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phosadaud -> RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! (1/26/2008 12:06:20 PM)
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Woohoo! My favorite subject and God's greatest creation. I love cats - and have since even before I was born. My parents cat used to curl up and nap on my mom's belly when I was in the womb...
Here is a cat history (since I was an adult at least!)
Winky was my first cat as an adult. I had recently graduated from college and was needing a buddy. I went to the local human society. They didn't have any kittens at the time, so I checked out the adult cats and kept coming back to Winky. He was such a lover. I'd pick him up and he'd snuggle right up. He had chosen me and there was no saying no. He was missing one eye and had a pellet from a gun in the back of his neck. He had been surrended twice to the humane society. He talked all the time, but it was talking. I mean, you could carry on entire conversations with him. People laughed when I said that but then they met him. He loved to snuggle and when I would get home from work, he would be waiting for me. He would follow me around until I picked him up. Then he would let me carry him all around. I learned to cook one-handed - him in one arm and cooking utensils in the other. He died of FIP at around 10-11 years of age, the worst thing a cat can get. I still miss him. He is buried in my parents garden and I have a special angel statue by my lilac bush at my new house just for him. [&o] Here is his picture
I adopted Phoebe from the humane society to get Winky a buddy a few years after adopting him. She is super affectionate with me which is good - because she has been a challenge. [:D]She has food allergies so there are only 2 foods she can eat or else she scratches her head and neck bloody. And one of those foods she doesn't like. [8|] She is also the reason I have to keep the bathroom doors closed and no small rugs within her reach. She likes to pee on them... [8|]She's pretty persnickety and I usually tell guests to steer clear. She bites. I've learned the warning signs though. All that to say that she is super affectionate with me. She is very pretty and quite a character. Here is my "box babe". She loves to give me kisses and when she wants attention, you WILL give her attention. She is a very long, lean cat (she walks like a big cat) but has a tiny, squeaky voice. And her tongue could strip the bark off a tree... Here is one of my favorite pictures of Phoebe as a teen...
A week after losing my precious Winky, I was sitting in my office talking with a volunteer when we heard a persistant cry in the window well outside my window. I peaked out to see a wee baby kitty. She was banged up and bloody and all alone. My heart melted. I brought her inside knowing she wouldn't make it alone and stuck her in a box until my lunch break when I would take her to the vet. She curled up in the box and purred her little heart out giving me looks of pure love. I wasn't really ready for another kitty after losing Winky but my heart melted. She is the most unique cat I've ever known. We think she is a scottish fold. She is extremely laid back and is always somewhere close. She is my little buddy and loves to give me kisses and snuggle. As I type this, she is curled up on my computer monitor. This is her "bulldog" look.She has a flat face and an underbite. She thinks her name is "you're so cute" because that's all she hears from people when they meet her! [:D] More than any cat I've ever known, she does what she wants to do. End of story. She's no destructive, she just has to get into everything - and smart enough to do it. I gave up long ago trying to keep her out of things or off of things - like my Christmas creche...
After moving into my house, I decided it was time to add to my zoo. OK, that and I made the mistake of looking on petfinder.com. I fell in love with little baby Asia. She is a siamese mix. The fosterers said she was afraid of dogs but she quickly became best buddies with my cocker, Audrey. She is my "Miss Piggy" as she thinks she needs to eat when any of the other critters eats and it shows... She is also "The Pest" as she loves to chase the other cats... whether they want to be chased or not... [8D]She has the loud, vocal meow of her siamese mom and the purr to match. At night, I will hear her meowing and call her name. She comes running and leaps on the bed purring like a jet engine. I think she thought she was left alone! She loves to sleep on my legs at night or snuggle with the other critters. Here is a more recent picture of her.
Anyway, that is my zoo and the reason a queen sized bed is too small at night... They are my furry kids and I spoil them rotten. I wouldn't have it any other way.
As far as the questions: All my cats are indoor only but all are microchipped in case they get out. I am pretty opinionated regarding cat care (as some may have noted in other cat threads) but it's only because I care about them so much.
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