if you love cats . . . . .

[royhubbs]

wow thats great! lol.. I just recently took a picture or my cat "forced" to wear my headphones.. In my avatar.

 

[Edwood]

My eyes are tearing up just looking at those images.









And then swell shut........

-Ed

 

[fewtch]

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Originally Posted by 3DCadman When we got our cat from a shelter, my wife asked the workers there which one had the best personality, friendliness, and whether he/she liked kids (I've got 2). They pointed out a wonderful full black cat named "Midnight". She has been an instant member of our family ever since. I believe she is the friendliest cat alive! Here's a pic entitled "Midnight with a small piece of styrofoam up her nose on New Year's Eve"

I'll be damned... she looks a heck of a lot like my cat (Bitzi):

 

[3DCadman]

Long lost sisters?!?

 

[fewtch]

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Originally Posted by 3DCadman Long lost sisters?!?

Probably both just in the black Burmese/Bombay category... seems like these cats all look similar. I find the cheekbones in these cats to be really striking & exotic looking, if you ignore the eyes...

Does Midnight "talk" a lot? My cat Bitzi never shuts up, and her meow is *loud*... she also sleeps on her back a lot and makes sort of chirpy noises, which are supposed to be characteristics of the Bombay breed. No way to tell if a cat is purebred without the papers, unfortunately...

 

[3DCadman]

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Originally Posted by fewtch Probably both just in the black Burmese/Bombay category... seems like these cats all look similar. I find the cheekbones in these cats to be really striking & exotic looking, if you ignore the eyes... Does Midnight "talk" a lot? My cat Bitzi never shuts up, and her meow is *loud*... she also sleeps on her back a lot and makes sort of chirpy noises, which are supposed to be characteristics of the Bombay breed. No way to tell if a cat is purebred without the papers, unfortunately...

Oh, yea she's talkative. I can get a meow response from her with just about any thing said to her. She does make unusual sounding meows sometimes too, almost like grunts instead. I don't know how to explain it. kind of like a meow on the inside.

Shes got an unusual habit of wanting to play with my family's hair. If I'm sitting on the couch, she will come up behind me and start munching on my hair. I don't mind it, but it drives my wife nuts.

She does sleep upside down a lot, or generally in positions that don't look comfortable.

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik when you go to the shelter, you will not choose a cat. A cat will choose you. Whichever one takes the greatest interest in you (and one will) should be the one you adopt. Works every time.

This was the case the one I adopted..and definately a good idea

 

[NiceCans]

I have had several amazing affectionate and personable kitties throughout the years, all of which were orphaned at a very young age. While this can be tragic to a tender kitten's health, I believe that having completed their weening under human care increased these pleasant characteristics and built a very close relationship between myself and those particular kittens.

 

[NiceCans]

double-post

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[fewtch]

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Originally Posted by NiceCans I have had several amazing affectionate and personable kitties throughout the years, all of which were orphaned at a very young age. While this can be tragic to a tender kitten's health, I believe that having completed their weening under human care increased these pleasant characteristics and built a very close relationship between myself and those particular kittens.

I got Bitzi from a shelter, and apparently her previous owner (who dropped the cat off, along with her two kittens) said she was originally orphaned as a kitten. It shows, as Bitzi has a sort of 'streetwise', tough personality (but nothing that lots of attention and gentle handling can't fix eventually

). I don't think she'll ever be a lap cat... she doesn't like laps at all, but I make up for it by holding her and carrying her around a lot. She's already mellowed a *lot* and gotten to like being held much more... in fact she'll demand attention when she doesn't get it.

 

[beerguy0]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik Newbalance- when you go to the shelter, you will not choose a cat. A cat will choose you. Whichever one takes the greatest interest in you (and one will) should be the one you adopt. Works every time.

Too true! We lost our oldest fur-child in December 2004, and several months later I had to get another one (she was "my" cat). My wife went down to the local shelter with our neighbor, and called me at home to tell me to come down. When I got there, she was all excited about some little ball of grey fur, but there was no attraction there at all for me. Then, his cage mate walked over, sat down, and looked up at me as if to say, "Well, where have you been? Let's blow this joint!"

We basically bonded on the spot, and he follows me around the house like a dog. (His picture is my avatar.)

Good tip about the heating pad. We have three now, and fur is everwhere!

 

[RK Turan]

Bro thinks he's a ball

 

[RK Turan]

Bonding with a cat is a very unique and special privilege. We love cats too.

Absolutely, doesn't even take that much time to make it happen. But it hurts when they dies. People around here say "it's just a cat", while the owners suffer.

 

[Trihexagonal]

Bonding with a cat is a very unique and special privilege.

It sure is. I had never bonded with a cat till I got Tut 2 years ago. It changed my life for thebettrer and his, too. I would do anything for him.

This is him on his first night inf=doors. He was a skinny little thing

Every year I get myself something for Christmas. Last year I wanted a rocket for my kitty.

He had been good, I had not.

Cat TV on youtube
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