Cats, cats, cats

That's one pissed off puddy tat. ;o))

Wilson is a lovely cat.

Wilson

Best wishes with your treatment VL. XXX

Just wanted lovepugs and others worried about the swimming kitty to know that my DH reports that he read an online post by the people who took the photo. They tried to go help him, but he would have none of it. They did see him reach safe ground and slip away into the bushes.

This is an interesting idea:

This is Jack. He got into a fight and ended up with a wound on his side. The Vet suggested a shirt as a less stressful approach to keep him from chewing it, rather than a plastic cone.

Fun Fact: Most cats fit into baby shirts sized 0-3 months.

What a great idea! They really hate those cones.

That IS interesting!

The shelter has an American Ringtail cat. He has a chip, so they're still trying to contact the owner. He carries his tail over his back with a curl and he wags it back and forth. He's a beautiful orange/white tabby. Nice cat and really playful.

Wow, never heard of Ringtail either. Duh, guess that means I don't know everything!!

We are "discussing" adopting a second, main problem is DS who has allergies. He took a couple of weeks to acclimatise to Arthur after Arthur arrived and when we took in what we thought was another stray a couple of years ago (a cat that turned out to actually have a home not too far from here) DS was back wheezing and streaming. He swears he will acclimatise to a new one, and he is 21 not 12, but there is a risk if we take one we might end up having to return it to shelter which would be traumatic for cat and people.

All of us would love another cat, no qusetion. Well no-one has asked Arthur to be fair...Arthur's opinion on the matter is unknown.

That is a great idea about the fostering Wren. I will look into it.

For small dogs and cats, baby onesies work well

Spookie, Do suggest having the vet check for a microchip. If none, they have a cat. Good looking one, too.

I read that thankfully all the members of the Hemingway Museum cat colony came through the hurricane so I guess he's not one of those six-toed cats.

It's not common, but not really uncommon either. We get a polydactal cat every few weeks at the shelter. They look like they have thumbs and could text. We had a couple of cats years ago that had really odd names. Not until someone called them Hemingway polydactal did we realize that they were named after Hemingway characters.

Ooooooh Spookie.....love those big mittens! Poor grandkitty, having to suffer such indignities.

My heart kitty was a huge all grey Himalayan with double paws. He could use them to very quickly and delicately snatch tidbits of food from an unsuspecting diner. Always the gentleman, he was careful to only touch the food he took. If the morsel was not to his liking, he would very politely put it back exactly where it came from. This was also done with incredible stealth and swiftness. I could never bring myself to scold him - he was just too cute. I did keep one eye on my plate at all times!

Kitties with double paws or 4 wheel drive (extra toes on all 4 paws) do need special attention to their paws. The claws that grow between the extra digit and the neighboring "finger/toe" have a tendency to grow inward and can cause injury to the paw pad below. Those claws aren't positioned to be able to wear down from using a scratching post or from playing outside. A good pair of scissors made for trimming cat claws will remedy that. My big guy preferred me to use an emory board

Feline ~ So envious you were able to see Hemingway's cats. What a loving legacy to leave behind.

Wren ~ I don't think many people would have made the connection to the origin of the odd names of your shelter kitties; I wouldn't have. Very funny story!