CAT!!!!!!

Bob's two years old now, it seems trite to use the KITTEN!!!!!!!! thread.

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You bottle your cat for freshness?

He has only three ingredients.

Ach sooooo, Der Bob is from Germany, ja?

Katzeheitsgebot

One of my cats has been missing since last Friday. I don't think she's coming back.

Cats being away for a couple of weeks = not abnormal.
She's probably in a box labeled "Imported from (where are you from?)"

yeah i wouldn't give up hope yet, cats have a long history of miraculously reappearing after ages and ages.

btw if i'd started this thread i would've put in exactly the same amount of exlamation marks... but that's just me.

I like to think she's out having adventures like the Littlest Hobo. It's our other cat I feel sorry for, he's obviously lonely without her.

I thought I had but I'm about five bottles of Beck's from sober. MODERATOR!!!!!

One of our cats when I was a kid vanished for 28 days. On the 25th day we went to Cat's Protection and got two new cats, and then three days later she was found (in an elderly neighbour's garage). So don't give up hope.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-cat-downloads-porn-bn080709,0,6415792.story

CAT!!!!!!!!!

downloads child porn

And I thought Bob sitting on the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx key was bad.

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/lion-brothers-australia.html

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http://www.orangetabby.com/

Orange tabbies are pretty much the best cats, as a group.

I agree! My two knukleheads: http://i46.tinypic.com/20usns0.jpg

Heeeeere's Bartleby!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/anytimebutnow/labassistbart.jpg

orange tabbies are great!

http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr251/mookieproof/o_O.jpg

Obviously this is a big generalization, but basically orange tabbies are the best cats and white labs are the best dogs.

Love the way when the weather gets a little cold cats puff out their fur.

http://www.me.com/ro/mcutt/Galleries/100084/DSC00445/web.jpg?ver=12596356190001
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Can't see it.

argh

pirate cat?

does this link work?

http://gallery.me.com/mcutt#100084&bgcolor=black&view=grid

Yes. Very nice.

Oh my, I am getting all mournful over my first cat:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2221158246_8403f12260.jpg

He was an awesome fellow.

Another superlative orange cat!

Yup. I've always thought I'd go for a black cat if I were to get one now, but all the orange tabby pics are really rekindling my love. Want a pretty orange kitty! Argh!

mookie is that girl or boi

boi

so my cat goes into hyperkitty mode every night for a little while -- chasing his tail, sprinting up and down the hall (he's gonna get a splinter), attacking anything that moves many things that don't.

that's cool and all, he's got some energy. but you can tell when it's coming because his pupils get *huge*.

is my cat possessed by the devil y/n

not the devil, just PCP

mookie is or is not getting that kitty the best thing that ever happened to y/n?

happened to *you* y/n?

i do <3 him

I think maybe you don't deserve him. Do you?

I mean it is a well-documented fact that cats prefer the 'Heels.

just for that i will rename him 'christian'

hahahaha

dude stfu everyone knows cats prefer the 'Heels and the Jews.

HOORAY A KITTY HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER MEEEEEE

http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/christian_laettner_1992.jpg

MY CAT IS A 6'10" SOPH-O-MORE FROM ANGOLA, NEW YORK

I SAW YOUR CAT DUNK ONCE WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE WIZARDS

IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY

HOW MANY CATS HAVE WON TWO NCAA TITLES AND AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL I ASK U

---KEYBOARD CAT

Owning a cat involves these things: a messy 3-15 foot radius around the litter box, lost fur along every baseboard in your home and on all of your clothes, neediness followed by complete aloofness, and some occasional cuddling. In some cases, destroyed furniture and mystery piss locations.

But they're cats, so they can get away with it!

I... know almost nothing about them

Glad to be of service.

The first thing you must know about cats is that they will curl up on your face as you sleep and suffocate you. If you do not let them into your bedroom in order to kill you in this way, they will sit outside your bedroom door howling and scratching on the door, rendering sleep impossible.

They are very affectionate and like to display their affection by gripping your hand with their unsheathed claws and biting it with their needle-sharp teeth. If you give catnip to a cat, it will begin to reel about like a drunkard on a spree, which is very amusing until they cough up a hair ball on your best rug.

If you do not spay them, the chances are good that, within a short time your house will be overrun with cats, kittens, cat toys and cat hair. These will accumulate in every crevice of your house, as drifting tumbleweeds accumulate in fences in South Dakota, until you cannot think for all the hissing, spitting, meowing, purring and yowling.

They also are well-known for consorting with witches. Please see the posted pics in this thread for examples of how they employ mind-clouding cuteness to mask their evil habits and sinister intentions. Own a cat and you will be duped into thinking you have a harmless, adorable pet. It works. (shudders) Believe me, it works to perfection.

If you get a kitten I recommend getting a second one as well, unless you have someone at home most of the time. It's important for them to have a lot of social interaction when they're very young.

also kittens in luv and all that

Yeah, the difference in time, effort and cost between having one cat and two is negligible—unless they hate each other, but let's hope they don't.

really young kittens tend to at least call a truce. And if you go to a shelter they can usually tell you which cats get along.

Owning a cat involves these things: a messy 3-15 foot radius around the litter box, lost fur along every baseboard in your home and on all of your clothes, neediness followed by complete aloofness, and some occasional cuddling. In some cases, destroyed furniture and mystery piss locations.

yeah. although with this new one we haven't had any destroyed furniture or mystery piss yet. what little furniture we do have is from ikea or the weird discount warehouse in van nuys, so nbd really. as long as she doesn't mess with a.'s guitars, we're fine.

Spaying the cat and keeping the litter box clean will cut down on mystery piss. We could never figure out how to keep the our recently deceased cat from ruining furniture but her surviving housemate is only interested in clawing a sisal doormat I bought for $5 at Tuesday Morning so I'm thinking of replacing the slipcover on a chair and everything! You can also nail carpet up on corner of the wall and maybe the cat will use that instead of your precious belongings.

Cats are weird and hilarious.

If you only get one, look into an older cat. They are more mellow and have already developed personalities so you can pick one that suits you.

Yes, if anything I'd be adopting a non-kitten house-trained cat(s).

Given that I'm considering cats after realizing I'm not yet ready to own a dog, and given that I know a lot about dogs and nothing about cats, it's probably better I don't keep assuming cats are just dogs that don't need to be walked.

My main concerns are: 1) I'm often out of the house all day (but am always home in the morning/evening) and don't know if this means cats will go crazy and/or starve and or/destroy everything (I'm willing to get two to prevent this).

2) Can I expect to keep cats out of my bedroom (at least when I'm not in it), which is full of records and exposed cables and clothes and all sorts of other things I don't want scratched or soiled? (Similarly, I have a floor-waist level bookshelf. Would I have to cover this so as to keep my books from being destroyed.

3). I have an unused back room that's ideal for pets, but it gets cold in the winter. How do cats deal with temperature?

Otherwise I own a good vacuum, live near a vet, have a backyard, etc.

Also, how possible is it to change adopted cats' names? (How well do cats know/respond to their names anyways?)

There are two that stand out, but they're named Bebe and Baby which is just echhh (I've more or less decided that I'd name a pair of female cats Althea & Donna anyways).

my cat was named "baby kitty" at the shelter. i named her zipper but i always just call her cat or buddy or tiny.

Changing Your Cat's Name Once a Week: Classic Or Dud?

weird and hilarious is 99% of what cats do and are

1. Cats are fine in the house alone all day. They mostly sleep. Food and fresh water in the morning will hold them nicely until you get home in the evening. Make sure they have a solid scratching surface and some toys but mostly they will sleep.

2. Yeah you can probably just keep your door shut but IME cats hate when you are in a closed room without them. Francie has lived with us for over 10 years and she still sits outside the bathroom door and meows when Jeff showers. I just shower with the door open. So personally, I would do a little cat proofing until you get an idea of how ornery your cat will be and then let the rest work itself out. An older cat (5 or up) is less interested in crazy acrobatics and chewing and knocking shit over for grins than a kitten so it might be a non-issue.

3. Cats really really hate cold. I think it would be very not good to shut the cats into a cold room if that's what you're considering. Might be okay as a litter box location but I'd have a plan B in case they balk.

We changed Francie's name from Lily and Ed's name from "Bootleg" (wtf) when we got them but they were kittens. Sample was 4 and I had intended to change her name to something phonetically similar but less weird but turns out that name fit her perfectly in ways I cannot even explain so Sample she stayed. All three cats respond(ed) to their names as in even came when you called them.

(1) Morning/evening presence is plenty if you own a cat. It's best to have set feeding times for them, because if you just leave a bowl of food out all day, they'll be overweight in no time.

(2) If a cat knows what's in your room, it probably doesn't care if the door's closed while you aren't there. It's just the mystery that will forever annoy them. Show a cat every room of your place, take the cat in there. Then pick and choose where you want to allow your cat access.

(3) Cats are pretty adaptable to temperature, but if that room turns into an icebox or whatever, I wouldn't advise.

(4) You absolutely can change a cat's name.

Oh I missed the out of the bedroom when you're not in it. Yes. Give the cats better (warmer and softer and sun adjacent) places to sleep and they will probably be fine (note: cats are weird so who knows). We keep two rooms shut in our apartment and as long as we aren't in there the cats dgaf.

xp JF OTM about the closed room.

cats won't destroy books but what my cat loves to destroy is cords. headphones, cell phone chargers, speaker wires, etc.

zipper is a good name

my cat has started 2 lick books for some reason. i have to hide library books

Possible book-licking explanantion: books come into prolonged contact with people's hands and your cat likes the salty flavor of the residue.

Francie's a book licker and also a human licker. Last night she kicked my arm for a bit then sat back, looked at me, and licked her chops. It was a little alarming.

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

zipper is a great name yeah.

If you get a kitten I recommend getting a second one as well, unless you have someone at home most of the time. It's important for them to have a lot of social interaction when they're very young.

― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, August 24, 2013 7:26 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a million times THIS

Yeah, I think I'd probably get 2 if anything.

OH YOU GUYS! I'm just glad this little kitty is okay! I can't even imagine how frightening this must have been for the little fuzzball.

(from a fb friend): "So my friend just rented a Uhaul truck and drove 35+ miles on the highway doing 70+mph. While on the highway she rolled down the window and kept hearing what she thought were bird noises coming from underneath the truck. When she arrived she was mistaken and had a surprise hiding under the truck the whole time. A terrified tabby baby kitten with a injured tail. Poor lil' thing."

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wow

omg! Oh poor little kitty.

That's making me disproportionately emotional!

!!!

I know! I'm feeling some feelings right now.

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I would adopt the hell out of that cat if I were her.

Talk about an amazing origin story.

For real. I imagine that person/cat bond would be stronger than most.

Update: The girl who found the kitty can't keep her and my friend is bringing her back to Atlanta with him. She's been temporarily named "Uhaul". Her tail is a little bit singed, but it doesn't seem too severe. I would take her in an instant if it weren't for my landlord's danged pet fee ($250). But anyway, she's in good health and in good hands until she finds a forever person.

!!! Oh man I wish I could take her. I got Sample in Atlanta so I think it's a very good place to get a cat.

Surely you can go without food for a while to pay the pet fee? YOU NEED A CAT, FEEVAH

My dudes posing Sears portrait style

http://i39.tinypic.com/eqv495.jpg

awwwwww!

are they brothers, GD?

Oh god, the scared little sooty baby kitten :(

the urge to clean off her nose with a wet tissue is overwhelming

Nope, not brothers. They fought shortly after that pic was taken.

I don't really feel safe on the couch anymore
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Nor should you!

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Biscuit discovers coffee cake

Those whiskers are SO PERFECTLY styled, kudos kitty.

Licking her chops after a sneaky dive into an unguarded bowl of garlic and herb dip:

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lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2r6HcWT4rQ