Fazi never groomed Ethel, so maybe Zeus will when he's a little older.
Some news: NASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it's a big deal
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/world/nasa-space-laser-cat-video-scn/index.html
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Oh, this video/story made me laugh and cry...
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Quote from: Bachtoven on December 15, 2023, 03:57:17 PMThank you. Well, Zeus sometimes squeals, so I assume Fazi is too rough at that point. Overall, Fazi is a little less relentless. Eventually, the novelty of a playmate should subside. Zeus had a checkup two days ago and I mentioned the roughness to the vet. She said kittens rarely hurt each other or draw blood. Well, that's a relief! I still intervene when I hear Zeus cry out. I haven't seen Zeus groom Fazi, but Fazi never groomed Ethel, so maybe Zeus will when he's a little older.
How are things going chez vous?
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 21, 2023, 02:19:06 AMHow are things going chez vous?
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They're great! Yes, Fazi is still a
little rough, but Zeus holds his own. It is very heartwarming to see them snuggling/napping together, so I'd say they are very well bonded.
(https://i.imgur.com/zHMWecQ.jpg)
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 21, 2023, 03:43:28 PM(https://i.imgur.com/zHMWecQ.jpg)
If l were to render Zeus's expression into words, they might be:
Dude... really? How many pictures of us do you
need? :laugh:
That said, they do seem to thoroughly belong to each other. 8)
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 21, 2023, 03:43:28 PM(https://i.imgur.com/zHMWecQ.jpg)
I think that Fazi is saying "Kid, don't move. I'm now thoroughly comfortable." ;D ;)
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Quote from: Bachtoven on December 21, 2023, 03:43:28 PM(https://i.imgur.com/zHMWecQ.jpg)
So, do you now have toys that the two of them can play together with either you and/or your wife using them--wand toys are really good--trust me. :) They are both trying to catch the thing vs. spending so much time beating up on each other. Just some thoughts.
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 22, 2023, 02:40:07 PMSo, do you now have toys that the two of them can play together with either you and/or your wife using them--wand toys are really good--trust me. :) They are both trying to catch the thing vs. spending so much time beating up on each other. Just some thoughts.
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Oh sure. Lucy and Ethel had at least 6 or 8, which we kept, and we bought two new ones for the boys. They love playing with them.
Kona says woohoo.
Without objection, so ordered.
Quote from: drogulus on December 22, 2023, 07:57:38 PMKona says woohoo.
Without objection, so ordered.
O.K., so he's not exactly saying "Woo hoo", but still cute. ;)
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"Shoelaces? No, I'm not chewing on your shoelaces."
(https://i.imgur.com/TtJNo4V.jpg)
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 24, 2023, 12:16:52 PM"Shoelaces? No, I'm not chewing on your shoelaces."
(https://i.imgur.com/TtJNo4V.jpg)
He's just trying to figure out how to tie his own, like the big cats. ;)
Quote from: LKB on December 24, 2023, 12:19:49 PMHe's just trying to figure out how to tie his own, like the big cats. ;)
He was also attracted to the color scheme! ;)
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 24, 2023, 12:16:52 PM"Shoelaces? No, I'm not chewing on your shoelaces."
(https://i.imgur.com/TtJNo4V.jpg)
It's a string and I'm a cat...so what exactly were you expecting me to do?!
And a very merry Christmas to you and them.
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 24, 2023, 01:32:11 PMIt's a string and I'm a cat...so what exactly were you expecting me to do?!
And a very merry Christmas to you and them.
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Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
I ran across this yesterday and thought of all of the cat lovers here and what life can be like for those who like to put up Christmas decorations:
Hope that you and your furbabies have a safe and happy Christmas.
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Ha, yes! My parents have put a circle perimeter of upside down mousetraps around the Christmas tree and presents. That way if their cats try to eat the ribbons, the upside down trap will pop and make noise but not cause any harm.
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Quote from: Szykneij on December 25, 2023, 07:19:11 AM:) 6ed814f5-3550-4887-993b-31ac417bc573.jpg
;D
I stumbled across Arlo and Janis a few months ago; love it! ;D Hadn't seen this particular one. Is it new? I did run across these (older) ones a while ago.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/99/f1/7f/99f17f60e054ca38ec8f38598cc04817.gif)
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Merry Christmas from Elsie!
Quote from: Brian on December 25, 2023, 05:51:37 AMHa, yes! My parents have put a circle perimeter of upside down mousetraps around the Christmas tree and presents. That way if their cats try to eat the ribbons, the upside down trap will pop and make noise but not cause any harm.
Interesting approach! I'd be a bit worried about their paws getting caught in one of the traps?
I did see (on I think the same video that I had shared) of some owners putting some sort of a play tunnel around the base of the tree. Their cat(s) seemed to enjoy playing in them and stopped chomping on/climbing, etc. the tree.
Quote from: Brian on December 25, 2023, 08:55:20 AMMerry Christmas from Elsie!
And Merry Christmas back at her! I see also that she is dressed in her holiday finery. ;)
As a side note: when my cats passed away, my vet gave me paw prints of them (baked into some sort of resin) along with their names. I bought some narrow satin ribbon which I fashioned into a loop (a couple of inches long). I used some Gorilla Glue and glued them in two places on the back of each one (twice to keep them from flopping over). I put them on my Christmas tree each year. Note: I initially tried using a hot glue gun, but noticed when I put one of them on a hook in a sunny foyer, that the glue started melting!
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 25, 2023, 08:53:01 AM;D
I stumbled across Arlo and Janis a few months ago; love it! ;D Hadn't seen this particular one. Is it new? I did run across these (older) ones a while ago.
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Yes, today's paper.
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on December 25, 2023, 09:10:38 AMInteresting approach! I'd be a bit worried about their paws getting caught in one of the traps?
Dad just gave me a little FAQ ;D
1. They are upside down so the trap is directly facing the floor. If you set it off, the trap closes onto the floor and the smooth wooden back flies upward. He's never known anyone to get injured that way.
2. This only works with older vintage mousetraps because the newer ones are too "good" - if you set them and then place them upside down, they go off the moment they touch the floor ;D
3. And yes...it is not easy to set them all upside down ;D
Quote from: Brian on December 25, 2023, 03:46:20 PMDad just gave me a little FAQ ;D
1. They are upside down so the trap is directly facing the floor. If you set it off, the trap closes onto the floor and the smooth wooden back flies upward. He's never known anyone to get injured that way.
2. This only works with older vintage mousetraps because the newer ones are too "good" - if you set them and then place them upside down, they go off the moment they touch the floor ;D
3. And yes...it is not easy to set them all upside down ;D
Those wooden ones can quite finicky to set. I jump when they go off. :-[ Pet peeve: you've managed to set it up with a little bit of peanut butter, and you come back a few days later--the peanut butter is gone, but so is the mouse!
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Quote from: Brian on December 25, 2023, 08:55:20 AMMerry Christmas from Elsie!
And a pretty thing she is, even without the ribbon. 8)
I found this post on IMGUR today. It starts out as a horror story, but it has a happy ending.
(https://i.imgur.com/QhPMsi4.jpeg)
"So I'm driving down the road this morning and the cars in front of me are driving over a black thing in the road. It's going between their tires so I'm guessing it's a box. It's a kitten just sitting upright shaking like a leaf. And some asshole had spread glue on its paws and stuck it to the road. I thought maybe it walked through glue somewhere but after looking at it, that was totally spread into her paws. She was wet and freezing and literally glued to the road. And NO ONE STOPPED. ? What the f$&k people??? I slammed on my brakes and stopped all the traffic and put my hazards on and got out and pealed her off the road. People were honking and all pissy....really??? It's a kitten glued to the road!! So after a goo gone bath and some food and cream we have a new kitten. Luckiest kitten in the world!"
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 31, 2023, 03:36:19 PMI found this post on IMGUR today. It starts out as a horror story, but it has a happy ending.
(https://i.imgur.com/QhPMsi4.jpeg)
"So I'm driving down the road this morning and the cars in front of me are driving over a black thing in the road. It's going between their tires so I'm guessing it's a box. It's a kitten just sitting upright shaking like a leaf. And some asshole had spread glue on its paws and stuck it to the road. I thought maybe it walked through glue somewhere but after looking at it, that was totally spread into her paws. She was wet and freezing and literally glued to the road. And NO ONE STOPPED. ? What the f$&k people??? I slammed on my brakes and stopped all the traffic and put my hazards on and got out and pealed her off the road. People were honking and all pissy....really??? It's a kitten glued to the road!! So after a goo gone bath and some food and cream we have a new kitten. Luckiest kitten in the world!"
Some people... well, if I ever saw someone abusing an animal in that fashion I'm not sure what I would do, but it would probably land me in jail. >:(
Quote from: LKB on December 31, 2023, 06:46:14 PMSome people... well, if I ever saw someone abusing an animal in that fashion I'm not sure what I would do, but it would probably land me in jail. >:(
"An eye for an eye" comes to mind.
Quote from: Bachtoven on December 31, 2023, 09:42:56 PM"An eye for an eye" comes to mind.
Exactly my first reaction.
Superglue their feet to a railwayline sleeper and let them practice their "limbo".
I can't believe that someone would do that! Thank God that that man happened to see the kitten and risked his life to save it. And then was kind enough to adopt it. ❤️
And I hope that his/her paws are o.k.
PD
Quote from: SimonNZ on January 01, 2024, 09:55:30 AMSomething nicer:
I'm sure only of one thing: That cat was not the least bit hungry.
Quote from: LKB on January 01, 2024, 10:12:59 PMI'm sure only of one thing: That cat was not the least bit hungry.
In the second one the car is cleaning them as though it thinks of them as kittens.
Seems more like the equivalent of when cats and dogs live happily in the same house and even cuddle up together.
Quote from: SimonNZ on January 01, 2024, 11:03:22 PMIn the second one the car is cleaning them as though it thinks of them as kittens.
Seems more like the equivalent of when cats and dogs live happily in the same house and even cuddle up together.
Perhaps, but there are certainly more cats which will instinctively kill and eat chicks than there are cats which would try to kill and eat a dog.
No doubt there's a logical explanation which explains the images - perhaps the chickens and cat grew up together in close proximity - , but I'm guessing there aren't very many similar images out there.
@LKB I've seen a variety of things. Like
@SimonNZ mentioned, I think (and I'm not claiming to be an expert here) that there is often a lot of bonding when animals are introduced as babies/young to other animals and grow up together..and also when one is an adult and one a baby. I also saw one story (and am trying to remember where I saw this other part) about the hormonal changes that female cats (and other animals) go through within a certain time window in which they are open to looking after other young. I remember reading about an eagle that raised a hawk chick (Canada). And a cat that looked after ducklings after having her own kittens in Ireland...I'll find that one. Ah, here we go! https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/cat-treats-lucky-baby-ducklings-like-theyre-her-own-video
I think that there are also a lot of adult animals that are kind and sensitive and patient and compassionate to other animals (whether of their own kind or others) and make bonds with them.
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A Cat Today
Quote from: steve ridgway on January 04, 2024, 07:47:44 AMA Cat Today
What a cute face! Any idea what s/he is looking out of? And do you know the cat?
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Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 04, 2024, 09:17:48 AMWhat a cute face! Any idea what s/he is looking out of? And do you know the cat?
It's looking through a letterbox at the bottom of a front door. We just noticed it while walking past with the dogs :-X .
A serval being kind of a god but also boogy woogy.
Quote from: drogulus on January 08, 2024, 10:37:56 AMA serval being kind of a god but also boogy woogy.
The ears go back, it's growling and then opens up its mouth...why in the heck did this person try to pet it?! And also trying to rub its nose to chin?!
No idea what boogie woogie means here. Do you understand?
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 08, 2024, 11:00:47 AMNo idea what boogie woogie means here. Do you understand?
PD
Uh, no... :D
Is Russian baby love cat on stilts with not even boogy woogy.
One bad-a$$ kitty! :)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2024/01/03/cat-saves-dog-from-coyotes-moos-cprog-orig-bdk.cnn
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Quote from: SimonNZ on January 25, 2024, 04:30:56 PM(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d31e60f2ee5998fdea9383b70baba1b3c1d7c5052c334729fa627dcc07365440.jpg?w=600&h=380)
;D :laugh:
Way too strong, the urge was.
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Put aluminum foil on the countertop they said. It will deter them from jumping on the counter they said.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXr7dx1.jpg)
Quote from: Bachtoven on January 27, 2024, 01:10:18 PMPut aluminum foil on the countertop they said. It will deter them from jumping on the counter they said.
(https://i.imgur.com/SXr7dx1.jpg)
They're growing up and so quickly! :)
I found that this product worked quite well. It's basically compressed air in a can with a battery-powered sensor (which you can adjust) on the top. It's called Ssst Cat. I purchased mine years ago. It's either gone up a lot in price and/or Amazon's price is really high. I purchased mine from a local pet supply/garden shop. Warning: there were a few times when I forgot that I had it on the counter and ended up surprising myself!
https://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-KIT19001-SSSCAT-Spray-Deterrent/dp/B000RIA95G
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Thanks for the Bass-Cat story in the NFL thread, PD!
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on January 28, 2024, 02:54:29 AMThey're growing up and so quickly! :)
I found that this product worked quite well. It's basically compressed air in a can with a battery-powered sensor (which you can adjust) on the top. It's called Ssst Cat. I purchased mine years ago. It's either gone up a lot in price and/or Amazon's price is really high. I purchased mine from a local pet supply/garden shop. Warning: there were a few times when I forgot that I had it on the counter and ended up surprising myself!
https://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-KIT19001-SSSCAT-Spray-Deterrent/dp/B000RIA95G
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Thanks. That is a bit pricey. I'm glad it worked for you, as it seems to get a lot of negative reviews.
Poor little Zeus is at the vet getting neutered. Not a very fun way to spend his 4 month birthday!
Zeus has been home for about two hours, and you'd never know he just had surgery! After being separated from Fazi last night (no food or water after 10:00 pm) and at the vet for 9 hours, he's wildly exploring his surroundings.
Quote from: geralmar on February 04, 2024, 04:13:46 AMhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q2lZSnuOLRo&pp=ygUdQ2F0IGtub2NrcyBmbG93ZXIgcG90IG9uIGhlYWQ%3D
Karma!
Quote from: Bachtoven on February 01, 2024, 09:51:00 AMPoor little Zeus is at the vet getting neutered. Not a very fun way to spend his 4 month birthday!
Well, think of it this way: you're doing him a favor--and yourselves too--(think of all of the health benefits including no-spraying, less aggression and fights, etc., not to mention having unwanted kittens. Are they strictly indoor kitties? I've gotten the impression that that is the case.). I know that in terms of female cats, from what I understand, it can help substantially lower the risks of mammary cancer (particularly if you do it early as in before they go into their first heat). And as you may or may not know, spaying female cats is a WHOLE lot more invasive.
Rest assured, you did the right thing...hard as it might have been for you. :)
PD
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on February 04, 2024, 12:28:34 PMWell, think of it this way: you're doing him a favor--and yourselves too--(think of all of the health benefits including no-spraying, less aggression and fights, etc., not to mention having unwanted kittens. Are they strictly indoor kitties? I've gotten the impression that that is the case.). I know that in terms of female cats, from what I understand, it can help substantially lower the risks of mammary cancer (particularly if you do it early as in before they go into their first heat). And as you may or may not know, spaying female cats is a WHOLE lot more invasive.
Rest assured, you did the right thing...hard as it might have been for you. :)
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Thanks. Yes, both are strictly indoor kitties. He acted like nothing was wrong when we brought him home. When I took him in, I was going to ask the receptionist if they could circumcise him while they were at it, but she didn't strike me as having a sense of humor!
I've had female kittens/cats--they didn't seem to realize they had surgery, either!
(https://i.imgur.com/pRlN1aK.jpg)
No kitty can withstand the Tortoise Of Doom.
My poor cat, a gentle and refined lady of later middle years, is having her life made miserable by a newcomer on the block, young, aggressive and sickeningly self-confident. A few weeks ago there was a big fight, violent enough to knock over and break a large (and expensive >:( ) plant-pot; last night another one, leaving fur (my baby's) everywhere. She lives in the garage (not as cruel as it sounds, since it's the warmest place in the house, nicely carpeted) but since the first fight has refused to go outside. I put a litter-tray down for her, and yesterday as an experiment took it away - she then very neatly found a bit of cardboard to poo and pee on (so has her tray back now). I think the new cat is also coming into the garage and helping itself to her food. Revenge fantasies have included rat-poison in the food (although there may be a flaw in that plan somewhere) or placing a tray containing strong acid or alkali immediately inside the catflap for the bad guy to land in the next time it tries trespassing. What I shall probably do is sit in the garage after dark tonight, wait for the thing to appear (which then it probably won't) and attempt to grab it and give it a good dunking in an icy water-butt, which may get the message home. Any other cat-lovers suffering similar bullying?
Quote from: DaveF on March 05, 2024, 01:47:20 AMMy poor cat, a gentle and refined lady of later middle years, is having her life made miserable by a newcomer on the block, young, aggressive and sickeningly self-confident. A few weeks ago there was a big fight, violent enough to knock over and break a large (and expensive >:( ) plant-pot; last night another one, leaving fur (my baby's) everywhere. She lives in the garage (not as cruel as it sounds, since it's the warmest place in the house, nicely carpeted) but since the first fight has refused to go outside. I put a litter-tray down for her, and yesterday as an experiment took it away - she then very neatly found a bit of cardboard to poo and pee on (so has her tray back now). I think the new cat is also coming into the garage and helping itself to her food. Revenge fantasies have included rat-poison in the food (although there may be a flaw in that plan somewhere) or placing a tray containing strong acid or alkali immediately inside the catflap for the bad guy to land in the next time it tries trespassing. What I shall probably do is sit in the garage after dark tonight, wait for the thing to appear (which then it probably won't) and attempt to grab it and give it a good dunking in an icy water-butt, which may get the message home. Any other cat-lovers suffering similar bullying?
I wouldn't make direct contact with the cat. You don't know his vaccination status, and he's bound to fight if you grab him, probably by wrapping himself around your arm or wrist and biting while raking with the hind legs. He might leave you with the worst kind of souvenir.
So... cold water, but in a spray bottle with a " stream " selection. One or two hits, he'll hopefully want no further part of your garage. And if you should happen to accidentally zap him in the face, he shouldn't take any real harm and you won't have injured someone's possible pet.
Quote from: LKB on March 05, 2024, 12:10:27 PMI wouldn't make direct contact with the cat. You don't know his vaccination status, and he's bound to fight if you grab him, probably by wrapping himself around your arm or wrist and biting while raking with the hind legs. He might leave you with the worst kind of souvenir.
So... cold water, but in a spray bottle with a " stream " selection. One or two hits, he'll hopefully want no further part of your garage. And if you should happen to accidentally zap him in the face, he shouldn't take any real harm and you won't have injured someone's possible pet.
Oh, she's a pampered pet, so no doubt vaxed up-to-date (owners/new neighbours have already become good friends), although thanks for your warning. Not much chance I will get anywhere near the thing to grab it, so am just going to lock the catflap at night for the moment - my little one is too scared to go outside anyway, and with her litter and food & drink inside, she's sorted.
Kony goes to the Orange Zone after pondering the cuteness question.
Last night I was in bed, about to click off the light, when I noticed our cat creeping towards me on the carpet, a knife clutched between her teeth pirate-style. When I spontaneously asked her what the f*ck she was doing, she dropped the knife and scurried away. Granted, it was one of those tiny plastic knifes you get at a diner; but I've developed a newfound suspicion towards our cat.
Quote from: geralmar on April 15, 2024, 02:09:04 PMLast night I was in bed, about to click off the light, when I noticed our cat creeping towards me on the carpet, a knife clutched between her teeth pirate-style. When I spontaneously asked her what the f*ck she was doing, she dropped the knife and scurried away. Granted, it was one of those tiny plastic knifes you get at a diner; but I've developed a newfound suspicion towards our cat.
:laugh: lol I honestly don't think that your cat was trying to do you in! ;) Probably, more likely, she had found something and was going to present you with it as a "cat offering"....or in perhaps in her mind, she had found a new toy?
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