josmonkeys: sherpa's sister's cat before I sent it to him: and it was promptly covered in Dragon fur :o)



/ thanks again - for once i gave the picky biatch the best present

misfitdreams: quantum_jellyroll: misfitdreams:
This is Violet posing in the macrame hanger I had just finished for my mom.

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Are you saying your mom can sleep in something that size???
Or is that a *really* big ferret?

My moms Ivy plant can fit in something that size. Violet is a small ferret. Out of Spaz pics so here are the birds. Squeekie and Squeeker. Almost counts for Caturday since Spaz likes to sit on top of their cage and stare down at them. ( The one that looks all wet just got done taking a bath.)
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Squeekie & Squeeker are adorable! I adore Lovebirds, and have a couple myself! My guys are Albert (3 yrs old) and Peaches (16 yrs old). My African Grey named Albert!

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And, this is Sunshine (4 yrs old or so)




All birdies have their own room, and kitties are banished to our bedroom when the birdies are out.

Where did the second picture go? It showed up in "preview".

grrrrrrrrrrr

akimbotoo:
Where did the second picture go? It showed up in "preview".

It showed up in "real" view too.

Fark's acting weird.
When I refresh, it takes me back a page, sometimes two pages.
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I thought I was the only one bouncing back a page.
good to know it's not just me

quantum_jellyroll: akimbotoo:
Where did the second picture go? It showed up in "preview".

It showed up in "real" view too.

Fark's acting weird.
When I refresh, it takes me back a page, sometimes two pages.
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valnt9: I thought I was the only one bouncing back a page.
good to know it's not just me

posts are being deleted so where you were before is not where you are now.

valnt9: I thought I was the only one bouncing back a page.
good to know it's not just me

Val, you haz mail.

Matticus: Here's a conundrum for you farkers:

I love cats, and want to get a kitten, but I'm allergic. It's not a bad allergy; if I start playing with a cat, I'll get a little runny nose and itchy eyes if I touch my face near them. This doesn't happen with all cats however. My friend has a young, black, short-haired cat and I've never had an allergic reaction to her (is it just because she's still so young and hasn't developed whatever it is I'm allergic to?). I don't want to go the typical hypoallergenic route and get a Sphinx, (sorry Sphinx lovers, they're just too ugly) or a Siberian (too hairy). Are there any farkers with similar problems and possible solutions? Are there any breeds (maybe similar to my friend's?) that would be ok for me to get? Also, if I do get a kitten, I'd rather not have it declawed. How have you prevented your furniture from being destroyed? One more question (last one, I promise), I travel for my work about once a month, meaning I'm gone for 2 days at a time. Is that too long to leave a young cat alone; will it get bad anxiety/spray everywhere?

/long time lurker, first time poster
//will post pics if I end up getting one

No such thing as a hypoallergenic cat, all breeds can cause allergy symptoms. It has nothing to do with hair length or lack of hair. Allergens are found in the dander and saliva.

I have asthma and very allergic to cats and dogs, and I run a cat rescue. Some cats make me wheeze and sneeze more than others, no rhyme or reason for this, it's the individual cat. Kittens do seem to cause less symptoms than adult cats. Also you will probably become immune to your own cat after a while.
There are all kinds of allergy meds out there, talk to an allergy doc and find what works best for you. I take Singulair and Allegra, as well as Claritin on occasion. Zyrtec works great too but dries my nose out too much. You might have to try several to see what works for you.

Thank you for your decision not to declaw. As others have said, get a lot of different types of scratchers made out of different materials. Cardboard, sisal rope, carpet, etc. There are a lot of fun scratcher toys, mine love the incline scratchers and the turbo scratcher with a little ball that goes around it. Give the kitten lots of alternatives to your furniture. Also trim their nails often, if you do it when the cats are relaxed and don't force the issue, they'll get used to it quickly.

When you travel for 2 days, have someone check in on your kitten. I've left adults home alone, they are usually ok. But kittens get into everything, it's like leaving a 5 year old home alone. I just don't trust that they won't get hurt.

If you're not home all the time and want a kitten, get two kittens. They'll keep each other company and get in less trouble.

Oh and since I posted too many words... here's a cat....

ohnonotfloridaagain: DoomsDayAardvark: More Nero pics. Just unloading at this point.

/happy caturday, everybody

Hey! I madez one of him too! Not sure if I knew he was yours at the time

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sorry for your loss :(

I remember that one. I thought my dad was going to pass out from laughing so hard at it. Thanks for reposting it.

Good Morning sort of

Good morning folks,
sorry to hear all the old kitties moving on to the bridge, it is hard to lose a long time companion.
Little Li-Ion is getting bigger fast! Took this just a few minuets ago. I wonder what he is thinking.

the little half tailed wonder can get up to the mantle now

Found this on facebook this morning, had to share

maynerdkitty: Good morning folks,
sorry to hear all the old kitties moving on to the bridge, it is hard to lose a long time companion.
Little Li-Ion is getting bigger fast! Took this just a few minuets ago. I wonder what he is thinking.
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the little half tailed wonder can get up to the mantle now

"Mmmm.....lunch!" (little Li-Ion thinking while watching hamster on TV)

Good morning, Caturday people! I'm going to be gone to a meeting most of the day, but I anticipate lots of LOLs when I return.


//nmc, nmc

...oh, and GO RAVENS!!!



//Buddy can scarcely contain his excitement!

Via Infinito: tigerose: Via Infinito: tigerose: Via Infinito:

Tabby/lynx point Siamese. Lilac coloured. I had a Siamese her name was Aiko. She lived for 15 yrs.

Oh, and I lurv peanut butter and chocolate! Yummmmm! Dessert!

So was Aiko a lilac lynx point, or are you saying that is what Sake is?

Aiko was a Lilac point, with some very faint lynx points on her hind legs. She had an apple head, like the old style Siamese. Sake looks like a lilac lynx point. And is lovely! Moar pictures?

maynerdkitty: Found this on facebook this morning, had to share
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Hhaaahhaaa! Thats the sound I made this morning! Snow shovelling.....increases the crispiness! :)

Tziva Yes, Aliennarr! Lost Ben Hurr two weeks ago. Right now there is an ongoing effort to help her find a new place to live. If you want moar info, contact Valnt9. I don't know the details.

Let's try this again now that I've had a couple cups of coffee

GOOD MORNING!!!

My two in their tree (about $75 from Petsmart). They especially like that I put it in front of Kitteh TV (aka the window)



Mika in the lower part of the tree

And a very short Li-Ion movie, you can see Toms tail in the window too.
Li-Ion and Tom spend lots of evenings in the window, I leave the porch light on and they get under the shade and try to catch the bugs that hit the glass.
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/he's getting the "butt wriggle of death" down pretty good too

Sherpa & QJ
you haz a mail

maynerdkitty: And a very short Li-Ion movie, you can see Toms tail in the window too.
Li-Ion and Tom spend lots of evenings in the window, I leave the porch light on and they get under the shade and try to catch the bugs that hit the glass.
Link (new window)
/he's getting the "butt wriggle of death" down pretty good too

Cute! At our old place I would leave the light on next to the screen door & Lars would play "whack-a-bug" for hours! It was soooo funny! I wish I had a pic of him doing it. Sometimes he'd play through the window screen - that made a LOT more noise & would often make me jump!

Hmm... Thought I at least had a pic of him at the door... no such luck.

My handsome "helper" kitteh:

Pictures of the possible new members of the house of heathens




Hopefully this will workout and they will come to live here, in a forever home, and NOT live outside, roam a neighborhood, have a crazy woman threaten to shoot them......instead, be coddled and loved forever.

Matticus: ya gotta sleep sometime:

I'm also allergic to cats. According to my allergist, you build up a resistance to the allergens from the cat you live with. Any time I've added a new fur baby to the clowder, I'll have problems for the first month or so and just have to take extra allergy meds (I recomment Claritin or Zyrtec since they are non-drowsy). As to the scratching, a loud NO and then taking them to their scratching post seems to work. Good luck getting a newby, I hope it works out for you.

Hadn't heard about that before. So when you first got one, you were on meds for a month or so before you didn't have to take them anymore?

SporkQueen:

Couple ideas...

* Talk to your family doc, I know friends with similar allergy situations who get along just fine with a low-dose allergy med every morning.

* Check out local rescues, they may allow you to "test drive," aka foster, a kitty for a week or so to make sure it's a good fit that doesn't make you all sneezy!

* "SoftPaws" are awesome for preventing clawing, they're little vinyl caps you superglue to kitty nails and keep things from getting shredded. Plus your kitty looks like they have a brightly-colored manicure!

* My cats have had no trouble being solo for a weekend, just make sure to leave lots of chows/water out, keep the radio tuned low on NPR, and keep some kitty toys available. Of course, a SECOND kitty to keep the first company is even better! :)

I'll try that, thanks!


Yes, pretty much any time I add an new fur ball I have to do the meds every day without fail for about a month and then I can start to cut back. It really takes about 3 months to totally acclimate but for me it's worth it.

I like the idea of fostering for a couple of weeks, that way you can see if the meds work as well for you as they do for me.

tigerose: Via Infinito: tigerose: Via Infinito: tigerose: Via Infinito:

So was Aiko a lilac lynx point, or are you saying that is what Sake is?

Aiko was a Lilac point, with some very faint lynx points on her hind legs. She had an apple head, like the old style Siamese. Sake looks like a lilac lynx point. And is lovely! Moar pictures?

I'm here to please. This is a picture of Sake trying to steal our puppy's toy on his first day home. She had absolutely zero compunction about it. "What? He's not using it!" (The hairy knee in the picture is not mine...)

reddot: Any readers here?
For some reason, this came up as a suggestion on Abebooks.com. I don't think I ever bought a cat book from Abebooks, but may have. Maybe they were looking at my cookies.
They have all of these (used) for anyone interested.

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I loved loved LOVED Homer's Odyssey! I'm not a crier, but two chapters in particular had me bawling.

Good morning, all! I am very sleepy because Fozzie decided he didn't WANT to sleep in the crate - but if in my bed he didn't want to sleep - period. I made the executive decision for the crate and we each managed to get about three hours of sleep... I'm exhausted, but the Fozzman is curled up under my chin, breathing into my ear and I can hear him making sucking noises. So. Damn. Cute! Obligatory (crappy cell phone) pics:

WonderStuff: Good morning! I just woke up and found mysel surrounded by the black and gray commission (Jack, Percy, lizzy, and Tori). The yellow organization (Takenouchi and Kamiyama) is on the dresser, sad that Mr. Stuff has gone out again for the day. This means one thing, no one fed them before they left. They are laying around me in a semi circle acting cute and purring optimistically. God I love cats.

Why does the kitteah in your profile have a Harry Potter scar?

reigning.cats.and.dogs: Good morning, all! I am very sleepy because Fozzie decided he didn't WANT to sleep in the crate - but if in my bed he didn't want to sleep - period. I made the executive decision for the crate and we each managed to get about three hours of sleep... I'm exhausted, but the Fozzman is curled up under my chin, breathing into my ear and I can hear him making sucking noises. So. Damn. Cute! Obligatory (crappy cell phone) pics:

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What a little cutie!

John Buck 41: reigning.cats.and.dogs: Good morning, all! I am very sleepy because Fozzie decided he didn't WANT to sleep in the crate - but if in my bed he didn't want to sleep - period. I made the executive decision for the crate and we each managed to get about three hours of sleep... I'm exhausted, but the Fozzman is curled up under my chin, breathing into my ear and I can hear him making sucking noises. So. Damn. Cute! Obligatory (crappy cell phone) pics:

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What a little cutie!

Thank you! He is such a love bug! Obviously accustomed to being held, because he does not like being put down, and his favorite place to nap is my chest...

Catching up on the thread. We still have a big gaping hole in the ceiling.

With all the snow, then rain (we had lots of flooding over here, one town was evacuated) we have been busy trying to keep the living room dry.

The Dorkopotamus enjoying the sun.

Tried to post this yesterday but my FTP was acting dumb.

reddot: Any readers here?
For some reason, this came up as a suggestion on Abebooks.com. I don't think I ever bought a cat book from Abebooks, but may have. Maybe they were looking at my cookies.
They have all of these (used) for anyone interested.

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I adored Homer's Odyssey, and even had to e-mail to author to thank her for sharing Homer's story. Yeah, I cried. I read the Fur Person book about 20+ years ago and really liked it even though it is kind of "out there".

CrankyAndi: Pictures of the possible new members of the house of heathens
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Hopefully this will workout and they will come to live here, in a forever home, and NOT live outside, roam a neighborhood, have a crazy woman threaten to shoot them......instead, be coddled and loved forever.


The boys are adorable! They look like they have really made themselves at home, don't they?
Good for all of you!

kevinboehm: Tried to post this yesterday but my FTP was acting dumb.

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Is kitty's name Priscilla?

//love that movie!

WonderStuff: Via Infinito: WonderStuff: Good morning! I just woke up and found mysel surrounded by the black and gray commission (Jack, Percy, lizzy, and Tori). The yellow organization (Takenouchi and Kamiyama) is on the dresser, sad that Mr. Stuff has gone out again for the day. This means one thing, no one fed them before they left. They are laying around me in a semi circle acting cute and purring optimistically. God I love cats.

Why does the kitteah in your profile have a Harry Potter scar?

Hahahahaha. Yeah, it does have that little lighning bolt shaped white fur going on. He was in a house fire. We sadly couldnt find him or his brothers before being made to leave. His brothers didnt make it, very sadly. Takenouchi is a survivor. He hid under a rubber maid that melted on to him. When they found him and gave him to us in the ambulance, his eye was covered by a blob of silver plastic. He looked like a borg. :( we thought his eye would be gone, but it was not! It just took all the hair from around it permanantly. It also left many spots on him white, like the pigment was damaged. It was really bad. He lost his tail and for weeks had to be fed through a tube in his neck. He had big scabs everywhere (he has a frayed ear from it too.) We love him so much! I like to call him Prince Zuko (from Avatar: the last airbender).

I'm so sorry you had to go through that! I'm glad one of your kitties made it though. He looks awesome considering what he went through.