The Cat Conversation

The Italian cat is so pretty!!  I think very highly of a town that supports kitties.  They must be great people.  I love those beautiful babies above.  Marisa, what do you think your cats will do when the baby comes?  Are they going to have a hard time giving up their stuff?

Here is a pic of my kitties...  IF I can do this right....

What pretty kitties.

I just LOVE Fuji...Such a beautiful cat!!  I am a sucker for black cats or black & white tuxedos... they are so pretty!!

anneshirley,

I don't know where you live, but it is definitely not too early for them to start losing hair, and ingesting it while cleaning.  I live near the Myrtle Beach area, and it is warming up.  Thor, who is a Norwegian Forest cat, has long hair, and he is always eating it, when he cleans himself! 

gotta love those cats!

Harley

Well, my little guy Junior is still coming around. This morning I kept Sisu in so I could feed him without her standing near him glowering. She is so intimidating--but not enough to keep him away. I talk to him before I feed him. Today he did go under the house, but just under and watched me the whole time. Then came up to eat, looking in the window every once in a while. I noticed his left ear is notched so I believe he is a feral that was trapped at some time and neutered, vaccinated and released. At least that's what we do in this area of California. I saw the slit earlier but it looked like a cat fight scar. Well, it's definitely a V. So, I am still planning to get him used to me and come to eat on a regular basis.



I don't know if he's getting fed also by someone else. We live in the woods, and I don't know of any feral cat feeders near me. I'm hoping that by the end of summer he will come and eat even if I'm out on the patio reading or working in the garden. He is just a chunky big tom with huge front feet.



He wasn't around for several days, and on Saturday my dh noticed him down by the shed and the recycling bins. Ran away as we went to get in the car. Glad he came today to eat. I'm a sucker for an animal.



Saturday we went to PetSmart to get dog and cat supplies. Had to look at the kitties up for adoption there. PetSmart provides space for a cat rescue program that is all volunteer. They have it open almost every day, and the money raised goes towards rescuing and keeping kitties from being euthanized.

I saw a lovely, long haired black and white cat I could have brought home in a heartbeat. Dh was with me, so no go. Also, a Siamese mix who was very vocal and wanted attention. He is named McDreamy. Definitely cuter than McDreamy character on Grey's Anatomy IMHO!! LOL

Hey,

We have two cats and one 64 lb dog that is afraid of the cats. The dog was in the house one day and walked thru the study.  This required her walking a narrow path between a bed and table. Winky, our female cat hates the dog, and she meowed at our male cat, Pepper, as she jumped on the dogs back. She hung on and Pepper attacked from the rear.  We had to rescue the poor dog and she is still scared of the cats to this day. She could eat both cats at one

setting  but they have her convinced they are pure evil. Funny to watch such a big dog tremble when she sees a cat!

Wink

when i was going thru chemo, i told my husband my cat dosage had to increase from 2 to 3 (we'd go higher if the kids and i could get away with it). i remember wearing one maine coon/tabby on my head instead of a wig (heavy, but warm and cute). the fur therapy really helped. now that chemo is history(now is enough for me), the kids and i go pet the rescue kittens/kitties as often as possible, and think about smuggling them home (but financially, i think a dosage of three furs is our limit).



take care,

--hattie

Miss S

ok...here goes...  these are my furbabies... Spike is the tuxedo and Thor is the Norwegian Forest cat...he's all black! 

awwww kitties!

 Hey cat lovers, I have a question please.

I am moving to Dallas. What do I do with my cat? (whose name is Dallas btw)

She is VERY skiddish. She is a rescue cat and I don't know what happened to the poor thing but even after almost three years, in my same house, if I move to fast....she hauls a**. She's a scaredy cat. What am I gonna do? My sister's cat just rides along in a van like a dog but Dallas barely lets me hold her.

Should I put her on a plane with my mom? (She's flying, not driving) Make her a little apartment in the back of an SUV and have her on the road for two days????

Thanks for the advice.

: - ) Traci

If you have the cat travel by air with your mom, be sure the carrier is the right size. I have a friend who travels east/west coast 2x a year. She has to have a middle seat on the airline, as most carriers only fit under that seat.



Another thing to keep in mind, when you go through security, your mom will have to take the kitty out of the carrier (as carrier must go through xray equipment), and hold the kitty while she walks through the metal detector. Would the kitty try to escape?



You might be better off putting the kitty in a carrier in the car and tranquilize her. Then when you stop somewhere, you could put the kitty on a halter and leash and take her out. Or give her a break out of the carrier but in the SUV. She probably won't want to eat or drink much. You can put a litter box on the floor of the back seat.



Also, you pay extra (like $80.) for the kitty to ride under the seat. Kitty can also go with the luggage, but I would not recommend that. Cats have been known to escape the carrier!



Good luck on transporting her. I would suggest she ride with you.

Traci,

Wow!  I moved from Maryland, to North Carolina, in Oct. 2006, in a carefree time BEFORE bc...  We drove the whole way, and just had them (I have TWO cats!) in two separate cages, on the back seat, and they just sat there, the whole time, and didn't eat, drink or poop or pee...  Spike was almost feral, so he was a 'scaredy cat', too.  But, since moving here, he has really come out of his shell!! 

Good Luck!!

Harley 

PS  I just think that cats are wonderful!!!  They were SUCH good company for me, while I was going through bc dx and tx...  I was here alone most of the time, since my dh was still working in DC, and didn't retire for another year...