considering a cat

i might get a kitten in january suggest names here

considered

cat name generator

jim harbl

ORANGEY
FROSTICLE

furbl

dennis

Also, please consider a(n):

bat
eat
fat
gat
mat
nat
oat
rat
sat

rumbles

considering a qat

al qat'da

sensei

wa-tho-huk

temujin

lord fat

commander blood

king tubby

scientist

shane

haha shane

i HATE that name

much hard one

Slylandro Probe

http://www.maltese-diamond.com/exhibitions/photo/97.jpg

GEETIKA wld be a pritty cat name imho.

munch hard one

omg geetika, i forgot! i'll keep that in mind but i want a boy cat (they aren't born yet, my friends have a pregnant stray that showed up on their porch)

they probably will have feline aids

geetiko

sana butt

lil boner

Mr. Fuzzy-Wuzzy Monsterous Cat Dong

My Pussy Penis is Unstoppable

Anal Gland Spectacular

Puppy

lunabear

fartman

Death Machine

The Purrfect Weapon

Jeff Speakman

Commander Fuzzyface

Whisker 'Pon A Star

Uncle Shavedlongcock

Trig

Geoffery

stickers

stickers!

Light Crust Doughboys - Pussy Pussy Pussy

stickers is a perfect cat name

yeah stickers is pretty great

stickers is good!

x-post

i like uncle shavedlongcock but it's a little long, and shaved

i like you too harbl!

aw <3

maybe he should have a name like gerard, or harold, or gerald, or ronald

chairman meow

or Coltrane

i will never own a cat but i always thought coltrane was a good name for a certain kind of cat

maybe he should have a name like gerard, or harold, or gerald, or ronald

kind of a mouthful, no?

kinda rolls off the tongue in a way tho

thbppht

no pick one name only

* gerard
* harold
* gerald
* ronald

oh i suck at making lists :(

• i choose

• gerald

gerald is a great cat name, i think. i think the "i are serious cat" cat's name is probably gerald

http://www.jasonfinley.com/SeriousCat.jpg

definite gerald

NOT a good human name though

my late step-grandfather was named gerald

he wrote books and was a professor and then he died

it's ok for old/dead people

many if not most of his books were self-published

he sounds cool i will keep gerald on the short list

geraldo

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE6D61231F932A0575BC0A963958260

he mostly went by gerry

* harold

harold is pretty good too. i might have to just wait until i know what it looks like, a harold or a gerald.

Roland

Gerbald

I love having Black friends whose names you're never quite sure of, but have no real reason to ask because you know what everyone who loves them calls them.

Point is, I think Jawod's named was actually Gerald.

I knew that Cuhneus's name was Cornelius.

To this day, I'm not sure if Heywood was Hayward or not.

o_O

But:

I had a friend that was called "DaWoo" and I always wondered what his name really was, how it was spelled, etc. Then one day I saw it on the roll, and it was really "DaWoo."

i know what to name the cat now

also they're going to be born with tapeworm, unfortunately. not feline aids as i first suspected.

gross.

oh the cat is not actually pregnant just has a round belly :((((((((((

i'm going to get one anyway after xmas break though

actually maybe i shouldn't because i'm moving in may but i need a little friend NOW

;)

they had a cat xray done and there were no tiny cats in her belly even though she looked like it!!!!

you're having ghost kittens! so cute!

tbh i think the cat snuck out and had an abo when friend wasn't home

Worms often make a belly big.

Dad

i didn't get a cat yet

haha just now when i tried to type "cat," my fingers typed "gay" instead

your fingers are trying to tell you something

what it is i can't say

considering a gay

do cats hate hot weather? i mean they aren't like dogs who pant and drool all day when it gets hot out right?

no i know cats don't pant and drool but how do they feel about it, and how do they express it

my cat will just chill under the porch or a tree

being resourceful beasts they roll in the dust and they sleep more imo

am still down for Harold personally

4ar0ld

i decided i won't get one at least until after i move because i don't wanna be restricted to places that allow pets, just in case. so maybe in june :(

I might have to let my ex keep my cat if my new roomie doesn't allow cats :(

lol the apartment i'm subletting until august comes with a cat

cat incuted

^^

does he already have a name

mine is "meowmaduke"

xp pretty sure she does, it's an 8 month old kitten. i had no idea about it until today the girl was like oh btw, do you like cats? can you take care of my cat?

iirc we voted on the name

you know, sometimes cats do pant, re: upthread

ok that was for my information when i was considering a cat and let's say i wanted to cut costs and keep the a/c off while living somewhere rly hot and humid, would the cat object. that's a weird thing to think though, cats have been living all over the world for millenia w/o a/c rite?

but dogs on the other hand, they demand a/c by going HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH all day long

you should name it "tupps" or "tuppy" or "t-pence" in memory imo

they will shed a lot, but that's your problem

cats are pretty adaptable to temp

xxpost cats are resourceful, they will hide under beds and shit if theyre hot

i'll name it tuppence for the 3 months i'm there

i lived w/ some cats in summer and they just liked to sit by the window a lot but i think that was more about watching intersting things than being hot.

they will shed a lot, but that's your problem

^^ lol

if your cat is triple fluffy like mine its a BIG problem

if i dont sweep my apartment every single day it becomes a huge ordeal

i worry about this on the weekends when i am at work

"is my apartment covered in grey tumbleweeds"

i'm going to name the cat tuppence cat show princess esquire until august 15 or so

omg this is the funniest lil cat ever!!! i want to keep her

the only place she likes to sit is on top of me and she keeps giving me a weird cat massage. cat gives me a lot to consider.

stickers!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol her real name is "steven"

i liked "gerbald" too

her breath really does smell like cat food. i wish she would not yawn in my face.

milfy

consider
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3601038823_30e9c986b8_o.jpg

consider
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/bernardmouse.jpg

lol is that bernanke

him is

doin that bernanke legg

consider this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/grumps.jpg

consider this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/oiiii.jpg

considered!

is it common for cats to jump up to the top of an open door just to sit on it? i made her get down. she is insane.

my cat will jump on the refrigerator but not the door!! how does she even get up there?

lol my bike has been sitting against the door and first she was just using it to jump up to the top shelf of the closet, which shocked me because it's pretty high. there's blankets stacked in there and she takes naps in them. but i just heard a sound and i looked over and she had jumped all the way up. i tried to help her down and she kept batting at my hand so i had to stand on a chair. i closed the door. that's enough, cat!

haha my cat would be pissed

is it common for cats to jump up to the top of an open door just to sit on it? i made her get down. she is insane.

YES they love this

a cat that doesn't perch is just a dog that purrs

^^^adage machine

i'm just learning about cats. i think she is sulking in a corner since i ended her fun ; )

so cat was going on her nightly rampage where she uses furniture as her own little obstacle course and pretends she is a gymnast, and something slipped and she went flying through the air (like i saw her upside down in slow motion) and she tried to grab onto my arm and scratched it pretty deep. she is ok but i am i gonna get
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_scratch_fever_cover.jpg
please help

ugh that's supposed to be
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Cat_scratch_fever_cover.jpg

I really like the name George Benson for a cat. Or one...or the other.

http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-a-Cat-Scratch

Neosporin tubes bear the warning "do no apply to animal bites," but that's a joke I think.

it looks like it will heal, just slightly swollen. guess i'll just have to wait 7 to 14 days to see if symptoms appear!

plenty of time to get your headstone engraved!

the worst part about a cat scratch is the itching. I've found that even if my cat doesn't break the skin or draw blood, the wound still swells up and starts feeling like one long mosquito bite. cats must have poison ivy toxins in their claws or something equally nasty.

lol at unregistered

twice

there's something on animal planet atm about ppl who raise tigers in their house, it's adorable

cat has been a little terrorist these past few days. i'm mad at her.

stop being mean to that cat

we are not friends anymore

harbl's cat, yesterday:

http://2.media.tumblr.com/iMpm8ATCQoiti4ujQUK9142Ro1_500.jpg

was trying to teach her to stop biting me

"shit got heated"

my cat actually mauled me today and my chest was covered in blood, my bf freaked out and wanted to kill the cat

what did i do?

i rubbed the cat's belly and said i am so sorry u feel cranky today then i gave him 2 "caribbean catch" treats

this is how u care for a cat

ok 1--<3 @ ^

2--

stop being mean to that cat

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we are not friends anymore

― harbl, Friday, June 12, 2009 9:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

<333333333333333333

i guess we are friends again but she does annoy me a little when i am trying to study and she comes and

• lays on top of my book
• gets mad if i try to turn a page
• tries to grab pen from my hand
• will not let me highlight anything

ok this is having a cat

i think i prefer dogs tbh

she was hunting a ladybug and i caught it for her and she acted like it was still right where she was staring and then she found it and sniffed it and it was making that gross ladybug smell and she went "nuf nuf nuf nuf nuf" trying to get the taste out of her mouth! LOL! then it walked toward her and she backed away slowly. this cat is a terrible hunter.

but she did find a palmetto bug one morning and chased it under the door for me thanks cat

even though i was scared and said "kill it you idiot!"

btw
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3638808606_fbf3d7f221_o.jpg

aw tbh

bashful! or maybe just sleepy.

harbl, all these traits you mention are great reasons never to get a cat, if you ask me. People on dis thread may be right that this is the reality of feline partnership, but you can count me out.

Also there's no excuse for neurotic or bad behavior -- that means your cat is bored and/or unhappy, which is rly your fault for wanting something furry to sleep on your face and chase a laser pointer without considering that it might be more intelligent than you are. This tirade not directed at habrl or anyone here but at legions of urban cat owners who think their horribly behaved pets are appealing.

And who then whine that their cat doesn't love them enough because it bites and scratches.

huh?????? she's pretty happy and well-behaved 95% of the time

she's not my cat btw--i'm taking care of her until august

cats are hunters. they will bite and scratch u sometimes even if u are besties.

some are more finicky than others. i've been living my cat for 10 years and i know the subtle cues she gives when she doesn't want to be touched etc.

i mean living with my cat. haha

if cats don't like u u should not get a cat imo

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3638106073_a744cf79a0_o.jpg

she was sleeping like that too ^

I've seen plenty of people get scratched, usually when they were mauling their own cats who clearly wanted to get down and run away. If what you really need is therapy and/or a hobby, please get one of those, and don't try to fill the void inside with a pet. Ugh clearly you can see this is a pet peeve of mine -- literally!

fill ur void inside w/ lolcats not real cats

what if the void is cat-shaped

You don't own cat, cat owns you.

^
first rule of cat ownership, basically

catsittering a cat

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3644506761_c23dddc19d_o.jpg

a cat, considering

considering sending a gmail

i like to ask the cat questions but she never really answers

you can't handle the answers anyway

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

we had a very exciting time this morning chasing a palmetto bug around until i slapped it with a shoe and then i gave her a little high five

<3

awww

smushed a silverfish and ate it. gross!

one time my parents' pug maggie came in from outside and had something slimy all over her face. I thought she'd puked but while cleaning it up I realized that she'd eaten a slug.

i like this built in pest control!

she loooooves bugs

i made a list of all the thoughts she has. they are:

i love to look out the window
i love to chase bugs
i love to play with paper
i love to go inside a bag and sit there

that's it!

<3

you forgot:

i love to use the computer

i like this built in pest control!

― tehresa, Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:06 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

one time my kitty jumped on my desk and followed this housefly around, just watching it, and then suddenly *BAP* she swatted it down in mid-air and ate it. it was one of the coolest things i've ever seem.

I've got a better story. I'm sitting in the computer room attempting to do some work when I hear a thumping sound coming out of the laundry room. I just assumed it was the cat playing with her little toy mouse, but instead she was trying to kill a bumblebee. I watched dumbfounded as she jumped about a foot into the air and swat the bee down to the floor like Andy Roddick smashing an ace serve past some hapless player. The bee bounced off the floor stunned or dead. The cat pounced on the bee and ate it in one quick gulp. Badass cat...

one time i thought bernard had gone nuts or had parkinsons or something cause he was just shaking his head around retardedly with an intense warrior face, and then i realized he was tracking THE WORLD'S SMALLEST BUG on the floor, seriously, smaller than a flea. He killed it of course, but its like how can i be proud

,lolololklshawuklpegioseh wv

i like to ask the cat questions but she never really answers

― harbl

harbl, my cat conversations usually go like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHsb__t14iE&feature=related

dot internet is too slow to watch youtube. i will later but i would like to share some more things about this cat.

owner told me, she will only drink water out of this jar. so i was like yeah whatever and tried to give her water in a bowl. she was right, water out of jar only. but now i keep the jar filled with water and the cat is only sometimes satisfied with it. like she'll drink it if i remind her it's there but most of the time she will scavenge water from other places: leaky bathtub, toilet, jumping on the kitchen counter to drink out of dirty bowls in the sink, and her newest thing is jumping up to the bathroom sink and DEMANDING that i turn the water on. but she doesn't really drink that either, she just stares at the running water and puts a paw in and out of it until she gets bored. it's like a birdbath! what a weird cat

What a cute cat!

cutest is food time, when i get the food and i'm about to put it down she opens her mouth and goes "EEEEEEEEEE!"

pix or it didnt happen!

My kitty caught a gecko once, baffed it down by the tail with her paw. Geckos doin' what they do, it detached its tail and buggered off.

The tail remained, and wiggled around by itself. Yampy was very confused.

http://i41.tinypic.com/2hd0as3.jpg

I am getting a kitty this week and I hope it eventually can do tricks like that.

It will be cute anyhow.

agh but I love when that gif zooms in!

dr ben had to get a sulfur lime dip the other day
dr morgan (not a cat) said he was a fantastic patient, as good as could be
i like to think that is because he learned from his pops (me) not to sweat the small stuff, like being dipped in stank juice for a skin thing

OMG I neeeeeeeeeeeed a cat :(((

i took a nap yesterday bc it was v hot and i got v tired and about 30 minutes in cat got on top of me and meowed like she knew i was not supposed to sleep in the daytime. i was like wtf do you need food? nope. just bein a cat i guess

Do you have one of those cats who knows how to open doors?

I miss the cat I used to live with. Lizard. She had the biggest front-butt-hangy-stomach-skin-bag of all the world's cats. And we were pals.

she got a blob of soap on her somehow, i might have gotten it on the shower curtain and she walked against it. now she's soapy.

what do cats think about when they sit there and stare at stuff or look out the window?

"is that a bird"

loving how a paper grocery bag never gets old

even when you've torn it all the way open from the bottom

i had a cat (that toadine) who was afraid of plastic bags

she loves plastic bags too! she digs into them because she likes the sound, i think. sometimes she gets in one and just sits down

someone got a wittle booboo trying to catch a wasp :(

aww, my poor elderly kitty has an eye infection. her eyes are slightly bloodshot & clouded up with excess protein, and the vet gave me some eyedrops that I have to apply a couple times a day for the next few days. she hissed and flailed around like crazy when the vet demonstrated the drops, so I'm betting this won't be a pleasant ordeal for either of us. :-/

the smoke persian

http://i30.tinypic.com/2hd7bjm.jpg

she gets really mad when i try to put the fitted sheet on the bed. like she jumps on top of it and spreads out to prevent me from moving it, and then if i grab a corner and try to put it on she swats at me. i can't even try to do it while she's asleep because she hears me and comes running. weird cat.

gets extremely jealous whenever i talk on the phone

"she gets really mad when i try to put the fitted sheet on the bed. like she jumps on top of it and spreads out to prevent me from moving it, and then if i grab a corner and try to put it on she swats at me."
― blobfish russian (harbl)

She's doing it for the lulz.

^_^

i wanna get this cat
http://sms.petpoint.com/sms/photos/773/6574744c-6c21-42d7-a590-420fe6bd643d.jpg

aww

HI! My name is Nicolas. I look like my sister Beryl, but an easy way to tell us apart is that I have a fully pink nose, whereas hers is a more darkish pink. Although I love to roughhouse and run around like crazy, I'm probably the most laid back out of my siblings. I'm very inquisitive and am usually the first one to check out and try new things. Sometimes when I see or hear new things I will sit up on my hind legs and investigate, ***making me look like a meerkat***. I'm also very affectionate, and I do enjoy playing with strings and feathers!

there is also this cat named PLUNGER lol http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=14423861

i also can type in fluent english at 45wpm! (xp)

aw nicolas is sweet

I am considering a pal for Bernard.

what kinda cat should i get out of these:

birman
chartreux
exotic
manx
wegie
persian - blue, black, lilac, cream, chocolate, smoke
himalayan - chocolate, flame, seal, lilac, blue, cream,
red, tortie
ragdoll
scottish fold
selkirk rex
siberian
somali
tonkinese

wegie = norwegian forest cat btw

Scottish fold

Although a Norwegian forest cat sounds pretty special.

love siberians

my other cat that ran away in dec. was a norwegian forest cat. they are the best

he looked exactly like this http://www.virginmedia.com/images/izzy_norwegian_forest_cat430x300.jpg

omg that is awesome

they are no fluffy powder puffy pussies either

they are very tough. they are natural fisherman and very good climbers. they are one of the breeds most likely to be able to survive in the wild. theya re kinda badasses tbh. i once saw mine lugging a rabbit up the hill to our house, it was 1.5x his size

he also once beheaded a rabbit and put the head in my bed as a present and then volleyballed with its guts until i made him take it outside. and he used to skin mice and let them run around like that alive while he watched with a noble expression

him as a baby

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/pagodachild.jpg

and as a young man

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/pagodalaying.jpg

(he didnt have his big ruff yet)

awwwww - so pretty

Wait, Pagoda ran away forever in December?

he also once beheaded a rabbit and put the head in my bed as a present and then volleyballed with its guts until i made him take it outside. and he used to skin mice and let them run around like that alive while he watched with a noble expression

― heave haw (roxymuzak), Friday, September 25, 2009 7:49 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

O_O

i have a big fluffy badass maine coon but now i'm kinda jealous

yeha well i no longer have a badass wegie cause he ran away. yeah, bryce: brandt accidentally closed the trunk of his car with pagoda in it, and when he opened it again (taking the recycling out like 10 mins later wayyy in south knoxville) pagoda jumped out and ran into the woods.

They sound like badass Viking Black Metal cats.

that's exactly what they are! but also cuddlesome when it is called for

Really affectionate pretty much all the time. Except when mad. Can't believe Brandt closed his damn trunk on a cat! I hope godee is not skinny and flaying rabbits and shit in the woods.

I hope he is!

unless they don't update their site the shelter says nicolas the meerkat cat is still there!!!!!

you should get him, imo!!!!

i am looking for a replica of tomomama actually, a flame himalayan persian!!

i know, i should................

harbl you will be happier and more content with a cat.

yeah i really feel like it would improve my life and there is a lot of room for improvement tbh

i thought you had a cat and you were just wanting a pal for it!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/206179477_979586d336.jpg

he's sweet.

http://sms.petpoint.com/sms/photos/773/ffac4ed4-ef1c-4918-8841-fdebd008b04d.jpg

want ^

kitties are the best

adopt that cat, harbl!!! if you are dissatisfied with kitty, i will take him off your hands after deathfest 2010.

haha

we're staying with harbl cuz amon hates fun iirc.

http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/IreneAdler/Freddie%20Mercury/file27.jpg

Himalayans ftw.

yeti cats

purrpas

denizens of nepaw

Tuxedo kitties always seem to have the most impressive whiskers. My tabby is a little sparse in the whisker department compared to my dearly departed tuxedo Timmy RIP.

my Ivan has the sexiest white whiskers u ever did see.

my first and very wonderful cat Toby (RIP) was a tuxedo and he had great whiskers <3<3<3<3

thinking baout getting a cat. an orange one. should it be a kitty or older?

i have never had a pet before, tho my wife has. what if it is always running away like ian's cat? what if it dies and i get sad forever? scary

FWIW my cat has stopped his running away. Also, if you don't want to run the risk, don't let him or her outside--simple as that. I had no option rilly cuz my cat learned how to go out the doggy door and doggy must be allowed in the backyard for peeing etc.

Cats are great, get one. I'd go to an animal shelter (BARC in wburg is good--all cats fixed, given shots etc.) and see what they have. It's often harder for shelters to find homes for adult cats, probably because they aren't as 'cute' but they're also usually a lot more mellow and easy going.

i really, really wish i was not allergic to cats, because i want one in my apartment v much :(

i'm always all about not getting a dog because there's nowhere to let it run free but i need this one named pancake
http://sms.petpoint.com/sms/photos/773/0cedb565-5a37-4b4f-8100-56a6fd5ebb35.jpg

awwwwww want

i wish i had a camera, i would take picture of the house dog Geo. I don't even know what his breed is. I'm so bad with breeds.

i think i met that dog once! he was cool.

that dog says retriever mix but it's obviously half pit, which i don't usually like but it is growing on me

tza, the old dog moved out--her name was Kiriku. New dog is three-legged and very friendly. I think he might be part pitbull but tbh i have no idea..

met these dogs yesterday:
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/a/d/event_11395981.jpeg
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/a/e/event_11395982.jpeg
(photo credit: not me)

they were nice and carried their owner's stuff bc she had back surgery a few months ago! v friendly! i want a dog!!!!!!

lol @ "always running away like ian's cat"

mookie do it! I got an adult rescue for the reasons mentioned above, and she has been my BKFF for like 12 years now.

do not under any circumstances name your kitty after a dook basketball player, tho

should an apartment kitty have front claws or be declawed? if an adult rescue has a name already can you change it or will the cat be all wtf? you know, so i can name it 'dean smith' . . .

haha i don't think cats care if you change their name. but i've never asked one.
declawing seems uncommon lately? i remember all my friends' cats were declawed when i was little. now the consensus seems to be it's cruel. could be just people i know though. cat i had this summer was not declawed. i got used to avoiding her claws, except when she ran over me while i was sleeping.

i wouldn't do it personally. it's easy to avoid making a cat angry enough that she purposely scratches you. the only concern is training them not to scratch furniture, etc. and cats don't like to learn so it's hard.

haha, this:

so cat was going on her nightly rampage where she uses furniture as her own little obstacle course and pretends she is a gymnast, and something slipped and she went flying through the air (like i saw her upside down in slow motion) and she tried to grab onto my arm and scratched it pretty deep. she is ok but i am i gonna get
[catscratchfever.jpg]
please help

― harbl, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 9:46 PM (4 months ago)

never declaw cat

yeah, you can keep a cats nails trimmed & getting a scratching post, it's not too difficult. Ivan never scratches me but he does beat up on furniture a bit.

^^ good ppl, kind to animals

never declaw cat

― e\m/ily (roxymuzak), Monday, October 26, 2009 1:52 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

ok

de-furring them's ok though. otherwise this awesome pic wouldn't exist:

http://www.cybersalt.org/cl_images/1zzzzxa/cats/catshave.jpg

lolol RAT THING FROM MEXICAN SEWERS

lololol that cat is mad!!

lookit this fat bastard
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/wvferrell/fatbb.jpg

http://comeoneileen.net/wordpress/images/yoda_pug.jpg

"there is no consider, there is only adopt" - yoda pug

My mom just had a cat declawed. I was mildly horrified, but I guess she doesn't go out anyway and all the other cats were behaving fine, but this ONE would not stop destroying things. :( I think she needs a home w/o a dog or other cats in it, and we just can't provide that, but who's gonna adopt a pain in the ass who cries and destroys furniture??

Thanks a lot, sister who wanted a neurotic Persian and then left it at home when she moved out.

guys remind me that it would probably be cruel to get a dog if i'm at school most of the day, right? :(

thinkin baout naming futurecat 'ocho cinco'

yes
xpost

i think, if i can keep up freelancing, i really want a dog.
but my apt doesn't allow it and i don't wanna move.

also $$$

yeah i would much rather have a dog than a cat but :-/

^^^^^^

cats are okay i mean theyre pretty cool as animals for example panthers are rad but i want a pet that actually likes me

Moths like lamps!

Um, sorry.

Moths don't make good pets. Too flighty.

GROOAAAAN.

my cat does not understand rain. he just whines and whines at the door until i finally give in, then he feels the cold dampness and doesn't go out, so i close the door and he starts whining again! eventually i just dropped him outside the door onto the wet pavement/pouring rain and he darted back inside, but was back at his whining to go out 15 minutes later.

this was at 7am when i was trying to sleep btw.

you and your cat should have a show

the awwwd couple

my old cat once leapt high into the air and swiped a moth out of the sky with his razor sharp claw. then she ate it. it was half matrix, half blech.

so right now.

*****looks at fat bastard old orange tabby on back of sofa that is watching the snow dump outside the window*****

"manny, i am considering you."

"human, i am owning you, this house, and all dimensions."

the end

ugh, the moth killer was a she all the time. manny is a he all the time. /confusion

my old cat once leapt high into the air and swiped a moth out of the sky with his razor sharp claw. then she ate it. it was half matrix, half blech.

mine did this once, but instead of a moth it was a magpie.

also, after watching Ray Mears last night, I now want one of these:

http://jaqoup.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/canadian-lynx.jpg?w=300&h=225

ooooh, pretty kitty.

That's a LYNX! I will tame him and he will be my fluffy.

kinda looks like one of the three musketeers

So, a Lynx sounds like a human doing a bad impression of a Lynx?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbhkXg9iFYA

I just played that and the cats I live with were all !!WHAT-WHAT-WHAT!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m821fKCPg04

wikipedia says "the pupils of a caracal's eyes contract to form circles rather than the slits found in most small cats."

his ears look like miniature fezzes or cheerleader pompoms

bubastis...forgive me

lol @ mini fezzes

he's got tiny shriners in his ears

guys we got a cat

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4078947220_c57ffa3a8e_o.jpg

think he's freakin out a little bit about not being in a cage tbh

we are gonna chill like ice is cold

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Greetings from Belgium, shower cat!

Awwwww love the ginger kitty! Congrats and looks like an excellent specimen.

AWESOME!! What is named?

lyyyle

Orange cats are seriously the best, they just have the greatest personality. Orange cat personality.

Jonesy!

awwwwww

that cat needs some kitten mittons! shower tiles are cold!

lol at guy fucking w/lynx "whats yr problem"

Shower catty!

love that cat

um i just found 2 young malnourished-looking kittens

they are in my bathroom

picz

i will later but i gotta find some cat food (i gave them sardines lol) and a litter box. would rite aid have one? i don't have a car.

i'm assuming they don't know how to use one but i can't have them pooping all over. they'll have to learn.

this is the thread for considering a cat. you have two cats. this may not be the right thread 4 U

considering what the fuck to do with two cats

the nazi diet you've given them thus far is excellent

i feel lost

they look identical but at least one of them kept climbing all the way up my leg :(

where did u find them

Awww, kittehs!

You don't need anything fancy, just a box top with some litter in it would do.

i think you might be able to find a litter box at rite aid. if not, use an empty file storage box or something

i was going to say a box top at first but i know cats prefer privacy. at least mine does.

cats LOVE sardines

i found them behind my apartment sitting by a pile of garbage (it's gross back there, on the way to the back basement door). they were meowing a lot. now they're meowing in my bathroom. better go to rite aid brb

i like to stare at my cat when she uses the litter box. she gives me the funniest look.

my cat peeks out through a hole in the top of the litter box and will stare out, then *squint* as she finishes off #2.

what kind of litter box? http://www.modkat.com ?

better get some flea bath stuff, too!

omg i want to see these kittens!!!!!

not that one...i forget the brand but it has a lid surface that catches most of the litter from her paws as she comes out.

tell me more about this magical litter box

cats LOVE sardines

― cutty, Monday, November 16, 2009 4:07 PM

http://cturpen.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/dogproof.jpg

this is the litter box, i forget the brand name now (i just happened across it on a google image search)

where'd you get it?

i think it was on petco's website, but it's not on there anymore.

looks like this

lovin' this pic

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B0002ZS20I/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_1?ie=UTF8&index=1

that's it!

i just got like a plastic dishwashing tub for now. poured litter inside and one immediately hopped in and squatted meaningfully for 3 minutes while the other one climbed all over him. i'm not sure he actually made anything in there.

wow, fast learner! good job, kitten!!

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/24/e3/42e4c060ada0e0c9ad55a110.L.jpg

'do you mind?'

they both seemed pretty excited about the litter

do they have harbls

at least one of them does but i can't tell them apart enough to tell which one i was looking at!
what if their mom comes back tonight though?

harbl 1 and harbl 2

the mom will be :(

i can tell she's not feeding them enough so i'm like social services taking the kids away while she's out doing god knows what

will take pix now

wait where did you find the cats again

cat mom's out lookin for a fix (please spay and neuter your pets)

dumpster cats
xpost

hmm dumpster cats...i wonder if they were unwanted and left there by a person rather than a mom cat

mom was a cum dumpster

Well I did my best to bring her back
To what she used to be
Then I soon learned she loved those bright lights
More than she loved me
Now I'm a going back on that same train
That brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore

u should put flyers up and see if the mom responds

little flyers, at ground level

use nonchalant wording.

no they aren't dumpster cats they were just hiding in a pretty natural hiding place for cats. it's true it could be that a person left them there though.

which one is "straight fire" and which one is "beautiful song"

this one's probably beautiful song
http://i37.tinypic.com/es4tpf.jpg

XD

straight fire probably the one that won't sit still ever
http://i38.tinypic.com/b4b0r6.jpg

cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

not 100% sure those are 2 different cats though. it's impossible to tell.

put a fancy waistband on one of them

pretty sure this is him
http://i38.tinypic.com/99fewn.jpg

awwwwww

actually thinking one might be a girl but it's hard for me to tell. maybe i could take some pictures of their genitals. lol jk.

still a little worried i kidnapped them from mom but they'd been there at least a few hours meowing and shivering and after i sat with them for 15 min they wouldn't leave me alone :(

you did the right thing, i think

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i don't know what to do with them

cuddle them obv

shout CAT at cats

i let them run around to try and tire them out. then they both simultaneously peed in the litter box and are eating a little chicken dinner.

oh and one of them had a poop

<3 congratulations on your new family.

http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/simpsons_CrazyCatLady.gif

i regret these cats a little

that is common in new mothers

post harbl depression

sometimes ilx names are self-fulfilling prophecies tbh

what am i gonna do with them over thanksgiving? what if they already brought fleas in my house?

http://frontline.us.merial.com/

this is only for a decade or so, you will get your life back.

what am i gonna do with them over thanksgiving?

http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/34000/Cat-Turkey--34123.jpg

i locked them back in the bathroom after they played and they were being very very quiet so i went to check on them and they were both napping in the litter box. guys wtf

<3 they need a bed, fyi

yeah i set up a cardboard box and put an old sweatshirt in it. i hope they don't think everything they like to lay in is a litter box though.

it took me a while, tbh

they sound like geniuses.

i <3 how toddler pets are such goofy little knuckleheads.

post pix of sleeping kitties

if they ever sleep again. now they're going nuts in there. i don't think i can keep them guys :(

whatttt why not

it's heartbreaking to read that when they're in the bathroom celebrating.

i think they're too much work already or i'm lazy

considering banning harbl from thread

didn't u have a cat this summer, summercat was the name i believe

xpost lol

As they grow they learn to take care of themselves, just like people! You've already done the hardest part!

seriously--they're probably cleaning the bathroom for you, like those scrubbing bubbles, only 100% adorable

ok. i'll "consider" it. the cat i had this summer was about a year old. she wasn't perfectly behaved but less terrible than these two. worried about having to leave them home alone when they're this young. my apt isn't cat-proofed (clutter and piles of clothes everywhere) and i'm afraid if i let them out of the bathroom unsupervised they'll eat or destroy something or pee on my bed or my clothes.

what a disaster for kittens

this is why i can't have kids ever

http://i33.tinypic.com/15341uf.jpg

think i gotta call shelters tomorrow even though supposedly they don't take strays?
like i want a cat eventually but this is a bad time

when is the right time? huh?

I think your cat time has arrived!

you do not choose cat time. cat time chooses you.

u cannot get rid of kittehs now

btw harbl

http://i33.tinypic.com/15341uf.jpg

THINK ABOUT IT

gbx otm

http://i.imgur.com/9CbQ6.jpg

~why?~

might as well put them back in the alley

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/offbeat/kitten-climbs-cop-111709

if the dumpster is below yr window u may as well just drop them into it from there

i still have them :(

yay!

kittehs!!!!!!

look how happy they are. if you put them up on craigslist someone might separate them! they need each other! <3

after awhile these guys will take care of themselves. the cat we have was pretty much homeless before it was taken in, and she's just totally mellow, friendly, and i think eternally grateful (if cats can be grateful)

yeah what omar said except just know that your entire life will be covered with fur

i wouldn't put them up on craigslist. waiting to hear back from people who have foster homes for homeless cats. i wish i could take them but i don't have a car to take them to the vet to get them checked for parasites and stuff, need more furniture so i can store things they'd like to eat, don't wanna pay landlord's absurd pet deposit and higher rent at the moment, have nowhere to put them during thanksgiving, etc. also can u guys stop making me feel guilty thx

oh yeah xpost also i have no vacuum yet

~i'll~ take them

i feel like if harbl ditches these cats she should not be allowed a cat in future times.

karmic punishment or something.

don't wanna pay landlord's absurd pet deposit and higher rent at the moment,

o that sucks

i feel like if harbl ditches these cats she should not be allowed a cat in future times.
--tehresa

now that is just mean

tough love, man

i'm a hardass.

all that hikin huh

a nutrition nazi *and* a feline fascist

lol

wish i could take them but i don't have a car to take them to the vet to get them checked for parasites and stuff

ZIPCAR

they are tiny put em in a basket on yr. bike

i think since harbl started this thread and she found two (2) dumpster cats yesterday, this is proof that a) God reads ILX and b) God sent her dumpster kitties

^^^

srsly if after all this you are getting rid of the cats, maybe you are not really a cat person.

can you guys read

God can read

j/k that really sucks about your situation, though

listen, people have babies all the time and don't think of the expense. just keep the kittens.

like if i was ready to get a cat i would have gotten one a couple months ago. an adult cat. not two manic kittens.

it's not just the expense geez

i might get a kitten in january suggest names here

― horrible (harbl), Monday, November 10, 2008 10:35 PM

stop standing in the way of your own cat happiness.

that was when we thought my friend's cat was pregnant

catppiness

gettin catty in here

oh guys lay off :-/

these poor kittens were already abandoned once.
do it again, and they'll be scarred.

yeah no they won't

just playin devil's catvocate here.

Somebody has to.

Oh for pete's sake. Harbl, I'm with you, I don't think anyone is obligated to rescue animals they didn't abandon -- congrats for you if you do, but you don't have to re-make your life for a cat. Of all things. And people who don't think about how much babies cost are a) stupid and b) in big trouble. Here's a newsflash for you: LOTS OF PEOPLE WAIT TO HAVE BABIES B/C THEY CAN'T AFFORD THEM. If you have one, you make do. But cost is an excellent reason to wait, imo.

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/8093/picture1st7.png

Also FYI you people who say that ultimately the cats will "take care of themselves" are the same people who say things like, "Muffy threw up in my shoes again because she's mad at me, but that's just how cats are. You have to love them. They pee in the house, they yak up hairballs, that's just all part of being a cat! Awww aren't they so cute???"

ftr i don't even really like cats.

no one is obligated to rescue cats, but when you choose to do so then you accept responsibility for them and it's kinda crappy to back out? anyway obviously harbl isn't gonna keep the cats so it's a moot point and hopefully they find a nice home.

Okay actually I think it was roxy and latebloomer and I don't remember who else who said, "This is the reality of cat ownership. You have to love them." But my point stands, at no time do they ACTUALLY "take care of themselves".

i think someone can provide care/companionship in dire and acute situations w/o taking lifetime responsibility!

xp

Well, she took them out of an alley. If they go to a shelter now, at least they'll be fed and heated until someone takes them, or they're humanely put to sleep. That's a better life than freezing in the street and becoming feral and hungry all the time, and starting to reproduce MORE litters of unwanted kittens as soon as they hit 6-8 months and come into heat. Even just the part she has already done is a net benefit to cats in general, and these two kittehs in particular.

i dunno if i saw the cats by the dumpster i would probably say 'aw, poor cats' and then go home because there are just too many strays and i figure they usually do alright and i don't worry about them too much. or they get hit by a car, but it's that or dying in a shelter if not adopted, right?

maybe they're busker cats, one plays guitar, one sings/warbles Dylan tunes, and they'd be fine on the streets

Maybe you should make them into busker cats, so they can earn their keep!

2nd best busker ever: a man who had a dog. He would put a cat on top of the dog and then mice on top of they cat. They would sit there and rake in the $$$.

I think shelters euthanize eventually if no one takes. But yeah, I don't rescue cats I find outside -- and at the Lorimer loft, there were always baby kittehs on the way to the JMZ train, but people in those buildings were already putting food out etc and I couldn't tell if the parents were around so I left them. But honestly those kittens have probably each had 3 litters of their own by now and that shit is ridic.

best: library branch in wburg that feeds all the cats... walking by there is like entering crazy cat lady zone.

guys wtf
i am not taking them to a shelter atm. there are a bunch of no-kill orgs around.
i took them in because they were behind my house alone. not in a dumpster btw.

harbl, it was kind of you to rescue them and i don't at all think you are obliged to keep them. i hope you find a place that will take them.

Even kill shelters like municipal animal care and control don't necessarily kill animals if they aren't adopted within X period of time. Usually, they do a screening to determine adaptability/health. If the cat has feline leukemia or FIV or is a total and unredeemable asshole, they will euthanize the cat. If not, they will put the cat up for adoption at their own facility or send the cat out to a humane society or other local no kill shelter. So giving the cats to a shelter is not an automatic death sentence by any means.

You know, I never come across stray kittens in any of my regular routes. I wonder if Chicago ACC is really great, or if it is just the heaps of rat poison that the city puts in all the alleys. (I do come across rats on my regular routes.)

Also, I think it's better to take in the strays, recognize that you are not in a good place to care for cats, and then give them to a shelter than it is to leave the kittens in the alley* or keep them knowing full well that you can't do right by them.

*I would prob leave the kittens in the alley and call CACC because we have two cats and a small apartment and no car and I would hate to bring home fleas/worms/ear mites/FIV/feline leukemia.

harbl, i would love for you to be in a position to keep these kittehs cuz that's how such stories are meant to roll and it wd make this thread the most zomg cute ever. but the realities of your situation evidently preclude such an outcome and you shouldn't suffer the additional burden of guilt for that, as this is obv hard enough for you as it is. it really was wonderful of you to rescue them in the first place btw.

not even by a dumpster. my building doesn't have one. they were basically by the basement door where piles of trash and bottles and shit has fallen down, at the bottom of a flight of stairs. if they were big enough to find their own food or their mother was anywhere i wouldn't bother. they'd been there at least half a day meowing. i also never see cats around and my street is not very safe for them.

yeah i think if they had to go to a shelter someone would adopt them because they're kittens and seem healthy if a little underfed

you're awesome for even bringing them into your life--no lie

you should just do what they did on it's always sunny in philly and try to make some money by turning the kittens into mexican child actors

then you wouldn't have any cares

i love cats :/

keep the cats and we'll start an I LOVE CATS board

i was feeling charitable so i got a new plant

update plz

still have them
still can't keep them

waiting to hear back from SPCA

tell them i said 'sup

they said owwww-wowwwww which is what they say all the time so i don't know if they care or not

--no i know what that means, we have a cat, that's good news

would you like 2 more cats

mail them

like garfield

i will hand-deliver them by marc train

no our cat barely puts up with us, i can't imagine what she'd do with two little rascals from baltimore

but thank u

i just got a kitten.
she has big paws and is playing with a ping pong ball and is afraid of me

what to name ? up til now she was just a number (825)

I have a mouse. :-/

i think harbl's little devil boarders might have heckle and jeckle tendencies.

jcrunch, call her Bruce.

^will consider

kitty crunch

Robocop

not even sure where she is :o? hiding under bed?
have to go out for a few hours, will kitty crunch destroy my apt y/n?

love kitty crunch!

they don't like music

patently false

are you posting from harbl's apartment?

cat btw

uh oh

one of them enjoys diving head first into the recycling bin

adorable

i wuv cats

that's me

one of them licked—nay chewed—the other's butthole. still cute?

sometimes when I'm high and I look at my cats I wonder if they think I am a clumsy evil giant who just shouts what they are at them

lol are you like "YOU'RE A CAT" at them?

yes but most of the times I just shout "CAT CAT" at them

it probably gives them low self-esteem to be reminded all the time

I call one of them a puppy and an owl sometimes I don't even know what I'm doing anymore

YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL SONG

YOU ARE A STRAIGHT FIRE

one is tearing a baltimore city paper to shreds and i said "is that fun?!" and it said "yes yes yes yes yes"

I call one of them a puppy and an owl sometimes I don't even know what I'm doing anymore

― super sexy psycho fantasy world (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, November 20, 2009 10:56 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

uh oh seconded.

i call our cat CAT all the time

that was my old cat's name

every time I get drunk I rename my cats

kkkittens, what were you thinking

maybe they do like music because they both fell asleep and they never do that unless i lock them in the bathroom

ru playing burzum

by special request

more like purrrrrrzum

you guys

considering a

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080416/martha-stewart-s-dog/images/8024fbd5-0b38-46b0-bc4a-9670c030fe0f.jpg

awful behavior this morning

they are kittens

lol yea kitty crunch let me get abt 4 hrs sleep ~ gotta lay down sum house rules

I have a mouse. :-/

― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:12 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Oh noes! That wasn't her last post, was it? Laurel? Hello? LAUREL!? :-(((

kitten is scared when i play gucci, has 6+ toes

what i name, really

Also FYI you people who say that ultimately the cats will "take care of themselves" are the same people who say things like, "Muffy threw up in my shoes again because she's mad at me, but that's just how cats are. You have to love them. They pee in the house, they yak up hairballs, that's just all part of being a cat! Awww aren't they so cute???"

― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:37 PM (5 days ago)

Okay actually I think it was roxy and latebloomer and I don't remember who else who said, "This is the reality of cat ownership. You have to love them." But my point stands, at no time do they ACTUALLY "take care of themselves".

― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:42 PM (5 days ago)

what the f

can someone explain to me exactly how getting cat puke in your shoes is not part of the reality of cat ownership? or what IS your beef? that cats dont take care of themselves? i doubt anyone was actually implying that cat ownership is an endeavor free of responsibilities and cares, esp if coupled with a puke anecdote

cat lovers have to love cats, because thats what we do. you dont have to do shit iirc

Meowwooo
Love ta love ta love cats

fyi i think im actually naming kitty crunch "batman"

altho she's a she, it's cuz of: all black, big ears, paws that look like webbed feet, will be encouraged to fight crime

cats take care of themselves in relation to the amount of bullshit you need to put up with for dogs (disgusting savages)

i'm getting a maine coon

i have ALWAYS wanted a maine coon! so v. jealous.

pretty sure my cat (pic posted in various threads) is on his way out btw, if the accounts i'm receiving from my father are to be believed. ain't looking forward to the trip home to say goodbye to him.

:(

http://www.catsforgold.com/

GET INFORMATION RIGHT MEOW

MEOW GOLD

lol

i just got a MAINE COON kitten. she is so goofy and floppy and amazing.

pix!!

what happened to harbl's dumpster cats?

she won't discuss what happened

can someone explain to me exactly how getting cat puke in your shoes is not part of the reality of cat ownership? or what IS your beef? that cats dont take care of themselves? i doubt anyone was actually implying that cat ownership is an endeavor free of responsibilities and cares, esp if coupled with a puke anecdote

Nonono, I didn't mean that, only that someone told harbl to keep the cats because they wouldn't be any trouble and ultimately they would take care of themselves. Having pets is expensive and a lot of work! You gotta know that when you start -- don't try to convince someone by saying that it'll be easy!

they went to shelter. i am gonna get an adult cat someday just not now

did my first claw trimmin last night. wasn't too bad

they looked a lot fatter and happier than when i found them. you can't really tell from the pix but they were sooooo thin. the lady said they are probably almost old enough to be adopted.

PIX CUTTY

will post pics soon. have not had a chance to do a kitty photo shoot yet.

NOW CUTTY

shitty iphone pic to tide u over

http://i46.tinypic.com/ifssvk.jpg

^^^ what a goofball

awwwwww

<3

maine coons are known for being clumsy goofy clowns, the males moreso. but she is female. she runs into things, slides across the floor, falls off the bed. so charming and affectionate.

name of cat is?

LUNA BOO

no really

CUTTYCAT

cute face

maybe you should call it beautiful song II since the original is DEAD

^harsh

also sorry laurel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UveQdzrRfVg

my cat has been licking my hair a lot in the mornings to wake me up when he wants 2 cuddle.

90% of the time that means you're gonna make out

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/pensivecat.jpg

cat, considering

I love Maine Coons. So endearing.

same cat, older pic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/elsalasagna.jpg

90% of the time that means you're gonna make out

― mookieproof, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 9:04 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol fu :)

my cat has been licking my hair a lot in the mornings to wake me up when he wants 2 cuddle.

― ian, Tuesday, December 1, 2009 9:02 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

my cat does that too

usually it means she wants food though

http://community.livejournal.com/note_to_cat/

The Scottish Wildcat!!
These guys look like real badasses.
http://www.highlandtiger.com/graphics/slideshow/BM-wildcat-076.jpg

Not many left in the wild.

holy shit you guys

so, something we did NOT cover in my immunology course was CAT SHOTS. not sure how i made it this far in life w/o knowing this, but apparently you can get shots that make you no longer allergic to cats. which means i can consider a cat ^_^

that is wonderful news

v pleased about it

my bf got into a scrap with Bernard last night and got all little scratches all over his body, and they swelled up like crazy cause apparently he is allergic -- ? they were like enormous welts everywhere. apparently this isn't a big deal. i freaked out!

Cat-scratch fever?

that scottish wildcat looks eerily like a real scottish person

Gorbals kisses w/fangs.

♥♥♥

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/greatscots/connery.gif

Scottish person who looks like a wildcat.

this cat really wants to live at my parents' house and won't go away lol. it is v v cute.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs195.snc3/20269_223465716588_506836588_3307200_1078461_n.jpg

aw

I was reallllly sad that I had to leave kitty behind today. He is soooo affectionate and just wants a home. I am working on my mom to get it fixed and adopt it til I move to an apt that allows pets. Probably won't happen, but I told her it could live upstairs, or it could be their outdoor cat. We grilled some chicken and he got all curled up next to the grill afterward to soak up the warmth <3

srsly!!! <3
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/utf-8BQ2F0LmpwZw.jpg

AWWWWWWWW