come anticipate get bent and zero of the signified's new cat, josephina!!!

paperwork is signed, adoption fee is paid. all that's left is for us to pick her up, which we'll do this weekend. please welcome josephina, a 10-year-old calico lady.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkKo0CelPUs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0m0Zn7W3g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zJzr-kWsI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4VkKjtiqY

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/9372579463_d9584c3a13.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyt1MD4t4k

A total and complete sweetheart, she is.

Any cat-keeping people out there want to offer recommendations or experiences on types/brands food, litter, etc? It's been a while since either of us have actively lived with a pet...

("types/brands OF food," that should be. Sheesh, brain.)

<3

congrats

My critters seem content with Meow Mix Seafood Medley, plus about 1/4 can of Friskies wet food each morning. I get the pate instead of shreds because it's easier to portion out. If I give them more than that, Harvey horps his up. Tidy Cats litter deodorizer is a good occasional addition to the litter box, usually whenever we have to add litter.

Congrats on kitteh! They love it when you point at them and say "hey, you've got some poop on your upper lip." Especially when they don't.

irl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW5AQYmHxMc&list=PLED9FF2A19F27BF73&index=6

iirc the cat litter with activated charcoal is best for odor absorption.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdWvYA0icg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LztbPQb_P9w

http://www.georgianindex.net/Napoleon/Perfume/Josephine.jpg

<3

Harvey horps his up = lost Dr. Seuss manuscript.

such a scaredy cat. she's home now, and finding her favorite hiding spots.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/9378301797_51dde5f823_z.jpg

We just brought her home from the adoption center and she's still a little traumatized. But I think she knows she's part of a nice family now.

they say to put them in a relatively enclosed space at first iirc? we did not do that and have one heartbreaking pic of dude looking for solace in the bath before spending two days under the bed/behind the stove

Yeah, it's best to keep a new cat in the bathroom or laundry room or some other smaller area for 24-48 hours.

What a gorgeous (and fortunate) sweetie!

yaaaay <3

sweet pussy!

i like cats.

lol scott

we actually found a new home for our dog and got kittens. and i'm much happier now. and the dog is too. because now she lives with another dog who looks just like her and she gets to run outside more. she was 65 pounds of non-stop energy, power, and strength. and she wss locked inside our house all day every day. suburban life is no life for a dog. i tried really hard with the dog but i am not a dog person. i feel like i could have ten cats. i understand the love that dog people have for dogs. i feel that way about records. and, uh, my kids.

the kids were only a little sad about the dog leaving until we said we would get kittens and new xbox. cats are way more our speed.

so now we have 3 cats. maria's 14 year old catcher:

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2 month old alex

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2 month old raja

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raja and alex are sisters.

but this thread is about jbr and josie! sorry! welcome, josie!

how does catcher feel about all this new catz

catcher is...adjusting. she finally got to come downstairs with the dog gone. the dog was relentless with her. not vicious, just way too in her face and she hated it. i felt bad about that.

yes we've got a video.

http://youtu.be/8wA8Df6iSV8

she's eating and drinking, and letting us pet her. all good things.

they say to put them in a relatively enclosed space at first iirc?

josie is definitely gravitating toward the kitchen -- all her food and necessities are in there right now. but we're letting her wander around. she's very curious.

my friend has a cat named raja. my friend tried to teach her to use the toilet and she was fine, but her brother goose was much less adept

poor goose

according to a., she's sleeping in her favorite spot in the kitchen right now. that's either under the dining room table near the wall or the crawl space under the dishwasher door.

cobbled together a kitty mix for u because i am a nerd: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hk15ap

apologies for equating josephine with josephina

Josephina is beautiful! I'll bet she'll adjust in no time.

When I first brought Sample home, I figured she'd spend a few days under the couch so I put her carrier in a quiet spot and opened the door and sat in the living room to give her space. She came out, sniffed a little, then walked over and started rubbing her face on my feet.

^^^ yr feet were stinky

I had just soaked them in a tuna bath.

cobbled together a kitty mix for u because i am a nerd: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hk15ap

thank u based mookie

i made this cat-themed jodycast a few months ago too.

http://jodycast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-20T15_22_47-07_00

<3

This is my cat Gary. I've had him for about two months:

http://i.imgur.com/7sGdVaT.jpg

hi, gary!

josie is sleeping right now. she still seems nervous -- ears off to the side and tail twitching a little. but she's very friendly, considering she barely knows us yet.

Josie looks like a classic dame.

I use Tiki Cat wet food and Taste of the Wild kibble. The rescue people gave me some Fancy Feast but it made me nauseous. Tiki Cat is more like real food.

Taste of the Wild, I just like the bag.

Josie is beautiful, nice work!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smb6T4JGRTI

we're using science diet mature adult active longevity for the dry food. and we bought a bunch of different kinds of wet food to see what she'll go for. for litter, fresh step odor shield unscented.

thanks for the nice words about our josephina. we'll pass them along.

she is beautiful, she looks a lot like my sister's excellent calico cat of yore.

i made this for josie:

http://jodycast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-28T11_34_31-07_00

http://youtu.be/_YW7g46LyDE

Helping with the musical work already!

https://sphotos-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/999158_10151556552943946_1899803392_n.jpg

as the grandson of a josephine, i approve wholeheartedly <3

Josephina is a princess <3

she's mad because i waved a forkful of cod in front of her face and wouldn't let her eat it.

she is otm

i know

wow that is some scowl

reminds me of
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she is so nuts

Musical cat is musical.

http://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1234835_10151612848393946_1052385936_n.jpg

Aaah I love this picture!

We tried giving her catnip, expecting her to go crazy; turns out it actually makes her do yoga poses.

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Squeee x one million

Is she more settled nowadays?

Not to pat ourselves on the back, but she seems very happy overall, especially if her penchant for joining us by sitting in between our respective pillows and purring very loudly is any indication. :)

:D Yay! She's so lovely.

she is a delight.

she loves that air mattress in the den, too. it's her favorite place to nap when we have the a/c on in the living room and bedroom. she's hanging out behind the guitars less now.

excellent!

Cat Vs. Guitar Strap

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

Cat Vs. Cardboard Box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9md3NrR6o

Apparently (I didn't get to witness it) our adorable bundle of love just stalked and ate a live cricket. I'm simultaneously proud and horrified.

Now she's just sitting there with a contented, "Pimpin' ain't easy" look on her face...

she wasn't even making a big thing out of stalking it. she watched it quietly, pounced a couple inches, and ate it -- then went into the kitchen to wash it down with a dry-food back.

Jones ate a spider last night and spent the rest of the evening looking like she was gonna blow chunks

Eating bugs is the primary way cats pay us back for all the hassle we go through to make them part of our lives so congrats on your bug eater! Just proves that Jo is indeed an excellent cat.

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that's a logan's run dvd in the corner of the last pic.

Anatomy Of A Yawn:

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those eyes

Josephina is beautiful (and so are the other cats pictured on this thread). Did you ever find the recommendations on types/brands of food, litter that you asked about?

One of the animal charities that I have membership in (the ASPCA) has online info regarding “Feeding Older Cats” (cats that are 7-to-12 years old) at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/feeding-older-cats. The ASPCA also has online info regarding “What to choose when cat litter is on your shopping list” at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/cat-litter. There’s also info for general cat care at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care and info for general pet care at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care.

I wish I could 'like' Josephina's page at https://www.facebook.com/josephinafelicity but I don't have a Facebook account. I am on Twitter, though. Does Josephina have a Twitter account, or is Josephina thinking of eventually having her own Twitter account? I could 'Favorite' some of her tweets then.

Cat Vs. Closet:

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love this chick

am.curious.sometimes: there's one brand of dry food, a Petsmart house brand, that she'll eat consistently. So we stock up on that; one large bag lasted her three whole months! She won't touch wet food, thus far, but she drinks a lot of water.

We use the world's best cat litter (no seriously - the brand is called World's Best Cat Litter) and it works fine.

Gave her a full-on medical checkup a few weeks back, and she's in excellent health for a 10-year-old cat.

Twitter account? Maybe so, but then again anything posted to the FB page generally finds its way to this thread, as well... thanks for the interest, though!

Cat Vs. Closet:
The eternal battle.

Also, Young Marble Index is the best screenname ever.

Obviously you are under the influence of a master.

James Redd: life with Get Bent involves the regular observation of pun-manship on an unthinkably high level.

Josephina, the many moods of:

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Did she fall asleep on the brush? That doesn't look comfortable to me.

She did indeed voluntarily and willfully rest her chin upon the brush we had just finished brushing her with.

She doesn't often go for the whole "sit in seemingly highly uncomfortable/awkward places or positions" thing that cats typically do, so this is a rare example of her performing feline positions of highly dubious alleged comfort.

cats heads weigh a lot less than ours, they can sleep comfortably on brushes, mashed potatoes, soap bubbles, etc.

Seasonal Feline:

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She seems very content!

pretty girl

Fresh from GB's phone:

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wkiw

wrow (rock out)

i love this maybe the most of all josephina pictures. such a great expression.

gearcats

Does she talk a lot? There seem to be a bunch of pics mid 'mrraaw'