The Cat Thread

[Pohjolas Daughter]

This one cracked me up.  I hadn't heard of the comic strip 'til recently.



And this one touched me:



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

[Pohjolas Daughter]

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



PD

[Scion7]

We heard a strange thumping noise, and opened the door ...

[Scion7]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

We heard a strange thumping noise, and opened the door ...

So, who is that?

PD

[drogulus]

    Dawn of Beyond the Valley of Hi Herbert

[Pohjolas Daughter]

[I was laughing so hard that I started coughing.]

PD

[drogulus]

    The further adventures of Kona the so-called cat

[SimonNZ]

[Bachtoven]

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.

 

 



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.

[vandermolen]

So sorry to hear about Ethel but lovely that you have Fazi who is clearly very happy to be with you. Lovely photos.

[Bachtoven]

So 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.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

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.

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

[Bachtoven]

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

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!

He's about a week younger than Fazi, and his temperament seems very similar, so he should make a good match.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

We'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!

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

[Brian]

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?

[Bachtoven]

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?

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?

[Bachtoven]

Fingers 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.

[LKB]

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.

I agree with your reasoning, and wish you and Fazi all the best.

I hope the other kitten finds a good home...

[DavidW]

I'm sorry for your losses Bachtoven.