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We three love cats, we have 8.

Sutika  the oldest...she's black
Hamish....... & Tabitha...both Tabbies..Hamish has a white diamond on his back
This pair's mum & uncle were poisoned when they were 5 days old & I reared them ....so I am the cat's mother.
Gobolino & Bastet....both black.
Mercury...silver tabby, Pewter..pewter coloured & Ebony....black.

They all have their own ways & their own spaces & both of my sons 'cat talk' to them.
When we go for walks they follow behind.

Tigger_the_Wing Wrote:
(Sapphire, who used to travel in my sidecar to GoldWing treffens and go for walks on a lead) was killed by a motorist. She would come when called, and even call back as if to say "Hang on, I'm coming!"


When I was a girl we had a cat called hairpin ( shape) He chose dad as his pet & rode on his shoulder on the motor bike, but only when going fairly slow.
When we progressed to owning an old Rover...running boards etc.....hairpin could hear the car coming 10 minute before dad came home & used to go to meet him.

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A few years ago, before I moved to Scotland, my neighbours ( also cat mad ) traveled to Oswaltwistle from home ( only 10 miles or so ) & when they got there, they heard meowing, one of my kits was lying under the car bonnet, thankfully unhurt, but terrified.

GuessWho Wrote:
I got a cat from an Arlington rescue operation 4.5 years ago, Chloe, extremely friendly, follows me around all over the apt

You don't walk a cat.
Cats bury their droppings.
Cats do that, and are fastidiously clean, think about it, if you were a small carnivorous mammal you wouldn't want to advertise your presence (odor) to predators.  That is why cats hide and climb trees, too.

You are quite right, I would quite like to hide in a tree.

Skotohelion Wrote:
I do not like people who do not like cats. I also feel extremely violently towards anyone who would harm them.

OH, THEN I could kill the (cruel ones I mean).
I cannot abide cruelty.

I'm so sorry to hear that.Sad

Two of our cats were poisoned 6 years ago & we have never got over it. Consequently my youngest son worries if one is missing for a few hours..SadSadSadSadSadSad

DocMartin Wrote:

DocMartin Wrote:


This is Shnitzel.
He was born on the campus of our college, and still lives there.
To me, that is the perfect way of "keeping" an animal.
He's free to go whereever he wants and when.
Sure he will grow fat in the years from too much love.
(everybody leaves him food.)





OK, if the picture doesn't come this time, I'll give a link to it.


Oh  my son he has his own  mouseWink, he also looks like two of mine.

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If I put all of my cats here it will take up a full pageWink


But might just do

tenaciouscj Wrote:
Ah, lots then. How lovely! They really are beautiful creatures.


I can't do it today, got to get ready to go out, but will put them tomorrow

some of my cats:-
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tenaciouscj Wrote:
My cats walk on the keyboard too. It must be a cat thing. Smile

I wonder if anybody can tell me if cats can smile? I told someone that they can and so can dogs but they said I was imagining it and that it's just the way their mouth sits. But I'm sure that cats can look smug when they're comfortably settled in a place that they like.

I think that they can & do, they certainly have smug expressions.
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His ears are back but not flat, his whole face seems to elongate, particularly his nose & he appears to literally be looking down it.
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I doubt that I would ever manage a photo though.Sad

ichtms Wrote:
Seem cats are as easy to train as humans. They're both mimicing the behavior of the adults. Why is it so hard for humans to do the same...


I had to bring up three orphaned at  5 days kits.....although there were other cats about, they never learned to meow, one doesn't talk at all & the other squeaks.SmileRolleyes

tenaciouscj Wrote:
I've also had some stray toms come to visit and some of them meow very strangely. The current one almost chirrups at times. None of my pet cats meow very loudly either.

I have a 'chirrup' cat & mercury is called squeaker , if you stroke her, she is silent, but the moment you stop, she squeaks for more.

Have any of you had one that 'chatters' when seeing a bird?

Tigger_the_Wing Wrote:
Having told you about Sapphire, I thought you might like this picture of my step-grandson having a cuddle with her.


She looks like our Hamish, but he has a white diamond on his back.Big Grin

ichtms Wrote:
Moa made great progress today, allowing us to stroke her and coming up to us voluntarily and rubbing up against us; PURRING LOUD...



She loves you now...2 or 3 days & she'll be on your kneeWink

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